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Episode 785: Digital AbuseEpisode 785: Digital Abuse

July 29, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:12 pm

This week’s Gaming Flashback is Halo 3.

Monster Hunter Wilds’ latest patch makes online-only missions playable offline
Bethesda yet again reassures fans that The Elder Scrolls 6’s roadmap is unaffected by recent Xbox layoffs
Atari signs deal with Universal Pictures to develop movies – Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Yars’ Revenge
PlayStation ‘blackout’ week is coming to protest Sony’s disc-Less future
Dev: “Sony had the strictest social media guidelines they’ve ever seen issued”
Xbox grants PC versions of select Ubisoft games to digital copy owners

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Episode 784: MouthwashEpisode 784: Mouthwash

July 8, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:35 pm

Researchers studying ChatGPT conversations surprised to find one power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club pregnancy fics
Microsoft announces 3200 layoffs and four studio departures
Sony kills physical PS5 games
PlayStation is deleting 551 movies from customers’ accounts
Nintendo has detailed rollout plans for Switch 2 product revisions

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Episode 779: OvercookedEpisode 779: Overcooked

May 1, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:08 pm

This week, Australia wants to know how Valve is combating ‘extreme-right communities’ on Steam and the Gaming Flashback is Overcooked.

The news includes:

Slay the Spire 2 devs weren’t going to make a sequel
Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99
Two Point Museum Arty-Facts DLC brings artistic curation in May 2026
New retro console smashes annual target after just 24 hours of pre-orders

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Episode 777: 777 and 420Episode 777: 777 and 420

April 5, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:09 pm

Gaming Flashback: The Binding of Isaac.

Palworld: More Than Just Pals is real
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer
State of Decay 3 opens up Alpha testing
Xbox Games Showcase 2026 promises “huge” game news and a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day segment

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Episode 776: Minecraft HistoryEpisode 776: Minecraft History

March 29, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:02 pm

Reupload.

Microsoft Developer Direct
Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games
EA Is Ending Support for Its Most Controversial Battlefield Game
Slay the Spire 2 has already earned more than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam, apparently
Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal

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Episode 772: Just a FableEpisode 772: Just a Fable

January 28, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 11:45 am

Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow’s The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct.

The news includes:

Ubisoft closes two studios and cancelled six projects
Marathon soars to Steam’s Top Sellers after release date reveal
Nintendo president is ‘carefully considering the situation’ around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike

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Episode 763: Chit Chat Free For AllEpisode 763: Chit Chat Free For All

September 19, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:01 am

No real itinerary here. Just relaxed chatter about games and news.

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Episode 755: It’s Showtime!Episode 755: It’s Showtime!

June 13, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

TJ and Jonah go alone this episode, as they discuss un-E3 showcases!

The news includes:

Xbox Ally X revealed
Sony State of Play
Summer Game Fest
Wholesome Direct
PC Gaming Show
Xbox Games Show

What was your favorite game of the shows?

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Episode 753: Nightreign: Original Sin 3Episode 753: Nightreign: Original Sin 3

May 25, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:27 pm

The guys discuss FTC finally dropping appeal against Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard and Metaphor: ReFantazio coming to Game Pass.

The news includes:

Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3
Bonaparte: A Mechanized Revolution announced
ConcernedApe “hopes” to release Haunted Chocolatier within the next five years
Elden Ring Nightreign could receive two player mode post-launch

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Episode 747: The Next XboxEpisode 747: The Next Xbox

March 14, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 12:00 pm

Some of the minor news discussed include Defiance coming back 4 years after servers were shut down, BlizzCon 2025 not happening, Moon Studios going full indie, buying No Rest For the Wicked’s publishing rights from Take-Two and Final Fantasy 16 PC version removing Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM. The Gaming Flashback is 2015’s Bloodborne.