Category: PC Gaming

Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.

Gaming Flashback:
Shaken But Not Stirred

News:

  • FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date
  • Rayman Legends being remastered in full 3D
  • PlayerUnknown’s survival game is shutting down 6 months after launch
  • Streets of Rage movie hires Sonic screenwriters
  • State of Play 2026
  • PC Gaming Show 2026
  • Xbox Games Showcase
  • Future Games Show
  • Nintendo’s finally developing replaceable batteries
  • ROG Xbox Ally X20 announced with OLED display

Let us know what you think.

Episode 781: No PC For SonyEpisode 781: No PC For Sony

News:

  • Tom Kane dies aged 64
  • Steam Controller reservations are coming through
  • Sony reportedly confirms it’s ditching PC versions of its single-player PS5 games
  • Forza Horizon 6 has already tripled the series’ peak player count on Steam
  • Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers

Let us know what you think.

Episode 775: Shovel ‘Em In the HeadEpisode 775: Shovel ‘Em In the Head

This week’s podcast covers Nioh 3 crossing 1 million units sold to become the series’ fastest-selling game, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassing 5m copies sold in less than a week, and Discord delaying its global age verification rollout and cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification vendor. This week’s Gaming Flashback is Shovel Knight.

The news includes:

  • Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down
  • PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games on PC
  • Steam Deck faces US stock issues as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware
  • Slay the Spire 2 confirms online co-op
  • Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US

Let us know what you think.

Episode 748: Five NightsEpisode 748: Five Nights

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The news this week:

The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered‘s PC specs and features detailed, as Sony reiterates no PSN account required, EA Sports College Football 26 to increase NIL payouts to $1,500, Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes bring crossplay to the game, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says ‘it’s a tragedy’ his 2013 immigration sim now feels so on-the-nose, Xbox lists Hollow Knight: Silksong as part of “incredible” upcoming indie line-up, Apple & Google face antitrust charges as EU defies threat of Trump tariffs.

Let us know what you think.

Episode 743: Free-For-AllEpisode 743: Free-For-All



This week, there’s no notes, just talking about the current events, such as Microsoft’s multiplatform strategy and the new games that have come out, especially Foundation, a city-builder in the style of The Settlers.

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Episode 735: Long DiscussionsEpisode 735: Long Discussions

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There’s a ton of discussions, such as Xbox Cloud Gaming will reportedly let players stream any game in their library from November, Russia straight-up bans Discord for enabling ‘terrorist and extremist purposes’, Killing Floor 3‘s dynamic tech makes zed heads ‘flower’ when you shoot them, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will get a Nuketown map, Brazil lifts ban on X following Elon Musk’s compliance with Supreme Court orders, the DOJ may break up Google, Terrifier 3 (the indie horror film that managed to make 10x its budget while Joker: Folie à Deux flails in the water) is getting a videogame, the current head of Xbox Game Studios, Alan Hartman, is to retire at the end of November, with Rare studio boss Craig Duncan taking over and the official Nintendo Museum appears to be emulating SNES games on a Windows PC, which is slightly embarrassing.

The news:

  • Legendary game designer Jordan Weisman’s next project is an open world deck-building pirate romance tactical RPG
  • Red Dead Redemption coming to PC later this month
  • Former Bethesda and BioWare devs are making a Stardew-like with Redwall animals (from PC Gamer)

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Episode 671: Pre-XmasEpisode 671: Pre-Xmas

We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners — it was all about the commercials.

The news includes:

  • Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies
  • Indie dev suggests players “don’t buy” his game as the relationship with their publisher has “dissolved”

Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.

Episode 670: Callisto UnpluggedEpisode 670: Callisto Unplugged

Jonah returns from PAX Unplugged 2022, while T.J. defends the maligned Castillo Protocol. Aside from the news, the Gaming Flashback is the Klei Entertainment’s stealth 2D platformer Mark of the Ninja.

The rest of the news includes:

  • Smash Bros tournament organizer Panda boots out boss following fan allegations
  • Harmonix rhythm game Fuser goes offline in two weeks
  • Half-Life: Blue Shift gets Black Mesa treatment
  • NVIDIA slashes GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 prices in Europe

Let us know what you think.

Episode 660: Bob’s Mystery GameEpisode 660: Bob’s Mystery Game

This week is full of rumors.

The news includes:

  • Amazon leak says Tales from the Borderlands follow-up out this October
  • Crash Bandicoot 4 developer Toys For Bob teases potential new game
  • Sony possibly developing its own PlayStation PC game launcher
  • Fresh report alleges sexist workplace at Nintendo of America

Let us know what you think.