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

June 10, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

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

May 22, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

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Episode 778: Half TimeEpisode 778: Half Time

April 21, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:16 pm

This episode is only 30 minutes, as not much is going on. The guys react to CCP adding a non-PvP zone to EVE Online, Shuhei Yoshida saying Jim Ryan fired him because he didn’t listen to him, and the Slay the Spire 2 dev rejecting the concept of deadlines.

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

March 6, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

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Episode 774: Rampant AIEpisode 774: Rampant AI

February 17, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:38 pm

In this episode, Nioh 3 gets its first big post-launch patch on Steam and PlayStation 5, and XCOM 2 is the Gaming Flashback.

News items:

Every big announcement from PlayStation’s February State of Play
Bloomberg claims ‘rampant AI demand for memory’ is forcing Sony to consider pushing back the launch of its next-gen PlayStation as far back as 2029
More evidence of that Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remake surfaces

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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 750: Three QuartersEpisode 750: Three Quarters

April 11, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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Sorry for the audio issues in this episode. In this episode, the guys discuss Ubisoft’s defense against The Crew lawsuit (you don’t actually own your games), Bowser telling Nintendo fans “Don’t want the Switch 2? Just buy a Switch 1!”, Marathon won’t require a PlayStation Network account on PC and Xbox, and Endless Legend 2 comes to Steam Early Access in summer 2025.