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Episode 762: Silksong SilksongEpisode 762: Silksong Silksong

September 6, 2025September 6, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

There’s a Silksong in the air, with lots of SIlksong. But despite the Silksong, we have other non-Silksong stuff, including Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage closed beta kicking off on September 11.

The news includes:

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo as platforms grind to a halt
  • 42,000 Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames products have been swiped by a scalper group
  • Former PS5 console exclusive, Helldivers 2, now tops Xbox sales chart as Sony continues to dabble with its multi-platform strategy

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Episode 761: Gamescom ReportEpisode 761: Gamescom Report

August 30, 2025August 30, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This week’s episode the trio discussed Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot summoned to court in former employee harassment case, Paradox ‘making adjustments’ to Bloodlines 2‘s Toreador and Lasombra DLC, Sean Murray says the Earth-sized planet in Light No Fire will have ‘real oceans’, Crusader Kings 3‘s new DLC has a release date, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says “I think they could charge $200” for Borderlands 4, and Triangle Strategy released on XSX/PS5.

The news includes:

  • Gamescom announcements
  • No Man’s Sky adds fully customisable multi-crew spaceships you can build and fly with your friends
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is ‘not the end’ of the franchise, director confirms

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Episode 757: Just a Half HourEpisode 757: Just a Half Hour

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

Just a half-hour episode this time.

  • Germany calls for Google and Apple to remove the AI Deepseek app from their stores
  • European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal ‘would curtail developer choice’

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Episode 756: Sequel This, Sequel ThatEpisode 756: Sequel This, Sequel That

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:47 pm

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  • System Shock 2 delayed for console – PC version still on target for June 26
  • You will soon be able to open non-Xbox games from the Xbox app
  • Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has laid off employees, but Paradox says the game is still coming in October
  • Jurassic World Evolution 3 is ditching its AI-generated art after “some initial feedback”
  • Sony remembers PSVR2 exists, announces four new games coming soon

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Episode 751: Oblivion’s BackEpisode 751: Oblivion’s Back

April 24, 2025April 24, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm


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The guys talk about the new trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages, which reveals the medieval equivalent of the BFG is a huge crossbow, Another Crab’s Treasure getting a huge ‘Year Of The Crab’ update, Devolver Digital revealing Cult of the Lamb is its best-selling IP at around $90 million in revenue.

The news includes:

  • Star Wars Zero Company gets first trailer with 2026 release window
  • Gamers shocked as Elder Scrolls IV revealed and launched on same day

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Episode 749: No Plan BEpisode 749: No Plan B

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:00 pm

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The news this week: Elon Musk’s estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: ‘He was a Bronze Torbjörn main. He was fucking dogshit’, Palworld decides it wasn’t April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, ‘dismember and eat’ some of its cast, Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch, If the Switch 2 stumbles, Nintendo has no Plan B, Final Fantasy 9 Anniversary celebration begins, Star Wars XCOM game on the way?, and Shuhei Yoshida believes Nier: Automata was a turning point in modern Japanese games.

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Episode 747: The Next XboxEpisode 747: The Next Xbox

March 14, 2025March 14, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah 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.

The news includes:

  • Humble Games Showcase
  • Killing Floor 3 delayed to later in 2025
  • Next-gen Xbox reportedly coming in 2027, handheld rumored for this year

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Episode 746: More Tony HawkEpisode 746: More Tony Hawk

March 7, 2025March 7, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:28 pm

This week, the guys discuss the fact that Cities: Skylines 2‘s asset editor is remaining a distant dream as Colossal Order is still working on it but says it’s ‘proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated’, Western Digital sold their SSDs to SanDisk, and Naughty Dog boss says “don’t bet” on there being a The Last of Us Part 3.

The news includes:

  • Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 official announcement reveals deluxe edition with Doom Slayer
  • Call of Duty admits it’s using generative AI to ‘help develop some in-game assets’

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