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Episode 780: Mix UpEpisode 780: Mix Up

May 12, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:37 pm

The guys discuss Path of Exile 2’s ‘biggest expansion ever’, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 coming this summer, and Sony recording a $766 million impairment loss against Bungie for the 2025 financial year. The Gaming Flashback is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

News includes:

Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase
PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a “collaborative initiative” focused on generative AI
Atari announces it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games
New Slay the Spire 2 update deletes its most controversial boss fight

Next podcast in two weeks.

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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 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 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 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 771: 2026 Is CrashingEpisode 771: 2026 Is Crashing

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

It’s the beginning of 2026, and the crew discusses their favorite and best games of 2026, and the Gaming Flashback is none other than Pokemon Go, which is still alive and well 10 years later.

Here is Episode 431: Pokemon No! for our discussion of some disturbing Pokemon stuff.

https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pfzy2j4sgewt85vu/EP771Final.mp3

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Episode 770: End of 2025Episode 770: End of 2025

December 24, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 2:18 pm

This is the final episode of 2025, and the guys discuss the games they played that was the best, the games they played that was their favorite, and the older games they’ve been replaying.

Also, the new Videogame Crash of the 2020’s.

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Episode 769: Our UndertalesEpisode 769: Our Undertales

November 22, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

The guys talk about Dave the Diver finally arriving on Xbox Series X/S, Krafton CEO allegedly asking AI to “brainstorm ways to avoid paying” earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs and the Xbox Partner Preview.

The Gaming Flashback is the indie megahit Undertale.

More news:

Cities: Skylines development moves to Iceflake Studios (from Shacknews)
Marathon playtest is coming in December

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Episode 767: The Big 6-0-0Episode 767: The Big 6-0-0

October 31, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

The news includes: Firaxis announces, “Today, we confirmed we’re testing dramatic changes to Legacy Paths, and continuous play as one Civ through all the Ages”, Baldur’s Gate 3 is about to become an Xbox Play Anywhere game. Jonah and T.J. have a long discussion of the games they’re playing.

This week features a Gaming Flashback: Master of Orion II

The rest of the news includes:

Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit suffers a big blow
Another Battle Royale game is shutting down for good

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Episode 766: Madden Gets 2030Episode 766: Madden Gets 2030

October 23, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

The news items include: EA and NFL extend Madden license til 2030 – NFLPA still far apart, former Battlefield 6 campaign boss calls out EA for leaving him and other developers out of the credits after closing his studio in 2024, Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word ‘layoffs,’ with a ‘voluntary career transition program’ offer that some employees won’t be able to refuse, ‘Pacifist Battlefield completed’, Palworld studio Pocketpair says its new publishing division won’t handle games that use generative AI: ‘We don’t believe in it’, Two Point Museum gets Vampire Survivors content in free update.

In addition:

The Sinking City 2 is delayed into 2026
No Man’s Sky gets space wreck salvaging and expanded ship building (from Eurogamer)

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