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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 752: Half-SizedEpisode 752: Half-Sized

May 15, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This episode is half-length, but still has the guys talking about Bam Margera being officially confirmed for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4, the Original Stalker trilogy getting an Enhanced Edition upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and Atlus teases next Persona game, livestream this week.

The news items includes:

Valve issues statement refuting claims of a Steam data security breach
Ubisoft moving “some of our biggest productions” into 2026 and 2027 after positive impact of Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay

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

April 24, 2025| Jonah 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, 2025| Jonah 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 748: Five NightsEpisode 748: Five Nights

March 21, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 4:17 pm

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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.

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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.

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 744: Even More Switch 2 StuffEpisode 744: Even More Switch 2 Stuff

February 13, 2025| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 5:42 pm

The guys discuss a ton of topics off the cuff. They talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct airing on April 2, the PSN crash, lots of negative Civilization 7 reactions, Phasmophobia hitting 22m total sales, PlayStation and Steam quietly removing shovelware, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake selling and Dragon Quest 12 confirmed to still be in development.

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Episode 739: Jordan’s BackEpisode 739: Jordan’s Back

December 12, 2024| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:44 pm

Jordan’s back, as the four of us discuss topics like the fact No Man’s Sky has reached a Very Positive rating on Steam, Russian disinformation is trying to spark a boycott of Stalker 2 by claiming it’s going to draft you into the war in Ukraine somehow, a new Pokémon project in the works with Wallace and Gromit maker Aardman and Sony confirms interest in buying FromSoftware.

In other news:

Vision of Mana director quits NetEase to join Square Enix
Intel CEO resigns after a disastrous tenure
Baldur’s Gate 3 will add cross-play and 12 new subclasses in 2025
Dragon Age: Inquisition‘s final expansion originally forced you to blow up Skyhold

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Episode 738: StalkeredEpisode 738: Stalkered

November 23, 2024| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:11 am

If you want to watch the live version of the podcast, check the video above.

Google to sell Chrome AND be banned from re-entering the browser market for five years, recommends US Department of Justice, Stalker 2 sells over a million copies, Steam has changed its policy on DLC content and season passes, so now players are entitled to proper compensation if future plans fall through (“Customers will be offered a refund for the value of unreleased DLC”), and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth won’t receive any DLC.

The news includes:

PlayStation Portal update adds cloud gaming support in beta, no PS5 required
Path of Exile 2 early access has a 25-hour campaign
Dragon Quest 3 Remake producer wants to give Final Fantasy 6 some HD-2D love

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Episode 736: Live On YouTubeEpisode 736: Live On YouTube

October 30, 2024| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:37 am

Yes, we recorded this episode live on YouTube. We spoke about Minecraft dropping VR support next year, Ubisoft Montpellier disbanded, Obsidian saying choices both big and small will matter in Avowed, ColdRidge – a game about cowboys doing 4x-style exploration — hits release, and Yakuza Kiwami has sold far over studio director’s expectations on Switch.

The news includes:

Metaphor: ReFantazio director Katsura Hashino is already working on a new game
Sony wanted to lock Crimson Desert into a timed PlayStation exclusivity deal

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