Category: Sony

Episode 780: Mix UpEpisode 780: Mix Up

May 12, 2026May 12, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 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

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Episode 776: Minecraft HistoryEpisode 776: Minecraft History

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:02 pm

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  • 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, 2026March 6, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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, 2026February 17, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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 769: Our UndertalesEpisode 769: Our Undertales

November 22, 2025November 22, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah 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 768: GrandiaEpisode 768: Grandia

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

This week the guys discuss Rockstar is now under pressure from UK Parliament as protests grow and 220 employees demand fired workers be reinstated, new Red Dead Redemption rating suggests remaster on the way to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, PS6 launch “later than expected” and region-locked, LEGO The Legend of Zelda set coming in 2026 (the actual LEGO, not a videogame).

The Gaming History is all about the classic JRPG Grandia.

The news includes:

  • Xbox boss responds to Valve’s new hardware, fellow Microsoft employee jokes it looks like those “rumoured” Series S leaks
  • Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading
  • Sony says Marathon will still release by March 2026

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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 748: Five NightsEpisode 748: Five Nights

March 21, 2025March 21, 2025| Jonah FalconJonah 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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