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This week comments on the crapshow that is going on with most of the third party publishers. That, and some updates to games that people really care about.

The news includes:

• Bethesda shows another brief tease of Starfield
• Kotick reportedly says he’ll consider leaving if he can’t fix Activision Blizzard’s culture problems
• Minecraft 1.18 ‘Caves and Cliffs Update’ Part Two is officially available on all platforms

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This is the second attempt at Episode 631, as the previous episode had bad audio, and was boring to boot. This week’s episode features a lot of questionable content, as well as a Dark Souls Gaming Flashback.

The news includes:

• Surprise Halo Infinite multiplayer launch buckles Steam servers
• Grand Theft Auto Trilogy back on PC after Rockstar removes ‘unintentionally included’ files
• Microsoft adds 76 more games to Xbox backwards compatibility
• Nintendo explains why there is no virtual console on Switch

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This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback of Bastion, Supergiant Games’ first title, and a proto-version of 2020’s Hades. The discussion includes around their other two games as well, Transistor and Pyre. They also discuss how far Ubisoft is falling, and Jonah tries to convince the others how cool a metaverse would be for games.

The news of the week includes:

• Ubisoft announces plans to develop Play-To-Earn, Blockchain and NFT Games
• Sega and Microsoft explore strategic alliance
• Microsoft is planning 3D metaverse apps

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What’s with the title? Stick to the end of the episode to find out. Meanwhile, this week was fairly slow and it was tough finding things to talk about — Minecraft has been in the news a lot lately.

• Microsoft is ‘definitely not done’ acquiring studios
• Company sells new PS5 plate design
• Minecraft Java Edition and Bedrock Edition are coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC

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This week, Jonah, Scott and TJ have a huge debate over which franchises are the core ones for Nintendo. Mario and Zelda are the easy first two, but who is the third? Scott is also invested in what will be the next major Minecraft addition. There’s also a Gaming Flashback, looking at a minor roleplaying game from 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which has no relevance in 2021.

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• Nintendo Switch developers say they already have 4K dev kits
• Dragon Age 4 is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC only
• Bloodlines 2 came close to being cancelled completely
• Mobs announced for fan vote ahead of Minecraft Live

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The hottest new MMO is out, New World, and it’s been dominating the news this week, along with other MMOs.

• New World bots flood fishing spots, so players bring boars to kill them
• Offline version of MMO Dragon Quest 10 hits Japan in February
• Metroid Prime 3 developer reveals scrapped open world plans
• Sora revealed as the final Super Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC fighter
• Wasteland 3‘s final DLC is out now

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The new mic used for the episode has improved the audio by a factor of 1,000. In fact, Episode 625’s audio is so bad, it’ll take a lot of effort to make it even bearable, so it won’t be published for a while.

In the meantime, the new Amazon MMO New World has made a giant splash, but is it worth dipping your toes in, especially since it costs $40 to buy? Meanwhile, the frustrations T.J. has as a PlayStation 5 owner come to the fore.

This week’s news includes:

• New World goes live in North America
• 343 makes Halo Infinite’s next multiplayer preview available to everyone on Xbox
• Civilization 6 modder has brought back upgradeable throne rooms and palaces
• Sony: Still many PS5 features to add

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This episode has some white noise during it, so please don’t listen to it wearing headphones. The mic that was used is dying, so I purchased a new mic which will be used for Episode 626.

Til then, the news includes:

• Twitch sues hate raiders
• Paradox CEO apologizes for “inappropriate behavior” with employee in 2018
• Sony shuts down online for older LittleBigPlanet games “to protect the community”
• Darkest Dungeon 2 Early Access release date set for October

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Thanks to server issues, this podcast had to be re-uploaded.

This week’s news included:

• Windows 11 launches on October 5
• Nintendo Switch Online may be getting Game Boy games soon
• Konami is switching off Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain PS3, Xbox 360 servers
• NBA 2K22 reveals next-gen features for PS5, Xbox Series X, and not PC

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Thanks to server issues, this podcast had to be re-uploaded.

This week’s news included:

• The Saints Row reboot will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC
• Halo Infinite info revealed at Gamescom
• Final Fantasy 4’s pixel remaster is out next month

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