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This episode is chock full of obscure games. Did you ever hear of the MMO Ever, Jane? No? Well, this week’s Gaming Podcast features Roogoo, a game that was delisted from Xbox Live Arcade a year after it was released and is available on Steam for 99 cents.

The news includes:

• Jane Austen’s MMO for socialites shuts down
• Bethesda Indiana Jones game officially announced by Lucasfilm Games
• Fall Guys could be coming to Xbox and Game Pass

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This is the first podcast of 2021! It was also recorded a day before people decided to invade the US Capitol. How weird is that, hearing us blissfully unaware of insurrectionists who thought they could terrorize the US Senate?

Anyway, this week’s news includes:

• Minecraft Earth is closing in June
• Bethesda tweets about Elder Scrolls
• Hitman 3 will launch with trilogy-wide optimizations

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2020 is coming to a close, and the crew talk about the absolute shitshow that Cyberpunk 2077 has been in the past few weeks. The Gaming Flashback this week is Demon’s Souls, which is a game that T.J. loves and hates. They also discuss how the PlayStation 5 is in trouble.

This week’s news items include:

• Cyberpunk 2077 devs reportedly angry with management about unrealistic deadlines
• Report finds PS5 scalpers are ‘threatening long-term health of the console’
• Report: No More Heroes 1 and 2 are coming to PC

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The sound problems continue, while Jonah complains about not being able to live stream Dragon Quest XI; this issue is something that’s frustrated PlayStation, PC and Switch gamers for the past few years, and there doesn’t seem to be a reason why the restrictions are there.

Otherwise, the news of the week includes:

• Mass Effect and Dragon Age leads leave BioWare
• Halo Infinite now planned for a Fall 2021 release
• Square Enix delists original Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age as S version comes out

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This weekend’s episode is two hours long, but due to some software recording issues, the audio sounds like it was recorded from the desktop. However, there’s a ton of discussion of news from around the industry, not just the two news items listed below. In addition, this week’s Gaming Flashback is Alan Wake, which was actually one of the news items back in Episode 252: “Alan Wake on PC because Remedy ‘a nagging little kid’ to Microsoft”.

This week’s news includes:

• Xbox hedgehog picture kicks up Sega purchase rumors again
• Super Gore Nest Master Level arrives in DOOM Eternal update

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This is the third attempt in as many weeks at making an episode.

There’s no real news items this Thanksgiving as the podcast is giving away free Swimsanity codes and talk about the games they’ve been playing that month.

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This week’s episode has only two official news items, but there’s a lot to discuss that didn’t quite make the list, including Sony’s controversial plan to update the fan speed on the fly by taking data from consoles already purchased, to the beautiful Ori Collector’s Edition bundle. This week’s Gaming Flashback: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

The news includes:

• Phasmophobia updates will make ghosts smarter and less predictable
• 2K under fire for adding unskippable in-game ads to the full-price NBA 2K21 a month after release

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This week has Microsoft backing Epic against Apple, Nintendo telling people they don’t have controller drift and apologizing for controller drift, and some new games.

The news includes:

• Level-5 has reportedly halted nearly all operations in North America
• Microsoft sides with Epic in its fight with Apple
• Nintendo is reducing the price of Switch Joycons in Japan
• Torchlight 3 leaves Early Access

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Nintendo has finally given a launch window for their next console, while TJ is slightly distracted by the Chiefs.

This week’s news includes:

• Titanfall 3 is in development at Respawn
• As 2020 ends, so does FarmVille
• Among Us 2 cancelled in favor of ongoing work on the current game
• Amazon is also warning Xbox Series X preorder customers that their consoles might show up late
• Spider-Man PS4 owners can’t upgrade to the PS5 version for free
• Nintendo’s Switch successor will release before 2100

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So, a day before the Xbox Series X preorder launch (which after the podcast was a complete shitshow), Microsoft drops the mic by announcing they just essentially purchased The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Prey, DOOM, and other major properties. Not much else to talk about, really.

The game news includes:

• Microsoft purchases ZeniMax for $7.5B
• Bethesda’s overhauling its engine for Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6
• Former Skullgirls developers have launched a new studio called Future Club
• Hades has sold 1m copies
• Blizzard confirms BlizzCon 2021 dates

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