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

This week’s news included:

• A possible Alan Wake 2 is now in “full production”
• Jesse McCree, Diablo 4 director no longer at Activision-Blizzard
• Pinhead from Hellraiser is coming to Dead By Daylight (from PC Gamer)
• Samurai Shodown is getting Baiken from Guilty Gear as a DLC character

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Jonah thought that this podcast would be another short show — but it evolved into a lively conversation about Spiritfarer and other game news.

The news includes:

• Stardew Valley is coming to Game Pass
• Tales of Arise will get a PlayStation and Xbox demo
• Take-Two trying to shut down popular GTA Online mod menu

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Another short episode, because really, summer game news is typically slow. A lot of interesting stuff this week, however.

• Alleged Xbox ‘Stream Box’ prototype appears online
• Horizon Forbidden West reportedly delayed into 2022
• Sony’s instructions to install PS5 SSD released

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This episode is a bit on the short side, but that’s because the news wasn’t really all that meaty.

The news includes:

• Capcom makes “adjustments” to Resident Evil Village PC DRM
• Halo Infinite’s first multiplayer beta begins on July 29th
• Hitman 3’s Season of Lust is out now

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The Steam Deck has been released, and TJ and Scott are just excited about it. They’re able to play indie games on a Switch-like device even though many of the same games on the Switch. Jonah already has Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and therefore already plays games with a controller on his cellphone.

This week’s news includes:

• Some Steam Deck preorders won’t ship until September 2022
• PES is dead, replaced by the F2P ‘football platform’ eFootball
• Humankind dev pulls controversial Denuvo DRM from game before launch
• Xbox Game Pass is about to have an unbelievably good month

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