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This week the gang covers the Xbox Partner Preview, while also discussing the closing of Rooster Teeth.

The news includes:

• Apple kills Epic’s iOS developer account
• Xbox Partner Preview announcements
• Rogue-like poker hit Balatro sells half a million copies in ten days

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Layoffs around the industry dominates the news, as well as workplace issues.

The news includes:

• Respawn’s Star Wars FPS is canceled
• Pokémon Presents 2024
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s final scene gets a script change 2 days before its sequel drops
• Star Citizen developer hit with layoffs amid claims of a “highly toxic company”

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The guys discuss the Nintendo Direct shown earlier in the day. In addition, they talk about Helldivers 2, Pokemon, and Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

The news includes:

• The Nintendo Direct
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will be FromSoftware’s “largest expansion to date in terms of overall volume”
• Sony isn’t happy with Bungie

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This episode is short, but only because there wasn’t much news to discuss.

• The makers of Palworld are desperate to hire more developers
• Dead Cells’ designer livid at former studio
• EA flop Immortals of Aveum reportedly cost around $125 million

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The guys discuss RoboCop: Rogue City, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and F-ZERO 99, among other things.

The news items include:

• Apple will soon permit Game-Pass-style game streaming apps on its App Store
• Palworld just sold 4 million copies in 3 days
• Horizon: Forbidden West announces March release date on PC
• Dragon’s Dogma 2 director wants players to avoid fast travel

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This week’s podcast includes the following news items:

• Cities: Skylines 2 community is getting more toxic
• Twitter ends NFT profile picture support
• Naoki Yoshida thinks Final Fantasy 17 should be directed by someone new
• Rocksteady reportedly worked on a non-DC game before Suicide Squad

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This week’s episode has the entire podcast crew reacting to Palworld. It’s priceless. They also discuss Alan Wake is coming to Dead by Daylight later this month and a Tetris prodigy triggering a “true killscreen” in record-setting run.

The news includes:

• Bethesda will finally show off Indiana Jones gameplay at the Developer Direct showcase
• Apple Vision Pro available in the U.S. on February 2
• Palworld‘s Pokémon-with-guns adventure enters early access next week

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The first episode of 2024 is a short one, though the guys discuss the original Mickey Mouse hitting the public domain, Square Enix declaring it will be “aggressive in applying AI”, CD Projekt RED staying independent, and Valve ending all support for CSGO in favor of Counter-Strike 2.

The news includes:

• Activision Blizzard workers speak out after Bobby Kotick’s CEO exit
• Star Wars Outlaws releasing “late” 2024
• Studio behind PlayStation Firewall games shuts down due to “lack of support” for VR within industry

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This is the last podcast of 2023, as the gang just talks about the year that was and the upcoming 2024 in a long, unscripted episode.