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The guys discuss Apple and Epic going to the Supreme Court, Nic Cage being in Dead by Daylight, the death of Emile Morel, Mortal Kombat 1 fighters, Clockwork Revolution, Skullgirls, and Mojang complaining about Wiki adverts.

The news includes:

• Jagged Alliance 3 details how it will support two-player online co-op
• EA confirms single-player Black Panther game from new studio
• Microsoft tells court Sony “expected to release” PlayStation 5 Slim and ‘handheld PS5’ this year
• Hi-Fi Rush update includes a new ‘blistering 200 BPM’ challenge

Let us know what you think.

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The gang talks about Cities: Skylines 2, Microsoft and the FTC, and Biden’s high speed internet bill, as well as the following news:

• Baldur’s Gate 3 promises level 12 cap, new races, 22 new subclasses
• Minecraft’s devs exit Reddit
• Bobby Kotick says Switch successor will be closer to Xbox One & PS4 performance
• New Resident Evil 4 achievements spark speculation about upcoming DLC

All that and listener feedback.

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This week’s episode revolves around the Nintendo Direct presentation. The guys also mock PlayStation fans and Geoff Keighley, and discuss Callisto Protocol and Vampire Survivors.

Aside from the Nintendo Direct, the news includes:

• Microsoft says it’s officially done making new Xbox One games
• Xenonauts 2 will invade our world this July
• Respawn worked on Titanfall 3 for 10 Months

There is also some Listener feedback.

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Hey, that rhymes.

This week’s podcast checks out the non-E3 publisher direct shows, from Microsoft to Ubisoft. Of course, Starfield was the big reveal, and it did not disappoint. There was very little news thanks to the conferences, but there’s nearly two hours of show this time.

Let us know what games interested you.

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Jonah will be in LA for an E3 that no longer exists, but we’ll all have our opinions on Microsoft’s presentation on June 11, especially the Starfield Direct presentation. In the meantime, Jonah argues with Scott and TJ about the latest Dungeons and Dragons movie.

The news includes:

• Meta Quest 3 is official, $499, and arriving this autumn
• Riot threatens to cancel the entire League of Legends summer season
• PlayStation accused of “abusing” games industry with PS5 exclusives
• No Dragon Age: Dreadwolf or Skate until after March 2024 says EA

No podcast next week. We’ll have one after the Microsoft event, though.

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The news covered includes:

• Mortal Kombat 1’s DLC fighters seem to have leaked
• Jagged Alliance 3 gets July 14 launch
• Sony is sticking to its current PC strategy for PS5 exclusives
• Canceled Overwatch 2 PvE mode was meant to lead to MMO

Let us know what you think.

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This week we discuss Bungie lawsuits, the Street Fighter 6 World Tour, a Stardew Valley clone featuring serial killers, and Fortnite as an Olypmic esport.

The news of the week includes:

• Nintendo seems to have fired back over the Tears of the Kingdom leak by DMCAing popular Switch emulation tools
• Finnish newspaper uses Counter-Strike to provide accurate Russian reporting on Ukraine invasion
• Apple Arcade adds 20 games
• Marvel’s Midnight Suns landing on Xbox One and PS4 next week, Switch canceled
• Super Mega Baseball 4 launches in June

Let us know what you think.

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This week’s news includes:

• Nintendo Russia CEO running import company to skirt official sales ban
• Sony is removing Spider-Man From PlayStation Plus
• Tango Gameworks rumored to be making a JRPG next
• Sega confirms it’s buying Angry Birds and pushing into mobile
• Cult of the Lamb‘s Relics of the Old Faith update arrives this month

Let us know what you think.

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Lots of Resident Evil 4 remake and Cyberpunk 2077 discussion as well as the following news items:

• Report: Sony’s next PlayStation handheld is called the Q Lite, features 8-Inch touchscreen and requires constant internet connectivity
• Portal writer Erik Wolpaw still wants to make Portal 3
• ‘Gamers’ Lawsuit’ returns for another swing at Microsoft/Activision sale

Let us know what you think.

No podcast this week – see you next week!