It's been a week in the games industry with both Xbox's closures of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks and the Helldivers 2 account backlash, and we dig into the whole mess. On the upside, Hades 2 came out! Nintendo said the words "Switch successor!" We played Indika, Minishoot' Adventures, and the Balatro update! Podcast!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:02:27) Shows about video games on my TV?!

(00:04:37) George Lucas and his Jar Jar suit

(00:11:26) That Fallout show continues to make waves

(00:15:48) Hades II [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 06, 2024

(00:33:10) Indika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 02, 2024

(00:41:56) Minishoot' Adventures [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Apr 02, 2024

(00:45:59) Stardew Valley [Xbox One] on Dec 14, 2016

(00:48:57) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024

(00:54:20) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024

(01:04:37) News

(01:04:53) Take-Two shutting down Kerbal dev?

(01:08:48) Microsoft closing and shifting around studios

(01:37:30) Helldivers 2 facing backlash after requiring PSN login

(01:47:55) Ghost of Tsushima will also face login issues

(01:51:31) Nintendo's Switch Next Model...?

(01:56:51) Welcome to the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition

(02:02:45) Emails

(02:10:53) Nextlander content updates

(02:14:30) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:16:46) See Ya!