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 On today's episode, the bois talk about Gunzilla and Halo Studios mismanagement, shit on Jim Ryan for ruining the PS5 and firing Shuhei Yoshida, Marathon not doing too well, the circus that is the Ashes of Creation lawsuit and some big wins going on with Stop Killing Games in Europe Thanks for listening or watching. If you like our videos be sure to like, comment and subscribe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 

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The bois talk NVIDIAs newest version DLSSlop 5, Krafton gets bentin court, Valve collects more lawsuits, and Jeff Kaplan returns to reveal why he left Blizzard!

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The bois talk Sony closing one of their studios, Xbox leadership shakeup. Highguard behind the scenes, the clown show that is Ashes of Creation, AI delaying new hardware and NGOS for gamers!

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The bois talk Highguards unfortunate launch, Ashes of Creation troubles, Discords upcoming new policy of age verification, and more layoffs because of course there is

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The bois talk about all the things that got them excited during the latest State of Play (Feb 2026) which was a lot because wow did they show a lot

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On today's episode, glaze Overwatch (what a shock), unglaze Highguard, cheer over Stop Killing Games verifying a record number of signatures, Ubisoft and Valve getting sued and do some more complaining about AI ruining video games, more industry layoffs and how video stock prices tanked overnight 

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Overwatch Spotlight Discussion 7:30
Highguard 25:05
Stop Killing Games Verifies 1.2m Signatures 41:40
Former Assassin Creed Producer Sues Ubisoft 48:26
Video Game Stocks Crash 56:55
Starbreeze and Moonshot Games Layoffs 1:09:00
Valve Sued for $900m in UK 1:16:35

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Who needs The Game Awards, when you got us to tell you what the real best games of the year are?

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James' #3 - 13:56
Jesse's #3 - 25:58
James #2  - 33:58
Jesse's #2  - 42:28
James #1 - 47:44
Jesse's #1 - 59:44
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The boys lament the loss of the Prince of Persia remake and check out the Xbox Developer Direct and give their impressions on Fable and Beast of Reincarnation

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Ubisoft Restructuring 6:05
Xbox Developer Direct 28:45
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The boys talk about Anthems closure, more studio closures, Sony's AI ghost patent, and the RE 9 showcase featuring LEON THE SEX KENNEDY!

RIP Anthem 16:55
Meta Closes Several VR Game Studios 24:40
Sony Patents AI Ghosts 34:14
Monster Hunter's Performance Problem Is Wild(s) 50:07
Leon "The S*x" Kennedy Appears 1:02:22 

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The boys chat about the loss of a gaming legend, Sony and Tencent reconciliation, Ubisoft's latest blunder, and NVIDIA trying to out asshole Microsoft

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