A duo of interesting stories quietly circulated around the PlayStation ecosystem over the last few days, with potential clarity shone on some lingering, years-long issues. For starters, beloved ex-Sony exec Shuhei Yoshida recently spoke at a gaming event in Australia, where he revealed more precious information on his departure from first party, noting that ex-CEO Jim Ryan ultimately fired him from his role for not acceding to his demands. Meanwhile, an ex-Naughty Dog lighting artist seemed to spill the beans on some of the behind-the-scenes drama surrounding Uncharted 4, which -- as you may recall -- was a tortured project. But no one knew things were as bad as they seemingly were, until now. Plus: Age verification is coming to PlayStation hardware near you in the UK and elsewhere, Assassin's Creed IV's remake has finally officially emerged, SEGA's classic Ecco the Dolphin franchise is being revived, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! With Kotaku making aggressive new hires while touting increasing traffic, can the once-storied media brand be saved? Do any of us mess with motion aiming on DualSense? Is there a feeling of melancholy when deleting an old online friend from your PSN list? Would you believe that Colin never even one time suffered from "imposter syndrome"?
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:18:01 - Saint Slayer is here!
0:34:43 - Gaming with a new baby
0:46:30 - Imposter syndrome
0:54:21 - Colin power
0:55:07 - More details on Shuhei's exit from Sony
1:21:11 - Uncharted 4 drama
1:38:29 - PlayStation age verification
1:42:25 - Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
1:49:51 - Ecco the Dolphin returns
1:54:56 - March 2026 Circana
2:01:29 - What We’re Playing (Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege, Pragmata, Mouse PI for Hire, Tomodachi Life,Vampire Crawlers)
2:31:12 - Communism and Tetris
2:35:44 - Fired for a review?
2:48:44 - Can Kotaku be saved?
3:00:35 - Motion aiming
3:05:37 - Learning from video games
3:22:33 - Deleting PSN friends

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