This week, Niki, Lotus, and John reconvene to rejoice over what seems like a masterpiece in the Pokémon oeuvre. But first, lots of big news, including:

1. Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs
2. Yoshi gets a bobblehead night with the LA Dodgers
3. Netflix CEO thinks $16b will be cut at Warner Bros after Paramount purchase
4. Japan's labor laws obfuscate games industry turmoil
5. Unity cutting access to asset store to "Greater China Region"
6. The Sims 4 is getting a rev share UGC marketplace
7. US government allegedly looking at forcing Tencent to divest from American investments
8. Sony reverses PC porting policy
9. Asha Sharma tweets about Xbox's next console
10. Kalshi engages a minor in affiliate work
11. The joy of community in Pokémon Pokopia
12. Maximum everything in Terraria
13. Resident Evil Requiem features an all-time great voice performance
14. Marathon is pretty great, actually, despite all of Bungie's troubles

Finally, we answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from our lovely Discord.