Niki and John go through a whirlwind of big games news this week, including the revelation that Woody Johnson is steering New York Jets personnel decisions with advice from his sons, Brick and Jack, derived from Madden 25 player stats. Also:

• the Charlotte Hornets Grinch a PS5 away from a child
• Sony invests big in Kadokawa (FromSoftware's parent company)
• the Switch 2 is called Switch 2 (probably)

As far as what we've been playing, well:

• Path of Exile 2
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
• Marvel Rivals

As always, we answer your HIVE QUESTIONS on the show and this week we went deep on why we're not convinced Indy's new adventure is a true immersive sim. Stay tuned this week for our first ever Hive Five Games of the Year podcast!