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Mass layoffs hit XBOX again and it's most definitely not the end with over 9000 employees and multiple projects canceled. Are we cooked? More Death Stranding 2 talk and look foward to what Kojima has in store. A new Planetside-like being developed? The Alters dev respond to usage of AI, Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures for UK. A look at Uma Musume and gacha gaming, PEAK and more!

0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Climate 
2:40 - Death Stranding 2
28:25 - Lord of the Rings Online
32:15 - A new Planetside? Reaper Actual
39:50 - The Alters AI
59:30 - Stop Killing Games reaches 1 million signatures in UK
1:06:00 - Helldivers 2 hits XBOX
1:07:40 - Microsoft massive layoffs and cancelations
1:33:00 - EA expects 100 million players for Battlefield
1:40:00 - Krafton replaces Subnautica co-founders
1:55:00 - Uma Musume: Pretty Derby
2:04:00 - Gacha games
2:24:00 - PEAK
2:32:10 - 7 Days to Die
2:35:30 - VTuber Q
2:50:10 - Shoutouts

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The use of GenAI continues to grow in game dev, viewbotting is increasing on Twitch, is streaming video games dying? Our thoughts on Stop Killing Games, Dune Awakening's end game, Death Stranding 2, Lies of P and of course the Horse Girl game.

0:00 - Intro
1:20 - The Thon ends
4:00 - Dune Awakening endgame
29:00 - GenAI in The Alters
57:00 - Viewbots
1:21:30 - Is game streaming dead?
1:29:00 - Stop Killing Games
1:33:10 - Death Stranding 2
2:15:00 - Lies of P: Overture
2:28:00 - Peak
2:45:00 - Ruffy and the Riverside
2:49:00 - Ume Musume: Pretty Derby
3:01:00 - Shoutouts

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We're joined by Dan this week to give us the lowdown on The Alters and the tips/tricks for dating everything in the house in the new dating sim: Date Everything! But first Borderlands 4 had their deep dive reveal during their fanfest and for the first time we're actually excited to play it! Nexusmods gets sold, should we be worried (yes!) Splitgate 2 devs face layoffs after poor  launch, Marathon gets delayed indefinitely, Mr. Beast's AI thumbnails, Kojima doesn't want you to feel good after playing Death's Stranding 2, 32 race Mario Kart World and more!

0:00 - Intro
4:00 - The Blood of Dawnwalker
16:00 - Borderlands 4
32:35 - Borderlands 4 is now a $70 game
49:25 - Donkey Kong Bonanza
55:45 - Lies of P: Overture
1:03:45 - Stellar Blade
1:05:00 - Splitgate devs facing layoffs
1:08:00 - Nexusmods gets sold
1:12:20 - Hades 2 update
1:15:20 - AI thumbnails
1:20:40 - Marathon delayed indefinitely
1:25:00 - Jukeboxes
1:31:30 - Fantasy Life I gets a roguelike mode
1:34:30 - SEGA leaks their sales info
1:36:00 - FBC Firebreak
1:45:40 - Kojima changed Death's Stranding 2 to be more polarizing
2:01:10 - REMATCH
2:26:00 - Mario Kart World
2:30:50 - Date Everything
2:54:10 - The Alters (no spoilers)
3:03:10 - Shoutouts

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This week we share our final thoughts on Summer Game Fest and check our post-SGF hype levels. We wonder if Marathon is still releasing this year. Sony quietly removing region-lock on their PC ports. GameStop removing the Game from Stop. Obsidian leads wonder about the industry. MindsEye... Dune: Awakening addiction and plenty of Steam NEXT Fest demos including Rue Valley, Baby Steps and Dispatch!

 

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Father's Day
4:00 - Post-SGF
10:00 - Arc Raiders
21:00 - Marathon
37:20 - Sony removing regional restrictions on Steam
43:30 - Stellar Blade peaks CCU on Steam
49:40 - Gamestop moving away from games
54:00 - Obsidian on $80 games and the industry
1:02:40 - Switch 2 sells over 3 mil in a day
1:16:25 - MindsEye and Cohh
1:34:00 - Dragon Age dev hell
1:47:00 - Dune: Awakening
2:24:00 - Ninja Gaiden Ragebound     
2:26:30 - Baby Steps
2:34:50 - Rue Valley
2:37:00 - Dispatch
2:49:00 - Zeke's favorite NEXT Fest demos
3:03:40 - Path of Exile
3:05:10 - Nancy Drew
3:11:15 - Shoutouts

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Our main topic this week is going over our Summer Game Fest coverage plans. Be sure to watch with us this Friday, June 6 5PM ET! We also go through all the TwitchCon news including increased streaming resolutions (but not the bitrate,) Twitch live rewind... That's behind a paywall, and more! We then discuss our time with Elden Ring: Nightreign a weirdly addicting game, Tainted Grail and round it all out with Zeke's indie recommendations!

0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Nicknames
5:10 - Twitch bitrate
6.40 - Twitch rewind
17:00 - The rest of Twitch Con EU news
25:00 - Expedition 33 sells 3.3 million in 33 days
26:40 - EA closes Cliffhanger Studios
30:00 - COD ads
34:40 - Elden Ring: Nightreign
1:15:00 - Switch 2
1:31:10 - Summer Game Fest plans
1:59:00 - Tainted Grail
2:30:00 - The Last Golfer
2:40:30 - Zeke's indie recommendations
2:56:20 - Shoutouts

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Is Marathon getting delayed? All signs point to yes with the latest Playstation rumors, meanwhile an Arc Raiders announcement seems imminent! We share our very official casting for the recently announced Elden Ring movie by A24 and Alex Garland. We have a battle over which game is better, we can't afford $80 and then we watch the OTK game showcase.

 

0:00 - Intro
3:25 - Marathon delayed?
16:50 - Lies of P Expansion preview
21:40 - Arc Raiders ARG?
25:15 - Elden Ring the movie
38:55 - Warhammer
52:25 - Games Workshop doing well
53:30 - Witcher 3 celebrates 10 years
1:01:10 - Star Wars Battlefront 2 returns
1:10:00 - Pokémon
1:12:30 - Carey Patel joins Night School
1:19:00 - Can you afford $80?
1:36:20 - TMNT
1:45:10 - Tainted Grail
1:46:15 - Shoutouts

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We're joined by Dan this week to into DOOM: The Dark Ages before we tear into Bungie for plagiarizing assets off an artist in their upcoming game Marathon. AI Darth Vader is a menace in Fortnite, Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries on PC, World of Tanks introduces tiered loot boxes, more ways to pay for Star Citizen and much more this week!

0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Summer Game Fest is soon
3:50 - Is DOOM: The Dark Ages not as good as the others?
45:20 - Art plagiarism on Marathon
1:04:40 - Darth Vader in Fortnite
1:32:40 - Apple denies Fortnite on App Store
1:33:50 - Nintendo patents gliding
1:35:10 - Ubisoft down
1:37:00 - Sony considering to increase prices
1:38:00 - Stellar Blade banned in 130 countries
1:43:50 - Star Citizen sells more stuff before game release
1:47:00 - Tiered loot boxes
1:52:50 - Call of Duty Warzone Mobile shutting down
1:55:00 - Bandai Namco execs
2:03:50 - Dragon's Dogma Online
2:06:10 - Cash Cleaner Simulator
2:15:45 - Quarantine Zone
2:18:55 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
2:31:15 - The Precinct
2:43:00 - Sleeping Dogs
2:51:30 - Shoutouts

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Sandfall Interactive co-founder and Game Director: Guillaume Broche joins us this week to talk about the crazy journey it's been getting their first game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 out the door. In the back half we share our enthusiasm for new extraction shooter Arc Raiders, surprised by the glowing previews of Death Stranding 2, breathe a sigh of relief at GTA6's delay and much more! 

 

0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Guillaume Broche from Sandfall Interactive is here!
4:30 - Clair Obscur crushed all their expectations
11:00 - The path to creating Expedition 33
30:00 - Expedition 33's soundtrack
33:00 - How the combat came to be
1:00:00 - Rapid fire questions
1:11:30 - Will there be DLC?
1:26:30 - Arc Raiders Play Test
1:43:20 - Death's Stranding 2 previews
1:49:40 - GTA6 delayed to May 2026
1:53:20 - Tariffs and games
2:00:00 - Borderlands 4 might be $80?
2:04:20 - Diablo 4 x Berserk
2:06:00 - Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy
2:12:40 - Ben Starr is everywhere
2:22:45 - The Midnight Walk
2:31:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet
2:42:10 - Dune: Awakening
2:55:30 - Doooom
2:58:10 - Elden Ring Nightreign
3:00:20 - Shoutouts

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Joining us for the LAST STREAM ever (in April 2025) is first-timer Criken to chat about his streaming journey that started almost 2 decades ago and gives us some sage advice on how to not burn out after so long. Then we get into a surprisingly banger week in video game releases starting with the Oblivion remaster, Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 and our continued adventures in Blue Prince.

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Criken is here
4:00 - Horse girl
6:00 - Are centaurs furries?
5:50 - Marcus in VRChat
15:00 - Streaming since Justin.tv
37:30 - Japan
40:00 - Avoiding burn out
53:40 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
1:31:50 - Horse armor
1:33:00 - Larian finds DLC boring
1:38:00 - Runescape Dragonwilds
1:43:00 - Dune: Awakening
2:06:00 - Revenge of the Savage Planet
2:15:30 - Blue Prince continues
2:30:20 - Clair Obscura: Expedition 33
2:45:00 - Switch 2 Preorders
2:49:40 - Shoutouts

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Blue Prince has got us falling through layer after layer of puzzles and notes still. Luckily Rami Ismail is here to update us on the health of the games industry in 2025! Nintendo finally locks down it's Tariff induced pricing for the Switch 2 in the US. The worst kept secret: TES: Oblivion is dropping soon and  lots of Star Wars news plus much more!

0:00 - Intro
1:00 - 4/20
3:40 - Lost in Blue Prince
9:00 - Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster incoming
13:25  - Dwarf Fortress sells over 1 million copies
13:45 - The Switch 2 console will remain the same price (but not accessories)
18:00 - The Marathon CBT will not be under NDA
27:00 - Rami is here!
32:30 - The state of the industry
1:23:00 - Roblox did it first
1:44:00 - The Last of Us season 2
1:50:00 - Star Wars: A New Hope
1:56:20 - Star Wars Zero Company
2:06:10 - Marvel Rivals adds chroma MTX
2:11:00 - The EU on MTX
2:24:10 - Overwatch 2 Season 16
2:25:50 -  Marvel Rivals swimsuits
2:30:10 - Blades of Fire
2:47:40 - Lost Skies
2:55:40 - Shoutouts

 

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