It's been a heck of a week, huh? A thousand more games were announced, Embracer Group shit the bed and Activision Blizzard is honoring Pride Month by telling weird homophobes to hit the bricks. Tune in to hear us talk about all of that as well as YouTube video essays, games we're playing and more.

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The latest on what Persona 3: Reload is actually gonna have in it from IGN: https://www.ign.com/articles/persona-3-reload-wont-include-content-from-fes-or-portable-including-the-female-protagonist

Not mentioned, but Willa Rowe (of Girl Mode and Inverse) on what makes the female main character route of Persona 3: Portable so special: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/persona-3-reload-femc-female-protagonist

Polygon on the latest kerfuffle at Embracer Group: https://www.polygon.com/23759179/embracer-tomb-raider-lotr-restructure-studio-closures-lay-offs

From Gayming, Activision Blizzard's weird situation with homophobic streamers: https://gaymingmag.com/2023/06/activision-removes-popular-streamer-bundles-from-call-of-duty-over-anti-lgbtq-rhetoric/

Jacob Geller on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobGeller

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