After recapping some news from this week we spend a good amount of time having a spoiler discussion about the new Resident Evil up until the RPD section.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:35 PS+ March Games
- 01:47 Marvel's Wolverine Release Date
- 02:22 Vantage Studios Leadership Change
- 04:28 Nacon's Troubles
- 06:56 Space Marine 2 Voice Pack Issues
- 09:52 New Pokémon
What We're Playing
- 18:25 Resident Evil Requiem Spoilers Up To RPD.

We've got one hell of a week with Sony shutting down Bluepoint Games and Xbox having a major shakeup in leadership.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:37 Gamepass Wave 2
- 01:12 Industry Losses
- 02:19 Replaced Delayed
- 03:30 AC Shadows Gets Jump Button
- 06:00 Zach Cregger's RE Movie Discussion
- 15:36 Bluepoint Games Shutdown
- 30:52 Big Xbox Shakeups
What We're Playing
- 40:51 Cairn
- 46:20 FFXIV
- 47:56 Warhammer Miniature Painting
- 1:02:05 Surviving A Big Paint Mess 

This week we cover a mix of news, include unfortunate layoffs at Wildlight, before we jump into the recap of Sony's State of Play followed by a quick recap of what we've been playing.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 01:06 No Man's Sky Remnant Update
- 01:44 Funny Mewgenics VO "Controversy"
- 03:36 Wildlight Suffers Layoffs
- 08:31 Ghost In The Shell Director's Funny Gaming Habits
- 11:58 Josef Fares Teases Next Project
- 13:05 Directive 8020 Release Date
- 13:43 Monster Hunter Wilds DLC
- 20:30 Solid Snake's R6 Siege Trailer
- 24:57 State Of Play Recap
What We're Playing
- 1:00:40 Final Fantasy 14 And Chaos Rings
- 1:03:03 Borderlands 4 And Balatro

We've got some interesting video game adaptations announced, a funny Resident Evil trailer conspiracy, and Sony reveals the Horizon co-op game.

Then in the back Isli talks about Cairn, Xya complains about the relic grind in FFXIV, and I revisit Borderlands 4 and discuss an annoying 'bug' in Oxygen Not Included.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:15 Game Pass Lineup
- 01:02 Resident Evil Requiem Funny Trailer
- 02:58 More Video Game Film/TV Adaptations
- 15:47 Ghost Of Yotei Sold Well
- 17:14 Sony Shows Off The Horizon Co-op Game
What We're Playing
- 29:55 Cairn
- 36:50 FFXIV Relic Grind And Chaos Rings 3
- 43:30 Balatro And Borderlands 4
- 46:27 Troubleshooting An Annoying ONI "Bug"

We've got even more potential layoffs at Ubisoft, Highguard dropping a sudden 5v5 mode, and some fun voice packs for Space Marine 2.

Then in the second half Isli gives his final thoughts on The Lost Crown and the DLC, Xya talks Chaos Rings 3, and I talk more about my Tomb Raider IV revisit along with some Balatro struggles.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 01:24 More Ubisoft Proposed Staff Reductions
- 05:15 Highguard Adds 5v5 Mode
- 09:59 Cairn 
- 15:42 Space Marine 2 Voice Pack
What We're Playing
- 18:10 Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown & DLC
- 22:36 Chaos Rings 3
- 30:35 Tomb Raider IV
- 37:27 Balatro

This episode we cover the crazy decisions that Ubisoft is making, the "Coming To PS5" Xbox developer direct, and we discuss the Fallout TV series so far.

Then in the back half Isli talks more about The Lost Crown and I continue my journey replaying Tomb Raider 4.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:24 Ubisoft Adds 60 FPS Support To Some Far Cry Games
- 07:15 Ubisoft Cancels 6 Projects With Additional Closures
- 12:57 GameStop's Funny Switch 2 Loophole
- 14:16 Japan Wanted A More Manga Lara Croft
- 15:36 Xbox Developer Direct
- 18:30 Fallout TV Series
- What We're Playing
- 34:38 Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown
- 42:10 Tomb Raider IV Remastered
- 1:13:00 Going Back To A 5x5 Routine And Meal Prep

We've got more layoffs at Ubisoft impacting The Division team, who also lost their franchise boss who went to DICE. Amazon also announced they're shutting down New World in a year, and Games Workshop bans AI.

Then in the back end Isli gives updated thoughts on his return to The Lost Crown, Xya returns to Animal Crossing after a long break, and I give my thoughts on the Tomb Raider IV remaster.

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:27 PS Plus Games For January
- 01:43 More Ubisoft Layoffs
- 03:21 The Franchise Boss For The Division Departs Ubisoft
- 04:07 Amazon To Shutter New World In A Year
- 07:25 Games Workshop Bans AI Use
- 09:04 Misc. News Bits
What We're Playing
- 11:56 Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown 
- 17:14 Chaos Rings 2 And Animal Crossing
- 26:27 Tomb Raider IV Remastered

We've got the January Game Pass lineup, an Xbox developer direct announced, an AI assist patent, and more. 

Then in the back half Isli gives his thoughts on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Xya plays more Chaos Rings, and I talk about the spooky Dead Letter Dept. with some heavy spoilers. 

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:45 Game Pass For January
- 03:22 Xbox Developer Direct This Month
- 04:45 Former Zenimax Studio Head Confirms Why He Left
- 06:17 PlayStation Patents AI Assist Feature
- 11:55 Embark Confirms Matchmaking Theory And Cheaters
- 15:02 Ubisoft Closes Studios Weeks After They Unionize
What We're Playing
- 19:58 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 
- 27:14 Chaos Rings
- 36:35 Dead Letter Dept.

In this episode we go over every game that currently has a release date in 2026 that we're interested in. 

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:44 2026 Releases We're Excited About
What We're Playing
- 25:40 FF14 And Chaos Rings
- 27:58 Cyberpunk 2077 And Icarus
- 33:43 Warhammer Painting

It's unfortunate that during the holidays the big news is the tragic passing of Vince Zampella. Vince was of course a co-creator for Call of Duty, having co-founded both Infinity Ward and later Respawn Entertainment. 

Here are the timestamps:

Intro 
News Bits
- 00:28 Cyberpunk's eShop Pricing Mistake
- 02:12 007 First Light Delayed
- 02:32 Vince Zampella's Passing
What We're Playing
- 13:19 Clair Obscur DLC, Escape Plan, And Chaos Rings
- 33:30 Cyberpunk 2077 
- 34:48 Warhammer And Stranger Things