They say 30s is when a person truly comes to their own self. Perhaps it is also true for podcasts. Or not, because the latter is not a living thing. Anyway, here are the articles and timestamps for Episode 31:

[11:14] The First Descendant’s Playercount Shows Why People Are Still Making Live Looters

[18:20] Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs

[24:52] "Go and learn how to mod": CD Projekt lead says "half" of the people making quests for Cyberpunk 2 right now are former modders

[30:58] 2.2 Million People Were Willing to Pay $100 to Play College Football 25 3 Days Early

[41:36] The FTC Pushes Back Against Xbox Game Pass Price Increases

[50:07] Halo' Canceled at Paramount+ After Two Seasons

[55:42] Bethesda Game Studios workers have unionized - The Verge

[59:40] Report: 82% of US gamers made an in-game purchase in freemium titles in 2023

[1:03:49] 37 years later, Hideo Kojima says Metal Gear was so "ahead of its time" because of its portable radio, not its stealth-action

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The Big 30!! By Gawd, this podcast has now as many number of episodes as I have been on this earth in terms of years. Feels like it has learned a lot. Proud very proud. Anyway here are the topics we discussed in this episode:

[01:37] The end is in sight'—Fallout: London, a DLC-sized mod plagued by delays, will arrive soon with its own installer to help slim the chances of Bethesda breaking it a 2nd time

[08:47] PS5 Dev Kit sold as 'PizzaStation 5 Development Kit' which sold for $6500, includes spatula

[11:52] Microsoft is hiking the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and launching a new ‘Standard’ tier

[20:05] Suicide Squad Season 2 Delayed Just Two Days Before Release

[24:59] Palworld Dev Signs Deal With Sony to Form Palworld Entertainment and Expand the IP

[32:42] Piranha Bytes closed. The end of the studio behind Gothic, Risen and Elex

[37:15] The Esports World Cup Has An Insane List of Sponsors - IOC announces Olympic Esports Games to be hosted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

[45:32] Disney reportedly victim to a 1TB data breach

[51:04] Stellar Blade dev generates over $300m in IPO, South Korea’s second-largest this year

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Our week continues with Episode 29. We talked about the following video game news. Here are the links:

[04:18] GTA Online adds a quality-of-life feature players have wanted for years then upsets everyone by paywalling it

[13:09] Netflix's Horizon Zero Dawn Series Has Been Canned, Report Claims

[21:37] Co-op games on Steam is on the rise

[27:26] Why are Japanese developers not undergoing mass layoffs?

[34:10] Epic Games refers Apple to the European Commission, after dispute over button design

[38:46] Nintendo war against Switch piracy ramps up with two fresh cases

[49:17] "Atreus is a terrible character…": God of War Creator David Jaffe Likes Only 1 Part of Atreus, and Thinks Ragnarok Failed Him Terribly

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On this mellow 28th episode of our podcast, we discussed the following subjects:

• [11:03] Microsoft has begun sending out refunds for both the Xbox and Steam versions of the Redfall 'Bite Back' Edition
• [16:50] Sony's New Tech Lets You Create Mini-Games Out Of Your Gameplay
• [23:30] Sega sees net loss of 6.6 billion yen due to business restructuring in Europe and cancelled games
• [27:18] FromSoftware Owner Hit By Massive Ransomware Attack
• [31:19] Escape From Tarkov Adding New Incentive for Reporting Cheaters
• [37:10] SAG-AFTRA announces fourth tier to new indie dev contract
• [43:51] Multiple Assassin’s Creed remakes are on the way, Ubisoft CEO confirms
• [51:56] PlayStation May Go Fully Digital After PS6, Analyst Predicts
• [59:27] Dragon Age developer discusses why big games take so long, and why they're announced so early
• [1:08:06] Xbox Exec On Why Microsoft Closed Hi-Fi Rush Studio Despite The Game Doing Well

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On our 27th episode, we talked about the following topics:

• According to the game's director, the $500 League of Legends Ahri skin wasn't meant for the average fan, but instead 'players who are willing to spend $200 a month on their hobbies'
• Nintendo issues multiple DMCAs on modding site GameBanana
• https://x.com/helldivers2/status/1801634190665871572?s=19
• Starfield Gets Review Bombed as Bethesda Upsets More Gamers
• Xbox's Phil Spencer Reflects On "Dark Days" During Microsoft-Activision Buyout Process
• Nintendo, Xbox, And PlayStation Have All Now Abandoned Twitter/X Integration
• Valve being sued for £656m in UK amid accusations of Steam market rigging
• Black Myth: Wukong Delayed On Xbox Due To Series S Optimization
• Until Dawn' Pic Sets Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino. To Star

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In our 26th episode, we talk about the following topics:

• Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 Dev Blames Xbox Series S For Limited Scope
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza' Live Action Series Heading to Prime Video
• MultiVersus Charges to Buy Extra Lives Using Real Money Was a Bug, Claims Developer
• Why clicker game Banana — the 'legal infinite money glitch' — is going viral on Steam
• AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel next-gen GPUs most likely arriving in 2025
• Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Studio Closures - IGN Live 2024
• Summer Game Fest
• XBOX Showcase

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On our episode 25. we discuss the following topics:

• The Witcher 4: CD Projekt Explains Why It Switched to Unreal Engine 5
• It's Game On In Dubai With New Gaming Visa For Gamers, Developers, Creators
• PlayStation 5 "most profitable generation to date", Sony says
• Just Cause' Movie in the Works from 'Blue Beetle' Director Ángel Manuel Soto, 87North
• Netflix Announces Animated Minecraft Series is Coming Soon
• Riot will now hardware ban toxic players in Valorant
• State of Play - PlayStation

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Let's continue our acquaintance-ship with our new episode. When starting this podcast, I was betting that we would not pass episode 3 before life takes over, and we stop. But with Ian and few listeners by our side acting as noble sinews of our power, we have reached Episode 24. Very few amateur podcasters get to this episode, and we hope to continue more.

• Microsoft's new Copilot AI will be inside Minecraft, and other Xbox, PC games
• Amazon Games is opening its first European studio, helmed by a Ubisoft veteran
• Masahiro Sakurai refused to add Dolby Surround to a Kirby game because players had to sit through the logo
• IGN Entertainment acquires Eurogamer, GI, VG247, Rock Paper Shotgun and more
• Alone in the Dark Reboot Flopped, Embracer Says After Laying Off Staff
• Atari acquires longtime rival Intellivision - The Verge
• Embracer CFO and deputy CEO Johan Ekström stepping down
• Nintendo is opening an official store in San Francisco next year | VGC

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Let's continue our journey. Already at episode 23, and it feels like just yesterday we were starting. With mirth and laughter, let old wrinkles come. In this episode, we talked about the following video game industry news:

• Nexon Reveals The Finals Isn't Performing As Well As Expected - Insider Gaming
• Microsoft using AI to tackle community safety in voice chats, but there's still a long way to go | Eurogamer.net
• New Leadership Structure Formed at Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Polish Competition Authority Probes Sony For Anti-Competitive Practices
• Square Enix confirms US, Europe layoffs as part of restructuring
• Summer Game Fest has confirmed a line-up of over 55 partners
• Assassin’s Creed Shadows: Inside Ubisoft’s Ambitious Open World Japan
• Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut PC players are getting auto-refunds if they cannot legally sign up for PSN
• Fallout is officially coming to Fortnite, and it looks like Epic's already teasing a new POI and the Brotherhood of Steel
• Redfall Final Update

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If podcasts be the food of love, play on. Give me excess of it, that, surfeiting, the contents may sicken, and so die. In this episode, we talk about the following things and stuffs:

• Warner Bros. Says the Failure of Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League Contributed to a $200 Million Hit to Revenue
• WB Blames ‘Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League’ For Quarterly Miss
• EA is looking at putting in-game ads in AAA games — 'We'll be very thoughtful as we move into that,' says CEO
• Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda
• Redfall's Planned Offline Mode Scrapped as Arkane Austin Shuts Down
• Nintendo president: “Game development will become even longer, more complex, and more sophisticated”
• Netflix unveils "digital theme park" Nextworld on Roblox
• Devolver co-founder says large-scale game dev "crushing under its own weight a little bit"
• Marvel Rivals terms of service has "non-disparagement" clause to prevent players giving "negative reviews"
• Square Enix "aggressively pursuing" new multiplatform strategy after reports FF7 Rebirth underperformed on PlayStation

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