Insider Gaming Weekly: A Video Game Podcast

Gears of War was released exclusively on PC and Xbox Series X|S, but its performance signals trouble for any future true Xbox exclusives. Plus, we have even more new details on Grand Theft Auto 6 just weeks before its release.

Welcome to Episode 83 of Insider Gaming Weekly with Mike Straw.

Also in this week's episode:

• Ubisoft on Assassin's Creed's future. Will there be more remakes?

• Mass Effect died so Star Wars could live?

• Our favorite horror/spooky games to play

• Good news of the week

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Just two months after the sale of Electronic Arts (EA) to the group led by Saudi Arabia PIF was completed, the first casualty of the deal has come. BioWare, the legendary Edmonton-based studio, has been shut down.

What's more, the next Mass Effect game has been cancelled, and we even got a leaked trailer showing where it was heading.

But it's not just BioWare; roughly 400 people are losing their jobs throughout the company, and it's just the beginning. What's next for EA after this?

The GTA 6 leaks are coming to an end. At least, that's what the leaker says. Plus, AI is taking over Epic Games and CEO Tim Sweeney wants you to know about it.

Welcome to Insider Gaming Weekly, Episode 80 with Mike Straw, Tom Henderson, and Grant Taylor-Hill.

Other topics this week include:

• Arc Raiders' rebound
• GTA 6 PC Release
• GTA 6 Reviews
• Good news of the week

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After a bit of quiet time, the Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) leaks are back in a big way. But have we gotten to the point where the leaks are truly starting to ruin the game?

Welcome to Insider Gaming Weekly, Episode 79 with Mike Straw, Tom Henderson, Grant Taylor-Hill, and Albert Perkins.

Other topics this week include:

• Insider Gaming's 28 Games Later Showcase
• Xbox "family of devices", XP, Mythic achievements
• Google Playground and the future of AI game creation

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Xbox just keeps doing it: put out some good news followed by a major change at the company, usually involving layoffs. This time, they put Activision in charge of Halo, moved World's Edge and Rare under Activision, and put Obsidian under Bethesda.

Welcome to Insider Gaming Weekly, Episode 78 with Mike Straw, Tom Henderson, Grant Taylor-Hill, and Albert Perkins.

Also in this episode, Grant is back from Tokyo Game Show and fills us in on his experience; there's a GTA 6 "Collection" that doesn't include the game...so you can't call it a "Collector's Edition", and there was almost a Legend of Zelda game from Ubisoft starring...Ganondorf.

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There is another round of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) leaks, and its nearly 200GB worth of data.

Welcome to Episode 77 of Insider Gaming Weekly with Mike Straw, Tom Henderson, and Albert Perkins.

Join us this week to talk the latest GTA leaks, the Wardogs controversy surrounding crunch in video game development, and Marathon's latest update being delayed until after GTA 6 releases. Plus there's the good and interesting news of the week!

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A major Steam leak saw dozens of games' achievement lists leaked online, along with plenty of big spoilers.

Welcome to Episode 76 of Insider Gaming Weekly with Mike Straw, Tom Henderson, Grant Taylor-Hill, and Albert Perkins.

Join us this week to talk about the Steam leak, Hideo Kojima leaving PlayStation for Xbox, the disappointing Nintendo Direct, Wardogs' impressive launch, and the recent Fairgame$ footage. Plus, there's always the good news of the week.

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That PlayStation State of Play was something, wasn't it? Was what was shown worth a full showcase, or could the event just have been an email?

Welcome to Episode 75 of Insider Gaming Weekly with Mike Straw, Tom Henderson, and Albert Perkins.

Join us this week to talk the State of Play, the Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) reveal, our thoughts on Gamescom 2026, and even Xbox's decision to add stricter limits on cloud gaming. There have also been some major stories this week that we need to discuss.

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The first major deep dive into Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6) is finally coming, and it's airing...on Netflix?

Welcome to Episode 73 of Insider Gaming Weekly with Mike Straw, Grant Taylor-Hill and Albert Perkins.

Join us this week for a jam-packed episode talking GTA 6, whether reveals on Netflix are the future of games media, the Take-Two Earnings report and everything out of the call, and Electronic Arts (EA) officially becoming a private company after its $55 billion sale was finalized on Tuesday.

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Xbox went down again for over 15 hours, leaving players frustrated with the company once again. Plus, the latest Microsoft earnings report is out, and it continues to paint a mixed picture for Xbox as a whole.

It's Episode 72 of Insider Gaming Weekly: A Video Game Podcast with Mike Straw, Grant Taylor-Hill, and Albert Perkins.

Also in this episode:

• The PlayStation "Boycott"
• A new Far Cry game is in development
• Fable is "uncomfortably" over budget
• The EA sale to the PIF is close.

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