The summer of gaming is upon us - we talk up the recent Sony State of Play conference, Microsoft's upcoming Xbox/Bethesda conference, Geoff Keighley's thing, and more with our predictions. Can they all replace the E3 of old?

This week, we talk up the big Embracer Group buyout of Square Enix studios Crystal Dynamics, Eidos, and Square Enix Montreal. Is it good that so many studios and IPs are under one umbrella? What about Square's new focus on crypto stuff and AI?

This week, we talk up blockchain and NFT crap in games. Former Nintendo America boss Reggie talked up monetizing content you've made or acquired in games. What if you could monetize and sell content you have from games? On the blockchain? Is it even worth it?

This week, we talk up both old and new mods for games, which mods are allowed and not allowed, how most Twitter mods are bad, and how seed oils are especially bad for you. Maybe our spaceman son will finally buy Twitter?

The onslaught of remakes and remasters continues, the corporate machines must be fed, the consumers must consoom. Now, we're also getting blindsided by random sequels to once-beloved games or series. Does anyone want these? Do people buy them? We talk up consumerism this week.

E3 2022 is officially dead. Can it respawn as some kind of new event in 2023? We also talk up recent big and small releases during spring, new site developments, and more!

The 2021 Game of the Year — what big games came out this year? How many are actually worth being called game of the year? We discuss the biggest and best releases of 2021, and which game could be both our community GOTY and our staff GOTY.

Steam Deck vs Switch – who will win? People were immediately comparing the two devices even though they are wildly different and for also very different audiences. Will the Steam Deck spur Nintendo to finally reveal some kind of Switch Pro, or a new console entirely? Can the Steam deck bring back physical PC games? Will Microsoft try to get Game Pass onto the SteamOS somehow? We discuss all these things in our latest show.

E3 2021 – Can the event survive and thrive despite being online only? Will there still be big reveals like in years past, or have all the big dogs split off to host their own events like Nintendo, Bethesda, and more? We talk about E3 2021, our predictions, and how the show might still have a chance at the greatness it had in prior years.

This week, we talk backwards compatibility in the gaming industry. Have Sony and Nintendo abandoned their classic games? Why is backwards compatibility not really a thing anymore, and why is Microsoft of all gaming companies the only one that seems to be pushing it? Has Microsoft done enough for backwards compatibility support, or can they do more? How important is backwards compatibility, and game preservation overall? We talk up all these points and more!