Alas, it’s time to say goodbye to another round of trailermania, but in the meantime, there’s so much for Rob, Patrick, Janet, and Chia to discuss. Besides mulling the latest bleak news about the future of Xbox and GOG sending out weird emails, Janet and Patrick were at Summer Game Fest and walked amongst the video games, where there was lots of conversations about the AI alongside hands-on time with games like Alien: Isolation 2, Control Resonant, and more.

Reminder: Last year, the pro-Palestinian human rights movement BDS that’s pressuring Israel by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country added Xbox to its boycott list. Learn more here: https://www.bdsmovement.net/news/boycott-microsofts-xbox

Links: XBOX Reset, GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers, Here’s How Generative AI Is Being Used In Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis

Discussed:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:06:35 - Xbox headed toward massive layoffs

00:42:09 - GOG apologizes for emailing Nazi runes to its followers

01:03:15 - Summer Games Fest

1:12:54 - SGF and AI

01:38:05 - Alien Isolation 2

01:51:31 - Control: Resonant

02:07:31 - Stranger than Heaven

02:13:12 - Super Yooka-laylee Kart

02:15:10 - Crossfire

02:26:42 - The Lost Wild

02:28:11 - Silent Hill Townfall

02:38:45 - Marathon Season 2

02:52:36 - PGA Tour 2K25

02:55:48 - Outro

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