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While happy for Pragmata's success, David Radd played some Magic's Secrets of Strixhaven and gave an update on Ogre Battle 64.  In the news, Circana reported that US hardware sales rose 69 percent in March 2026, while Sony explains the 30-day timer for digital games.   Xbox cuts Game Pass prices and removes launch-day Call of Duty games while Xbox hardware revenue drops 33 percent year-on-year and Xbox confirms it’s ‘reevaluating’ exclusivity.  Nacon has rescheduled its postponed game showcase as Studio Spiders closes. For the topic David Radd  ventures into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Gerudo Desert, storms Hyrule Castle and gives his final thoughts on the game!

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While celebrating the life of Yoshihisa Kishimoto, David Radd, talks Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and praises Astro Bot.  In the news, PS5 sales reached year highs as consumers raced to beat Sony’s price increases,  Rockstar hackers actually made Take-Two’s stock increase, after leaking how much GTA Online is making, Rockstar hackers actually made Take-Two’s stock increase, after leaking how much GTA Online is making, BAFTA Games chair believes Awards can offer hope, as Expedition 33 does well, wins GotY.  Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says he no longer reveals what he’s working on in case it’s stolen or absorbed by AI.  in part 3 of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,  David goes to the misty forest and flies through the air with the Rito.

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While watching Four Nacon subsidiaries file for insolvency. David Radd muses at Crimson Desert,  and reflects on Final Fantasy IX.  In the news  Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees.  Nintendo confirms its US Switch 2 games will soon cost more as physical versions as Switch 2 hardware price increases loom as hardware demand softens.   PlayStation is closing another game studio: Dark Outlaw Games an PS5 console prices are being raised by $100.  Circana reports that esident Evil Requiem tops US February charts, launch sales 60 percent higher than Village.  in the topicDavid visits the Zoras and the Gorons in Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

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While contemplating talking about FBC: Firebreak someday, David Radd was cool but crude with the TMNT set for Magic the Gathering, It enjoyed the last performance by every original crew member of Star Trek together in Star Trek Judgment Rites.  In the news, Nvidia’s DLSS 5 gets a negative reception upon rollout, Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’ is revealed, Microsoft reveals next-gen console details, while Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks.  For the topic, David takes a speculative crack at the Marvel Tokon roster and teams-enjoy predictions that were quickly proven wrong after recording with the sudden announcement of Peni Parker And the Amazing Guardians (that he honestly considered putting in the roster anyways though not in this team).

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While mourning the closure of Highguard (not really), David talks about Marathon and plays Shinobi 3D (not in 3D).  In the news, Sony'sBluepoint pitched a Bloodborne remaster that didn't get made and they are apparently turning off the spigot on PC ports.  Circana says U.S. video game spending rose 3 percent in January, Nacon files for insolvency and postpones game showcase.  Big story is that Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Xbox and Asha Sharma is coming from Microsoft's AI division to replace him.  We look at Spencer's whole career at Microsoft, from Encarta to Xbox and see how it stacks up.

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While mourning Shutaro Īda, gone too soon, David Radd, talks about  Baldur’s Gate 3's boundless appeal and is whelmed by Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour.  In the news, Nexon is lifted by Arc Raiders, PS6 might be delayed until 2029, while Bluepoint is closed.  The 2XKO development team gets downsized, Ashes of creation shutters and Highguard clings to life.  Epic insists it gave Horses studio "context" while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins five awards at the D.I.C.E. Awards 2026.  For the topic, all the news and announcements from a well received Sony State of Play in February 2026

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 While noting that  Comcept has dissolved, David Radd avoided treefolk erasure in Lorwyn Eclipsed before adventuring with Nathan Drake again in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.  In the news,  Sony says Ghost of Yotei sales are outperforming Tsushima and the PS5 sells surprisingly well.  Switch becomes Nintendo's best selling system all time, while the Switch 2 sets the first year record for sales.  At the same time, Xbox hardware sales crater and Valve delays the release timing and price of the Steam Machine.  For the topic, A.I. has been in the news for gaming a lot of late, from slop to ads and art.  David unpacks what it means and where A.I. has a place.

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While wondering if the Switch 2 will get a price increase this year, David Radd played the surprisingly good Magic: The Gathering set based on Avatar: The Last Airbender as well as Monument Valley 3's DLC The Garden of Life.  In the news, Meta closes three VR studios in their Reality Labs metaverse division, Circana says  Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place overall while Nintendo Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the U.S. in 2025 and remains the fastest-selling console in U.S. history.  Meanwhile, Maxis stresses "values have not changed" following $55 billion EA acquisition and U.S. lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review the deal, warning of potential negative impact on workers.  For the topic, David discusses the new Ubisoft creative houses, cancels and delays several games including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and no one outside of Ubisoft's executive team likes it.

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After wondering what's up with Switch 2 sales over the holidays, David Radd played the inferior sequel Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 and played the artistic but vapid Monument Valley III.  Meanwhile, Tuesday was actively not reading the plot in Hades II and glided around Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar.  In the news, Call of Duty co-creator and Respawn CEO Vince Zampella has sadly passed and CD Projekt sells GOG.  PS Blog and Steam lay out their most popular games as voted by the fans while the most popular games by gameplay hours remain static.  For the topic, David and Tuesday give out their top five games, their favorite topics, their least favorite game and plenty of honorable mentions.

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While wishing Harada well on his retirement from Bandai Namco, David Radd liked all the 50s sci-fi references in Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure, and played South of Midnight, a game with an interesting theme wrapped around a thoroughly mediocre character action game.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played a service game in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, while Marvel Cosmic Invasion taught them how to tag and elbow drop a dinosaur.  In the news, Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Including the game division, hardware sales and physical game spending in the U.S. just had the worst November in 30 years according to Circana and Xbox was outsold by a little-known Nex Playground console during Black Friday.  Activision and announces Call of Duty will no longer release back-to-back Black Ops or Modern Warfare games as Black Ops 7 under-performs while Ubisoft acquires Amazon Games Montreal team,  and Take-Two hires former Perfect Dark bosses to form a new 2K studio.  For the topic, David and Tuesday delve into Horses, a giallo themed indie game banned from Steam and the Epic Game Store.

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