The After Hours Arcade Podcast for the May 9th, 2024, covered several gaming news topics. The hosts discussed the Summer Game Event Schedule for June, including Nintendo Direct, Xbox, and other streams. They also talked about Nintendo Switch owners' willingness to buy indie games, the Helldivers 2 community manager's firing, Apple's new iPad ad backlash, and Microsoft's Hi-Fi Rush backlash. Other topics included the new Battlefield game, a Disney+, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle, and advice Jodie Whittaker shared with Ncuti Gatwa about Doctor Who casting backlash.
The podcast also mentioned upcoming game releases and where listeners can find more content from the hosts.