The games industry has begun taking some hits, especially at Microsoft. We talk about the extensive issues going on there on top of the layoffs and the state of the console war between them and Sony, as well as the EU's increasing concern over predatory game practices, and the continuing issues regarding superhero games "needing" to be "games-as-a-service" games. All that and more on this week's Super Gamekast 2!

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Intro Music: That Headband Guy - "Burning Vigor (Ken's Theme from Street Fighter II) - https://ocremix.org

This week we're looking at the release schedule for an action-packed 2023! We also check out the bestselling games of 2022, HBO Max's price hike, and more!

It's a new year! Time for the gang to look back on 2022 and all its ups and downs, it's news, its games, and everything we've been up to! Come join us on this retrospective journey and hear what we loved about this year in gaming!

Santa's coming to every damn house and so is Super Gamekast 2! This week we're talking about John Carmack leaving Meta and the VR space as a whole, Chris Metzen returning to Blizzard to help with World of Warcraft, the Crisis Core remake straight up using images from Getty Images watermark and all, and more! -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/supergamekraft

This week, your favorite reformed rabbi Bronson Fiori runs the show to talk about the many announcements and awards at The Game Awards, the FTC formally suing to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision/Blizzard, the ongoing drama regarding Disco Elysium's creators, and more!

We're talking Smash Bros, Tekken 8 and probably not (but maybe) some Mortal Kombat or DC's Injustice? We also get into the US Army's recruitment efforts through gaming spaces, From Software's reported crunching and low pay issues, that new Mario Bros movie trailer, and a whole lot of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight!

This week we talk about the successful train-wreck that is Pokemon: Scarlet and Violet, the announcement of Bayonetta 4, the likely blockage of Microsoft's deal with Activision/Blizzard, and we look back at two years of the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X!

For the first hour, we browse through all the Black Friday deals that have rolled out. Then we go through all the Game Awards nominees and make our picks! We have plenty more things to talk about, but let's be honest, the real story is that the creator of Sonic the Hedgehog is finally in jail

This week we're talking about the Switch, Kirby, a VR headset that kills you, Gears of War media, Horizon getting an MMO, remembering Sony's portable systems, and, of course...the Batman.

Lots of news this week! PlayStation's new subscription service numbers are out and they're not good! Xbox is talking likely price increases next year, also not good! Ratchet turns 20! We're old! And so much more!