This week: PlayStation State of Play, Xbox at Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft "ceases and disables" some of its services to Israel Ministry of Defence, investors including Saudi 's PIF are reportedly in "advanced talks" for a $50bn leveraged buyout of EA, ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X prices have been confirmed, and Doug Bowser is retiring.

Also: Pikmin abilities, electronic brain chips, stag do’s and more.

GAMES DISCUSSED: Hades II, Baby Steps, FC26, Blippo+, Lego Voyagers, Fortnite

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This week: US Xbox fans hit with another hardware price hike just four months after the last increase, Sucker Punch studio head comments on firing a developer who joked about Charlie Kirk’s death, Tencent responds to Sony lawsuit against Horizon clone, and scientists have worked out why some people invert video game controls.

Also: TV adverts, serious games, funeral music, Mario sports crossovers, the dark web, being cool, and more.

GAMES DISCUSSED: LEGO Voyagers, Not Sure About That, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Fortnite

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This week: Everything announced in last week’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo’s patenting stuff again, Sony launches new PlayStation parental control app, and Randy Pitchford doing Randy Pitchford things.

Also: Cyberpunk mods, airplane seats, going back in time, couples gaming habits, plants, new dads, and more.

GAMES DISCUSSED: Hollow Knight: Silksong, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, Is This Seat Taken?, Fortnite, Not Sure About That

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James Farley returns!

This week: Hollow Knight: Silksong is here (and it took down global game storefronts), Take-Two was reportedly in talks to fund and publish Perfect Dark reboot, PS5 Digital Edition consoles are reportedly getting a quiet storage downgrade, and a Call of Duty movie and a Life is Strange TV show are both happening.

Also: Shepherd’s pie, Games Master, stinky games, and uninterrupted gaming.

Games discussed: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance.

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Steam begins age verification for UK customers, Hermen Hulst wants first-party PlayStation studios to fail “cheaply and early”, and King layoffs sound bad.

Also: perfect games, vinegar pills, gigs, Sunday best, and more.

Games discussed: SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance, Destiny: Rising, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Mina the Hollower, Skate., Helldivers 2.

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Everything announced at Opening Night Live, ex-Deck Nine developer claims a Life is Strange: Double Exposure sequel is still in the works, Hollow Knight Silksong finally gets a release date, Elden Ring runs like shit on Switch 2, and Sony raises the price of the PS5 again.

Also: Dad behaviours, musical memories, Lamborghini’s, game spellings, and more.  

Games discussed: Sword of the Sea, Herdling, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2

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This week we’re joined by Imogen Mellor!

We’re talking about Remedy being unsatisfied with FBC: Firebreak’s launch sales, Helldivers teasing a HALO OSDT crossover, PETA calling for Nintendo to remove Cow's "cruel" nose ring, Black Ops 7 might not make it to Switch, and more Shenmue is on the way.

Also: teaching, KSI, a new news segment, and more!

Games discussed: Assassin’s Creed: Shadows, Dark Souls 3, Elden Ring Nightreign, Balatro, Pokemon Pocket TCG, Death Stranding 2, Earthworm Jim 2, UFO 50, Donkey Kong Bananza, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2.

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Our James fallow period (Farlow?) has begun, but with it, comes special guests.

And this week we’re joined by Inel Tomlinson!

We're talking Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Digital Foundry goes independent, Contraband gets Contrabinned, and there’s a beautiful new range of baby and toddler toys from Nintendo.

Also: Gamescom predictions, losing limbs, soup, voice acting, old VHS tapes and more.

Games discussed: Death Stranding 2, and Roger, Time Flies, Battlefield 6, Donkey Kong Bananza, Mario Picross 2, Micro Museum Ramsgate.

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David’s away, but that doesn’t stop us talking about everything announced in last week’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, Xbox Game Pass hitting almost $5bn in annual revenue, Itch.io "re-indexes" free adult NSFW content, BioShock 4 failing to impress at internal 2K review, and Sony suing Tencent over Light of Motiram.

Also: online abuse, shaving beards, siblings, movie tie-in games, game show games, interviewing celebs, and more.

Games discussed: and Roger, Time Flies; Dear Me I was, Fortnite, Death Stranding 2, FUMES, Donkey Kong Bananza.

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Mastercard and Visa face backlash after hundreds of adult games removed from online stores Steam and Itch.io, Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK (and reversed plans to charge $80 for The Outer Worlds 2) Switch 2 has become the fastest selling video game hardware device in US history, Sony’s new Power Saver mode will ‘scale back performance’ of supported PlayStation 5 titles, and Wolfenstein is the next game series to get an adaptation for TV.

Also: burned food, save files, biscuits, billionaires, and more.

Games discussed: Death Stranding 2, Wheel World, Donkey Kong Bananza.

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