This week: a former Call of Duty lead "immensely worried" about series under Microsoft, Nintendo is reportedly increasing Switch 2 production as it expects record-breaking first year sales exceeding its own estimates, Xbox Ally and Ally X reviews are here, Tomonobu Itakagi has sadly passed away, Quantic Dream has revealed its first-ever free-to-play multiplayer game, and more!

GAMES DISCUSSED: Keeper, Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Battlefield 6, BALL x PIT, Hades II, Ghost of Yōtei, Absolum

SUPPORT

CONTACT

FOLLOW

WATCH

LISTEN

CREDITS

Sean returns!

This week: Ubisoft reportedly cancelled an Assassin’s Creed game partly due to ‘political concerns’, MindsEye developers sign damning open letter against studio execs over "longstanding disrespect and mistreatment" following game's disastrous launch, A Minecraft Movie gets inevitable sequel after grossing almost $1bn, and Battlefield 6 players face extensive queues this weekend as servers immediately reach capacity.

Also: crisp sandwiches, game delays, complex button combos, trainers, and more!

GAMES DISCUSSED: Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yōtei, Hades II, Baby Steps.

SUPPORT

CONTACT

FOLLOW

WATCH

LISTEN

CREDITS

Sean's away, so this week we're joined by Iain Lee!

This week: Microsoft increases price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass reportedly led to $300 million in lost sales of Black Ops 6, Xbox's next gen console hardware plans aren't cancelled (yet), a ‘deep dive’ on the future of Halo will be held next month, and FIFA lives on in a mascot-focused five-a-side football game. Also: first completed games, what ARE Microsoft doing, elephants, and more.

GAMES DISCUSSED: Ghost of Yōtei, Baby Steps, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Death Stranding 2, Borderlands 4, Chess

SUPPORT

CONTACT

FOLLOW

WATCH

LISTEN

CREDITS

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

SUPPORT

CONTACT

FOLLOW

WATCH

LISTEN

CREDITS

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

SUPPORT

CONTACT

FOLLOW

WATCH

LISTEN

CREDITS

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

SUPPORT

CONTACT

FOLLOW

WATCH

LISTEN

CREDITS

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.

Support

Contact

Follow

Watch

Listen

Credits

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.

Support

Contact

Follow

Watch

Listen

Credits

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

Support

Contact

Follow

Watch

Listen

Credits

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.

Support

Contact

Follow

Watch

Listen

Credits