Alex gets his hands on New Pokemon Snap and shares his thoughts. Sony listens to fan feedback and decides, in a twist, to let the PS3 and Vita stores remain open. Toys for Bob experiences an unexpected shift of focus, and Konami backs out of E3. Also: another round of wheel of favorites.

PS3 and Vita stores will remain open

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/04/19/playstation-store-on-ps3-and-ps-vita-will-continue-operations/

Toys for Bob Employees laid off and moved to support Call of Duty Warzone

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-04-30-toys-for-bob-reportedly-suffers-layoffs-as-it-moves-to-support-call-of-duty-warzone

Konami backs out of E3

https://www.ign.com/articles/konami-is-working-on-a-number-of-key-projects-but-wont-attend-e3-2021

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