The Game Professors

Join the Professors for another jam-packed course! We kick off with Nintendo's massive tariff-refund sale and wild BlizzCon reveals like Diablo V, an open-world StarCraft shooter, and WoW: Forever. Next, Sony dumps Kojima’s Physint, leaving Xbox to swoop in as the rebound. We then drop into WARDOGS' chaotic 3-team warzone, ask if Marvel’s Wolverine is basically playing itself (scent trails and all), and check out Valve’s $1,000+ Steam Frame VR headset—which doesn't even pack a wall charger. Finally, Los Santos finally completes the Mile High Club as Rockstar embraces full roleplay with NoPixel V!

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected]. Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as we kick things off with Breaking Benjamin’s wild mid-concert rant over a Fallout 4 modding beef and break down the latest lackluster Nintendo and Sony showcases. Next, we weigh the heavy performance costs of NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 before diving into the massive CS2 chat log leak that accidentally created a ranked toxicity leaderboard. We also discuss an Anthropic AI researcher quitting over existential fears, sift through the 12TB Valve 'Gigaleak', tackle the messy Sony digital ownership lawsuit, and look at the PS5 Pro selling out. Finally, touch on the origins of the hit tactics game Star Wars: Zero Company and the controversial studio furloughs surrounding its release. Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected]. Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as they talk about the confirmation of Xbox's new disc-to-digital program and the massive Gamescom 2026 reveals, including the epic return of rhythm games with Stage Tour! Next, we explore the rollercoaster history of Arkane Studios—how Dishonored saved them, Redfall's tragic end, and the rise of Black Pony Immersive. We also jump into the spicy "hire old devs" Halo debate, featuring veteran clapbacks and a much darker vision for the franchise's future. Finally, we break down the wild GTA 6 "Cyberleek" situation and Take-Two's legal dragnet, before wrapping up with controversial PlayStation news regarding media blacklists, AI honeypots, and that cheeky TOS email.

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected] . Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors for this week's big gaming news! We kick off with KH4's release window, a Steam VR leak, and a hilarious physical "bug" in the Fallout: New Vegas bundle. Next, we dive into the massive GTA VI "Cyberleek" incident, exploring the leaked gameplay, the hacker's manifesto, and Take-Two's rapid response. We also cover the Gears of War: E-Day beta. We then expose shady tech warranties, including Best Buy removing laptop RAM as a "fix" and SK Hynix's refund loopholes. Plus, we discuss how new UE5 titles are making modern GPUs cry out in pain. Finally, we analyze Star Citizen's disastrous developer livestream that felt like a hostage video!

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected] . Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as we kick things off with Nvidia's DLSS 5, decade-old games dominating sales, and the Google TV digital library debacle. Then, we postulate on a potential Bioware sale and where they may end up, as EA looks to move on from the studio. We also discuss Mark Darrah on player feedback and the Netflix paywall for the next GTA VI trailer. Next, we break down Chalk Warfare, an insane shooter where you literally draw your weapons, and take a look at the Razer Naga V3 Pro. Things get sketchy as we analyze BR1: Infinite, a new "pay-per-kill" extraction shooter raising massive red flags. Finally, we unpack the messy launch of Halo: Campaign Evolved, exploring its troubled UE5 development, scrapped multiplayer, and controversial gameplay tweaks.

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected] . Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as we tackle a packed syllabus! We kick things off with the disturbing hidden camera lawsuit hitting The Pokémon Company, followed by the fan backlash and Mexican antitrust lawsuit against PlayStation's push away from physical media. Next, we dive into a massive Xbox leak revealing their "Disc-to-Digital" plans and "Project Helix" console. We also marvel at a crazy mod letting you play Vice City inside GTA III inside San Andreas! Then, it's a look back at the scrapped spaceship ending for Assassin’s Creed. Brace your wallets as we break down the insane 2026 GPU price hikes from NVIDIA and AMD, before wrapping up with Heru going full dad-mode in our review of Capcom's Pragmata. Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected] . Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as we break down a massive lineup of gaming news! We start with the wild Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced photo mode and Call of Duty's Gilded Ruin camo race. Then, we dive into the wild true story of a Skyrim fan jailed due to a syntax error, followed by LG's sneaky monitor adware controversy. We also examine GTA 6's physical edition region locks and high price tag compared to annual sports titles. Next up in tech, we discuss the potential for $1,000 consoles, Project Helix rumors, and Noctua's fan-cooled mouse. Finally, we break down Capcom's massive digital sales shift and Xbox's outage.

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected] . Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as we dive into the sudden recasting of Kratos in the live-action God of War series and the latest Xbox hardware sales. Next, we break down a massive World of Warcraft scandal where a GM allegedly abused developer powers to cheat in a Mythic+ dungeon!

We also examine Nintendo's messy week of tariff lawsuits and patent rejections, while Palworld smashes milestones. Then, we unpack Troy Baker’s defense of the gaming industry and its “Fat Cats”, GameStop's pivot from physical media, and how Xbox fully funded S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's development. Finally, we discuss the death of physical games, GTA 6's digital-only future, and remakes like KOTOR!

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected]. Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as Heru and Plague tackle a wild story of a gaming PC saving its owner from a stray bullet, before breaking down the surprise PlayStation ports of Black Ops 1 & 2. Things heat up with Apple’s massive lawsuit against OpenAI over stolen hardware secrets! We unpack the greedy launches of AC Black Flag Resynced and College Football 27, covering studio strikes and microtransaction boycotts. Plus, we dig into juicy AMD hardware leaks, Valve’s rocky start, and continued excellence. Next we ask if GTA 6 will require a government ID. We wrap up with the third entry on the  backlash against PlayStation's digital-only push discussion.

Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected] . Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!

Join the Professors as we dive into Meccha Chameleon's wild auto-paint cheating epidemic and say our goodbyes to Mario Kart Tour. Next, we explore NBCUniversal's rumored gaming pivot, SAND's massive Early Access success, and Microsoft's leaked web-only Copilot OS. We then break down the catastrophic $200M failure of Suicide Squad and clear up the Steam Machine "Red Line of Death" panic while geeking out over modern controller and switch tech. To wrap up, we tackle PlayStation's controversial push toward a digital-only future by 2028 and dissect the brutal realities of Xbox's massive FY27 restructuring. Heru and Plague would love your feedback! Let us know what we can improve on and other topics you'd like to hear us discuss by reaching out to [email protected]. Come in and grab a seat as we profess our love and hate for all things video games!