Join the Professors as we dive into the "Steamy" drama in Far Far West and Valve's strict stance on in-game review requests. We discuss Project Theseus, which brings the classic 2001 Xbox dashboard natively to PC, and whether or not custom launchers could be compatible with steam. We tackle the chaos of the 2026 Steam Controller sell-out and cover Sony’s $7.85 million monopoly settlement. Plague heads to the moon to analyze the success of Pragmata and get into what made the game successful. We then shift to technical warnings regarding the Windrose SSD-wearing crisis and Microsoft’s controversial push for 32GB of RAM alongside their "Project K2" anti-bloat initiative. Finally, we discuss unsealed emails between Gabe Newell, Elon Musk, and Hideo Kojima, and wrap up with the massive review bombing of Slay the Spire 2. 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 a look at some wild gaming news this week. We start with a breakdown of "Digital Diogenes" on Steam, examining the world's #1 collector and the reality of owning 43,000 games. We then explore Valve’s new Steam Deck telemetry tools before shifting to Intel’s GPU retreat and AMD’s retail dominance. Next, we look at Toyota’s $3,100 luxury office chair and the new 2026 Steam Controller. We also dig into the spicy history of Bethesda’s tense post-mortem with Obsidian over Fallout: New Vegas and Splitgate's preservation plan. Finally, we tackle the latest DRM controversies with 2K and Sony’s online mandates, the Denuvo bypass, and the shutdown of PokéNational Geographic.

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Join the Professors for Course #28! We get into the corporate fallout of Sony’s live-service mandate, Shuhei Yoshida’s exit, and the harsh financial reality of Bungie’s Marathon. We also take an in-depth look at Microsoft’s major Game Pass price cuts as Microsoft's new gaming CEO gives us a win!

We start the day with Bloomberg’s leak of a Disney extraction shooter and the "free game" paradox at the Epic Games Store. Next, we discuss the R-rated Bloodborne animated movie and potentially multiple PS6 SKUs. We then move into our analysis of Sony’s shifting DNA and Microsoft's subscription shakeup. In the lab, we review the success of Windrose and Pragmata, before heading to shop class to troubleshoot the Starfield PS5 launch and preview Cyberpunk 2077 VR.

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Join the Professors as we dive into the major production leaks for the Elden Ring movie and Amazon’s "non-gamer" rewrites for the Mass Effect series. We break down the Take-Two AI layoffs, the Chinese RAM market collapse, and why the Steam Deck 2 is likely targeting 2028. We also check out Valve’s new SteamGPT support and the weird NVIDIA DLSS 5 copyright strike drama. Finally, we get technical with the CIA’s "Ghost Murmur" heartbeat detection, the neural texture revolution for PS6 and other gaming hardware. The soul-crushing details behind the 80% complete (but canceled) Last of Us Online. 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 Course #26 as we kick things off with Disney considering an Epic acquisition and an incredible flea market find in Edinburgh. We check the historical numbers and discuss the death of "walled gardens" and the staggering decline of console exclusives. We break down Sony’s shocking PS5 price hikes and early PS6 hardware leaks involving AI texture compression. We also cover the 2026 RAM market crash, the FTC’s crackdown on digital "debanking," and Nintendo’s big "Summon and Fight" patent loss. We wrap up with a deep dive into the "eSlop" asset flips and bundle spam ruining modern storefronts, specifically Nintendo’s.

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Join the Professors for a deep dive into the biggest shifts in gaming and tech! We start with a discussion on the rumored Netflix-Xbox subscription alliance and Micron's 300GB shoving more Ram into our cars making the"Supercomputer on Wheels." From there, we track the chronological fallout at Epic Games with their recent layoffs and the removal of three Fortnite modes. We then take a look at the recent release Crimson Desert and it’s polarized launch before giving PC gamers a heads up on the mystery of yellowing white PC cases and the ethics of Morrowind’s new AI voice-over mod. Finally, we cover official Pokémon bridal jewelry, a chilling "GTA alibi" true crime case, and Sony’s strategic pivot back to console exclusivity.

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Join the Professors as we dive into a packed course on the latest gaming chaos. We start with an in-depth look at Marathon’s uphill battle for profitability and the concerns surfacing at Bungie. Next, we navigate Starfield’s leap to PlayStation 5 and the game-changing "Free Lanes" flight update. We then break down how Sandfall Interactive defied AAA norms by using 95% Blueprints for their latest hit before tackling the heated "AI Slop" debate surrounding NVIDIA’s DLSS 5. The lecture continues with Jeff Kaplan’s shocking revelations about his Blizzard departure and his new studio, Kintsugiyama. We also cover the wild legal victory for the Subnautica 2 team against Krafton’s "AI-driven" takeover attempt. Finally, we analyze the disconnect between Battlefield 6’s record-breaking sales and EA’s recent studio layoffs.

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Join the Professors for Course #23! We start with our most in-depth dives yet: the sudden 45-day death of Highguard and its relation to Marathon. Nintendo's strategic acquisition of Bandai Namco Studios Singapore. We then break down Capcom crushing on PC hard while Sony reportedly pulls the plug on single-player PC ports. The US government blocks a 2D game for being "too realistic," for the simulation that exists in the game.  Am exploit that broke Overwatch lobbies, and why Call of Duty leads the pack in cheat searches. We wrap with Meta’s creepy "Digital Afterlife" patent and Heru’s deep dive into the latest WoW expansion and profession changes.

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Join the Professors for Course #22 as we grade the week's biggest gaming disasters! We kick off with Hideki Kamiya’s viral curse on story leakers and the "legal evolution" of a Pokémon shop that got robbed and then bullied by Nintendo. We go inside xAI’s "war rooms" where Elon Musk is forcing Grok to grind League of Legends before tackling the absolute chaos at Xbox following Phil Spencer’s retirement and Asha Sharma’s suspicious Xbox account scandal. We also roast Sony’s sneaky plan to make you pay for the global RAM shortage and Ubisoft’s "AAAA" flop, Skull and Bones, compared to the indie hit “Windrose”. Finally, we analyze the NY Attorney General’s massive lawsuit against Valve’s "loot box" gambling empire.

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33:56 Business and Econ

01:05:50 Lab Work

01:33:59 Shop Class

01:38:22 Civics and Sociology

Join the Professors as we deep-dive into the massive PlayStation State of Play, the breakout hit Mewgenics, and our time as superhero dispatchers in Dispatch! We start with the announcement of a game that Heru has been dying to play, also the God of War trilogy remake, and MGS Master Collection Vol. 2. Then we tackle an apparent Steam Deck shortage and the HDD "Price Apocalypse." We analyze the Sons of Sparta controversy, Square Enix’s Killer Inn, and the tactical cat-breeding excellence of Mewgenics. It turns out Heru was on the money from last week as we investigate Logitech’s Superstrike bans and Steam’s new hardware review tags. Finally, we discuss the PS4’s 2026 roadmap and then we finish with our personal breakdown and review of Dispatch!

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