This week, CoD: MW2 released, and with it comes the bugs, balancing, and controversy (including skill-based matchmaking, which we didn't even realize was a controversy). Plus, an update on Adriana Chechik's recovery following injuries sustained and the recent TwitchCon event.

In upcoming games: More spoopy, a new MOBA, and Sanic.

Silent Hill had a pretty big content drop, including a movie and multiple games. Dark Souls 2 is back online on the PC (sort of), but Dark Souls: Prepare to Die edition won't be coming back online. Also, Bayonetta's original voice actress walks back her original statements regarding her offered pay for Bayonetta 3.

In the upcoming games: several spooky games, another Square Enix RPG, and a diver named Dave.

Content warning: One of this episode's stories involves abuse. If you would like to avoid this topic, avoid listening between 39:30 - 44:20.

This week: a 16 billion GP OS Runescape kill, G4 is apparently shutting down, and an follow-up on the status of streamer Adriana Chechik after her injury at TwitchCon. Plus, we're going over the whole deal with the Bayonetta 3 voice acting controversy, and talking briefly on the recent revelations about Amouranth's abusive relationship.

In this week's upcoming games: A highly aesthetic sci-fi/fantasy ARPG, Mario + Rabbids + XCOM, Ubisoft presents Gotham Theft Auto*, and Garbage Pail Kids. Yes. Garbage Pail Kids.

*Gotham Knights is not a Ubisoft game. It's also not a Rockstar game. You probably knew that, but we wanted to clarify.

Overwatch 2 released, and "rocky" would be an understatement. TwithCon featured a little more (but not too much) info on the impending revenue split changes for streamers, as well as an unfortunate incident involving a streamer (and apparently many others) and a foam pit.

Upcoming games for the week include the upcoming Dragon Ball asymmetrical PvP horror game, a Ghostbusters asymmetrical PvP horror game, and another game about potion-making.

It wouldn't be Blizzard release without server issues, and Overwatch 2 has those. Of course, Overwatch 2 isn't the only reason Activision Blizzard is in the news. Playstation's new rewards program might include... *checks notes* pay-to-win customer support? And, despite the last update literally being called "Journey's End", Terraria has yet another "final" update.

Instead of upcoming games, we've got some NextFest games to talk about.

Overwatch 2 just keeps disappointing people as it approaches release. Shin Megami Tensei developer Atlus is suing a fan-made server of their now-dead MMO Imagine. After last week's news, there seems to have been a collective meltdown at Twitch, resulting in everything from petty drama to harassment allegations, as well as the site itself announcing a pay-cut to some of the top content creators on the platform.

This week's upcoming games include a witchy visual novel, a 2D pixel-art point-and-click, the aforementioned Overwatch 2, and more.

There was a massive GTA 6 leak, a Twitch scandal involving a streamer with a gambling addiction, and a counter-suit filed against Bungie by the very same cheat-makers they sued first. Plus, it looks like someone who works (or worked, probably) at Wizard101 got awfully heated, Genshin Impact is getting an anime by the same studio behind Demon Slayer, and we're following up on the Overwatch 2 battle pass info we got last week.

In the upcoming games, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, drums, and a mob murder clean-em-up.

This week, Nintendo Direct gives us a new Fire Emblem, Pikmin news, and more. Plus, Overwatch 2 reveals its plans for character acquisition and AGDQ announces they're pulling out of their Florida venue, opting to go online-only this year due to safety concerns.

In the upcoming games, Metal: Hellsinger is finally upon us, plus a few other gems, including Monkey Island, a Doom 1-like bullet hell, and a game where you play a cybernetically-enhanced samurai that fights robot monsters modelled after monsters from Japanese folklore in a cyberpunk version of Edo Japan.

This week, we come back from a week off to more developments on streamer Keffals and the downfall of the harassment haven known as Kiwi Farms, head of Xbox Game Studios Matt Booty not understanding QA too well, and Callisto Protocol lead Glen Schofield seems to forget what crunch is.

We're also looking at the upcoming games, including French Revolution but with robots and the highly anticipated Splatoon 3.

This week, Gamescom opened with some great trailers, Untamed Isles disappoints backers after a crypto crash leaves the developer in some trouble, and McDonald's is back with the Pokemon Happy Meals (for some people). Plus, the Spiderman mod that got a ban from Nexusmods, Sony's getting sued, and, as always, the upcoming games for the week.