Niki and John are riding solo this week while we prepare for Summer Game Fest. Included in their hangout:

• Coverage expectations of Geoff's big show
• EA's cancelation of Black Panther and the closure of Cliffhanger
• Memories of E3
• Battle Aces shutting down
• Tencent's recent catalog
• Xbox moving away from proprietary handheld (for now)
• Elden Ring Nightreign's PC problems
• getting paid to hate a game

Also, we answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from our Discord!