Videogame Roundtable

This week is Nintendo's turn at their showcase. But you know what? There's even more to talk about. The Beyond Good and Evil remaster showcased, Ace Attorney Investigations Collection also getting remastered, the banana clicking game now 9th most popular of all time on Steam, Embracer Group shuts down Pieces Interactive, Life is Strange: Double Exposure 'will respect both endings' to original game, FromSoftware warns new Elden Ring Steam Deck bug making game unresponsive, and Microsoft will be at this year's Gamescom. The other news includes:

• Sims-like rival Life by You has been canceled after indefinite delay

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This week is all about the Showcases, from Summer Game Fest to Microsoft's Xbox/Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 showcase. It's over 2 hours of fun, enjoy!

The guys discuss Eric Barone still working on Stardew Valley, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 being confirmed for Xbox Game Pass, blackjack roguelike Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers, Kerbal Space Program developer layoffs, The Sims 4 launching a battle pass-like, and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. The news includes:

• The Sony State of Play showcase

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The gang discusses the PC Gaming Show coming June 9, Tesla ending Steam support in its vehicles, Ghost of Tsushima being PlayStation's biggest single-player PC launch to date (second only to Helldivers 2), Hellblade 2 developer Ninja Theory's next game reportedly already greenlit by Xbox (and "no plans whatsoever" to close studio), Grand Theft Auto 6 publisher "highly confident" of an Autumn 2025 release window and the Resident Evil 1 Remake is in production and will release in 2026 according to a leaker. The news includes:

• This year's Call of Duty will reportedly launch on Xbox Game Pass

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• Sony backs down on demand that Helldivers 2 players log into a PSN account

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Once again, there's no set list of topics; the guys just discuss the news of the week off the cuff and what they've been playing.

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This week, the guys talk about how Yu-Gi-Oh players stink, literally. Aside from that, they also discuss the Star Wars Outlaws' $110 and $130 editions, Palworld's PvP arena, the Rogue Prince of Persia getting revealed, yet another Stardew Valley patch is on the way, Activision Blizzard and NetEase renew their agreement to publish games in China, and free updates heading to Fallout 4.

The news includes:

• Sega declares 2024 the Year of Shadow the Hedgehog

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This week, there was almost no news (until the last second). Instead, the guys talk about videogames they've been playing and the minor news items that popped up. The one major news item:

• Gamers seek legal win that would stop developers from rendering online games unplayable

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This podcast is full of patches and updates, but the guys also discuss Destiny finally getting Horde mode, PS VR2 production reportedly being paused as Sony seeks to move backlog of unsold units, the Stellaris spin-off changing its name to Nexus 5X, and Assassin's Creed Jade likely delayed to 2025. The news includes:

• Stardew Valley's 1.6 update is finally live

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This week, the gang follows up on Tim Sweeney from last week, and also discuss Dark Souls 2 modding, the "photorealistic" ant RTS Empire of the Ants, and Resident Evil 4 Remake crossing 7 million copies sold. The news also includes:

• Saber Interactive confirms "a number of titles" still in development

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