What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

Why Hades 2 Early Access is Breaking Records - Ep. 365


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This week was a doozy with the massive news about Xbox studio closures including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin. Andrea and Riana dive into this tough topic before moving to headlines featuring Helldivers 2 PSN Linking drama, Nintendo finally acknowledging Switch 2, and projections that might see the Switch become Nintendo's best selling console of all time. In hands-on Riana is IN LOVE with Hades II and according to the Steam charts so are A LOT of other people. Andrea dipped her toes into the handcrafted Claymation world of Harold Halibut.


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  • Bored Ape Gamer’s Club
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  • Joshua Franklin
  • Justin Foshee
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    Timestamps:

    03:01 - WGG lead story of the week:

    03:22 - Xbox SHUTS DOWN Multiple Studios, Including Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More 

    06:03 - Matt Booty Head of Xbox Game Studio Email to staff

    15:35 - Microsoft beats expectations as quarterly profits rise 20% to nearly $22B

    17:31 - What's happening with Xbox GamePass

    26:36 - Rumours Xbox might have more layoffs in the pipeline

    28:08 - Break 1

    28:14 - Headlines:

    28:14 - Helldivers 2 PSN Requirement Backtracked on PC After Brutal Review Bombing Campaign

    34:31 - Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 will be announced this year

    38:06 - Nintendo Announces Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for Switch With Release Date and Debut Trailer

    42:03 - Break 2

    42:19 - SuperGiant's Hades Il

    44:58 - Hades Breakdown

    45:43 - What is a Roguelike?

    53:48 - Harold Halibut

    54:46 - Harold Halibut Story-Line & Game Mechanics


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