Gaming Podcast

08/31/2026

Quick News

Wada feels Persona 1 & Persona 2 remakes are something 'we have to do'
Supermassive Games announces layoffs impacting up to 75 employees

Game News

Asha Sharma teases Elder Scrolls 6 Name
Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony
Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with ChatGPT
Sean Murray suggests No Man's Sky follow-up Light No Fire is quite far along

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08/31/2026

Gaming Flashback: Oxenfree
Quick News

A cracked version of Marvel Tōkon is reigniting questions around DRM and its impact on PC games
Paradox has been cooking up some Stellaris "summer experiments," from megastructure upgrades to a full espionage rework
Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 9 gives server owners more control, stops mushrooms clipping through foxes, and fixes a strange Endermen issue.

Game News

Riot is ending development of its 2XKO fighting game
Former EA manager doesn't believe the next Mass Effect will survive Saudi takeover

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07/29/2026

This week's Gaming Flashback is Halo 3.

Monster Hunter Wilds' latest patch makes online-only missions playable offline
Bethesda yet again reassures fans that The Elder Scrolls 6's roadmap is unaffected by recent Xbox layoffs
Atari signs deal with Universal Pictures to develop movies – Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Yars’ Revenge
PlayStation ‘blackout’ week is coming to protest Sony’s disc-Less future
Dev: "Sony had the strictest social media guidelines they've ever seen issued"
Xbox grants PC versions of select Ubisoft games to digital copy owners

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07/27/2026

Researchers studying ChatGPT conversations surprised to find one power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club pregnancy fics
Microsoft announces 3200 layoffs and four studio departures
Sony kills physical PS5 games
PlayStation is deleting 551 movies from customers’ accounts
Nintendo has detailed rollout plans for Switch 2 product revisions

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07/27/2026

Steam Machine price revealed Sony deletes mention of PC from annual strategy report Epic Games Store is getting a big redesignHalo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to playRockstar quietly gives us probably our best look at GTA 6's Vice City yet Ultima's creator Richard Garriott is planning to win back the rights to his legendary RPG from EA with an 50-year-old copyright quirk

07/08/2026

First take of Grand Theft Auto... IV. From 18 years ago.

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06/26/2026

A 17 year old GameStooge poll.

06/18/2026

Gaming Flashback:Shaken But Not Stirred
News:

FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date
Rayman Legends being remastered in full 3D
PlayerUnknown's survival game is shutting down 6 months after launch
Streets of Rage movie hires Sonic screenwriters
State of Play 2026
PC Gaming Show 2026
Xbox Games Showcase
Future Games Show
Nintendo's finally developing replaceable batteries
ROG Xbox Ally X20 announced with OLED display

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06/18/2026

News:

Tom Kane dies aged 64
Steam Controller reservations are coming through
Sony reportedly confirms it's ditching PC versions of its single-player PS5 games
Forza Horizon 6 has already tripled the series' peak player count on Steam
Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers

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05/04/2026

This week, Australia wants to know how Valve is combating 'extreme-right communities' on Steam and the Gaming Flashback is Overcooked.The news includes:

Slay the Spire 2 devs weren't going to make a sequel
Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99
Two Point Museum Arty-Facts DLC brings artistic curation in May 2026
New retro console smashes annual target after just 24 hours of pre-orders

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