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Video games are fun. Video game news should be, too. Join Blue, Ryan, and Donnie as we analyze the week's best, worst, and weirdest gaming headlines. New episodes every Friday!
Episodes
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- Episode 236 - Valve Blames Easy-To-Copy Games For Steam's AI Slop Problem · 1 h 10 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Valve has responded to the worrying trend of games being cloned using generative-AI and sold on Steam by lecturing game devs to make…
- Episode 235 - EA Closes BioWare In Favor Of "Guns And Football" · 1 h 22 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that it will shut down BioWare, the celebrated studio behind roleplaying games such as Dragon Age and…
- Episode 234 - XBOX Outsources Creativity With New XBOX LABS And XP Divisions · 1 h 30 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Following Nintendo and Sony's lead, XBOX is setting up XP, a division exclusively dedicated to movies and non-games partnerships. They…
- Episode 233 - Is GameStop Taking Advantage of Gamers? · 1 h 15 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Xbox's new CEO Asha Sharma claims the company is bouncing back from an all-time low, but is there any reason to believe her? Despite…
- Episode 232 - Sony Polling Devs About Killing Discs On PlayStation · 1 h 11 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Is Sony having second thoughts about ending PlayStation disc support? The question has arisen following a report that says Sony sent "a…
- Episode 231 - Activision Takes Over Halo After Latest XBOX Layoffs · 1 h 15 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Microsoft confirmed yesterday that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs…
- Episode 230 - Kojima Rebounds With XBOX After Sony Dumps Physint · 1 h 28 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor, Physint, has found a new home at XBOX after Sony dropped it. --> Blizzard blew the…
- Episode 229 - The Ocarina Of Time Remake And Nintendo Direct September 2026 · 1 h 21 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Nintendo aired two back-to-back Nintendo Directs this week, and the first covered celebrations for The Legend of Zelda's 40th Anniversary…
- Episode 228 - "Reasonable" Gamers Know They Don't Own Digital Games, Says Sony · 1 h 19 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Sony is facing a class action lawsuit filed in California's Northern District Court for failing to properly disclose that paying for a…
- Episode 227 - Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 · 1 h 17 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Gamescom Opening Night Live is here, and once again, it was a bumper night full of new game reveals, gameplay deep-dives, and more from…
- Episode 226 - Grand Theft Auto VI: Rockstar Vs CyberLeek · 1 h 17 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Over the past few days, a series of videos showing Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay and cutscenes have appeared online, along with an image of…
- Episode 225 - Netflix Gambles On Exclusivity For Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look · 1 h 12 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> The first Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay reveal, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, will debut on Netflix later this month as the…
- Episode 224 -- Sony Hears Your Complaints, It's Just Not Listening · 1 h 21 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> The war over physical video game discs rages on as Sony confirms it has heard gamers’ pleas but is nevertheless “cautiously” moving…
- Episode 223 -- Welcome To The Digital Future: Network Outages At Both PlayStation And XBOX · 1 h 18 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Less than a month after Sony announced that it will no longer be producing physical discs for its games as of January 2028 (a move that…
- Episode 222 - Sony's PlayStation 6 Will Beat XBOX's Project Helix, Say Analysts · 1 h 20 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Despite the carnage created by new XBOX boss Asha Sharma’s 100 day reset in the name of saving the brand, analysts are predicting that…
- Episode 221 - Create For Yourself: Why Authenticity Wins (TooManyGames 2026 Panel) · 54 minSend us Fan Mail In this Special Episode... --> What would you create if views, algorithms, and expectations disappeared? At TooManyGames 2026, join our own Ryan Payne with Retro…
- Episode 220 - The Video Game Industry's "Race To The Bottom" · 1 h 18 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Microsoft has officially announced layoffs of 3,200 people at Xbox, approximately 20% of the Xbox workforce and the fourth such culling…
- Episode 219 - Sony Kills Physical Discs For PlayStation · 1 h 15 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Not to be outdone by Xbox’s villain arc, it seems Sony decided to remind the world that it too hates its customer base. We're rounding up…
- Episode 218 - Valve Announces Steam Machine Price, And If You Have To Ask, You Can't Afford It · 1 h 18 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> After months of waiting, Valve has finally announced that the Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 and go…
- Episode 217 - XBOX's Villain Era: Layoffs, Studio Closures, And The 100 Day Reset · 1 h 13 minSend us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Maybe XBOX should have died the hero, but instead, it seems that the gaming giant has finally lived long enough to become the villain…
