The bizarre streaming E3 2021 is over, and the guys discuss all of it. Yes, all of it. The conclusion they have is that Microsoft and Nintendo actually had something to say, and everyone else were basically unprepared — for something they should have had months to prepare for.

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This week’s edition has Jonah being really down on the Legendary Edition of the Mass Effect Trilogy, and it has nothing to do with any sort of bugs. TJ empathizes, recalling his frustration with the remaster of Demon’s Souls.

In other news:

• Civilization devs have “several” games in development that will be revealed “this year”
• The Apple vs. Epic lawsuit has sparked ‘Xbox Game Pass on Switch’ rumors again
• No Hollow Knight: Silksong news at E3

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This week’s episode is full of rumors, which the crew try to parse.

The news includes:

• Yakuza will remain a turn-based series going forward
• Gears 6 won’t be announced “for some time”
• Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 re-release “on the table”
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow studio is making a new game

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Can scalpers get any sleazier? Find out in this episode, as more exciting games are coming this year that the crew get hyped about.

The news list features:

• Electronic Arts buys Super Mega Baseball studio Metalhead Software
• Back 4 Blood details its deck-building card system
• Pokémon Card scalpers are ruining cereal, too

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Lots of stuff is coming to Game Pass and platforms everywhere, as TJ enthuses about Ghosts ‘N Goblins, and shows less enthusiasm over Resident Evil Re:Verse.

This week’s news includes:

• Ghosts ‘N Goblins Resurrection coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in June
• Elite Dangerous: Odyssey launches on PC in May
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass
• Resident Evil Re:Verse has been delayed

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This week’s episode is double-sized, because the previous week’s episode was… pretty bad. Who knows? Maybe we’ll air it some week when we’re unable to post a new episode.

This week’s news includes:

• Xbox Cloud Gaming for PC beta invites sent out
• Rumor: Battlefield 6 not coming to Xbox One or PS4
• BioShock 4 job listings appear to confirm an open world and sidequests
• Civilization 6’s final free game update adds three new units, two new maps, and more
• Nintendo says it will focus on more original game series in the future

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The news:

• PAX 2021 plans revealed
• Battlefield 6 rumors are rife with spaghetti
• 7 Deadly Sins: Hitman 3 new DLC drops March 30
• DOOM: The Classics Collection coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4

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After announcing most Zenimax games will be exclusive to PC and Xbox, now the rumors are swirling that Microsoft will buy Discord, the mammoth VOIP that is rivaling Twitch and Facebook for active users.

The news includes:

• Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Discord
• PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores to reportedly shutdown this year
• Serious Sam 2 surprises fans with substantial new update

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Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn’t in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course.

This week’s news includes:

• Microsoft’s $7.5B acquisition of Bethesda has been given the green light
• Star Dynasties announced
• Phasmophobia’s latest update means ghosts can open doors and follow your voice

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This month seems to be full of conferences, as Nintendo Direct was streamed the previous week, BlizzCon 2021 aired this week, and Sony’s State of Play is due next week. The announcement of Diablo II Remastered was only the highlight of the BlizzCon show.

The news this week includes:

• BlizzCon 2021 announcements
• Xbox will reportedly hold an event related to Bethesda next month
• Skullgirls 2nd Encore’s new fighter Annie out in March
• Stardew Valley: The Board Game sells out in one day
• Watch Dogs: Legion‘s online mode is coming in March
• Minecraft Dungeons ‘Flames of the Nether’ arrives alongside a free endgame update

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This week’s episode covers a wide variety of topics, with no set news list save talking about Nintendo Direct’s oddly uninspiring conference. There’s no news list, so feel free to discuss what you found interesting or frustrating about Nintendo’s stream or anything else mentioned in the podcast.

A lot of this episode revolves around the 30th anniversary of the classic fighting game in this week’s Gaming Flashback, Street Fighter II. The episode also looks at a lot of the hot news around the industry.

The news includes:

• Microsoft plans to merge ZeniMax into a new Subsidiary called ‘Vault’
• Electronic Arts to decide fate of Anthem
• Terraria creator cancels Stadia port after being locked out of Google account
• MP bill takes aim at PlayStation 5 price scalping

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Gaming Podcast celebrates another major milestone, this time on February 2 — so expect some Groundhog Day jokes. This month has no Gaming Flashback, but there’s a lot of show in this sexcentennial podcast.

• MLB The Show 21 announced for Xbox and PlayStation
• Nintendo not planning to announce a new Switch model “anytime soon”
• Yakuza spinoff Judgment coming to PS5, Xbox Series X in April
• Xbox Series X will be in short supply until at least June
• Mass Effect Legendary Edition now available for pre-order
• EA returns to college football
• Nintendo reportedly updating multiplayer server backend for first time in over a decade

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This episode is chock full of obscure games. Did you ever hear of the MMO Ever, Jane? No? Well, this week’s Gaming Podcast features Roogoo, a game that was delisted from Xbox Live Arcade a year after it was released and is available on Steam for 99 cents.

The news includes:

• Jane Austen’s MMO for socialites shuts down
• Bethesda Indiana Jones game officially announced by Lucasfilm Games
• Fall Guys could be coming to Xbox and Game Pass

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This is the first podcast of 2021! It was also recorded a day before people decided to invade the US Capitol. How weird is that, hearing us blissfully unaware of insurrectionists who thought they could terrorize the US Senate?

Anyway, this week’s news includes:

• Minecraft Earth is closing in June
• Bethesda tweets about Elder Scrolls
• Hitman 3 will launch with trilogy-wide optimizations

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2020 is coming to a close, and the crew talk about the absolute shitshow that Cyberpunk 2077 has been in the past few weeks. The Gaming Flashback this week is Demon’s Souls, which is a game that T.J. loves and hates. They also discuss how the PlayStation 5 is in trouble.

This week’s news items include:

• Cyberpunk 2077 devs reportedly angry with management about unrealistic deadlines
• Report finds PS5 scalpers are ‘threatening long-term health of the console’
• Report: No More Heroes 1 and 2 are coming to PC

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The sound problems continue, while Jonah complains about not being able to live stream Dragon Quest XI; this issue is something that’s frustrated PlayStation, PC and Switch gamers for the past few years, and there doesn’t seem to be a reason why the restrictions are there.

Otherwise, the news of the week includes:

• Mass Effect and Dragon Age leads leave BioWare
• Halo Infinite now planned for a Fall 2021 release
• Square Enix delists original Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age as S version comes out

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This weekend’s episode is two hours long, but due to some software recording issues, the audio sounds like it was recorded from the desktop. However, there’s a ton of discussion of news from around the industry, not just the two news items listed below. In addition, this week’s Gaming Flashback is Alan Wake, which was actually one of the news items back in Episode 252: “Alan Wake on PC because Remedy ‘a nagging little kid’ to Microsoft”.

This week’s news includes:

• Xbox hedgehog picture kicks up Sega purchase rumors again
• Super Gore Nest Master Level arrives in DOOM Eternal update

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This is the third attempt in as many weeks at making an episode.

There’s no real news items this Thanksgiving as the podcast is giving away free Swimsanity codes and talk about the games they’ve been playing that month.

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This week’s episode has only two official news items, but there’s a lot to discuss that didn’t quite make the list, including Sony’s controversial plan to update the fan speed on the fly by taking data from consoles already purchased, to the beautiful Ori Collector’s Edition bundle. This week’s Gaming Flashback: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

The news includes:

• Phasmophobia updates will make ghosts smarter and less predictable
• 2K under fire for adding unskippable in-game ads to the full-price NBA 2K21 a month after release

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This week has Microsoft backing Epic against Apple, Nintendo telling people they don’t have controller drift and apologizing for controller drift, and some new games.

The news includes:

• Level-5 has reportedly halted nearly all operations in North America
• Microsoft sides with Epic in its fight with Apple
• Nintendo is reducing the price of Switch Joycons in Japan
• Torchlight 3 leaves Early Access

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Nintendo has finally given a launch window for their next console, while TJ is slightly distracted by the Chiefs.

This week’s news includes:

• Titanfall 3 is in development at Respawn
• As 2020 ends, so does FarmVille
• Among Us 2 cancelled in favor of ongoing work on the current game
• Amazon is also warning Xbox Series X preorder customers that their consoles might show up late
• Spider-Man PS4 owners can’t upgrade to the PS5 version for free
• Nintendo’s Switch successor will release before 2100

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So, a day before the Xbox Series X preorder launch (which after the podcast was a complete shitshow), Microsoft drops the mic by announcing they just essentially purchased The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Prey, DOOM, and other major properties. Not much else to talk about, really.

The game news includes:

• Microsoft purchases ZeniMax for $7.5B
• Bethesda’s overhauling its engine for Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6
• Former Skullgirls developers have launched a new studio called Future Club
• Hades has sold 1m copies
• Blizzard confirms BlizzCon 2021 dates

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This week the gang reacts to Ubisoft’s pseudo-E3 presentation showing off their upcoming games, including Watch Dogs Legion, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game: The Remaster, and Riders Republic, and Yves Guillemot’s strange pre-show video.

Other news items include:

• Bungie emphatically denies Microsoft buyout rumor
• Former Witcher 3 devs are launching a sci-fi novel-inspired game

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Depressingly, sexual harassment in a development studio is once again the lead news item this week, and from a studio most gamers would never think it could happen. That, and major seismic shifting in the power structure of the digital storefront landscape.

The news includes:

• Multiple employees resign over Skullgirls studio head’s behavior
• Microsoft sides with Epic in legal battle with Apple
• Another intimidating obelisk has been found in Microsoft Flight Simulator

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