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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
• Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection gets first patch following troubled launch
• Marathon fan revival coming to Steam with Bungie’s blessing
• Ubisoft reveals generative AI project for NPC dialogue
• Palworld propels Xbox to best ever month of console playtime

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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
• Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection players tear into Aspyr
• Halo 2 online matchmaking returns in March thanks to community modders

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This week the gang covers the Xbox Partner Preview, while also discussing the closing of Rooster Teeth.

The news includes:

• Apple kills Epic’s iOS developer account
• Xbox Partner Preview announcements
• Rogue-like poker hit Balatro sells half a million copies in ten days

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Layoffs around the industry dominates the news, as well as workplace issues.

The news includes:

• Respawn’s Star Wars FPS is canceled
• Pokémon Presents 2024
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s final scene gets a script change 2 days before its sequel drops
• Star Citizen developer hit with layoffs amid claims of a “highly toxic company”

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The guys discuss the Nintendo Direct shown earlier in the day. In addition, they talk about Helldivers 2, Pokemon, and Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

The news includes:

• The Nintendo Direct
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree will be FromSoftware’s “largest expansion to date in terms of overall volume”
• Sony isn’t happy with Bungie

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This episode is short, but only because there wasn’t much news to discuss.

• The makers of Palworld are desperate to hire more developers
• Dead Cells’ designer livid at former studio
• EA flop Immortals of Aveum reportedly cost around $125 million

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The guys discuss RoboCop: Rogue City, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and F-ZERO 99, among other things.

The news items include:

• Apple will soon permit Game-Pass-style game streaming apps on its App Store
• Palworld just sold 4 million copies in 3 days
• Horizon: Forbidden West announces March release date on PC
• Dragon’s Dogma 2 director wants players to avoid fast travel

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This week’s podcast includes the following news items:

• Cities: Skylines 2 community is getting more toxic
• Twitter ends NFT profile picture support
• Naoki Yoshida thinks Final Fantasy 17 should be directed by someone new
• Rocksteady reportedly worked on a non-DC game before Suicide Squad

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