- Episode 787: Olly, Olly…

Episode 787: Olly, Olly…Episode 787: Olly, Olly…

August 22, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 786: Start Killing AIEpisode 786: Start Killing AI

August 15, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 785: Digital AbuseEpisode 785: Digital Abuse

July 29, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:12 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 784: MouthwashEpisode 784: Mouthwash

July 8, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:35 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 783: Steam and AIEpisode 783: Steam and AI

June 24, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 5:14 pm

Steam Machine price revealed
Sony deletes mention of PC from annual strategy report
Epic Games Store is getting a big redesign
Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play
Rockstar 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

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.Episode 782: Bond. James Bond.

June 10, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 781: No PC For SonyEpisode 781: No PC For Sony

May 22, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 780: Mix UpEpisode 780: Mix Up

May 12, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comments| 12:37 pm

The guys discuss Path of Exile 2’s ‘biggest expansion ever’, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 coming this summer, and Sony recording a $766 million impairment loss against Bungie for the 2025 financial year. The Gaming Flashback is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

News includes:

Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase
PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a “collaborative initiative” focused on generative AI
Atari announces it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games
New Slay the Spire 2 update deletes its most controversial boss fight

Next podcast in two weeks.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 779: OvercookedEpisode 779: Overcooked

May 1, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 1:08 pm

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

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Episode 778: Half TimeEpisode 778: Half Time

April 21, 2026| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:16 pm

This episode is only 30 minutes, as not much is going on. The guys react to CCP adding a non-PvP zone to EVE Online, Shuhei Yoshida saying Jim Ryan fired him because he didn’t listen to him, and the Slay the Spire 2 dev rejecting the concept of deadlines.

Let us know what you think.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download