Episode 790: Next Gen FlopsEpisode 790: Next Gen Flops

October 1, 2026October 1, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

Gaming Flashback: Adventure

Quick News:

  • Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games
  • Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon “did not reach as many players as we had hoped”
  • Xbox’s version of PlayStation’s Platinum Trophy achievement seems to leak

Game News:

  • Xbox Helix tipped for 56 TFLOPS, PS6 for 40 TFLOPS
  • Xbox is reportedly paying a ‘fraction’ of the $400 million Kojima quoted Sony for Physint
  • Minecraft is getting its first new dimension in 15 years, and it is riotously pink

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Episode 789: No Seriously, Sony – WTH?Episode 789: No Seriously, Sony – WTH?

September 13, 2026September 13, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

Gaming Flashback: Fallout 4

Game News:

  • Sony threatens to cut off customer support and pursue legal action over harassment
  • Sony loses Hideo Kojima to Xbox in its latest disaster
  • Consumer Rights group is tracking Sony’s ownership claims

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

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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Episode 786: Start Killing AIEpisode 786: Start Killing AI

August 15, 2026August 15, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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Episode 785: Digital AbuseEpisode 785: Digital Abuse

July 29, 2026July 29, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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Episode 784: MouthwashEpisode 784: Mouthwash

July 8, 2026July 8, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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Episode 783: Steam and AIEpisode 783: Steam and AI

June 24, 2026June 24, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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

May 22, 2026May 22, 2026| Jonah FalconJonah 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

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