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News Sources: https://lmg.gg/J3MaW Timestamps: 0:00 Switch 2 jailbroken with AI 1:27 EA is shutting down BioWare 2:41 Next-gen Xbox price leak 4:42 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:52 Xbox 360 Blades dashboard in a browser 5:24 PS5 firmware patch 6:08 FSR 4.1 comes to Xbox 6:43 AI slop floods Steam Next Fest 7:14 Castlevania’s hot dad 7:46 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/HC9BQ Timestamps: 0:00 Sony shuts down PS5 knockoff store 2:03 Microsoft forms Xbox Labs 3:41 Nvidia’s DLSS 5 gets faster 5:43 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:54 GTA 6 leaker quits, PC release report 6:56 Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster 7:34 Steam beats Epic’s launcher 8:10 AI driving demo costs $1,000 a day 8:49 Game Freak’s weather laundry RPG 9:40 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/bsKwb Timestamps: 0:00 GTA 6 leak gets revealing 1:07 Google and Unity bring vibe-coded games 2:12 Minecraft Switch 2 upgrade skips physical owners 4:12 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:18 Star Wars Zero Company devs return 4:45 Xbox goes Hollywood 5:16 GameStop hikes refurbished PS5 Pro prices6:01 Best Buy Ocarina of Time midnight launches 6:30 Fortnite player arrested over threats 7:00 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/IhpS1 Timestamps: 0:00 EU Kids Act threatens Stop Killing Games 1:46 EU cracks down on virtual currencies 2:56 PS5 jailbreak and emulation progress 5:08 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:14 Xbox Disc to Digital goes live 5:39 Halo CE ported to browser and 3DS 6:17 Sony Japan's PS5 Pro lottery 6:59 AI-built Minecraft crossover mods 7:48 Sony patents NFC DualSense 8:21 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/55oDz Timestamps: 0:00 Control Resonant launches 1:53 Xbox layoffs and Halo moves to Activision 3:20 Dutch class action against Epic over Fortnite 5:39 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:56 Microsoft patents mid-game ads 6:52 Call of Duty values cheat economy at $8.5B 7:41 People Playground malware shuts down Workshop 8:31 Bulkhead CEO says games should cost more 9:12 CS2 adds pet chickens 10:07 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/ghotQ Timestamps: 0:00 Tokyo Game Show 2026 1:27 Build A Rocket Boy shutting down 2:35 BlizzCon announcements 4:37 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:50 PS5 Linux mod dev quits 5:27 Marvel's Wolverine reception 5:54 Valve reverses Nighthawks rating 6:24 Sony kills Last of Us 2 mod 6:53 Bloodborne umbrella 7:21 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sources: https://lmg.gg/pBjEv 0:00 Nintendo's sale and Direct announcements 1:48 Ocarina of Time remake revealed 3:02 Xbox rescues Kojima's Physint 5:29 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:40 Steam leaks unannounced game achievements 6:14 No Man's Sky's massive Cosmos update 6:40 Wardogs' launch overwhelms Steam 7:13 Ubisoft tests skipping Ubisoft Connect 7:40 IKEA adds a talking shelf to Skyrim 8:09 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/RVfnc Timestamps: 0:00 Sony's State of Play and angry customers 2:17 GTA 6 hype, leaks, and lawsuits 4:52 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:06 Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB 5:51 CS2 slur tracker 6:41 Activision goes after cheat sellers 7:29 Resident Evil is too scary for Hideki Kamiya 8:23 A cow plays EVE Online 9:13 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/YmKGh Timestamps: 0:00 GTA 6 extended look 1:48 Gamescom Opening Night Live trailers 4:42 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:57 Xbox disc to digital 5:27 Ubisoft Heroes of Might and Magic 3 5:57 Konami revivals 6:29 Silent Hill goes annual 6:58 McDonald's Xbox rewards 7:28 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/StKt2 Timestamps: 0:00 GTA 6 gameplay leaked 1:21 Senate investigates Roblox 2:31 Star Citizen's Siege of Orison stream 5:01 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:09 Saber Interactive AI disclosure 5:36 Turn Games pulled from PlayStation 6:19 Mattel Game Studios 6:52 Horizon Hunters Gathering reboot 7:18 Super Mario Bros. world record 7:56 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/Vib61 Timestamps: 0:00 Twitch opts users into AI training 1:37 Saber Interactive AI allegations 3:31 Elder Scrolls 6 and the Bethesda rat protest 5:35 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 Stop Killing Games joins Sony lawsuit 7:07 Pokemon cutting off Pokemon Bank 7:51 Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition 8:26 Destiny 2 Project Sunrise mod 9:05 Big Walk sells a million copies 9:50 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News Sources: https://lmg.gg/CFSwu Timestamps: 0:00 Xbox backwards compatibility pitch 2:29 Nintendo Tariff refunds 3:42 GTA 6 Netflix premiere 5:20 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 Halo Studios layoffs 6:48 Roblox market value drop 7:24 Pokemon Company lawsuit 8:17 Nintendo earthquake relief 8:51 Marvel's Wolverine ESRB rating 9:35 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News sources: https://lmg.gg/jGl21 Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:47 Man jailed over a missing underscore 3:14 Modders unlock Xbox 360 emulation on PC 5:51 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 GOG Galaxy is coming to Linux 6:54 EA CEO gets a $38 million payday 7:40 Minecraft raises its system requirements 8:20 GTA Online blocks gambling in Australia 9:33 Paralives redesigns its babies 10:18 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News sources: https://lmg.gg/RJvo3 Timestamps: 0:00 Nintendo fights customer refunds 1:30 Classic Xbox games come to PC 2:53 Free Xbox Cloud Gaming gets ads 5:17 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:32 Bethesda outlines Fallout’s future 6:17 Steam upgrades wishlists and gifting 7:02 UK candidate demands Shenmue 4 7:42 Jim the raccoon invades gaming 8:20 Miyamoto wants everyone to have a Mii 9:03 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News sources: https://lmg.gg/lYtls Timestamps: 0:00 Sony’s disc-free future fuels emulation 1:07 PlayStation fans fight back 2:15 Microsoft account disasters 4:34 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:42 Halo cancels another multiplayer game 5:29 Steam games become physical cartridges 6:04 Black Flag treasure hunt beaten early 6:45 GTA 6 hacker moved to prison 7:35 Gaming achievements can pay tuition 8:07 Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices