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Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow's The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct. The news includes: Ubisoft closes two studios and cancelled six projects Marathon soars to Steam's Top Sellers after release date reveal Nintendo president is 'carefully considering the situation' around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike Let us know what you think.

It's the beginning of 2026, and the crew discusses their favorite and best games of 2026, and the Gaming Flashback is none other than Pokemon Go, which is still alive and well 10 years later. Here is Episode 264: Pokemon No!, as promised.

This is the final episode of 2025, and the guys discuss the games they played that was the best, the games they played that was their favorite, and the older games they've been replaying. Also, the new Videogame Crash of the 2020's. Let us know what you think.

The guys talk about Dave the Diver finally arriving on Xbox Series X/S, Krafton CEO allegedly asking AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs and the Xbox Partner Preview. The Gaming Flashback is the indie megahit Undertale. More news: Cities: Skylines development moves to Iceflake Studios (from Shacknews) Marathon playtest is coming in December Let us know what you think.

This week the guys discuss Rockstar is now under pressure from UK Parliament as protests grow and 220 employees demand fired workers be reinstated, new Red Dead Redemption rating suggests remaster on the way to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, PS6 launch “later than expected” and region-locked, LEGO The Legend of Zelda set coming in 2026 (the actual LEGO, not a videogame). The Gaming History is all about the classic JRPG Grandia. The news includes: Xbox boss responds to Valve's new hardware, fellow Microsoft employee jokes it looks like those "rumoured" Series S leaks Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report at the last minute and halts stock trading Sony says Marathon will still release by March 2026 Let us know what you think.

The news includes: Firaxis announces, “Today, we confirmed we're testing dramatic changes to Legacy Paths, and continuous play as one Civ through all the Ages", Baldur's Gate 3 is about to become an Xbox Play Anywhere game. Jonah and T.J. have a long discussion of the games they're playing. This week features a Gaming Flashback: Master of Orion II The rest of the news includes: Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit suffers a big blow Another Battle Royale game is shutting down for good Let us know what you think.

The news items include: EA and NFL extend Madden license til 2030 – NFLPA still far apart, former Battlefield 6 campaign boss calls out EA for leaving him and other developers out of the credits after closing his studio in 2024, Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word 'layoffs,' with a 'voluntary career transition program' offer that some employees won't be able to refuse, 'Pacifist Battlefield completed', Palworld studio Pocketpair says its new publishing division won't handle games that use generative AI: 'We don't believe in it', Two Point Museum gets Vampire Survivors content in free update. In addition: The Sinking City 2 is delayed into 2026 No Man's Sky gets space wreck salvaging and expanded ship building (from Eurogamer) Let us know what you think.

The guys talk about Skate Story is finally releasing in December, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and some new duds in a free update, Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, a Minecraft Movie sequel is coming in July 23, 2027, and Cities: Skylines 2's big Bridges and Ports expansion is finally almost here. News includes: Helldivers 2 developers blame HDDs for the PC version's file size & delayed updates Let us know what you think.

This week, there's a lot of discussion about the Tokyo Game Show, Epic pulling controversial Peacemaker dance emote, and Minecraft entering The Copper Age. News: EA to be acquired by Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55bn Halo Studios revealing more on next projects at next month's World Championship event Let us know what you think.

No real itinerary here. Just relaxed chatter about games and news. Let us know what you think.

There's a Silksong in the air, with lots of SIlksong. But despite the Silksong, we have other non-Silksong stuff, including Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage closed beta kicking off on September 11. The news includes: Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo as platforms grind to a halt 42,000 Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames products have been swiped by a scalper group Former PS5 console exclusive, Helldivers 2, now tops Xbox sales chart as Sony continues to dabble with its multi-platform strategy Let us know what you think.

This week's episode the trio discussed Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot summoned to court in former employee harassment case, Paradox 'making adjustments' to Bloodlines 2's Toreador and Lasombra DLC, Sean Murray says the Earth-sized planet in Light No Fire will have 'real oceans', Crusader Kings 3's new DLC has a release date, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says "I think they could charge $200" for Borderlands 4, and Triangle Strategy released on XSX/PS5. The news includes: Gamescom announcements No Man's Sky adds fully customisable multi-crew spaceships you can build and fly with your friends Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is 'not the end' of the franchise, director confirms Let us know what you think.

The guys talk about a whole lot of news, aside from Endless Legend 2 demo being out now on Steam, and Take-Two boss reckoning Civilization 7 will still hit its lifetime target despite "slow start". Don't trust the show notes on this one!

Just a half-hour episode this time. Germany calls for Google and Apple to remove the AI Deepseek app from their stores European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal 'would curtail developer choice' Let us know what you think.

[Reupload due to corrupted files.] System Shock 2 delayed for console – PC version still on target for June 26 You will soon be able to open non-Xbox games from the Xbox app Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has laid off employees, but Paradox says the game is still coming in October Jurassic World Evolution 3 is ditching its AI-generated art after "some initial feedback" Sony remembers PSVR2 exists, announces four new games coming soon Let us know what you think.