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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 Let us know what you think.

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 Let us know what you think.

It's all GamesCom all the time. Some news, but mostly talking about the games of GamesCom 2026.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Gaming Flashback: The Binding of Isaac. Palworld: More Than Just Pals is real Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer State of Decay 3 opens up Alpha testing Xbox Games Showcase 2026 promises "huge" game news and a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day segment Let us know what you think.

Reupload. Microsoft Developer Direct Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games EA Is Ending Support for Its Most Controversial Battlefield Game Slay the Spire 2 has already earned more than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam, apparently Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal Let us know what you think.