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BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob, Joe Whatcha Been Playing? Final Fantasy Resonance Scaled Earth Pre Alpha Gears of War Eday Modern Warfare 4 News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc EA is closing BioWare and cancelling the next Mass Effect EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: "We're the number one publisher in Western HD gaming" Hellraiser Revival studio had an 'unofficial goal' to be 'banned, unrated, or restricted' somewhere in the world EA Sports FC and Pokémon Go age ratings bumped to 16 in PEGI loot box crackdown Kojima says 'walking simulator' comments about Death Stranding prove social media can form hivemind narratives Steam is introducing Achievement Sets, designed to improve the achievement earning experience Beyond Good & Evil 2 reportedly still in development 18 years after being announced, now a "solo-first" adventure PlayStation PlayStation 6's memory costs alone exceed $680 per console, it's claimed Xbox Fortune does a puff piece on Asha Sharma Xbox Series X/S and Xbox ROG Ally X are getting AMD FSR 4.1 upscaling to improve performance PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Home: A Unique Horror Adventure, Sker Ritual Free 4 All VisionQuest Street Fighter Widows Bay Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics: BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts – Dayne, Jacob Whatcha Been Playing? PAX – Favourites – Dr.One, Box Knight, Dungeon Pizza, The Last Exterminator, Down Under Destruction, Cyber Paradise Over the Hill  Star Wars Galactic Racer  Wolverine – completed ❤  Gears of War E-Day News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Epic Games reportedly orders staff to implement 'AI-first' development Nvidia has reportedly stopped producing RTX 5090 cards to focus on RTX Pro GPUs for AI data centers Group threatens to leak 'full' GTA 6 build if physical plans aren't reversed US console hardware market at its most precarious position 'since the 80s', says Circana Ace Combat 8 is the fastest selling entry in the series Nintendo  Someone's found out how to unlock F-Zero GX's five golden cars, previously only available through Japan special events PlayStation Sony has announced a Midnight Black PS5 but it's only confirmed for Japan so far Forza Horizon 6 officially dated for PS5, alongside an expansion 35% of Sony's Wolverine launch sales were the disc version, data suggests Sony seemingly closes the door on PlayStation VR as it sells more than 40 VR patents to Meta Xbox Meet the Xbox Nano Controller PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Agent A: A puzzle in disguise Free 4 All PAX Adventuring Fallen Super8 Carrie TV Series Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: – Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics – Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts – Dayne, Joe Whatcha Been Playing? Gears of War E-Day Dreamlight Valley News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Star Wars Zero Company staff 'returning to work' after being furloughed pre-release GTA 6 rating pulled after revealing sex scenes and drug use Memory maker warns shortages will get worse in 2027, as CEO celebrates 'much higher prices' Nintendo  Nintendo releases free Hello, Peach! and Hello, Luigi! apps for children, joining its Mario and Yoshi ones PlayStation GameStop hikes used PS5 Pro price to $1400 as GTA 6 demand looms Sources: Ape Escape revival in the works from Sonic Mania team Sony reveals new PS5 upscaler tech, QSSR Xbox Footage of Microsoft's now-dead Perfect Dark revival appears online Xbox CEO speaks more about next-gen Project Helix as a 'family of devices' The Coalition used the SSD on Xbox Series S as makeshift RAM to help Gears of War E-Day run smoothly on it Hellblade studio Ninja Theory has started laying off staff, following Xbox's announcement that it faces closure PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Out of Sight, Terrascape Free 4 All Lanterns Mayday Ghost in the Shell 2026 Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: – Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics – Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave, Castlevania Belmont's Curse, Resident Evil and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 549 On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics: Hosts - Rico & Joe Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave Castlevania Belmont's Curse Control Resonant Escape Together Backrooms Street Fighter 6 RV There Yet Disney Dreamlight Valley - Halloween News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Witcher 3 Remastered patch addressing "various lighting adjustments" rolls out Kena: Scars of Kosmora has been delayed until next year, Ember Lab announces Former Halo lead suggests three ways Activision could revive the legendary series, and urges the company to hire laid off Bungie staff The Division studio Massive expands to take control of Splinter Cell and Ghost Recon, and a new IP, in Ubisoft's most recent reorganisation Nintendo   Zelda 40th Anniversary Concert tickets go on sale in Europe this week, as Nintendo says more countries are coming PlayStation Sources: Naughty Dog is working on Uncharted 5 Xbox Xbox's disc-to-digital feature rolls out for Series consoles and Xbox One, allowing you to digitise your game-disc collection PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: System Shock 2, Buried Stars Here are our PS Plus monthly games for October 2026 Free 4 All Backrooms Resident Evil Transformers Pinball Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE Don't forget to follow our Social Media Feeds to keep up to date on our adventures: Youtube Twitter Instagram Facebook Thanks for listening and have a great weekend! You can reach me on BlueSky @DayneCody

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob  Whatcha Been Playing? Wolverine Crimson Moon News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc The Witcher 3 Remastered will also turn the Xbox version into a Play Anywhere title, making the PC version available too Sega wanted to cancel the entire Sonic series but the first movie saved it Bungie announces plans to bring back Destiny 2 and improve Marathon Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will let players raise their character's level automatically to skip grinding Discord launches controversial age-verification system "using the most privacy-preserving approach we could build" months after first delay Nintendo  007 First Light was delayed on Switch 2 for a third time to let players experience it 'as fully as possible', IO says PlayStation Hideo Kojima says Sony told him Physint was being cancelled over a Zoom call Xbox Xbox officially announces more layoffs and widespread changes to its entire studio structure PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Astrea: Six Sided Oracles, MechaBellum A demo of Castlevania Belmont's Curse has been officially announced Free 4 All Fantastic Beasts Trilogy Transformers Movie (40th Anniversary)  Ted Lasso season 4 Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob, Rico Whatcha Been Playing? Wolverine  RuneScape Dragonwilds Onimusha Dave the Diver  News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc The head of Nightdive Studios appears to be teasing a remaster of GameCube cult classic Eternal Darkness In less than a week Wardogs sells 2 million copies and achieves over 400k concurrent players A 9-year-old Minecraft YouTuber ran up a $118,000 ad bill using his dad's company credit card Phantasy Star Online is now fully playable in your web browser via PSO Reborn Lies of P studio Neowiz has filed a trademark for Wonders of O, an apparent Wizard of Oz themed sequel Sega is turning more of its games into movies with Netflix Ubisoft delays Rayman Legends Retold weeks before planned release BlizzCon 2026: Every announcement from Blizzard's opening ceremony Blizzard announced Diablo and StarCraft games that are years away 'to show confidence' Nintendo  Switch 2 system update adds VRR support when docked, Switch 2 to Switch 2 system transfer and more PlayStation Sony responds after PC games including Helldivers 2 disappear in UK PlayStation reportedly cancelled Kojima's Physint because Death Stranding failed to meet expectations Xbox Asha Sharma 'has been personally responding to Xbox users' support tickets' PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Mindcop, Shogun Showdown For Honor is free to own for a limited time on Ubisoft Connect Amazon Prime's 9 'free' games for September include Doom Eternal and High on Life Free 4 All Lanterns Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob Whatcha Been Playing? SpeedRunners 2 Dave the Diver  Tried the Twitch - Crimson Desert demo (failed)  Onimusha: Way of the Sword (Jacob Demo)  Metal Gear Solid 4  News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc SNK's NeoGeo AES re-release delayed by nearly a year due to components shortage Capcom has another hit on its hands as Onimusha sells 1 million in a day Here's everything Konami announced in its latest showcase Almost 1,900 Blizzard workers vote through a "historic" union contract securing protections against layoffs and gen-AI Nearly a decade on, legendary director Hideki Kamiya says he's "100% serious" about reviving Xbox's canned Scalebound Nintendo  Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Direct  Nintendo Direct: Here's everything announced during Nintendo's presentation PlayStation PlayStation State of Play: All the news from today's Japan live stream Xbox Xbox is capping cloud gaming to 15 hours and charging for extra playtime PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Astral Ascent, Luftrausers Free 4 All Toxic Avenger (2023) Toxic Crusaders (TV Show)  Coyote Vs Acme Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob  Whatcha Been Playing? Dave the Diver Cleared Hot (Early Access) Beast of Reincarnation The Blood of the Dawnwalker Slayblade Demo News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Hideki Kamiya says game preservation matters more to him than whether games are physical or digital Crimson Desert has a new streaming demo which lets you try it out instantly via Twitch Around 80% of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was reportedly furloughed weeks before its release EA confirms leaked Iron Man game footage is real An unofficial PC port of Blue Dragon, a JRPG from the creators of Final Fantasy and Dragon Ball, is now available Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement is delayed to 2027 Nintendo  Nintendo adds three more NES games to Switch Online Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets a free Switch 2 update adding an eight-player split-screen mode PlayStation Sony says 'reasonable consumers' know they don't own the digital games they buy   Xbox Fable's main quest will take 'around 15-20 hours' to beat, Xbox says Project Helix will be a 'family of devices,' Xbox CEO confirms Xbox confirms the disc-to-digital feature will launch for beta testers this month PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Alone with You Capcom and Konami have both announced showcases for this month PlayStation has confirmed its next State of Play Free 4 All Sicario Luke Cage, Daredevil season 2, Iron Fist The Greatest Showman Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts – Dayne, Jacob Whatcha Been Playing? Wild Blue Skies  Agent 64:Spies Never Die Pro Jank Football Marvel Tokon Fighters Mystfall Hunter News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Ex Dishonored Devs Start new Studio Launching PS6 and Xbox Helix at $1,000 could lead to a nearly 40% drop in sales over five years, analyst warns Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is retiring from game development Fortnite officially reveals Sora, Crash, Spyro, Mega Man, Persona and other gaming crossovers for its next season Tetsuya Nomura promises players Kingdom Hearts 4 will not be delayed 2K unveils 'ambitious' new sports studio stuffed with EA Sports FIFA talent Netflix is shutting down Oxenfree studio Night School, six weeks after its last game was released Darksiders 4 and a new Kingdom Come are planned by the end of March 2028 Nintendo  New information on Switch 2 Diablo 4 port emerges, including release date and DLC inclusion Pokémon Bank will shut down in February 2027, with players advised to transfer data to Pokémon Home PlayStation Horizon Hunters Gathering is reportedly being overhauled after poor testing feedback Uncharted had dynamic difficulty because it was too short Xbox The Original Xbox Is Back, And This Time You Have To Build It Yourself PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Cardpocolypse, Albion Online, Epic Mage Bundle (DLC) Free 4 All The Odessey Spider-Man Brand New Day  Marvel TV – Daredevil S1, Jessica Jones S1, Luke Cage S1 https://marvelwatchlist.com/ Lanterns E1 Joker Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: – Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics – Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Joe Whatcha Been Playing? Halo Campaign Evolved - Completed Battlefield 6 More Splatoon Raiders News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Supermassive Games is laying off up to 75 staff 'to ensure sustainability' Fortnite confirms that Sonic is coming to its next season, Override Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says there's currently no interest in selling the company to Netflix or anyone else. The $100 Ultimate Edition of GTA 6 is selling more pre-orders than the $80 Standard Edition, Take-Two CEO says Halloween The Game has been banned in Australia and New Zealand because players can smoke weed in it Hello Games CEO Sean Murray thanks players on No Man's Sky's 10th anniversary New free Quake campaign from MachineGames available now for the 30th Anniversary Smilegate will rescue Lost Ark's western servers, as Amazon ditches support while retreating from MMO development Marvel Tōkon's dire PC performance improved massively by new patch, drastically reducing CPU use and stutters Nintendo  Aliens: Fireteam Elite's cloud version on Switch has been shut down, making it unplayable for those who bought it Crimson Desert getting a Switch 2 release, and Pearl Abyss sees "significant potential" for multiplayer, with "live service operation models" mentioned PlayStation PlayStation reveals limited edition Wolverine PS5 console, controllers and console covers Big Walk has sold more than one million copies, not counting PlayStation Plus downloads Xbox Xbox promises that the causes of the recent outage, which rendered even game discs unplayable, have been fixed Limited Edition XBOX Wireless Controllers PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Caravan Sandwitch Free 4 All The Odyssey IMAX 70mm Ghost In The Shell on prime Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts – Dayne, Rico Whatcha Been Playing? Dave the Diver Halo: Campaign Evolved Beast of Reincarnation News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Electronic Arts completes its acquisition deal, is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF EA could be set for 'mass layoffs' as it aims to cut costs following Saudi acquisition Marvel Rivals' next update will reduce the game's install size by up to 40 GB Ubisoft's NFT RPG Champions Tactics is shutting down Assassin's Creed Valhalla director makes sudden return to Ubisoft, and will lead the series moving forward PlayStation Sony says they are not seeing an impact on their business from the disc removal backlash Sony is reportedly putting warning labels on PS5s about decision to ditch discs Xbox Microsoft wants Helix to play Every Xbox game ever made Xbox Europe and UK Price increase finally revealed PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Beacon Pines, We Were Here Together Free 4 All Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra Spider-Man Brand New Day The Odyssey Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: – Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics – Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Joe   Whatcha Been Playing? Assassins Creed Black Flag Resynced Halo Campaign Evolved Splatoon Raiders News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Double Fine has laid off 23 staff after going independent Crazy Taxi World Tour is getting a closed network test in September, applications open now Clair Obscur studio says it wants to bring it to Switch 2 but it's 'way too early to announce anything' A Dragon Age remaster trilogy is unlikely Capcom reports another strong quarter as Resident Evil Requiem passes 8 million sold and Pragmata hits 2.5 million EU approves Saudi Arabia's $55bn acquisition of EA, clearing path for largest private leveraged buyout of all time PlayStation PlayStation confirms God of War Laufey release date Angry PlayStation Fans Propose PS5 Blackout in Protest of Sony's Disc Decision Xbox Xbox says it's aware of 'major outages' when signing in and launching games, and is 'working to mitigate the issue' Xbox has started testing the option to stream games for free with ads at the start PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: OTXO, Sol Cesto PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for August Free 4 All Supergirl  2 mystery action movies Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: – Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics – Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob  Whatcha Been Playing? Fogpeircer Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Forza Horizon Italian Exotics Season News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Gamescom's exhibition space has completely sold out for the first time EA Sports FC has correctly predicted the FIFA World Cup winner for the fifth time in a row Marathon's director confirms he's quit Bungie, four months after launch Sony killing physical games 'doesn't matter at all,' says GameStop CEO Palworld has sold over 30m copies already Valve Steam Machine engineer says component prices are still rising, potentially paving the way for a price increase Nintendo  Miyamoto says at least three Nintendo games were created with the Mario movies in mind Nintendo says it shouldn't have to pay back players if it gets tariff refunds from the US government PlayStation Only seven PlayStation games have sold more than 100,000 physical copies in the US this year, analyst says Xbox Xbox Backward Compatibility launches on PC Xbox VP of engineering leaves just three months after moving over from Microsoft's CoreAI team PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: ForeTales Players can apply to join the network test for FromSoftware's Switch 2 exclusive The Duskbloods today Free 4 All Steam Machine Build Update  Spider-Man: No Way Home (4K Blu-ray) TRON: Ares D+ Scott Pilgrim Vs the World (4K Blu-ray)  Face/Off 4K

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Hosts - Dayne, Jacob  Whatcha Been Playing? Denshattack! Cat Quest 2 Disney Dreamlight Valley: Honeyglow Woods SoulFrame News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Dead Space creator Glen Schofield is retiring after 35 years The PS4 and Xbox One versions of Dying Light: The Beast have been cancelled Compulsion Games invites partners to collaborate with it after going independent Palworld sees huge surge in concurrent players after the release of Version 1.0 Nintendo  FromSoftware's The Duskbloods confirms Network Test dates Nintendo's next major Lego set is a $200 Donkey Kong arcade machine PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Echo Generation Midnight Edition, Luto Nintendo has released a Yoshi and the Mysterious Book demo Free 4 All SuperGirl The Sheep Detectives Anaconda 2025 Jurassic Park Live at the Symphony Steam Machine Alternative - Old build becoming new. Mr Squiggle Museum display Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE

BS Section and House Keeping Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/ Whatcha Been Playing? Invincible VS. 07:40 Stride: Fates 16:43 Monopoly Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains  Ruffy and the Riverside News: Cross Platform / PC / Misc Steam Machine user reports 'red line of death'  IO confirms it will continue Project Fantasy independently after Xbox split Id Software dev claims it's been 'relegated to support studio size' as 136 layoffs confirmed Nintendo  Nintendo confirms Switch 2 will get revision with replaceable batteries in Europe Mario Kart Tour is being shut down and no offline version is planned Nintendo confirms Switch 1 sales aren't yet ending outside of Europe PlayStation Sony's largest PlayStation disc plant is already reassigning staff to make other products Xbox Resetting Xbox Halo: Campaign Evolved's boxed version will come with physical discs Bethesda boss tells staff it will restructure around 'our strongest franchises' after cuts PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Nova Lands, Tattoo Tycoon  Wario Land and three more Game Boy classics hit Nintendo Switch Online today WayForward announces next Shantae game at Anime Expo with 2027 release window Free 4 All Spider Noir Justified Season 4 Warfare Intro/Outro Music: Geeky Beat – @johnsbernardo Help support the show: - Subscribe to our Twitch channel http://twitch.tv/geekoholics - Please review the show (bit.ly/geekoholics) on Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and to share with your friends. Reviews help us reach more listeners, and the feedback helps us to produce a better show. Join our Discord server: CLICK HERE