Send us a text In this episode... --> Third-party games have reportedly struggled to sell on Nintendo Switch 2 at launch, with one publisher claiming that its game has sold “below our lowest estimates”. --> Fan-favorite rhythm game Beat Saber is ending support for PlayStation consoles, and for many players, this feels very much like the final nail in the coffin for PlayStation's VR aspirations. --> The limited-edition, Xbox-branded Meta Quest 3S headset has arrived. --> A man has bee...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Microsoft has confirmed a “strategic multi-year partnership” with AMD for the next generation of Xbox. --> Borderlands 4 preorders are finally live, and the base game is priced at $70, not $80 as previously feared. --> The Silent Hill remake is officially in development at Bloober Team. --> A bizarre butt-controlled fighting game has received an unexpected buff on Switch 2. --> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Trivia We love our sponsors! Please help...
Jun 20, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Summer Game Fest 2025 included 15 individual events running from June 3-9. Here are the biggest announcements, including Resident Evil Requiem, Scott Pilgrim EX, the ROG Xbox Ally, and more. --> Reports have surfaced of GameStop stores carelessly stapling receipts right through the packaging of brand new Switch 2s and into the console's screen. --> Zotac is making good on it's April Fool's joke this year and announced that it is actually releasing i...
Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The summer gaming reveal season is upon us, with PlayStation swooping in at the last second with a new State of Play livestream and introducing us to titles like Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement, Nioh 3, and Marvel Tokou: Fighting Souls --> Nintendo has reportedly begun shipping Switch 2 branded 'Out of Stock' signs to retailers before the console has even gone on sale --> Someone donated a Concord commemorative plaque to Goodwill — and now it’s...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 27 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> In its third round of layoffs this year alone, EA has canceled its single-player Black Panther game and shut down developer Cliffhanger Games. --> A24 is doubling down on its foray into video game adaptations with live-action productions of Elden Ring and Death Stranding. --> Microsoft has announced Retro Classics with Game Pass, a collaboration with Antstream Arcade to bring a collection of over 50 classic Activision games from the 80s and 90s to G...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Last week, when a Twitter user expressed concern over the upcoming Borderlands 4 potentially being $80 (a price point hasn't been set just yet), Gearbox head Randy Pitchford responded, "If you’re a real fan, you’ll find a way to make it happen." --> Star Wars’ infamous villain Darth Vader has been turned into an AI in Fortnite, and users have already got it saying racial slurs. --> Sony has announced an end to its PlayStation Stars loyalty program, ...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Nintendo has revised its Account Agreement and Account Privacy Policy to tighten the rules on emulation and piracy, and the company now says it has the right to brick your console if it thinks you’ve broken the agreement. --> The video game companies negotiating a new contract with SAG-AFTRA have issued a “best, last and final” offer to the actors union, which removes some key sticking points regarding Generative AI. --> GameStop Canada has been acq...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Microsoft has announced that it is raising the prices of its Xbox consoles globally and has also announced that it will charge $80 for games starting later this year. --> Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed out of 2025 as Rockstar confirms a May 26, 2026 release date, but what does that mean for the games industry this year? --> Just a few months after reportedly cancelling two unannounced live service games in the wake of the Concord catastrophe, S...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Nintendo’s delayed Switch 2 preorders finally kicked off in the US at 12AM ET on Thursday, April 24th, and everything went to hell almost immediately. --> The founder of Discord has announced that he will be stepping down as CEO and will be replaced by Humam Sakhnini, who was previously Chief Strategy Officer at Activision Blizzard. --> Layoff Fest 2K25 continues as EA announced that it is cutting 300-400 jobs “in service of driving future growth.” ...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 16 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Bethesda has finally revealed the worst-kept secret in video games... The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. --> Pocketpair has presented a comprehensive, multi-argument defense against Nintendo's Palworld lawsuit with a response that references a variety of games, ranging from Octopath Traveler to Far Cry 5. --> Tragedy strikes as Hollywood has run out of video games to adapt and is now forced to make an OutRun movie fronted by Sydney Sweeney an...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 12 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Ubisoft has now filed a response to the lawsuit over the shut down of online game The Crew and makes multiple claims as to why the suit should be dismissed, including that the plaintiffs knew what they were getting into because of "the explicit warnings on The Crew's packaging that plaintiffs were obtaining a limited license to access the game." --> Discord has added a new age verification system for some users that requires them to scan their face or ...
Apr 18, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Following an uproar after last week's Direct, Nintendo execs have acknowledged the cost of its upcoming Switch 2 console and games and explained the reason behind the higher price point. --> A Minecraft Movie is shattering expectations at the box office. --> Microsoft has created a playable "interactive space inspired" by Quake II using AI, and pretty much everyone hates it. --> GoldenEye 007 for the N64 has inspired the next colorway of Nike's r...
Apr 11, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Nintendo finally unveiled so much of what we've been waiting for about the Nintendo Switch 2. We breakdown all the big reveals in the Switch 2 Direct, including Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and the price controversy. --> An Australian court has ordered YouTuber Karl Jobst to pay damages to celebrity arcade gamer Billy Mitchell, relating to defamatory comments made by Jobst in a video published in 2021. --> Its no April Fool's joke -- Palwo...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 17 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Game Informer is now backed by blockchain developer Gunzilla Games, the studio behind the upcoming NFT battle royale Off The Grid. --> New rumors state Nintendo is planning to launch the Switch 2 in June and that the company will supposedly implement a three-phase plan for its Switch 2 software, with first-party titles getting top priority. --> After copying Smash Bros' homework for Multiverses, its recently axed platform brawler, Warner Bros Games ...
Mar 28, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> “Don't let your kids be on Roblox,” said the Roblox CEO, speaking to BBC News, before comparing himself to Walt Disney and declaring the platform “the future of communication.” --> Konami aired its latest Silent Hill Transmission broadcast just last week, sharing more details about the upcoming Silent Hill f. --> A team of researchers at The Ohio State University have developed a way to replicate realistic flavors for virtual reality experiences. --...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> A new leak from an anonymous tipster has revealed PlayStation maker Sony is working on AI-driven characters, including Aloy from the Horizon series. --> A new report claims that the next console from Xbox might not be a traditional console at all, and that it might be targeting a 2027 launch. --> The World Video Game Hall of Fame has revealed this year’s 12 finalists up for induction, including Quake, Mattel Football, and Tamagotchi. --> Coperni ...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> After plenty of rumors, Activision finally confirmed Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 are back and getting remade from the ground up. --> Acclaim, the US game publisher that enjoyed success in the 1990s, is being resurrected. --> Walmart is going all-in on "gamified shopping" — starting with its own video game. --> Palworld dev Pocketpair gave employees the day off to play Monster Hunter Wilds after receiving "mysterious" notes from staff who said th...
Mar 07, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Warner Bros. has announced that it is shutting down three studios and that development of the Wonder Woman game “will not move forward.” --> Twitch has announced plans to implement a 100-hour storage limit for all highlights and uploads for all users. --> The Street Fighter movie has found its director in Kitao Sakurai, perhaps best known for writing, directing, and exec producing The Eric Andre Show. --> There was an official Dodge Caliber video...
Feb 28, 2025•1 hr 19 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> GameStop announced Tuesday that it plans to sell its operations in France and Canada, and the company's CEO is pointing a finger at the “wokeness” of the two countries. --> A little over two months after its hugely successful launch, the US-based developers behind Marvel Rivals, including its game director, have reportedly been hit with layoffs. --> Microsoft has debuted a generative AI model, named Muse, that it says can create “game visuals, contr...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> A brand-new State of Play arrived this week, giving us an exciting look at the future of PS5 with a ton of games, including Saros, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Directive 8020, and more. --> The Entertainment Software Association, the trade group that represents the video games industry, is making a new conference after the collapse of E3. --> The good news out of Warner Bros. Games is that Rocksteady Studios is looking to make a new single player Batm...
Feb 14, 2025•1 hr 14 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> MultiVersus, the Warner Bros. IP platform fighter from Player First Games, is coming to an end on May 30. --> Meta chief technology officer Andrew "Boz" Bosworth said in an internal memo that the company's Reality Labs division needs to turn things around in a big way in 2025, or else its whole venture into mixed and virtual reality could go down as a "legendary misadventure." --> Steam now warns you if that early access game you're eyeing up has be...
Feb 07, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said its brand identity is "evolving" now that keeping first-party games exclusive to its own platform is no longer "a path" for the company. --> PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst appears to have gotten a slight demotion as he is no longer the co-CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. --> Tickets for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 Experience hands-on event are being listed on eBay, even though the tickets are non-trans...
Jan 31, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Following the spectacular flameout of Concord in September 2024, Sony has now confirmed the cancelation of two more of its planned live-service games. --> Arrowhead boss Shams Jorjani wants to get as many A-listers as possible for the Helldivers 2 film “as long as they all get killed violently.” --> Balatro has passed 5 million copies sold as the developer implores fans to play more indie games. --> Director and writer David Lynch, known for his ...
Jan 24, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> FINALLY! Nintendo officially revealed the Switch 2 in a brief trailer on January 16. --> Veteran investment analyst and researcher Matthew Ball said "there is hope" that Take-Two will price GTA 6 at "$80 or even $100," which could prove to be a turning point for the video game industry. --> Razer has released a backseat gaming AI bot called Project AVA. --> A group of designers have created a video game controller that is made from bacteria and y...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 22 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Sony has unveiled its new conceptual technology designed to ramp up immersion by sticking players inside a TV box and squirting smells into the room. --> During Sony's CES 2025 press conference, the company announced film adaptations of both Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, while Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is becoming an anime. --> Nintendo Switch players are reporting their new games have been replaced with… googly eyes. --> Gaming industry p...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> Sega is considering launching its own Netflix-like subscription service for video games. --> Take-Two Interactive still hasn't revealed the GTA 6 release date, and other publishers are reportedly refusing to commit to 2025 until they know they can avoid it. --> Grand Theft Hamlet (a machinima movie that takes place entirely within the world of Grand Theft Auto) will stream globally on MUBI in early 2025. --> Reviewing 2024's best and worst video ...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 21 min
Send us a text For the last episode of 2024, we're going all out! Join us as we meet Santa Clause at the North Pole and help him remember the true meaning of the Naughty List. **NSFW WARNING** We love our sponsors! Please help us support those who support us! - Check out the Retro Game Club Podcast at linktr.ee/retrogameclub - Connect with CafeBTW at linktr.ee/cafebtw - Visit A Gamer Looks At 40 at linktr.ee/agamerlooksat40 - Get creative with Pixel Pond production company at pixelpondllc.com Ho...
Dec 27, 2024•40 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> 2024 has almost gone, taking with it the year's major storylines, game releases, and trends. We're looking back at the year that was and remembering the biggest gaming headlines of 2024. --> Balatro's creator is speaking out against European rating agency PEGI after it handed the game an 18+ rating because it could teach players how to dabble in real-world poker. --> The Borderlands 4 narrative director doesn't want skibidi or hawk tuah jokes in the...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The 2024 Game Awards have concluded, bringing with them a new list of winners -- including this year's GOTY Astro Bot. --> A new article from NBC News about Luigi Mangione (the suspect in the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson) points the finger at Among Us as a possible influence to Mangione's actions. --> Microsoft’s portfolio is now "quite a bit stronger" than Sony’s, says analyst, thanks to the Dec. 9 launch of Indiana Jones and the ...
Dec 13, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Send us a text In this episode... --> The 2024 Game Awards nominees were announced this week, with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Astro Bot leading the way with seven nominations each. We pick our predictions for which games will walk away with the trophy. --> Sony could soon be acquiring FromSoftware's parent company, Kadokawa Corporation, according to a report by Reuters. --> Topgolf Sonic the Hedgehog, originally announced in the latest Sonic Central showcase, is now playable at Topgolf...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 18 min
