Nintendo Switch 2 Officially Announced + Xbox Fails Us All, Shuts Down Beloved Studios

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Topics:

• Nintendo successor console will be announced by March 31, 2025; Nintendo Direct confirmed for June to focus on only Switch games https://twitter.com/NintendoCoLtd/status/1787736518762881197

• “Switch next model is the appropriate way to describe it” https://twitter.com/gibbogame/status/1787836562191135212

• Bethesda Softworks to close Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Studios https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda

• This version is kind of easier to read https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/bethesda-softworks-to-close-arkane-austin-tango-gameworks-alpha-dog-games-and-roundhouse-studios

• "Redfall players who purchased the Hero Pass as part of the Premium Bite Back Edition or the premium Bite Back upgrade will be eligible to receive the value of the upgrade." https://twitter.com/playRedfall/status/1787837762588008903

• Perfect Dark might still be a mess? https://www.resetera.com/threads/jeff-grubb-on-perfect-dark-it-sounds-like-its-in-a-very-rough-state-it-doesnt-sound-like-its-really-come-together-in-any-way.864672/

• Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gets ESRB rating for Switch https://www.esrb.org/ratings/39835/nintendo-world-championships-nes-edition/

• Pyoro says it's $30 and not a port https://twitter.com/Pyoro_X/status/1786359277260812321

• (The original NWC 1990 comprised bits of Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer, and Tetris) 

• Vicarious Visions reportedly prototyped a Donkey Kong game back in late 2015, but Activision shut it down in 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJlu9g8UEAI

• Could Velan Studios be making Donkey Kong instead?! https://twitter.com/Doctor_Cupcakes/status/1787888148451836170

• Incredibly Rare SNES Prototype Goes Up for Auction (currently at 12,003,001 yen) https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/05/incredibly-rare-snes-prototype-goes-up-for-auction

• Auction: https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/v1135225758

• DeNA Digital Production changes name to Pokemon Card D Studio https://www.gematsu.com/2024/05/dena-digital-production-changes-name-to-pokemon-card-d-studio

• PlayStation U-turns after Helldivers 2 Steam backlash, scraps mandatory PSN account linking https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-u-turns-after-helldivers-2-steam-backlash-scraps-mandatory-psn-account-linking/

• Steam reception is improving dramatically already https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1787890691349123396

• Take-Two Interactive Shuts Down Two Game Studios: Roll7 (Rollerdrome) and Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-01/take-two-interactive-shuts-down-two-game-studios?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxNDU5MzkzNCwiZXhwIjoxNzE1MTk4NzM0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQ1RPWlVEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.bAGtiU7JzBiIoFWWcHxk0LHPfxjEHho9NhMqunueBxI

• Leaker claims Resident Evil 9 is targeting January 2025 release https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/resident-evil-9-could-be-released-in-january-its-claimed/

• HADES 2 EARLY ACCESS https://twitter.com/SupergiantGames/status/1787526288116523479 

Questions from Discord: 

• Joe: Since Stellar Blade is out, which video game characters do you think are the hottest? Any genders, any species lol

What we’re playing:

Mary: Hades 2, Fire Emblem Awakening, Life is Strange 2

John: Stellar Blade (finished/NG+)

Greg: Diablo IV (GamePass), Apex Legends, Rocket League

Brett L:  Stellar Blade

Brett M: Wolfenstein The Old Blood