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Gamers Week Podcast
Video games are fun. Video game news should be, too. Join Blue, Ryan, and Donnie as we analyze the week's best, worst, and weirdest gaming headlines. New episodes every Friday!
Episodes
169 episodes
Episode 168 - PlayStation State of Play June 2025
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 Mar...
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Episode 167 - More Layoffs As EA Cancels Black Panther Game
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 ...
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Episode 166 - Randy Pitchford Says "Real Fans" Will Pay $80 For Borderlands 4
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 ...
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Episode 165 - Nintendo Now Says It Can Brick Your Switch
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 agre...
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Episode 164 - Microsoft Increases Price Of Xbox
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 ou...
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Episode 163 - Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Orders Were A Dumpster Fire (Because That's The World We Live In Now)
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 s...
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Episode 162 - Bethesda Shadow Drops The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered
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 ...
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Episode 161 - Ubisoft Says Gamers Should Already Know They Don't Own Their Games
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 ...
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Episode 160 - Nintendo Responds To Switch 2 Pricing Backlash
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 ...
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Episode 159 - Nintendo Switch 2 Direct
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 c...
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Episode 158 - Game Informer Magazine Is Back Thanks To... NFTs??
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 t...
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Episode 157 - Don't Let Your Kids Be On Roblox, Says Roblox CEO
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 Sile...
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Episode 156 - Sony Ignores Irony, Uses Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy To Demonstrate AI Capabilities
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 migh...
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Episode 155 - Activision Confirms Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remaster
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 ...
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Episode 154 - WB Cancels Wonder Woman Game
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...
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Episode 153 - "Wokeness" Killed GameStop, Whines CEO
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 ...
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Episode 152 - PlayStation State of Play February 2025
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 Sof...
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Episode 151 - WB's MultiVersus Is The Latest Nail In The Live Service Coffin
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 Rea...
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Episode 150 - The "Evolving" Identity of Xbox
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 Hul...
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Episode 149 - The Dumpster Fire of Sony's Live Service Ambitions
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 ma...
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Episode 148 - Nintendo Officially Reveals Switch 2
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 "$8...
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Episode 147 - Grand Theft Auto 6 Will Be Game Of The Year (And Other 2025 Gaming Predictions)
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 an...
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Episode 146 - The Best And Worst Video Games Of 2024
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 c...
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Episode 145 - The Gamers Week Heartwarming Holiday Special
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 th...
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Episode 144 - The 10 Biggest Video Game News Stories of 2024
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 ...
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