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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!
Gamers Week Podcast
Episode 179 - Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025
In this episode...
--> Gamescom Opening Night Live marks the start of the gaming convention in Cologne, and it’s always packed full of announcements, trailers and gameplay reveals. We're discussing all the highlights from the show.
--> Animal rights organisation Peta has urged Nintendo to redesign the popular Cow character in Mario Kart World.
--> David Hayter — who for many years gave Snake his signature gruff voice — has finally "forgiven" series creator Hideo Kojima for not casting him in 2015's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Crazy Uncle Ryan's Conspiracy Corner
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