Episode 202 - Highguard Shuts Down Six Weeks After Launch

In this episode...
--> Just over a month after it launched, the axe has fallen on troubled PvP shooter Highguard. Developer Wildlight Entertainment announced today that the game's next update will be its last, and it will be taken offline on March 12.
--> Sony is reportedly abandoning its strategy of bringing its first-party PlayStation games to PC, with the company now set to return to console-only releases for all but a select number of online titles.
--> Pokémon celebrated its 30th anniversary last week with the Pokémon Game Music Collection, a palm-sized music player that can be loaded up with 45 unique cartridges, each featuring a different melody or sound effect from the original games' soundtrack.
--> Pack it in, everyone. Resident Evil Requiem has seemingly confirmed that Leon Kennedy is a married man.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Music History 101

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Hosts: retrogamebrews, wrytersview, donniegretro
Opening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli Takanen
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Closing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli Takanen

Chapters

• 6:59 Reviews, Reactions, and Requests
• 9:42 Patron shout-outs
• 16:22 Quick-takes
• 48:28 Top 3 New Releases
• 58:12 Music History 101: The 10 Weirdest Songs of the 1980s