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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
181 episodes
Episode 180 - Nintendo Is Gatekeeping Switch 2 Dev Kits
In this episode...--> A fresh report has detailed the difficulties faced by some developers keen to launch games for Switch 2 — but who remain unable to do so due to a lack of Nintendo support.--> PlayStation boss Herman Hulst has...
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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.--&...
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Episode 178 - Battlefield 6 Wants To "Bootstomp" Call Of Duty
In this episode...--> EA is calling the Battlefield 6 open beta its biggest ever, and Weekend 1 just wrapped up with a peak of 521,079 players, which is also an all-time peak for the entire Battlefield series.--> Nintendo has cont...
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Episode 177 - Visa And Mastercard Deny Censorship Allegations Over Adult Video Games
In this episode...--> Visa and Mastercard are refuting censorship allegations after forcing storefronts to remove adult video games. Valve says otherwise.--> The BioShock remake has been cancelled as BioShock 4 has reportedly fail...
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Episode 176 - Roblox The Dating App???
In this episode...--> The Roblox CEO has officially horrified every parent alive by announcing his ambition that the platform become a dating hub, despite the fact that roughly 40% of its users are under the age of 13.--> Sony Int...
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Episode 175 - Xbox Backtracks On $80 Video Games
In this episode...--> Just weeks after confirming The Outer Worlds 2 will be the first Microsoft game to retail for $80, Microsoft has reversed the decision, revealing the highly-anticipated sequel will now launch for $69.99 in keeping w...
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Episode 174 - Steam Turns Its Back On Adult-Only Video Games
In this episode...--> Valve has introduced new - and worryingly vague - guidelines aimed at the adult-only game development community, and some are worried they could be used to target LGBTQIA+ content as corporations buckle to appease t...
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Episode 173 - Xbox Game Pass Is "Damaging The Industry"
In this episode...--> Among the waves of fallout from Microsoft’s layoff of 9,000 employees last week, Xbox Game Pass has now come under fire for its “unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade.”
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Episode 172 - Microsoft Celebrates Profits By Laying Off 9,000 Employees
In this episode...--> Microsoft began its fiscal year Wednesday by laying off thousands of employees, expanding one of the largest runs of layoffs in the company’s history.--> Video game spending has taken a nose dive among Gen Z,...
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Episode 171 - Third-Party Games Are Struggling On Nintendo Switch 2
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 e...
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Episode 170 - Microsoft And AMD Partner For Next Gen Of Xbox
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 fe...
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Episode 169 - Summer Game Fest And Xbox Games Showcase 2025
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 s...
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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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