Videogame Roundtable

Episode 602: Our Undertales

The guys talk about Dave the Diver finally arriving on Xbox Series X/S, Krafton CEO allegedly asking AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs and the Xbox Partner Preview. The Gaming Flashback is the indie megahit Undertale. More news: * Cities: Skylines development moves to Iceflake [https://www.shacknews.com/article/146853/cities-skylines-series-new-developer] Studios (from Shacknews) * Marathon playtest is coming [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/another-marathon-playtest-is-coming-in-december-but-this-one-is-restricted-to-north-america-and-its-still-strictly-under-an-nda/] in December Let us know what you think.

Episode 601: Grandia

This week the guys discuss Rockstar is now under pressure from UK Parliament as protests grow and 220 employees demand fired workers be reinstated, new Red Dead Redemption rating suggests remaster on the way to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, PS6 launch “later than expected” and region-locked, LEGO The Legend of Zelda set coming in 2026 (the actual LEGO, not a videogame). The Gaming History is all about the classic JRPG Grandia. The news includes: * Xbox boss responds to Valve's new hardware, fellow Microsoft employee [https://www.eurogamer.net/as-xbox-boss-responds-to-valves-new-hardware-fellow-microsoft-employee-jokes-it-looks-like-those-rumoured-series-s-leaks] jokes it looks like those "rumoured" Series S leaks * Ubisoft postpones its quarterly financial report [https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/uh-oh-ubisoft-postpones-its-quarterly-financial-report-at-the-last-minute-and-halts-stock-trading/] at the last minute and halts stock trading * Sony says Marathon will still release by March [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/sony-says-marathon-will-still-release-by-march-2026-pinky-promise-and-as-needed-we-will-make-corrections/] 2026 Let us know what you think.

Episode 600: The Big 6-0-0

The news includes: Firaxis announces, “Today, we confirmed we're testing dramatic changes to Legacy Paths, and continuous play as one Civ through all the Ages", Baldur's Gate 3 is about to become an Xbox Play Anywhere game. Jonah and T.J. have a long discussion of the games they're playing. This week features a Gaming Flashback: Master of Orion II The rest of the news includes: * Nintendo’s Palworld lawsuit suffers [https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/nintendos-palworld-lawsuit-suffers-a-big-blow/] a big blow * Another Battle Royale game is shutting down [https://www.gamespot.com/articles/another-battle-royale-game-is-shutting-down-for-good/1100-6535753/] for good Let us know what you think.

Episode 599: Madden Gets 2030

The news items include: EA and NFL extend Madden license til 2030 – NFLPA still far apart, former Battlefield 6 campaign boss calls out EA for leaving him and other developers out of the credits after closing his studio in 2024, Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word 'layoffs,' with a 'voluntary career transition program' offer that some employees won't be able to refuse, 'Pacifist Battlefield completed', Palworld studio Pocketpair says its new publishing division won't handle games that use generative AI: 'We don't believe in it', Two Point Museum gets Vampire Survivors content in free update. In addition: * The Sinking City 2 is delayed [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/horror/the-sinking-city-2-is-delayed-into-2026-because-of-the-war-in-ukraine-but-not-just-that-making-a-survival-horror-game-requires-a-completely-different-kind-of-design-thinking-than-adventure-games-and-that-definitely-makes-development-slower/] into 2026 * No Man's Sky gets space wreck salvaging [https://www.eurogamer.net/no-mans-sky-gets-space-wreck-salvaging-and-expanded-ship-building-as-its-busy-year-continues] and expanded ship building (from Eurogamer) Let us know what you think.

Episode 598: Indy New Game

The guys talk about Skate Story is finally releasing in December, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and some new duds in a free update, Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, a Minecraft Movie sequel is coming in July 23, 2027, and Cities: Skylines 2's big Bridges and Ports expansion is finally almost here. News includes: * Helldivers 2 developers blame HDDs [https://www.shacknews.com/article/146218/helldivers-2-developers-pc-version-hdds-ssds] for the PC version's file size & delayed updates Let us know what you think.