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More No Man's Sky Updates, Extraction Shooter Rumors, And Final Thoughts On Dead Cells

It's a light week of news but we've got another update to No Man's Sky and rumors of a Disney extraction shooter. Then in the back Isli talks revisiting Dead Cells and I give my final thoughts.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:25 Samson - 04:48 No Man's Sky Update - 06:15 Disney Extraction Shooter Rumors - 17:05 Cyberpunk 2077 PS5 Pro Update What We're Playing - 19:25 Dead Cells

Layoffs, Acquisitions, And Revisiting Dead Cells

We've got more layoffs this week, as well as an acquisition, then some new info about the canceled TLoU Factions game. In the back half Isli talks about Nioh 3, and I go into my experience with Dead Cells so far. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:15 Eidos Montreal Layoffs - 02:46 Shinji Mikami's New Studio Purchased - 06:30 TLoU Factions Director Says Game Was 80% Complete - 16:50 PEAK Dev Pushes Back - 18:23 Ramen Shop In Japan Becomes Official Warhammer Retailer What We're Playing - 24:03 Nioh 3 - 26:35 Dead Cells

Price Hikes, Epic Layoffs, Books, And WH40K 11th Edition Announced

We've got more unfortunate news with mass layoffs at Epic, PlayStation 5 price hikes, and Sony shutting down another studio. But on the positive side we have a free update for Dying Like The Beast, Rebellion announcing a new game, we take a big book tangent, then I talk about Warhammer 40k 11th edition being announced. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:15 Sony Increases PS5 And Portal Prices - 08:12 Sony Quietly Closes Another Studio - 09:46 Epic Layoffs - 14:24 Saros Previews Out - 17:38 Dying Light The Beast Update - 20:02 Rebellion Announces New Game - 26:15 The Book Tangent - 31:35 Warhammer 40K 11th Edition Announced What We're Playing - 46:17 Resident Evil 9 Insanity Mode Breaks Isli - 59:36 Monster Hunter Stories 3

Returning To The Alters, Layoffs, Legal Battles, And RE9 Conspiracies

We're back after a week off and we quickly recap some of the news we missed before jumping into current news bits. Then in the back half Isli talks about his insane RE9 conspiracy theory, Xya has trouble buying physical games, and I return to The Alters. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:16 PS+ Extra Games - 02:03 Krafton Loses Legal Battle - 06:48 John Carpenter's Favorite Games - 10:10 FBC: Firebreak - 11:04 More Layoffs At Crystal Dynamics - 12:08 Counter-Strike Changes Reload Mechanic - 17:15 Misc. Expedition 33 News - 20:37 Minecraft Dungeons 2 - 22:07 Resident Evil Requiem Sales Performance - 22:25 Crimson Desert What We're Playing - 35:18 Isli's RE9 Conspiracy - 44:06 Xya Can't Buy Physical Games - 47:43 Monster Hunter Stories 3 - 51:04 The Exit 8 - 55:07 The Alters

Highguard Shutting Down, Gang Of Dragon In Trouble, And Project Helix Confirmed

It's a big week of news with a heavy theme on game development troubles and rumor confirmations. Then in the back end we get into a spoiler discussion about Resident Evil Requiem now that Isli is here. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:15 Highguard To Shutdown - 11:40 Marathon's Skin Pricing And Coming Patch - 19:37 People Want More Nightreign Content - 21:20 Ubisoft Confirms Black Flag Remake - 25:50 Gang Of Dragon Funding Issues - 29:44 Project Helix - 41:41 Sony PC Rumors What We're Playing - 48:20 Resident Evil Requiem Spoiler Discussion