Videogame Roundtable

Episode 608: Hit 'Em With a Shovel

This week's podcast covers Nioh 3 crossing 1 million units sold to become the series' fastest-selling game, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassing 5m copies sold in less than a week, and Discord delaying its global age verification rollout and cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification vendor. This week's Gaming Flashback is Shovel Knight. The news includes: * Sony was ready to approve [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/sony-was-ready-to-approve-a-bloodborne-remake-but-fromsoftware-turned-it-down/] a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down * PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games [https://www.shacknews.com/article/148146/playstation-pc-ports-canceled] on PC * Steam Deck faces US stock issues [https://www.operationsports.com/steam-deck-faces-us-stock-issues-as-ai-driven-ram-shortage-hits-gaming-hardware/] as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware * Slay the Spire 2 confirms [https://www.eurogamer.net/slay-the-spire-2-finally-narrows-down-that-march-release-date-and-confirms-online-co-op] online co-op * Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-is-launching-ngos-in-the-european-union-and-the-us-were-not-just-going-away-on-this/] in the European Union and the US Let us know what you think.

Episode 607: Rampant AI

In this episode, Nioh 3 gets its first big post-launch patch on Steam and PlayStation 5, and XCOM 2 is the Gaming Flashback. News items: * Every big announcement [https://www.polygon.com/playstation-state-of-play-all-news-trailers-february-2026/] from PlayStation’s February State of Play * Bloomberg claims 'rampant AI demand [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/bloomberg-claims-rampant-ai-demand-for-memory-is-forcing-sony-to-consider-pushing-back-the-launch-of-its-next-gen-playstation-as-far-back-as-2029/] for memory' is forcing Sony to consider pushing back the launch of its next-gen PlayStation as far back as 2029 * More evidence [https://www.eurogamer.net/still-more-evidence-of-that-assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-surfaces] of that Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake surfaces Let us know what you think.

Episode 606: Nintendo Direct

In this episode, Blizzard unveils a major Overwatch 2 revamp, Pokémon will kick off its 30th anniversary celebrations with Jigglypuff, 7 years after it was pulled from Steam Poker Night at the Inventory is coming back in March, and Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will be out when it's good and ready. News includes: * Nintendo Partner Direct [https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-partner-direct-announced-so-will-we-finally-hear-an-elden-ring-switch-release-date-or-more-about-the-duskbloods] * "No possibility" of an uncensored [https://www.eurogamer.net/sorry-dispatch-fans-theres-no-possibility-of-an-uncensored-physical-version-on-switch] physical version of Dispatch on Switch Let us know what you think.

Episode 605: Just a Fable

Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow's The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct. The news includes: * Ubisoft closes two studios [https://www.eurogamer.net/ubisofts-troubled-prince-of-persia-sands-of-time-remake-is-dead-as-publisher-kills-multiple-projects-closes-studios-and-orders-staff-back-to-the-office] and cancelled six projects * Marathon soars to Steam's Top Sellers after release date [https://www.eurogamer.net/marathon-soars-to-steams-top-sellers-after-release-date-reveal] reveal * Nintendo president is 'carefully considering the situation' around memory prices [https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/nintendo-president-is-carefully-considering-the-situation-as-research-firm-predicts-switch-2-price-hike/] as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike Let us know what you think.

Episode 604: 2026 Is Crashing

It's the beginning of 2026, and the crew discusses their favorite and best games of 2026, and the Gaming Flashback is none other than Pokemon Go, which is still alive and well 10 years later. Here is Episode 264: Pokemon No! [https://gamestooge.podbean.com/e/episode-264-pokemon-no/], as promised.