Episode 613: Mix Up

Episode 613: Mix Up

The guys discuss Path of Exile 2's 'biggest expansion ever', Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 coming this summer, and Sony recording a $766 million impairment loss against Bungie for the 2025 financial year. The Gaming Flashback is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. News includes: * Nintendo announces [https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-switch-2-price-increase-may-2025] Switch 2 price increase * PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a "collaborative [https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-bandai-namco-generative-ai-initiative] initiative" focused on generative AI * Atari announces [https://www.shacknews.com/article/149040/atari-wizardry-ip-rights] it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games * New Slay the Spire 2 update [https://www.pcgamesn.com/slay-the-spire-2/update-doormaker-removed] deletes its most controversial boss fight Next podcast in two weeks.

Episode 612: Overcooked

This week, Australia wants to know how Valve is combating 'extreme-right communities' on Steam and the Gaming Flashback is Overcooked. The news includes: * Slay the Spire 2 devs weren't [https://www.pcgamer.com/games/roguelike/slay-the-spire-2-devs-werent-going-to-make-a-sequel-but-then-the-publisher-handling-the-first-games-ports-shut-down-and-things-got-very-murky/] going to make a sequel * Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 [https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/] to $22.99 * Two Point Museum Arty-Facts DLC brings artistic [https://www.shacknews.com/article/148793/two-point-museum-arty-facts-dlc-release-date] curation in May 2026 * New retro console smashes annual target [https://www.pcgamesn.com/the-king-of-fighters-2002-unlimited-match/neo-geo-aes-plus] after just 24 hours of pre-orders Let us know what you think.

Episode 611: Half Time

This episode is only 30 minutes, as not much is going on. The guys react to CCP adding a non-PvP zone to EVE Online, Shuhei Yoshida saying Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him, and the Slay the Spire 2 dev rejecting the concept of deadlines. Let us know what you think.

Episode 610: 777 and 420

Gaming Flashback: The Binding of Isaac. * Palworld: More Than Just Pals is real * Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer * State of Decay 3 opens up Alpha testing * Xbox Games Showcase 2026 promises "huge" game news and a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day segment Let us know what you think.

Episode 609: Minecraft History

Reupload. * Microsoft Developer Direct * Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games * EA Is Ending Support for Its Most Controversial Battlefield Game * Slay the Spire 2 has already earned more than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam, apparently * Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal Let us know what you think.