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 Switch 2 price increase
• PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a "collaborative initiative" focused on generative AI
• Atari announces it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games
• New Slay the Spire 2 update deletes its most controversial boss fight

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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 going to make a sequel
• Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99
• Two Point Museum Arty-Facts DLC brings artistic curation in May 2026
• New retro console smashes annual target after just 24 hours of pre-orders

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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.

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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

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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

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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 a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down
• PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games on PC
• Steam Deck faces US stock issues as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware
• Slay the Spire 2 confirms online co-op
• Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US

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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 from PlayStation’s February State of Play
• 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
• More evidence of that Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake surfaces

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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
• "No possibility" of an uncensored physical version of Dispatch on Switch

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