Gamers Week Podcast

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Episode 183 - Nintendo Direct September 2025 Sep 19, 2025

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--> Nintendo held a huge Direct last Friday, with nearly a whole hour of information on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch games.
--> Randy Pitchford's chronic tweeting syndrome strikes again as the Gearbox CEO goes on the offensive against critics of Borderland 4’s PC performance.
--> Valve sure seems to be on the verge of announcing a new piece of gaming hardware, but don't get your hopes up for a Steam Deck 2.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Gaming History 101

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Episode 182 - Is Hollow Knight: Silksong Too Difficult? Sep 12, 2025

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--> Hollow Knight: Silksong’s reviews are slowly eroding as players find it “too difficult.”
--> Nintendo now has a US patent on summoning characters and making them battle for you.
--> Grand Theft Auto 6 could potentially be the first "AAAAA game."
--> The new Street Fighter movie, which has been in the works since 2023, now has a cast and a release date.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Nostalgia 101

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Closing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli Takanen

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Episode 181 - 007 First Light State Of Play Sep 05, 2025

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--> IO Interactive, developers of the much-beloved Hitman series, showed off its latest title, 007 First Light, during a special September State of Play.
--> The Call of Duty video game series is finally getting a Hollywood movie, thanks to a deal between Activision and Paramount.
--> Hollow Knight: Silksong's $20 price tag is making some indie developers believe the game is so cheap that it will hurt the pricing options of other indie games.
--> One of the most bizarre but charming cultural crossovers has officially come to an end as the Louvre has finally laid its Nintendo 3DS audio guides to rest.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Retro Rewind

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Closing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli Takanen

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Episode 180 - Nintendo Is Gatekeeping Switch 2 Dev Kits Aug 29, 2025

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--> A fresh report has detailed the difficulties faced by some developers keen to launch games for Switch 2 — but who remain unable to do so due to a lack of Nintendo support.
--> PlayStation boss Herman Hulst has said that live service failures are good for the development of their future attempts.
--> The announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong’s release date has created a ripple effect in the indie game community with several titles that were slated to release on or near that date now collectively jumping out of its blast radius to avoid being overshadowed.
--> High on Life 2 continues the absurd tendencies of the original and will feature a playable version of Wisdom Tree’s Bible Adventures video game.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Very Important Poll

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Episode 179 - Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 Aug 22, 2025

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--> Gamescom Opening Night Live marks the start of the gaming convention in Cologne, and it’s always packed full of announcements, trailers and gameplay reveals. We're discussing all the highlights from the show.
--> Animal rights organisation Peta has urged Nintendo to redesign the popular Cow character in Mario Kart World.
--> David Hayter — who for many years gave Snake his signature gruff voice — has finally "forgiven" series creator Hideo Kojima for not casting him in 2015's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Crazy Uncle Ryan's Conspiracy Corner

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Episode 178 - Battlefield 6 Wants To "Bootstomp" Call Of Duty Aug 15, 2025

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--> EA is calling the Battlefield 6 open beta its biggest ever, and Weekend 1 just wrapped up with a peak of 521,079 players, which is also an all-time peak for the entire Battlefield series.
--> Nintendo has contacted the organizers of RTA, one of Japan's largest speedrunning charity events, to put a stop to the event's "unauthorized use" of Nintendo IP.
--> Nintendo's wading into the baby and toddler market with a new toy, clothing, and general goods range it's pulling together under the My Mario banner.
--> "Should we create a Pepsi video game?" the official Pepsi account asked on Twitter last week, apparently unaware that the Pepsiman game already exists.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Fan Theory 101

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Episode 177 - Visa And Mastercard Deny Censorship Allegations Over Adult Video Games Aug 08, 2025

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--> Visa and Mastercard are refuting censorship allegations after forcing storefronts to remove adult video games. Valve says otherwise.
--> The BioShock remake has been cancelled as BioShock 4 has reportedly failed to meet review standards.
--> A short-lived Nintendo fan survey asked for your opinions on buying digital games instead of boxed copies, and offered a chance for you to provide feedback on the Switch 2's Game-Key Cards.
--> According to Larian Studios, it turns out that 250,000 Baldur’s Gate 3 players like their Withers with Big Naturals.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Gamers Week Debates

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Episode 176 - Roblox The Dating App??? Aug 01, 2025

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--> The Roblox CEO has officially horrified every parent alive by announcing his ambition that the platform become a dating hub, despite the fact that roughly 40% of its users are under the age of 13.
--> Sony Interactive Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against Tencent over its upcoming game Light of Motiram, with Sony saying it is a "slavish clone" of the Horizon series.
--> It only took 24 hours after the UK's Online Safety Act went into full effect for someone to get past the age requirement on Discord using pictures of Norman Reedus from Death Stranding 2.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Trivia

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Episode 175 - Xbox Backtracks On $80 Video Games Jul 25, 2025

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--> Just weeks after confirming The Outer Worlds 2 will be the first Microsoft game to retail for $80, Microsoft has reversed the decision, revealing the highly-anticipated sequel will now launch for $69.99 in keeping with typical AAA pricing.
--> Despite donning a hat proclaiming "Make FPS Great Again" at Summer Game Fest earlier this year, studio founder Ian Proulx and 1047 Games are putting Splitgate 2 back into the beta box.
--> Hellraiser is finally getting a videogame after 40 years.
--> The dairy industry would like Gen Z to drink more milk, so they made a Fortnite diner tycoon game.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Bullsh*t 101

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Episode 174 - Steam Turns Its Back On Adult-Only Video Games Jul 18, 2025

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--> Valve has introduced new - and worryingly vague - guidelines aimed at the adult-only game development community, and some are worried they could be used to target LGBTQIA+ content as corporations buckle to appease the US government's continuing attack on queer rights.
--> Following the Federal Bureau of Investigation's widely reported seizure of pirate ROM site Nsw2u.com last week, the US government agency has confirmed the move was part of an operation that impacted "multiple" targets.
--> The director of the upcoming Resident Evil movie has discussed his vision for the adaptation, including plans to shift away from the source material in some ways, and is expecting “online hate” because of it.
--> The UK games trade body is scrambling to explain a BBC Breakfast segment, in which its CEO appeared alongside a Super Nintendo with an NES cartridge inserted into its game slot.
--> Also: Top 3 New Releases, Very Important Poll

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