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Hey, that rhymes. This week’s podcast checks out the non-E3 publisher direct shows, from Microsoft to Ubisoft. Of course, Starfield was the big reveal, and it did not disappoint. There was very little news thanks to the conferences, but there’s nearly two hours of show this time. Let us know what games interested you.

Jonah will be in LA for an E3 that no longer exists, but we’ll all have our opinions on Microsoft’s presentation on June 11, especially the Starfield Direct presentation. In the meantime, Jonah argues with Scott and TJ about the latest Dungeons and Dragons movie. The news includes: Meta Quest 3 is official, $499, and arriving this autumn Riot threatens to cancel the entire League of Legends summer season PlayStation accused of “abusing” games industry with PS5 exclusives No Dragon Age: Dreadwolf or Skate until after March 2024 says EA No podcast next week. We’ll have one after the Microsoft event, though.

This podcast was corrupted on upload, so I have to re-upload it now. The news covered includes: Mortal Kombat 1’s DLC fighters seem to have leaked Jagged Alliance 3 gets July 14 launch Sony is sticking to its current PC strategy for PS5 exclusives Canceled Overwatch 2 PvE mode was meant to lead to MMO Let us know what you think.

This week we discuss Bungie lawsuits, the Street Fighter 6 World Tour, a Stardew Valley clone featuring serial killers, and Fortnite as an Olypmic esport. The news of the week includes: Nintendo seems to have fired back over the Tears of the Kingdom leak by DMCAing popular Switch emulation tools Finnish newspaper uses Counter-Strike to provide accurate Russian reporting on Ukraine invasion Apple Arcade adds 20 games Marvel’s Midnight Suns landing on Xbox One and PS4 next week, Switch canceled Super Mega Baseball 4 launches in June Let us know what you think.

This week’s news includes: Nintendo Russia CEO running import company to skirt official sales ban Sony is removing Spider-Man From PlayStation Plus Tango Gameworks rumored to be making a JRPG next Sega confirms it’s buying Angry Birds and pushing into mobile Cult of the Lamb‘s Relics of the Old Faith update arrives this month Let us know what you think.

Lots of Resident Evil 4 remake and Cyberpunk 2077 discussion as well as the following news items: Report: Sony’s next PlayStation handheld is called the Q Lite, features 8-Inch touchscreen and requires constant internet connectivity Portal writer Erik Wolpaw still wants to make Portal 3 ‘Gamers’ Lawsuit’ returns for another swing at Microsoft/Activision sale Let us know what you think.

E3 2023 has been officially canceled, and there’s speculation that E3 might be over — the guys have an idea how to fix it, however. Vampire Survivors wins Best Game at the BAFTA’s, an Easter Egg is found in Resident Evil 4 Remake, and Sony’s not having a good Spring. The news includes: 11 members of Congress argue Sony is unfairly hurting Xbox in Japan The “Gamers Lawsuit” against Microsoft has been dismissed MultiVersus open beta ends in June & the game will go offline till full launch in 2024 Sony PSVR2 headset off to slow start as Metaverse push sputters Let us know what you think.

A lot is going on with Twitch, as the company continues to be terribly run. Microsoft is also making sure the Activison-Blizzard acquisition goes through, and Resident Evil 4 is fun. The news includes: Life By You is coming for Sims 4, with early access confirmed for 2023 Respawn opens third studio as it targets 10-15 year lifespan for Apex Legends Ghostwire: Tokyo is getting an expanded campaign, a roguelite mode, and a dodge button Microsoft confirms it won’t have a show floor presence at E3 2023 Let us know what you think.

This week we check out Paradox Interactive’s showcase, as well as the following news: Cities: Skylines 2 achievements reveal hailstorms, rat infestations, and 150 map tiles in a single city Evidence is mounting for an upcoming Minecraft Bedrock world editor mode Let us know what you think of Paradox’s lineup.

Where’s episode 676? Completely unlistenable. Not to mention this episode had to be reuploaded due to file corruption. The guys discuss Valve luring cheaters into a trap, Nvidia predicting AI models 1,000,000 times more powerful than ChatGPT within 10 years, Sons of the Forest being inexplicably popular, EA making Dead Space 2 and 3 remakes, and an absolutely adorable Tunic plushie. The news includes: Next Civilization game officially announced by Firaxis Beyond Good & Evil 2 studio reportedly under investigation for “unprecedented” burnout and sick leave Sony’s State of Play 2023 Blumhouse’s new gaming division will focus on “indie budget” games Let us know what you think.

Aside from a news blip taking about Final Fantasy 7 DLC coming to PowerWash Simulator, all of the news seems to talk about cancellations of one kind or another. The items include: Epic kills Battle Royale game less than six months after release CRIMESIGHT to end service on May 1 EA is shutting down Apex Legends Mobile and not giving refunds EA reportedly cancels new Titanfall single-player game Sony, Xbox and Nintendo are reportedly skipping E3 2023 Anything other games you wanted to play but can’t anymore? Let us know.

The crew react to Microsoft’s show, which features the surprise hit Hi-Fi Rush. Other news includes: The Day Before hit by 8-month delay over bizarre trademark dispute GoldenEye 007 comes to Nintendo Switch Online, Xbox Game Pass this Friday Let us know what you think.

This week’s episode gets all kinds of salty against crypto, NFT’s, Logan Paul and others. They also talk about Age of Wonders 4’s announcement, bad Callisto Protocol projected sales, and Returnal’s high PC specs. Other news includes: Ubisoft delayed Skull & Bones again and canceled more games Final Fantasy maker Square Enix plans ‘aggressive’ NFT investment New single-player MechWarrior game in the works Suicide Squad’s leaked battle pass and in-game store triggers anger among fans Jagged Alliance 3 brings back original designer Let us know what you’ve been playing.

The first episode of 2023 discusses some of the events going on in the Ukraine, as well as the continued modding of Skyrim and new Game Pass games. ZeniMax employees vote to form the biggest videogame union in the US Cult of the Lamb’s first big update will bring new attacks for every weapon Payday 3 lands the first new game announcement of 2023 System Shock remake’s March release locked in Let us know what you think.

We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners — it was all about the commercials. The news includes: Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies Indie dev suggests players “don’t buy” his game as the relationship with their publisher has “dissolved” Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.