The Game Professors

Join the Professors for Course #50! We kick things off with a lobby-crashing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 exploit before roasting "Ram Altman" for saying your PC's RAM is going to waste. Next, we unpack France's wild per-Gigabaguette data tax as they tax each Gigabyte of data the same as an individual Baguette. Then we breakdown Gears of War: E-Day's $500M studio budget and...

Join the Professors for Course #49! Grab a seat as we kick things off with GTA 6 eating up 210 GB of your PS5, Baldur's Gate 3 printing $1.2B, and Gears of War: E-Day’s wild $500M budget and secret PS5 port drama. Next, we unpack how Sony basically won AMD’s RDNA 5 handheld chip by default, and ask if NVIDIA is starving gamers by hoarding billions in unplugged AI servers. Then, we check out mo...

Join the Professors as we dive into a heavy week! We start with the unfortunate looting of Team Vitality's Paris HQ, followed by how the GTA 6 launch might cost the US economy a bunch of money. Then, we tackle the massive news of EA shuttering a legendary studio, plus rumors that next-gen PS6 and Xbox consoles could cost over $1k. We also cover the chaotic Helldivers 2 anti-cheat update, The F...

Join the Professors for Course #47 as we tackle the biggest news in gaming! We kick off with GTA 6’s rumored early PC window alongside Epic Games mandating full "vibe coding" for their delayed Disney shooter. Next, we debate if Battlefield 6’s $30 shortcut kit crosses into pay-to-win territory and investigate rumors of Nvidia pulling the plug on the RTX 5090. Then, we dive into Microsoft...

Join the Professors as they dive into a packed course of gaming news and history! First up, we look at the touching return of a tribute quest in World of Warcraft: Forever. Then, we break down 2K's brutal server shutdowns wiping NBA 2K25's MyCAREER, GameStop charging an outrageous $$$$ for used PS5 Pros ahead of GTA 6, and Pokémon cards putting scalpers out of business alongside wild MMO r...

Join the Professors for another jam-packed course! We kick off with Nintendo's massive tariff-refund sale and wild BlizzCon reveals like Diablo V, an open-world StarCraft shooter, and WoW: Forever. Next, Sony dumps Kojima’s Physint, leaving Xbox to swoop in as the rebound. We then drop into WARDOGS' chaotic 3-team warzone, ask if Marvel’s Wolverine is basically playing itself (scent trails...

Join the Professors as we kick things off with Breaking Benjamin’s wild mid-concert rant over a Fallout 4 modding beef and break down the latest lackluster Nintendo and Sony showcases. Next, we weigh the heavy performance costs of NVIDIA’s DLSS 5 before diving into the massive CS2 chat log leak that accidentally created a ranked toxicity leaderboard. We also discuss an Anthropic AI researcher quit...

Join the Professors as they talk about the confirmation of Xbox's new disc-to-digital program and the massive Gamescom 2026 reveals, including the epic return of rhythm games with Stage Tour! Next, we explore the rollercoaster history of Arkane Studios—how Dishonored saved them, Redfall's tragic end, and the rise of Black Pony Immersive. We also jump into the spicy "hire old devs&quot...

Join the Professors for this week's big gaming news! We kick off with KH4's release window, a Steam VR leak, and a hilarious physical "bug" in the Fallout: New Vegas bundle. Next, we dive into the massive GTA VI "Cyberleek" incident, exploring the leaked gameplay, the hacker's manifesto, and Take-Two's rapid response. We also cover the Gears of War: E-Day beta....

Join the Professors as we kick things off with Nvidia's DLSS 5, decade-old games dominating sales, and the Google TV digital library debacle. Then, we postulate on a potential Bioware sale and where they may end up, as EA looks to move on from the studio. We also discuss Mark Darrah on player feedback and the Netflix paywall for the next GTA VI trailer. Next, we break down Chalk Warfare, an in...

Join the Professors as we tackle a packed syllabus! We kick things off with the disturbing hidden camera lawsuit hitting The Pokémon Company, followed by the fan backlash and Mexican antitrust lawsuit against PlayStation's push away from physical media. Next, we dive into a massive Xbox leak revealing their "Disc-to-Digital" plans and "Project Helix" console. We also marvel...

Join the Professors as we break down a massive lineup of gaming news! We start with the wild Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced photo mode and Call of Duty's Gilded Ruin camo race. Then, we dive into the wild true story of a Skyrim fan jailed due to a syntax error, followed by LG's sneaky monitor adware controversy. We also examine GTA 6's physical edition region locks and high p...

Join the Professors as we dive into the sudden recasting of Kratos in the live-action God of War series and the latest Xbox hardware sales. Next, we break down a massive World of Warcraft scandal where a GM allegedly abused developer powers to cheat in a Mythic+ dungeon! We also examine Nintendo's messy week of tariff lawsuits and patent rejections, while Palworld smashes milestones. Then, we...

Join the Professors as Heru and Plague tackle a wild story of a gaming PC saving its owner from a stray bullet, before breaking down the surprise PlayStation ports of Black Ops 1 & 2. Things heat up with Apple’s massive lawsuit against OpenAI over stolen hardware secrets! We unpack the greedy launches of AC Black Flag Resynced and College Football 27, covering studio strikes and microtransacti...

Join the Professors as we dive into Meccha Chameleon's wild auto-paint cheating epidemic and say our goodbyes to Mario Kart Tour. Next, we explore NBCUniversal's rumored gaming pivot, SAND's massive Early Access success, and Microsoft's leaked web-only Copilot OS. We then break down the catastrophic $200M failure of Suicide Squad and clear up the Steam Machine "Red Line of Dea...

Join the Professors as we kick things off discussing the passing of Ubisoft's co-founder and the wild tale of Mexico's vigilante "Batman." We then dive into the latest sales data showing current-gen consoles tanking while the Switch 2 dominates, along with the looming tech "RAMpocalypse." Next, we tackle Sony's massive shift: their controversial push into live servi...

Join the Professors for Course 34! We kick things off with a quick-hit news rundown as we dig into Hideo Kojima’s terrifying teaser for OD and its cryptic "safety-net" system. Next, we dissect Steam's absurd $999.99 walking simulator stunt and the absolute sales explosion of Meccha Chameleon . Then, we break down GTA 6 setting a new $79.99 price ceiling with its controversial disc-le...

Join the Professors as they unpack a major Steam Workshop malware issue hitting Wallpaper Engine, plus some wholesome Valve customer service wins. Next, we break down Epic's ambitious, AI-heavy vision for Unreal Engine 6 before looking at the explosive success of Meccha Chameleon and Arc Raiders' new modes. We also dissect the bittersweet reality of Destiny 2 thriving just as Marathon fumb...

Join the Professors as they dive into Ace Combat 8's extreme visual realism and maybe receive classified specs. Next, we analyze Path of Exile 2's wild new Martyr mechanic that has players deleting maxed characters for the community. Then, we look at the new tech behind NVIDIA and Microsoft's RTX Spark platform, alongside Epic's sudden Unreal Engine 6 reveal. We also cover a heartw...

Join the Professors as they unpack a few missed weeks in gaming hardware and culture! We kick things off with Valve’s 2026 Steam Controller charging puck hazard and the legendary customer service response to a delay. Next, we dive into the new Xbox and Discord Nitro subscription alliance before breaking down the massive news of Bungie sunsetting active development on Destiny 2. Then, we analyze th...

Join the Professors as we dive into the "Steamy" drama in Far Far West and Valve's strict stance on in-game review requests. We discuss Project Theseus, which brings the classic 2001 Xbox dashboard natively to PC, and whether or not custom launchers could be compatible with steam. We tackle the chaos of the 2026 Steam Controller sell-out and cover Sony’s $7.85 million monopoly settle...

Join the Professors for a look at some wild gaming news this week. We start with a breakdown of "Digital Diogenes" on Steam, examining the world's #1 collector and the reality of owning 43,000 games. We then explore Valve’s new Steam Deck telemetry tools before shifting to Intel’s GPU retreat and AMD’s retail dominance. Next, we look at Toyota’s $3,100 luxury office chair and the new...

Join the Professors for Course #28! We get into the corporate fallout of Sony’s live-service mandate, Shuhei Yoshida’s exit, and the harsh financial reality of Bungie’s Marathon. We also take an in-depth look at Microsoft’s major Game Pass price cuts as Microsoft's new gaming CEO gives us a win! We start the day with Bloomberg’s leak of a Disney extraction shooter and the "free game"...

Join the Professors as we dive into the major production leaks for the Elden Ring movie and Amazon’s "non-gamer" rewrites for the Mass Effect series. We break down the Take-Two AI layoffs, the Chinese RAM market collapse, and why the Steam Deck 2 is likely targeting 2028. We also check out Valve’s new SteamGPT support and the weird NVIDIA DLSS 5 copyright strike drama. Finally, we get te...

Join the Professors for Course #26 as we kick things off with Disney considering an Epic acquisition and an incredible flea market find in Edinburgh. We check the historical numbers and discuss the death of "walled gardens" and the staggering decline of console exclusives. We break down Sony’s shocking PS5 price hikes and early PS6 hardware leaks involving AI texture compression. We also...