Videogame Roundtable

Gaming Flashback: Mass Effect 2 Quick News EA's sale to Saudi-led consortium was "final nail in the coffin" for BioWare, says studio co-founder EA employees reveal a culture of secrecy and terrible morale following layoffs Alien: Isolation 2 devs commit to a physical edition The Wolf Among Us 2 will remember your key choices from The Wolf Among Us Remastered Game News The Elder Scroll VI to be unv...

Gaming Flashback: Dead Island Quick News GTA 6's PC release date is set for "Q1 2027" Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls reveals its Year 1 DLC roster on the way. Game News Epic Games reportedly delays Star Wars and Marvel shooter Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced layoffs loom Haunted Chocolatier more of an action RPG Let us know what you think.

Gaming Flashback: Adventure Quick News: Nintendo Switch ports of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire look even more likely after official account shares suspiciously HD footage of the GBA games Bungie is freeing vaulted Destiny 2 campaigns after Marathon "did not reach as many players as we had hoped" Xbox's version of PlayStation's Platinum Trophy achievement seems to leak Game News: Xbox Helix tipped for...

Gaming Flashback: Fallout 4 Game News: Sony threatens to cut off customer support and pursue legal action over harassment Sony loses Hideo Kojima to Xbox in its latest disaster Consumer Rights group is tracking Sony's ownership claims Let us know what you think.

It's all GamesCom all the time. Some news, but mostly talking about the games of GamesCom 2026.

Gaming Flashback: Oxenfree Quick News A cracked version of Marvel Tōkon is reigniting questions around DRM and its impact on PC games Paradox has been cooking up some Stellaris "summer experiments," from megastructure upgrades to a full espionage rework Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 9 gives server owners more control, stops mushrooms clipping through foxes, and fixes a strange Endermen issue. Game News...

Quick News Wada feels Persona 1 & Persona 2 remakes are something 'we have to do' Supermassive Games announces layoffs impacting up to 75 employees Game News Asha Sharma teases Elder Scrolls 6 Name Stop Killing Games has joined a lawsuit against Sony Saber Interactive denies replacing writer with ChatGPT Sean Murray suggests No Man's Sky follow-up Light No Fire is quite far along Let us know w...

This week's Gaming Flashback is Halo 3. Monster Hunter Wilds' latest patch makes online-only missions playable offline Bethesda yet again reassures fans that The Elder Scrolls 6's roadmap is unaffected by recent Xbox layoffs Atari signs deal with Universal Pictures to develop movies – Asteroids, Adventure, Berzerk, Breakout, Centipede, Crystal Castles, Millipede, Missile Command, Pong, Yars’ Reven...

Researchers studying ChatGPT conversations surprised to find one power user churning out thousands of Doki Doki Literature Club pregnancy fics Microsoft announces 3200 layoffs and four studio departures Sony kills physical PS5 games PlayStation is deleting 551 movies from customers’ accounts Nintendo has detailed rollout plans for Switch 2 product revisions Let us know what you think.

Steam Machine price revealed Sony deletes mention of PC from annual strategy report Epic Games Store is getting a big redesign Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to play Rockstar quietly gives us probably our best look at GTA 6's Vice City yet Ultima's creator Richard Garriott is planning to win back the rights to his legendary RPG from EA with an 50-year-...

Gaming Flashback: Shaken But Not Stirred News: FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date Rayman Legends being remastered in full 3D PlayerUnknown's survival game is shutting down 6 months after launch Streets of Rage movie hires Sonic screenwriters State of Play 2026 PC Gaming Show 2026 Xbox Games Showcase Future Games Show Nintendo's finally developing replaceable bat...

News: Tom Kane dies aged 64 Steam Controller reservations are coming through Sony reportedly confirms it's ditching PC versions of its single-player PS5 games Forza Horizon 6 has already tripled the series' peak player count on Steam Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers Let us know what you think.

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" foc...

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 Let...

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.

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.

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.

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 Bloodborn...

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 F...

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...

Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow's The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct. The news includes: Ubisoft closes two studios and cancelled six projects Marathon soars to Steam's Top Sellers after release date reveal Nintendo president is 'carefully considering the situation' around memory prices as research firm pre...

It's the beginning of 2026, and the crew discusses their favorite and best games of 2026, and the Gaming Flashback is none other than Pokemon Go, which is still alive and well 10 years later. Here is Episode 264: Pokemon No! , as promised.

This is the final episode of 2025, and the guys discuss the games they played that was the best, the games they played that was their favorite, and the older games they've been replaying. Also, the new Videogame Crash of the 2020's. Let us know what you think.

The guys talk about Dave the Diver finally arriving on Xbox Series X/S, Krafton CEO allegedly asking AI to "brainstorm ways to avoid paying" earnout bonus to Subnautica 2 devs and the Xbox Partner Preview. The Gaming Flashback is the indie megahit Undertale. More news: Cities: Skylines development moves to Iceflake Studios (from Shacknews) Marathon playtest is coming in December Let us know what y...

This week the guys discuss Rockstar is now under pressure from UK Parliament as protests grow and 220 employees demand fired workers be reinstated, new Red Dead Redemption rating suggests remaster on the way to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, PS6 launch “later than expected” and region-locked, LEGO The Legend of Zelda set coming in 2026 (the actual LEGO, not a videogame). The Gaming History is...