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The backlash over Sony's announcement to end physical copies of games in 2027 isn't going over well. Really not well. Nick and Edie talk about how, in light of the fact that companies can now reach into your libraries and remove your "owned" content (because they also did just that recently), what that will mean for us as gamers. If buying isn't owning, is piracy theft? Join our Discord and chat w...

I mean, we KNEW it was going to be expensive, but woooowww... I don't think we were prepared for this. Do we blame Valve? No, according to GamersNexux (Yeah, we'll talk about that interview). Bookend that with GTA6's price tag and, hoo-boy, are we going to have an expensive year. Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a month is all we ask to help keep u...

It's "E3 Week," and the announcements and pressers are hot and heavy. Xbox and Playstation both offered up some fantastic press conferences, and we go over the big news, the games, the surprises, and the disappointments. Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a month is all we ask to help keep us going into year 15: Come watch us live every Sunday at noo...

Jesus jiminy cricket! When will the AI madness end?! Component shortages, fueled by AI and data centers, lead to a whopping increase in SteamDeck prices. Upside: You can get one, now. And if you needed proof that AI is going to trigger an extinction event, just check out the recent 15-day test of AI platforms running their own societies. Let's just say, it didn't go well, and you should ABSOLUTELY...

Nick is a writer. He literally writes stories for competitions. You'd think he'd be creative. But if I ask for him to give me a title, he looks at me like he's a dog being shown a card trick. Why does this shit always land on my shoulders. Goalie was right: Nick is a bad cohost. Also Embracer saddles board games with their debt, GTA 6 is absolutely coming out on November 19, and State of Play on t...

Asha addresses an IMPORTANT ISSUE for MICROSOFT. Xbox is XBOX. NOW THAT'S WHAT AN MBA IS FOR, BABY! Also we review Windrose (with tips, tricks, and bug warnings) and Titanium Court. Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a month is all we ask to help keep us going into year 15: Come watch us live every Sunday at noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern. You'll hear th...

Got an LG OLED TV? Got RE: Requiem? Maaaybe you should rethink putting those two together. Also deeper diving into Windrose, more Pragmata and Saros, and more dunking on Mindseye. Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a month is all we ask to help keep us going into year 15: Come watch us live every Sunday at noon Pacific / 3pm Eastern. You'll hear the...

These are Nick's words, not Edie's. There's too much news this week! XBox outlines plans to save itself, Ubisoft finally shows off Black Frag remake, Elden Ring BTS footage leakes, and... stop me if you've heard this before... Playstation might be going "always online." Good lord, we have a lot to talk about. Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a mont...

Good lord. Edie takes a couple weeks off, and AI goes bonkers, Starfield on PS5 reveals the self-inflicted crapshow that it is, Pete Hines goes off on Microsoft... but at least Nintendo got their copyright claim yonked. Sooooo... yay? Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Help support us on Patreon! A buck a month is all we ask to help keep us going into year 15: Come watch us live every...

XBox chiefs announce a new console at employee town hall, which took all of 30 seconds to be leaked. What's the news? The next XBox will play PC games as well. Soooo... a Steam Machine. So, does anyone think this was Asha's idea? Or even Sad Nutella's? C'moooonnnn.... Our website: Our Discord: Join us live on Sundays at Noon PT/3pm ET on Youtube, Facebook, or Twitch. YouTube: Twitch: Facebook:  

Phil's out. Asha's in. Sarah's fled the building. Man, we knew there would be heads rolling at Microsoft, but we didn't see that one coming (and apparently, Sarah Bond didn't either). We talk about what this might mean for XBox Gaming and how having an AI exec calling the shots on the future of XBox games might affect what we'll see from Microsoft in the coming years. Also, reviews of Slay the Spi...

Nick watched Sony's State of Play (Edie didn't yet), so we go over the reveals: God of War! Alan Wake! Bunch of other stuff! Also, pro tip: don't send Claire Obscura artbooks to Iraq or you'll get a visit from the antiquities police! Special guest: Andrew "Creation Chaos" Smith! Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: https://discord.gg/JB5R4DD3e6

It's Super Bowl Sunday, and while everyone else is glued to the pre-game festivities, Edie and Nick (joined by special guest Andrew "CreationChaos" Smith) are here to discuss what's really important: Roblox's new GenAI tool that BLATANTLY rips off Clair Obscura 33. Wow, that did NOT take as long as we thought it would. Also, BaRB says it didn't make a broken game; MindsEye was sabotaged... sabotag...

Stuff is looking bad at the green monster. Hardware sales down. Software sales down. Unrealistic revenue goals not only missed, they weren't even in the ballpark of profitable. Edie has a frightening prediction no one hopes come true. She and Nick review Iron Lung (the game... the movie is next week), as well as covering news, including how Jeffrey Epstein got banned from XBox live, and Edie's sur...

Edie and Nick finally agree! Using AI for NPCs is just a bad idea. Doesn't mean anyone is listening, including XBox. We discuss the Developer Direct reveal of Fable and how having a "massive world" populated by 100% interactable NPCs is just... too much! We also discuss the restructuring of Ubisoft, which only promises to mean studio sell-offs and closures, and we review "Mandgragora: Whispers of...

This could finally be it. This death rivals some of the most overplayed, overly dramatic, drawn out deaths in cinema. Finally, it seems, GameStop won't be pulled back from the brink by Reddit stock-shorting groups; it may have finally drawn its last breath and gone to sing with the choir invisible. Oh... but don't worry. The Crypto Bro who took over as CEO is getting $35 million as an exit bonus....

Nick and Edie start off the year without a bang... Because we're old, we're tired, and we gotta go back to work tomorrow and it SUCKS. Edie finally tries Where Winds Meet and Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Also, DEV FIGHT! DEV FIGHT! Everyone gather 'round to hear a couple devs go OG schoolyard on each other. Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: Support us on Patreon: Join us live every...

Nick's in Florida. Edie's in a remote location. But we're bringing you a show, anyway, because you fu**ers deserve it. We talk the death of CoD founder in a fiery car crash, 007 First Light delay, and how Marathon has been re-revealed and it's not looking awful, or so we've heard.

Final show before Christmas, and Nick and Edie are already starting to wrap the year up. We talk the scary decline in hardware and the increase in software sales, Where Winds Meet's content bonanza, and what's up with the Intergalactic demo. Join our Discord server and talk to us all week long: https://discord.gg/JB5R4DD3e6

It's our first show back from Thanksgiving, and man, did Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 dominated the Game Awards? Did the hype overshadow rightly or wrongly? Join our Discord and chat with us all the time: https://discord.gg/JB5R4DD3e6

Wow. Eight hundred episodes. When Hawkes and Edie sat down in front of a mic 17 years ago, did they even fathom that the show would still be around for 800 episodes? Nope. We don't have a complete reunion, but close. Past and present GameHounds hosts, including Holy Goalie, Mr. Maynard, and Creation Chaos join us. Commander Tim had a family emergency and couldn't make it. We will catch up and also...

Something strange is afoot at the "Circle U." And is Crystal Dynamics about to shutter? Nick and Edie chat the news.

We are back. Nick is married. We are now back in game mode, and we're changing our showtimes (due to popular demand). Also! We have a new time for recording. We're now recording our shows on Sundays at noon Pacific Time or 3pm for your East Coast crew. This should make it easier to join us live on Youtube or Twitch. C'mon by! We'd love to see you.

Edie's solo this week for a short show, but she had to come on and talk about Microsoft's rumored new demands for XBox profitability... and how it seems to confirm what she suggested last week: Phil Spencer is in TROUBLE.