Gamers Week Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Valve’s Steam Machine pricing may have just been leaked by a retailer — and it ain’t cheap. --> Pocketpair has made the surprise announcement of an official Palworld Trading Card Game. As you’d expect, the announcement has sparked further comparisons between Palworld and Pokémon, which has a hugely popular trading card game of its own. --> GameStop...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Now that we have all finished welcoming in the new year with fanfare and no small amount of trepidation, it’s the perfect time to take a look ahead at the biggest games currently scheduled to release in 2026, including Resident Evil: Requiem, Pragmata, 007 First Light, and Grand Theft Auto 6. --> Sony has patented a "ghost" AI assistance syst...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> It's the end of another year, and it was another big one for the video game industry with countless major events, controversies, and trends to take in. We're recapping the 10 biggest gaming news stories of 2025. --> Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has come under fire this week following a Bloomberg report that the studio is "pus...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> The biggest night in gaming sees hypeman Geoff Keighly dish out shiny awards to the best games of the past 12 months -- including indie sensation Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which walked away with nine awards. Of course, the Game Awards also means hours’ worth of game announcements and trailers to sort through, such as Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4% of EA if the buyout goes through, effectively giving the country control of the entire company. --> GameStop has highlighted its recent payout of more than $30,000 for a rare Pokémon card as evidence that the company’s trade-in program offers fair value — while simultaneously admitting the card had actually been...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> The nominees for the 2025 Game Awards have been revealed, and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is up for 12 awards, making it the most nominated game in the awards’ history.  --> While the world elsewhere celebrates the best that gaming had to offer in 2025, review curation site Metacritic has released its list of the worst games of 2025.  -->  Sony has...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive has now announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 is delayed once again to November 16, 2026.  Meanwhile, the company fired 30-40 employees in a move that the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain claimed was "blatant" and "ruthless" union busting.  --> Valve Corp. is plunging deeper into...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> EA is claiming it will retain creative control despite its sale to Saudi Arabia. --> The director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has ordered a rare patent re-examination after Nintendo was granted a US patent on summoning mechanics. --> Rapper Soulja Boy is back at it with the SouljaGame Flip, another rebranded retro handheld that...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> A new report has revealed details on Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox console, which is allegedly a console / PC hybrid that will play PlayStation games released on PC via Steam. --> Microsoft executives have been pressuring the Xbox division to achieve profit margins of 30% -- almost twice the industry average. -->  Amazon's AI-powered layoff of 14,0...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> The internet is buzzing over Nintendo's mysterious new Pikmin-focused short film, "Close To You." --> A new report says that "hyper enthusiast, price-insensitive players" are keeping the games industry afloat. -->  Sonic the Hedgehog will lend his super speed to the Olympic Games in 2026 and beyond thanks to a new partnershi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Electronic Arts is being acquired for $55 billion by an investor consortium consisting of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners. --> Microsoft has announced another Xbox Game Pass price hike, with the Ultimate tier increasing 50% to $30/month. -->  Resident Evil: Requiem’s devs say they can’t tell if th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Sony held its latest State of Play showcase to detail what’s coming next for the platform, including a first look at gameplay for the much-anticipated Wolverine game.  --> If you got Ghost of Tsushima's platinum trophy, congratulations – PlayStation's Franchise Rewards program would now like $70 for your commemorative merch. -->  The adapt...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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 pie...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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 an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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 de...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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 rel...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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&qu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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, an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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&...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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, stud...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> 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...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Among the waves of fallout from Microsoft’s layoff of 9,000 employees last week, Xbox Game Pass has now come under fire for its “unsustainable model that has been increasingly damaging the industry for a decade.” --> Last week, Stop Killing Games - the consumer-driven initiative demanding games publishers leave their titles in a playable state once sup...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Microsoft began its fiscal year Wednesday by laying off thousands of employees, expanding one of the largest runs of layoffs in the company’s history. --> Video game spending has taken a nose dive among Gen Z, according to data from American research group Circana. --> The AI startup Runway, which recently partnered with AMC Networks, is now trying...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Third-party games have reportedly struggled to sell on Nintendo Switch 2 at launch, with one publisher claiming that its game has sold “below our lowest estimates”. --> Fan-favorite rhythm game Beat Saber is ending support for PlayStation consoles, and for many players, this feels very much like the final nail in the coffin for PlayStation's VR as...