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Dermie and Jason get stuck into what was an awful week for gamers - the ESA reckons anybody who runs a game server is a criminal, Sony decides to stop physical media, the latest from Microsoft's descent into hell, and lots more.

Join Jason and Dermie for the latest gaming news about GTA6, the Steam Machine prices, Halo on PS5 wants your money, why the XBox head reckons gaming is too expensive.

Join Dermie and Jason for another big week of gaming news - the EU decides games can be killed after all, Gears of War cost the same as Concord to develop, Xbox is about to "reset" by sacking people, EA's new in-game advertising plans, Castlevania is the latest games to have a girl in it but why no outrage, and Commodore is releasing the phone of Jason's dreams.

The bear is back in Australia so it's time for some gaming news - new Sega hardware, Xbox 25, the insane journey of Amsterdam 1666, more Cuphead games are coming to terrorise game journos, Crazy Taxi World, the God of War is now a girl, Rayman Legends, Steam Deck pricing plus some Steam Machine rumours, and what the hell is going on with the Pragmata and Mixtape controversies. 

Join Jason and Crinji broadcasting from Japan as they bring you all the latestish gaming news - is Microsoft still a trainwreck, NVidia adds Instagram filters to every game, more layoffs in the gaming industry, social media algorithms, and who is actually buying a PS5 Pro.

Dermie and Jason are back with a deep dive into the recent upper management changes at Xbox, Bobby Kotick's poor choice of friends, how PC gaming is being destroyed, Discord's ID plans, Clair Obscure devs got knighthoods, and why Dermie still reckons the supposed AI RAM shortage was always about Valve.

Dermie and Jason dig into the Ubisoft restructure, Gamepass getting a free version with ads, Meta closing VR studios, Sonic's 35th anniversary plans, PS5's lack of exclusives is not hurting its sales, and the wild new Microsoft CoPilot hack.

This week on News Game Plus Dermie and Jason dive into the console that pushed Xbox to fourth place on Black Friday, Gamestop stores shutting down, Steam machine pricing, and Discord quietly files for an IPO.

In this episode Dermie and Jason dig some more into the Ubisoft hack, what the leak of PlayStation 5's root keys means, why Minecraft's new Head of Vanilla Minecraft is a bad sign, Deus Ex is run by psychos, the latest way NVidia hates the gamers who made them successful, and why Dermie thinks there is a conspiracy to bring down Steam.

Dermie and Jason discuss the massive Ubisoft hack, Clare Obscure losing awards due to AI, GoG now owned by the richest man in Poland, and Dermie loses it over Naughty Dog making their devs do "Mandatory Crunch".

This week we need to talk about the Halo MMO that got cancelled by everybody's favourite Microsoft exec, Arrowhead Studios goes against the grain, Dan Houser thinks AI is like Mad Cow Disease, Tim Sweeney and Gabe are fighting, and Roblox's latest insane plan to harm your kids.

Did Valve just end the XBox family line, that Halo ICE ad, GTA6 vs unions, Mojang says they would not make a creeper any more, and what animals do Jason think he could take in a fight?

We need to talk about the on-going disaster that is Microsoft, the identity of the new Bobby Kotick, why all those websites and games went offline when AWS had a glitch, how Australia's social media laws will usher in a new golden age of 4chan, and why does Dermie wish he was Chinese?

Dermie and Jason deep dive into Australia's under 16 social media ban, onlyfans, internet porn, Collective Shout, Steam, itch.io, Roblox pedos, and what is really going on.

Jason is back to tell us about the Masters of Steel: Age of Empires Tournament in Denmark, the Intel Extreme Masters in Cologne, and Gamescom. 

Dermie and Jason discuss the new Superman movie, Stop Killing Games, and Dermie has some advice for publishers about how they can make free money.

This week Dermie and Jason ask what the hell is going on at Microsoft, politely discuss Neil Druckman's impact on Naughty Dog, the Switch 2 is getting AFL Evolution but without the AFL part, and Jason has an excuse to buy Helldivers again.

This week Dermie and Jason talk Switch 2 sales, the ROG Xbox handheld, a bunch of Xbox franchises are getting new entries, Sonic Racing is getting new characters, and some great looking Australian developed games.

Jason and Dermie bring you another week of gaming news with Bungie claiming it was a former employee who did all the stealing for Marathon, the Witcher 4 reveal is another one too good to be true, what use is AI in games really, EA shuts down a studio before it even finishes a game, Gwent gets real, and find out the insane things Nintendo has done to protect the Switch 2 from hackers. 

This week Jason and Dermie look at Bungie stealing art for Marathon, Andrew Tate hates GTA6, what everybody is playing on their consoles, and how Microsoft is dominating the Playstation sales charts.

This week Dermie and Jason discuss the recent Australian election, the problem with the Last Of Us 2 TV series, Russia banning anime figurines, Nintendo can brick your shiny new expensive Switch 2, and why Dermie reckons the GTA6 trailer video is fake.

Another big week of news with Dermie and Jason - GTA6 "delayed", EA cancels a Titanfall game, Splitgate 2 news, 3 big tips for enjoying the Oblivion Remake (including how to get an unbreakable lockpick), and Dermie thinks Microsoft is setting a trap for Sony by announcing price rises.

Another big week of gaming (and other) news with Jason and Dermie - what does the Oblivion remaster mean for game development, what big Bethesda title is next, Star Wars and XCom together at last, 4chan got hacked in the funniest way ever, Sony goes on another round of price increases, some Nintendo updates, and Dermie just wants a friend.

In another week of News Game Plus with Jason and Dermie we talk Playstation Plus price rises, Ubisoft being Ubisofts again, AFL 26, Amazon making a live action Tomb Raider with Sansa in it, Marathon, how much PC gamers actually spend on microtransactions (spoiler: it's a lot), and why the planned Minecraft Movie sequel will be a disaster.

Jason is finally back from Japan to talk about all the latest Switch 2 news.