Videogame Roundtable

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
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Steam Machine price revealed Sony deletes mention of PC from annual strategy report Epic Games Store is getting a big redesignHalo: Campaign Evolved PS5 players will require an Xbox account and gamertag to playRockstar 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-old copyright quirk

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 batteries
ROG Xbox Ally X20 announced with OLED display
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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
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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" focused on generative AI
Atari announces it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games
New Slay the Spire 2 update deletes its most controversial boss fight
Next podcast in two weeks.

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
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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.
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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
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