Videogame Roundtable

The TD Gaming Podcast reaches its big 700th episode milestone, but unfortunately it covers some boring industry news about Microsoft, Activision, Lies of P, and giantesses in Baldur's Gate 3. The news items include:
Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard
Phil Spencer: Activision Blizzard games are not coming to Game Pass until 2024
Cities: Skylines 2 performance has "not achieved the benchmark we targeted”
Cities: Skylines 2 won't use Steam Workshop for mod sharing
Lies of P passes 1 million units sold
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This week, the guys discuss the upcoming consoles coming from Sony and Nintendo, announced and rumored respectively. The news includes:
New PS5 Slim officially revealed
Nintendo Switch 2 name, release date and pricing reportedly revealed
Unity CEO Riccitiello steps down, effective immediately
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Reuploaded episode due to file corruption. Game news:
Payday 3's first update is delayed to mid-October to ensure its stability
Wolf Among Us 2 dev says “Telltale laid most of us off”
Sony confirms cyber-attack exposed details of nearly 7000 current and former employees
Stardew Valley creator shares new screenshots of Haunted Chocolatier
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This week the guys discuss Electronic Arts soccer, Far Cry 7, Vampire Survivors, Sony vs. Gaming Heads, Starfield, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, The Talos Principle 2, and Unity getting games canceled.
PlayStation boss Jim Ryan to retire next spring
Meta Quest 3 is coming on October 10
All of Sony systems allegedly hacked by new ransomware group
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Plenty to talk about, as the guys discuss Cities Skylines 2, The Elder Scrolls 6, Phil Spencer's old emails, the Steam Deck 2 and The Division 3. However, the main focus of discussion lies in the Nintendo Direct, PlayStation State of Play and Xbox Tokyo Game Show conference and what to expect in the future. The news otherwise features:
Xbox Series X disc-Less design leaks online
Fallout 3 remaster leads colossal Microsoft leak of unannounced games
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Life By You looks promising, Armored Core 6 is kicking all sorts of butt, and NBA 2K24 gets more and more predatory and dismaying. The news this week includes:
NBA 2K24 players say new badge regression system feels like a “second job”
Nintendo reportedly gave private Switch 2 demos to developers
Atari acquires massive Atari archive after revealing a new 2600 that takes cartridges
Starfield mod tools are coming in 2024
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As Starfield readies its launch, Baldur's Gate 3 gets a ton of updates. The news includes:
Star Wars: Dark Forces is getting the Nightdive remaster treatment
Xbox must have mobile presence if it's going to thrive, Phil Spencer says
No Man's Sky adds its first new race in its biggest update of the year
Citizen Sleeper 2 announced
League of Legends is ditching Mythic items
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This week, the guys discuss Madden NFL 24 being a buggy mess, the Xbox 360 Store closure in 2024, Ubisoft still trying to make Skull & Bones work, and Starfield going gold. The news includes:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3's big reveal brings campaign and multiplayer details, gameplay trailer
EA won't contest £9k FIFA Ultimate Team fine in Austria
Nightdive Studios lead reaffirms that they'd love tackle an Unreal remaster
Creator of AI-Powered GTA 5 Story Mode mod unlikely to fight back against Take-Two after shutdown
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