Videogame Roundtable

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.
Let us know what you think.

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
Let us know what you think.

Reupload.
Microsoft Developer Direct
Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games
EA Is Ending Support for Its Most Controversial Battlefield Game
Slay the Spire 2 has already earned more than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam, apparently
Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal
Let us know what you think.

This week's podcast covers Nioh 3 crossing 1 million units sold to become the series' fastest-selling game, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassing 5m copies sold in less than a week, and Discord delaying its global age verification rollout and cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification vendor. This week's Gaming Flashback is Shovel Knight. The news includes:
Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down
PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games on PC
Steam Deck faces US stock issues as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware
Slay the Spire 2 confirms online co-op
Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US
Let us know what you think.

In this episode, Nioh 3 gets its first big post-launch patch on Steam and PlayStation 5, and XCOM 2 is the Gaming Flashback. News items:
Every big announcement from PlayStation’s February State of Play
Bloomberg claims 'rampant AI demand for memory' is forcing Sony to consider pushing back the launch of its next-gen PlayStation as far back as 2029
More evidence of that Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag remake surfaces
Let us know what you think.

In this episode, Blizzard unveils a major Overwatch 2 revamp, Pokémon will kick off its 30th anniversary celebrations with Jigglypuff, 7 years after it was pulled from Steam Poker Night at the Inventory is coming back in March, and Eric Barone says Haunted Chocolatier will be out when it's good and ready. News includes:
Nintendo Partner Direct
"No possibility" of an uncensored physical version of Dispatch on Switch
Let us know what you think.

Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow's The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct. The news includes:
Ubisoft closes two studios and cancelled six projects
Marathon soars to Steam's Top Sellers after release date reveal
Nintendo president is 'carefully considering the situation' around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike
Let us know what you think.

It's the beginning of 2026, and the crew discusses their favorite and best games of 2026, and the Gaming Flashback is none other than Pokemon Go, which is still alive and well 10 years later.
Here is Episode 264: Pokemon No!, as promised.