Videogame Roundtable

The news items include: EA and NFL extend Madden license til 2030 – NFLPA still far apart, former Battlefield 6 campaign boss calls out EA for leaving him and other developers out of the credits after closing his studio in 2024, Ubisoft has come up with a new way to avoid saying the word 'layoffs,' with a 'voluntary career transition program' offer that some employees won't be able to refuse, 'Pacifist Battlefield completed', Palworld studio Pocketpair says its new publishing division won't handle games that use generative AI: 'We don't believe in it', Two Point Museum gets Vampire Survivors content in free update. In addition:
The Sinking City 2 is delayed into 2026
No Man's Sky gets space wreck salvaging and expanded ship building (from Eurogamer)
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The guys talk about Skate Story is finally releasing in December, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is getting a New Game+ mode and some new duds in a free update, Might and Magic: Olden Era is delayed to 2026, a Minecraft Movie sequel is coming in July 23, 2027, and Cities: Skylines 2's big Bridges and Ports expansion is finally almost here. News includes:
Helldivers 2 developers blame HDDs for the PC version's file size & delayed updates
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This week, there's a lot of discussion about the Tokyo Game Show, Epic pulling controversial Peacemaker dance emote, and Minecraft entering The Copper Age.News:
EA to be acquired by Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners for $55bn
Halo Studios revealing more on next projects at next month's World Championship event
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No real itinerary here. Just relaxed chatter about games and news.Let us know what you think.

There's a Silksong in the air, with lots of SIlksong. But despite the Silksong, we have other non-Silksong stuff, including Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage closed beta kicking off on September 11. The news includes:
Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo as platforms grind to a halt
42,000 Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames products have been swiped by a scalper group
Former PS5 console exclusive, Helldivers 2, now tops Xbox sales chart as Sony continues to dabble with its multi-platform strategy
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This week's episode the trio discussed Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot summoned to court in former employee harassment case, Paradox 'making adjustments' to Bloodlines 2's Toreador and Lasombra DLC, Sean Murray says the Earth-sized planet in Light No Fire will have 'real oceans', Crusader Kings 3's new DLC has a release date, Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford says "I think they could charge $200" for Borderlands 4, and Triangle Strategy released on XSX/PS5.The news includes:
Gamescom announcements
No Man's Sky adds fully customisable multi-crew spaceships you can build and fly with your friends
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is 'not the end' of the franchise, director confirms
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The guys talk about a whole lot of news, aside from Endless Legend 2 demo being out now on Steam, and Take-Two boss reckoning Civilization 7 will still hit its lifetime target despite "slow start". Don't trust the show notes on this one!

Just a half-hour episode this time.
Germany calls for Google and Apple to remove the AI Deepseek app from their stores
European game publisher group responds to Stop Killing Games, claims the proposal 'would curtail developer choice'
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