Welcome to episode 62 of Shack Together! We're joined by special guest TJ Denzer to break down the newly released GTA VI trailer and discuss its May 2026 delay announcement. Our game segment features "GTA Which?", testing our knowledge of Grand Theft Auto series firsts, from GTA III's groundbreaking 3D world to GTA V's character-switching mechanics.
Major announcements dominate today's news, including Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate's July 2025 release date and Gears of War: Reloaded coming in August 2025. Meanwhile, the industry sees significant financial developments with EA's strong Q4 bookings and AMD facing $1.5 billion in revenue impacts due to chip sale restrictions.
In Story Time, we explore The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered's review and discuss GameStop Canada's acquisition by Stephan Tetrault. Electronic Arts and AMD's earnings reports reveal interesting trends in gaming industry financials, with EA spending $2.5 billion on share buybacks in FY25. And that's all for today's show! Thanks as always for listening and enjoy!
Timestamps
- 00:01:03 NBA Playoffs
- 00:05:58 It's Shack Together!
- 00:08:08 TJ's Games: EVE Vanguard, Fatal Fury
- 00:19:49 Joe's Games: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, GTA IV
- 00:27:25 Asif's Games: Blue Prince, F-Zero 99, Schedule I
- 00:40:28 GTA Which?
- 00:54:58 Story Time!
- 00:55:02 News: GTA VI Trailer, Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate, Gears of War: Reloaded Announced, teamLFG Studio, Split Fiction Sales
- 01:28:27 Previews: EVE Vanguard
- 01:35:39 Reviews: Oblivion Remastered, Tempest Rising
- 01:39:05 Industry News: GameStop Canada Acquisition, EA Earnings, AMD Earnings
- 01:46:38 Community Notes
Articles mentioned in this episode
- GTA 6 Trailer 2 highlights
- GTA 6 delayed to May 26, 2026
- Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate expansion release date
- Gears of War: Reloaded announcement
- The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered review
- Stephan Tetrault GameStop Canada acquisition
- Electronic Arts Q4 FY25 earnings results
- EA stock buybacks FY25
- AMD Q1 2025 earnings results
- AMD revenue hit from China restrictions
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