Gamers Week Podcast
Video games are fun. Video game news should be, too. Join Blue, Ryan, and Donnie as we analyze the week's best, worst, and weirdest gaming headlines. New episodes every Friday!
Episodes
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--> Valve has responded to the worrying trend of games being cloned using generative-AI and sold on Steam by lecturing game devs to make better games that are not so easily copied by AI.
--> NBA 2K27 has usurped Resident Evil Requiem as the best selling game of 2026 in the US. It’s not surprising to see it doing well, as 2K’s NBA series regularly ranks in the top five best-...
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--> Electronic Arts Inc. has announced that it will shut down BioWare, the celebrated studio behind roleplaying games such as Dragon Age and Mass Effect, as part of its latest series of cuts and closures.
--> The next Xbox might cost $1,800, a new report from Fortune says.
--> Uwe Boll, the notorious director of infamously bad video game films, says "Don’t ever bash my movi...
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--> Following Nintendo and Sony's lead, XBOX is setting up XP, a division exclusively dedicated to movies and non-games partnerships. They also announced XBOX LABS, where they will vibe code game ports.
--> US video game trade group the Entertainment Software Association has asked the US government to flag retro handheld devices containing pre-installed games as a “notorious mark...
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--> Xbox's new CEO Asha Sharma claims the company is bouncing back from an all-time low, but is there any reason to believe her? Despite boasting improved public sentiment and a return to growth, Sharma offered no supporting figures, while layoffs continue and uncertainty surrounds the company's future.
--> Would you pay $1,400 for a used PS5 Pro? GameStop has reportedly raised price...
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--> Is Sony having second thoughts about ending PlayStation disc support? The question has arisen following a report that says Sony sent "a bigger survey than they've sent almost ever before" to developers asking for feedback about the decision to stop producing disc-based games.
--> Mythic Achievements (which are definitely not trying to be just like PlayStation platinum trophies) are...
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--> Microsoft confirmed yesterday that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its XBOX studios setup.
--> Microsoft has filed a patent for a system that allows PC and XBOX games to serve advertisements during game sessions, seemingly without disrupting gameplay.
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--> Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor, Physint, has found a new home at XBOX after Sony dropped it.
--> Blizzard blew the lid off of BlizzCon 2026 with the surprise announcements of Diablo 5 and a new Starcraft.
--> GTA VI fans will not allow a nudist resort in Florida to be nude in peace after crypto scammer Cyberleek showed off a similar nudist res...
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--> Nintendo aired two back-to-back Nintendo Directs this week, and the first covered celebrations for The Legend of Zelda's 40th Anniversary, including the upcoming movie, merchandise, orchestra tours, a new themed Switch 2 plus accessories, and of course, the remake of Ocarina of Time.
--> The second Direct of the week was a 45-minute showcase highlighting new game reveals, release d...
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--> Sony is facing a class action lawsuit filed in California's Northern District Court for failing to properly disclose that paying for a downloadable game does not grant permanent ownership. Now the company's lawyers are arguing that if you truly own your digital games, only one copy of any given game could ever be sold, and "reasonable" gamers know that's not the case.
--> Aft...
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--> Gamescom Opening Night Live is here, and once again, it was a bumper night full of new game reveals, gameplay deep-dives, and more from Geoff Keighley’s second big show of the year, including Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Warlock: Dungeons & Dragons, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered.
--> Xbox's new disc-to-digital feature is launching imminently, allowing u...
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--> Over the past few days, a series of videos showing Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay and cutscenes have appeared online, along with an image of what is reportedly the game's complete map. A group called CyberLeek is claiming credit for the leaks, using them to both threaten Take-Two and Rockstar, as well as directing gamers to buy their memecoin.
--> The top 1% of games on Steam earn 84...
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--> The first Grand Theft Auto VI gameplay reveal, Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look, will debut on Netflix later this month as the streaming service tries yet again to get a piece of that videogame pie.
--> Twitch is under fire for its new generative AI training system that it says is on by default because “if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in.”
--> Baldur&rsquo...
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--> The war over physical video game discs rages on as Sony confirms it has heard gamers’ pleas but is nevertheless “cautiously” moving forward with its plans to stop producing discs as of January 2028.
--> Xbox's FanFest world tour is still going ahead even after Microsoft fired thousands of people, including the guy who created it.
--> Capcom is making a life-...
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--> Less than a month after Sony announced that it will no longer be producing physical discs for its games as of January 2028 (a move that Microsoft is expected to follow with its next gen console, Project Helix), both Team Blue and Team Green experienced system-wide outages this past week that effectively rendered each gaming ecosystem dead in the water.
--> Microsoft has launched a ...
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--> Despite the carnage created by new XBOX boss Asha Sharma’s 100 day reset in the name of saving the brand, analysts are predicting that Microsoft will continue to see itself in last place throughout the next console generation.
--> Two years after boasting about how hard it was going on videogames, Hasbro has recorded a "$56 million non-cash impairment" in its second-quarter f...
In this Special Episode...
--> What would you create if views, algorithms, and expectations disappeared? At TooManyGames 2026, join our own Ryan Payne with Retro Blast Pat and TheGamersician for a live conversation about what happens when you stop chasing what already works... and instead, start building something that could only come from you.
Watch the panel LIVE! --> https://youtu.be/146CZmmtw8A?si=l07vH9...
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--> Microsoft has officially announced layoffs of 3,200 people at Xbox, approximately 20% of the Xbox workforce and the fourth such culling since January 2024.
--> The world is still reeling from Sony’s announcement last week that it will no longer be creating video game discs starting January 2028, but analysts are saying there is nothing fans can do to change the company's mind...
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--> Not to be outdone by Xbox’s villain arc, it seems Sony decided to remind the world that it too hates its customer base. We're rounding up the week's awful Sony headlines, including the end of physical disc production for new games in 2028, a rumored $1000+ price tag for PS6, and the official closure of the PlayStation Store on PS3 and Vita.
--> Microsoft has refuted claims th...
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--> After months of waiting, Valve has finally announced that the Steam Machine, its new living room-friendly PC, will start at $1,049 and go on sale beginning June 29th.
--> Rockstar finally answered one of the last big questions around GTA 6: the price. The game will cost $79.99 for the standard edition, and $99.99 for the ultimate edition, with the physical editions now confirmed to...
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--> Maybe XBOX should have died the hero, but instead, it seems that the gaming giant has finally lived long enough to become the villain. Despite spending the past month shoring up good will with demonstrations that it is listening to fans, this week the company put out enough bad news to last an entire year -- all part of new XBOX boss Asha Sharma's big 100 day reset for the company.
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