On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:
Pete: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Kiley: Lake View Valley, Oxenfree, Brotato
We then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the week including:
Romaro games may not be shut down https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/in-a-fresh-twist-romero-games-denies-its-closed-and-says-publishers-could-yet-save-its-fps/
Subnautica 2 situation gets weird https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/subnautica-2-saga-turns-messy-former-devs-sue-krafton-as-publisher-accuses-them-of-betrayal/
Eu lobby group says it's too expensive force Devs to keep games online https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/eu-lobby-group-says-law-forcing-developers-to-support-online-games-would-make-them-too-expensive/
Ghost of Yotei state of play https://www.cbr.com/ghost-of-yotei-state-of-play-july-2025/
Nintendo discontinues game vouchers https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-ending-the-nintendo-switch-game-voucher-service/
FBI seizes site listing switch roms https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-fbi-has-seized-a-major-nintendo-switch-piracy-site/
GameStop auctioning staples and stapler https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gamestop-is-auctioning-off-the-staple-and-stapler-that-damaged-a-customers-nintendo-switch-2/
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