Gamers Week Podcast
Gamers Week Podcast
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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!
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MAY 29, 2026
Episode 214 - The Death Of Destiny (And Maybe Of Bungie?)
Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Destiny 2's active development is officially coming to a close, and the news just gets worse as it's reported that Destiny 3 isn't in development, and layoffs are planned at Bungie after the game's final update next month. --> Riot says "congrats on your $6k paperweights" as a new Valorant anti-cheat update reportedly bricks the PCs of many cheaters. --> Less than 2 years after his own game fully shut down, Jason Voorhees is coming ...
70 MIN
MAY 22, 2026
Episode 213 - XBOX Fans Want Exclusives, But Does Microsoft?
Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Microsoft is continuing its drive to revamp brand XBOX with the launch of a feedback platform that gives fans the chance to vote on community requests. Predictably, the request with the most votes is a return to exclusives. --> Ahead of the release of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft has launched a real-life hunt for a $500,000 treasure out there somewhere in the Caribbean. --> A bunch of mom-and-pop video game stores h...
73 MIN
MAY 15, 2026
Episode 212 - Neither Credible Nor Attractive: eBay Rejects GameStop's Offer
Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Online marketplace eBay has rejected an offer from GameStop to buy the company for $55.5 billion, dealing a blow to the video game retailer’s ambitions to create a rival to Amazon. --> Xbox Game Pass is now included, in truncated form, as part of Discord Nitro. --> Sega has officially canceled its Super Game, which was originally revealed in 2021, slated for release in March 2026, and given a budget of $882 million. --> Als...
63 MIN
MAY 8, 2026
Episode 211 - GameStop Wants To Buy eBay
Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> GameStop has made a $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay, and it remains unclear whether eBay’s board will view GameStop as a credible acquirer for a company four times its size. --> Sony is expected to pay $7.8 million in PlayStation refunds after a PSN lawsuit settlement gets preliminary approval. --> Reggie Fils-Aimé has opened up about the time an Amazon executive gave him a phone call and asked Nintendo to do something "illegal" dur...
71 MIN
MAY 1, 2026
Episode 210 - PlayStation Introduces (And Then Walks Back) DRM Requirements For Digital Games
Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Sony added online DRM to all PS5 and PS4 digital games, causing titles bought after April 2026 to crash and become unplayable if you don’t connect to the internet every 30 days. Then just as suddenly, the company walked it all back. --> Microsoft’s Xbox hardware revenue continues to tumble, with the company revealing a 33 percent decline as part of its earnings report released on Wednesday. --> A Brazilian funeral urn and coffin manufactu...
71 MIN
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