Gamers Week Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Epic Games, the multi-billion dollar corporation behind Fortnite, is laying off more than 1,000 employees. CEO Tim Sweeney blames a "downturn in Fortnite engagement" for the move. --> A new report says that 77% of US Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth players were aged 30 or older, highlighting Square Enix’s struggle to get young people to care about the JRPG series again. --> A new scientific study concludes that “post-game depression” is real, and RPGs ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode... --> Nvidia announced DLSS 5 at GTC 2026, a new iteration of the company's gaming AI suite that it is describing as "the GPT moment for graphics." --> A judge ruled Monday that video-game publisher Krafton Inc. must reinstate Ted Gill less than a year after ChatGPT suggested the company fire the former CEO to avoid paying out performance bonuses to Unknown Worlds, makers of Subnautica 2. --> A YouTuber has said they will "return" ownership of a webs...

Send a text In this episode... --> Microsoft has confirmed that the next Xbox is in development. Dubbed Project Helix, the device is described as a “next generation console” that can “play your Xbox and PC games.” --> Monday’s movie-focused Nintendo Direct delivered the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie while revealing new members of its cast – including Donald Glover (a.k.a. Childish Gambino) as Yoshi. --> Ever since Sony announced the original God of War trilogy was ge...

Send a text In this episode... --> Just over a month after it launched, the axe has fallen on troubled PvP shooter Highguard. Developer Wildlight Entertainment announced today that the game's next update will be its last, and it will be taken offline on March 12. --> Sony is reportedly abandoning its strategy of bringing its first-party PlayStation games to PC, with the company now set to return to console-only releases for all but a select number of online titles. --> Pokémon celebr...

Send a text In this episode... --> A shocking shakeup at Xbox: Gaming CEO Phil Spencer and Xbox President Sarah Bond are out. Asha Sharma (President of Microsoft’s CoreAI) is in, despite having no gaming experience. Game Pass is MIA in talks about Xbox's future, and Xbox co-creator Seamus Blackley is predicting that the brand will be "sunsetted." Is this the beginning of the end for Xbox? --> Bluepoint (the studio behind the widely praised Demon's Souls remake and the Uncharted: The Nat...