Gaming Flashback: Shaken But Not Stirred

News:

• FromSoftware has finally announced an Elden Ring Switch 2 release date
• Rayman Legends being remastered in full 3D
• PlayerUnknown's survival game is shutting down 6 months after launch
• Streets of Rage movie hires Sonic screenwriters
• State of Play 2026
• PC Gaming Show 2026
• Xbox Games Showcase
• Future Games Show
• Nintendo's finally developing replaceable batteries
• ROG Xbox Ally X20 announced with OLED display

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News:

• Tom Kane dies aged 64
• Steam Controller reservations are coming through
• Sony reportedly confirms it's ditching PC versions of its single-player PS5 games
• Forza Horizon 6 has already tripled the series' peak player count on Steam
• Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers

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The guys discuss Path of Exile 2's 'biggest expansion ever', Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 coming this summer, and Sony recording a $766 million impairment loss against Bungie for the 2025 financial year. The Gaming Flashback is The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. News includes:

• Nintendo announces Switch 2 price increase
• PlayStation is partnering with Bandai Namco for a "collaborative initiative" focused on generative AI
• Atari announces it has acquired rights to the first five Wizardry games
• New Slay the Spire 2 update deletes its most controversial boss fight

Next podcast in two weeks.

This week, Australia wants to know how Valve is combating 'extreme-right communities' on Steam and the Gaming Flashback is Overcooked. The news includes:

• Slay the Spire 2 devs weren't going to make a sequel
• Game Pass Ultimate drops from $29.99 to $22.99
• Two Point Museum Arty-Facts DLC brings artistic curation in May 2026
• New retro console smashes annual target after just 24 hours of pre-orders

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This episode is only 30 minutes, as not much is going on. The guys react to CCP adding a non-PvP zone to EVE Online, Shuhei Yoshida saying Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him, and the Slay the Spire 2 dev rejecting the concept of deadlines.

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Gaming Flashback: The Binding of Isaac.

• Palworld: More Than Just Pals is real
• Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney apologises and seemingly rectifies life insurance situation of laid off worker with terminal brain cancer
• State of Decay 3 opens up Alpha testing
• Xbox Games Showcase 2026 promises "huge" game news and a dedicated Gears of War: E-Day segment

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Reupload.

• Microsoft Developer Direct
• Square Enix was Metacritic’s No. 1 ranked publisher last year, thanks to 9 ‘good’ games
• EA Is Ending Support for Its Most Controversial Battlefield Game
• Slay the Spire 2 has already earned more than Hollow Knight: Silksong and Hades 2 on Steam, apparently
• Sony announces major price hikes for PS5, PS5 Pro, and Portal

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This week's podcast covers Nioh 3 crossing 1 million units sold to become the series' fastest-selling game, Resident Evil Requiem has surpassing 5m copies sold in less than a week, and Discord delaying its global age verification rollout and cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification vendor. This week's Gaming Flashback is Shovel Knight. The news includes:

• Sony was ready to approve a Bloodborne remake, but FromSoftware turned it down
• PlayStation reportedly plans to stop releasing major PS5 games on PC
• Steam Deck faces US stock issues as AI-driven RAM shortage hits gaming hardware
• Slay the Spire 2 confirms online co-op
• Stop Killing Games is launching NGOs in the European Union and the US

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