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There is never a dull moment in the videogame industry. This week Dermie and Jason unpack the big leak and what it means, Xbox getting platinum trophies, why the 2XKO shutdown should be the standard for all publishers, some Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 news, and lots more.
Another big episode of gaming news to unpack - PSN shows us the digital future by going down, EA boss gets a bonus for the work his sacked staff did, Xbox announces its new priorities which for some reason include TV, EA is now officially owned by Saudis and a member of the Trump family, Australians can't go to the casino in GTA so what does an R18+ rating even mean, plus lots more.
Another week of videogame companies behaving badly - we identify the shareholder making Sony stop physical media, Nintendo decides to pocket tariff refunds, Microsoft wants a billion daily xbox players, Roblox now has 26 different Meccha Chameleon games, and GTA6 has already made a billion dollars profit and it hasn't been released.
Dermie and Jason get stuck into what was an awful week for gamers - the ESA reckons anybody who runs a game server is a criminal, Sony decides to stop physical media, the latest from Microsoft's descent into hell, and lots more.
Join Jason and Dermie for the latest gaming news about GTA6, the Steam Machine prices, Halo on PS5 wants your money, why the XBox head reckons gaming is too expensive.
Join Dermie and Jason for another big week of gaming news - the EU decides games can be killed after all, Gears of War cost the same as Concord to develop, Xbox is about to "reset" by sacking people, EA's new in-game advertising plans, Castlevania is the latest games to have a girl in it but why no outrage, and Commodore is releasing the phone of Jason's dreams.
The bear is back in Australia so it's time for some gaming news - new Sega hardware, Xbox 25, the insane journey of Amsterdam 1666, more Cuphead games are coming to terrorise game journos, Crazy Taxi World, the God of War is now a girl, Rayman Legends, Steam Deck pricing plus some Steam Machine rumours, and what the hell is going on with the Pragmata and Mixtape controversies.
Join Jason and Crinji broadcasting from Japan as they bring you all the latestish gaming news - is Microsoft still a trainwreck, NVidia adds Instagram filters to every game, more layoffs in the gaming industry, social media algorithms, and who is actually buying a PS5 Pro.
Dermie and Jason are back with a deep dive into the recent upper management changes at Xbox, Bobby Kotick's poor choice of friends, how PC gaming is being destroyed, Discord's ID plans, Clair Obscure devs got knighthoods, and why Dermie still reckons the supposed AI RAM shortage was always about Valve.
Dermie and Jason dig into the Ubisoft restructure, Gamepass getting a free version with ads, Meta closing VR studios, Sonic's 35th anniversary plans, PS5's lack of exclusives is not hurting its sales, and the wild new Microsoft CoPilot hack.
This week on News Game Plus Dermie and Jason dive into the console that pushed Xbox to fourth place on Black Friday, Gamestop stores shutting down, Steam machine pricing, and Discord quietly files for an IPO.