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00:03:13 - Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Shares Mo...

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00:04:50 - Miami Heat NBA team to rebrand as ‘Vice City’ in GTA 6 marketing stunt - Andy Robinson @ VGC
00:08:00 - Brand New GTA 6 Screenshots Focus on Lucia and Jason's Relationship - Tom Philips @ IGN
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00:28:05 - Alan Wake 2 Director Has Been Co-Directing an Unannounced Remedy Game Since 2025 - Dylan De Guia @ MP1st
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Naughty Dog is reportedly making Uncharted 5, Kena: Scars of Kosmora has been delayed to 2027, and Gears of War E-Day staff are worried about layoffs.

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00:03:00 - Asha Sharma Says ‘Xbox Is Not For Sale’ Amid Concerns Microsoft’s Gaming Business Is Being Streamlined For A Spin-Off - Ethan Gach @ Kotaku
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00:24:10 - GTA 6 map officially twice as large as GTA 5, features hurricanes and tropical storms - Andy Robinson @ VGC
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Neil Druckmann confirms two new Last of Us projects, Naughty Dog will fully reveal Intergalactic next year, and The Witcher 3 Remastered already broke its Steam player record.

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00:11:00 - Neil Druckmann Closes The Last of Us Day - Blog Post on NaughtyDog.com
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00:04:45 - God of War Laufey pre-orders start tomorrow, new gameplay revealed
00:17:52 - Sony is skipping CES in 2027 as it focuses more on entertainment
00:26:36 - Sony patents PlayStation controller that accepts credit card payments
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00:34:48 - The Last of Us’ Season 3 Casts John Goodman, Video Game Stars Laura Bailey and Ian Al...

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Rockstar has revealed a GTA 6 Collector’s Edition, Microsoft has culled the Age of Empires Studio, and Obsidian will remain a distinct team under Bethesda.

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00:05:00 - GTA 6 Is Getting a $400 Collector's Set That Doesn't Include the Game - Cade Onder @ IGN
00:18:20 - Grand Theft Auto 6's Miami Takeover Begins as Rockstar Spends Nearly $1 Million on 'Welcome to Vice City' Signage - Cade Onder @ IGN
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Activision is taking over Halo, Obsidian is now under Bethesda, and more restructures and layoffs under Xbox.

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00:08:20 - Nintendo Confirms 2 Nintendo Direct Broadcasts for Next Week - Tom Philips @ IGN
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00:41:40 - Microsoft Announces Big Changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Switches to Monthly Hour Limits - Wesley Yin-Poole @ IGN
00:48:50 - Naughty Dog 'Not Done' With The Last of Us, but Studio Not Involved With HBO Show's 3rd Season - Ryan McCaffrey @ IGN
00:53:20 - White House Launches Arcade.Gov, a Minigame...

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GTA 6’s extended first-look was a hit on Netflix, Sony says reasonable consumers know they don’t own digital games, and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe gets 8 player splitscreen.

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00:08:17 - ‘GTA 6’ Extended Look Tops Netflix Charts With 31.1 Million Views in Four Days
00:22:30 - Rockstar Games Reveals Its Official GTA Onli...

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00:11:00 - State of Play & State of Play Japan return on September 3 - PS Blog
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00:30:20 - Ubisoft May Have Accidentally Revealed the Next Nintendo Direct Date Thanks to a Just Dance Leak - Cade Onder @ IGN
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00:37:05 - Xbox CEO calls Project Helix a ‘family of devices’ - Jay Peters @ The Verge
00:42:02 - Around 80% of Star Wars Zero Company stud...

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More GTA 6 details from yesterday’s previews, Nvidia makes Cloud real, and Xbox pitches movie and tv adaptations for Elder Scrolls and Halo.

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A bunch of early details of what to expect in GTA 6, Xbox releases 18 minutes of Fable gameplay, and somehow, the tariffs might return.

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Xbox discs will unlock digital games, Rockstar responds to the GTA 6 leaks, and Star Wars Zero Company reviews are in!

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GTA 6 leakers release more footage, expensive prices for more hardware from Xbox and Nintendo, and is Persona 6 actually coming next year?!

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The Witcher 4 is confirmed for 2028, Konami hints at reboots for their biggest games, and how much will Pokemon’s battle system change? Thank you for the support!

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00:11:00 - The Witcher 4 Confirmed for 2028 Release in Official CD Projekt Gamescom 2026 Announcement
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00:31:50 - Konami Hints at Reboots for Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Suikoden, Calls Them “Impor...

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Tim Schafer joins me to talk about Double Fine’s future, 2XKO is ending development, and Dave Bautista is officially Kratos in God of War.

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00:02:23 - The Future of Double Fine
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00:07:40 - Compulsion Games pulls off management buyout and separates from Xbox - Dean Takahashi @ Games Beat
00:24:38 - 007 First Light Hits Major Sales Milestone, Still Confirmed For Switch 2 - Ollie Reynolds @ Nintendo Life
00:32:15 - 15 minutes of Black Myth: Zhong Kui gameplay footage provide our first proper...

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00:06:09 - GTA 6 Leaks Keep Coming
00:15:32 - MEANWHILE, Stop Killing Games Condemns ‘Destructive’ GTA 6 Leakers
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00:43:14 - PlayStation Rebooting Horizon Hunters Gathering
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00:13:40 - CONTROL Resonant Goes Gold, Physical Release Delayed to October 15
00:20:30 - Don't boycott Grand Theft Auto 6, say workers fired by Rockstar. buy a T-shirt to help fund the legal battle instead - Connor Makar @ Eurogamer
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00:25:55 - Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is retiring from game development - Chris...

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We have tons of Kingdom Hearts 4 news, Sony’s CEO chimes in about PlayStation 6‘s release date, and Simpson’s Hit and Run seems like it’s making a comeback.

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00:04:47 - Kingdom Hearts D23 blowout confirms anime series, release window, and more
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00:10:27 - Saber Interactive Denies Replacing Lead Writer With ChatGPT
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00:25:40 - Netflix is shutting down Oxenfree studio Night School, six weeks after its last game was released
00:36:21 - Smell that? It’s Kingdom Hearts season baby
00:46:55 - Global Sales of Pokémon Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2 Surpass 5 Million Units
00:50:24 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 Beta Info
00:51:53 - The Xbox 360 version of Toy Story 3 is being delisted ahead of Digital Eclipse’s remaster
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00:08:00 - Hogwarts Legacy 2 Is Officially in the Works, Confirms Warner Bros. - Cade Onder @ IGN
00:14:32 - Darksiders 4 and a new Kingdom Come are planned by the end of March 2028, Embracer says - Chris Scullion @ VGC
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00:29:13 - Uncharted designer says he doesn’t want a remake or remaster because ‘it doesn’t make any sense’ - Chris Scullion @ VGC
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Asha Sharma gives an update on Elder Scrolls 6, Disney confirms D23 Kingdom Hearts panel details, and Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition has been announced.

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00:03:43 - The Elder Scrolls 6 is playable, Xbox CEO says her "live playthrough" shows "incredible" scale and an "even greater" story
00:11:49 - Disney Confirms D23 Kingdom Hearts Panel Details
00:19:44 - SuperChats
00:24:30 - Ghost of Y...