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Peripheral firm claims Switch 2 Joy-Con use ‘electromagnetic suction’, have extra buttons https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/peripheral-firm-claims-switch-2-joy-cons-use-electromagnetic-suction-have-extra-buttons/


Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Overview Trailer reveals new concept art gallery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCV-uTRULn8


A new BlackMilk x The Legend of Zelda Collection lands May 7 at 5:00 p.m. ET, 2:00 p.m. PT https://blog.blackmilkclothing.com/the-legend-of-zelda-2-0-announcement/


Garry’s Mod studio is removing 20 years of Nintendo uploads following DMCA takedowns https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/garrys-mod-studio-is-removing-20-years-of-nintendo-uploads-following-dmca-takedowns/


Suspect charged for canceling Nintendo Japan events by threatening to ‘kill everyone’ for ‘s****y games’ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/suspect-charged-for-cancelling-nintendo-japan-events-by-threatening-to-kill-everyone-for-shitty-games/


Horror action game Alien: Rogue Incursion announced for PS VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3 https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/horror-action-game-alien-rogue-incursion-announced-for-ps-vr2-steamvr-and-quest-3


Sci-fi open-world action RPG GALIX: New Horizons announced for PS5, PC (?) https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/sci-fi-open-world-action-rpg-galix-new-horizons-announced-for-ps5-pc


Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord remake launches May 23 for all platforms https://www.digitaleclipse.com/games/wizardry



Questions from Discord: 


Joe: Since I've just watched Fallout, are there any games you think would make a good TV show? Wolfenstein I think would make for a good show.



What we’re playing:

Mary: Princess Peach Showtime, Life is Strange 2, Honkai Star Rail

John: Stellar Blade

Greg: Diablo IV (GamePass), Apex Legends, Rocket League

Brett L:  Assassins Creed Odyssey, DLC Legacy of the First Blade and The Fate of Atlantis 

Brett M: Smash Ultimate

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Metaphor: Refantazio launches October 11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMO-eAwvvuY


Embracer Group becomes three companies: Asmodee Group, Coffee Stain & Friends, and Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends https://twitter.com/Wario64/status/1782281799877415084


Indie World reaction? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240417156103/en/Indie-Games-Burst-Onto-Nintendo-Switch-Promising-Adventure-Cozy-Vibes-and-Curious-Cat-Mischief



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTjjKC9gHPM



Donkey Kong Country at Universal Studios Japan delayed to late 2024 https://www.siliconera.com/super-nintendo-world-donkey-kong-country-opening-delayed/


Nintendo reportedly declined use of Samus in Fortnite because they wanted Samus to be Switch-exclusive https://twitter.com/shiinabr/status/1782484447062851888


Baldur’s Gate 3 maker Larian Studios is working on two new projects, its own IP this time https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-studio-larian-is-working-on-two-new-projects-based-on-its-own-ips/


Shin Megami Tensei series character designer Kazuma Kaneko leaves ATLUS after 35 years, joins COLOPL https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/shin-megami-tensei-series-character-designer-kazuma-kaneko-leaves-atlus-after-35-years-joins-colopl



Translation of interview https://personacentral.com/kazuma-kaneko-leaves-atlus-colopl/



Midori: Sonic Frontiers 2 is happening (name could change) https://twitter.com/mbkksstbhz5/status/1782190937164116418


Golden Axe animated series headed to Comedy Central from Star Trek: Lower Decks creator https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/golden-axe-animated-series-mike-mcmahan-comedy-central-matthew-rhys-danny-pudi-1235973820/


Saw this too, don’t know if worth mentioning it. Pokemon Go getting visual update: https://pokemongolive.com/rediscovergo



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What we’re playing:

Mary: Princess Peach Showtime, Life is Strange 2, Honkai Star Rail

John: Nothing, really 

Greg: Princess Peach Showtime, Mario Golf Advance Tour (GameBoy Advance), Apex Legends, Halo Infinite, Rocket League

Brett L:  Assassins Creed Odyssey, DLC Legacy of the First Blade and The Fate of Atlantis 

Brett M: Fallout New Vegas

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Keanu Reeves Joins ‘Sonic 3’ as Shadow https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-joins-sonic-3-shadow-1235874487/


SNES Nintendo Switch Online adds Amazing Hebereke, SUPER R-TYPE, and Wrecking Crew ’98 https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/snes-nintendo-switch-online-adds-amazing-hebereke-super-r-type-and-wrecking-crew-98


Gio Corsi joins Nintendo of America’s AAA third-party games portfolio management team https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/gio-corsi-joins-nintendo-of-americas-aaa-third-party-games-portfolio-management-team


Nintendo skips Gamescom this year https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/04/nintendo-has-confirmed-it-wont-be-at-gamescom-this-year


Midori: Persona 1 and 2 will get a remake or at least be released in an “updated form” https://twitter.com/MbKKssTBhz5/status/1778860576296276313


Vampire Survivors gets "Operation Guns feat. Contra" DLC on May 9 https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/vampire-survivors-coming-to-ps5-and-ps4-this-summer-dlc-operation-guns-feat-contra-announced


Square Enix hopes to develop Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 in about three years https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-hopes-to-develop-final-fantasy-7-remake-part-3-within-three-years/


SUNSOFT is Back! Retro Game Selection launches April 18 in Japan for Switch, PC https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/sunsoft-is-back-retro-game-selection-launches-april-18-in-japan-for-switch-pc


Fallout TV show reacts



Claim Fallout 76 game with Amazon Prime Gaming,Fallout 3 and New Vegas with Luna:: https://gaming.amazon.com/home




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What we’re playing:

Mary: FF7 Rebirth (finished), Honkai Star Rail

John: Chrono Trigger on mobile (beat), Radical Dreams (beat)

Greg: Princess Peach Showtime (a little), Mario Golf Advance Tour (GameBoy Advance), Apex Legends, Rocket League

Brett L:  Assassins Creed Odyssey, DLC

Brett M: Rise of the Tomb Raider (beat)

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Quick updates from last week:



“Trimming the Herbs” has been beaten in Super Mario Maker just before the shutdown of Wii U online play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7yvVJbji0U


Midori punk’d us about retiring—is still actively leaking Sega and Atlus news



Midori: The theme color of Persona 6 is green https://twitter.com/mbkksstbhz5/status/1777240240824197390



“Development began in 2019 along with P3R and P5T.” https://twitter.com/MbKKssTBhz5/status/1777242043276042264 



Midori: Disney and Sega are working together on a brand new mobile game, to be released next year https://twitter.com/MbKKssTBhz5/status/1776784601886683541


Xbox is reportedly planning Gears and Call of Duty reveals at its Summer event https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-is-reportedly-planning-gears-and-call-of-duty-reveals-at-its-summer-event/


Bloomberg: Dragon Quest series producer Yu Miyake steps down to head up mobile games development. NieR producer Yosuke Saito is reportedly a "strong candidate" to replace him on DQ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-05/top-dragon-quest-producer-steps-down-in-square-enix-overhaul?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxMjI5NjU5OSwiZXhwIjoxNzEyOTAxMzk5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQkQ4VE9UMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJBRDcxOUY5NDBGRTk0MzNBOERCNzI2OEJDOTY3NzY3QyJ9.aFWG23-UTflyWSDMGnx6jj0QiG0aFob_zFzAPy5AWAs



Questions from Discord:


Beavis Christ: What's a gaming design trend you miss?


Brydude: Since you guys all know I’m an eternal Sonic nerd, in your guys’ opinion: What is the best Sonic game? What is the worst Sonic game? What is your favorite game in the franchise? And what is your favorite soundtrack of the Sonic franchise?



What we’re playing:

Mary: FF7 Rebirth, Honkai Star Rail, Silent Hill The Short Message, Life is Strange 2

John: Unicorn Overlord (finished) 🦄👑, Chrono Trigger on mobile

Greg: Apex Legends, Rocket League

Brett L:  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Brett M: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion (beat), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (beat), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, 13 Sentinals

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Mary talks about Hollow Knight: Silksong having an eShop page (and Xbox page) and E10+ rating https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/hollow-knight-silksong-switch/


Kotaku: Potentially more than 100 contract testers let go at Nintendo amid huge product testing restructuring, no full-time employees affected https://kotaku.com/nintendo-switch-2-layoffs-testing-zelda-totk-1851369539


F-Zero Maximum Velocity has joined GBA NSO https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1773516683174354969


Jim Ryan claims Sony has sold 160M PlayStation 2 consoles https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/jim-ryan-claims-sony-has-sold-160m-playstation-2-consoles/



All the actual math on the subject: https://twitter.com/ZhugeEX/status/1774120869096235518



Take-Two is acquiring Borderlands maker Gearbox from Embracer for $460M https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/take-two-is-acquiring-borderlands-maker-gearbox-from-embracer-for-460m/



Next Borderlands is in active development https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/2k-has-confirmed-that-the-next-borderlands-game-is-in-active-development/


Context regarding what Take-Two paid for Gearbox versus what Embracer paid https://twitter.com/stephentotilo/status/1773217348687646997



Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 hero shooter from NetEase entering closed alpha in May, dev team includes former Call of Duty and Battlefield devs https://www.marvelrivals.com/news/official/20240320/40185_1144288.html 


Like a Dragon series director thinks Yakuza Kiwami 3 will “definitely” happen “sooner or later” https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/like-a-dragon-new-title-cast-auditions-announced


Unicorn Overlord shipments and digital sales top 500,000 https://www.gematsu.com/2024/04/unicorn-overlord-shipments-and-digital-sales-top-500000



Questions from Discord:


 Joe: Do you enjoy video game music? If so what are some of your favorite game soundtracks?



What we’re playing:

Mary: FF7 Rebirth, Honkai Star Rail 

John: Unicorn Overlord 🦄👑, Stellar Blade demo

Greg: Apex Legends, Rocket League

Brett L:  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Brett M: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion (beat), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (beat), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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All levels of Super Mario Maker 1 on Wii U have been beaten prior to the server shutting down https://twitter.com/OatmealDome/status/1771288262784500094


According to the usual Sega/Atlus leaker, Persona 3 Reload will come to Switch 2 with the Expansion Pass DLC included https://twitter.com/MbKKssTBhz5/status/1771392814976586114


Sonic Toys Party leaks as a reportedly 32-player mobile Sonic game that looks a lot like Fall Guys https://www.sonicstadium.org/news/games/trailer-further-details-for-sonic-toys-party-leaked-r2075/



Video leaks of a build from nearly a year ago https://twitter.com/sonicstadium/status/1772315008040583550



Sonic Heroes remake is reportedly “being considered” for development https://twitter.com/MbKKssTBhz5/status/1772498991403442236



Originally teased by Zippo https://zippospeaks.blogspot.com/2024/03/goodbye-hedgehog-engine-hello-unreal.html



Leaker implies that Resident Evil 9 could be open-world https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/status/1771155355252236568


Pokemon fan site Relic Castle shuts down after getting hit with a DMCA takedown notice https://kotaku.com/pokemon-fan-games-relic-castle-shutdown-dmca-reason-1851359618


Phil Spencer wants Epic Games Store and others on Xbox consoles https://www.polygon.com/24108670/xbox-epic-games-store-phil-spencer-interview


Stellar Blade demo releases for real on March 29 at 10 a.m. EDT / 7 a.m. PDT; save data transfers to final release https://blog.playstation.com/2024/03/25/stellar-blade-demo-arrives-march-29/



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What we’re playing:

Mary: FF7 Rebirth, PAX East 

John: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (finished), Unicorn Overlord 🦄👑

Greg: Princess Peach Showtime, Apex Legends, Rocket League

Brett L:  Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Brett M: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII: Reunion (beat), Final Fantasy VII Rebirth