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The return of Slop VS Sludge, talking genre-bending in games, a chat with Team Crucible of Raw Metal fame, AND a discussion on the cult classic Kenshi? This episode has it all!

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A key was provided to us for the following game: Raw Metal.

The fellas chat about the baffling decisions made by Warner Bros. Games, chat with Maguma about building an indie fighting game, and finish with a discussion about Dragon's Dogma 2 (ITS PEAK)!

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A key was provided to us for the following game: Dragon's Dogma 2.

News Sources:
"What the heck is going on with WB Games right now?" ▶ https://www.polygon.com/24102365/warner-bros-games-strategy-live-service-adult-swim-games
"Warner Bros. is now erasing games as it plans to delist Adult Swim-published titles" ▶https://www.polygon.com/24093815/warner-bros-adult-swim-games-steam-delisting
"Why Warner Dropped the Anvil on ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’’" ▶ https://www.theringer.com/movies/2024/2/12/24070471/coyote-vs-acme-movie-canceled-new-yorker-article-news-warner-wbd-zaslav

The fellas chat about the death of Yuzu and Rooster Teeth, Toys For Bob going independent, chat with Lisa Blakie from Atawhai Games about funding games, and finish with a discussion about Yakuza 0!

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News Sources:
"Switch emulator Yuzu is dead: abruptly settles lawsuit with Nintendo for $2.4 million in an enormous blow to console emulation" ▶ https://www.pcgamer.com/software/nintendo-v-yuzu-switch-emulator-shut-down-settlement/
"600 Activision QA workers unionize, Microsoft voluntarily recognizes" ▶ https://www.polygon.com/24093254/activision-qa-600-workers-union-microsoft
"Rooster Teeth Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery, The Roost Podcast Network To Continue’" ▶ https://deadline.com/2024/03/rooster-teeth-shut-down-warner-bros-discovery-roost-podcast-continue-1235847264/
"IWGB And Union Members Criticize Rockstar For Return to Office" ▶ https://insider-gaming.com/iwgb-and-union-members-criticize-rockstar-for-return-to-office/
"Toys For Bob: We're Going Indie!" ▶ https://www.toysforbob.com/blog/2024/WereGoingIndie

The fellas are joined by KBash and Brendan Hesse as they chat about labor movements in gaming, what they've been playing, chat with Mikey and Alex from Black Salt Games about the making of DREDGE, and finish off with a discussion about Ape Escape 3!

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A key was provided to us for the following games: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and Pacific Drive.

News Sources:
"Nearly 700 Ubisoft Workers Went On Strike This Week" ▶ https://aftermath.site/ubisoft-strike-france-pay-yves-guillemot
"IGN Creators Guild recognised as a union" ▶ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-creators-guild-recognised-as-a-union
"Latest Helldivers 2 patch raises server cap to 700,000 concurrent players to cut down on wait times’" ▶ https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/latest-helldivers-2-patch-raises-server-cap-to-700000-concurrent-players-to-cut-down-on-wait-times

The fellas talk about their favorite Steam Next Fest games, chat with Hilltop Works about fan translation, and finish off with a discussion about S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl!

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News Sources:
"Sega of America is reportedly laying off more than 10% of staff" ▶ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-of-america-is-reportedly-laying-off-more-than-10-of-staff/
"An Xbox multiplatform plan shouldn’t be surprising fans as much as it is" ▶ https://www.polygon.com/24064964/xbox-consoles-multiplatform-third-party-hi-fi-rush-starfield-indiana-jones
"Ubisoft CEO defends Skull and Bones’ $70 price despite its live service leanings, calls it ‘quadruple-A’" ▶ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-ceo-defends-skull-and-bones-70-price-despite-its-live-service-leanings-calls-it-quadruple-a/
"Ubisoft Is Still Making Skull & Bones Because A Deal With The Singapore Government Won't Let It Die" ▶ https://www.thegamer.com/skull-and-bones-progress/

The boys talk about the Palworld discourse, chat with WoolieVS about his time as a QA, and finish with a discussion about the sixth-generation classic Metal Gear Solid 3!

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News Sources:
"The Damage: Mass layoffs at Microsoft mean workers have to pick up the pieces" ▶ https://aftermath.site/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs-survival-report
"Microsoft lays off 1,900 Activision Blizzard and Xbox employees" ▶ https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24049050/microsoft-activision-blizzard-layoffs
"Walmart is reportedly getting rid of its copies of Starfield, a potential omen for physical game sales" ▶ https://www.vg247.com/walmart-reportedly-getting-rid-of-starfield-copies
"Palworld Post Mortem: Translated" ▶ https://note-com.translate.goog/pocketpair/n/n54f674cccc40?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-US&_x_tr_pto=wapp&_x_tr_hist=true