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Keirron Stach, Ronnie Kreutzer
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Your fortnightly resource for everything gaming from analog to digital, with some deep dives in specific topics each episode.

  1. 12/08/2025

    E18: The price of RAM is a Hytale indeed!

    Welcome to the XP Report! Keirron and Ronnie discuss outrageous RAM prices, how AI is slowly ruining everything we love. Hytale is saved and hopefully going to be better. and a bunch of new games. NewsHytale is saved and going independent https://hytale.com/news/2025/11/hytale-is-saved Cities Skylines moving developers, Paradoxes new playbook https://www.gamesindustry.biz/cities-skylines-to-switch-developer Clair Obscur: E33 sweeped every category it was nominated for at the Golden Joystick Awards. RAM prices soaring to all-time highs https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=64gb+ddr5 Saudi Arabia’s EA acquisition Public Investment Fund in “financial distress” https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-saudi-arabia-fund-behind-the-wildly-leveraged-ea-buyout-is-dealing-with-financial-distress-claims-report Far Cry is getting a TV series starring Mac from It’s Always Sunny https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/far-crys-getting-a-tv-series-starring-its-always-sunnys-rob-mac-with-each-season-designed-to-mirror-a-new-game VTMB2 “should have been called something else” former creative director agrees https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-should-have-been-called-something-else-agrees-former-creative-director Data shows that Steam games continue to get cheaper overall even while console games raise prices. https://www.polygon.com/steam-game-price-median-sales-console-aaa-data-trends-cheap/ Steam has it’s FIRST EVER Black Friday sale! https://store.steampowered.com/specials ReleasesAnno 117: Pax Romana (PC) - Nov. 13th https://store.steampowered.com/app/3274580/Anno_117_Pax_Romana/ CoD: Black Ops 7 (PS5, XBox, PC) - Nov. 14th https://store.steampowered.com/app/3606480/Call_of_Duty_Black_Ops_7/ Escape From Tarkov 1.0 (PC) - Nov. 15th https://store.steampowered.com/app/3932890/Escape_from_Tarkov/ SpongBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC) - Nov. 18th https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479650/SpongeBob_SquarePants_Titans_of_the_Tide/ Demonschool (PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC) - Nov. 19th a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/Demonschool/" rel="noopener noreferrer"...

    56 min

  2. 11/13/2025

    E17: Is this AI or is this just fantasy

    Welcome to the XP Report! Is more premium currency the answer to our problem, Blizzard seems to think so. The debate of AI doesn't seem to ever stop so lets talk about it. Join us each fortnight for more games news and opinions. NewsNew premium currency https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/world-of-warcraft-will-get-a-new-premium-currency-alongside-midnight-for-no-obvious-good-reason-at-all Fantasy ground goes free to play https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/fantasy-grounds-free Nintendo loses patent claim https://gamesfray.com/japan-patent-office-rejects-nintendo-application-relevant-to-palworld-dispute-cites-games-like-ark-as-prior-art-after-third-party-submission/ Square Enix changing direction - also layoffs https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-announces-more-layoffs-as-part-of-us-and-europe-restructuring/ Stop Killing Games https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/stop-killing-games-uk-petition-has-been-debated-in-parliament-the-law-works-but-companies-may-need-to-communicate-better New World is so Old World now https://www.eurogamer.net/amazon-isnt-closing-mmo-new-world-right-away-but-it-wont-guarantee-the-life-of-the-game-past-2026 ReleasesJurassic World Evolution 3 - October 21st https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958130/Jurassic_World_Evolution_3/ Ninja Gaiden 4 - October 21st https://store.steampowered.com/app/2627260/NINJA_GAIDEN_4/ Painkiller - October 21st https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300120/Painkiller/ Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - October 21st https://store.steampowered.com/app/532790/Vampire_The_Masquerade__Bloodlines_2/ Dispatch - October 22nd https://store.steampowered.com/app/2592160/Dispatch/ Double Dragon Revive - October 23rd https://store.steampowered.com/app/3012220/Double_Dragon_Revive/ Godbreakers - October 23rd https://store.steampowered.com/app/2687400/GODBREAKERS/ Moonlighter 2 (EA) - October 23rd a...

    1h 15m

  3. 10/18/2025

    E16: Xbox is on the up, with prices

    Welcome to XP Report, this week Keirron and Ronnie chat about the impending doom which is Xbox not understanding their users. What Keirron did at pax Aus. Why is pokemon trying so hard to lose its fan base? NewsXbox raising prices for Gamepass - https://www.theverge.com/news/789424/xbox-game-pass-premium-essentials-ultimate-price-increase-changes WotC New office in Montreal - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/hasbro-opens-new-wizards-of-the-coast-development-hub-in-montreal Pokemon drama - https://kotaku.com/pokemon-leak-budget-canceled-masuda-black-white-remake-2000635371 Everwild art got leaked - https://www.eurogamer.net/first-screenshots-of-rares-ill-fated-everwild-emerge-thanks-to-artists-portfolio-website Critical Role C4 has started ReleasesFinal Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles https://store.steampowered.com/app/1004640/FINAL_FANTASY_TACTICS__The_Ivalice_Chronicles/ Digimon Story: Time Stranger https://store.steampowered.com/app/1984270/Digimon_Story_Time_Stranger/ Battlefield 6 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2807960/Battlefield_6/ Little Nightmares 3  https://store.steampowered.com/app/1392860/Little_Nightmares_III/ Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794880/Ys_vs_Trails_in_the_Sky_Alternative_Saga/ Pokemon Legends: Z-A (Oct. 16th) Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Oct. 21st) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958130/Jurassic_World_Evolution_3/ Ninja Gaiden 4 (Oct. 21st) https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/2627260/ Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 (Oct. 21st) https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/532790/ Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault (Oct. 23rd) https://store.steampowered.com/app/2350790/Moonlighter_2_The_Endless_Vault/ Once Upon a Katamari (Oct. 24th) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1880620/Once_Upon_A_KATAMARI/ The Outer Worlds 2 (Oct. 29th) a...

    1h 6m

  4. 10/02/2025

    E15: 55 BILLION!

    Nothing is out of reach for private equity, even the 55 billion dollar EA, lots of tabletop news with something for the kids. NewsEA going private, bought by Saudi Private investment and donald trumps son. D&D heroes of the borderlands doesnt go over well. (https://www.polygon.com/dungeons-and-dragons-dnd-heroes-of-the-borderlands-update/) Grim Hollow added to d&d beyond Asmodee taking their iconic games and adapting them to child-friendly versions. (https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025/09/09/asmodee-to-adapt-its-most-iconic-games-into-shorter-child-friendly-versions-with-launch-of-kids-focused-brand/) Elder Scrolls is being adapted into a Tabletop called Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era (https://chiptheorygames.com/products/the-elder-scrolls-betrayal-of-the-second-era) ReleasesIdle Boss Rush https://store.steampowered.com/app/3436030/IDLE_BOSS_RUSH/  Clover Pit https://store.steampowered.com/app/3314790/CloverPit/ Mars First Logistics https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532200/Mars_First_Logistics/ EA Sports FC 26 https://store.steampowered.com/app/3405690/EA_SPORTS_FC_26/ Hades II (1.0) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/Hades_II/ Sonic Racing Cross Worlds https://store.steampowered.com/app/2486820/Sonic_Racing_CrossWorlds/ Silent Hill F https://store.steampowered.com/app/2947440/SILENT_HILL_f/ Slime Rancher 2 (1.0) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1657630/Slime_Rancher_2/ Jump Space https://store.steampowered.com/app/1757300/Jump_Space/ Megabonk https://store.steampowered.com/app/3405340/Megabonk/

    59 min

  5. 09/28/2025

    E14: Randy ain't so dandy

    It's sad to see a worthy game come out and have someone who didn't actually work on it bring it down for all the devs. This is now the Randy show. NewsCritical roles characters announced https://www.polygon.com/critical-role-campaign-4-characters-revealed-art-players/ Silksong translation woes Borderlands 4 backlash Cyberpunk 2 Multiplayer (Rumour) Witcher (tv series) new scenes revealed London Board game cafe works strike for Union https://www.rascal.news/london-board-game-cafe-workers-to-strike-throughout-october/  ReleasesOUT NOW Cronos: The New Dawn (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2101960/Cronos_The_New_Dawn/) Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342490/Daemon_X_Machina_Titanic_Scion/) NBA 2K26 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3472040/NBA_2K26/) Shuten Order (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3216500/SHUTEN_ORDER/) Dead Reset (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1346840/Dead_Reset/) Borderlands 4 (https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1285190/) Donkey Kong Bananza: DK Island & Emerald Rush (DLC) (Switch 2) NHL 26 (PS5, XBOX) Voyagers of Nera (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2686630/Voyagers_of_Nera/) Australia: Finally catching on to the Roblox shenanigans

    59 min

  6. 09/08/2025

    E13: Was it daggers or dungeons?

    Join us as we discuss the recent news for tabeltop fans around the globe and the decisions that may have lead to what Darrington Press might be thinking behind the scenes. Also what do you do when you cant buy games the main storefronts. OUT NOW Gears of War: Reloaded released Aug. 26th - First Gears game on PlayStation Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater - Aug. 28th Helldivers 2 (Xbox version) Metal Eden - Sep. 2nd Hirogami - Sep. 3rd Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sep. 4th Hell is Us - Sep. 4th Jetrunner (PC) - Sep. 4th Star Wars Outlaws (Switch 2) - Sep. 4th Adventure of Samsara - Sep. 4th

    53 min

  7. 08/24/2025

    E12: Silksong, Silksong, Silksong

    Time for Gamescom Opening Night Live, which means so much games news for all of you. Along with a surprise Silksong release date. Its doing to be a busy q4 this year. NewsGen Con weekend wrapped with the ENnie Awards 2025 - winners announced - https://ennie-awards.com/2025-winners/ Crimson Desert delayed from late 2025 - Q1 2026 - https://www.gematsu.com/2025/08/crimson-desert-delayed-to-q1-2026 Roblox, Getting sued - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/louisiana-attorney-general-sues-roblox-calling-platform-perfect-place-rcna225144 Gamescom Opening Night Live - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVC_dBNUZGc Outer Worlds 2 - OctoberResident Evil Requiem - OctoberBlack Myth: Zhong Kui - 2026Ghost of Yotei Too many Tanks - 2.0Pvpve Horror Game - Project SpectrumEverwindCult of the lamb DLCMore Enshrouded: Water expansionMoonlighter 2Inzoi DLCSilent Hill FCall of Duty Blackops 7Lords of the Fallen 2Road Kings

    1h 7m

  8. 08/19/2025

    E11: When too call it quits?

    This episode, you guessed it, more tariff news! Also when are dev's going to realize a model just isn't working for their game. NewsCritical Role has started development of their first video game! Supermassive Games facing industry layoffs of up to 36 employees, and also pushing back Directive 8020 to a 2026 launch. The Chinese Room (from Still Wakes The Deep) have become independent, but also have faced layoffs. Hades 2’s “Patch 11” was announced to be the last patch before V1.0. Splitgate 2 - Going back to “beta” and taking the game offline to address issues and feedback after very low numbers. Elden Ring Nightreign duo mode is out! Microsoft is backing away from $80 price point for games, dropping The Outer World 2 price to $70 to be ‘in line with current market conditions’ Sony looking to expand out their first-party games, could be coming to Xbox, Nintendo, etc. Brennan Lee Mulligan heading up CR4 Nintendo Direct showed some new Pokemon info, including more about Legends Z-A, Pokemon friends (a puzzle game with over 1,200 puzzles), and Pokemon Champions, a battle game set to come out in 2026. Ubisoft stated that microtransactions in single player games makes them “more fun” Ubisoft has allegedly cancelled an early in-development sequel to Star Wars Outlaws. Dying Light: The Beast pushed back to September 19th. DND Beyond gets map features for everyone, no longer paid tier Battlefield 6 was announced and is coming fast! Beta soon with release on October 10th. Tariffs: “de minimis” is ending and tariffs are applied on all packages entering the US, hurting buyer choice. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is getting NG+ and 3rd-person mode.

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