XP Report

Keirron Stach, Ronnie Kreutzer

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. 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.

    58 min

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