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While mourning the closure of Highguard (not really), David talks about Marathon and plays Shinobi 3D (not in 3D).  In the news, Sony'sBluepoint pitched a Bloodborne remaster that didn't get made and they are apparently turning off the spigot on PC ports.  Circana says U.S. video game spending rose 3 percent in January, Nacon files for insolvency and postpones game showcase.  Big story is that Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Xbox and Asha Sharma is coming from Microsoft's AI division to replace him.  We look at Spencer's whole career at Microsoft, from Encarta to Xbox and see how it stacks up.
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While mourning Shutaro Īda, gone too soon, David Radd, talks about  Baldur’s Gate 3's boundless appeal and is whelmed by Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour.  In the news, Nexon is lifted by Arc Raiders, PS6 might be delayed until 2029, while Bluepoint is closed.  The 2XKO development team gets downsized, Ashes of creation shutters and Highguard clings to life.  Epic insists it gave Horses studio "context" while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins five awards at the D.I.C.E. Awards 2026.  For the topic, all the news and announcements from a well received Sony State of Play in February 2026
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 While noting that  Comcept has dissolved, David Radd avoided treefolk erasure in Lorwyn Eclipsed before adventuring with Nathan Drake again in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.  In the news,  Sony says Ghost of Yotei sales are outperforming Tsushima and the PS5 sells surprisingly well.  Switch becomes Nintendo's best selling system all time, while the Switch 2 sets the first year record for sales.  At the same time, Xbox hardware sales crater and Valve delays the release timing and price of the Steam Machine.  For the topic, A.I. has been in the news for gaming a lot of late, from slop to ads and art.  David unpacks what it means and where A.I. has a place.
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While wondering if the Switch 2 will get a price increase this year, David Radd played the surprisingly good Magic: The Gathering set based on Avatar: The Last Airbender as well as Monument Valley 3's DLC The Garden of Life.  In the news, Meta closes three VR studios in their Reality Labs metaverse division, Circana says  Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place overall while Nintendo Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the U.S. in 2025 and remains the fastest-selling console in U.S. history.  Meanwhile, Maxis stresses "values have not changed" following $55 billion EA acquisition and U.S. lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review the deal, warning of potential negative impact on workers.  For the topic, David discusses the new Ubisoft creative houses, cancels and delays several games including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and no one outside of Ubisoft's executive team likes it.
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