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Mike Minotti and Jan Ochoa take over while Grubb is at GDC to start the week with your video game news! We see breaking news of massive layoffs happening at EA over their Battlefield studios, Nintendo sueing the US Government, Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 remake news, and even more!
0:00 - Intro
5:14 - Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs
13:40 - Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC
19:30 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Reveals Gameplay Mechanics and Locations Fans Can Expect
28:40 - BREAK
28:59 - WarioWare series director Goro Abe has left Nintendo
29:10 - Falcom announces Dragon Slayer Project for console
36:50 - Amazon hikes Pokopia price as new Pokémon game seemingly sells out everywhere
41:00 - Monster Hunter Stories 3 Reviews
46:03 - Slay the Spire 2 hits nearly 575,000 concurrent players, almost beating Silksong's record
49:42 - Layoffs at EA
55:20 - Valve insists it will release Steam Machine and Steam Frame in 2026, after blog said it ‘hoped’ to
0:00 - Intro
5:14 - Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs
13:40 - Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC
19:30 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Director Reveals Gameplay Mechanics and Locations Fans Can Expect
28:40 - BREAK
28:59 - WarioWare series director Goro Abe has left Nintendo
29:10 - Falcom announces Dragon Slayer Project for console
36:50 - Amazon hikes Pokopia price as new Pokémon game seemingly sells out everywhere
41:00 - Monster Hunter Stories 3 Reviews
46:03 - Slay the Spire 2 hits nearly 575,000 concurrent players, almost beating Silksong's record
49:42 - Layoffs at EA
55:20 - Valve insists it will release Steam Machine and Steam Frame in 2026, after blog said it ‘hoped’ to
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