About this episode
Jeff Grubb and Jason Fanelli end the week with a whole bunch of video game news! We cover the sudden closing of Bluepoint games and the internal email sent to the studio, Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen coming to the Switch, a wild story between Finji and TikTok, and more!
00:00 - Intro
4:33 - Here’s The Email About Why PlayStation Shut Down A Studio That Put Out Great Games
21:30 - Demon Tides reviews
25:00 - BREAK
25:13 - Pokemon Presents announced for Pokemon Day 2026
30:00 - Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Coming To Switch Feb 27, For A Gross Price
38:50 - 40 employees have been laid off from Ubisoft Toronto
42:00 - Night in the Woods publisher Finji accuses TikTok of creating "racist, sexist" and uneditable GenAI ads for its games
50:57 - Square Enix says “NieR: Automata to be continued” after shifting 10 million copies
53:20 - No one is buying Mario Tennis Fever in Japan
58:00 - Poll
1:03:10 - b12
00:00 - Intro
4:33 - Here’s The Email About Why PlayStation Shut Down A Studio That Put Out Great Games
21:30 - Demon Tides reviews
25:00 - BREAK
25:13 - Pokemon Presents announced for Pokemon Day 2026
30:00 - Pokémon FireRed And LeafGreen Coming To Switch Feb 27, For A Gross Price
38:50 - 40 employees have been laid off from Ubisoft Toronto
42:00 - Night in the Woods publisher Finji accuses TikTok of creating "racist, sexist" and uneditable GenAI ads for its games
50:57 - Square Enix says “NieR: Automata to be continued” after shifting 10 million copies
53:20 - No one is buying Mario Tennis Fever in Japan
58:00 - Poll
1:03:10 - b12
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