CORE 511: Claws Out

About this episode

The episode discusses major upcoming game releases and significant industry news, including personnel changes at Xbox and legal issues facing Valve.

March 2026 is shaping up to be a massive month for gaming, with big hitters like Crimson Desert, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia, Slay the Spire 2, Solasta 2, Death Stranding 2 on PC, and the Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection all loaded up. Also, Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are out at Xbox, while Sony raises a few eyebrows by signaling a potential end to PC ports. Our eyebrows are defiinately raised. Marvel's Wolverine finally has a September release date, and Valve finds itself in legal hot water as New York's Attorney General sues over alleged illegal gambling promotion to kids among other things. Also, Overwatch is going mobile with Overwatch Rush. Weird. GAMES PLAYED: Scott - Overwatch - UFO 50 (with Van) - Abathor (with Van) - Worms WMD (with Van) - TowerFall (with Van) - Duck Game (with Van) - Boomerang Fu (with Van) Jon - Biorand Resident Evil 2 - Resident Evil 6 - Resident Evil Requiem Beau - Darkhaven (demo) - Vampire Crawlers (demo) - Dead Spies (demo) - Pragmata (demo) - Wanderburg (demo) - Underkeep (demo) - Esoteric Ebb (demo) - Arms of God (demo) - Armatus (demo) - Wild Blue Skies (demo) - Farever (demo) - Rune Dice (demo) - Twilight Imperium (demo) - John Carpenter's…

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger, Beau Schwartz

Topics covered

• upcoming games
• gaming news
• game releases
• industry changes
• legal issues in gaming
• mobile gaming

Keywords

• gaming news
• game releases
• Xbox
• Sony
• Valve
• Overwatch
• March 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Xbox, Sony, Valve

Products: Crimson Desert, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia, Slay the Spire 2, Solasta 2, Death Stranding 2, Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection, Overwatch, UFO 50, Abathor

Places: New York

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