CORE 513: Ramdemic

About this episode

The episode discusses various gaming news, including funding issues, layoffs, and game releases, while also sharing personal gaming experiences.

Nerdtacular 2026 tickets holding at early bird pricing, plus a swag bag-only option now available at frogpants.com. News: - NetEase pulls funding for Gang of Dragon — future of the game unknown - Valve still targeting 2026 for Steam Machines despite RAM shortages; rumored to be a factor in Sony/Xbox strategy shifts - EA lays off Battlefield staff post record-breaking launch - Jeff Kaplan on his Blizzard exit — plus his one Overwatch regret: making it too team-focused when players want to shine individually - Fortnite raising V-Buck prices - Timberborn hits 1.0 - Xbox pushing "everything is an Xbox" / Project Helix, leaning into Windows 11 - Valve reports 6,000+ games made over $100k on Steam last year Shared Play: Slay the Spire 2 — all three played it, early GOTY contender Scott: WoW: Midnight (great time, nearly max level, campaign a little cheesy), Thysiastery (turn-based dungeon crawler, very positive on Steam).  Also: The Instance now posting Fridays at frogpants.com/instance. Jon: Finished and 100%'d Resident Evil Requiem Beau: Slay the Spire 2, more Star Trek Voyageur, dipped into new Diablo IV season (may have bought the Doom skin) Feedback: Listener thinks he…

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger, Beau Schwartz

Topics covered

• gaming news
• game development
• video game releases
• game industry updates
• player feedback
• game reviews

Keywords

• Nerdtacular 2026
• NetEase
• Valve
• EA layoffs
• Jeff Kaplan
• Fortnite
• Slay the Spire 2
• Resident Evil Requiem
• Diablo IV
• Xbox

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NetEase, Valve, EA, Fortnite, Timberborn, Xbox, Steam

Books & works: Slay the Spire 2, Resident Evil Requiem, Diablo IV

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