Game Buoy Podcast Episode 186 – I Want the One I Can’t Have: Game Buoy Remake Project Episode 11

About this episode

The episode discusses lost media and cut content in video games, along with recent gaming news.

Ahoy, mateys, and welcome to the GAMEBUOY.ORG video game podcast – your port of call for gaming news and views that maybe aren’t on your radar, but most definitely should be! On this episode, recorded Sunday, November 9, 2025, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy take a look at more recent and recently discovered instances of lost media and cut content in games! This episode is part of the Game Buoy Remake Project, a series of themed episodes revisiting previously discussed topics. This week, the Podcast Pirates follow up on Game Buoy Podcast Episode 52 – The Never-Played Symphonies , originally published on May 9, 2014. HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME The UK House of Commons had a discussion on video game consumer protections and games preservation. 10 millions Switch 2 consoles have been sold since launch. A free content update and Switch 2 edition are coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons on January 15, 2026. The US Patent and Trademark office is re-examining its previously granted Pokemon patent. Halo Infinite’s upcoming update will be its last one. New Worlds, the MMO from Amazon Game Studios, is heading into maintenance mode. Grand Theft Auto 6 has been…

People in this episode

Hosts: Captain Spike, Slaggy McWaggy

Topics covered

• lost media
• cut content
• video game consumer protections
• games preservation
• gaming news
• Game Buoy Remake Project

Keywords

• lost media
• cut content
• video games
• gaming news
• Game Buoy Remake Project
• consumer protections
• games preservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UK House of Commons, US Patent and Trademark office, Rockstar, IWGB

Products: Switch 2, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Halo Infinite, New Worlds, Grand Theft Auto 6

Books & works: Game Buoy Podcast Episode 52 – The Never-Played Symphonies

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