About this episode

The episode discusses various gaming news topics including IGN's Mixtape review, AI controversies, and industry updates regarding major gaming companies.

Mixtape is IGN's new 10, Directive 8020, Farever Zelda MMO-lite, NTE: Neverness to Everness AI woes, Heartopia reviews are crazy, Everything is Crab, Codex Mortis, Call of Duty AI, and a very special Canadian host. Plus Sony is in trouble as Stellar Blade pulls sequel for exclusivity - joining Square Enix and Capcom in breaking with them, plus Saros is not recouping money, and Marthon/Bungie losses, Steam Machine vs Project Helix, upcoming Game Pass games, hating AI & tech bros is the new woke, GameStop vs eBay, Nintendo raises price on Switch 2, Valve's controller screams, and more gaming news! Support us and get weekly bonus shows, the 20 year VGO back catalog, and ad free VGO eps on http://videogameoutsiders.supercast.com/ and listen in the player of YOUR choice like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more! Head to our Discord on https://discord.gg/Ab6pxpT to chat, support, or win games weekly from Loaded.com. For show notes and more info visit videogameoutsiders.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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