Lots of talk about Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, which probably isn't great enough to talk about that long unless you like the multiplayer. But there is some other talk as well, like Rockstar Games, the worst Metacritic games of 2025, TGA 2025 nominees, and more.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:03:10) Games - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• (00:38:30) News - The Game Awards 2025 nominees revealed
• (00:45:35) The worst 2025 video games according to Metacritic
• (00:54:50) 220 Rockstar employees deliver a letter to management asking for 31 fired employees to be reinstated
• (00:56:55) Colossal Order parts ways from Paradox Interactive, Iceflake Studios placed on Cities: Skylines 2
• (01:05:31) Wrap up and upcoming

Big Steam news today. There's also The Game Awards and the Future Class program, Rockstar Games, Dead Static Drive, and more.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:17) News - More reporting about the Future Class and The Game Awards
• (00:11:20) IWGB filing legal action against Rockstar Games
• (00:15:00) Sony says PS5 is ‘only in the middle' of its life
• (00:22:35) Valve releasing new Steam Controller, Steam Frame, and Steam Machine in 2026
• (00:51:35) Games - VORON: Raven's Story
• (00:55:55) Dead Static Drive
• (01:14:38) Wrap up and upcoming
• (01:17:40) Death Stranding: Isolations coming to Disney+ in 2027

Who knows how long the Future Class of The Game Awards will be out for? There's also news about Halo Infinite, Bounty Star, and Superball on the podcast this week.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:50) News - Future Class of The Game Awards seemingly suspended
• (00:20:34) Halo Infinite receives its last major content update
• (00:24:20) Marvel game news
• (00:30:50) Games - Bounty Star
• (00:46:35) Superball
• (00:57:50) Wrap up and upcoming

You can't talk about BALL X PIT without talking about balls. Also, Keeper, EA's AI tools, Amazon layoffs, and more.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:50) Games - Keeper
• (00:10:04) BALL X PIT
• (00:20:20) Duet Night Abyss
• (00:30:00) A brief note on Ninja Gaiden 4
• (00:33:10) News - Amazon layoffs affected game dev studios and MMO New World
• (00:40:20) Apple joins TGA Advisory Board
• (00:46:55) EA staff urged to use AI for "just about everything"
• (00:52:21) Wrap up and upcoming

Thanks to the tutorial of CUFFBUST for that little nugget. Also, Megabonk, Ubisoft, PS6 and next Xbox consoles, and more.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:40) Games - Megabonk
• (00:12:30) CUFFBUST
• (00:30:20) News - Tomonubu Itagaki passes away at the age of 58
• (00:37:40) Former Assassin's Creed boss clarifies departure from Ubisoft
• (00:44:20) Latest consoles from Sony and Microsoft releasing in 2027 according to reports
• (00:55:55) Wrap up and upcoming

Of course, the title is about Ubisoft! But there is also talk about Hades 2, Black Ops 7, studio layoffs and closures, and more.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:02:30) Games - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Open Beta
• (00:17:10) Hades II
• (00:29:40) News - Nintendo "Close To You" videos
• (00:38:00) Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during the Civil War period
• (00:43:40) Outsiders, studio behind Metal: Hellsinger, closed by Funcom
• (00:47:10) Hyper Light Breaker ending development, layoffs at Heart Machine
• (00:55:20) Former art director leaves Halo franchise after 17 years, leaving behind a cryptic message
• (01:06:40) Wrap up and upcoming

Seriously, what is Microsoft doing? Also some talk about EA, Hades 2, Avalanche Studios, and more

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:30) News - EA is getting acquired for $55 billion by the PIF, Affinity Partners, and Silver Lake.
• (00:16:40) Liverpool studio closed at Avalanche Studios, additional layoffs after Contraband cancellation
• (00:18:40) ASUS Rog Xbox Ally and Ally X prices revealed
• (00:22:20) Xbox Games Pass subscription changes
• (00:44:40) Games - Fire Emblem: Shadows
• (00:59:35) Sworn
• (01:12:20) Hades 2
• (01:18:15) Wrap up and upcoming

What is a Fire Emblem mixed with Among Us play like? Who knows, turn in next week to find out. Instead, this week covers Sworn, Puzzle Quest, Sony State of Play, US Xbox prices, and more.

CHAPTERS

• (00:00:00) Intro
• (00:01:40) News - Sony State of Play 9-24-2025
• (00:14:05) Microsoft raises US Xbox Series console prices AGAIN
• (00:24:10) Lenovo is cancelling some Legion Go Gen 2 preorders, "substantially exceeded expectations"
• (00:30:30) Borderlands 4 indefinitely delayed on Switch 2
• (00:33:25) Fire Emblem Shadows, the latest Nintendo mobile game
• (00:41:20) Games - Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition
• (00:46:20) Sworn
• (01:02:20) Wrap up and upcoming