SGK 249: Narcotics are Pretty Cool

This week we're talking World of Warcraft, MMO onboarding, and why getting into these games can be such a miserable experience. The Ocarina of Time remake is already making history, Nintendo weighs in on Switch 2 pricing, and Xbox's future gets a little more complicated with the latest Arkane Studios and Marvel's Blade news. Plus, God of War: Laufey, PlayStation 6, Phantom Blade Zero, Nagoshi Studio, Persona, and more!!!!!!

Bronson is flying solo this week, and there's plenty to talk about. Call of Duty milsim babies aren't happy about Halloween cosmetics, Gears of War: E-Day's sales numbers raise some questions about Xbox and Game Pass, and Microsoft continues to make a mess of things across the industry. Meanwhile, Nintendo has some big expectations to live up to with the Ocarina of Time remake. Plus, Silent Hill, The Duskbloods, Final Fantasy XIV, Early Access, and MORE!!!!!

This week, we're talking Modern Warfare 4, a return to Morrowind, the increasingly absurd cost of next-gen consoles, AI upscaling and the ongoing battle to make games run properly, BioWare's death, AI creeping further into game development, and Xbox continuing to have a rough go of things, ALL THIS AND MORE!!!!

This week on Super Gamekast, Nintendo keeps physical games alive, Halo's future looks bleak, Congress takes on digital game ownership, and Epic Games and Xbox embrace AI game decompilation. Plus, we talk Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Fire Emblem: Fortune Weave, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, and more!

This week on the Super Gamekast, we're talking about how awesome Gears of War: E-Day is and how Microsoft seems determined to send it out to die. We also discuss why Xbox players don't buy video games, the console market having its worst year since the 1980s, AI-powered game decompilations and what they mean for game preservation, the disgusting habits of the new Sonic Discord, and the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo 64. All that and MORE!!!!!!!

This week, we dive into another major round of layoffs at Microsoft, the changes coming to Bungie and what they could mean for the studio, the good and bad sides of video game piracy, the absolutely wild GTA 6 cocaine themed merch box, AND MORE!!!!! What do you think about this week’s biggest gaming stories? Let us know in the comments!

This week on Super Gamekraft, we talk about our experiences with prescription narcotics, the new Wolverine game and the controversy surrounding it, World of Warcraft: Forever Beta, the absolutely insane resurgence of Call of Duty: Black Ops II in 2026, the latest IGN layoffs, and MORE!

This week, Bronson is flying solo again to talk about the latest Zelda and Nintendo Directs, Nintendo’s Customer Appreciation Sale, the surprisingly tepid Wolverine reviews, Sony reportedly moving on from Hideo Kojima, and MORE! #Nintendo #Zelda #Wolverine #HideoKojima #PlayStation #NintendoDirect #Gaming #VideoGames #SuperGamekraft

This week on Super Gamekast, we break down the latest State of Play announcements, Xbox cloud gaming time limits, the upcoming Zelda Direct, new Pokémon movie news, and Mario Kart DLC? #Gaming #StateOfPlay #Xbox #Zelda #Pokemon #MarioKart #Nintendo #GamingNews

This week on the podcast, we discuss the death of 2XKO and all the drama that followed involving Pat Miller and the fighting game community, the incredible GTA 6 gameplay reveal, the PS5 Pro selling out following the GTA 6 reveal, the new Nintendo Switch 2 bundles, the biggest Gamescom announcements, the failed PSN blackout, and MORE! #2XKO #GTA6 #NintendoSwitch2 #PS5Pro #Gamescom2026 #GamingNews #GamingPodcast