Episode 214 - A Subscription Based Reality w/ Original Co-Host, Ben

Intro- Grand Theft Auto VI- Zelda OOT Remake Critic/User Reception- My Top 13 Horror Pieces in all of MediaNews- The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Is Nintendo's Fastest-Selling Switch 2 Game Ever- EA Is Shutting Down Legendary RPG Studio BioWare- Free-To-Play MOBA Pokémon Unite Is Shutting Down on March 23rd- Duskbloods Delayed Into 2027- God Of War Laufey Delayed To MayWatching/PlayingWardogs / Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake / World of Warcraft Forever / Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse

Main TopicThe Current Subscription Based WorldstateNews- Xbox Lays Off 268 More People, Hands Halo Series To Activision- One Of The PS5 Pro's Exclusive Features Is Now Coming To PS5- Bungie Announces Plans To Restore Vaulted Destiny 2 Content- Naughty Dog's Next Plans for The Last of Us- Xbox Disc-To-Digital Program Now Available For All PlayersWatching/Playing

Main TopicKojima’s Physint Moving from PlayStation to XboxNews- GTA VI Netflix Reveal Thoughts- Notable Announcements At Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026- Xbox's Disc to Digital- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Just Got A Switch 2 Update, Adding Local 8-Player- PlayStation State of Play- The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Launches This November 6th- Blizzard Event- The Steam FrameWatching/PlayingWardogs/Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy/Metal Gear Solid 1 and 4

News- Grand Theft Auto VI- The Witcher IV Launches in 2028- The Witcher 3 Remastered Launches in September- Day One Console Patch Will Make The Blood Of Dawnwalker Run At 60 FPS- Hayden Panettiere, Actor Of Nashville, Heroes, And Voice Of Kingdom Hearts’ Kairi, Has Passed Away- Dave Bautista Is Officially The New Kratos In Amazon's God Of War SeriesWatching/PlayingSplatoon Raiders/FF XIV Switch 2/Sonic Racing Crossworlds/Panzer Dragoon Saga/Pikmin 4/Tires

Intro Topic- Keep it Up- Do BetterWatching/PlayingHouse of Dragons/ Rhythm Heaven: Groove/ Adventures of Elliot: Millennium Tales/ Splatoon Raiders/ Chrono CrossNews- Amazon's God Of War TV Series Will Recast Kratos Actor After Ryan Hurst Suffers Serious Injury On Set- Bethesda Confirms Fallout 5 In Preproduction, Obsidian’s Fallout Game, Fallout 3 And New Vegas Remasters, And News On Elder Scrolls VI And Starfield- Insomniac Reveals Marvel's Wolverine Takes Place When 'The X-Men Don't Yet Exist'- Sony Santa Monica Studios revealed that the upcoming God of War Laufey is coming sooner than expected.

News- Grand Theft Auto VI Price And Ultimate Edition Revealed, Physical Version Will Not Include A Disc- PlayStation Will Remove Hundreds Of Purchased Movies And TV Shows- PlayStation Will Cease Production Of Physical Discs For New Games In January 2028- The PlayStation Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita will be closed- Xbox Parts Ways With Five Studios, Over 3,000 Layoffs AnnouncedWatching/Playing007 First Light/Tales of Symphonia/Rhythm Heaven: Groove/Pragmata/Adventures of Elliot: Millennium Tales

Main Topic- FakE3 2026Nintendo DirectPlayStation State of PlayXbox Showcase

Intro Topic- Mixtape by AnnapurnaNews- PlayStation Charts A Return To Console Exclusivity- Jonathan Blow's Order Of The Sinking Star, Will Also Launch On Nintendo Switch 2- Switch 2 Is Getting A Price Increase- Destiny 2 Is Getting Its Final Content Update Next Month As Bungie Ends Active Development- The annual summer PlayStation State of Play has been announcedWatching/PlayingMouse P.I for Hire/Final Fantasy XIV Online

Intro Topic- Game ReviewsNews- Star Fox Remakes Star Fox 64 On Switch 2, June 25- Kunimitsu Joins Tekken 8 In June- A Sequel To Alien: Isolation, 12 Years Later- Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this August- Assassin's Creed Black Flag ResyncedWatching/PlayingReplaced/Scamline/Resident Evil 9/Pragmata/N64/SNES Flash Carts

Main TopicNew Game Releases- PRAGMATA- Saint Slayer: Spear of Sacrilege- MOUSE: P.I. For Hire- Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream- REPLACEDNews- Rockstar Earns Over $1 Million A Day From GTA Online- Bloodborne Adaptation- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3- Spider-Man 3 Video Game Seemingly Leaked by Actor- GamePass Price DropWatching/PlayingSuper Meat Boy 3D/Replaced/Mouse P.I. for Hire/Resident Evil 1 and 2 OG/Pokemon Champions