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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 the A-side of this episode, recorded Sunday, October 25, 2026, with the recent release of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy reflect on the series and look at the state of the franchise in the modern era! For this week’s news segments, please listen to the A-side of this episode! DISCUSSION TOPIC With the recent release of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy reflect on the series and look at the state of the franchise in the modern era! The Podcast Pirates start by revisiting Episode 38B – Gekka no Yasoukyoku: A Game Buoy Spooky Spotlight Spectacular on Castlevania and discussing some of the predictions made on that episode, before taking a look at the Castlevania animated series, recent Castlevania collections, and the newest entry in the franchise – Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse! They wrap up the discussion by giving their overall impressions, recommendations, and hopes for the future. Sources referenced: Konami is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Castlevania with a big retro sale and a free game | VGC  Original Castlevania now available for iOS, Android for free – Gematsu  The most underrated Castlevania games could be making a comeback as a Konami teaser gives fans hope for a 3D collection WHAT’S UP Captain Spike has been playing Final Fantasy XIV, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Final Fantasy Resonance, Forza Horizon 6, Castlevania: Belmont’s Revenge, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, and Star Wars Outlaws. First Mate Slaggy McWaggy has been playing Final Fantasy, The Game of Life for Nintendo Switch, Splatoon Raiders, Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, The Jackbox Party Pack 12, and (attempting to play) Star Wars: Galactic Racer. SOCIAL LINKS QUESTION OF THE WEEK This week we celebrate creppy season by revisiting our favorite horror series, Castlevania! With a new iteration out now, modern collections of the classics available readily, and a hit animated adaptation on the books, how do you feel about modern Castlevania? EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” The Midnight Arcade with Rob Roberts, geek culture conversations…worth staying up for Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Super Phillip Central, a video game blog that is your source for video games with a heroic touch Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 198B – Castlevania Remake: Belmont’s Curse (B-Side) appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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 the A-side of this episode, recorded Sunday, October 25, 2026, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss gaming news from September and October 2026! For this week’s Discussion Topic, What’s Up, and Social Links, please listen to the B-side of this episode! HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME EA cancels new Mass Effect, closes BioWare after being bought by Saudi Arabia | GamesRadar+ Mass Effect 5 Trailer Leaks Online With ‘Mass Effect: Universe’ Title, Reveals Returning Characters and Much More  Mass Effect 5 Trailer Reportedly Ready to Go Before BioWare Closure  Mass Effect Fans Call for EA Boycott as Petition to Save BioWare’s Canceled Game Garners More than 75,000 Signatures   EA killing BioWare could lead to Mass Effect and Dragon Age rights being sold, former lead says, but they could just as easily “bury them in the vault”  BioWare’s Closure Reportedly Won’t Affect The Mass Effect TV Show – Kotaku   EA cancels unannounced The Sims project, trims the Skate team and reportedly plans to lay off 400 workers: “We’re the number one publisher in Western HD gaming” | Eurogamer.net  Xbox lays off 268 employees as Halo, Rare, and World’s Edge move to Activision, Obsidian Entertainment moves to Betheseda Softworks, and Playground Games and Turn 10 Studios merge – Gematsu  Report: Arkane Studios has until November 13 to find a buyer [Update] – Gematsu  The Switch 2 Has Been Jailbroken For The First Time  PS5 Exploit So Bad That Hacker Was Afraid To Release It Patched    Umamusume: Pretty Derby’s First U.S. Concert Gets Canceled Because Of Trump [Update] – Kotaku   European age-ratings body PEGI begins raising age-limit of loot box games, like EA Sports FC, to 16 | Eurogamer.net    BALL x PIT expansion ‘Risen Ballbylon’ announced – Gematsu RELEASE UPDATES Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton Game Delayed to 2027   Culdcept BEGINS for PC launches October 28  Cities: Skylines – Expanded Edition coming to Switch 2 on October 28 alongside new content – Gematsu  MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls DLC character Phoenix Cyclops launches November 2 – Gematsu  MARVEL Cosmic Invasion DLC ‘The Siege of Castle Doom’ launches November 10 – Gematsu  Warhammer Survivors launches November 10 – Gematsu  Rayman Legends Retold delayed to December 3 – Gematsu  Terranigma RPG’s Trailer Reveals January 14 Release    Earth Defense Force 6 for Switch 2 launches January 28, 2027 – Gematsu   He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction launches February 4, 2027 – Gematsu  Ys VIII: Lacrimosa Of Dana Game Gets Switch 2 Release on February 25 – News RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives Crazy Climber – September 17 Console Archives Karate Champ – September 24 Console Archives Chack’n Pop – October 1 Console Archives Ripple Island – October 8 Console Archives The Drug Store – October 15 Console Archives Raiden Project – October 22 Arcade Archives Mr. Do!’s Castle – September 17 Arcade Archives 2 Xevious 3D/G  – September 24 Arcade Archives Balloon Bomber – October 1 Arcade Archives Fighting Golf – October 8 Arcade Archives Thundercade – October 15 Arcade Archives Ace Driver Victory Lap – October 22 NSO (GBA) – 10-13-26 – Monster Rancher Advance NSO (GBA) – 10-13-26 – METAL SLUG ADVANCE NSO (GBA) – 10-13-26 – Kururin Paradise NSO (GB) – 10-23-26 – Mole Mania NSO (GB) – 10-23-26 – Revenge of the Gator NSO (GB) – 10-23-26 – Avenging Spirit CULTURE CLUB The non-gamer CEO racing to save Microsoft’s Xbox | Fortune  Report claims next Xbox is targeting 2028 and could cost between $1,200 and $1,800 | VGC  Xbox COO and ex-Minecraft boss leaves Microsoft after just 3 months in the role Xbox’s first chief operating officer Helen Chiang leaves Microsoft just three months into the job | Eurogamer.net  Xbox reveals pricing for cloud gaming limits, starting at $3.99 for 10 hours | GamesIndustry.biz   Xbox Reportedly Emailing Users To ‘Trade In Your Console To Best Buy’  With Minecraft and Diablo shows already on the way, Netflix reportedly offered Xbox $500m for a bigger film and TV deal | Eurogamer.net  Big Walk Devs Say The Game Won’t Come To Xbox In Accordance With The BDS Boycott – Kotaku  PS6 price update is bad news for millions of gamers   PS5 Exploit So Bad That Hacker Was Afraid To Release It Patched   The Switch 2 Has Been Jailbroken For The First Time  Nintendo veteran Shigeru Miyamoto to receive Japan’s Order of Culture award | GamesIndustry.biz   Nintendo executive confirms company has “no plans to ditch physical games” | Eurogamer.net  Capcom and Square Enix Suffer Online Attacks As Hackers Access Player Data    Valve dev mentions rumored Half-Life game HLX at a presentation, coworker immediately calls him out: “Nice work”  Star Wars: Zero Company studio is bringing “as many people back as possible” after furloughing “most” of its developers | Eurogamer.net  Control Resonant becomes the fastest-selling game in Remedy’s history, outpacing Alan Wake 2 and the original Control | Eurogamer.net MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Bungie to restore vaulted Destiny 2 content, evolve Marathon – Gematsu   Bungie plans to share first details about surprise ‘unvaulting’ of Destiny 2 content soon | Eurogamer.net  1st 2 Lufia SNES RPGs Get Collection in 2027    Gundam Blitz Order Mobile Game Announced    Arc System Works Opens New Studio Takumi on November 2 – News   Edia Re-Releases Falcom’s Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes I & II Games – News      Psikyo Memories announced for PS5, Switch 2 – Gematsu  Toshinden Collection announced for PS5, Switch 2, and PC – Gematsu Psychic Force 2012 coming to PS5, Switch, and PC in 2027 – Gematsu   Pokémon Is Finally Opening Official Stores Outside Of Asia, Starting With London – Kotaku    Beyond Good & Evil 2 reportedly still in development 18 years after being announced, now a “solo-first” adventure | Eurogamer.net   Analogue is reviving its Mega SG and Super Nt consoles, and they’ll play all your old Sega and Nintendo cartridges with some modern enhancements | Eurogamer.net   Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave gets its first wave of DLC today, and an expansion pass to include it | Eurogamer.net  SO CONTROVERSIAL Jagex cancels RuneScape Reignited less than two weeks after it was announced, due to “a ton” of player feedback | Eurogamer.net   Star Wars: The Old Republic’s Lead Writer Says The MMO Being Left Out Of BioWare’s Goodbye Message Is ‘Heartbreaking’  FBI investigating theft of more than 6000 PSA-graded trading cards, including almost 3000 Pokémon cards | Eurogamer.net    Ex-Call of Duty designer “who survived the crunch” in order to launch Black Ops 1 & 2 calls out executives “raking it in” from sales of remasters | Eurogamer.net Steam Next Fest Has Become A Massive Disaster And A Grim Look At The Future  Epic Games reportedly delays Star Wars and Marvel shooter, as the Fortnite maker embraces “AI-accelerated development” | Eurogamer.net  SLOP WATCH Total War: Shogun 2’s ‘Enhanced’ Version Removes Original, Is Buggy, Kneecaps Mod Support And Has Dogshit AI Art  Creative Assembly Finally Addresses The Shogun 2 Remaster Disaster By Pointing Fingers Epic wants to pay you $50,000 to vibe code an AI slop game The latest game from the creator of Dragon Quest was made in ‘about 30 minutes’ with AI | VGC    SonicFox, Forever A Real One, Pulls Out Of Event That Used Gen AI   Devs Shouldn’t Have To Protect Their Games, Valve Should Be Protecting Their Shopfront    Masahiro Sakurai Says Gaming Needs Originality Or It ‘Will Die Slowly’ – Kotaku  Xbox announces what sounds like a generative AI-focused game-making department, Xbox Labs, while avoiding mentioning AI  DOOM AND GLOOM Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced was a big hit, and now it’s time for big layoffs at the studio that made it | PC Gamer  Digital Bros cancels Armed Fantasia: To the End of the Wilderness, Directorate Novitiate – Gematsu  Heart Machine lays off “nearly everyone at the studio” following cancellation of unannounced title – Gematsu    Dune: Awakening studio faces layoffs as it restructures following console release | Eurogamer.net     Riot Games has announced the end League of Legends Classic as an on-going mode, just three months after its release | Eurogamer.net  Zero Escape and The Hundred Line co-creator’s new studio “might literally crash into a million pieces” after the cancellation of its next game | Eurogamer.net   RUMOR HAS IT Xbox Reportedly Plans To Release New Gaming Handheld In 2027 Despite Ongoing Turf Battles With Windows  Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines remaster rumoured, with leaker insisting it’s not a remake | Eurogamer.net   GTA 6’s PC release date is set for “Q1 2027”, per a new report | Eurogamer.net    SMASH HIT Why Do Mainstream Publications Keep Trying To Help Xbox Rehabilitate Its Image? The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 198A – Castlevania Remake: Belmont’s Curse (A-Side) appeared first on GAME BUOY.

Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss recent news, including the latest Sony State of Play and Nintendo Direct presentations!

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 Wednesday, September 2, 2026, First Mate Slaggy McWaggy and Captain Spike discuss some of their favorite educational games! HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME ​​Xbox Announces Disc-to-Digital Program, Letting Players Use Physical Games To Claim Their Digital Versions Dire Forecast Predicts 39 Million Fewer Consoles Sold If PS6 And Xbox Helix Are $1000 Sony still hasn’t chosen a PlayStation 6 release date, says CEO, as RAM crisis continues  Sony says ‘reasonable consumers’ know they don’t own the digital games they buy  Former PlayStation Boss Weighs In On Sony Killing Off Physical Game Discs  Ex-PlayStation Boss Says Game Development Will Have A “Tough Future” Because Of AI  Online streamers sue Twitch, Amazon over generative AI training Gamers are getting more comfortable with AI in games, study says GTA 6 Has Already Made $400 Million+ From Preorders, Apparently  Vibes Around GTA VI Continue To Be Rancid As Gameplay Footage Leaks And Fired Devs Ask Fans Not To Boycott GTA 6 Leaks: A Timeline Of The Events So Far GTA 6 Leaker Now Asking People To Antagonize Rockstar IRL And One Person Already Did It Grand Theft Auto 6 Leaks Are Fueling A Crypto Pump-And-Dump Scheme Gamescom Opening Night 2026 LIVE: The Witcher, Final Fantasy 7, Gears of War and every revealed  RollerCoaster Tycoon Wonderworks announced, drawing inspiration from the originals Worms: Galactic Tactics Trailer Includes A Mysterious Tease For Another Project  Mega Man: Dual Override Looks Immense In New Gameplay Trailer   Stage Tour launches December 10  Witcher 3 Remastered Will Be Free in September With New Expansion Coming in 2027   Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Gets New Trailer at Gamescom 2026 Showing off Submarine Combat, Weapons, and More Here Are The Opening Night Live Games You Can Ignore Because Of GenAI Slop RELEASE UPDATES Vampire Survivors DLC ‘Legacy of the Bloodmoon’ launches August 28  AKIBA LOST demo now available for PS5, coming to Switch 2 and Switch on August 26   FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time now available for iOS, Android  MARVEL Cosmic Invasion DLC ‘The Siege of Castle Doom’ announced  Kernel Hearts launches September 17   Control Resonant has gone gold, but its physical release is delayed Star Trek: Outposts Unknown launches October 20  Shroom and Gloom launches in Early Access on September 10  TCG Card Shop Simulator launches September 15 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Xbox One, Switch, and PC  Truck-kun is Supporting Me From Another World?! coming to Switch 2 on September 14   Cassette Beasts 2002 launches in March 2027  Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart delayed to 2027   Trine 6: Together in Time delayed to March 4, 2027  Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement delayed to 2027  Earth Defense Force 6.2 Invaders From Another World Game Announced for PS5 The Witcher IV launches in 2028   RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives 8-20-26: Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess (PS1, Nippon Ichi Software, 1999) Arcade Archives 8-20-26: CYBER CYCLES (Arcade, Namco, 1995) Console Archives 8-27-26: BUBBLE BOBBLE (NES, Taito, 1988) Arcade Archives 8-27-26: SATAN OF SATURN (Arcade, SNK, 1981) NSO Classics 9-2-26: Ninja Gaiden III (NES, Tecmo, 1991)  NSO Classics 9-2-26:  R.C. Pro-AM II (NES, Rare, 1992) NSO Classics 9-2-26: Ikari Warriors (NES, SNK, 1986) Console Archives 9-3-26: The Conveni 2 (PS1, HUMAN, 1997) Arcade Archives 9-3-26: Wiz (Arcade, SEIBU KAIHATSU, 1985) Arcade Archives 9-3-26:  Arcade Archives ARKANOID REVENGE OF DOH (Arcade, Taito, 1987) CULTURE CLUB Warren Spector Says He’s ‘Retiring From Game Development’ Unlike The Big Console Makers, Playdate Is Refunding You Those Tariff Fees  Army Commander Reportedly Offering GTA 6 Bonus For Re-Enlisting Soldiers The US Senate are investigating Roblox for prioritising “revenue and engagement metrics over the safety and well-being of our children”  [Very Australian Voice] Tale As Old As Tooiimmeee MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Terranigma announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Switch, and PC  Double Fine Returns To Kickstarter Post-Xbox, Announces New Game Jam  LEGO Is Getting A New City-Building Game Made By The Cities: Skylines Team The Battle of Olympus is making a comeback SO CONTROVERSIAL Fortnite’s New Season Kicks Off With Bot-Infested Lobbies Marvel Rivals players discover devious way to quit matches without penalty PS5 Game Dev Says Sony Is Removing Its Catalog And Won’t Say Why  Neverness To Everness Devs Forget To Remove Watermark For Free Trial Of AI Software James Pond Creator Says He Hopes Publishers of Legacy Collection ‘Choke on an AI-Generated Fishbone’ 20-year-old Gunz the Duel gets Steam re-release, receives harsh criticism over network issues and suspected use of generative AI   Danganronpa 2×2 No Longer Getting A Full Cartridge Release On Switch 2   Persona 4 Revival boss knows you want to romance Yosuke, but you can’t because then the devs would have to do that for “all the other male characters”   DOOM AND GLOOM “I don’t know if they will keep funding that one” – Former EA manager doesn’t believe the next Mass Effect will survive Saudi takeover   SNK sees operating loss of $125 million and widening deficit despite revenue growth   Sonic Blitz gets cancelled as servers go offline today Game Developers Devastated By Gamescom Laptop Theft Spree ‘Most’ of Star Wars Zero Company studio Bit Reactor was furloughed ahead of launch SMASH HIT I Wish Rockstar Cared About People As Much As It Does GTA VI NPCs (Aftermath) The Death of Physical Games is a Sign of What’s Coming (YouTube) RUMOR HAS IT Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United rated for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC in Brazil   Rumour: Diablo IV Could Be Heading To Switch 2 As Soon As Next Month   The next StarCraft may not be made by Blizzard, according to a new report  Nintendo Fans Are Convinced Ubisoft Revealed The Next Direct Date DISCUSSION TOPIC This week, First Mate Slaggy McWaggy and Captain Spike discuss some of their favorite educational games! They start with a brief history of the edutainment genre before speaking about their early experiences with educational games, before discussing some of their favorite titles. The Podcast Pirates also talk about educational games on home consoles, the effectiveness of educational games as learning tools, edutainment in the present day, and their hopes for the future of the genre. Since so many of the classic educational games of the past and their hardware platforms are no longer attainable, you can find many of them playable in your browser at the Internet Archive! Featured games: The Oregon Trail (MS-DOS, MECC, 1990)  Number Munchers (MS-DOS, MECC, 1990) Midnight Rescue! A Super Solvers Reading Adventure (MS-DOS, The Learning Company, 1989)   Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (MS-DOS, Brøderbund, 1985)  Encarta MindMaze (Windows, Microsoft, 1995) WHAT’S UP First Mate Slaggy McWaggy shares his experiences at PokemonXP and has been playing Pokemon Shield and and Final Fantasy XIV. Captain Spike has been playing Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories, Star Wars Zero Company, and Final Fantasy XIV. SOCIAL LINKS QUESTION OF THE WEEK Hello, folks! This week we’re talking about edutainment! Do you have any experience with educational games? If so, what were some of your favorites (or least favorites, if you have strong feelings in that direction as well!) Bonus question: With modern franchises like Minecraft and Assassin’s Creed exploring the edutainment genre, which franchises do you think would be best suited to an edutainment spinoff? (Please only respond if you’re comfortable with us reading your responses on air, thanks! ) EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Super Phillip Central, a video game blog that is your source for video games with a heroic touch Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 196 – That’s Edutainment appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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, August 16, 2026, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy catch up on summer news with some extended discussions on the latest topics in gaming! HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG Reveals Bastion Job, New Areas for ‘Evercold’ Expansion in Videos     Everything Announced At FF14’s Berlin Fan Fest  Kingdom Hearts’ Canceled Mobile Game’s Intro May Have Leaked  As Kingdom Hearts 4 fans await an update at D23, Disney says the JRPG series is now a $1 billion franchise Kingdom Hearts ‘Anime’ Announced for Disney+, Kingdom Hearts IV Game Launches in Late 2027 Including Coco World  Kingdom Hearts IV Game Presents 4-Minute Trailer  Nvidia GPUs see yet another price hike of up to 30 percent, as the generative AI hardware crisis worsens    PlayStation reports flat Q1 sales, says it’s “cautiously moving forward” with halting physical disc production | GamesIndustry.biz  Marvel’s Wolverine “fully playable” on disc when it releases, Insomniac clarifies, perhaps making it one of the last few PlayStation games that will be Marvel’s Wolverine Limited Edition PS5 console bundle and accessories announced Now It Will Be Sonic Who Gets To Have A Gun In Latest Fortnite Update  Ghost of Yotei narrative expansion, new combat survival mode launch October 1 alongside Complete Edition RELEASE UPDATES The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition now available for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC  Suikoden Star Leap Game Reveals August 7 Release Date in Japan  Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed coming to iOS, Android on September 16 Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake Game Streams New English Trailer PATLABOR the Case Files launches September 17  ENDLESS Legend II launches September 17 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea delayed to October 15  STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT for Xbox Series delayed to October 29   Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War IV delayed to December 3  Koei Tecmo’s Attack on Titan 3 Game’s Video Reveals December 10 Release God of War Laufey launches February 16, 2027  RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives 7-23-26 – The Conveni (PS1, HUMAN, 1997) Arcade Archives 7-23-26 – Armadillo Racing (Arcade, Namco, 1997) Racing  Console Archives 7-2-26 – Doraemon (NES, Hudson, 86) Mascot Platformer Action Arcade Archives 7-30-26 – TX1 (Arcade, Tatsumi, 1983) Racing  NSO Classics Virtual Boy – 8-4-26 – D Hopper NSO Classics Virtual Boy – 8-4-26 – Zero Racers Console Archives 8-6-26 – UFO A day in the life (PS1, ASCII, 99) Arcade Archives 8-6-26 – Combat School (Arcade, Konami, 1987) Beat em Up Console Archives 8-13-26 – Touki Denshou Angel Eyes  (PS1, Tecmo, 97) Fighting Arcade Archives 8-13-26 –  V’Ball (Arcade, Technos, 1988) NSO Classics GCN – 8-13-26 – Super Mario Sunshine CULTURE CLUB Pokemon Pokopia becomes second best-seller on Switch 2 after its first DLC launch, as Nintendo confirms the cozy spin-off has hit over 5 million sales in 5 months Sonic Frontiers sales top five million Meccha Chameleon has now sold 20 million copies in two months   Beast of Reincarnation director “truly sorry” that Pokemon dev’s new action-RPG hasn’t “provided a sufficiently enjoyable experience”  Rising Cost Of PS5 And Xbox Is ‘Not A Good Thing,’ Says Take-Two CEO, But He Doesn’t Think It Will Hurt GTA 6    Amazon Can Use Your Twitch Content to Train Its AI—Unless You Opt Out | WIRED   Twitch Won’t Label Which Streams Are And Aren’t Using AI, So Streamers Are Doing It Themselves   Amazon steps back from MMOs, transfers operations of Throne and Liberty and Lost Art to NC and Smilegate  Nintendo Offers Free Repairs To Consoles Damaged In Kumamoto Earthquake  Here’s Why Wolverine’s Suit Heals Itself In His New PS5 Game   MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO ‘Monkey Island’ Creator Finds Wealthy Investor for Next Game Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Reveals Phoenix Cyclops DLC, Opening Movie Animated by Studio Sanzigen     Super Robot Wars Y DLC ‘Anniversary Expansion Pack’ launches August 5 Super Robot Wars Z II: Ruination Remastered announced  Analyst data: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey experiences surge in daily active users following Christopher Nolan film  Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC announced; four titles now available  SO CONTROVERSIAL Saber Interactive denies replacing former Rideshare Stimulator lead writer with ChatGPT, but does say the driving game uses AI out of “necessity” in an experimental mode  AAA studio CEO needs Claude AI assistant to remember fired narrative writer, denies she was replaced with AI but wishes she was “in retrospect”  Saber finally adds AI disclosure to Rideshare Stimulator amid CEO’s public feud with a former writer who claims she was replaced by ChatGPT  Pokémon Bank App Ends Service in February 2027    Pokemon Bank shutdown will make 5 Pokemon unobtainable in modern Switch games, and fans want to know when that changes   Blizzard takes rare World of Warcraft mount from players as the MMO’s latest crack down on real-money transactions continues   Marvel Tokon Players Report Fixed PC Issues After Arc System Works Launches Update    Marvel Tokon sold 485,000 copies in a week but it could have been “closer to 1M” with a better PC port and Steam reviews, analyst says Marvel Rivals devs respond to Storm summer skin controversy, promise to do better but say harassment “is not acceptable”   DOOM AND GLOOM Netflix Closes Two More Game Studios, Expects Us To Believe It Still Sees ‘Opportunity’ In Games     Witcher multiplayer spin-off Project Sirius hit by fresh layoffs  Supermassive Games announces layoffs, up to 75 workers may be affected  Double Fine Productions cuts 23 roles as it becomes independent from Xbox  Switch Game Some Players Paid $60 For Disappears In A Cloud Of Virtual Smoke   Id Software Vet Claims Xbox Doesn’t Understand Art Or Games   Electronic Arts Officially Belongs To Saudi Arabia, Private Equity, And Jared Kushner Now  Abandon single-player, move development to Saudi Arabia, “reduce labour”? Experts on what EA’s huge buyout debt could really mean  RUMOR HAS IT The Simpsons: Hit & Run “is coming back in some form,” says Matt Groening, but it looks like he wasn’t supposed to   This leaked Legend of Zelda 40th anniversary Switch 2 console better be real, because I’m already desperate to buy it   Marvel Tōkon Datamine Both Delights And Underwhelms With Potential DLC Characters  WHAT’S UP Captain Spike has been playing Final Fantasy XIV, Disgaea 7, Spider-Man, and Marvel Tokon. First Mate Slaggy McWaggy played the Marvel Tokon beta weekend and has also been playing Final Fantasy 7 and EarthBound. EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Super Phillip Central, a video game blog that is your source for video games with a heroic touch Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 195 – Summer News Catch Up appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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, July 19, 2026, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy continue their discussion of Summer Game Fest showcases! This episode is the A-side of a two part episode. The B-side, Game Buoy Podcast Episode 194A – Summer Game Fest Side B, isbe a discussion on the main showcases from Summer Game Fest. HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME Sony to end discs for new PlayStation releases as gaming shifts online | Reuters  Analyst says Sony ending physical discs was inevitable as full game digital sales on PlayStation have risen from 10% before the release of the PS4 to 80% today  PlayStation Is Shutting Down The PS3 And Vita Stores Next Year  Statement from VGHF director Frank Cifaldi on the discontinuation of physical PlayStation media, and the closure of the PS3 and PSP digital storefronts. Post by @frankcifaldi.bsky.social  Valve Says RAM Prices Are ‘Lagging’ And Will Only Get ‘Worse’  Xbox To Lay Off 3,200 In ‘Most Significant Restructure’ In Its History   Xbox Spins Off Compulsion Games, Double Fine Productions, Undead Labs, And Ninja Theory While Blade Maker Arkane Reviews ‘Potential Strategic Options’   Unions File Unfair Labor Complaints Against Microsoft Over Decision To ‘Unlawfully’ Fire Xbox Workers   Game Workers Rally Against Microsoft Layoffs: ‘Corporate Greed Is Destroying Our Games And Our Livelihoods’   Fans Rail Against Xbox Layoffs, Which Also Did A Number On Teams Responsible For The Platform  A Studio Shattered: The Aftermath Of The Mass Bungie Layoffs  Prinny Party: Going Overboard! Game Heads West  MARVEL Tokon: Fighting Souls open beta test set for July 24 to 26 RELEASE UPDATES Hard Edge: War Zone launches July 23 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for Switch 2 launches August 11 Onimusha: Way of the Sword release date moved up to September 4 Hot Wheels Infinite Rush release date moved up to September 10  Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse Switch Version Launches Alongside Others Ratatan delayed to October 15 RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives 6-25-26 – bokosuka wars (NES, ASCII, 1985) Console Archives 7-2-26 – TRAG (PS1, Sunsoft, 98) Arcade Archives 7-2-26 – Lady Bug (Arcade, Universal, 1981)  NSO Classics GB – 7-7-26 – Sword of Hope, Fortified Zone, SML3 Wario Land NSO Classics GBA – 7-7-26 – Dr Mario + Puzzle League Console Archives 7-9-26 – Rhapsody (PS1, Nippon Ichi, 98) Arcade Archives 7-9-26 – Hyper Crash (Arcade, Konami, 1987) Console Archives 7-16-26 – Hercules no Eikou 2 (NES, Data East, 89) Arcade Archives 7-16-26 – Syvalion (Arcade, Taito, 1988) CULTURE CLUB It Sure Sounds Like Persona 4 Revival Is Getting Rid Of The Homophobia Hasbro wins license to make Legend of Zelda toys, action figures, and more from 2027    Dying Light: The Beast canceled on PS4 and Xbox One as Techland says the 13-year-old consoles can’t handle “the experience we set out to create” As Sony prepares to shut down the PS3 store, RPCS3 devs promise “75% of all PlayStation 3 games are now playable on PC”   World Of Warcraft Plague Kills Players, Makes Infected Spread Nasty Green Goo  PS5 Emulator Making Big Progress, Can Boot Up GTA V Menus And Play Some 3D Games   Kingdom Hearts Fans On High Alert As Disney Reveals D23 Panel    Former PlayStation boss thinks “we’ve lost a lot of the variety in games,” and we can thank the “rising cost” of new titles for that: “We had so many crazy games on PS1” Indie Game Engine Godot Bans AI After Massive Coding Mess   The Duskbloods Closed Network Test Starts August 21, 2026  MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Once Upon a Katamari and Rolling Live DLC Head to Switch 2  Guilty Gear: Strive guest DLC character coming this winter  BlazBlue: Central Fiction new DLC character announced for PS4, PC Pokemon Pokopia Gets Zorua’s Hide-and-Sneak Contest Event   SO CONTROVERSIAL As Xbox fan goes viral for losing account with games worth “thousands of euros” and their “son’s baby pictures,” official support says it’s “working to restore access” Xbox User Got His Baby Pictures Back But Says The Process Felt ‘A Little Bit Shady’  Star Ocean: The Second Story R Switch 2 Launches With no Upgrade Pack  Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 Switch 2, Octopath Traveler 0 Update Coming Love and Deepspace Discord Removes Valko, Character Page Removes ‘Coming Soon’ Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced DRM Causes Misery   Gay As A Service Game Hard To Find On Steam Despite No Explicit Nudity   Games Done Quick ‘Excited’ To Work With Saudi-Owned SNK For Around Three Hours Before Pulling Sponsorship Deal Pokémon’s Big 30th Anniversary TCG Release Is An Even Bigger Mess Than Usual    DOOM AND GLOOM Disco Elysium Studio Says Game About People Forced Into Impossible Situations Didn’t Sell Well Enough To Prevent Layoffs Mario Kart Tour Game Ends Service on September 29 Final Fantasy XIV Mobile to end service on September 30 in China, global version canceled News Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Game Ends Service on October 6    Marathon Game Director Leaves As Player Counts Dwindle   RUMOUR HAS IT Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Might Be Getting Story DLC Based On New Leak    Xbox working on a way to digitize your physical game collection as Sony abandons discs  Unannounced Metroid Ravenous rated in Brazil DISCUSSION TOPIC This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy continue their discussion of Summer Game Fest showcases! The Podcast Pirates discuss the focus of each showcase and share some personal highlights from the many, many games featured. They close out the discussion by highlighting trends they noticed in the featured games, as well as the importance of showcases featuring diverse voices. Sources cited: Summer Game Fest 2026 Catch-Up: links to all streams and summary threads (ResetEra) Summer Game Fest (Games Recap) WHAT’S UP Captain Spike has been playing Final Fantasy XIV, Esoteric Ebb, Denshattack, Star Fox, Rhythm Heaven Groove, Deck of Haunts, and Vargrus – The Riven Realms, while First Mate Slaggy McWaggy has been playing Final Fantasy XIV. The Podcast Pirates also discuss their experiences visiting a retro game store and Round1. EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Super Phillip Central, a video game blog that is your source for video games with a heroic touch Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 194B – Summer Game Fest Side B appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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, June 21, 2026, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss the big showcases from Summer Game Fest! This episode is the A-side of a two part episode. The B-side, Game Buoy Podcast Episode 194B – Summer Game Fest Side B, is a discussion on the other showcases from Summer Game Fest. HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and executive vice president Matt Booty publish staff memo ‘Next 100 Days: Xbox Reset’ Xbox CEO Warns About Next-Gen Console Gaming’s Cost Crisis: ‘We Will Start To See Radically Different Business Models’  Xbox says hardware pricing boom represents “great” opportunity for games streaming Xbox Game Pass Lost ‘Millions Of Subscribers’ After 2025 Price Hike Niantic Spatial Denies Pokémon Go Data Is Being Shared With A Drone Company  Fortnite Maker Confirms How It Uses Generative AI to Help Create Concept Art and Designs for New Skins Hours after announcing a Vampire Survivors crossover with Fortnite, the roguelike’s lead is now “reviewing” the decision as Epic Games goes big on gen AI RELEASE UPDATES Pokemon Champions for iOS, Android launches June 17 EverQuest Legends launches July 28 Elden Ring Tarnished Edition launches August 28 My Hero Academia: All’s Justice coming to Switch 2 on September 3 in Japan, September 4 worldwide The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero and The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure for PS5, Switch 2 launch September 10 SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance coming to Switch 2 on September 24 Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival launches October 8 RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives MAY – Geki-Oh ShienRyu, Toujinmakyouden Hercules no Eikou, Master of Monsters: Disciples of Gaia   Arcade Archives MAY – Ace Driver (a namco deluxe cabinet!), Tag Team Wrestling, Mr. Do!  Arcade Archives 6-4-26 –  Firework Thrower Kantaro’s 53 Stations of the Tokaido (NES, Sunsoft, 1986) Arcade Archives 6-4-26 –  Cameltry (Arcade, Taito, 1990) Console Archives 6-11-26 – L’Empreor (NES, Koei, 1991) Arcade Archives 6-11-26 – Rack Em Up (Arcade, Konami, 1987) Console Archives 6-18-26 – Legend of Kage (NES, Taito, 1986/87) Arcade Archives 6-18-26 – Space Cyclone (Arcade, Taito, 1980) CULTURE CLUB Ubisoft Embargoes Journalists Reporting On Latest Round Of Layoffs  News Super Mario Bros. Galaxy Film Becomes 1st 2026 Film to Earn US$1 Billion Worldwide  San Francisco Giants Host Pokémon Worlds Night on August 27 – Interest – Anime News Network  Vampire Survivors DLC ‘Legacy of the Bloodmoon’ announced alongside ‘Survivaton’ label – Gematsu     Joint The Witcher 4 and CD Projekt Red CEO says fully AI-generated games are coming, but he has “some doubts whether this is really the path to follow”   Gamers Sue Sony For Allegedly Breaking California Digital Purchase Law  MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Stage Tour ‘Developer Spotlight’ trailer, latest details Digimon Story: Time Stranger demo for Switch 2, Switch now available News Code Geass Franchise Gets New Smartphone Game This Year  Demonschool coming to Switch 2 alongside paid DLC Fans Just Crashed The Destiny 2 Servers To Demand A Sequel Dispatch ‘HR Violations Update’ now available, addresses some censorship on Switch 2 and Switch Assassin’s Creed Shadows final update launches June 16, adds new story quest and end-game feature Despite playing a key role in Final Fantasy 7, JRPG icon Tetsuya Nomura says “Kingdom Hearts has become my life’s work” DISCUSSION TOPIC This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss the big showcases of Summer Game Fest – Sony State of Play, Summer Game Fest, Xbox Showcase, and Nintendo Direct! The Podcast Pirates discuss the highlights, honorable mentions, other notable points, and biggest disappointments for each showcase before giving each one a letter grade. They wrap up by discussing their overall impressions of this year’s Summer Game Fest and whether it was on par with some of the great E3s of the past. Sources cited: Every big announcement from PlayStation’s June State of Play  Everything announced at Summer Game Fest 2026  [Gematsu] All Announcements At Xbox Games Showcase 2026 | ResetEra  [Gematsu] All Announcements At Nintendo Direct: June 9, 2026 | ResetEra DOOM AND GLOOM Xbox reportedly planning more layoffs as CEO calls for “Xbox reset” The Head Of Xbox Game Studios Resigns Ahead Of Mass Layoffs Ninja Theory cancels Project Mara A New Report Claims Xbox Had Already Planned To Close Ninja Theory Despite Senua Announcement Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for Closures Bloomberg: Several Xbox studios in negotiations to avoid closure  Sony removes mention of PC from PlayStation’s annual business report, but has plenty to say about AI Ubisoft closing studios in Winnipeg and Belgrade and cutting publishing roles worldwide, 380 jobs at risk Ubisoft’s San Francisco office impacted by current round of cuts SMASH HIT Vague AI Disclosures Aren’t Helping Anyone (Aftermath) WHAT’S UP Captain Spike has been playing Final Fantasy XIV, Mina the Hollower, Adventures of Eliot, and Street Fighter 6. First Mate Slaggy McWaggy has been playing Final Fantasy XIV, Xenoblade Chronicles, and the Star Fox demo. EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Super Phillip Central, a video game blog that is your source for video games with a heroic touch Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 194A – Summer Game Fest Side A appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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, May 26, 2026, Captain Spike, First Mate Slaggy McWaggy, and special guest Sulker discuss their experiences with Pokemon Pokopia! This episode is the B-Side of a two part episode. The A-Side, Game Buoy Podcast Episode 193A – We All Live in a Pokemon World! (Pokemon Pokopia Side A), features the regular slate of news stories. DISCUSSION TOPIC This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy are joined by special guest Sulker to discuss Pokemon Pokopia! They begin by sharing their initial impressions of the announcement trailer before talking about what they enjoyed about the gameplay and would like to see changed. They discuss the game’s roots in titles such as Minecraft, Animal Crossing, and particularly Dragon Quest Builders. The discussion then turns to their enjoyment of Pokemon personalities, the surprising depth of the story, and their hopes for future expansion of the title and potential sequels. SOCIAL LINKS QUESTION OF THE WEEK This week, we’re talking about Pokopia! What did you think of the game’s surprising story? Did you enjoy the gameplay? What would you like to see for the future of this new subseries? EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” Orange Lounge Radio, where every gamer has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 193B – We All Live in a Pokemon World! (Pokemon Pokopia Side B) appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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, May 10, 2026, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss recent news! This episode is the A-side of a two part episode. The B-side, Game Buoy Podcast Episode 193B – We All Live in a Pokemon World! (Pokemon Pokopia Side B), is a discussion on Pokemon Pokopia featuring Sulker! HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME Nintendo Raises Switch 2 Console Prices in Japan, U.S., Canada, Europe (Anime News Network)    Switch 2 sales reach nearly 20m almost one year after release, but Nintendo has lowered the console’s forecast for 2027 (Eurogamer)   Nintendo Apologizes For Raising The Price Of The Switch 2 Less Than A Year After It Launched (Kotaku)  Nintendo To Counter Switch 2’s Global Price Hikes With Robust Software Lineup (Nintendo Life) Pokemon Pokopia Switch 2 Bundle Heads to Australia (Siliconera) Microsoft CEO Says Xbox Needs To ‘Win Back Fans’ (Kotaku) Microsoft Kills The Copilot AI For Xbox Nobody Wanted (Kotaku) PS5 sales expected to decline due to generative AI memory drought and rising prices (Eurogamer)  Sony hasn’t decided on PS6 release date or price yet, and may even “change business models” in response to the memory crisis (Eurogamer)  Yuji Horii: Dragon Quest live stream planned for May 27 to announce next game (Gematsu)  Nacon and crea-ture Studios announce Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Rageborn for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Gematsu) Hell is Us coming to Switch 2 on September 24 (Gematsu) Yakuza and Like a Dragon developer RGG Studio finally gives Stranger Than Heaven a release window (Eurogamer)  Snoop Dogg & Tori Kelly Collab on ‘Stranger Than Heaven’ Theme Song (Billboard) Star Fox 64 Game Gets Remake on Switch 2 on June 25 (Anime News Network) Star Fox Switch 2 Soundtrack Songs Already on Nintendo Music (Siliconera) RELEASE UPDATES Mina the Hollower Release Date Falls in May 2026  (Siliconera) New River City Saga: Journey to the West Game Heads West on June 4 (Anime News Network)   Culdcept The First Saturn Tribute launches July 30 for PC worldwide, September 8 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch in the west (Gematsu)  Steins;Gate Re:Boot Game Reveals August 20 Release (Anime News Network)    Star Wars: Galactic Racer launches October 6 (Gematsu) RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives 4-30-26 – Rohga: Armor Force (PS1, Data East, 1996) Arcade Archives 4-30-26 – Cyber Commando (Arcade, Namco, 1994) yes Console Archives 5-7-26 – Mag Max (NES, Nichibutsu, 86) Arcade Archives 5-7-26 – Arkanoid (Arcade, Taito, 1986) CULTURE CLUB Sekiro: No Defeat Anime’s Theatrical Version Screens in Japan for 3 Weeks Starting on September 4 (Anime News Network) Pragmata Game Crosses 2 Million Units Sold Worldwide (Anime News Network)      Pac-Man Gets New ‘Snack Breaks’ Animated Shorts on May 22 (Anime News Network) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game’s Trailer for Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S Reveals Demo (Anime News Network)   Legendary Zelda director and Nintendo designer legend Takashi Tezuka is retiring after more than 40 years (Eurogamer) Leon Must Die Forever in Free Resident Evil Requiem Mode (Siliconera) Studio Behind EVE Online Changes Name To Avoid Confusion With Chinese Communist Party (Kotaku)   Pricing and censorship complaints be damned: Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen sold over 4 million units in six weeks (Eurogamer) Months after Halo Infinite’s final major update, Halo Studios releases a surprise PvE mode and the game’s hardest challenge ever (GamesRadar+) Psychonauts Maker Double Fine Just Became The 14th Gaming Team To Unionize At Microsoft (Kotaku)   MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO FFXIV The Maiden’s Rhapsody Event Back for FFXI Anniversary (Siliconera) Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero, Trails to Azure Games Get Switch 2, PS5 Releases (Anime News Network)  Melty Blood:Twi-Lumina 2D Fighter Game Revealed for Release in Early 2027  (Anime News Network) Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Game’s Trailer Introduces Fighting Avengers  (Anime News Network)      Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game ‘Sokka’ trailer (Gematsu) Civilization 7’s huge ‘Test of Time’ update arrives this month, and it’s full of deep changes to the divisive 4X game (Eurogamer) “We got it wrong” with Civilization 7, Take-Two boss admits, and he takes “responsibility” for the strategy game’s failures: “What we tried to do was a bridge too far” (GamesRadar+) After 3 years, Diablo 4’s secret cow level is finally uncovered following Lord of Hatred, immediately labelled “boring” compared to Diablo 2 and 3’s versions: “Needs more cows” (GamesRadar+) Atari acquires rights to first five Wizardry games [Update 2] (Gematsu) SO CONTROVERSIAL NTE: Neverness to Everness Game’s Staff Confirms Use of Generative AI (Anime News Network) Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, Initial D Home Lookalikes Spotted in NTE: Neverness to Everness Game (Anime News Network) PlayStation Boss Embraces AI To ‘Unleash Creativity” In Gaming (Kotaku) Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered used PlayStation’s new AI animation tool, and Naughty Dog and San Diego Studio are both following suit (GamesRadar+) New Yakuza Prequel Game Uses The Likeness Of An Actor Who Died 12 Years Ago (Kotaku)   Blizzard’s First New WoW Housing Exterior Is A Whopping $40 (Kotaku) EA Sets A New $8 Billion Sales Record Just Months After Laying Off Battlefield 6 Developers (Kotaku) DOOM AND GLOOM GreedFall developer Spiders shuts down (Gematsu)   Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Spin-off Mobile Game Shutting Down (Siliconera)            Shooter From Imagine Dragons Singer Wrapping Up After Just 3 Weeks  Paranormal Activity game dead after Paramount refuses to give legendary Mortuary Assistant dev more time to make it “the best it could possibly be” (GamesRadar+  Marathon and Destiny developer Bungie underperformed last year, causing a $765 million impairment loss for PlayStation (Eurogamer) Bungie Confirms It Has Marathon Story Plans for ‘the Next Few Years’ But Nothing Is Completely ‘Locked in’ Yet (IGN) RUMOR HAS IT Valve Just Imported Thousands Of ‘Game Consoles’ As Fans Wait For Steam Machine News (Kotaku) Reggie Fils-Aimé Says Amazon Asked Nintendo To Break The Law (Kotaku) Tales of Eternia Remastered rated in Europe (Gematsu) Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition rated for Switch 2 in Taiwan (Gematsu) WHAT’S UP Captain Spike has been playing Pokemon Pokopia, Vampire Crawlers, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Final Fantasy XIV. First Mate Slaggy McWaggy has been playing Pokemon Pokopia and Final Fantasy XIV. EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Standard Issue Computing, retro and modern computer games, hardware, software, and history Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 193A – We All Live in a Pokemon World! (Pokemon Pokopia Side A) appeared first on GAME BUOY.

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, April 16, 2026, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy clear out the news backlog and discuss the 2026 Final Fantasy XIV North American Fan Fest! HOT TOPIC IS THE WAY THAT WE RHYME Ecco the Dolphin: Complete announced (Gematsu) Resident Evil Requiem sales top seven million (Gematsu) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales top eight million (Gematsu) Mamdani Uses Mario Kart To Explain New Tax On The Super-Rich (GameSpot) 1st Permanent Square Enix Café in U.S. to Open at Los Angeles (Anime News Network) Toei Games announces first three published titles – KILLA, HINO, and DEBUG NEPHEMEE (Gematsu)  Blizzard Apologizes, Says World of Warcraft’s Massively Buggy New Patch Was ‘Not Up To Our Standards’  (Kotaku) Sanrio Games First Title Will Be on the Switch and Switch 2 (Siliconera)   People Can Fly acquires Cooldown Games (Gematsu) RELEASE UPDATES Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard Release Date Set (Siliconera) R-TYPE DX: Music Encore launches April 30 (Gematsu) Street Fighter 6 DLC character Ingrid launches May 28 STRAY coming to Switch 2 on May 28 (Gematsu)  The 7th Guest Remake launches June 4 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, later in 2026 for Switch 2 and Switch (Gematsu) SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed launches in July (Gematsu) Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced launches July 9 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC (Gematsu) Disgaea Mayhem launches July 23 in the west – Gematsu  (Gematsu) Splatoon Raiders Game’s Trailer Reveals July 23 Release (Anime News Network) Beast of Reincarnation Game Streams Pre-Order Trailer (Anime News Network) Brigandine: Abyss launches August 26 for PC, August 27 for PS5, Xbox Series, and Switch 2  (Gematsu) Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake Arrives in September  (Siliconera) RETRO RELEASE UPDATES Console Archives 3-19-26 – Ninja Kid 2 (NES, UPL,1996) Arcade Archives 3-19-26 – Devastators (Arcade, Konami, 1988) Console Archives 3-26-26 – Terra Cresta (NES, Nichibutsu, 86)  Arcade Archives 3-26-26 – Final Lap (Arcade, Namco, 1987) Arcade Archives 4-2-26 – Neo Geo King of Suyogi (Neo Geo, SNK, 1995) Console Archives 4-9-26 – Seicross (NES, Nichibutsu, 86)  Arcade Archives 4-9-26 – Polaris (Arcade, Taito, 1980) Console Archives 4-16-26 – Ishin no Arashi (NES, Koei, 90) Arcade Archives 4-16-26 – Konami GT (Arcade, Konami, 1985)   Console Archives 4-23-26 – Ninja Gaiden 3 (NES, Tecmo, 88/89)  Arcade Archives 4-23-26 – Street Smart (Arcade, SNK, 1989) CULTURE CLUB Ecco the Dolphin: Complete announced (Gematsu) Resident Evil Requiem sales top seven million (Gematsu) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sales top eight million (Gematsu) Mamdani Uses Mario Kart To Explain New Tax On The Super-Rich (GameSpot) 1st Permanent Square Enix Café in U.S. to Open at Los Angeles (Anime News Network) Toei Games announces first three published titles – KILLA, HINO, and DEBUG NEPHEMEE (Gematsu)  Blizzard Apologizes, Says World of Warcraft’s Massively Buggy New Patch Was ‘Not Up To Our Standards’  (Kotaku) Sanrio Games First Title Will Be on the Switch and Switch 2 (Siliconera) People Can Fly acquires Cooldown Games (Gematsu) MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game Gets New ‘Super Limit Breaking NEO’ DLC (Anime News Network) News Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Game Announced (Anime News Network) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game Gets ‘Future Saga Chapter 4’ DLC in Summer (Anime News Network) Final Fantasy XIV Chocobo Racing Comes to Life in New VR Experience (Anime News Network) SUNSOFT announces HARD EDGE real-time tactical card battler remake Hard Edge: War Zone for PC (Gematsu) (Editor’s note:  be mindful of what SUNSOFT’s owners provide financial contributions to.) (BlueSky) Xenosaga Pied Piper, Namco Chronicle, Digital Devil Saga Games Get Steam, Switch Releases (Anime News Network) Microsoft Investigating Why Some Xbox 360 Games Don’t Work On Series X (Kotaku) DOOM AND GLOOM Shadowverse Service Ends in June 2026 After 10 Years (Siliconera) War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Shutting Down (Siliconera) Yakuza Creator’s New Studio Deletes, Then Restores YouTube Channel (Kotaku) “No Emulation, No Compromise, No Comparison” – Everything You Need To Know About The $250 Neo Geo+ AES (Time Extension) “Humbling And Deeply Inspiring” – Neo Geo+ Production Forecasts Increased After “Overwhelming” Response (Time Extension) SMASH HIT If you’re going to hype up the Neo Geo+, at least admit you know about all the blood (Read Only Memo) RUMOR HAS IT  Spider-Man: Miles Morales Actor Talks About That Missing Venom Game (Kotaku) Star Wars: Galactic Racer Release Date Seemingly Leaks Leaving One Less Question Mark On 2026’s Empty Fall Calendar (Kotaku) MINI DISCUSSION TOPIC This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slaggy McWaggy discuss the 2026 Final Fantasy XIV North American Fan Fest! They discuss all the big announcements from the event, including the announcement of a new expansion, ambitious gameplay system overhauls, and a surprise collaboration with a legendary anime franchise. The Podcast Pirates share their thoughts about all the announcements, their hopes and predictions, and their overall impressions of this year’s North American Fan Fest. Sources referenced: Final Fantasy XIV: Evercold expansion, Switch 2 version, and Evangelion collaboration announced (Gematsu) WHAT’S UP Captain Spike has been playing Pokemon Pokopia, Vampire Crawlers, and Pokemon Champions. First Mate Slaggy McWaggy has been playing Pokemon Pokopia and Final Fantasy XIV. SOCIAL LINKS QUESTION OF THE WEEK Ahoy mateys! This week we’re back to catch up on current events, including Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest! Have you been following along with the announcements? What are you excited about? (Please only respond if you’re comfortable with us reading your answer on air, thanks! ) EXITLUDE SHOUT OUTS – “FRIENDS OF BUOY” Orange Lounge Radio IIDX, where every geek has a voice Aftermath, an independent, worker-owned website about video games, other media and internet culture Game Mechanics, where TTRPG designers “kick tires and run diagnostics on tabletop experiences” Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast, a dive into every Spider-Man cartoon ever made Neo Geo Go!, a show that takes on the Neo Geo library chronologically and quickly. The Bobby Blackwolf Show, a weekly internet radio show and podcast discussing the latest news in gaming as well as sometimes reminiscing about gaming’s history Video Game Realness, a dose of gaming chit chat among friends Nintendo Pow Block, a dive into the week that was in the world of Nintendo Sasha’s Retrobytes, “bytes” of vintage gaming including magazine scans and photographs Defunct Games, your daily source for modern video game reviews, exciting trivia competitions and old school magazine analysis Thomas Game Docs, where each video covers “a different aspect of video game history” Craig, Slaggy McWaggy’s robot boyfriend a multi-track voice channel recording bot for Discord The post Game Buoy Podcast Episode 192 – News Buoy/Fan Fest NA 2026 appeared first on GAME BUOY.