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Whatcha Been Playing?

• Metroid Prime 4
• Dreamlight valley
• Battlefield 6
• Fortnite
• The Finals

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Here's everything announced at The Game Awards 2025
• Six months after being delayed indefinitely, Bungie's troubled Marathon finally gets release window and price
• After "gutting" its video game division, Amazon has sold one of its studios to Ubisoft
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 receives current gen upgrade for Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
• PS5 console exclusive action game Stellar Blade did so well, ShiftUp's CEO received a presidential commendation for boosting the South Korean games industry
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo now available on Switch 2 and Xbox Series X/S, so you can check out performance on Nintendo's console
• Ready for a whole lot more Silksong? Team Cherry casually unveils first "big" expansion Sea of Sorrow - and it's completely free
• Video Game Physical Software and Hardware Sales Just Had the Worst November in the U.S. Since 1995 - IGN
• Over 19,000 games released on Steam last year

Nintendo

PlayStation

• Brian Fleming, co-founder of Ghost of Yotei studio Sucker Punch, is leaving the studio

Xbox

• Forza Motorsport Developer Says Servers Will Remain Online, But Don't Expect Any More Cars, Tracks, Features or Regular Bug Fixes Following Layoffs - IGN

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: More mystery games
• Prime Games:

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• Dan Da Dan

BS Section and House Keeping

Discord Server geekoholics.com/discord/

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Metroid Prime 4
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion
• Demeo X Dungeons and Dragons BattleMarked
• Once Upon a Katamari

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros, including game developers behind Mortal Kombat, Hogwarts Legacy
• Steam Machine 'will be priced like a PC, not like a console'
• PS5 exclusive Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is coming to PC a little quicker than expected
• A Japanese game studio now asks art applicants to draw a picture during their interview, to prove they don't use GenAI
• The artist whose designs were used in Bungie's Marathon without permission says the dispute 'has been resolved to my satisfaction'
• Shovel Knight developer at a "make-or-break" moment as all eyes focus on its brilliant upcoming release, Mina the Hollower
• Fortnite fans are saying "no to AI slop" after spotting what they believe are AI-generated images in-game
• Roblox banned in Russia, accused of distributing LGBTQ+ propaganda, as criticism of child safety measures continues

Nintendo

• Nintendo is acquiring Bandai Namco's Singapore studio, will rename it Nintendo Studios Singapore

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Mystery Game in conjunction with the Game Awards
• December is getting five PlayStation Plus Essential monthly games, including Lego Horizon Adventures
• Prime Games

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• Asus Radeon 9070XT (freakout buy)
• Caught up on What if?, and Marvel Zombies
• Obi Wan
• IRL Farm Sim

Final Fantasy Tactics, Ninja Gaiden 4 and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 508

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• FFT 21:50
• Ninja Gaiden 4 48:00

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Confirmed: Halo is getting a campaign remaster – and it's coming to PS5 10446
• Battlefield REDSEC, the free-to-play Battle Royale game accompanying Battlefield 6, is available now 11212
• EA staff are struggling with management urging them to use AI for 'just about everything', report claims 11444
• Amazon reportedly "gutting" its video game division as part of 14,000 company wide job cuts

Nintendo

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold 5.8 million copies in its first week, making it the fifth best Pokémon launch 14250
• Resident Evil Requiem is getting a Switch 2 Pro Controller, Amiibo, and coming to Fortnite 14520

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Bendy and the Ink Machine & FIve Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit 15232
• PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November: Stray, EA Sports WRC 24, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator 15255

Free 4 All

The Mummy: 2017

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Ninja Gaiden 4, Final Fantasy Tactics and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 507

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Ninja Gaiden 4 8:58
• Ball X Pit
• FFT: The Ivalice Chronicles 30:10

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Streamer assaulted at TwitchCon slams event security: "I think other creators should seriously consider not attending in the future" 1:07:03
• EA confirms Battlefield 6 is the best-selling entry in the series, with over 7m copies sold and 172m online matches played 1:13:46
• Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has died, age 58 1:15:30
• McDonald's Japan is selling Street Fighter themed burgers 1:17:26
• Dead Space creator hopeful EA's new owners will let him make Dead Space 4, promising to save them millions of dollars 1:19:22
• Decades after the first ever console war, Atari is re-releasing its former rival Intellivision's console 1:24:21
• MindsEye boss alleges "saboteurs" within the company were behind its poor reception, according to new report 1:26:44

Xbox

• Next-gen Xbox confirmed in development, following rumours Microsoft would stop making consoles 13129

PSA's:

• Epic Games Store Freebies: Fear the Spotlight 1:41:22

Free 4 All

Gen V 1:41:45
Canadian Bacon 1:45:28

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Ghost of Yotei, Final Fantasy Tactics and more – Geekoholics Anonymous Video Game Podcast 506

On this weeks episode we blab about the following Games and topics:

Whatcha Been Playing?

• Ghost of Yotei 13:35
• Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles 33:50
• Fire Emblem Engage

News:

Cross Platform / PC / Misc.

• Ubisoft reportedly cancelled Assassin's Creed game in post-American Civil War over political concerns
• Mortal Kombat 3 movie confirmed before the release of Mortal Kombat 2 1:12:00
• The last time Destiny 2's player numbers looked this bad, Bungie was one month away from "shutting up shop" - so is this, finally, the end? 1:15:50
• Final Fantasy's beloved fighting spin-off is soon set to make a return 1:33:00
• Summer Game Fest 2026 dates revealed by Geoff Keighley 1:37:31

Nintendo

• Switch 2 continues to break US launch sales records, selling more in its first three months than PS4 1:39:15

PSA's: Epic Games Store Freebies: Amnesia: The Bunker, Samorost 3

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