With Brian away, return with us to the Character Issues library for some fun readings. Thanks for your patience!

Featured music:

Beethoven - Minuet in G

Saint Saens - Le Cygne (from Carnival of the Animals)

Gustav Holst - Neptune

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Waltz of the Flowers

www.brianbabbleson.com

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-nintendo-is-planning-a-new-star-fox-and-a-major-zelda-remake-this-year-but-no-3d-mario/

https://youtu.be/CnuTGIq5JzI?si=ZWrKOrpR-nxi22Sg

www.brianbabbleson.com

Good games, thanks for listening

www.brianbabbleson.com

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 03/23/26

STORY 1 - DLSS5? More like Does Look Super Shitty 5, amirite?

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/this-is-just-a-garbage-ai-filter-nvidia-met-with-criticism-for-dlss-5s-photoreal-graphics-alterations/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nvidias-dlss-5-reveal-trailer-only-has-16-likes-on-youtube-as-players-make-their-voices-heard/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/

STORY 2 - Crimson Desert Nonsense

https://opencritic.com/game/19373/crimson-desert/reviews

https://www.ign.com/articles/think-of-it-like-riding-a-bike-it-comes-naturally-after-you-learn-it-crimson-desert-exec-responds-to-controls-complaint-amid-mixed-steam-reviews

STORY 3 - Subnautica and Krafton

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/court-tells-subnautica-2-publisher-krafton-to-reinstate-fired-ceo-and-let-him-handle-its-early-access-release/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/reinstated-subnautica-2-studio-ceo-says-publisher-krafton-self-servingly-chose-its-release-date-without-permission/

Human Interest Story

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-is-finally-coming-to-ps5-next-month-alongside-new-content-and-ps5-pro-support/

Weather Forecast -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_video_games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026

Ko-fi.com/characterissuespodcast

www.brianbabbleson.com

Welcome back!

www.brianbabbleson.com

www.brianbabbleson.com

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 03/09/26

STORY 1 - Bluepoint

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-shutting-down-bluepoint-developer-of-demons-souls-remake/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure

STORY 2 - Games, huh?

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/at-5-million-sales-resident-evil-requiem-is-likely-the-series-biggest-launch-ever/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-pokopia-is-currently-the-highest-rated-pokemon-game-ever-on-metacritic/

STORY 3 - Xbox Changes

https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2026/02/20/asha-sharma-named-evp-and-ceo-microsoft-gaming/

https://kotaku.com/xbox-microsoft-asha-sharma-birthrates-ai-fertility-2000672756

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/im-proud-of-what-weve-built-outgoing-xbox-president-sarah-bond-breaks-silence-after-exit-news/

Human Interest Story

https://www.polygon.com/slay-spire-2-steam-concurrents-record/

Weather Forecast -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_video_games

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026

www.brianbabbleson.com

Back, working out what to do with Voldo, and discussing two new characters.

www.brianbabbleson.com

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 02/23/26

STORY 1 - Sony State of Play

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/heres-everything-announced-during-playstations-state-of-play-presentation/

STORY 2 - RAM-A-JAMA

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/steam-deck-is-out-of-stock-in-the-us-as-valve-warns-of-intermittent-memory-and-storage-shortages/

https://www.pcmag.com/explainers/how-to-save-on-desktop-pc-memory-ram-shortage?test_uuid=04IpBmWGZleS0I0J3epvMrC&test_variant=A

STORY 3 - Highguard, I guess?

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/designer-claims-most-of-highguards-dev-team-have-been-laid-off-weeks-after-launch/

Human Interest Story

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hideki-sato-designer-of-segas-consoles-dies-age-75/

Weather Forecast -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_video_games

www.brianbabbleson.com