Darren and Chris are back for more news and May has been a doozy. From EA's destruction of Star Wars Battlefront 2 with microtransactions and its rise from the ashes 8 years later to their closure of a fairly new studio and lay offs, they're back to themselves again. Bungie is in trouble for theft and Kingdom Hearts 4 is alive and well! Its all on this week's episode of The Gift of Gaming Podcast!

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News articles:

https://screenrant.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-timeline-development-good-explainer/

https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cancels-black-panther-game-closes-cliffhanger-games

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/kingdom-hearts/the-kingdom-hearts-4-drought-is-over-after-1-131-days-as-new-screenshots-of-the-rpg-reveal-another-keyblade-playable-mickey-mouse-and-more/

https://thegamepost.com/ex-bungie-dev-marathon-leadership-extremely-toxic-humiliating/

https://thegamepost.com/marathon-art-director-joseph-cross-issues-personal-apology-for-plagiarized-art/

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-launches-beta-for-ai-chatbot-that-reads-your-xbox-profile/1100-6531875/

https://kotaku.com/gta-6-delay-bloomberg-chaos-ea-battlefield-publishers-1851780047

Its finally here! Darren and Craig reached the epilogue of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and are finally ready to give their thoughts. A GOTY contender? Listen along to find out. 1st 40 minutes are our spoiler free review but everything after is all about the twists and turns of Expedition 33. Sit back, relax and see if you agree with our Games Club on Expedition 33.

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This week's episode with Darren and Craig covers everything from the new GTA6 trailer, the Switch 2 hype and the cost and pricing of video games in 2025.

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