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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On today's episode of the podcast its just Darren and Chris shooting the breeze. From discussing the current status of fighting games, to the expensive that awaits the invested gamer in the future and even on how Playstation has work to do on their digital storefront, there's plenty to get through in this week's episode!

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Its the news team supreme going over the news from April.. We had a Switch 2 announcement, an Oblivion Remastered shadow drop and cinemas have been plagued by the Minecraft movie. All this and more, on the Gift of Gaming Podcast.

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On this Gift of Gaming quiz its Kev vs. Craig. There's general knowledge, Final Fantasy and of course, Kingdom Hearts. Who comes out on top?!

The GoG Battle Royale continues with Luigi vs. Master hand. Check it out on patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

Darren and KP, both big superhero fans go back through their catalogue of Marvel and DC Games they've played and discuss the highs and lows of the Marvel and DC gaming universes.

Today's post show is a look at where the Marvel and DC cinematic universes are heading and if we'll ever recapture the golden age of Avengers Endgame and the Batman trilogy. Check it out on Patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

Darren, Chris and Luke sit down to discuss the Nintendo Direct for the Nintendo Switch 2 as well as Pokémon Go selling up and what a new Xbox handheld could and should be!

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