On today’s episode #219, companies be laying off more developers under the guise of restructuring, Caleb’s ‘Cultural Appropriation’ movie was a hit, the execs are in deep water with Subnautica 2. Plus, a new contender for best board game appears, Playstation State of Play shows new footage of Ghost of Yotei, and Ben quits the podcast after playing Elden Ring Nightreign.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 218 | Bungie Being Bungie
On today’s episode #218, I’m back so it isn’t a chaos cast, the controversy with Marathon continues, and Bungie does a good. Plus, video games are expensive again, it’s been exactly 28 years later, and Ben quits playing Elden Ring Nightreign.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 217 | Keigh-3 2025
On today’s episode #217, "The Search for More Money" is officially happening as Spaceballs 2 gets announced, more goes wrong with the troubled development of Marathon at Bungie, and Keigh-3 events have all but taken over our news cycle. Plus, Nightreign is finally here and we have another Borderlands 3 deep dive on our hands.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 216 | Lawsuits and Independent Ownership
On today’s episode #216, Polygon is approaching irrelevance by degrees as its vision lacks angles congruent to the market, Giant Bomb is somehow resuscitated at the last moment, and some big content drops in the DOOM universe. Plus, Clair Obscur lives on in our hearts and minds, and Ben sends updates as he plays Elden Ring Nightreign.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 215 | Borderlands 3 Deep Dive
On today’s episode #215, Microsoft doubles down on price increases, multiple video game companies turn again to layoffs as a financial solution, and some big content drops. Plus, Alex takes a Borderlands 3 deep dive right on time and Ben sends updates as he plays Elden Ring Nightreign.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 214 | The Nintendo 2 Switch
On today’s episode #214, we got big news all around this week. Ubisoft making big changes, Marvel Rivals reveals, and the long awaited Nintendo Switch 2 gets a proper showcase. Plus, we’re sad Aaron’s not here to talk about Khazan, and Alex finally finished FFVII Rebirth. Lets talk about that big character moment at the end, shall we?
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 213 | Video Game Recombobulation
On today’s episode #213, Balatro wins again - this time amongst developers, the Oscars happens, and the Future Game Show happened but none of us watched it. Plus, Split Fiction is absolutely dominating the GOTY list so far, recombobulate is not a word, and Ben beat the Elden Ring DLC.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 212 | Steam Next Fest + $386k
On today’s episode #212, Sony is now leasing PlayStations in this economy, steam hits a record number of concurrent users, and Discord might be going public? Plus, Steam Next fest has some bangers, more nVidia news from Chad, and Ben beat the Elden Ring DLC.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 211 | Overwatch 2 is Back?
On today’s episode #211, Marvel Rivals hits a major milestone, Valve is being Valve again by giving away the TF2 Source Code and targeted bans, and things are happening in Overwatch 2? Plus, quantum computing, nVidia 50 series delays, issues, and problems, and Ben beat Elden Ring while he was in Puerto Rico.
Read MoreThe Forecast Ep. 210 | Veilguard is the Worst Game of 2024
On today’s episode #210, we talk about our Game of the Year list to see if we’re still confident, the Multiverse was canceled, and studios try the Fantastic Four, again. Plus, Steam is making changes with early access, Resident Evil is Resident Eviling again, and, Ben beat Elden Ring while he was out of the country.
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