This Week in Gaming

This Week: PlayStation and Xbox have new competition as Valve reenters the hardware game with its newly announced Steam Machine console. PlayStation has revealed two new live-service titles: Ratchet & Clank: Ranger Rumble and Horizon Steel Frontiers. And Nintendo just dropped a brand-new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, along with our first look at the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda. Plus, The Game Awards nominees are officially here, and Destin Legarie and I break it all down with our biggest predictions and more.

We’re breaking from our usual format for a special one-off episode! I chat with Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator creators Sebastian Riedi and Fabian Hunziker about their new card-based indie game set in a 1920s mental asylum and now available on Steam! Hope you'll tune in for my deep dive in how they handled such a sensitive topic, the real history that inspired it, and what’s next for these first-time devs.

This Week: GTA 6 is delayed… again! We’ve got the new release date and all the details. Square Enix is making headlines with layoffs and a big push into AI. Meanwhile, ARC Raiders is blowing up, PlayStation Portal just got a huge update, and the Switch 2 keeps smashing sales records. Our guest, Maude Garrett, joins us to talk the GTA 6 delay, ARC Raiders’ wild success, how the Switch 2 is holding up six months later, and why she can’t stop talking about Outer Worlds 2!

This Week: Nintendo’s escalating legal battle with Palworld reaches a pivotal point, Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report is out and we have all the details. And is EA’s use of generative AI creating more work for employees? We also talk about the rumored PlayStation Portal update that could finally make remote play possible.Victor Lucas joins us as we discuss how AI is reshaping everything and what the gaming industry needs to change ASAP. It’s This Week in Gaming!

This Week: Pokémon Legends: Z-A gets hit with a massive leak revealing early concepts for what is possibly the next title in the franchise. We’re also remembering video game legend Tomonobu Itagaki, the creator of Dead or Alive and the mind behind Ninja Gaiden. Plus, Xbox is officially going multiplatform with Halo: Campaign Evolved. We launch our show on video and are joined by none other than Kahlief Adam, to talk about the Pokémon leak, Halo hitting the PS5, and our early Game of the Year predictions!

This Week: Halo’s Art Director drops a cryptic message as he leaves the studio after 17 years, and are major retailers slowly pulling Xbox hardware from their stores? We catch up on the formation of a brand-new studio, Sackbird Studios, made up of a group of former ZeniMax developers, and news on Ubisoft’s canceled and controversial Assassin’s Creed game. This week, I chat with tech guru Vikrant Mathur, co-founder of Future Today, who is about to blow the lid off playing games on your Smart TV without using a console. It’s This Week in Gaming!

This Week: The price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is going up by a lot, Avalanche Studios faces major layoffs following the cancellation of Contraband, and beloved YouTuber Skyrim Grandma says goodbye to Skyrim after nearly a decade. Plus, we’re breaking down this week’s biggest game releases, including the chaotic co-op hit King of Meat, with an exclusive deep dive featuring Glowmade co-founder and Studio Head Jonny Hopper on how the team brought its hilarious world to life and what’s next for the studio.

This Week: PlayStation’s latest State of Play gave us a massive look at what’s ahead and we have all the deets including some news on Wolverine. Meanwhile, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser announces his retirement, and EA is at the center of a shocking $55 billion buyout deal. Plus, Microsoft’s ROG Xbox Ally is making its debut in the handheld market with a hefty price tag. I’m joined by Victor Lucas as we break down the biggest announcements from State of Play, what this massive EA deal really means, and so much more.

This Week: Xbox Series X|S consoles are getting hit with another round of price hikes, and the launch of Borderlands 4 is off to a strong start, but already stirring up controversy thanks to CEO Randy Pitchford’s fiery response to criticism. Meanwhile, Hollow Knight: Silksong players are uncovering the emotional story of a key character, plus we go through all the big game releases happening this week. Our special guest Kate Olguin, Game Designer at Canadian studio Other Ocean Interactive, joins us to talk about Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever and why it’s one of the best social deception/survival games out right now.

This Week: We’ve got all the news out of the latest Nintendo Direct (yes, another one!) including the reveal of the new Super Mario movie, the cozy new Pokémon spin-off that’s basically Pokémon meets Animal Crossing, and the latest update on Metroid Prime 4. Plus, a lawsuit has been filed against a studio accused of using AI to recreate Lara Croft’s voice. I’m joined this week by Ron Kerbs, CEO of Kidas, who shares new stats on the surge of online threats facing young gamers and how his company is working to curb them.