The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news.

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Crimson Desert. Pearl Abyss has launched its open-world action RPG, and the results are mixed. DLSS5. NVIDIA has unveiled its latest AI-based technology, and everyone hates it. Minecraft Dungeons 2. Mojang Studios has announced that Minecraft Dungeons 2 is in development with plans to launch this fall, according to IGN. Unknown Worlds. Bloomberg reports that a Delaware court has order Krafton to reinstate former CEO Ted Gill, return control of the early access release of Subnautica 2, and extended the period for which the team is eligible for a $250M bonus. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> Pokemon Pokopia. I haven’t progressed far into this game, but we’ve been playing a lot of it! <h1>LINKS</h1>Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

345: Pokopia is a Wonderful Delight

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Dungeons &amp; Dragons. Wizards of the Coast (finally) released a product roadmap for the upcoming year. Titles include Ravenloft: The Horrors Within, Arcana Unleashed, Deadfall, and reference cards. Indie World. Nintendo showcased an Indie World direct this week. Title that piqued my interest include My Little Puppy, Moonlighter 2, Minishoot Adventures: Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, and Blighted. Midnight Walk, Rotwood, Grave Seasons, and The Blue Prince were also featured. Lorcana. Ravensburger announced the next cooperative game, The Great Hunny Rescue.&nbsp; Nintendo. IGN reports that the publisher has sued the US government over its unlawful tariffs, citing that they delayed the Switch 2’s release. Pokémon. Pokémon Pokopia was released this week. Its first limited-time event, which will feature Hoppip and its evolutions, is next week. Sony. Bloomberg reports that the publisher will no longer publish first-party PS5 games on PC. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> World of Warcraft. Midnight was released earlier this week. <h1>LINKS</h1> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

344: Midnight's Good, but Undercooked

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. Game Informer reports that the latest entry in the Castlevania series is being developed in a partnership between Konami, Evil Empire, and Motion Twin. Diablo. Game Informer reports that Blizzard is bringing the Warlock class to Diablo IV, Diablo Immortal, and Diablo 2: Resurrected. God of War. IGN reports that Santa Monica Studio is working on a God of War Trilogy remake, while Mega Cat Studios has released a spinoff title, God of War: Sons of Sparta. Winterspell. Lorcana’s latest set has released to local game stores. <h1>LINKS</h1> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

343: State of Play & Winterspell

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Ashes of Creation. The MMO just entered Early Access and its studio is shutting down. Horizon Hunters Gathering. IGN reports that Sony has announced a co-op multiplayer game using different hunters and featuring Dauntless-like combat. Nerdtacular 2026. Frogpants has announced that Liam O’Brien will be attending! Nintendo Partner Showcase. Titles announced include Oblivion Remastered, Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition, Resident Evil: Requiem, FF7: Rebirth, Valheim, Monster Hunter Stories 3, Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, Scott Pilgrim EX, Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown, and Switch 2 Editions of Hollow Knight and Disney Dreamlight Valley. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> Warcraft Player Housing. Housing has been out for a while, so let’s talk about it! <h1>LINKS</h1> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

342: Home, Sweet Home

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h2>NEWS</h2> Daggerheart. Darrington Press announced that Hope &amp; Fear, the game’s first expansion, will be available Summer 2026. The book will feature new campaign frames, the Dread domain, ancestries, communities, transformations, and the Assassin, Brawler, Warlock, and Witch classes. EPIC x Unity. Gamesindustry.biz reports that EPIC Games is partnering with Unity to allow developers to publish Unity titles in Fortnite. Additionally, Unity will bring Unreal Engine support to its own platform. Legend of Zelda Movie. Game Informer reports that Nintendo has officially shared some photos from the set of the upcoming film, slated to release May 2027. Lightseeker. Nintendo Life reports that Bitmap Soft has opened pre-orders for its latest title, which is releasing on Game Boy Color. <h2>LINKS</h2> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-</a><a href="https://bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-</a><a href="https://bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

341: Hope & Fear Coming Next Summer

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> “AI” in Gaming. Gamesindustry.biz reports that Nexon CEO&nbsp;Junghun Lee and EPIC Games CEO Tim Sweeney have publicly endorsed support for including AI in games. Meanwhile, Krafton has launched a voluntary resignation program as it reorganizes as an “AI-first company.” Magic: the Gathering. IGN reports that a series of Monster Hunter Secret Lair drops have been announced. Rockstar Games. Gamesindustry.biz reports that the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain has filed legal claims against the developer for union-busting. Steam Machine. GameInformer reports that Valve is making another attempt at Steam-powered consoles, along with VR headsets and controllers. Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Nintendo and Illumination have put out a trailer for the upcoming film, featuring Bowser Jr. and Rosalina. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> Skigill. After discussing it in the News segment last week, I gave it a try! Storyfold: Wildwoods. I had a chance to sit down and play Open Owl Studio’s solo board game. <h1>LINKS</h1> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

340: Skigill, Storyfold, and a Lot of News

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Rockstar Games. IGN reports that GTA 6 is delayed to November 19, 2026. Additionally, the studio fired between 30 and 40 employees in the UK for what it claims is gross misconduct. The employees and their union state that this is a clear case of union-busting. Skigill. Achromi is developing a Survivors game that takes place in a skill forest. It is currently in Early Access on Steam. Square Enix. Bloomberg reports that an internal presentation discussed restructuring its overseas publishing arm, leading to mass layoffs in the US and UK. Additionally, Square Enix is committed to having 70% of its QA handled by generative AI by the end of 2027. Warhammer Survivors. Game Informer reports that Auroch Digital, with support from poncle, is developing a Survivors game featuring characters, weapons, and enemies from 40k and Age of Sigmar. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> Lorcana. Whispers in the Well is out now. <h1>LINKS</h1> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

339: The Manhorse Strikes!

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Amazon. Bloomberg reports that Amazon is set to lay off more than 14,000 workers, with many of them coming from its gaming division. Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo announced a Switch 2 edition of the game, featuring enhanced graphics, mouse controls, and megaphone. There will also be a free content update that includes Kappn’s hotel, Resetti’s cleanup service, Luna’s slumber islands, Nintendo items, LEGO crossover items, Zelda items and villagers, and Splatoon items and villagers. Both will be available on January 15th. Crypt of the Necrodancer. NintendoLife reports that both Crypt and Rift of the Necrodancer are getting crossovers with Shovel Knight. Lorcana. Ravensburger announced that there won’t be any character pins for rewards starting with Whispers in the Well, and ink pins will be phased out once they finish the current run. Vampire Survivors. Game Informer reports that a Balatro crossover has been released, alongside an update for the game’s Ode to Castlevania expansion and online co-op. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> Valheim: The Board Game. MOOD Publishing’s adaptation of the multiplayer survival game. <h1>LINKS</h1> Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

338: Valheim Makes for a Great Board Game

The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news. <h1>NEWS</h1> Blizzard. <a href="http://gamesindustry.biz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GamesIndustry.biz</a> reports that over 400 workers from Blizzard’s Platform and Technology department voted to unionize. Employees include designers, engineers, QA testers, localization, and those who work on Battle.net. Nintendo. <a href="http://gamesindustry.biz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GamesIndustry.biz</a> reports that hackers breached Nintendo servers, though Nintendo confirmed that no personal or business information was leaked. <h1>REVIEWS</h1> Tournament Report. Mana Crypt’s Set Championship for Lorcana’s Fabled set was today! <h1>LINKS</h1>Website: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com</a>Patreon: <a href="https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://patreon.com/8bitAdventures</a>Merch: <a href="https://8-bitadventures.com/shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://8-bitadventures.com/shop</a>Join the Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/FAPKjjQ</a>“1-UP” is by Professor Shyguy. You can find his work at <a href="https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://professorshyguy.bandcamp.com</a>

337: Fabled Set Championship

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