Why Hades 2 Early Access is Breaking Records - Ep. 365

What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast

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This week was a doozy with the massive news about Xbox studio closures including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin. Andrea and Riana dive into this tough topic before moving to headlines featuring Helldivers 2 PSN Linking drama, Nintendo finally acknowledging Switch 2, and projections that might see the Switch become Nintendo's best selling console of all time. In hands-on Riana is IN LOVE with Hades II and according to the Steam charts so are A LOT of other people. Andrea dipped her toes into the handcrafted Claymation world of Harold Halibut.

Thank you to this month's Super Producers:

• Bored Ape Gamer’s Club
• Faris Attieh
• Joshua Franklin
• Justin Foshee
• Punkdefied

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Timestamps:

03:01 - WGG lead story of the week:

03:22 - Xbox SHUTS DOWN Multiple Studios, Including Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More

06:03 - Matt Booty Head of Xbox Game Studio Email to staff

15:35 - Microsoft beats expectations as quarterly profits rise 20% to nearly $22B

17:31 - What's happening with Xbox GamePass

26:36 - Rumours Xbox might have more layoffs in the pipeline

28:08 - Break 1

28:14 - Headlines:

28:14 - Helldivers 2 PSN Requirement Backtracked on PC After Brutal Review Bombing Campaign

34:31 - Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 will be announced this year

38:06 - Nintendo Announces Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for Switch With Release Date and Debut Trailer

42:03 - Break 2

42:19 - SuperGiant's Hades Il

44:58 - Hades Breakdown

45:43 - What is a Roguelike?

53:48 - Harold Halibut

54:46 - Harold Halibut Story-Line & Game Mechanics

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