Well, that was a whirlwind! This week felt like someone hit fast-forward on the entire video game industry and every day was yet another breaking news story. From AI causing potential console delays, Highguard can’t catch a break, Bluepoint being shut down and the fallout from the sudden change of guard at Xbox… whew! However, this episode is not just doom and gloom: Joelle became a sneaky octopus in the Darwin’s Paradox and Leah celebrates the Winter Olympics with a round of Pixel Olympics Trivia.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:08:46)

• Darwin’s Paradox Demo (00:13:40)

Game On: Pixel Olympics Trivia (00:21:06)

This Week’s News (00:27:20)

• PlayStation 6 might be delayed due to hardware shortages (00:28:50)
• Rise and fall of Highguard (00:34:25)
• Sony shuts down Bluepoint (00:42:50)
• Leadership shake up at Xbox: Spencer and Bond are out (00:49:36)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:08:38)

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State of Play? Covered. Cult of the Lamb DLC? Joelle’s on it. Cozy fishing vibes? Leah’s locked in.

In this episode of the GoGCast, Joelle rejoins her followers thanks to the Cult of the Lamb DLC and Leah enjoys the pixelated landscapes of Cast ‘n Chill. Cat brings a round of Heroic Franchises and sees if the crew can guess which gaming series has the most entries.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:23:40)

• Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven DLC (00:27:01)
• Cast ‘n Chill (00:31:35)

Game On: Heroic Franchises (00:35:45)

This Week’s News (00:48:10)

• PlayStation State of Play

Outro and Wrap-up (01:08:33)

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It’s a party platter of upcoming games with your pick of flavour. We live our food truck adventure fantasies thanks to the Dosa Divas demo and we check out the latest Nintendo Partner Direct. Whether you are salty or sweet, sour or spicy, there’s something for everyone. Bon appétit!

What is Everyone Playing? (00:28:58)

• Dosa Divas demo (00:30:52)

Game On: Spicy Reviews: The Games of 2026 (00:41:11)

This Week’s News (00:56:00)

• Nintendo Partner Direct

Outro and Wrap-up (01:19:32)

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