This week, John, Niki, and Lotus dove into both Nintendo Directs, the stunning news that Sony is dropping Hideo Kojima's next projects, and Blizzard's new union formation just ahead of Blizzcon.

00:00:00 Intro & our new tagline

00:10:03 Ocarina of Time is changing for modern audiences

00:34:54 Samus is hungry in Metroid Ravenous

00:37:00 Kirby and the World Beyond is perhaps the biggest adventure yet in the franchise

00:43:50 Powerwash Simulator dev lays off staff in extremely strange way

00:49:09 Big game-spoiling achievements were leaked from Steam

00:53:55 Blizzard employees form union protecting 1,900 staff

00:59:35 Sony drops Kojima projects, Xbox takes over, big conversation about game direction ensues

01:31:10 Nintendo's tariff sale

01:36:08 Grand Theft Auto VI preview apparently drives 100,000 Netflix sign-ups

01:43:43 Tony is a slice of a biopic that manages to tell a lot of Anthony Bourdain's story

01:48:20 The gang is split on the success of Coyote vs Acme

02:07:45 Niki is very much enjoying the reboot of The Grand Tour

02:18:55 iPhone Duo is weird but might just work

02:27:20 HIVE QUESTIONS

02:42:59 Outro

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