Hello! This week, John and Niki discuss the most explosive game release of the year, Hollow Knight: Silksong. 500,000 concurrents? Broken shops? Unfathomable discourse? You got it, baby.

That, and:

• The downfall of games crit
• The value of asking piracy forum dwellers to weigh in on the most popular game of the year
• 007 First Light gameplay
• Football Manager 26
• College basketball coming to NBA 2K
• Firaxis layoffs
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land for Switch 2

Also, we answer your HIVE QUESTIONS from our lovely Discord.