This week, Niki, Lotus, and John discuss the extremely convenient news dump regarding beloved games in the Fallout franchise, other Xbox teams facing decimation in the initial layoffs, and the God of War show's choice to recast its Kratos.

00:00:00 Intro, new dog, blood stuff, & kidneys

00:22:53 Latin America ID@Xbox teams decimated by layoffs

00:32:48 Inside look at Xbox layoffs from people experiencing it

00:33:48 Fallout deluge of information to distract people from the layoffs

00:46:18 CWA files lawsuits alleging Xbox mishandling of layoffs

00:49:50 College Football 27 removes microtransactions from single player mode

01:03:40 ZA/UM to lay off 32 after slow sales of ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies

01:05:00 God of War show to recast Kratos after injury to Ryan Hurst

01:15:15 Update on Niki's NAS

01:30:40 Update on Niki & NBA 2K26

1:40:40 HIVE QUESTIONS

02:32:30 Outro & Interview Shows!

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