Overworld Weekly: A Wider View of Video Game News

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!
---
This month of Overworld is brought to you by Tokyo Game Life, a Tokyo-based game podcast focusing on Nintendo and gaming culture in Japan's capital: https://tokyogamelife.com
---
Discussed this week:
EA's $55 billion sale closes: https://www.overworld.vg/story/f23ecbef
EA now owned by Saudi Arabia's PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4054f67f
Sony presses ahead on ending PlayStation discs: https://www.overworld.vg/story/babbde5e
Big Walk review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/31b17190
Beast of Reincarnation review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6313d2e3
Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2: https://www.overworld.vg/story/67a84351
Switch 2 sales top 23.68 million: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9846e84a
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9bb22210
GTA 6 "Extended Look" premieres on Netflix: https://www.overworld.vg/story/c945db39
---
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - EA's $55 Billion Sale
3:01 - Sony is Still Killing Discs
6:26 - Sponsor: Tokyo Game Life
7:17 - This Week's Game Releases
9:52 - Switch 2 Sales and a Fire Emblem Direct
12:14 - GTA VI on Netflix
13:21 - Outro

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!
---
This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: ⁠⁠⁠https://pixelsandpolygons.net/⁠⁠
---
Discussed this week:
PSN outage: https://www.overworld.vg/story/38644993

Xbox outage: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9009e2ac

Final Fantasy XIV launches on Switch 2: https://www.overworld.vg/story/a35e7a7c

Truck-kun Is Supporting Me From Another World?!: https://www.overworld.vg/story/da6034ab

Yoshi-P on Final Fantasy remakes: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8ba6e4e4

Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/404a6b8e

---
Chapters:
0:09 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly
0:31 - PSN & Xbox Outages
2:28 - Final Fantasy XIV on Switch 2 is HUGE
5:23 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons
5:52 - This Week's Game Releases
8:31 - Yoshi-P on Final Fantasy Remakes
12:13 - Pokemon Pokopia: Bubbly Basin DLC
14:01 - Talk to you next week!

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!
---
This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: ⁠⁠https://pixelsandpolygons.net/⁠
---
Discussed this week:
Marvel's Wolverine at SDCC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/75bb3d10
Splatoon Raiders Review Hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4423eac2
Nintendo Tariff Refund Lawsuit: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5989be73
Bethesda's Fallout Roadmap: https://www.overworld.vg/story/10c93b84
Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC: https://www.overworld.vg/story/01a41783
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Preview: https://www.overworld.vg/story/1982003a
---
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Marvel's Wolverine
3:01 - Splatoon Raiders Review Hub
4:40 - Nintendo vs. Tariff Refunds
6:50 - New Releases
9:26 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons
10:04 - Fallout Roadmap & Backward Compatibility
14:25 - Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Preview
16:40 - Outro

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!
---

This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: ⁠https://pixelsandpolygons.net/

---
Discussed this week:
Nintendo Switch 2 OLED rumor: https://www.overworld.vg/story/e9ea940d
The Duskbloods network test: https://www.overworld.vg/story/5094efe1
Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9d21acff
Denshattack! review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/35905848
Adventures of Elliot patch: https://www.overworld.vg/story/04a3d5ca

---
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Nintendo Switch 2 OLED?
5:12 - The Duskbloods network test incoming
8:16 - Octopath Traveler Switch 2 ports and the Square Enix of it all
11:06 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons
11:39 - Game shoutouts: Denshattack! & Wabisabi SushiDerby
14:24 - The Adventures of Elliot lets you silence your companions
19:44 - Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a show about the biggest news in video games as tracked by Overworld.vg and its readers!
---This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: https://pixelsandpolygons.net/

Discussed this week:
• Xbox announces 3,200 layoffs and parts ways with five studios: https://www.overworld.vg/story/8c3c5b8c⁠
• id Software reportedly loses roughly half its team: https://www.overworld.vg/story/55254991⁠
• Obsidian pivots to a new Fallout game as the Avowed sequel is cancelled: https://www.overworld.vg/story/995fd698⁠
• PlayStation's first post since announcing the end of physical discs goes poorly: https://www.overworld.vg/story/14865671⁠
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/789691f3⁠
• Meccha Chameleon sells 15 million copies in under a month: https://www.overworld.vg/story/ca857486⁠
---
Chapters:0:00 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly0:17 - The Xbox Layoffs11:51 - PlayStation Gets Ratioed14:44 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons15:26 - AC Black Flag Resynced Reviews Are In18:35 - Meccha Chameleon Sells 15 Million Copies22:31 - Thanks for Listening!
---
[ 0 - 0]