00:00 Intro 01:51 Donald Trump Unbanned From Twitch 07:41 Microsoft Ditches DEI Team 16:36 Bethesda Game Studios Unionized 19:41 FTC Dings Microsoft 28:32 The Wizard's Gaming Quiz

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This week we lead off talking about how the Switch is Nintendo's longest lasting console. Then we get into the Xbox Game Pass price hike and examine if its still worth the money. After that we talk about Bayle and Igon, CURSE YOU BAYLE! Followed by a lengthy discussion of lore vs. story. Additionally we talk about Tears of the Kingdom and examine if its storytelling sucks. Finally we close out the show talking about what we've been playing including Half Life Alyx and Elden Ring Seamless Co-op.

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This week we are joined by special guest Grumpy Manticore and have great conversations around dog-assisted speed runs, Nintendo saying Nintend-no to generative AI, a new lawsuit against Valve in the UK alleging antitrust violations, Dead Rising Deluxe bringing back its old licensed music, the decline of mystery in open world games, and how indie creators should think about success in the boom and bust era of PC games.

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This week we've got plenty of fresh gaming news for ya, starting with the major outages currently faced by Xbox Live, Forza Horizon 4 being delisted, Bandai Namco Online bleeding money, Bethesda's Montreal Studio unionizing, Nintendo suing to take down LiberiaShop and MIG Switch, and the U.S. Government suing Adobe over it's predatory subscription model.

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It's the end of the month so we're taking it easy with Chill Dimension. We talk about what we've been playing. Tiny's been lording over manors in Manor Lords, Red dives into tips for Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Captain tells us about goofing around in Gary's Mod. Then we get into the environments, story, and gameplay of June's Game of the Month, Solar Ash. Then Tiny announces July's game of the month, Frostpunk. After that, we do a couple of questions giving our thoughts on the past and future of handheld consoles as well as our favorite video game movies.

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This week we're covering a lot of news and diving deep on a couple of topics. First Captain starts with rumors surrounding brining Bloodborne to PC. Then Tiny dive deep on how EA's executives made off like bandits amid a 5% reduction in global workforce and how executive compensation rewards the greediest impulses. Red walks us through Arrowhead's recent donation based on player actions in Helldivers 2. Captain discusses Starfield's new DLC along with creation club controversy. We wrap up with a discussion of Fromsoft stating that they will not be conducting layoffs and would rather cut CEO pay first. Watch us LIVE Tuesdays at 5:15 p.m. CST on Twitch at Twitch.tv/TinyBigDude You can also reach us via email at thecouchdimension@gmail.com

This week we're covering a lot of news including the mysterious case of the Play Date, why Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League sucked so bad, Vimm's Lair takedown update, whether Summer Games Fest is a gift or is poison, Obsidian choosing to not live in fear, a layoff roundup, and the Halo Combat Evolved remake.

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This week we're talkin about the rising cost of games as pushed by Embracer Group, Monster Hunter Wilds, Astro Bot, where Steam games go when you die, PSVR2 and more!

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