The Future of Video Games, GTA at $80 + Our Top 5 Games We Played In June

BNG Podcast Episode 9:Westen, David, and Paul from Boss Fights talk about all of the layoffs and price increases that have hit gaming in recent weeks. They discuss where gaming might be going from here. From there, Paul rants about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, Westen rants about 13 Sentinels, and then everyone gives their top 5 games they played in June.Apologies for the lack of videos this week, our podcast editing software updated and broke bunch of things. Hopefully back to normal next podcast -DavidTimestamps1:58 What is wrong with the games industry16:11 AA Games and Nintendo21:06 $80 Games, Steam Machine, Xbox Price Increase, Paying for Early Access33:58 Paul Rants About Final Fantasy Chronicles37:41 Westen Hates Japanese Game Devs41:49 Our Top 5 Games of the Months56:12 Final Fantasy and Lufia 1 vs 2Articles and Videos Referenced:Hana's amazing article you should read yourself because David did a horrible job talking about it https://www.deargamers.net/blog/dear-gamers-are-we-being-priced-outJason Schreier https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvhmBqRjtBQ&t=14sVideo Links:MIO Memories in Orbit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cafPCloPgtcWesten https://bignerdgaming.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/bignerdgaming.bsky.social https://x.com/BigNerdGaming https://www.threads.com/@bignerdgaming https://www.facebook.com/people/Big-Nerd-Gaming/61555495498714/David https://bsky.app/profile/dsundy.bsky.social https://x.com/david_dsundyPaul https://bsky.app/profile/paulwall.bsky.social https://bossfights.substack.com/