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Why Hades 2 Early Access is Breaking Records - Ep. 365

EPISODE · May 10, 2024 · 1H 4M

Why Hades 2 Early Access is Breaking Records - Ep. 365

from What's Good Games: A Video Game Podcast · host What's Good Games

Support The Show and Watch Ad-Free on Supercast: http://whatsgoodgames.supercast.com This week was a doozy with the massive news about Xbox studio closures including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin. Andrea and Riana dive into this tough topic before moving to headlines featuring Helldivers 2 PSN Linking drama, Nintendo finally acknowledging Switch 2, and projections that might see the Switch become Nintendo's best selling console of all time. In hands-on Riana is IN LOVE with Hades II and according to the Steam charts so are A LOT of other people. Andrea dipped her toes into the handcrafted Claymation world of Harold Halibut. Thank you to this month's Super Producers: Bored Ape Gamer’s Club Faris Attieh Joshua Franklin Justin Foshee Punkdefied WGG is recorded on a Rodecaster Pro 2. Use our affiliate link to build your creator setup: https://brandstore.rode.com/whatsgoodgames Timestamps: 03:01 - WGG lead story of the week: 03:22 - Xbox SHUTS DOWN Multiple Studios, Including Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More  06:03 - Matt Booty Head of Xbox Game Studio Email to staff 15:35 - Microsoft beats expectations as quarterly profits rise 20% to nearly $22B 17:31 - What's happening with Xbox GamePass 26:36 - Rumours Xbox might have more layoffs in the pipeline 28:08 - Break 1 28:14 - Headlines: 28:14 - Helldivers 2 PSN Requirement Backtracked on PC After Brutal Review Bombing Campaign 34:31 - Nintendo confirms the Switch 2 will be announced this year 38:06 - Nintendo Announces Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for Switch With Release Date and Debut Trailer 42:03 - Break 2 42:19 - SuperGiant's Hades Il 44:58 - Hades Breakdown 45:43 - What is a Roguelike? 53:48 - Harold Halibut 54:46 - Harold Halibut Story-Line & Game Mechanics Merch: https://www.whatsgoodgames.com/store Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/whatsgood_games Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/whatsgoodgames Follow on Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatsgoodgames Join our Discord community: http://discord.gg/whatsgoodgames Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/whatsgoodgamesofficial Our website: http://www.whatsgoodgames.com Follow the crew: Andrea: http://www.twitter.com/andrearene http://www.instagram.com/andrearene_ http://www.tiktok.com/@andrearene Britt: http://www.twitter.com/blondenerd http://www.instagram.com/blondenerd Riana: http://www.twitter.com/rianatweetsnow http://www.instagram.com/rianagramsnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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