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IntroductionsHousekeepingWhatcha been playingXbox LOWERING the price of Game Pass!? - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/Pearl Abyss gives employees $3.4k bonus after Crimson Desert hits 5M copies sold - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/pearl-abyss-paid-its-employees-a-5-million-won-bonus-after-crimson-desert-reached-5-million-sales-our-journey-does-not-end-here/Assassin’s Creed Resynced FINALLY confirmed - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/04/23/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-first-details-launches-on-ps5-july-9/Insomniac Venom game status confusion - https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-spider-man-2-venom-dlc-spin-off-cancelled-rumourTake Two CEO talks GTA VI Price & more L.A. Noir? - https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-ceo-addresses-grand-theft-auto-6-price-and-the-possibility-for-more-la-noireToei Animation Opens up a new Game Publishing Studio - https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-anime-and-film-giant-toei-enters-game-business-with-new-toei-games-label/PlayStation issues a statement on the DRM concerns - https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-addresses-ps5-drm-concerns-in-new-statementClosing, where to find us on social mediaAustin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangelTwitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangelBrady:Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Introductions Housekeeping Whatcha been playing Pokopia 2.2m sales and Up $80 physical on Amazon https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-pokopia-launch-sales-announced-confirming-its-off-to-a-strong-start Highguard Shuts Down Today - https://www.theverge.com/games/880206/highguard-shut-down Fortnite is increasing the Price of V-Bucks - https://www.ign.com/articles/the-cost-of-running-fortnite-has-gone-up-a-lot-and-were-raising-prices-to-help-pay-the-bills-epic-games-says-announcing-v-bucks-changes-and-more Jeff Kaplan Reveals Why he Left Blizzard - https://www.ign.com/articles/that-was-the-biggest-f-you-moment-i-had-in-my-career-jeff-kaplan-former-boss-of-the-overwatch-team-finally-reveals-why-he-left-blizzard Ubisoft “Announces” Assassins Creed Black Flag: Resynced - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/3DdTBz0edxZ0mQ7Ub4jv85 Xbox Announces Next-Gen Console Project Helix - https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-confirms-project-helix-its-next-gen-console-that-will-also-play-pc-games https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-gdc-2026-keynote-live-report-building-for-the-future-with-xbox Closing, where to find us on social media Austin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel Brady: Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Our RE9 review with Brady's brother Ryan!

Introductions Housekeeping Whatcha been playing Phil Spencer Retiring, Sarah Bond out as well https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive Bluepoint is dead https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-shutting-down-bluepoint-developer-of-demons-souls-remake/ RAM shortages lead to Steam Machine delay and Steam Deck out of stock https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/valves-steam-deck-intermittently-out-of-stock-as-ram-shortage-drags-on/ Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green coming to Switch 2 NEXT FRIDAY after Pokemon Day Presents - https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/the-pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version-games-are-releasing-on-nintendo-switch?cid=&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=vg&utm_term=frlgnswitch Closing, where to find us on social media Austin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel Brady: Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

IntroductionsHousekeepingRiot lays off around 80 members of the 2XKO Team less than a month after launch - https://gameinformer.com/2026/02/09/riot-games-is-laying-off-around-80-2xko-employees-three-weeks-after-the-games-launchPlayStation State of Play Announced for 2/12/26 Predictions, Expectations and will Fairgame$ be there? - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/02/09/state-of-play-returns-this-thursday-february-12/Is Overwatch back? - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-hits-highest-steam-concurrent-player-peak-since-release-day/1100-6538020/ Baldur’s Gate III Is Getting a Show on HBO Max - https://deadline.com/2026/02/baldurs-gate-3-tv-show-craig-mazin-hbo-1236710583/Outer Worlds 2 sold under a Million? What now - https://www.ign.com/articles/obsidians-the-outer-worlds-2-underperformed-and-there-wont-be-a-third

2025 is over and Hardcore Casuals is back in full swing, but before we fully get into 2026 we discuss our top 10 games of 2025

Hey we've been gone for a couple months so we decided to talk about what we've been playing since then (mainly Pokémon Legends Z-A)

Introductions Housekeeping Nintendo Indie World Announcements https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-indie-world-showcase-august-2025-everything-announced Xbox Cancels Contraband https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-cancels-xbox-game-pass-day-one-release-contraband/1100-6533776/ Red Octane Has Been Revived https://www.polygon.com/guitar-hero-redoctane-new-rhythm-game/ Nintendo Raising the Price of the Original Switch? https://www.theverge.com/news/717610/nintendo-switch-original-price-increase Rockstar Requiring Age Verification for GTA 6? https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/gta-6-might-require-age-verification-as-gta-online-checks-leak Bungie to Fully Become Part of PlayStation Studios “Soon” https://insider-gaming.com/bungie-integration-into-playstation-studios-is-proceeding/ Bungie saying Marathon will be out by March 2026 https://thegamepost.com/sony-bungie-marathon-release-march-2026-fixing-problems/ Closing, where to find us on social media Austin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel Brady: Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Introductions Housekeeping Nintendo Partner Direct Announcements https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-partner-showcase-july-2025-everything-announced Battlefield 6 Reveal https://www.techradar.com/news/live/battlefield-6-multiplayer-reveal-event Pokémon Presents thoughts https://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-presents-july-2025-everything-announced Sony Suing Tencent - https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-is-suing-tencent-over-shameless-horizon-knock-off-game-light-of-motiram Splitgate 2 reentering Beta and 1047 Studio Layoffs - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/1047-games-sends-splitgate-2-back-to-beta-announces-new-round-of-layoffs Microsoft Backpedals on $80 Games - https://www.theverge.com/news/712371/the-outer-worlds-2-price-change-microsoft-xbox Closing, where to find us on social media Austin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel Brady: Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Introductions Housekeeping Microsoft Lays off 9,000 employees - https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff https://gamerant.com/xbox-king-200-layoffs-microsoft-using-ai-replacements/ (Update) Subnautica 2 Chaos - https://www.ign.com/articles/former-subnautica-2-leaders-accuse-krafton-of-hindering-games-release-firing-them-to-avoid-paying-250-million-bonus Donkey Kong Bananza Review Roundup & Brady’s First Impressions - https://www.metacritic.com/game/donkey-kong-bananza/ FromSoft Working on ANOTHER Game alongside Duskbloods!? - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fromsoftware-are-reportedly-working-on-an-unannounced-game-alongside-the-duskbloods-that-could-release-next-year Closing, where to find us on social mediaAustin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel Brady: Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_ Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Introduction What ya been playin? What is Hardcore Casuals? Content plans Future goals Our history with gaming Our top 5 games/series Closing Where to find us Austin: Twitter/Twitch/TikTok - @CinCityRedAngel Brady: Twitter - ItsBardy_ Twitch - ItsBardy TikTok - @bardnrk Hardcore Casuals: YouTube - Hardcore Casuals TikTok - @hardcorecasuals Discord - discord.gg/9xchrseFCQ

Introduction What ya been playin? Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World thoughts Closing Where to find us Austin: Twitter/Twitch/TikTok - @CinCityRedAngel Brady: Twitter - ItsBardy_ Twitch - ItsBardy TikTok - @ItsBardy_ Hardcore Casuals: YouTube - Hardcore Casuals TikTok - @hardcorecasuals Discord - discord.gg/9xchrseFCQ