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 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
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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!
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Welcome back to Overworld Weekly, a new show running through the biggest news in the world of video games as defined by Overworld.vg and its readers!
This episode is brought to you by Pixels and Polygons: https://pixelsandpolygons.net/
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Discussed this week:
PlayStation ending physical disc production by 2028: https://www.overworld.vg/story/7c1bd30e

PlayStation shutting down PS3 and Vita digital stores: https://www.overworld.vg/story/6833baf9

PlayStation removing purchased movies from user libraries: https://www.overworld.vg/story/0891fa9f

Fan/preservation reaction to PlayStation killing physical games: https://www.overworld.vg/story/abaef19d

Xbox and PlayStation hardware sales hit historic lows: https://www.overworld.vg/story/3695ad81

Sony says it won’t sell PlayStation hardware at a significant loss / PS6 cost concerns: https://www.overworld.vg/story/086348fe

Xbox Project Helix reportedly won’t have a disc drive: https://www.overworld.vg/story/dd2e30dd

Xbox reportedly testing disc-to-digital conversion: https://www.overworld.vg/story/38523196

Metroid Ravenous leaks via Brazil’s ratings board: https://www.overworld.vg/story/19ce313d

Rhythm Heaven Groove review hub: https://www.overworld.vg/story/9b13da65

Splatoon Raiders Direct / co-op gameplay details: https://www.overworld.vg/story/b0644f04

Mario Kart World update 1.7.0: https://www.overworld.vg/story/4db4ca0c

Persona live-action Netflix show: https://www.overworld.vg/story/68994845

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Chapters:
0:00 - Welcome to Overworld Weekly
0:30 - PlayStation Goes All-Digital
13:26 - Xbox May Drop Discs, Too
15:24 - Sponsor: Pixels and Polygons
16:03 - What’s Nintendo Up To?
16:20 - Metroid Ravenous Leaks
17:54 - Rhythm Heaven Groove is Great
19:39 - Splatoon Raiders is a Monster Hunter?
21:36 - Mario Kart World Update? In This Economy?
23:04 - Persona is Getting a Netflix Show
26:13 - Thanks for Listening!
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Welcome to the first episode of Overworld Weekly, it's a new show running through the biggest news in the world of video games as defined by Overworld.vg and its readers.

This week's episode is sponsored by Post Games, an audio magazine about how and why we love video games: https://pod.link/1815131711

Discussed this week:
GTA VI preorders and pricing: https://overworld.vg/story/de9f3422
GTA VI physical copies have no disc: https://overworld.vg/story/e49c3295
Steam Machine pricing: https://overworld.vg/story/d6134ef6
Steam Machine reviews: https://overworld.vg/story/2c32c2cd
Steam Controller reservation backlog: https://overworld.vg/story/500b2746
Xbox console price increases: https://overworld.vg/story/e75266eb
Star Fox reviews go live: https://overworld.vg/story/374d3da4
Star Wars: Galactic Racer previews: https://overworld.vg/story/f579a9c8
Bungie layoffs: https://overworld.vg/story/162a9886
Zelda/Ocarina fan remake ends development: https://overworld.vg/story/e23e35d4
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Chapters:
0:00 - Welcome ot Overworld Weekly
0:24 - GTA VI is $80 and Has No Disc
6:32 - The Steam Machine is Expensive
13:22 - Xbox Raises Console Prices Again
16:30 - Sponsor: Post Games
17:16 - Star Fox 2026 Reviews
19:47 - Star Wars: Galactic Racer is Just a Burnout (Complimentary)
21:31 - Mass Layoffs at Bungie
23:32 - The 10-Year Ocarina of Time Fan Remake
24:28 - Thanks for Listening!
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Saros is a PlayStation exclusive, AAA roguelike from Housemarque — the creators of Returnal. It's a game I absolutely devoured over the course of just a few days, and had basically every single emotion about along the way to rolling credits. It's been about two weeks since then and I genuinely haven't stopped thinking about it. I need to tell you why.

Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths---Feel free to follow me elsewhere!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bb.wavelengths.onlineTwitch: https://twitch.tv/itswavelengthsBlog: https://wavelengths.online
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Chapters:0:00 - Saros Made Me Feel Every Emotion27:14 - Light Spoiler Warning32:40 - Heavy Spoiler Warning
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Vampire Crawlers is a new deck-building dungeon-crawling roguelike from the creators of Vampire Survivors, and I think despite the way it's being pitched is a deeper and more rewarding game on every level. I have absolutely loved my time with it so far.Disclaimer: Prerelease code was provided by the publisher, this does not and never will influence my feelings about a video game!! Join the Patreon: https://patreon.com/wavelengths
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