Unpacked
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Every week, Nick Calandra is here to unpack the week's most interesting news from the games industry. New episodes every Friday at 10 AM CT.
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Who the Heck Cares About Player Counts? | Unpacked
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EA, Please Don’t Ruin Battlefield 6 | Unpacked
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Is Soulslike Fatigue Really an Issue? | Unpacked
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PEAK Isn’t Just “Friendslop,” It’s a Great Indie Success Story | Unpacked
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5
The Subnautica 2 Shake-up Is Very Sketchy | Unpacked
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6
Xbox Is Doing Great — By the Way, You’re Fired | Unpacked
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7
Nobody Cares About Your Heroes | Unpacked
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The Live Service Craze Seems to Be Over, Finally | Unpacked
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9
In Darker Times, Video Games Bring Us Together | Unpacked
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10
EA & Ubisoft Seem Intent on Being Boring | Unpacked
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The Big Games Discoverability Problem | Unpacked
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12
Marathon Needs to Be Delayed to Avoid Disaster | Unpacked
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13
Expedition 33 Wasn’t a Fluke, It’s the Future | Unpacked
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14
How Dumb Corporations Killed Traditional Games Media | Unpacked
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15
There’s Never a Perfect Time to Release a Game | Unpacked
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Dragontwin Looks Incredible and Has Me Thinking About the Business of Games | Unpacked
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17
Dreadmoor Sure Reminds Me a Lot of The Day Before | Unpacked
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18
Will Marathon Be the Answer to PlayStation’s Live-Service Woes? | Unpacked
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19
Are You Ready for $80 Games? | Unpacked
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20
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Was Never Going to Save Ubisoft | Unpacked
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21
Analysts Think Grand Theft Auto 6 Might Cost $100… | Unpacked
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22
The Shocking and Frustrating Shutdown of Monolith Productions | Unpacked
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23
The Marvel Rivals Layoffs Are More Complicated Than You Think | Unpacked
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24
The Squandering of Warner Bros. Games Division + What the Hell Is Elden Ring Nightreign? | Unpacked
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25
Mass Effect Is BioWare’s Last Chance + Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Is a Big Hit | Unpacked
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26
The Follow-up to Celeste Has Been Cancelled + Incredible Mod Ports Vice City into GTA 4 | Unpacked
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27
More PlayStation Live-Service Problems + The Blood of Dawnwalker's Ambitious Plans | Unpacked
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28
Stop Expecting More from The Game Awards | Unpacked
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29
Hey Xbox, Remember Viva Piñata? | Unpacked
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30
We're Just Burning Money Now | Unpacked
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31
Halo's Future May Be in its Past | Unpacked
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32
Ubisoft's Problems Have Finally Caught Up with Them | Unpacked
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33
Rebuilding a Broken Games Industry | Unpacked
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34
Concord Was Eight Years Too Late | Unpacked
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35
A Game for Everyone Is a Game for No One | Unpacked
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36
Xbox Delivered the Exact Showcase They Needed | Unpacked
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37
Is the Promise of Xbox Game Pass Over? | Unpacked
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38
Helldivers 2 and Consumer Pushback Done Right | Unpacked
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39
Please, Stop with All the Menus | Unpacked
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40
What the Heck Does AAA Even Mean Anymore? | Unpacked
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41
The Unexpected Success of Helldivers 2 | Unpacked
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42
Learning to Use the Mic in Multiplayer Again | Unpacked
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Why All the Drama Behind Palworld? | Unpacked
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44
The True "Cost" of Live Service | Unpacked
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