Podcast

GameLinked

Entertainment News, Leisure, News, Video Games

A twice-weekly news show about games, gaming culture, gamers, and video games. Run by gamers from Linus Media Group.

Episodes
152
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
9 min
On air since
2023
Latest episode
5 days ago

Episodes

152 episodes, newest first

  1. Switch 2 Exclusives Run on PC, Mass Effect Fans Buy Times Square Billboard, Tim Sweeney Slams Steam AI Labels + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/x011s

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Switch 2 exclusives running on PC

    1:25 Fans campaign to save Mass Effect

    2:28 Steam devs extorted, Tim Sweeney defends AI

    5:19 QUICK BITS INTRO

    5:32 Fake PS5 emulators steal passwords

    6:03 Roblox scraper hammers NSFW model site

    6:49 New Meta Quest emulator for PC VR

    7:12 PS5 hypervisor bug earns $50K bounty

    7:53 South Park airs new GTA 6 gameplay

    8:29 Credits

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    9 min
  2. Switch 2 Gets First Jailbreak, EA Shuts Down BioWare and Cuts 400 Jobs, Xbox Helix Could Cost Up to $1,800 + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/J3MaW

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Switch 2 jailbroken with AI

    1:27 EA is shutting down BioWare

    2:41 Next-gen Xbox price leak

    4:42 QUICK BITS INTRO

    4:52 Xbox 360 Blades dashboard in a browser

    5:24 PS5 firmware patch

    6:08 FSR 4.1 comes to Xbox

    6:43 AI slop floods Steam Next Fest

    7:14 Castlevania’s hot dad

    7:46 Credits

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    9 min
  3. Sony Can't Kill PS5 Piracy Store, Xbox Labs Embraces AI Game Ports, DLSS 5 Gets 2x Faster + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/HC9BQ Timestamps: 0:00 Sony shuts down PS5 knockoff store 2:03 Microsoft forms Xbox Labs 3:41 Nvidia’s DLSS 5 gets faster 5:43 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:54 GTA 6 leaker quits, PC release report 6:56 Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster 7:34 Steam beats Epic’s launcher 8:10 AI driving demo costs $1,000 a day 8:49 Game Freak’s weather laundry RPG 9:40 Credits

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    11 min
  4. New 24-Minute GTA 6 Leak, Google and Unity Vibe-Code Games, Minecraft Switch 2 Upgrade Is Digital-Only + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/bsKwb

    Timestamps: 0:00 GTA 6 leak gets revealing 1:07 Google and Unity bring vibe-coded games 2:12 Minecraft Switch 2 upgrade skips physical owners 4:12 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:18 Star Wars Zero Company devs return 4:45 Xbox goes Hollywood 5:16 GameStop hikes refurbished PS5 Pro prices6:01 Best Buy Ocarina of Time midnight launches 6:30 Fortnite player arrested over threats 7:00 Credits

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    8 min
  5. EU KIDS Act Threatens Private Servers, EU Targets In-Game Currencies, PS5 Jailbreak Runs Switch Games + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/IhpS1 Timestamps: 0:00 EU Kids Act threatens Stop Killing Games 1:46 EU cracks down on virtual currencies 2:56 PS5 jailbreak and emulation progress 5:08 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:14 Xbox Disc to Digital goes live 5:39 Halo CE ported to browser and 3DS 6:17 Sony Japan's PS5 Pro lottery 6:59 AI-built Minecraft crossover mods 7:48 Sony patents NFC DualSense 8:21 Credits

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    9 min
  6. Control Resonant Launches to Strong Reviews, Xbox Hands Halo to Activision, Epic Sued for €100M Over Fortnite + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/55oDz

    Timestamps: 0:00 Control Resonant launches 1:53 Xbox layoffs and Halo moves to Activision 3:20 Dutch class action against Epic over Fortnite 5:39 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:56 Microsoft patents mid-game ads 6:52 Call of Duty values cheat economy at $8.5B 7:41 People Playground malware shuts down Workshop 8:31 Bulkhead CEO says games should cost more 9:12 CS2 adds pet chickens 10:07 Credits

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    11 min
  7. Kojima's Physint Casts Bill Skarsgard, MindsEye Studio Shuts Down, New StarCraft Is a Shooter + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/ghotQ

    Timestamps: 0:00 Tokyo Game Show 2026 1:27 Build A Rocket Boy shutting down 2:35 BlizzCon announcements 4:37 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:50 PS5 Linux mod dev quits 5:27 Marvel's Wolverine reception 5:54 Valve reverses Nighthawks rating 6:24 Sony kills Last of Us 2 mod 6:53 Bloodborne umbrella 7:21 Credits

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    8 min
  8. Nintendo Turns Tariff Refunds Into a Sale, Ocarina of Time Remake Divides Fans, Xbox Picks Up Kojima’s Physint + more!

    Show notes

    Sources: https://lmg.gg/pBjEv

    0:00 Nintendo's sale and Direct announcements

    1:48 Ocarina of Time remake revealed

    3:02 Xbox rescues Kojima's Physint

    5:29 QUICK BITS INTRO

    5:40 Steam leaks unannounced game achievements

    6:14 No Man's Sky's massive Cosmos update

    6:40 Wardogs' launch overwhelms Steam

    7:13 Ubisoft tests skipping Ubisoft Connect

    7:40 IKEA adds a talking shelf to Skyrim

    8:09 Credits

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    9 min
  9. Sony's State of Play Overrun by Disc Demands, GTA 6 Locked to 30 FPS on Consoles, GTA 6 Leaker Rug Pulls $250K + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/RVfnc

    Timestamps: 0:00 Sony's State of Play and angry customers 2:17 GTA 6 hype, leaks, and lawsuits 4:52 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:06 Nexus Mods acquires SteamDB 5:51 CS2 slur tracker 6:41 Activision goes after cheat sellers 7:29 Resident Evil is too scary for Hideki Kamiya 8:23 A cow plays EVE Online 9:13 Credits

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    10 min
  10. GTA 6 Extended Look Hits Netflix, Take-Two Sends Subpoenas Over Leaks, Gamescom Trailer Blowout + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/YmKGh

    Timestamps: 0:00 GTA 6 extended look 1:48 Gamescom Opening Night Live trailers 4:42 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:57 Xbox disc to digital 5:27 Ubisoft Heroes of Might and Magic 3 5:57 Konami revivals 6:29 Silent Hill goes annual 6:58 McDonald's Xbox rewards 7:28 Credits

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    8 min
  11. Hackers Leak GTA 6 Gameplay, Senators Probe Roblox Child Safety, Star Citizen Demo Falls Apart Live + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/StKt2

    Timestamps: 0:00 GTA 6 gameplay leaked 1:21 Senate investigates Roblox 2:31 Star Citizen's Siege of Orison stream 5:01 QUICK BITS INTRO 5:09 Saber Interactive AI disclosure 5:36 Turn Games pulled from PlayStation 6:19 Mattel Game Studios 6:52 Horizon Hunters Gathering reboot 7:18 Super Mario Bros. world record 7:56 Credits

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    9 min
  12. Twitch AI Training On by Default, Saber to Add Rideshare Stimulator AI Label, Giant Rat Protests Xbox Layoffs + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/Vib61

    Timestamps: 0:00 Twitch opts users into AI training 1:37 Saber Interactive AI allegations 3:31 Elder Scrolls 6 and the Bethesda rat protest 5:35 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 Stop Killing Games joins Sony lawsuit 7:07 Pokemon cutting off Pokemon Bank 7:51 Lord of the Rings: War in the North Legacy Edition 8:26 Destiny 2 Project Sunrise mod 9:05 Big Walk sells a million copies 9:50 Credits

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    11 min
  13. Next Xbox May Play Every Xbox Game Ever, Nintendo Keeps Tariff Refunds, GTA 6 Preview Goes Netflix Exclusive + more!

    Show notes

    News Sources: https://lmg.gg/CFSwu

    Timestamps: 0:00 Xbox backwards compatibility pitch 2:29 Nintendo Tariff refunds 3:42 GTA 6 Netflix premiere 5:20 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 Halo Studios layoffs 6:48 Roblox market value drop 7:24 Pokemon Company lawsuit 8:17 Nintendo earthquake relief 8:51 Marvel's Wolverine ESRB rating 9:35 Credits

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    11 min
  14. PSN and Xbox Outages, One Underscore Changes a Man’s Life, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Emulator Hits PC + more!

    Show notes

    News sources: https://lmg.gg/jGl21

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Intro 1:47 Man jailed over a missing underscore 3:14 Modders unlock Xbox 360 emulation on PC 5:51 QUICK BITS INTRO 6:02 GOG Galaxy is coming to Linux 6:54 EA CEO gets a $38 million payday 7:40 Minecraft raises its system requirements 8:20 GTA Online blocks gambling in Australia 9:33 Paralives redesigns its babies 10:18 Credits

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    11 min
  15. Nintendo Fights Tariff Refunds, Original Xbox Games Come to PC, Free Xbox Cloud Gaming Gets Ads + more!

    Show notes

    News sources: https://lmg.gg/RJvo3

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Nintendo fights customer refunds

    1:30 Classic Xbox games come to PC

    2:53 Free Xbox Cloud Gaming gets ads

    5:17 QUICK BITS INTRO

    5:32 Bethesda outlines Fallout’s future

    6:17 Steam upgrades wishlists and gifting

    7:02 UK candidate demands Shenmue 4

    7:42 Jim the raccoon invades gaming

    8:20 Miyamoto wants everyone to have a Mii

    9:03 Credits

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    10 min
  16. PlayStation Disc Backlash, PS5 Emulation Progress, Microsoft Account Shenanigans + more!

    Show notes

    News sources: https://lmg.gg/lYtls

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Sony’s disc-free future fuels emulation 1:07 PlayStation fans fight back 2:15 Microsoft account disasters 4:34 QUICK BITS INTRO 4:42 Halo cancels another multiplayer game 5:29 Steam games become physical cartridges 6:04 Black Flag treasure hunt beaten early 6:45 GTA 6 hacker moved to prison 7:35 Gaming achievements can pay tuition 8:07 Credits

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    9 min
  17. Xbox Layoffs Hit Bethesda, PlayStation Disc Backlash Grows, Chinese Game Account Inheritance + more!

    Show notes

    Sources: https://lmg.gg/qiBJq

    Timestamps:

    0:00 Xbox Layoffs Hit Bethesda
    1:25 Sony Disc Backlash Gets Bigger
    2:57 China Lets Players Inherit Game Accounts
    5:22 QUICK BITS INTRO
    5:31 Steam Refunds Hit Short Games
    6:03 Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resync Launches
    6:43 Half-Life 2 Runs in a Browser
    7:21 Minecraft Finally Adds Sitting
    8:00 Level-5 Pays Employees for Game Knowledge
    8:30 Credits

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    9 min
  18. Sony Ends PlayStation Discs, ESA Fights Stop Killing Games, Subnautica 2 Settles + more!

    Show notes

    Timestamps:
    0:00 Sony Ends PlayStation Discs
    1:39 Protect Our Games Act Fails
    2:56 Subnautica 2 Lawsuit Settled
    4:07 Sponsor
    4:42 QUICK BITS INTRO
    4:52 Destiny 2 Disables Broken Gear
    5:21 Metroid Ravenous Rumor
    5:56 Sega Chaos Hunt Uses Data for AI
    6:24 Video Game Workers Union Hardship Fund
    6:55 The Odyssey Gets a Roblox Tie-In
    7:33 Credits

    News sources: https://lmg.gg/uC4Da

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    8 min
  19. GTA 6 Price Revealed, No Disc Physical Copies, Xbox Prices Rise + more!

    Show notes

    Timestamps:

    0:00 GTA 6 Price Confirmed
    1:36 GTA 6 Physical Edition Has No Disc
    2:49 Xbox Console Prices Go Up Again
    3:52 Sponsor
    4:39 QUICK BITS INTRO
    4:48 Owlcat Kills Its Launcher
    5:18 The Average Gamer Is 37
    5:46 Zelda Fan Remake Gets Scrapped
    6:18 Netflix Reveals Unhinged
    6:40 Bungie Layoffs and Destiny Dating Sim
    7:29 Credits

    Sources: https://lmg.gg/npvuZ

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    8 min
  20. GTA6 Official Pre-Order Date, Stop Killing Games Ruling, EA’s New Ad Platform + more!

    Show notes

    Timestamps:

    0:00 GTA6 Official Pre-Order Date

    1:34 Stop Killing Games Ruling

    2:50 EA’s New Ad Platform

    5:13 QUICK BITS INTRO

    5:25 Xbox Updates

    6:13 DualSense Wireless Haptic Support for PC

    6:38 Bloodborne PS5 Mod

    7:25 Dave The Diver Short Film

    NEWS SOURCES: https://lmg.gg/XGk1C

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    9 min

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