Twitch’s AI Backlash & Kingdom Hearts 4 Is Real

THIS WEEK: THIS WEEK: Twitch opts everyone into training their generative AI models, Saber Interactive takes shots at Randy Pitchford in meltdown, AND Kingdom Hearts 4 announced for late 2027! BonafideHiro and Samikat are back to discuss all this and the truth of what happens in library stacks!

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Twitch - Opt-Out of Generative AI Training

CWA - Save Our Devs Rallies on August 18th, 2026

Kotaku - Saber CEO Apologizes To Rideshare Writer Involved In AI Controversy After Weeklong Crashout by Zach Kotzer

GameIndustry.biz- 2K establishes AAA sports developer Small Axe Studios by Sophie McEvoy

Kotaku - Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets A Surprise 2027 Release Window And That’s Not All by Kenneth Shepard

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