Episode 32.5 - BONUS - The Backlog: Hackers, Layoffs, and Pre-orders

It’s been a busy time for news and I’ve had to cut a bunch of headlines in recent episodes, so Amy-Lynn joined me to cover everything I missed!

We talk about the Game Freak hacker (finally), EA layoffs and another Titanfall cancelation, Polygon has been purchased by Game Rant’s owner (I mistakenly refer to them as Valnut), Nintendo reinforces their desire for strong diversity practice, and we also swap Switch 2 pre-order stories!

 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:48 - Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-order Trauma Dump

00:23:12 - News Backlog

 

This episode was recorded on May 7 2025.

 

Sources:

https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/561817/pokemon-teraleak-nintendo-discord-subpoena

https://x.com/pory_leeks/status/1914434500676747489?s=46&t=sVUrhNeL5EXDMRDpzdemfQ

https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cuts-around-300-roles-including-roughly-100-at-respawn

https://www.ign.com/articles/apex-legends-and-star-wars-jedi-dev-respawn-cancels-another-incubation-project-around-100-employees-impacted

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/apex-legends-writer-gets-laid-off-24-hours-after-the-character-she-wrote-is-revealed-because-thats-what-the-games-industry-in-2025-looks-like/

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/polygon-sale-valnet/

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/flappy-bird-is-back-promising-no-web3-or-crypto-content-despite-the-team-behind-it/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04/sea-of-stars-throes-of-the-watchmaker-dlc-finally-scores-a-release-date

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-says-it-was-the-top-publisher-on-the-playstation-store-by-pre-orders-in-q1-2025/

https://gonintendo.com/contents/48098-nintendo-says-diversity-is-important-to-the-company-and-they-will-continue-efforts

https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/05/07/eb-games-canada-president-jim-tyo-interview/