In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott finally get to rant about esports as they dive into Jeff Kaplan's recent post-Overwatch interviews. Then it is time to deep dive NVIDIA burning bridges with its DLSS 5 AI slop, Crimson Desert's review backlash, and more.

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Jeff Kaplan on Overwatch's troubled post-launch years: https://www.polygon.com/overwatch-jeff-kaplan-blizzard-exit-interview/

NVIDIA's DLSS BS: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/

Maximilian Dood's valid AI crashout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6VdVd4GVm4

Pokemon Go using player data for AI training: https://thisweekinvideogames.com/news/pokemon-go-data-used-to-train-pinpoint-gps-model-for-niantic-spatial/

Crimson Desert reviews have people heated: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/crimson-desert-studio-pearl-abyss-sees-share-price-plummet-by-nearly-30-after-first-reviews-arrive/

Starfield is getting a major update for PS5 release: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/starfield-is-finally-coming-to-ps5-next-month-alongside-new-content-and-ps5-pro-support/

Valve wakes up and chooses CS2 violence: https://www.hltv.org/news/44128/valve-overhaul-reloading-mechanics-in-cs2-update

Composer says players "weren't ready" for Starfield: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/people-were-just-not-ready-for-it-starfield-composer-says-it-will-eventually-be-legendary/

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n this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott talk about the future of gaming hardware as Xbox details its next "console," the Steam Machine faces even more issues, and Nintendo sues the US government. Also included are discussions on Highguard's final moments, Krafton eating crow on Subnautica, and even more big companies making horrible financial decisions.

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New Project Helix details from Xbox: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-reveals-next-gen-console-details-and-promises-an-order-of-magnitude-increase-in-power/

Valve dealing with Steam Machine delays: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/valve-insists-it-will-release-steam-machine-and-steam-frame-in-2026-after-blog-said-it-hoped-to/

Nintendo goes after the US: https://kotaku.com/nintendo-suing-united-states-govt-over-trump-tariffs-2000676696

HIghguard's final moments: https://insider-gaming.com/highguard-failure-former-dev-online-discourse/

Subnautica devs take big win over Krafton: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-16/judge-says-krafton-must-rehire-fired-subnautica-ceo

Fortnite really needs your money...: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/epic-is-increasing-the-price-of-fortnite-v-bucks-to-help-pay-the-bills/

Gang of Dragon is in trouble: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/netease-cuts-funding-to-gang-of-dragon-dev-nagoshi-studio

Capcom, pay your voice actors: https://kotaku.com/mega-man-12-dual-override-capcom-voice-actor-ben-diskin-union-sag-aftra-2000677630

EA layoffs despite Battlefield success: https://insider-gaming.com/ea-makes-layoffs-across-across-battlefield-studios/

Outerslot trying to change publishing practices: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/outersloth-reveals-its-game-funding-agreement-with-developers

In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott get to talk about PlayStation moving on from most PC ports, Xbox announcing its next console, and the (inevitable) demise of Highguard finally materializing. There are also some, not quite fun, updates on Bluepoint’s fate, Tencent, and more.

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Highguard going down: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/3-months-after-closing-the-game-awards-highguard-is-officially-shutting-down/

Xbox's next console: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mgdml3jdd224

PlayStation moving back to console exclusives: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-04/sony-pulls-back-from-playstation-games-on-pc

What is going on with Mindseye?: https://kotaku.com/mindseye-layoffs-build-a-rocket-boy-ritual-network-cyber-boi-2000675974

Bluepoint's pitches fell through: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure

Good news for Google Play: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/google-resolves-dispute-with-epic-games-reduces-app-store-fees-to-20

Keep an eye on Tencent's US holdings: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-us-government-may-compel-tencent-to-divest-gaming-investments

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In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott discuss the somewhat concerning changes made to Xbox’s leadership and how Microsoft could finally ruin the beloved gaming brand after a long decline. They also talk about some AI concerns in development and game reviews, some exciting upcoming game releases, and more.

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Xbox’s leadership change: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-phil-spencer-and-samantha-bond-leaving-xbox

Concerns about Xbox and AI: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-co-founder-believes-its-being-sunsetted-in-favour-of-ai-calls-new-ceo-a-palliative-care-doctor/

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/microsoft-gaming-ceo-asha-sharma-pledges-no-bad-ai-at-xbox

AI content in game reviews: https://kotaku.com/resident-evil-requiem-metacritic-ai-review-videogamer-2000674042

Highguard’s last gambit: https://kotaku.com/highguard-development-tencent-layoffs-funding-2000674069

Discord trying to walk things back, poorly: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/discord-delays-age-verification-rollout-to-second-half-of-2026-following-backlash

Wolverine!: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-finally-confirms-marvels-wolverine-release-date-and-its-coming-before-gta6/

In this edition of Timesphere, Cale is joined by Pokémon historian and archivist Lewtwo to recap everything revealed during the 2026 Pokemon Day Presents… which ended up turning into a massive discussion on each reveal, the history of Pokémon, and Game Freak’s ever changing approach to game development over the years.

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In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott are ready to dive deep on what seems to be a bleak future for Sony’s PlayStation brand, live service products, and the general issues that game development will face moving forward. They also touch on more games media problems and Discord’s apparent desire to destroy itself from the inside.

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Sony closing Bluepoint: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/sony-is-shutting-down-the-playstation-studio-bluepoint

Sony's poor track record: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fs2pfwz4ohuc7nhlshklw55d/post/3mfabwhn4os2i

Highguard or Highgone?: https://kotaku.com/highguard-wildlight-tencent-funding-layoffs-servers-2000669790

Bethesda talk: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/todd-howard-claims-the-majority-of-bethesda-are-on-elder-scrolls-6-and-dont-expect-starfield-2-0-soon/

In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott discuss everything Highguard, the current state of live service games, and understanding game criticism in an era of constant updates. They also talk about Ubisoft’s continued downward spiral and some interesting insider tidbits!

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Pre-show, Highguard layoffs: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/designer-claims-most-of-highguards-dev-team-have-been-laid-off-weeks-after-launch/

Highguard’s rocky reception: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/ultimately-we-could-have-made-a-different-trailer-highguard-ceo-responds-to-that-poorly-received-game-awards-reveal/

GoG AI Usage: https://kotaku.com/gog-caught-using-ai-generated-artwork-2000663836

Ubisoft layoffs and cancelations: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-details-major-company-reset-6-games-canned-7-delayed-and-2-studios-closed/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-proposes-to-cut-18-of-workforce-at-france-headquarters-as-part-of-major-reset-plan/

2XKO Twitch Drama: https://x.com/zachbussey/status/2014151811192516897

Change of plans at Amazon Games: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mdisznjdh22x

Battlefield dominating CoD sales: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/battlefield-outsold-call-of-duty-for-the-first-time-ever-last-year-as-black-ops-7-dropped-to-5th-place/

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In this edition of Timesphere, Cale and Scott get deep in their feelings about the death of certain games and online media, Marathon, and the future of Steam. And, for once in the podcast’s short life, there AI is not going to make an appearance… probably…

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Google screwing games media: https://pressgazette.co.uk/media-audience-and-business-data/google-traffic-down-2025-trends-report-2026/

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Marathon release date: https://www.polygon.com/marathon-release-date/

Steam player milestones: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/steam-sets-another-new-concurrent-record-over-the-weekend

Steam’s AI changes: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/valve-slightly-relaxes-ai-disclosure-guidelines-on-steam

Former Assassin’s Creed boss sues Ubisoft: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/former-assassins-creed-boss-sues-ubisoft-for-more-than-1-3-million-alleging-constructive-dismissal/

Division 3 boss leaves for Battlefield Studios: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-week-after-talking-up-the-division-3-boss-julian-gerighty-has-left-ubisoft-for-ea/

Monster Hunter Wilds DLC theory: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-literally-flies-monster-hunter-wilds-reportedly-runs-much-better-on-pc-when-all-dlc-is-installed/

New World is dying soon: https://www.polygon.com/new-world-aeternum-shutting-down-delisted-offline/

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