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A classic RPG throws us into court twice, Sony quietly trademarks a new PS5 name, and Embracer keeps rearranging the board like it’s playing 4D chess with the entire games industry. George and Bobby are back together and we start with the fun stuff: what we’re playing when time is tight. Bobby is grinding Hades 2 in bite-sized runs, sneaking in Nine Lives to Defend for that Vampire Survivors energy, and we both get pulled into the odd charm of Vampire Crawlers, a first-person deckbuilding dungeon crawler that feels like an old 80s maze with modern roguelike hooks.
Then George tells the latest chapter of his Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic journey, including the kind of legal “you’re under arrest” chaos only KOTOR would dare to spring on you after a totally reasonable amount of Sith-related explosions. From there we hit the headlines: Embracer Group’s plan to spin off Fellowship Entertainment and what that means for major IP like Lord of the Rings and Middle-earth, Tomb Raider, Kingdom Come Deliverance, and a long list of fan-favorite dormant series. We also build the ultimate wish list for a modern Lord of the Rings video game, aiming for a grounded open-world RPG that feels like a dangerous journey instead of a checklist.
On the platform side, we react to Sony’s PS5 trademark for Break In and talk frankly about PlayStation’s live service push, why Helldivers 2 hit, and why so many similar games bounce off players. We close by looking at Xbox hiring analyst Matthew Ball to strengthen the console business as Project Helix approaches, and why real competition still matters for prices, features, and exclusives.
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