• Housekeeping

• Whatcha been playing

• Xbox LOWERING the price of Game Pass!? - https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/21/xbox-game-pass-update/

• Pearl Abyss gives employees $3.4k bonus after Crimson Desert hits 5M copies sold - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/pearl-abyss-paid-its-employees-a-5-million-won-bonus-after-crimson-desert-reached-5-million-sales-our-journey-does-not-end-here/

• Assassin’s Creed Resynced FINALLY confirmed - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/04/23/assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-first-details-launches-on-ps5-july-9/

• Insomniac Venom game status confusion - https://www.eurogamer.net/marvel-spider-man-2-venom-dlc-spin-off-cancelled-rumour

• Take Two CEO talks GTA VI Price & more L.A. Noir? - https://www.ign.com/articles/take-two-ceo-addresses-grand-theft-auto-6-price-and-the-possibility-for-more-la-noire

• Toei Animation Opens up a new Game Publishing Studio - https://automaton-media.com/en/news/japanese-anime-and-film-giant-toei-enters-game-business-with-new-toei-games-label/

• PlayStation issues a statement on the DRM concerns - https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-addresses-ps5-drm-concerns-in-new-statement

Closing, where to find us on social media

Austin: Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel

Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel

Brady:

Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Housekeeping

Whatcha been playing

Pokopia 2.2m sales and Up $80 physical on Amazon https://www.ign.com/articles/pokemon-pokopia-launch-sales-announced-confirming-its-off-to-a-strong-start

Highguard Shuts Down Today - https://www.theverge.com/games/880206/highguard-shut-down

Fortnite is increasing the Price of V-Bucks - https://www.ign.com/articles/the-cost-of-running-fortnite-has-gone-up-a-lot-and-were-raising-prices-to-help-pay-the-bills-epic-games-says-announcing-v-bucks-changes-and-more

Jeff Kaplan Reveals Why he Left Blizzard - https://www.ign.com/articles/that-was-the-biggest-f-you-moment-i-had-in-my-career-jeff-kaplan-former-boss-of-the-overwatch-team-finally-reveals-why-he-left-blizzard

Ubisoft “Announces” Assassins Creed Black Flag: Resynced - https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/assassins-creed/news/3DdTBz0edxZ0mQ7Ub4jv85

Xbox Announces Next-Gen Console Project Helix - https://www.ign.com/articles/xbox-confirms-project-helix-its-next-gen-console-that-will-also-play-pc-games https://www.ign.com/articles/microsofts-gdc-2026-keynote-live-report-building-for-the-future-with-xbox

Closing, where to find us on social media

Austin:

Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel

Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel

YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel

Brady:

Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Housekeeping

Whatcha been playing

Phil Spencer Retiring, Sarah Bond out as well https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive

Bluepoint is dead https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-shutting-down-bluepoint-developer-of-demons-souls-remake/

RAM shortages lead to Steam Machine delay and Steam Deck out of stock https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/valves-steam-deck-intermittently-out-of-stock-as-ram-shortage-drags-on/

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green coming to Switch 2 NEXT FRIDAY after Pokemon Day Presents - https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/the-pokemon-firered-version-and-pokemon-leafgreen-version-games-are-releasing-on-nintendo-switch?cid=&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=vg&utm_term=frlgnswitch

Closing,

where to find us on social media

Austin:

Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel

Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel

YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel

Brady:

Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

• Housekeeping

• Riot lays off around 80 members of the 2XKO Team less than a month after launch - https://gameinformer.com/2026/02/09/riot-games-is-laying-off-around-80-2xko-employees-three-weeks-after-the-games-launch

• PlayStation State of Play Announced for 2/12/26 Predictions, Expectations and will Fairgame$ be there? - https://blog.playstation.com/2026/02/09/state-of-play-returns-this-thursday-february-12/
• Is Overwatch back? - https://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-hits-highest-steam-concurrent-player-peak-since-release-day/1100-6538020/

• Baldur’s Gate III Is Getting a Show on HBO Max - https://deadline.com/2026/02/baldurs-gate-3-tv-show-craig-mazin-hbo-1236710583/

• Outer Worlds 2 sold under a Million? What now - https://www.ign.com/articles/obsidians-the-outer-worlds-2-underperformed-and-there-wont-be-a-third

Housekeeping

Nintendo Indie World Announcements https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-indie-world-showcase-august-2025-everything-announced

Xbox Cancels Contraband https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-cancels-xbox-game-pass-day-one-release-contraband/1100-6533776/

Red Octane Has Been Revived https://www.polygon.com/guitar-hero-redoctane-new-rhythm-game/

Nintendo Raising the Price of the Original Switch? https://www.theverge.com/news/717610/nintendo-switch-original-price-increase

Rockstar Requiring Age Verification for GTA 6? https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/08/gta-6-might-require-age-verification-as-gta-online-checks-leak

Bungie to Fully Become Part of PlayStation Studios “Soon” https://insider-gaming.com/bungie-integration-into-playstation-studios-is-proceeding/

Bungie saying Marathon will be out by March 2026 https://thegamepost.com/sony-bungie-marathon-release-march-2026-fixing-problems/

Closing, where to find us on social media

Austin:

Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel

Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel

YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel

Brady:

Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Housekeeping

Nintendo Partner Direct Announcements https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-partner-showcase-july-2025-everything-announced

Battlefield 6 Reveal https://www.techradar.com/news/live/battlefield-6-multiplayer-reveal-event

Pokémon Presents thoughts https://www.ign.com/articles/pokmon-presents-july-2025-everything-announced

Sony Suing Tencent - https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-is-suing-tencent-over-shameless-horizon-knock-off-game-light-of-motiram

Splitgate 2 reentering Beta and 1047 Studio Layoffs - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/1047-games-sends-splitgate-2-back-to-beta-announces-new-round-of-layoffs

Microsoft Backpedals on $80 Games - https://www.theverge.com/news/712371/the-outer-worlds-2-price-change-microsoft-xbox

Closing, where to find us on social media

Austin:

Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel

Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel

YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel

Brady:

Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

Housekeeping

Microsoft Lays off 9,000 employees - https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-makes-significant-layoffs-across-gaming-division-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-confirms-in-memo-to-staff https://gamerant.com/xbox-king-200-layoffs-microsoft-using-ai-replacements/ (Update)

Subnautica 2 Chaos - https://www.ign.com/articles/former-subnautica-2-leaders-accuse-krafton-of-hindering-games-release-firing-them-to-avoid-paying-250-million-bonus

Donkey Kong Bananza Review Roundup & Brady’s First Impressions - https://www.metacritic.com/game/donkey-kong-bananza/

FromSoft Working on ANOTHER Game alongside Duskbloods!? - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/fromsoftware-are-reportedly-working-on-an-unannounced-game-alongside-the-duskbloods-that-could-release-next-year

Closing, where to find us on social media

Austin:

Twitch - https://twitch.tv/cincityredangel

Twitter - @CinCityRedAngel

YouTube - https://youtube.com/cincityredangel

Brady:

Twitter - https://x.com/ItsBardy_

Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/itsbardy

What ya been playin?

What is Hardcore Casuals?

Content plans

Future goals

Our history with gaming

Our top 5 games/series

Closing

Where to find us

Austin:

Twitter/Twitch/TikTok - @CinCityRedAngel

Brady:

Twitter - ItsBardy_

Twitch - ItsBardy

TikTok - @bardnrk

Hardcore Casuals:

YouTube - Hardcore Casuals

TikTok - @hardcorecasuals

Discord - discord.gg/9xchrseFCQ

What ya been playin?

Nintendo Switch 2 and Mario Kart World thoughts

Closing

Where to find us

Austin:

Twitter/Twitch/TikTok - @CinCityRedAngel

Brady:

Twitter - ItsBardy_

Twitch - ItsBardy

TikTok - @ItsBardy_

Hardcore Casuals:

YouTube - Hardcore Casuals

TikTok - @hardcorecasuals

Discord - discord.gg/9xchrseFCQ