Amy-Lynn and Cleo are back on this week to discuss the small but mighty headlines this week! The Life is Strange TV show is finally moving forward (at Amazon of all places), Evo (the esports event) has a brand new owner, Final Fantasy XIV might be getting some changes, there were more layoffs, and Amy-Lynn gives us her thoughts on the payment processor scandal.
And now that Hollow Knight: Silksong is out (Cleo played some of it in disbelief), we debate the video games industry many pricing issues in this cost of living crisis. Silksong is priced very low for such a high profile game, and other indies might be negatively affected. The major publishers are also increasing their AAA prices this year, so who is really to blame?
We also talk about other games we’ve been playing and Cleo brings another Queer Game of the Week!
00:00:00 - Intro
00:03:09 - What We’ve Been Playing
00:18:11 - News
01:02:10 - The video games industry has a pricing problem
01:25:03 - Queer Game of the Week: Chicory: A Colorful Tale
This episode was recorded on Sept 6 2025.
Sources:
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/life-is-strange-tv-series-amazon-charlie-covell-luckychap-1236509181/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/final-fantasy-14-director-yoshi-p-says-the-game-needs-a-major-change-in-content-hierarchy/
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saudi-firm-acquires-co-ownership-of-evo-fighting-game-tournaments/
https://esportsadvocate.net/2025/09/sonicfox-vows-to-champion-lgbtq-rights-at-future-evo-events/
https://x.com/SonicFox/status/1962980285458636887
https://observer.co.uk/news/business/article/saudi-takeover-of-gaming-industry-leaves-little-room-for-dissent
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-02/-perfect-dark-developer-lays-off-staff-after-funding-deal-falls-through?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NjgzNDY3OSwiZXhwIjoxNzU3NDM5NDc5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMVoyQTRHUTdMRlEwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.iGoAomXADlAaCsr4KgsTEy8oHTbv4k9XTSl7NVtRZXo&leadSource=uverify+wall
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/09/i-cant-afford-to-give-it-away-for-free-silksongs-low-price-is-causing-devs-to-re-evaluate-their-own-games
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps5-digital-edition-consoles-are-reportedly-getting-a-quiet-storage-downgrade/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gen-z-is-cutting-back-on-video-game-purchases-like-really-cutting-back/
