Ep. 73 - Pokémon turns 30, which means we’re old!

Sorry for the late episode this week, True Avatars! I am traveling again but there is a lot of queer game stuff happening these days, thankfully.

This week’s headlines include Stardew Valley’s 10th anniversary (with new marriage candidates), Overwatch has a new (mobile) spin-off, Until Then has DLC (with trans rep), Wolverine has a release date, eSports are coming to the Gay Games, and a pretty big update about the Discord age verification scandal.

Pokémon just reached its 30th anniversary and they had tons of news to share in their Direct-style live stream. Amy-Lynn and Nicole are back to discuss it all, including the new games: Winds and Waves!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:21 - News

00:35:17 - Pokémon Turns 30 and Announces Winds and Waves

This Pokémon segment was recorded on Feb 27 2026 and the news segment was recorded on March 2 2026.

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Sources:

https://fortune.com/2026/02/24/discord-peter-thiel-backed-persona-identity-verification-breach/

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/platforms/discord-delays-its-global-age-verification-rollout-and-cuts-ties-with-peter-thiel-backed-verification-vendor-after-upsetting-almost-everyone-on-earth-weve-made-mistakes/

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/article/24244645/development-update-overwatch-rush

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geiTg6Z7w3A

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7GI-k5Gqnw

https://cogconnected.com/2026/02/until-then-is-getting-the-afterimages-dlc-later-this-year/

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2026/02/uk-retailer-game-closes-all-standalone-stores-as-it-enters-administration

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-02-27/sony-s-bluepoint-pitched-bloodborne-remake-before-closure?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3MjIyMjY3OSwiZXhwIjoxNzcyODI3NDc5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUQjRWUTJLR0NURlowMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.s6maZIveh-F152mZBWUNjPFeE0Lm7AFRegwaizQvVlA&leadSource=uverify%20wall

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https://www.gamefile.news/p/tencent-timi-montreal-closed

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/games-media-set-for-more-layoffs-as-ign-owned-eurogamer-cuts-editorial-staff/

https://checkpointgaming.net/news/2026/02/valve-sued-by-new-york-attorney-general-for-promoting-illegal-gambling/

https://bsky.app/profile/kemowoomy.bsky.social/post/3mfqenszzxk2l

https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2026/attorney-general-james-sues-game-developer-promoting-illegal-gambling-through

https://gaymingmag.com/2026/02/gg-valencia-the-gay-games-welcomes-esports-to-the-quadrennial-event-for-the-first-time/

https://www.gaygames.org/

https://www.ign.com/articles/saudi-owned-rts-takes-full-ownership-of-evo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh2WcRJOVPU

https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/see-the-new-trailer-for-pokemon-winds-and-pokemon-waves-coming-to-nintendo-switch-2

https://x.com/SerebiiNet/status/2027436478591103269?s=20

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