Show Notes
This week: GAME is going into administration (again), Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike, Dispatch studio apologises if it "looks like it was trying to hide" censored Switch content, Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics launch on Switch and Switch 2 soon, and a Nintendo Partner Direct is reportedly coming next week. Also: father-in-laws, punching, games as education, and more. Games Discussed: Cairn, Zenless Zone Zero, Against the Storm, TR-49, Arc Raiders
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