Show Notes
Lex Ludi joins Grubb this Wednesday to chat about the news! Today we cover Valve and their stance on AI tools with game development, game-key cards, GTA VI already smashing records before its even out, and a whole bunch of other headlines.
0:00 - Intro 4:30 - Valve won’t restrict developers’ AI tools, despite complaints about clones and discoverability 15:40 - Retailer claims Nintendo policy prevents Game-Key Card releases getting full-cart reprints 22:08 - In the No Shit News, GTA VI sets Circana’s purchase-intent record 28:05 - BREAK 29:25 - Rockstar workers secure potentially historic union recognition vote 39:30 - Families demand removal of real disaster footage from Modern Warfare 4 44:20 - EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after mass layoffs 53:50 - Pocketpair wants conversations about Palworld on Switch 2 54:05 - Nintendo Indie World happened this morning with 23 games shown
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