This week, Niki, Lotus, and John reconvene to rejoice over what seems like a masterpiece in the Pokémon oeuvre. But first, lots of big news, including:
- Nintendo sues the US government over tariffs
- Yoshi gets a bobblehead night with the LA Dodgers
- Netflix CEO thinks $16b will be cut at Warner Bros after Paramount purchase
- Japan’s labor laws obfuscate games industry turmoil
- Unity cutting access to asset store to “Greater China Region”
- The Sims 4 is getting a rev share UGC marketplace
- US government allegedly looking at forcing Tencent to divest from American investments
- Sony reverses PC porting policy
- Asha Sharma tweets about Xbox’s next console
- Kalshi engages a minor in affiliate work
- The joy of community in Pokémon Pokopia
- Maximum everything in Terraria
- Resident Evil Requiem features an all-time great voice performance
- Marathon is pretty great, actually, despite all of Bungie’s troubles
Finally, we answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from our lovely Discord.
