This week, Lotus, Niki, and John discuss Xbox’s 7% revenue decrease year over year, Tencent’s alleged “Grand Theft Auto killer” Last Sentinel facing major problems, and impressions of one of 2026’s most pleasant surprises, Splatoon Raiders.
00:00:00 Intro & drug testing
00:08:35 Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent
00:13:07 Xbox reports $1.7b loss due to critical business failures
00:17:07 Tencent’s Last Sentinel quietly lays off staff, possibly canceled
00:32:50 Super Mario Sunshine coming to Nintendo Switch Online
00:38:55 Splatoon Raiders is what Splatoon probably should’ve always been
00:54:25 Endacopia is a surrealist point-and-click jaunt
00:58:18 Midnight Moments is a pleasant, but perhaps shallow, cyberpunk diorama-builder
01:01:52 Niki’s Apple TV came!
01:08:53 VGBees Baseball Talk
01:20:35 HIVE QUESTIONS
02:40:35 Outro
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VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.
