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This week’s show was packed to the gills with discussion-worthy topics and that was before Phil Spencer announced his retirement, Sarah Bond resigned, and Asha Sharma ascended the Xbox throne. From there, Lotus, Niki, and John discussed:
- Sony shutting down Bluepoint
- Tencent allegedly funded Highguard
- Castlevania franchise and Metal Gear Solid V dev Shutaro Ida passed away at 52
- Hideki Sato, “Father of Sega Hardware,” passed away at 77
- Open-source engine Godot overwhelmed by AI-generated change requests
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 ad banned in the UK
- Substack and Polymarket partner up
- Saudi fund takes full control of Evo
We played:
- Overwatch
- Moonrot
We also answered your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from our lovely Discord!



