Summertime as buong mundo ay parating na! Pero ang summertime sa Pinas, tapos na. You know what that means?? June! It's Summer Game Fest Month! Pero even before pa natin pag usapan ang SGF, andami din mga stirring of events sa gaming industry, especially sa Xbox side at lalong lalo na sa Playstation side, in the light of the Helldivers 2 PSN drama. Pero syempre hindi lang tayo lahat bad news dahil nagka State of Play din tayo! Tito Teej and Ate Cas got you covered so tara at talakayan tayo ng mga thoughts and reactions sa mga bagay bagay ngayong nakalipas na Mayo! Run of the show: Intro Wiittle UWU News - HellDivers 2 Drama: PSN account requirement retracted - Arrowhead wants to be independent and be like FromSoftware and Blizzard -Ghost of Tsushima also required PSN account and delisted in over 100 countries - God of War: Ragnarok is reportedly the next Playstation Exclusive to hit PC - - Assassin's Creed Red is now Assassin's Creed Shadows- African American protagonist? Yasuke a member of LGBT? News Items: (BIG UWU NEWS ENERGY) - Xbox has closed down 3 Bethesda Studios including Hi Fi Rush maker Tango Gameworks - Jennifer Maas at Variety - Tango Gameworks pitched Hi Fi Rush before its shut down - After Buying Studios, Xbox says it doesn't have the resources to run them. - Zack Sweizen at Kotaku -A New Claim suggests that the next XBOX console will launch in 2026 - Mike Straw at Insider Gaming - Nintendo confirms it will announce its next console this fiscal year- Andy Robinson at VGC - Nintendo Switch abandon Twitter functionality - John Walker at Kotaku - Square Enix will aggressively pursue multiplatform strategy - Ash Parrish at The Verge - Yosuke Saito working on a new project with Yoko Taro and Keichii Okabe - Sal Romano at Gematsu - Larian Opens its seventh studio, Larian Warsaw - Jeffrey Rousseau at GamesIndustry.biz - Shift Up is considering Stellar Blade PC Port and Sequel - Jordan Gerblick at GamesRadar - Nintendo Acquires Hogwarts Legacy Port Studio from Embracer Group - Alex Stedman at IGN - Playstation is working on a new platform for Free to Play mobile games - Tom Henderson at Insider Gaming - Playstation execs predicts focus will shift from graphics to immersive narrative -/ Futuristic PlayStation controller shown as Sony presents its ‘creative entertainment vision’ - Tom Ivan at VGC State of Play 2024 May - Concord - God of War Ragnarok - Dynasty Warriors Origins - Infinity Nikki - Ballad of Antara - Skydance's Behemoth - Rivals - Where Winds Meet - Until Dawn for PS5 and PC - Path of Exile - Silent Hill 2 - Monster Hunter Wilds - Astro Bot GAMES RELEASED THIS MAY (Fresh from the Gaming Oven) ONE MONTH AHEAD (Horizon Budol BES) Good Deals(BUDOL CORNER) Final Thoughts Shoutout and Promotions Outro Follow us on our Social Media accounts! More links to come (hopefully) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/backlognanaman/⁠⁠⁠ X- ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/backlognanaman⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bnnbudolcast/⁠⁠⁠ You can also follow Ate Cas for Genshin stuff and more at her Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/justacasualgamer⁠⁠⁠ Did you like our podcast? Please do not hesitate to rate our show! Do you feel like giving comments, feedbacks and suggestions? Feel free to message us on our Facebook, Instagram or Twitter accounts or post comments on our Facebook post. You can also send us an e-mail thru [email protected] Music Intro: Leslie Wai - Paradigm : ⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/track/1GSJeSEGh2l9MuVnk0ZCw0?si=6ac1f273a3504b82⁠⁠⁠ Leslie Wai - Playstation Console Start Up Remix | ⁠ https://open.spotify.com/track/1KWONGkoDzEaK1kYYQ6Nrs?si=66b3b2e99cef439f⁠ Outro: Foxsky - Kirby Smash : ⁠⁠⁠https://soundcloud.com/foxsky/foxsky-kirby-smash-out-on