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Podquisition 602: The Purple One

August 6, 2026 · 59 min

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Let’s stick the 7” in the computer.

Games we played this week include:
(0:08:50) Splatoon Raiders
(0:14:35) Beatdown City Survivors
(0:19:30) Beast of Reincarnation
(0:25:20) Cultic
(0:26:35) Train45
(0:33:00) Final Fantasy XIV
(0:37:40) MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls
(0:41:30) Pokopia

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News things talked about in this episode:

(0:42:40) Sale of Electronic Arts to Saudi Public Investment Fund closes
https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-aquisition-55-complete-saudi-arabia-jared-kushner-private

(0:44:10) Layoffs at Refractor after shipping FIFA World Cup
https://www.eurogamer.net/fifa-world-cup-game-layoffs

(0:46:40) Sony tells investors they’ve heard the complaints about ending disc production
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-physical-media-decision-final

(0:51:15) Xbox revenues decreased
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-10-percent-content-services-revenue-decrease

(0:52:40) Xbox prices increased in UK
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-console-price-rise-uk-europe

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