Welcome to the Power Hour Podcast. In today's episode Brian and Jim discuss the following.
- Intro
- What are we drinking
- What are we playing
- Patreon Questions
- More shakeups at Microsoft https://x.com/stealth40k/status/2102401788376756659?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ
- Full article https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/22/continuing-our-reset/
- Ninja Theory update https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/2102398548541386848?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ
- Halo studios director fired a day after being promoted https://x.com/mr_rebs_/status/2102450155546910804?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ
- GOW e-day director fired right after game goes gold https://kotaku.com/gears-of-war-e-day-story-director-laid-off-just-four-days-after-celebrating-the-game-going-gold-2000736518
- Microsoft files for patent for ads to interrupt games https://x.com/dexerto/status/2102498178641629249?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ
- Sony patent for controller based CC payments https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-patent-would-let-you-tap-your-card-or-phone-on-your-playstation-controller-to-make-a-payment?utm_source=bluesky,threads,twitter
- Sega wanted to cancel Sonic?? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-wanted-to-cancel-the-entire-sonic-series-but-the-first-movie-saved-it-says-sonic-team-head-iizuka/
- Fallout made entirely by AI that runs on browsers https://x.com/chrisfirst/status/2104644598626934858/video/1?s=46
- NormieView: Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls gamers welfare queens https://x.com/sarahhuckabee/status/2104535664079290746?s=46&t=KaxsMJ6sFiHEUbtKTf9LQQ
Dick Masterson on X: "People will bitch about this ad, but it's brilliant. Boomers will eviscerate welfare if they think it's going to lazy white gamers, AKA their kids. Otherwise, they'll defend it to the death." / X
DBPG Heroes: Munetaka Murakami (1) Foul Territory on X: "Munetaka Murakami: "I'm drunk. I'm drunk. Yesterday, maybe hungover. No, not yesterday, tomorrow. Sorry, I don't speak English." https://t.co/A3Ydjw92eH" / X
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