Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct REACTION + EA is Now Saudi Owned

Press X

Join the Press X Discord: https://discord.gg/MAXtvmv2rw

Topics:

• Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct reveals so much content https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RaZiSBaJfU / https://www.gematsu.com/2026/08/fire-emblem-fortunes-weave-direct-details-characters-heroic-games-classes-combat-and-more

• Brand new games D-Hopper & Zero Racers join Virtual Boy Nintendo Classics, Super Mario Sunshine to follow on August 13 https://www.gematsu.com/2026/07/nintendo-gamecube-nintendo-classics-adds-super-mario-sunshine-on-august-13-virtual-boy-nintendo-classics-adds-d-hopper-and-zero-racers-on-august-4

• Minecraft hits Switch 2 October 27 https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/minecraft-for-nintendo-switch-2-release-date

• EA is now privately owned

  • https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mscaxisjjs24 / https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireStory/video-game-giant-electronic-arts-closes-55-billion-135394606

• Love and Deepspace lost $28 million in a month :) 

  • https://revenue.ennead.cc/games/love-and-deepspace 

  • Everything is awful :)

Questions from Discord:

• Joe the Usurper: Is there a game mechanic or gimmick from the past that you kind of miss now? For example, I kind of miss motion-controlled 1st-person shooters from the Wii era.

• Brydude: After the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, what is your current (as of 8/2/2026) favorite MCU movie/project? Not related to the MCU, what is your favorite film of all time?

• jtlawbass: Speaking of movies, what is your favorite movie tie-in game? If you don’t have one, what is a movie that you think should have had a tie-in game?

What we’re playing: 

Mary: Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dead by Daylight, and NOT Love and Deepspace

John: Silent Hill f

Greg: Marvel Rivals random Switch 1 games 

Brett L: Halo: Campaign Evolved (beat), Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced

Brett M: Zelda Minish Cap (beat) Halo: Campaign Evolved (beat) Beast of Reincarnation