Ep 113: Xbox Down $1.7b, Tencent's Latest Misfire, Splatoon Raiders Impressions

This week, Lotus, Niki, and John discuss Xbox's 7% revenue decrease year over year, Tencent's alleged "Grand Theft Auto killer" Last Sentinel facing major problems, and impressions of one of 2026's most pleasant surprises, Splatoon Raiders.

00:00:00 Intro & drug testing

00:08:35 Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent

00:13:07 Xbox reports $1.7b loss due to critical business failures

00:17:07 Tencent's Last Sentinel quietly lays off staff, possibly canceled

00:32:50 Super Mario Sunshine coming to Nintendo Switch Online

00:38:55 Splatoon Raiders is what Splatoon probably should've always been

00:54:25 Endacopia is a surrealist point-and-click jaunt

00:58:18 Midnight Moments is a pleasant, but perhaps shallow, cyberpunk diorama-builder

01:01:52 Niki's Apple TV came!

01:08:53 VGBees Baseball Talk

01:20:35 HIVE QUESTIONS

02:40:35 Outro

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VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.