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We're joined in the first half by Rebel Wolves - Creative Director Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz and Writer Ariana Siarkiewicz - developers of the just announced game Blood of the Dawnwalker! We chat about the narrative ambitions of the game, and what a narrative sandbox really means. In the back half we get into some of the news such as the Switch 2 being officially revealed, TikTok being banned and unbanned. Our roach expert Cohh weighs in on the recent Twitch drama and POE2 drama. Games we're playing: Dynasty Warriors Origins, The First Berserker Khazan demo, Indiana Jones, Oni and more! 0:00 - Intro1:00 - Cats1:55 - Interview with Rebel Wolves (Blood of the Dawnwalker devs)13:20 - What is a narrative sandbox?55:00 - Rebel Wolves shoutouts57:40 - Knowing the people who make our games1:00:00 - TikTok1:05:40 - The Switch 2!1:16:00 - PlayStation cancels more GaaS games1:20:00 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard director leaving Bioware1:25:00 - Studies suggest players want shorter games1:28:30 - The First Descendant loses 96