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Ep 100: GameStop Preps eBay Purchase, usTwo's CEO Blunder, Paste Games Shuts Down
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- May 3, 2026
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Summary
Niki , Lotus , and John celebrate 100 episodes and discuss GameStop's potential purchase of eBay, usTwo's CEO saying some wild stuff into a microphone, the final death of Paste Games, and more! 00:00:00 Intros & At Least It's Friday 00:06:05 GameStop could be prepping for an eBay takeover 00:13:50 Saudi Arabia is divesting from some entertainment properties 00:20:36 Atari acquires emulation studio Implicit Conversions 00:24:39 MTG: Arena devs unionize 00:28:48 usTwo CEO speaks way too candidly about labor relations within company 00:39:45 GreedFall dev Spiders being liquidated; mismanagement alleged 00:44:22 GameMaker integrates with Claude Code 00:48:00 The program is interrupted by Niki's neighborhood "Snacks Man" 00:51:55 Mac Minis are super expensive now because of AI 00:58:58 Last Flag not continuing content updates or console development 01:05:15 Thick as Thieves gets shorter, cheaper 01:08:08 AV Club Games is no more, which spells the end of Paste Games 01:14:50 Flotsam is a cell-shaded city builder on sea that Lotus really likes 01:22:22 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is playing with dolls 01:36:00 CorgiSpace is a collection from one of the medium's most prolific creators 01:42:44 Titanium Court avoids Balatro time suck because of reading 01:44:00 Niki continues to build a NAS 01:54:55 We answer your Hive Questions for Episode 100 03:06:40 Outro Thanks for listening! Please leave us a review! We'll read it on the show and it helps us out a lot. VGBees is ad-free, AI-free, and completely supported by you! https://vgbees.com/join VGBees is a weekly games media podcast hosted by Niki, John, and Lotus.