{"podcast":{"title":"The VGBees Podcast","slug":"the-vgbees-podcast-6924874","podcast_index_feed_id":6924874,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-vgbees-podcast/","website_url":"https://vgbees.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3320d25d-ee27-4d43-b975-63d6a9712289/IOANjiIWTI06F0gdiYDoBImA.jpg","author":"VGBees","episode_count":120,"summary":"Host and founder of VGBees, John Warren, is joined every week by cohost Niki Grayson and illustrious guests adjacent to video games and culture for candid, funny, and enlightening conversations about an art form that is both uniting and dividing us. Every week, The VGBees Podcast will explore trends and touchpoints you need to know in order to have the most well-rounded idea of what's going on in games. Explore vgbees.com after each episode for notes on each episode as well as written pieces by our collaborators and guests. We all have to work together to build a brighter future for games, so Join The Honey Hive today!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T22:18:01.795928+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 103: Embracer Restructures Again, Destiny 2 Development Ending, PS Plus Price Hikes","slug":"ep-103-embracer-restructures-again-destiny-2-development-ending-ps-plus-price-hikes","published_at":"2026-05-24T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/ep-103-embracer-restructures-again-destiny-2-development-ending-ps-plus-price-hikes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874","url":"https://vgbees.com/captivate-podcast/ep-103-embracer-restructures-again-destiny-2-development-ending-ps-plus-price-hikes","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/834ce987-5ae4-4353-80a0-d6a777a82533.mp3","summary":"John , Lotus , and Niki discuss the biggest news of the week, including Embracer's head-scratching restructure, Destiny 2's final update, and PlayStation Plus price hikes. 00:00:00 Intro & Niki Buys a Porsche 00:09:50 Terraria celebrates 15 years of absolutely bonkers player counts 00:25:15 Tom Kane passes away at 64 00:26:41 PlayStation Plus gets price hikes 00:35:47 US National Recording Registry adds DOOM soundtrack to its library 00:44:28 Stig Asmussen Dungeons & Dragons game canceled by Wizards of the Coast 00:55:20 Embracer restructures their game organizations again 01:04:20 Quantic Dream's MOBA is shutting down 01:06:14 Bungie ending Destiny 2 development and facing layoffs 01:27:30 Everyone roasts John for buying a PS5 Pro 01:39:00 Niki continues to build a NAS for their home 01:51:28 The crew answers your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from Discord 03:04:15 Outro & SGF Plans 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.","meta_description":"John , Lotus , and Niki discuss the biggest news of the week, including Embracer's head-scratching restructure, Destiny 2's final update, and PlayStation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":11381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/episodes/ep-103-embracer-restructures-again-destiny-2-development-ending-ps-plus-price-hikes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vgbees-podcast-6924874/ep-103-embracer-restructures-again-destiny-2-development-ending-ps-plus-price-hikes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}