This week, Lotus, Niki, and John are back and ready to tackle the first fresh news of 2026, including:

1. The passing of Sega cofounder David Rosen
2. Discord files for an IPO
3. New Life is Strange is leaked to ratings site
4. Jason Schreier causes Take-Two's stock price go down, kinda
5. Minecraft getting new baby animals
6. Larian's CEO still doesn't seem to understand Gen AI
7. Independent Games Festival nominees announced

We played:

1. Vital Shell

Also, your burning HIVE QUESTIONS are answered straight from our lovely Discord.