Shawn Layden drops a bomb on Game Pass, calling it “bad for business” and saying it turns developers into “wage slaves.” Is he right, or is Xbox’s subscription service still a win for gamers?

We also cover:🎮 Gamescom’s massive 2025 showcase with over 1,500 exhibitors

🔫 PUBG ending support for last-gen consoles

🪖 CoD: Black Ops 7’s rumored campaign/multiplayer fusion

🍔 Plus: what we’ve been playing and the best food we had this week

🎮 Gaming. Food. The Good Old Days.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Hello and welcome to the show

10:30 Shawn Layden calls Game Pass “bad for business”

29:20 Gamescom 2025 lineup revealed (1,500+ exhibitors)

34:00 PUBG drops last-gen support

43:45 What have we been playing/watching? / BF6 impressions

1:24:20 The best food we had this week

1:29:50 Closing and end of show

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