This episode aired on 27th July 2024 Agenda: **FIRST HALF** - EA decides to rip off it's player base, after promising not to. We. Are. SHOCKED. - Apex Legends has split it's Battle Pass into two, charging the same amount for the lower tier and more for the second - They have completely removed the means to earn them for free, which was a large draw to the game. - They've tried to imply the latter was necessary as part of removing the in game currency cost from the Battle Pass (they're now using real world currency) - These two things do not connect - As of writing it is 8% positive on Steam - SAG-AFTRA on strike, specifically regarding AI - Video game voice actors didn't really get included in the deal from the previous strike - SDCC potentially leaks Soul Reaver 1 + 2 Remaster **SECOND HALF** - Path of Exile new league - Settlers of Kalguur - Expansion league: a game within a game - Melee rework - loads of rebalancing a class changes **FILLER**- Warhammer 40k updates - Workers at Bethesda join a wall-to-wall Union - Workers at Warcraft have likewise done the same - Halo TV adaption cancelled after season 2 - Fallout: London is out (on GOG because it's too big for nexusmods) - Horizon adaptation has been canned - PlayStation are going to be at the Tokyo Game Show for the first time in years - Many suspect it's for the PS5 Pro announcement - Diablo 4 Spiritborn was reveal - Level cap increase - Stalker 2 delayed to November 20th Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/FullyRendered Socials: Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/fullyrendered https://twitter.com/bryanthepirate https://twitter.com/peachpixel8 https://twitter.com/plopfictionally