My take on Direct rumor, Fairgames in trouble, Clair doing well & EA layoffs
298For this week, my 2 Cents Nintendo/Gaming video for the week of May 25 to 31, 2025, I give my thoughts on rumors that a Nintendo Direct could happen around the Switch 2 launch, FairGames seems to be in trouble, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 hit an unusual milestone & EA is closing some studios
Tag for this video: #briansolow #gamer55551 #my2cents #nintendodirect #fairgames #clairobscurexpedition33 #eagames
00:00 - Intro
02:26 - Quick My 2 Cents
10:32 - Movies/TV Shows
13:18 - Part 1 Nintendo Direct
17:22 - Part 2 Fairgames
23:22 - Part 3 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
28:22 - Part 4 EA
Quick My 2 Cents
https://www.ign.com/articles/n64-game-crt-filter-and-rewind-locked-behind-nintendo-switch-2-truly-this-is-the-power-of-next-gen-hardware
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/us-retailers-are-reportedly-starting-to-receive-switch-2-stock
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/castle-of-heart-retold-revamps-the-soulslike-platformer-for-switch-2
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/codemasters-says-it-will-look-at-switch-2-and-see-if-its-a-good-fit-for-f1-games
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/24/sega-states-if-shinobi-art-of-vengeance-does-well-then-shinobi-series-will-be-revived/
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/hellblade-2-is-getting-a-physical-release-on-xbox-but-not-by-microsoft
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/street-fighter-6-somehow-combines-game-key-card-and-code-in-a-box-on-switch-2
https://mynintendonews.com/2025/05/27/dragon-quest-i-ii-hd-2d-remake-arrives-october-on-nintendo-switch-2-and-switch/
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/capcom-on-an-unstoppable-run-plots-new-osaka-studio
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/yooka-laylee-dev-playtonic-is-the-latest-studio-hit-by-layoffs
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/microsoft-signs-historic-tentative-agreement-with-qa-devs-at-bethesda
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/xbox-has-reportedly-sidelined-plans-for-a-2027-first-party-handheld
Movies/TV Shows
Hulu King of the Hill - • King of the Hill Season 14 | Credit Sequen...
https://thedirect.com/article/moon-knight-mcu-future-kevin-feige-oscar-isaac
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/george-r-r-martin-winds-of-winter-update-game-of-thrones-1236232656/
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/spider-man-brand-new-day-mcu-placement-story-details/
Nintendo Direct
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-next-nintendo-direct-will-reportedly-drop-around-switch-2s-launch/
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/rumour-a-nintendo-direct-may-drop-around-the-switch-2s-launch
https://screenrant.com/nintendo-switch-2-direct-rumor-june/
Fairgames
https://gamerant.com/new-report-paints-bleak-picture-of-upcoming-playstation-exclusive/
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/ps5-pc-live-service-fairgames-is-a-super-clunky-cross-between-fortnite-and-the-division
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-couldnt-make-that-up-clair-obscur-expedition-33-hits-3-3-million-sales-after-33-days/
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/very-fittingly-expedition-33-has-sold-3-3-million-copies-in-33-days
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2025/05/clair-obscur-expedition-33s-new-sales-milestone-has-some-crazy-coincidences
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/05/clair-obscur-director-has-exquisite-taste-says-nothing-tops-persona-5s-visual-design
EA
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/05/rumour-iconic-studio-codemasters-may-soon-close-for-good
https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-cancels-black-panther-game-closes-cliffhanger-games
https://wccftech.com/ea-rumored-to-be-laying-off-another-400-developers/
https://insider-gaming.com/ea-entertainment-focusing-fewer-franchises/
Music used for this video - Violet Letter by Aulx Studio (from premiumbeat.com)
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