The Nextlander Podcast · Episode 269 · October 22, 2026 · 2 hr 38 min

269: They Killed BioWare

Breaking news on the podcast this week as we grapple with the abrupt end of BioWare and its new Mass Effect game, plus a potentially very high price for the next Xbox, Fortnite on Linux, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Enshrouded, and a bunch of other stuff. CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:11) Intro (00:00:18) EA closes BioWare and lays off 400 employees (00:35:11) First Break (00:35:12) Microsoft predicts Helix could be up to $1,800 (00:48:35) Some PlayStation 6 speculation about storage and RAM costs (00:57:23) Updates from the EA news (00:58:38) Fortnite and Linux might be a thing (01:06:53) Video game decompilation site is shutting down (01:25:36) Second Break (01:25:37) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse | [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 15, 2026 (01:39:52) Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 08, 2026 (01:46:27) Silver Pines | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 08, 2026 (01:55:56) Enshrouded | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Oct 15, 2026 (02:01:54) Brad has updated his Switch 2 situation (02:14:00) I Am Your Beast: Quitting Time | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Oct 20, 2026 (02:15:14) Emails (02:30:59) Wrapping up and thanks (02:35:44) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:37:58) See ya!