ZEN 231 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) Fire Emblem Direct, Nintendo Does Numbers, & More
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Release Date: 08/09/2026
ZEN 231 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) Fire Emblem Direct, Nintendo Does Numbers, & More
Zenspath Entertainment Network
This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 231) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about the "Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave" Direct, Paramount & Warner Bros merger hits an expensive legal hold, Diablo IV may be coming to Switch 2 in a bad way, the live action "The Legend of Zelda" movie reveals more of the cast (including Sam Neill's final role!), PS5 units are shipping with warning labels, Nintendo showed off some impressive sales numbers along with proof that physical is still going strong, & more! Our "Big Question" for this week is "After EA’s recent sale to go private,...
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ZEN 230 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) SDCC 2026 News, Xbox on PC, Merger Delays, & more
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This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 230) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about Sony doubling down on ending physical games over the complaints they are hearing, Xbox suffers an outage that (along with the recent PSN outage) points to why digital only can be bad, EA is finalizing going private (with questionable backing), & more! Our "Big Question" for this week is "What are your favorite Super Hero games...& what do you feel are the worst?" Check out the video version of the podcast over at , share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if...
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ZEN 229 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) SDCC 2026 News, Xbox on PC, Merger Delays, & more
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This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 229) Jeremy & Stephen join up to talk about past San Diego Comic Con memories, new SDCC 2026 news about some of our favorite trailers & toys, Xbox's new Original Xbox Backwards Compatibility test program for PC, the Paramount Skydance & Warner Bros Discovery merger is on legal hold, the Speedrun, & more! Our "Big Question" for this week is "With the closing of the PlayStation 3 store here in a few months, what are some PS3 only releases (or games where PS3 was best) that you recommend people try to get?" Check out the video...
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ZEN 228 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) The Friend Slop Debate, a GDQ Controversy, and More
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This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 228) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about Bethesda announcing a new Fallout, Fallout remakes, & a focus on The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 76 & The Elder Scrolls Online to see content shrinking after layoffs, Nintendo ends the sale of the Switch, but just in the EU, GameStop says physical games is irrelevant (while still trying to buy eBay), 100% of Japanese Online Game developers are using AI, Games Done Quick (GDQ) cancels a sponsored SNK stream because of SNK's owners being the Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund & their...
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ZEN 227 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) We Discuss Physical Media and The Future of Gaming
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Come join Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase for this special episode of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast (Ep 227) as we discuss the news that Sony is ending physical media support for the PlayStation 5 & any future PlayStation systems as of January 1st, 2028. We talk about how we feel about the decision, the balance between physical & digital media, our thoughts on physical media to the medium of gaming & consumer rights, as well as our plans for purchasing future systems for the ones that decide to go digital only, & more. We discuss all of this as our main focus with...
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ZEN 226 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) Gaming's Fall and Some Future Hope
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This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 226) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about a growing dark time in gaming with Sony laying off a large chunk of Bungie & removing over 500 StudioCanal digital movies from users with no refunds, Microsoft is raising the cost of their Xbox hardware AGAIN, Rockstar announces Grand Theft Auto VI for $80 & $99 but only as a code in the box, Valve announces the surprisingly high cost of the Steam Machine, & more! We also returned for a new "Let's Talk About It" segment where we talk about the increasing financial burden of gaming as...
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ZEN 225 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) Xbox & PlayStation Bring Down Their Own Hype
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This week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 225) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about how Xbox & PlayStation have squandered the hype around some amazing presentations last week, Nintendo deals with a hack that leads to basically nothing, AdHoc is still trying to distract from their censorship mess around "Dispatch", Epic pushes AI for Unreal 6 & Lumen for Unreal 5.8, & more! Our "Big Question" for this week is "With companies seemingly imploding from buying up & shutting down studios, moving to AI to replace most artists for “efficiency”, & a drive towards...
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ZEN 224 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) June 2026 Xbox Showcase & Nintendo Direct
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The Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast, Ep 224, is here as we dive into the June 2026 Xbox Games Showcase & the long awaited June 2026 Nintendo Direct! Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk all about "Gears of War: E-Day", all of the games, exciting news, (& even a new anniversary Series X system) from the Xbox Games Showcase as well as a dive into the first Nintendo Direct in 9 months where we cover a LOT of games coming to Switch 2 including the finally announced "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" remake due out this year & more! Our "Big Question" for this week is "Now that...
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ZEN 223 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) PlayStation State of Play & Summer Game Fest Time!
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The Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast, Ep 223, is here as we dive into the 2026 "E3 Holiday Season" for all the gamers that celebrate! Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase dive into the recent PlayStation State of Play, the Summer Game Fest, & an assortment of other announcement highlights happening this season. This is a MASSIVE episode, but we have it broken down (at least on YouTube) with chapter markers so you can easily check out what game we are highlighting or the discussions we have, the Speed Run, & especially this weeks "The Big Question" where we discuss the 1 Year Anniversary...
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ZEN 222 (Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast) Stan Lee AI Abuse, Steam Deck Price Jump, & More
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The Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast, Episode 222, is here! Join Jeremy & Stephen as we talk about Stan Lees image being abused via AI by the same people he sued to try & stop it before his death, Valve raises the price of the OLED Steam Deck by HUNDREDS of dollars, Square Enix starts Dragon Quest 12 development over, gives it a new name, & a not so special re-release of Dragon Quest XI for Switch 2, PlayStation shuts down most of "Destruction AllStars" as yet another of their "Games as a Service" titles fails, Subnautica 2 sells well enough to force a $250 million payout,...
info_outlineThis week on the Zenspath Entertainment Network (Ep 231) Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about the "Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave" Direct, Paramount & Warner Bros merger hits an expensive legal hold, Diablo IV may be coming to Switch 2 in a bad way, the live action "The Legend of Zelda" movie reveals more of the cast (including Sam Neill's final role!), PS5 units are shipping with warning labels, Nintendo showed off some impressive sales numbers along with proof that physical is still going strong, & more!
Our "Big Question" for this week is "After EA’s recent sale to go private, their purchase came with tons of attached debt so they are looking to sell IP to help. What IP(s) would you like them to release from EA’s past vault?"
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Intro 0:00
What We've Been Doing 1:05
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 17:42
"Fire Emblem - Fortune's Weave" Direct 26:36
The Paramount Warner Bros Merger is Hit With a VERY Expensive Legal Holdup 48:54
"Diablo IV" May be Coming to Switch 2, But With a Few....Caveats 54:58
The Live Action "The Legend of Zelda" Movie Reveals More of the Cast 59:28
PS5 Boxes are Shipping with a Warning Label About the Digital Only Future 1:03:45
Nintendo's Financial Reports Show Switch 2 is Growing & Physical is Still Important 1:09:45
The Speedrun 1:14:27
The Big Question 1:23:59
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:38:40
Credits & Info 1:40:24