Brian is off on assignment, Leah's hosting, prepare for bullshittery. Thanks to you all. www.brianbabbleson.com

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 07/13/26 STORY 1 - XBOX Layoffs https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-confirms-plans-to-cut-5-studios-and-thousands-of-jobs/ STORY 2 - Positivity Break! What have we been playing STORY 3 - Playstation’s Discless Future https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-announces-the-end-of-disc-games-starting-in-january-2028/ Weather Forecast - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_games_released_in_2026 ...

Thanks for joining us on this, most auspicious of podcasts. We're reranking, recalibrating, making us stronger and more powerful. This podcast gratefully features the music "Let's Go Up" by Origami Repetika, available for reference on the Free Use Archive. www.brianbabbleson.com

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 06/29/26 STORY 1 - XBOX? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-already-planned-ninja-theory-closure-when-it-announced-senua-its-claimed/ STORY 2 - Steam Machine https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/north-of-a-grand-is-the-floor-analysts-debate-whether-steam-machine-means-ps6-and-xbox-helix-will-cost-1000/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/as-xbox-series-x-hits-800-lenovo-warns-memory-prices-will-likely-never-return...

Hey, so.....plans change. The Re-Rankapalooza was derailed by forces out of our control so Brian and Rich are here to talk a bunch of smack and rank a new character. Join us if you please! www.brianbabbleson.com

SUMMER GAME FEST WRAPUP https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-games-showcase-heres-everything-announced-during-xboxs-big-show/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/summer-game-fest-2026-heres-every-announcement-from-sgfs-big-live-show/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/state-of-play-heres-every-announcement-from-playstations-big-live-stream/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-direct-heres-everything-announced-during-nintendos-show/ www.brianbabbleson.com

We are back to the science with a new CI podcast and we are only ONE episode away from the next rerankapalooza. Get ready to have your ears bleed from awesomeness. kofi.com/characterissues www.brianbabbleson.com

CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 06/01/26 STORY 1 - XBOX! https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fable-has-been-delayed-to-2027/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-ceo-calls-ps5-logo-decision-a-miss-and-promises-to-rethink-games-showcase-policy/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/after-a-fan-poll-microsofts-new-games-boss-is-rebranding-xbox-to-xbox/ STORY 2 - Critical Success https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/007-first-light-is-already-ios-faste...

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CHARACTER ISSUES NEWS NETWORK….FOR NEWS!! - 05/18/26 STORY 1 - Sales successes https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/subnautica-2-sells-2-million-in-12-hours-with-over-600k-concurrent-players/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/review/forza-horizon-6/ STORY 2 - In trouble? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/saros-had-a-lukewarm-start-with-300000-sold-in-2-weeks-analytics-firm-estimates/ https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-reports-765-million-impairment-loss-due-to-underperform...