The Niche-Cast is a regular podcast we host on Wednesdays – where we talk up the latest news, topics, and more with our staff. Please let us know if there’s stuff you want us to discuss!

So you’re a regular visitor at Niche Gamer? The unique games, the niche games, the weird games, whatever you want to call them—we love them and we know you love them as well. We only cover these games on our regular feed, and we only cover them on our podcast, too.

Niche News of the Week

• First Details for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3: Scarlet – PS4 Version has Content Censored, Switch Version is Complete
• Vanillaware Mecha Game “13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim” Delayed to Unannounced Date, PS Vita Version Cancelled
• Command & Conquer, Command & Conquer: Red Alert Getting Official Remasters by Former Devs
• Throwback Shooter “Blazing Chrome” Set for Early 2019 Release on PC, PS4, and Switch
• “Betrayal” Expansion Announced for Path of Exile, Launch Set for December
• Report: Facebook Fired Palmer Luckey for His Politics
• NEOGEO Mini Christmas Limited Edition Announced
• First Trailer for Live-Action Detective Pikachu Movie
• Microsoft Acquires Obsidian Entertainment
• Microsoft Acquires inXile Entertainment
• Gorgeous Cyberpunk Adventure Game “Cloudpunk” Announced
• Final Fantasy XV DLC Packs “Episode Aranea,” “Episode Lunafreya,” and “Episode Noctis” are Cancelled
  • Hajime Tabata Resigns from Square Enix
  • Square Enix Studio Luminous Productions Dev Lists “New AAA Title for PS5” on Resume
  • Nomura: We’re Considering Spinoffs Alongside the Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Spirits Mechanic, More Details Revealed for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Diablo Immortal Announced for Smartphones
  • Blizzard is Working on Mobile Games for All of Their Franchises
  • Playable Beta for Warcraft III: Reforged Coming in Early 2019
  • Warcraft III Remaster “Warcraft III: Reforged” Announced, Launches in 2019
  • Rumor: Blizzard Pulled the Diablo IV Announcement from BlizzCon 2018

Topic of the Week:

• New Sony Censorship Policy is Forcing Japanese Developers to Censor Themselves Even in Japan

In this weeks episode, we recap the latest news, more Sony nonsense, and give thanks to the most important stuff in our lives – tis the Thanksgiving season!

We also did a slight rebranding in dropping the podcast title “Niche Gamer-cast”, we always felt the name was a bit too long and we’re trying to make it sound more snappy! Let us know what you think in the comments.

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