The 8bA Podcast brings you this week’s latest and greatest gaming news.

Lorcana. Polygon reports that Ravensburger has revealed the next two sets: Archazia’s Island, featuring Bolt, and Reign of Jafar.

Path of Exile 2. IGN reports that Grinding Gear Games’s sequel to its smash hit ARPG has launched in Early Access, and is receiving some tuning to its loot drop rates to make it feel less punishing.

The Game Awards. Polygon reported the list of winners. Notable titles include Astro Bot for winning Best Game, Best Game Direction, Best Action/Adventure Game, and Best Family Game (notably winning over Princess Peach Showtime, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom). Balatro won Best Mobile Game and Best Indie Game, and Frostpunk 2 defeated Unicorn Overlord for Best Strategy Game. Baldur’s Gate 3 won Best Community Support.

Witcher 4. Polygon reports that CD Projekt Red is making Cirilla the protagonist of the next title in the series.

Wyrmwood. Rascal reports that the gaming-aligned woodworking company has laid off 50% of its workers and filmed both the management discussions leading up to it and the ensuing discussions with the remaining workers.

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Civilization 7. Gamesindustry.biz reports that Firaxis has shifted its development and release strategies due to the surprising number of Civ 6 units sold on Switch.

EA. Gamesindustry.biz reports that EA has added 23 new patents to its library of free accessibility tools for developers. Patents include photosensitivity analysis plugins, intelligent personalized speech recognition, and generating expressive speech audio from text.

GOG. Ars Technica reports that per its new policy, GOG will still provide support and maintenance for games that have been delisted from its store, such as Warcraft and Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness.

Haunted Chocolatier. ConcernedApe posted a blog update regarding his next title, noting that he doesn’t always share notes when there’s progress and will not release the game into Early Access.

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Azurite Sea. Lorcana’s latest set is now available, featuring themes around pirates, inventors, aliens, and robots.

Never Stop Blowing Up. Polygon reports that Dropout’s absurd action film TTRPG based on Kids With Bikes is now available and it’s free.

Warcraft. Blizzard detailed a roadmap of upcoming content for World of Warcraft, including the Siren Isle, Undermine, a customizable car mount, Midnight, player housing, and a return of Plunderstorm. Additionally, Warcraft and Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness have been remastered and are available in a bundle with Warcraft 3: Reforged, which also received a big overhaul.

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