Aug 26, 2016 5:35 PM

Game|Life Podcast: No Man's Sky, Deus Ex and Other Controversies

Cut features, delays, and other weirdness on this episode of WIRED’s gaming podcast.

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There’s lots to talk about on this week’s episode of the Game|Life podcast, from Deus Ex to No Man’s Sky to Final Fantasy XV and more.

Cut features! Delays! And did you hear that Call of Duty: Black Ops III is the third best-selling PlayStation 4 game of all time… in Japan? Why is everything so weird? Jake Muncy and I break it all down for you.

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Chris Kohler started writing for WIRED in 2002, and founded WIRED.com's Game|Life channel in 2005. He is the author of the books Power-Up and Retro Gaming Hacks, and co-hosts the Stitcher Award-winning podcast Good Job, Brain! ... Read More

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