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  <description>&lt;p&gt;The latest avalanche of video game news feels bad. Sony is killing of physical games, Xbox is firing thousands once again. Just when we think things have bottomed out they get worse, leaving Keith and Eric wondering, what is going on? And what do we do now?&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;[Check out the Main Quest backlog!](linktr.ee/MainQuestPod)&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unlockables.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us. &lt;/p&gt;
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    <![CDATA[<p>The latest avalanche of video game news feels bad. Sony is killing of physical games, Xbox is firing thousands once again. Just when we think things have bottomed out they get worse, leaving Keith and Eric wondering, what is going on? And what do we do now?</p>

<p>[Check out the Main Quest backlog!](linktr.ee/MainQuestPod)</p>

<p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unlockables.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener">Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky!</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/unlockablespod/" rel="nofollow noopener">Follow the Unlockables on Instagram!</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theunlockables" rel="nofollow noopener">Subscribe to the Unlockables YouTube Channel!</a><br>
<a href="https://patreon.com/unlockables?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink" rel="nofollow noopener">Check out the Unlockables on Patreon!</a></p>

<p>The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>The latest avalanche of video game news feels bad. Sony is killing of physical games, Xbox is firing thousands once again. Just when we think things have bottomed out they get worse, leaving Keith and Eric wondering, what is going on? And what do we do now?</p>

<p>[Check out the Main Quest backlog!](linktr.ee/MainQuestPod)</p>

<p><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/unlockables.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener">Follow the Unlockables on Bluesky!</a><br>
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/unlockablespod/" rel="nofollow noopener">Follow the Unlockables on Instagram!</a><br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theunlockables" rel="nofollow noopener">Subscribe to the Unlockables YouTube Channel!</a><br>
<a href="https://patreon.com/unlockables?utm_medium=unknown&amp;utm_source=join_link&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=copyLink" rel="nofollow noopener">Check out the Unlockables on Patreon!</a></p>

<p>The Unlockables is a video game podcast about people's stories and memories around the games that they play, as well as the story of the games themselves! The show consists of solo essay episodes, guest interviews, and collaborative episodes on some of the games that shaped us.</p>]]>
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