The Gift of Gaming podcast is back for 2025 with all the latest news from December. Darren, Chris and Luke take a look at publishers fear of GTA6's release date, the possibility Xbox will no longer have exclusives and the news that Ubisoft is potentially looking for a buyer. All this and more on this week's episode of the Gift of Gaming podcast!

News Items:

• Ubisoft Shareholders in Talks Over Possible Buyout Terms, Sources SayReuters https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/ubisoft-shareholders-talks-over-possible-buyout-terms-sources-say-2024-12-06/
• Nintendo Switch Has Now Outsold the PS2 in the US https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-switch-sales-surpass-playstation-2-united-states/
• Xbox May Be Done with Permanent Console Exclusives https://gamerant.com/xbox-permanent-console-exclusives-multiplatform-ps5-rumor/#:~:text=Xbox%20is%20shifting%20away%20from,for%20%22multiplatform%20simultaneous%20development.%22
• Publishers Reportedly Refuse to Commit to 2025 Until GTA 6 Release Date Gets Revealed https://www.ign.com/articles/publishers-reportedly-refuse-to-commit-to-2025-until-gta-6-release-date-gets-revealed
• Wallace & Gromit studio Aardman is working on a Pokémon Project https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318706/pokemon-aardman-project

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