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Retro gaming podcast host departs; new game sees low sales in Japan

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Ravi Abbott, a key figure behind the retro gaming podcast "The Retro Hour," is stepping down after a decade of contributions to retro gaming culture and preservation. Meanwhile, "Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls" has seen lower-than-expected sales in Japan, selling fewer than 3,000 units in its debut week. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster contains two unrelated news items about the gaming industry, one about a podcast host leaving and another about low game sales, neither of which meets the threshold for significant news.

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Retro gaming podcast host departs; new game sees low sales in Japan

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🕹️ "It's Been A Huge Part Of My Life" - The Retro Hour's Ravi Abbott Is Stepping Away After More Than Ten Years "Retro gaming culture and preservation is my lif

    🕹️ "It's Been A Huge Part Of My Life" - The Retro Hour's Ravi Abbott Is Stepping Away After More Than Ten Years "Retro gaming culture and preservation is my life".If you like getting your retro content via the medium of the audio podcast, then you'll almost certainly be aware of …

    LINKS timeextension.com/…/its-been-a-huge-part-…
  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🎮 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sold fewer than 3,000 units in Japan in its first week Retail sales for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls are unexpectedly low in Japa

    🎮 Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls sold fewer than 3,000 units in Japan in its first week Retail sales for Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls are unexpectedly low in Japan 📰 Source: VGC 🔗 Link: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/marvel-tokon-fighting-souls-sold-fewer-than-3000-units-…

    LINKS videogameschronicle.com/…/marvel-tokon-fi…

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