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Podcast: Thanks For Playing
Episode: Oscars 2026 Reactions, USA Esports Alliance Debate, Overwatch 2 Regrets & RuneScape Price Hikes
Description: This week on Thanks For Playing, we’re diving into a little bit of everything. We kick things off with our Oscars 2026 reactions, including thoughts on Sinners, Best Actor, cinematography, and why some of this year’s biggest nominees left us a little split. If you love movie talk with strong opinions, this one’s for you.
From there, we jump into gaming and esports, including the new USA Esports Alliance and whether esports can ever really capture the same magic as traditional sports. We also get into Jeff Kaplan’s revealing comments about Overwatch 2, Blizzard’s messy deci...