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Episode Date: October 5, 2025

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When you look at Cardi B. Am I the Drama first week sale, it debuted $205,000 first week and 90,000 of the 205,000 first week sales debut was pure album sales. Now, I don't want to feed into the barbs. All I'm going to say is, that's a very interesting number. A very, very wholesome number, very round number. So to have a 90% drop off in physical units, I mean, come on now. Apex Legend, shout out to them if I always have some of the most popular battle real games for Steam. If only H1Z1 could be on this list one day.

Shepard, just look at the state of gaming. Like, what is going on? I have a dream that one day H1Z1 will have the loyal fans that Apex Legends and PubG Battlegrounds has. This track alone, been on the charts for 110 weeks, never leaving number nine or just never leaving the top 10, is going to feed generations. So shout to Teddy Swims for making what a whole artist's career makes in one song with loose control. Shepard, just look at the state of gaming. Like, what is going on? Tell me why Marvel Rivals is on this list if this game is dead.

Like, if this game is dead, then I want to know what, what? with a game that's not dead looks like you know i mean so starting in number 15 what in the world is that digimon