TheGamer's Best Features Of The Week: Roe V. Wade, Pokemon Cities, And Kojima's The Boys

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Happy Thursday, folks! Do you hear that? That's right, it's the sound of TheGamer's best features, all in one convenient place for you. It's been a little quieter this week as we move further from the busy Summer season of announcements and into the release drought, but that doesn't mean we haven't got tons to talk about.

Some of the topics we've got for you this week include a breakdown of why Sony's stance on Abortion is hollow amidst the Roe v. Wade decision, as well as discussions on Disney's recent games output and how we'd like to see its approach change, especially after some hands-on time with Disney Speedstorm. We're also mourning the lost potential of a game idea from Hideo Kojima that was apparently too similar to The Boys to go ahead.

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Beyond that, we've also got an exciting interview with Obsidian's Josh Sawyer, hot off the heels of Pentiment's reveal a few weeks ago, and a scientific analysis of which Pokemon city would be best to live in. That's right, we said scientific.

Let's start with something important. Last week, Roe vs Wade was overturned after months of deliberation, effectively ending the constitutional right to an abortion for women in the US. In response, Sony had all of its game studios release a clearly engineered statement saying it stood by these women and their rights, something that TheGamer's editor-in-chief Stacey Henley argues is a hollow and spineless move considering that the company has previously tried to stay out of it.

Let's put our Mickey Mouse ears on to start this roundup - features editor Eric Switzer has had some time with Disney Speedstorm's closed beta and has come away with some very negative feedback regarding the