The Nextlander Podcast

This week we all dig (lol) into the indie drilling platformer Pepper Grinder, continue catching up with FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, and do battle with American air travel. Also: Embracer and Sega divest of Gearbox and Relic (respectively), a disc-less Xbox Series X is sighted in the wild, we think seriously about Krull and Willow and Ladyhawke, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:29) Another trip another weird and long delay?
(00:09:40) The escalation of Egg Hunts
(00:14:55) Trying to make a list of the best couch co-op games (for kids)
(00:17:37) [Possible Minor SPOILERS] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(00:35:55) Pepper Grinder [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Mar 28, 2024
(00:46:39) [SPOILERS] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(00:53:28) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024
(01:00:03) News
(01:00:08) Stop Killing Games!
(01:04:47) Take-Two is buying Gearbox!
(01:10:04) Sega sells of Relic
(01:15:35) New white Xbox Series X with no disc?
(01:25:56) People like to play old (and maybe free) games, apparently
(01:42:27) Emails
(01:53:01) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:55:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:58:08) Coming up on Nextlander
(01:58:55) See ya!

Viiiiideo games on the show this week include Dragon's Dogma II, Princess Peach: Showtime, Open Roads, and the Stellar Blade demo, plus we talk about Phil Spencer's comments on an Xbox handheld and third-party stores on the Xbox, Larian moving on from D&D, a possible open-world Resident Evil, busting open your Switch, our dream game show appearances, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:41) We're back from PAX East
(00:02:42) More Switch repairs
(00:15:07) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024
(00:47:50) Open Roads [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 28, 2024
(00:56:46) Princess Peach: Showtime! [Nintendo Switch] on Mar 22, 2024
(01:10:59) Stellar Blade [PlayStation 5] on Apr 26, 2024
(01:20:13) Phil Spencer and the state of Xbox (and video games)
(01:45:31) Larian says they are done making new Baldur's Gate content
(01:55:16) Dragon's Dogma 2 update roadmap
(01:57:16) Resident Evil 9 rumors
(02:03:02) Emails
(02:14:32) Breaking news?
(02:16:30) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:18:37) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:21:15) See ya!

We get our pawn on in Dragon's Dogma II this week and check out the new Outcast, even as we dutifully continue plowing through FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, plus we cover the latest on PlayStation 5 Pro, the state of PSVR 2, the new Marvel 1943 from Amy Hennig and team, international standards of measurement, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:11) Alex and I will be at PAX East
(00:06:33) Long board games are also piling up
(00:14:01) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024
(00:39:55) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(01:02:09) Outcast: A New Beginning [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 15, 2024
(01:07:44) Contra: Operation Galuga [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 12, 2024
(01:10:13) The Outlast Trials [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 05, 2024
(01:14:11) [Spoiler Warning] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:24:37) News
(01:24:48) More details on the PlayStation 5 Pro
(01:44:07) PSVR 2 production has been temporarily halted
(01:53:58) Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra announced
(02:08:05) Emails
(02:13:48) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:17:01) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:18:38) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:21:44) See ya!

We're awash in new games this week, with Mars After Midnight, Contra: Operation Galuga, WWE 2K24, and more joining old favs like FF7 Rebirth. Also: the tragic loss of Akira Toriyama, the harassment campaign around Sweet Baby Inc., the mystery of the flying space bugs, and more.

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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:00:36) Daylight Saving Time is here again
(00:03:17) Vermont and Casey Jones have the freshest powder?
(00:10:14) Show rundown
(00:10:58) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(00:25:21) WWE 2K24 [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 08, 2024
(00:33:00) Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch] on Mar 13, 2024
(00:41:47) Mars After Midnight [Playdate] on Mar 12, 2024
(00:48:39) Contra: Operation Galuga [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 12, 2024
(00:54:51) Top Racer Collection [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 07, 2024
(00:58:52) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024
(00:59:55) Akira Toriyama has passed away
(01:10:00) Sweet Baby, what's going on here?
(01:23:32) Summer Game Fest gets a date
(01:27:30) MultiVersus is coming back
(01:35:13) Stig Asmussen has a new studio
(01:37:34) Helldivers 2 continues to be pretty cool
(01:41:44) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:46:02) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:47:29) Nextlander content updates
(01:50:34) See ya!

Games! FF7 Rebirth, Skull & Bones, Helskate, Balatro, Helldivers and more. News! The Nintendo/Yuzu settlement, Respawn's Star Wars cancellation, the Halo composer's congressional run, and a hypothetical Chrono Trigger remake (??). Also fleas! And humidity! It's a podcast!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:11) I would own an elaborate sword display and I'm ok with that
(00:04:23) We need more month rhymes before the corpos get them
(00:06:21) Live while I'm alive sleep when my body (or cat) lets me
(00:08:42) Show rundown
(00:09:02) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(00:45:25) Helskate [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Feb 15, 2024
(00:51:35) Skull and Bones [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Feb 16, 2024
(01:01:04) Helldivers 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 08, 2024
(01:05:52) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:09:07) Nintendo and Yuzu Settle for $2.4M
(01:21:04) EA layoffs and cancellations
(01:26:33) Embracer looking to sell Saber and Gearbox?
(01:31:22) Toys for Bob leaving Microsoft
(01:35:33) Composer for Halo running for office?
(01:39:35) Exosuits (mechs) coming to Helldivers 2 soon
(01:43:57) What's in your Chrono Trigger remake?
(01:50:44) Capcom giving some raises?
(01:58:58) Emails
(02:07:35) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:12:07) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:13:05) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:13:24) Come join us at PAX East
(02:14:31) See ya!

Brad has played an astonishing amount of Final Fantasy this week, and it's time to talk for like an hour about Remake, Rebirth, Crisis Core, and a bunch of other stuff. Plus: updates on Pacific Drive, Balatro, Infinite Wealth's Animal Crossing thing, PlayStation layoffs and the closure of London Studio, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:07) Prepare for the Final Fantasy talk
(00:01:59) First, let's talk about bonding with our pets
(00:05:44) [Spoiler Warning] Final Fantasy 7 and Remake talk
(00:06:31) Brad, let's talk about Final Fantasy 7
(00:34:02) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(01:08:54) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:12:05) Pacific Drive [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 22, 2024
(01:17:53) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:23:41) News
(01:23:55) Sony to layoff 900 people and closes London Studio
(01:26:49) How do we make this a healthy and profitable industry?
(01:46:51) Remedy buys Control rights back from 505 Games
(01:49:54) Helldivers 2 servers seem to be working
(01:53:58) Nintendo sues open-source Switch emulator Yuzu
(02:00:32) PSVR 2 coming to a PC near you?
(02:05:28) Emails
(02:09:14) Come join us for a heroic Watchcast
(02:10:52) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:11:24) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:12:36) Nextlander content updates
(02:18:47) Come join us at PAX East!
(02:20:18) See Ya!

This week we discuss at great length: our strategically tactically strategic Helldivers play, like four different versions of Final Fantasy VII, the full release of Balatro, Enshrouded, the newest details on multiplatform Xbox games (and maybe a new Xbox?!), the rules and requirements for eating a whole pizza, and a bunch more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:06) How's Zeke doing?
(00:02:44) Finally, sharing the Port Authority fun with friends
(00:06:48) Checking in with Brad's flapping cable
(00:08:58) Helldivers 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 08, 2024
(00:47:57) Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth [Demo]
(01:13:55) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:19:21) Enshrouded [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jan 24, 2024 [Early Access]
(01:28:50) News
(01:29:05) Brad Shoemaker is breaking original FF7 news!
(01:30:26) Nintendo Switch 2 is releasing in 2025?
(01:36:27) Biggest news from the Nintendo Direct?
(01:37:34) The first wave of those Xbox games coming to other platforms
(01:43:47) Future Xbox hardware
(01:57:25) Sony's stock goes down after lower margins
(02:08:55) Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree Trailer
(02:15:16) Bandai Namco reveals some cancellations
(02:16:02) Ebracer has also cancelled a lot of projects
(02:18:34) Post Malone is curating a WWE soundtrack?
(02:24:00) Emails
(02:29:31) Nextlander content updates
(02:31:40) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:33:00) Coming up this week
(02:34:29) We're going to PAX East!
(02:36:36) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:36:51) See ya!

Helldivers 2 is so good that it was tough not to stop this podcast and go play more of it, but we also managed to talk about demos for FF7 Rebirth and some Steam Next Fest fare like Balatro and Normal Fishing, Disney's $1.5 billion deal with Epic, the future of both PlayStation and Xbox, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:38) You're only as clever as your last idiotic move
(00:05:47) Helldivers 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 08, 2024
(00:42:33) Palworld [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 19, 2024
(00:51:25) The Steam Next Fest Demos
(00:52:55) Pacific Drive [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 22, 2024
(00:54:27) Indika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] Q1 2024
(00:55:24) Normal Fishing [PC (Microsoft Windows)] Q4 2024
(00:56:49) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:00:01) Dystopika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] 2024
(01:00:25) Final Fantasy 7 Remake / Rebirth (demo)
(01:20:58) Reports and speculation about Microsoft's next business moves
(01:39:35) Disney invest 1.5 billion with Epic
(01:49:47) Sony says no 'existing major franchise' games before April 2025
(02:01:48) Emails
(02:11:20) Nextlander content updates
(02:15:13) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:16:15) Thanks and wrapping up
(02:16:54) Nextlander upcoming content
(02:18:15) See ya!

Microsoft might (might!) go multiplatform, Death Stranding 2 looks relatively bananas, Kojima is making a new espionage action game (!), Suicide Squad finally came out and isn't all bad, and all of it is discussed right here on this week's podcast.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:05:40) Life, death, taxes, and changing your primary care physician
(00:15:57) Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Feb 02, 2024
(00:44:01) Silent Hill: The Short Message [PlayStation 5] on Jan 31, 2024
(00:56:32) [Easter Egg Spoilers?] Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(00:59:31) Indika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] in Q1 2024
(01:05:55) Tekken 8 [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:08:22) Final Fantasy 7: Remake and Rebirth
(01:09:56) The end of the Xbox console?!
(01:11:27) Ohhh, listen to that mic bump.
(01:36:06) Sony's State of Play
(02:06:52) When will we see The Last of Us Part 3?
(02:12:15) Emails
(02:22:23) Corrections?
(02:23:44) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:26:16) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:26:51) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:28:26) Things are always moving and shaking at NXL
(02:29:34) See ya!

Will Smith (of game development and Fortnite-streaming fame) joins us this week to unpack the mass Xbox/Activision/Blizzard layoffs and the general state of the games business, plus Tekken 8, more with Prince of Persia and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the secret language of grade schoolers, Taylor Swift's nation-state status, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:56) Welcome Will Smith to the show!
(00:03:09) What is Taylor's Version?
(00:13:37) Tekken 8 [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(00:34:33) Fortnite and Lego Fortnite
(00:39:43) Tunic [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One] on Mar 16, 2022
(00:44:07) Rounds [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Apr 01, 2021
(00:48:20) Palworld [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 19, 2024
(00:59:37) Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(01:02:49) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:07:05) [SPOILERS] Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jan 18, 2024
(01:25:18) The state of video games
(01:25:50) Microsoft layoffs and cancellations
(02:05:50) Is the end near for physical releases?
(02:12:02) Eidos layoffs and cancellations
(02:12:50) Sega also has layoffs
(02:17:54) Suicide Squad giving in-game currency to early access players
(02:25:26) Switch 2 updates
(02:39:37) Emails
(02:43:27) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:44:24) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:46:04) Thanks Will Smith!
(02:47:37) See ya!

This week, the early hours of Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, deeper into POP: The Lost Crown, plus Home Safety Hotline, all the goings on with Palworld, our thoughts on Xbox games like Indiana Jones and Avowed, replacing your anode rod, and plenty more.

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(00:00:58) Alex's ladder drama
(00:02:56) Not the bees!
(00:11:50) If you're on the same calendar as I am, check your anode rod.
(00:17:53) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(00:55:19) Home Safety Hotline [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jan 16, 2024
(01:01:36) Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(01:03:06) [SPOILERS] Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jan 18, 2024
(01:26:53) Xbox Developer_Direct
(01:48:18) Palworld blew up
(02:01:53) 2024 might be tougher than 2023 for game development
(02:12:39) The top selling games of 2023
(02:21:47) Emails
(02:25:44) Nextlander content updates
(02:29:03) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:32:17) See ya!

They mixed some Metroid into the new Prince of Persia and it turns out we're all quite down with that. Plus: Brad digs into the new Last of Us Part II rogue-like mode, Rockstar and Remedy in a logo dust-up, Harmonix is finally ceasing Rock Band 4 DLC, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:49) Good times at the Garden State Robotics League
(00:08:26) Did you say Yogic... and also flying?
(00:10:54) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jan 18, 2024
(00:31:52) War Hospital [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 11, 2024
(00:35:37) The Last of Us Part II: Remastered [PlayStation 5] on Jan 19, 2024
(00:52:29) Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(00:56:01) Looking at games in February
(00:58:29) Ubisoft and maybe you be subscribing soon?
(01:16:12) More notable layoffs blamed on "over-investment"
(01:20:31) Remedy and Take-Two are (R?) having logo disputes
(01:25:08) Harmonix will end Rock Band DLC
(01:39:27) We pick the winners for the GDC Awards
(01:49:14) Emails
(01:59:02) Nextlander content updates
(02:01:49) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:02:10) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:03:52) See ya!

In this second week of 2024: The Finals, Among Us in Vampire Survivors, more Sea of Stars, Xbox maybe going multiplatform, layoffs at Twitch and Unity, another excuse to say "Switch 2," wrestlers acting badly, Twin Peaks merch we didn't know we wanted, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:12) The water wants to get into your house
(00:05:06) The pros and cons of Mars living and which Dre should go
(00:09:59) The video games
(00:11:17) Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(00:35:17) The Finals [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 08, 2023
(00:50:06) Vampire Survivors: Emergency Meeting [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 18, 2023
(00:53:55) Hitman World of Assassination [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR] on Jan 26, 2023
(01:00:38) Will more Xbox games come to other platforms?
(01:16:55) Xbox's upcoming Developer_Direct
(01:22:40) Big layoffs at Unity Software
(01:23:40) Big layoffs at Twitch
(01:27:52) Will we get a new Switch this year?
(01:35:25) Emails
(01:50:12) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:51:42) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:53:24) Nextlander content updates
(01:54:46) See ya!

We've got plenty to catch up on in our first podcast of 2024 (not a real year), from holiday gaming with small children to basement cleaning strategies, some Game Awards highlights, the wild world of competitive NES Tetris, predictions for the Internet of 2034, and a bunch more!

A great explainer about the Tetris story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJ5UuknsHU

Brendan Sinclair's 2023 roundup: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tearing-up-the-pea-patch-this-year-in-business 

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:42) Happy 2024
(00:07:35) The joy of gifting video games
(00:13:23) Brad's List of Games to Share with Children
(00:33:21) What did Alex do doing break?
(00:41:22) Vinny's Break Time Fun
(00:41:31) Beat Saber [PlayStation VR2] on May 24, 2023
(00:45:23) Dave the Diver [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 28, 2023
(00:47:55) Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(00:52:13) Should probably mention I think it's also on Game Pass
(00:56:32) Let the Battling of Bots begin!
(00:58:21) Brad and Alex's thoughts on the Game Awards
(01:18:35) Godus is being removed from steam
(01:22:18) Voice of Max Payne, James McCaffrey has passed
(01:24:06) Jack Black joins the cast of the live action Minecraft movie
(01:29:27) Nintendo already shutting down some 3DS and WiiU services
(01:31:45) Publisher Versus Evil has been shut down
(01:32:54) Bobby Kotick is officially gone... for now?
(01:35:03) Go read Brendan Sinclair's 'This Year in Business' story at GamesIndustry.biz
(01:37:43) Baldur's Gate coming to Game Pass?
(01:39:00) This is kid is REALLY good at Tetris
(01:50:36) Emails
(02:09:48) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:11:09) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:13:52) Nextlander content updates
(02:14:27) See ya!

It's our last podcast of 2023, and thus our last chance to celebrate many of our favs with some chill 'n friendly debate about categories like best storytelling, best remake, and most anticipated, plus our highly personalized list of top 10 games of the year!

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(00:00:00) Spoiler Warning
(00:00:49) Intro
(00:03:42) Best Storytelling
(00:05:20) Sons of the Forest [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Feb 23, 2023
(00:07:28) El Paso, Elsewhere [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 26, 2023
(00:11:30) Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 09, 2023
(00:14:10) Mortal Kombat 1 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 19, 2023
(00:19:17) Final Fantasy XVI [PlayStation 5] on Jun 22, 2023
(00:21:21) Fort Solis [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Aug 22, 2023
(00:23:05) Oxenfree II: Lost Signals [Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jul 12, 2023
(00:24:59) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [PlayStation 5] on Oct 20, 2023
(00:30:30) Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Aug 31, 2023
(00:31:48) Breakout 13 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] on Jan 09, 2023
(00:32:55) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 28, 2023
(00:35:43) The Making of Karateka [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] on Aug 29, 2023
(00:42:27) Venba [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Jul 31, 2023
(00:45:16) Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores [PlayStation 5] on Apr 19, 2023
(00:48:03) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 03, 2023
(00:54:12) Deliver Us Mars [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Feb 02, 2023
(00:55:59) Dredge [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 30, 2023
(00:57:04) Chants of Sennaar [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 05, 2023
(00:58:24) Thirsty Suitors [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 02, 2023
(01:03:06) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(01:08:43) Ok, mostly ordering at this point the games at this point.
(01:20:16) Alex's Best Surprise
(01:38:06) Best Remake / Remaster
(02:05:22) Brad's Hard Game Club
(02:23:45) Game We Wish We Could Play Right Now!
(02:50:01) Top Ten Games of the Year
(04:09:55) The Big Recap (for those that just want to hear all the winners)
(04:11:30) Wrapping up and thanks
(04:13:21) See ya!

Can it be? Have we (almost) reached the end of this year? Is it finally time to talk about some of our favorite 2023 games, including the best looking game, the coolest gameplay hooks, the best game to play with friends, and the best FMV or point-and-click games to play if you want to be a cool person?

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(00:00:07) SPOILER WARNING
(00:00:31) Intro
(00:07:20) Best Look
(00:56:36) Best Game We Came Back To
(01:26:11) FMV And/Or Point and Click Adventure Games That Are for Cool People
(01:33:24) Best Played with Friends
(02:10:47) Coolest Game Mechanic
(02:51:14) Thanks and See Ya!
(02:52:56) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

With Brad and Alex unexpectedly out Patrick Klepek answers the call to chat about Fortnite and the kids, the end of E3, and The Game Awards!

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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:00:30) Patrick Klepek is here!
(00:01:53) Lego Fortnite and the kids
(00:10:37) Where are all the plastic intruments?
(00:12:52) What's hot with the kids these days?
(00:21:10) It's official, no more E3... forever?
(00:43:41) The Game Awards (Conceptually)
(00:54:13) The Game Awards (The Games)
(00:54:52) The Rise of the Golden Idol [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on 2024
(00:55:54) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on 2024
(00:58:27) Exodus [Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:01:56) Windblown [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(01:04:43) No Rest for the Wicked [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on TBD
(01:05:26) Sega's Reboot Trailer
(01:08:32) Jurassic Park: Survival [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:11:51) OD [Xbox Series X|S] on TBD
(01:15:26) Marvel's Blade [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:22:18) The Finals [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 08, 2023
(01:22:35) Light No Fire [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:28:34) The Casting of Frank Stone [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:30:03) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:31:13) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:32:32) Go support Patrick!
(01:34:02) See ya!

Well, now we definitely officially know what Grand Theft Auto VI looks like, so we dig into that trailer this week, as well as Harmonix's proper Fortnite debut, the early hours of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, earnings trouble at Bungie, and other stuff!

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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:00:29) Hardcore Alex
(00:02:44) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 07, 2023
(00:31:26) Against the Storm [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 08, 2023
(00:34:10) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 03, 2023
(00:40:45) A Highland Song [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 05, 2023
(00:43:57) Vampire Survivors [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 17, 2021
(00:50:33) American Truck Simulator: Kansas [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac] on Nov 30, 2023
(00:58:31) The GTA VI trailer is out!
(01:14:11) Fortnite's new modes
(01:25:44) Twitch is ending services in South Korea next year
(01:29:23) Bungie reportedly struggling to maintain autonomy
(01:43:46) Emails
(02:00:12) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:01:41) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:03:14) Nextlander content updates
(02:05:22) See ya!

It's almost December, so it's time to take stock of the games we're currently catching up on, as well as the ones on our backlogs (with a break to talk about Steamworld Build), plus news of the day like details on Rockstar's long cancelled Agent, Game Awards announcement predictions, Unity's closure of Weta Digital, and some other stuff!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:03) Huuuu-rah, ooo-rah, hooo-ah?
(00:04:18) Are you someone's Hunt: Showdown friend?
(00:07:48) The video games
(00:08:07) SteamWorld Build [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 01, 2023
(00:25:51) Break
(00:30:58) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 03, 2023
(00:45:38) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(00:46:17) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(00:47:33) Final Fantasy XVI [PlayStation 5] on Jun 22, 2023
(00:50:06) The lists of games we're working through this year
(01:10:18) News
(01:10:26) Xbox teases announcements during Game Awards
(01:29:37) Unity laying off Weta Digital teams
(01:32:59) Embracer seems ready to shutter TimeSplitters
(01:41:48) Details emerge about Rockstar's canceled game Agent
(01:51:06) Beyond Good and Evil is getting a 20th anniversary edition
(02:00:55) Emails
(02:08:16) Nextlander content updates
(02:11:28) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:12:51) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:14:58) See Ya!

As we roll into the Thanksgiving holiday, we dish up some piping hot discussion about our very timely experiences with Cyberpunk 2077, "beating" Vampire Survivors, 25 years of Half-Life (and other greatest hits of 1998), a questionable second Flashback, the long and storied American Pie franchise, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:15) Why? Why do folks miss American Pie?
(00:09:31) Just don't look up current Steven Seagal
(00:12:24) The video games
(00:12:49) Dredge: The Pale Reach [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch] on Nov 16, 2023
(00:15:52) Cyberpunk 2077 [Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 10, 2020
(00:28:08) Flashback 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 16, 2023
(00:39:52) The Invincible [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 06, 2023
(00:41:42) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(00:47:56) Vampire Survivors [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 17, 2021
(00:51:42) Thirsty Suitors [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 02, 2023
(00:52:13) Games we'd like to catch up on
(00:57:52) The News
(00:58:39) Embracer has more layoffs, cancels KOTOR, and talks of more Borderlands?
(01:16:20) The Last of of Part2 Remastered is officially announced
(01:26:04) Happy 25th Anniversary Half-Life!
(01:37:12) Nextlander content updates
(01:39:55) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:40:18) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:41:59) See ya!

The year's end looms, so it's time to look over the Game Awards nominees, then gaze longingly at the OLED Steam Deck, then catch up on games like Thirsty Suitors, more Alan Wake II, and Risk of Rain Returns, then discuss a young man's first platinum, then more!

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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:02:25) Alex finally upgrades his PS5 drive
(00:07:47) The kids are outgrowing their meager gaming setups
(00:14:16) Thirsty Suitors [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 02, 2023
(00:21:33) Risk of Rain Returns [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 08, 2023
(00:30:46) Super Crazy Rhythm Castle [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Nov 14, 2023
(00:36:42) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(00:39:11) The PC of Theseus
(00:42:32) Overcooked! All You Can Eat [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 12, 2020
(00:45:11) Satisfactory [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 19, 2019
(00:49:25) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 6 [Nintendo Switch] on Nov 09, 2023
(00:57:37) OLED Steam Deck is coming
(01:06:08) It's that time of (the Game of the) year!
(01:23:09) Sony delays some of its live service game plans
(01:31:40) Warner Bros. wants all of the live service games!
(01:40:21) The Witcher 3 is getting official mod support for new content
(01:45:15) Emails
(01:51:33) Nextlander content updates
(01:58:10) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:59:57) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:01:27) See ya!

This podcast contains discussion of topics such as: the new Like a Dragon Gaiden, The Invincible, Jusant, The Talos Principle II, Grand Theft Auto 6, Mass Effect 5, the live-action Zelda movie, and fish. A lot of fish.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:19) Talk to Me about my anniversary
(00:12:15) I see food and I order fish and chips.
(00:17:38) Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 09, 2023
(00:35:32) Quieter November this year
(00:36:53) The Invincible [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 06, 2023
(00:43:04) Starfield [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 06, 2023
(00:49:33) Assassin's Creed Mirage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 05, 2023
(00:53:59) Astroneer [PC (Microsoft Windows), PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Feb 05, 2019
(00:58:14) The Talos Principle II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 02, 2023
(01:01:55) Jusant [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 31, 2023
(01:04:34) Noun Town Language Learning [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 02, 2023
(01:08:06) Let's all learn more languages
(01:20:16) Break
(01:21:07) The next Grand Theft Auto is getting a trailer in December
(01:38:50) Revenant Hill production suspended
(01:41:47) What happened at BlizzCon?
(01:49:14) PlayStation removing native Twitter integration
(01:51:59) Happy N7 Day and welcome back Andromeda!
(01:56:47) Do we need or want a live action Zelda movie?
(02:11:42) Emails
(02:12:04) WARNING! SPOILERS for Spider-Man 2
(02:14:25) END OF SPOILERS for Spider-Man 2
(02:19:08) Watchcast returns with terrible movies!
(02:20:33) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:21:31) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:23:37) Nextlander content updates
(02:24:52) See ya!

We're pretty busy having our minds blown by Alan Wake II this week, but we also find time for a mini-Spider-spoilercast, news like the layoffs at Bungie, Atari's purchase of Digital Eclipse, updates on Remedy's other projects, Xbox's lockout of third-party accessories, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:30) Show rundown
(00:03:21) The scary movies of Halloween
(00:04:53) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(00:48:36) Assassin's Creed Mirage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 05, 2023
(00:51:31) Super Mario Bros. Wonder [Nintendo Switch] on Oct 20, 2023
(00:51:52) El Paso, Elsewhere [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 26, 2023
(00:52:34) [MAJOR SPOILERS] Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [PlayStation 5] on Oct 20, 2023
(01:23:00) News
(01:23:46) Layoffs at Bungie
(01:31:05) Digital Eclipse being acquired by Atari
(01:37:42) Microsoft ended compatibility for unauthorized accessories
(01:45:28) Updates for future Remedy projects
(01:49:48) Ubisoft ending some online services for older games
(01:55:10) Emails
(02:00:25) NXL Watchcast Updates
(02:02:04) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:03:51) Thanks and wrapping up
(02:04:12) Nextlander content updates

On the show this week, we dig into the fifth? sixth? Super Mario Bros. game (y'know, Wonder), discuss the later parts of Spider-Man 2, cover news like the Animal Crossing-ish island builder in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and the first look at the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake, think of ways to make video game consoles worse, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:45) Speaking of evil...
(00:04:25) Show rundown
(00:04:46) Super Mario Bros. Wonder [Nintendo Switch] on Oct 20, 2023
(00:32:36) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [PlayStation 5] on Oct 20, 2023
(00:53:43) Assassin's Creed Mirage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 05, 2023
(00:56:23) The Jackbox Party Pack 10 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 19, 2023
(01:04:37) Where we are at with games
(01:07:00) Halloween costume status
(01:09:35) Horror movie recommendations
(01:13:57) Microsoft Partner Stream
(01:14:41) Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:19:22) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:37:49) Emails
(01:54:00) Upcoming for Nextlander and games
(01:58:35) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:00:01) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:01:41) See Ya!

Spider-Man 2 is here, and hey, it's extremely good! That's pretty much all we played this week, but also the Microsoft/Activision deal closed (and Bobby Kotick is on the way out), the other shoe has dropped for Bandcamp as it leaves Epic, one whole Wii U sold in September, we're awash in skincare tips, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:37) Spider-Man in the cinema
(00:08:56) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [PlayStation 5] on Oct 20, 2023
(01:16:49) News
(01:17:25) Microsoft and Activision have done it and they will be Bobby free next year
(01:48:16) After 24 years Pete Hines leaves Bethesda
(01:58:28) Masssive layoffs around Bandcamp
(02:13:04) A single person bought a WiiU!
(02:17:40) A little more speculation around the Microsoft and Activision/Blizzard
(02:19:12) Emails
(02:25:51) What's happening on Nextlander
(02:28:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:30:19) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:32:07) See Ya!

This week we ended up doing an impromptu dive into the past/present/future of Assassin's Creed in the wake of Mirage's release, talked (?) at length (??) about a new Robocop game (???), dabbled with Payday 3, considered the new PS5 design's place in the pantheon of PlayStations, pondered an AI Guitar hero and Disney's Electronic Arts, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:04:06) Let's talk about moisturizing and skincare
(00:12:37) Show rundown
(00:12:56) Assassin's Creed Mirage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 05, 2023
(00:45:35) Robocop: Rogue City [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 02, 2023
(01:01:35) Payday 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] on Sep 21, 2023
(01:09:05) Cocoon [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 29, 2023
(01:20:16) Break
(01:20:43) PS5 Refresh
(01:40:30) Unity CEO is no longer with Unity
(01:46:24) A future where Disney owns EA?
(01:55:26) Activision/Blizzard mentions Game Pass
(02:02:53) Bobby Kotick mentions Guitar Hero
(02:17:47) Send over some emails at podcast at nextlander dot com!
(02:17:59) Nextlander content updates
(02:21:12) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:23:18) See Ya!

We're in it now, with games releasing fast and furious, and this week we get wrapped up in Cocoon, hit the track in the new Forza Motorsport, and head to Baghdad in Assassin's Creed Mirage. Also: Jim Ryan's Sony exit, mass layoffs at Epic, the end of 3DS and Wii U online, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:55) Come for the emergency tests, stay for the conspiracy theories
(00:08:43) Show rundown
(00:09:39) Cocoon [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 29, 2023
(00:22:37) Forza Motorsport [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 10, 2023
(00:41:44) Assassin's Creed Mirage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 05, 2023
(00:47:00) [SPOILER] AC Valhalla Plot Details [SPOILER]
(00:47:36) [END OF SPOILERS]
(00:57:47) Fights in Tight Spaces: Weapon of Choice [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 28, 2023
(01:01:06) Remnant II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 25, 2023
(01:13:00) CEO Jim Ryan leaving PlayStation
(01:22:35) Sega cancels Hyenas
(01:24:04) Epic Games to lay off over 800 people
(01:33:07) Former Ubi execs arrested
(01:37:13) Nintendo ending online services for 3DS and Wii U
(01:40:50) More on Bandcamp
(01:44:01) Emails
(01:53:41) It's time for Scary Movie Watchcast!
(01:54:12) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:54:39) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:56:25) Nextlander content updates
(01:58:16) See ya!

This week we've all finished Mortal Kombat 1 and it's time for a mini-spoilercast! Also, Brad played the impressive looking Alan Wake 2, Alex played the Remedy-esque El Paso, Elsewhere, Vinny's way into Chants of Sennaar, Unity has (kind of) cleaned up its mess, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:27) [SPOILERS] Mortal Kombat 1 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch] on Sep 19, 2023
(01:02:40) First Break
(01:02:44) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(01:20:24) El Paso, Elsewhere [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 26, 2023
(01:26:05) Chants of Sennaar [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4] on Sep 05, 2023
(01:33:11) Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 31, 2023
(01:34:51) Getting the games on the new TV
(01:36:39) Second Break
(01:36:43) News
(01:37:12) Unity walks back a lot of its upcoming pricing changes
(01:46:39) Hideki Kamiya is leaving PlatinumGames
(01:51:24) A third Star Wars Jedi game gets mentioned during Comic Con
(01:57:17) You can get with Jizz or you can get with Jatz
(02:04:13) Emails and Watchcast updates
(02:07:39) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:08:21) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:10:26) Nextlander content updates
(02:11:59) See ya!

Well, you know, probably not much happened while we were away, it'll just be a nice casual chat this week about the biggest leak of Xbox business operations maybe ever, Unity's ongoing destruction of its business model, a deep lore dive on the release of Mortal Kombat 1, the excellence of F-Zero 99, and maybe some other stuff??

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:07:42) They are still broadcasting radio
(00:21:29) Mortal Kombat 1 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch] on Sep 19, 2023
(01:10:07) First Break
(01:10:11) Forza Motorsport [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 10, 2023
(01:16:03) F-Zero 99 [Nintendo Switch] on Sep 14, 2023
(01:21:52) Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 31, 2023
(01:23:29) The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo [Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 07, 2023
(01:24:57) Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Aug 31, 2023
(01:25:59) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Google Stadia] on Aug 03, 2023
(01:27:36) Starfield [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 06, 2023
(01:28:47) Second Break
(01:29:03) Xbox leaks possible future consoles, controllers, secret lair plans, etc
(02:06:59) Unity discovers a way to make everyone hate them
(02:25:02) The Switch 2 is apparently real and is being shown
(02:28:56) Apple's new iPhone might play your favorite video game
(02:32:33) Hideo Kojima's favorite movies
(02:34:48) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:35:41) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:37:53) Nextlander content updates
(02:41:26) See ya!

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We're taking a pause on the regular show this week to bring you another banger from the Patreon archive, in which Abby Russell and Austin Walker join us to talk about pottery, Legally Blonde, and scrambled porn.

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Abby's pottery: one, two
Austin's Halloween image

CHAPTERS

(00:01:10) Intro
(00:02:16) The fine art of pottery
(00:11:06) When is the Giant Beast reunion?
(00:13:42) Halloween around the world
(00:14:59) Image should be embedded on the Patreon post for this podcast
(00:16:34) Rain Walker
(00:18:32) Prometheus moment
(00:19:28) What happened to 3D?
(00:20:29) First Break
(00:20:39) Cinema excitement
(00:23:43) Legally Blonde summary
(00:26:50) Severance is also apparently very good!
(00:28:36) What We Do in the Shadows
(00:29:38) Nappy TV time
(00:30:32) What helps you get your ZZZs?
(00:32:59) Why is swim team so early?!
(00:34:20) Alex's hooliganism
(00:36:15) Bart Simpson bans
(00:37:31) TV during dinners
(00:43:46) The family computer
(00:45:03) What's scrambled porn?
(00:51:39) Second Break
(00:51:49) Dispensary vs Headshop
(00:52:40) Dental time
(01:04:08) Scarred as a youth
(01:09:05) Wrapping up and thanks

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This here is a podcast about our further adventures in Starfield, Trine the Fifth, Shadow Gambit, the abrupt closure of Volition, the looming SAG-AFTRA video game industry strike, Charles Martinet's uncertain ambassadorship, and a bunch of other stuff.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:31) Need To Do VS Want To Do
(00:08:52) Doom 3 and game genres
(00:14:39) Starfield [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 06, 2023
(00:30:47) First Break
(00:30:51) Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 17, 2023
(00:33:44) Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 31, 2023
(00:38:13) Baldur's Gate 3 [PlayStation 5] on Sep 06, 2023
(00:43:22) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 28, 2023
(00:50:29) Second Break
(00:50:33) The News
(00:50:34) Volition has been shuttered
(01:10:13) SAG-AFTRA strike for video games next?
(01:23:57) To DLC or Not to DLC
(01:27:31) Cyberpunk 2077 devs lay out what is free and what is paid in the coming update
(01:30:18) Charles Martinet also doesn't know what a Mario Ambassador is
(01:38:29) Emails
(01:46:27) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:48:52) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:50:11) Nextlander Content Updates
(01:51:18) See ya!

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Yep, this is the one where we talk about Starfield for like 90 minutes. It's a pretty big game! The Making of Karateka is also just great, Armored Core VI has inspired some mech fever, PlayStation Plus is getting a big price increase, Baldur's Gate 3 isn't getting splitscreen on the series S, and more. Podcast!

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(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:09) Starfield [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 06, 2023
(00:01:35) [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] We don't really get into much of the story but there will be talk of characters and the general premise.
(01:28:10) First Break
(01:28:17) Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC] on Aug 25, 2023
(01:34:19) The Making of Karateka [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(01:50:18) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] on Aug 03, 2023
(01:52:15) Second Break
(01:52:19) News
(01:52:25) Sony raising the price of PS Plus(es)
(01:59:47) Baldur's Gate 3 getting its Xbox releases
(02:05:12) Baldur's Gate 3 getting some narrative love
(02:09:02) Gaming for me is like a religion and Starfield is...
(02:12:59) Dragon Age Dreadwolf might be a ways off
(02:17:22) Harley Quinn voice actress passes away
(02:19:54) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:21:44) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:24:28) See Ya!

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Games! Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Persona 5 Tactica and the Persona 3 remake, the new Madden, Fort Solis, and more. News! The Xbox 360 Marketplace closure, remakes of 7th Guest, Star Wars: Dark Forces, and ray-traced Half-Life 2, the PlayStation Portal, and Charles Martinet's retirement. That's a lot of podcast!

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:51) We watched and potentially archived Gamescom
(00:06:26) We'll have some Starfield talk next week
(00:07:38) Alex saw a bunch of Sega stuff
(00:08:23) Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 09, 2023
(00:16:34) Persona 5 Tactica [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Nov 17, 2023
(00:17:53) Persona 3 Reload [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on 2024
(00:26:38) First Break
(00:26:42) Bomb Rush Cyberfunk [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 18, 2023
(00:38:43) Fort Solis [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Aug 22, 2023
(00:52:45) Immortals of Aveum [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 22, 2023
(00:58:34) Madden NFL 24 [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One] on Aug 18, 2023
(01:08:11) Vampire Survivors [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 17, 2021
(01:09:14) Moving Out 2 [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 15, 2023
(01:09:31) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] on Aug 03, 2023
(01:14:12) Second Break
(01:14:44) Microsoft is altering the deal. Pray they don't alter it further?
(01:19:05) What do we lose when we lose the Xbox 360 marketplace?
(01:30:20) Sony's PlayStation Portal gets a price
(01:34:15) The 7th Guest is getting a VR remake
(01:37:30) Star Wars: Dark Forces getting a remaster
(01:41:34) Half-Life 2 getting a... rebuilt?
(01:44:57) Charles Martinet will no longer voice Mario?
(01:58:30) Emails
(02:02:08) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:06:39) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(02:08:41) See Ya!

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This week, somehow we're all spending a lot of time with 2023's hottest game, Vampire Survivors (except together this time!?), Baldur's Gate 3 with friends is a high old time, the identity of the $2 billion Embracer partnership has been revealed, Bungie names a new Zavala, and plenty of other stuff!

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:06) The finer points of mowing the lawn
(00:07:26) Vampire Survivors [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 17, 2021
(00:32:05) First Break
(00:32:10) Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 10, 2023
(00:36:43) En Garde! [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 16, 2023
(00:42:14) Moving Out 2 [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Aug 15, 2023
(00:47:35) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] on Aug 03, 2023
(01:07:07) New Xbox Dashboard
(01:10:32) Second Break
(01:10:36) The News
(01:10:48) Who didn't want to be Embraced?
(01:17:16) Netflix wants you to play their games everywhere
(01:27:34) Xbox's new strike policy
(01:34:59) Keith David to voice Zavala
(01:43:03) Emails
(01:52:56) Upcoming Nextlander content
(01:57:54) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(01:59:11) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:00:16) See ya!

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It was hard to resist the dark urge to keep playing Baldur's Gate 3 long enough to go on this podcast and talk about Baldur's Gate 3, but we pulled it off, plus WrestleQuest, a long-overdue Red Dead Redemption rerelease, Final Fantasy XVI sales numbers, EVO impressions and a Killer Instinct blast from the past, and more.

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rs. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:52) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] on Aug 03, 2023
(00:01:06) [Possible minor spoilers but we don't go into narrative details and do our best to avoid them]
(00:49:09) First Break
(00:49:13) WrestleQuest [Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 22, 2023
(01:03:41) Remnant II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 25, 2023
(01:13:38) The Expanse: A Telltale Series [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 27, 2023
(01:17:21) Pikmin 4 [Nintendo Switch] on Jul 21, 2023
(01:18:20) Second Break
(01:18:25) The News
(01:18:36) Red Dead Redemption coming to PS4 and Switch
(01:24:42) Square Enix and Final Fantasy 16
(01:31:10) Microsoft selling controller parts for repairs
(01:42:17) EVO 2023
(01:47:49) Killer Instinct getting new updates?
(01:52:35) Emails
(01:55:12) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:59:10) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(02:01:24) See ya!

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Author Jordan Minor joins us this week to talk about charting the last 45 years of video game history in his new book Video Game of the Year, plus a bunch of other stuff including Disney Illusion Island, Venba, Telltale's new Expanse game, the case of the missing Transformers games, and finally (finally!!) some concrete details about the next Nintendo console.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:41) Special Guest: Jordan Minor
(00:01:06) Book: Video Game of the Year by Jordan
(00:40:59) First Break
(00:41:03) Disney Illusion Island [Nintendo Switch] on Jul 28, 2023
(00:49:23) Venba [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 31, 2023
(00:54:48) The Expanse: A Telltale Series [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 27, 2023
(01:00:51) Pikmin 4 [Nintendo Switch] on Jul 21, 2023
(01:11:21) Mortal Kombat 11 [PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Apr 23, 2019
(01:12:24) Second Break
(01:12:28) Switch successor officially on the way?
(01:33:22) Like a Dragon Gaiden getting only digital release in the West?
(01:40:09) Jedi Survivor coming to last-gen consoles?
(01:44:00) Who has the Transformer hard drives?
(01:45:13) 2005 is when the original animated film takes place
(01:53:46) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:56:13) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:57:49) Thanks again to Jordan Minor. His new book is Video Game of the Year

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It's a new podcast! about video games! and those video games include! Remnant II, Pikmin 4, The Banished Vault, Oxenfree 2, and Viewfinder, plus the news! about Tencent buying most of Techland, Ubisoft cancelling the Immortals sequel, and, uh, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart running on a Steam Deck?

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:09) Are my coils out of alignment?
(00:02:30) Watching Aunty Donna with the kids
(00:11:34) Remnant II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 25, 2023
(00:31:35) First Break
(00:33:12) The Banished Vault [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jul 25, 2023
(00:41:00) Oxenfree II: Lost Signals [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS] on Jul 12, 2023
(00:45:54) Pikmin 4 [Nintendo Switch] on Jul 21, 2023
(00:56:51) Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island [Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jul 20, 2023
(01:03:18) Viewfinder [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jul 18, 2023
(01:07:52) Final Fantasy XVI [PlayStation 5] on Jun 22, 2023
(01:09:30) Second Break
(01:10:02) Tencent and Techland
(01:14:42) Ubisoft cancels Immortals sequel
(01:18:34) Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart on PC
(01:29:09) PlayStation 5's weird looking handheld thing
(01:34:18) Emails
(01:46:50) Wrapping up and thanks!
(01:50:06) Mysterious Benefactors
(01:52:56) See Ya!

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You could just go play Viewfinder right now instead of listening to us tell you to go play Viewfinder... but you could also listen on for chatter about Exoprimal, Oxenfree 2, new Switch hunger, Blizzard putting their damn games on Steam, the end (?) of "Xbox Live," and more.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) intro
(00:01:16) New house and new internet troubles
(00:04:35) Dehumidifiers are still cool technology
(00:06:27) The Games!
(00:07:03) Viewfinder [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jul 18, 2023
(00:24:43) First Break
(00:24:48) Oxenfree II: Lost Signals [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Android, iOS] on Jul 12, 2023
(00:32:56) Exoprimal [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 14, 2023
(00:45:34) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Booster Course Pass - Wave 5 [Nintendo Switch] on Jul 12, 2023
(00:51:10) Second Break
(00:51:14) News
(00:51:35) Blizzard bringing games to Steam?
(01:01:19) Activision and Microsoft extend deadline
(01:02:51) Farewell Xbox Live?
(01:09:30) Xbox gets voice moderation
(01:11:21) Possible changes to how portable devices handle batteries
(01:19:40) Ratatan from the makers of Patapon!
(01:23:47) Major Nelson steps away
(01:26:48) Gex fans rejoice! More Gex!
(01:29:15) Emails
(01:32:47) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:34:30) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(01:36:33) Nextlander content recap
(01:38:06) See Ya!

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Friend of the show Danny O'Dwyer joins us this week to talk about Noclip's new archival video project, the tricky nature of publishing old footage, and a bunch of other production reminiscing. Also, the budget F.E.A.R. action of Trepang2, Microsoft's victory over the FTC, Digital Eclipse's new interactive documentary, and more!

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rs. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:04) Danny O'Dwyer is here!
(00:02:16) Now we just ask Danny a bunch of questions
(00:41:29) First Break
(00:41:33) The video games
(00:41:47) Disco Elysium: The Final Cut [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Google Stadia] on Mar 30, 2021
(00:42:32) Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, Android] on Apr 11, 2017
(00:49:31) Diablo IV [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 06, 2023
(00:53:13) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(00:59:22) Trepang2 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 21, 2023
(01:05:04) Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp [Nintendo Switch] on Apr 21, 2023
(01:10:05) Dave the Diver [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 28, 2023
(01:10:47) Has there been a better time for a Steam Deck?
(01:13:41) Second Break
(01:13:46) Ok, Danny, what's up with all these Game Tapes?
(02:08:24) FTC loses fight to prevent Microsoft deal
(02:18:42) EA Announces new Black Panther game
(02:20:53) Karateka getting some Digital Eclipse love
(02:26:17) Yuji Naka sentenced to prison and fined
(02:28:37) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:32:24) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(02:35:17) See Ya!

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We're out on break this week, so in lieu of our normal weekly show, we're back with another very special bonus episode, the original description of which was: We're joined by Abby Russell and Jeff Bakalar to talk all sorts of vehicles, space elevators, and the current status of Moonstruck.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) We're on vacation
(00:01:00) Intro
(00:02:35) Introducing the folks (though some info might already be out of date)
(00:04:00) Closets
(00:06:43) Bakalar shares most of a story
(00:08:47) Getting around LA and health insurance
(00:11:55) Motorcycles versus cars
(00:14:34) This place doesn't SEEM like the safest place to drive
(00:17:43) Electric vehicles and cancelling cobalt
(00:20:14) Shoot it into the moon
(00:23:41) Build the space elevator
(00:25:19) A big old Earth butthole
(00:29:30) Vandalizing the space elevator
(00:30:12) First Break
(00:30:22) Taking a trip to space
(00:35:36) Is Jupiter the new Mars?
(00:36:09) Are moons the new planets?
(00:40:26) Actors getting paid
(00:45:56) Calling out Moonstruck
(00:50:03) Our new anime expert
(00:51:07) How do we save romance?
(00:53:39) Ding Dongs are back in a huge way
(00:58:07) Second Break
(00:58:20) TV time
(01:05:09) The amazing world of kids TV
(01:09:18) Raising those kids
(01:15:12) How's that office?
(01:19:46) Wrapping up
(01:21:52) See ya!

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The All-Elite Wrestling game is finally out and Alex has spent a bunch of time with it, Sludge Life 2 has oozed onto the scene, we're still playing Diablo and Final Fantasy, a ton of juicy details have emerged from the Microsoft/Activision FTC hearings, and Nintendo has pledged the unthinkable: carrying your online account over to their next console. Sounds like a video game podcast to me!

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rs. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:55) Alex is recording from the new 'studio'!
(00:05:47) All Elite Wrestling: Fight Forever [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 29, 2023
(00:24:11) First Break
(00:24:15) Final Fantasy XVI [PlayStation 5] on Jun 22, 2023
(00:35:05) Diablo IV [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 02, 2023
(00:41:35) Sludge Life 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 27, 2023
(00:42:48) Home Safety Hotline
(00:44:41) Second Break
(00:45:03) Mortal Kombat 1 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch] on Sep 19, 2023
(00:48:47) FTC wants to know if CoD will be on PS5
(01:04:58) Nintendo thinks it has this Username thing figured out
(01:11:11) Some reports on how much E3 was making
(01:16:56) Emails
(01:27:37) Upcoming Nextlander Content
(01:29:30) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:32:04) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:32:50) See ya!

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There's a new Final Fantasy out! They're making a new 2D Super Mario Bros.! Super Mario RPG is getting a remake! Someone cranked up the WarioWare machine again! Things are happening! Video games are happening!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:35) Oversleeping or just sleeping enough?
(00:08:02) [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] Final Fantasy XVI [PlayStation 5] on Jun 22, 2023
(00:52:21) First Break
(00:52:25) Aliens: Dark Descent [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 20, 2023
(01:03:57) Diablo IV [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 02, 2023
(01:11:58) Second Break
(01:12:02) The Nintendo Direct
(01:31:34) Dan Houser's new studio?
(01:36:47) Thanks and wrapping up
(01:39:33) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:41:05) Nextlander Content Updates
(01:43:19) See Ya!

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The Summer games announcement window has closed, and now it's time to sift through darn near everything that got announced to hash out what impressed us, what's coming out later this year, why November is still so empty (??), whether Starfield can really deliver, and more.

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:14) Show Rundown
(00:02:19) Diablo IV [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 06, 2023
(00:04:01) Street Fighter 6 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 02, 2023
(00:04:35) Vampire Survivors: 1.5 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Android, iOS, Mac] on Jun 12, 2023
(00:05:37) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild [Nintendo Switch, Wii U] on Mar 03, 2017
(00:10:08) The Summer of Games?
(00:10:57) Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Jan 18, 2024
(00:12:52) Fable [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(00:16:57) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 [PlayStation 5] on Oct 20, 2023
(00:21:32) Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(00:27:09) Baby Steps [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on 2024
(00:29:53) Avowed [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on 2024
(00:32:10) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 17, 2023
(00:34:16) Star Wars: Outlaws [Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(00:37:08) First Break
(00:37:23) Mortal Kombat 1 [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch] on Sep 19, 2023
(00:43:18) Forza Motorsport [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 10, 2023
(00:45:18) Assassin's Creed Mirage [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 12, 2023
(00:50:42) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(00:54:24) Marathon [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(00:56:23) Helldivers II [PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2023
(00:56:49) Star Trek Infinite
(00:58:45) Star Trucker [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(01:00:16) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on 2024
(01:03:02) The Talos Principle II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on 2023
(01:03:26) Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Q4 2023
(01:03:44) Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:03:59) Frostpunk 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(01:04:14) Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on TBD
(01:05:03) John Carpenter's Toxic Commando [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on 2024
(01:06:13) Persona 3 Reload [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on 2024
(01:06:29) Persona 5 Tactica [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] on Nov 17, 2023
(01:07:23) The back of the year releases
(01:10:31) Remnant II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 25, 2023
(01:11:19) Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 07, 2023
(01:16:18) Second Break
(01:16:22) Starfield [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 06, 2023
(01:39:38) Don't expect a new Xbox in the near future
(01:42:29) Embracer is going to be contracting
(01:48:00) Most anticipated games from what was shown?
(01:50:26) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:52:37) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:54:45) 777 across the board
(01:56:05) See Ya

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With the E3-ish window looming (and the skies darkening), this week we recap a bunch of the games we'd like to see during the coming showcases, Diablo IV has our clicking fingers awfully tired, Apple announced an extremely expensive AR headset for... someone, we try desperately to talk ourselves out of buying fight sticks, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:56) Sure is pretty weird out there
(00:08:20) Diablo IV [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 06, 2023
(00:49:36) First Break
(00:49:42) Amnesia: The Bunker [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 06, 2023
(00:55:26) We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] on Jun 02, 2023
(01:00:24) Street Fighter 6 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 02, 2023
(01:10:32) Second Break
(01:10:36) News
(01:10:41) The Apple Vision Pro
(01:30:35) An easier way to get games on your Mac?
(01:37:29) What we could see or would like to see shown this summer
(01:58:31) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:00:55) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:02:53) CNET is unionizing?
(02:03:26) Nextlander content updates
(02:03:43) See ya!

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It's Street Fighter 6 week and we've all been on a Metro City tour, the System Shock remake finally (!!) came out, Nvidia is leaning heavily into AI-assisted game development, Nintendo is stepping up its efforts against emulators, the Last of Us multiplayer game has been downscaled, and more. Lot going on this week!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:20) Remember summer vacation?
(00:06:51) My kids are better than me. Period.
(00:09:29) Street Fighter 6 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 02, 2023
(00:42:04) First Break
(00:42:09) System Shock [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 30, 2023
(00:51:54) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(01:00:22) Forspoken: In Tanta We Trust [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on May 26, 2023
(01:03:51) Sunshine Shuffle [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 24, 2023
(01:06:27) None of us played Gollum
(01:11:36) Second Break
(01:11:40) News
(01:12:07) Nvidia reveals tools for AI-based NPCs
(01:32:17) Nintendo says NOPE to Dolphin on Steam
(01:37:16) The Last of Us multiplayer delayed
(01:41:57) Alan Wake 2 will not have a disc... or will it?
(01:48:24) Emails
(01:53:17) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:55:34) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:58:31) See Ya!

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Sony's PlayStation Showcase happened right in the middle of this podcast, so we break down all the news 'n trailers about Bungie's new Marathon, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and a stack of other games, plus a bunch more Zelda: TOTK talk, Warhammer 40k: Boltgun, Star Trek: Resurgence, another basement poop infiltration, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:46) Show rundown
(00:02:55) Vinny's weird day
(00:13:32) [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(00:38:14) First Break
(00:38:24) Rest in peace Tina Turner
(00:40:58) Star Trek: Resurgence [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on May 23, 2023
(00:50:34) Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on May 23, 2023
(00:58:07) Planet of Lana [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on May 23, 2023
(01:00:15) After Us [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on May 23, 2023
(01:04:28) Games Recap
(01:05:23) Second Break
(01:05:27) The News
(01:05:33) Sony PlayStation Showcase
(01:07:08) The first party games
(01:07:48) Fairgame$
(01:09:08) Concord
(01:09:52) Marathon
(01:14:46) Revenant Hill
(01:16:25) Phantom Blade 0
(01:18:50) The Talos Principle 2
(01:20:01) Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
(01:24:24) Helldivers 2
(01:25:07) Ghostrunner 2
(01:25:21) Teardown
(01:25:41) Assassin's Creed Mirage
(01:27:27) Foamstars
(01:28:09) Dragon's Dogma II
(01:29:35) Destiny 2: The Final Shape
(01:30:21) Neva
(01:31:00) Beat Saber PSVR2
(01:32:15) Sword of the Sea
(01:33:08) Alan Wake II
(01:34:47) Resident Evil 4 PSVR2
(01:35:45) Marvel's Spider-man 2
(01:40:14) The other games
(01:42:05) Mortal Kombat 1
(01:52:20) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:54:44) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:57:17) See ya!

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You may have heard Tears of the Kingdom is upon us, so we spend a bunch of time on early impressions and BOTW comparisons this week before moving on to the delightful people-puzzling of Humanity, the Overwatch 2 PvE cancellation, some sure-to-be-timely speculation about the new Mortal Kombat, and more.

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(00:02:15) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(00:41:54) First Break
(00:41:58) Humanity [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, PlayStation VR2] on May 16, 2023
(00:54:47) Cook Serve Forever [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 15, 2023
(00:57:47) Second Break
(00:57:51) News
(00:58:10) Overwatch 2 canceling PVE Hero Mode
(01:10:42) VICE Media filing for bankruptcy
(01:20:31) Mortal Kombat getting (another) reboot?
(01:33:29) Pac-Man 99 going offline
(01:36:06) Nic Cage making his video game debut
(01:40:54) Sony's PlayStation Showcase announced
(01:44:29) Emails
(01:52:35) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:55:35) Enjoy your Zelda-ing
(01:57:16) See ya!

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How else to mark the 100th-ish episode of this podcast than with a tribute to Sum 41, plus games like the end of Jedi Survivor, the Golden Idle DLC, Tape to Tape, and Touch Type Tale, Phil Spencer's comments on Redfall and the console race, Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:04:31) The comings and goings of ketchup and mustard
(00:07:49) The history of Grey Poupon and Mustard Missiles
(00:10:19) Show rundown
(00:13:03) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 28, 2023
(00:43:40) First Break
(00:43:45) Golden Idol Mysteries: The Spider of Lanka [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 04, 2023
(00:48:45) Tape To Tape [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 03, 2023
(00:54:50) Touch Type Tale - Strategic Typing [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on March 28, 2023
(01:03:23) Redfall [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on May 02, 2023
(01:09:24) Resident Evil 4 [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4] on Mar 24, 2023
(01:14:44) Second Break
(01:14:48) Microsoft gets clearance to buy Activision in EU
(01:19:52) Phil Spencer talking about Xbox's place in the market
(01:36:14) Is PSVR2 getting closer to working on PC?
(01:43:18) Karl Urban in Mortal Kombat?
(01:48:16) Sum 41 calls it quits
(01:57:07) Coming up on Nextlander
(01:58:30) Thanks and wrapping up
(01:58:53) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:00:38) Heading into Zelda time and beyond
(02:02:59) See Ya!

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On this week's show: Star Wars: Jedi Survivor and Redfall are out and we've played both, people are out there playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 4k right now, Vampire Survivors is somehow getting a TV show, a trailer dropped for the Gran Turismo motion picture, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:53) Droopy Dog? Nope, nope, nope
(00:01:35) All of the cartoon dogs
(00:02:58) Oh, those silly vultures... I think
(00:04:46) Do people baptize their pets?
(00:05:38) Is Milo and Otis horrible?
(00:07:03) Air Bud will save us
(00:07:27) Redfall [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on May 02, 2023
(00:53:07) First Break
(00:53:12) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 28, 2023
(01:20:53) Second Break
(01:20:56) News
(01:21:05) Apparently, people are already playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
(01:30:40) Midnight Suns no longer coming to Switch
(01:34:01) A Double Dragon is coming out?
(01:39:47) Vampire Survivors will become a TV show?
(01:47:55) Gran Turismo has a trailer out
(01:53:16) Emails
(02:00:56) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:03:34) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:05:29) What's are you looking forward to playing?
(02:06:18) See Ya!

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Alex played Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the UK blocked the Microsoft/Activision merger, so you can imagine we devoted a lot of this episode to those subjects. But also: Advance Wars: Reboot Camp, Horizon: Burning Shores, Stranded: Alien Dawn, condiment strategies, and accidentally getting elected to office.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:41) How to properly construct a sandwich
(00:02:50) Give'em an inch they take a kilometer
(00:09:01) Show rundown
(00:09:28) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023
(00:34:03) First Break
(00:34:07) Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp [Nintendo Switch] on Apr 21, 2023
(00:42:34) Stranded: Alien Dawn [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One] on Apr 25, 2023
(00:57:05) Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores [PlayStation 5] on Apr 19, 2023
(01:05:01) Second Break
(01:05:05) The News
(01:05:32) The UK prevents Microsoft Activision deal... for now
(01:19:10) Partial track list for Samba de Amigo: Party Central
(01:25:35) New DLC for Case of the Golden Idol?!
(01:27:56) The Emails
(01:38:53) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:41:10) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(01:42:54) Nextlander content updates
(01:44:04) See ya!

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