Why is Xbox in such dire straits? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the mailbag and take some of YOUR listener questions, mostly about Xbox but also about a couple of less bleak topics.

One More Thing:

Kirk: The Boroughs

Maddy: On Together

Jason: Adventures of Elliot

LINKS:

Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Livestream Tickets HERE

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Summer Game Fest is over, and now it's time to soak in all the gaming news. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about everything, from God of War Laufey to the Ocarina of Time remake, and plenty of indies along the way.

One More Thing:

Kirk: The RecklessBen/Bricks & Minifigs Fiasco

Maddy: American Hustle (2013)

Jason: Yesteryear (Caro Claire Burke)

LINKS:

Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Livestream Tickets HERE

Mike Masnick’s lengthy Techdirt breakdown of the RecklessBen vs. Bricks & Minifigs fiasco at TechDirt

Leonard French’s legal explainer of same on his YouTube channel Lawful Masses

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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk talk about IO Interactive's new James Bond game 007: First Light, which is way better than any of them were expecting. But first, it's time for some hopes and predictions for next week's Summer Game Fest 2026. 

*We had to republish this episode and delete the first one, so if you already downloaded it, you might see two copies. Sorry about that!

One More Thing:

Kirk: Widow's Bay (Apple)
Maddy: Forrest Valkai (“Renegade Science Teacher”)
Jason: Tomodachi Life

LINKS:

Strong Songs Live! July 11, Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland. Tickets HERE

“GHOST TRICK” from Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, composed by Masakazu Sugimori and Yasumasa Kitagawa

007: First Light Main Menu Theme by The Flight

Katie Dippold’s legendary Babadook wine party tweet

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It's finally here: after six years of development, Yacht Club's Mina the Hollower has arrived. And it's a winner. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason burrow into the crevasses of this new Game of the Year contender, which smashes Zelda, Castlevania and Bloodborne to great success.

One More Thing:

Kirk: Subnautica 2

Maddy: Doomguy by John Romero

Jason: The New York Knicks

LINKS:

Jason on Yacht Club Games’ “make-or-break” moment

Jason on Bungie planning layoffs after ending Destiny 2

Jason on the Subnautica 2 drama

Clips from the Mina The Hollower OST composed by Jake “Virt” Kaufman

Jake Kafuman’s 8-bit recreation of “Freddie Freeloader” from Kind of Blue

And his 

collaboration with Tommy Pedrini

 on the Final Fantasy Opera House sequence for OCRemix

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Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag for some questions about video-game marketing, female protagonists, what's going on at Studio ZA/UM, and much more.

One More Thing:

Kirk: Mixtape

Maddy: Knotwords

Jason: Planet Money

LINKS:

Kirk’s essay about Mixtape, and the YouTube video version

https://www.mothership.blog/irene-kohs-angel-arcade-is-about-the-fighting-game-community-emphasis-on-community/

Garbage Day’s most recent article on modern marketing firms, social astroturfing, Geese, and that whole mess

Marketing 

The Roottrees Are Dead

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Veteran game designer Nels Anderson joins the show to talk about his latest game, Generation Exile, which didn't reach the audience he was hoping to reach. Nels talks about the development challenges, what he thinks went wrong, and what's next for his company, Sonderlust Studios.

One More Thing:

Kirk: Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple)

Maddy: Couples Therapy (Paramount+)

Jason: London Calling (Patrick Radden Keefe)

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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy descend on the planet Carcosa to talk about Saros, the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive from the developers of Returnal. They talk about the game's difficulty, the ballet of bullets, and why it feels so good to play.

One More Thing:

Kirk: Steam Controller

Maddy: Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic / Hulu)

Jason: Like This, But Funnier (Hallie Cantor)

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Why have players taken to Crimson Desert when critics haven't? Is the PS4 Pro really the PS5? And is it worth going to Summer Game Fest if you're not media? All those questions and more as the Triple Click gang opens up the mailbag!

One More Thing:

Kirk: Deadloch Season 2

Maddy: Summer of 69 (2025)

Jason: Beef Season 2

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Maddy, Jason and Kirk return to Raccoon City for a no-spoilers-barred discussion of Resident Evil Requiem. What did they think of the story? What was Gideon actually trying to achieve? Was Zeno…. like, what was going on there? There’s so much to discuss.

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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy are playing Pragmata, a video game about being a dad in outer space. They talk about the unique hacking-shooting mechanics, the story (for what it is), and the beautiful 3D-printed world you get to explore. 

One More Thing:

Kirk: Reanimal

Maddy: Matlock (the 2025 reboot starring Kathy Bates)

Jason: Titanium Court

LINKS:

Was that viral essay written by AI? https://boxobark.ing/3mj42airv3s2o#fingerprints-of-the-beige-liebox

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It's time for an AI check-in! Maddy, Kirk, and Jason catch up on how they're feeling about generative AI in 2026, what it's doing to creativity, how it's impacting the job market, and of course, how it's affecting video games. 

One More Thing:

Kirk: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman)

Maddy: Slay the Princess

Jason: American Pastoral (Philip Roth)

LINKS:

Adam Neely’s video “Suno, AI Music, and the bad future”

“AI As Normal Technology” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor  

Astrophysicist Minas Karamanis’ blog post “The machines are fine. I’m worried about us”

“Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?” by Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz for The New Yorker

“Fabienk” and “Sarniezz” by Angine de Poitrine from Vol. II, 2026

Watch Angine de Poitrine live on KEXP

The NYT reviews Dungeon Crawler Carl

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