We're back from PAX East and we still have new stuff to talk about! We talk about RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park, a NEW Nintendo 64 game in Junk Runner 64, Marvel MaXium Collection, and more! We also recap all of the most recent news like a new Star Fox game rumor, Disney interested in acquiring Epic Games, layoffs at Eidos-Montreal, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:25:00 A Plumber For All Seasons
0:31:47 Super Mario Bros.™ Wonder – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park
0:38:13 Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection
0:45:02 Tiny Metal 2
0:48:41 Project Blitz
0:49:57 Crokinole
0:52:52 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction
0:57:04 Junk Runner 64
1:03:28 Marvel MaXimum Collection
1:07:48 Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike
1:15:49 Nintendo is planning a new Star Fox and a major Zelda remake this year, but no 3D Mario
1:25:13 Confirmed: PS5 console prices are being raised by at least $100
1:35:12 Disney may be interested in acquiring Epic Games at some point, it’s claimed
1:44:19 Some PC Gaming RAM Actually Got Cheaper For The First Time In Months But It Might Not Last
1:46:33 Bungie says Marathon will be steadily improved for ‘many years’
1:48:55 This summer’s Xbox Games Showcase is confirmed for June, followed by a Gears of War E-Day Direct
1:50:05 Eidos-Montréal announces mass layoffs for the third year in a row, as studio head leaves
1:54:23 EMAILS!
2:20:54 YouTube Super Chats
2:27:37 Outro

Before PAX East we've got to podcast! This week we dig into why we think Crimson Desert isn't for us and that's okay! We also chat about anime racer Screamer, surprise hidden gem in Mr. Sleepy Man, Resident Evil 0, and our time with Slay the Spire 2 multiplayer. We also recap the biggest news like Epic Games laying off 1,000 employees, Pokémon Champions news, and more for your gaming ears.

Also, happy birthday to the Jeffs!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:28:13 Crimson Desert
0:48:10 Pokémon Pokopia
0:53:27 Resident Evil 0
0:59:26 Slay the Spire 2 multiplayer
1:03:24 Mr. Sleepy Man
1:08:25 Screamer
1:14:46 Nintendo is reportedly cutting Switch 2 production this quarter as US demand dips
1:20:15 Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees due to ‘Fortnite downturn’
1:27:55 Pokémon Champions gets confirmed release date and Switch 2 launch update
1:35:53 Sega’s Stranger Than Heaven will headline an Xbox Partner event this week
1:37:34 Square Enix has partnered with Google to put an AI chat bot in Dragon Quest X
1:40:07 Crimson Desert developer apologizes for ‘accidental’ inclusion of AI art, promises ‘comprehensive audit’
1:42:08 Minecraft Dungeons is getting a sequel this year, and it’s coming to PS5 and Switch 2
1:42:58 Witcher 4 And New IP At CD Projekt Get Fresh Updates; Here's The Latest
1:44:49 Ubisoft Shuts Down Another Studio
1:46:14 EMAILS!
2:09:11 YouTube Super Chats
2:14:21 Outro

It's a Tuesday and we have to talk about video games! This week we talk about the final preview coming out of Pragmata, our continued adventures in Pokémon Pokopia, and diving deeper into the campaigns of Slay the Spire 2. We also chat about the DLSS 5 drama popping off as well as IO Interactive updates, PSSR, sales numbers, and more for your listening enjoyment!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:21:24 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
0:25:05 Spyro: Year of the Dragon
0:30:58 Pokémon Pokopia
0:37:46 Horsey Game
0:39:19 Slay the Spire 2
0:42:08 F1 2025
0:44:42 Rounds
0:48:22 Lego Party Update
0:51:29 Pragmata
1:00:08 A METEOR HIT OHIO
1:02:48 Nvidia met with criticism for DLSS 5’s ‘photoreal’ graphics alterations
1:08:36 Bethesda tries to quell DLSS 5 criticism
1:15:12 Switch 2 finally lets you play Switch 1 games in docked mode while playing on handheld
1:18:09 IO Interactive and MindsEye studio BARB officially end partnership, Hitman crossover DLC to be scrapped
1:21:10 Starfield is finally coming to PS5 next month alongside new content and PS5 Pro support
1:24:02 PS5 Pro’s major PSSR update is rolling out to more games this week, with Cyberpunk 2077 to follow
1:26:58 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s EGDC firm has acquired 5% of Capcom
1:29:17 As it passes 6 million sales, Capcom officially confirms Resident Evil Requiem is the series’ fastest selling game
1:31:30 Super Mario Galaxy Movie Teases Pikmin Cameo
1:46:38 Pokopia is already one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-offs, after just four days
1:47:58 Microsoft reveals next-gen console details and promises an ‘order of magnitude increase’ in power
1:49:54 Judge orders Subnautica 2 bosses be handed back control of company after Krafton found guilty of "wrongfully usurping control"
1:54:35 Alex in Street Fighter 6
1:56:20 EMAILS!
2:22:20 YouTube Super Chats
2:31:50 Outro

Not to surprise anyone but we talk about video games on this episode! We chat about everyone having a pleasant time improving their little towns in Pokopia, really enjoying our time in Marathon, being befuddled in WWE 2K26, and more games! We also go over this week's biggest news and all of your emails!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):

0:00:00 Intro
0:17:05 Pokémon Pokopia
0:33:58 Lies of P
0:40:35 Minishoot Adventures
0:43:25 Slay the Spire 2
0:46:47 WWE 2K26
0:58:05 Rounds
1:04:10 Marathon
1:17:39 Donald Glover is the voice of Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
1:23:32 Nintendo has confirmed that its Switch 2 sidescroller, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, will release on Thursday, May 21
1:26:22 Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks
1:28:26 Nintendo Suing U.S. Government Over Tariffs
1:30:11 Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales
1:32:52 EA Lays Off Staff Across All Battlefield Studios Following Record-Breaking Battlefield 6 Launch
1:34:27 WarioWare series director Goro Abe has left Nintendo
1:36:14 Valve insists it will release Steam Machine and Steam Frame in 2026, after blog said it ‘hoped’ to
1:44:31 EMAILS!
2:05:32 YouTube Super Chats
2:18:27 Outro

Somehow we are also all Ditto and we have transformed to talk about Pokémon Pokopia, Resident Evil Requiem, some Insider Trading, and finishing off Sekiro! We also talk about proper burrito tech, recapping the Nintendo Indie World showcase, Pokémon Wind and Waves getting revealed, Myrient getting shutdown, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:14:47 MIO: Memories In Orbit
0:20:16 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
0:30:41 Pokémon Pokopia
0:46:43 Insider Trading
0:53:17 Resident Evil 1
0:58:11 Resident Evil Requiem
1:24:48 Nintendo Indie World March 2026 Showcase: All The Biggest Announcements
1:27:05 Sony’s Santa Monica Studio ‘is working on a new franchise within the God of War universe’
1:37:27 Bluepoint reportedly had a Bloodborne remake pitch rejected by FromSoftware
1:41:25 Pokémon Winds & Waves revealed: New games coming in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2
1:45:36 The Pokémon Company is releasing a mini Game Boy that plays Pokémon music by swapping 45 cartridges
1:46:53 Sony confirms a major PS5 Pro upgrade is rolling out today with Resident Evil Requiem
1:48:25 Casting call seemingly confirms Wolfenstein 3 is coming and reveals new character
1:49:52 Video Game 'Preservation Service' Myrient Is Shutting Down
1:51:51 Fallout: New Vegas remaster hopium goes off like Mount Vesuvius as Iron Galaxy teases 'what's coming next' with a very famous loading screen
1:54:54 EMAILS!
2:15:08 YouTube Super Chats
2:20:24 Outro

We may not have won gold at the Winter Olympics this time but we have to podcast anyway! We continue covering the situation happening over the closure of Bluepoint Games at PlayStation AND the very big shakes ups happening at Xbox. We also chat about a whole slew of demos coming out of Steam Next Fest like Denshattack, Vampire Crawlers, Australia Did It, and the Sledding Game. Grubb also continues to talk about the SuperStation and shows off the Sinden Lightgun. We also get to your emails, superchats, and discuss animal biology.

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:22:21 Cool Boarders
0:26:32 Sledding Game Demo
0:28:30 Denshattack Demo
0:32:37 Australia Did it Demo
0:37:33 Vampire Crawlers Demo
0:41:52 Demon Tides
0:48:17 Dragon Quest VII Reimagined
0:54:43 Super Battle Golf
0:59:16 More SuperStation
1:00:36 Sinden Lightgun
1:07:03 Wolverine gets a release date
1:08:36 PlayStation closes down Bluepoint Games
1:16:47 Xbox shakeup
1:26:13 Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs That Hiked Prices On Switch, Xbox, And PS5
1:30:51 Ubisoft puts Black Flag leaders in charge of Assassin’s Creed
1:32:23 Amazon is shutting down another game: Former Lionhead devs’ King of Meat
1:33:45 Saints Row design director says IP owner ‘ghosted’ his prequel pitch
1:35:57 PS5 outsold Switch 2 in the US last month, as Black Ops 7 remained the best-selling game
1:42:17 People are mad about Pokémon
1:46:24 EMAILS!
2:03:30 YouTube Super Chats
2:11:51 Outro

Happy Lunar New Year, we're back from another 3-Day weekend and ready to talk about games! We chat about CiniCross, REANIMAL, the state of pinball with Pokemon Pinball, the Virtual Boy app for the Nintendo Switch, the Pragmata demo out for the Switch 2, getting back into Overwatch, and God of War: Sons of Sparta being an okay game. We catch up on all of the hottest news stories and all of your emails too!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:25:09 CiniCross
0:30:56 IT'S VIRTUAL BOY DAY
0:39:18 Reanimal
0:46:26 Pragmata Switch 2 Demo
0:50:29 Overwatch
0:58:36 Listen Up! We Tried To Make “THOSE GAMES” Even More Extreme! Some things Have To Be Learned The Hard Way
1:01:42 Mewgenics
1:04:59 Stern Pinball's Pokémon machine
1:16:07 God of War: Sons of Sparta
1:27:22 Sony is considering holding back PlayStation 6 until 2028 or 2029, report claims
1:32:36 Steam Deck is out of stock in the US as Valve warns of ‘intermittent’ memory and storage shortages
1:34:09 Asus ROG Xbox Ally X gets a price increase of nearly $200 in Japan
1:40:27 Nintendo just DMCA'd every Switch emulator (again), but it's not over yet
1:41:39 .hack//Z.E.R.O. announced
1:46:30 Pokémon Pokopia director Takuto Edagawa confirms Minecraft-style "cloud" servers that don't require the host to be online
1:47:58 Virtual Boy NSO app won’t work in docked mode
1:50:17 Blizzard Is Bringing The Warlock Class To Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred, Diablo II, And Diablo Immortal
1:52:45 Hideki Sato, Visionary Who Shaped Sega's Consoles, Has Died
1:54:07 EMAILS!
2:27:20 Super Chats
2:36:33 Outro

We've got the MYSTBUSTERS on the pod today with Jerf and Dan out on assignment. Today we chat about Mario Tennis Fever and how it ranks with the rest of the Mario sports games, we also have relations with cats in Mewgenics, sit with the deep style of Romeo is a Dead man, race around in 4PGP, and more games! We also recap all of the news and all your emails.

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:19:02 LORT
0:24:18 Deadlock
0:26:34 Overwatch
0:33:54 4PGP
0:37:39 Super Woden: Rally Edge
0:42:10 Romeo Is A Dead Man
0:55:07 Spyro Reignited Trilogy
0:58:07 Lies of P
1:03:15 Mewgenics
1:12:33 Mario Tennis Fever
1:31:22 The Discord ID thing sucks
1:33:24 Sony Officially Announces February 12 PlayStation State of Play
1:40:51 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase Wraps With Big Third-Party Slate
1:43:00 Riot Games Cuts ~80 Staff on 2XKO Fighting Game
1:52:56 Epic Games Store aims to launch “day one” on the next Xbox console
1:57:31 Rayman creator confirms a remake of the original is in the works
2:00:10 Capcom confirms large-scale Monster Hunter Wilds expansion coming this summer
2:04:25 New details leak for PlayStation’s Marvel fighting game ahead of State of Play
2:08:15 Overwatch devs vow to redesign Anran after backlash
2:09:47 Blizzard reportedly teams with Nexon for a second unannounced StarCraft shooter
2:11:40 Nioh 3
2:15:08 EMAILS!
2:31:20 Super Chats
2:39:32 Outro

This week on the podcast we celebrate a successful ICE OUT charity stream that we did with our friends over at MinnMax, talk about climbing mountains in Cairn, having cozy adventures in Dragon Quest VII - Reimagined, diving in way too deep into Deadlock, and more game talk! We also recap the hottest news, our own internet woes, and all of your emails!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:15:33 Perfect Weapon
0:18:43 Terminator 2D: No Fate
0:24:24 Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined
0:39:17 Sekiro
0:48:34 Spyro Reignited Trilogy
0:53:39 Deadlock
1:04:23 Cairn
1:12:18 We found Bakalar
1:21:52 A Nintendo Direct is reportedly coming next week, dedicated to Partner games
1:25:24 Nintendo comments on Dispatch’s Nintendo Switch 2 censorship
1:27:56 Numerous video game company share prices dropped following Google’s Project Genie AI rollout
1:37:06 Obsidian isn’t making Outer Worlds 3 but will work on more games in the Avowed universe, despite ‘disappointing’ sales
1:43:12 PS5 console exclusive Nioh 3 could appear on other systems as soon as August
1:45:34 Sony has patented a touchscreen PlayStation controller that lets players choose where to put the buttons
1:47:42 The Division: Definitive Edition has appeared on the Xbox store, seemingly ending hopes of a remaster
1:48:10 Switch is officially Nintendo’s best-selling console ever, overtaking DS
1:50:45 Emails & Super Chats
2:43:59 Outro

This week we continue Dan's journey through Sekiro, go over Jan's hands on time with Resident Evil Requiem, Bakalar checking out the Reanimal Demo, Grubb checking out Escape from Ever After, and we determine that Highguard is FINE. We also go over the hottest news and all of your emails!
 
ALSO! This Friday at 5PM Central we're teaming up with our friends at MinnMax and putting on an ICE OUT charity stream! More details and information to come, but we hope you join us for a good cause!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:11:51 Blight Club (and the 3DO)
0:16:29 Last Sektori Update, I Promise
0:18:48 Sekiro
0:27:05 Resident Evil Requiem
0:34:24 Resident Evil 7
0:42:50 Reanimal Demo
0:46:26 Escape from Ever After
0:49:34 Cleared Hot
0:52:46 Vital Shell
0:55:02 Highguard
1:06:11 Mario Movie Is Going to Have Yoshi and Birdo
1:14:01 Rayman 30th Anniversary
1:16:17 Grand Theft Auto 6 may not have a physical version on day one to avoid leaks, report claims
1:19:37 PlayStation will reportedly host another State of Play in February
1:22:54 2 unreleased Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch as part of the NSO Expansion Pack
1:29:28 Walmart could have leaked Nintendo Switch Online’s next GameCube games
1:31:19 A Nintendo Direct dedicated to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is coming this week
1:34:09 Highguard manages almost 100k Steam players on day one, amidst over 13k negative reviews
1:37:38 Blizzard announces four showcases over the next two weeks for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone and Diablo
1:42:03 Banjo-Kazooie now has a PC port, with 4K/120fps and ultrawide support
1:43:27 EMAILS! (And Super Chats!)
2:15:17 Outro

This week on the podcast we chat about a beyblade like game in From the Top, a PS1 looking Vampire Survivor-like with Vital Shell, circling back to Sekiro, Marathon's release date getting leaked, Highguard not paying for their spot at the Game Awards, all of your emails, and more!

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Timestamps (note, timestamps on this free version may vary greatly depending on how many ads you receive):
0:00:00 Intro
0:17:21 Last Sektori update, Grubb promises
0:22:34 Vital Shell
0:26:27 From the Top
0:32:56 Super 10 Pin
0:35:35 Sekiro
0:43:08 Nine Sols
0:50:04 Rivals of Aether II
0:53:21 Rhythm Doctor
0:58:48 South Park Fortnite
1:03:42 MIO: Memories in Orbit
1:05:48 Highguard didn’t pay for the final spot at The Game Awards
1:13:17 Marathon’s release date may have been accidentally shared early on the Xbox store
1:16:01 The Division 3 boss Julian Gerighty has left Ubisoft for EA
1:17:43 Digital Eclipse’s Disney Afternoon Collection retro compilation has been rated for Switch and Switch 2
1:19:10 Forza Horizon 6’s release date may have been revealed early by an in-game ad
1:20:47 Monster Hunter Wilds reportedly runs much better on PC when all DLC is installed
1:23:01 Sega announces Sonic 35th anniversary plans to ‘celebrate Sonic’s legacy’
1:27:25 Nintendo’s Japan dominance continues as Switch 2 fuels 40% market growth in 2025
1:29:00 Ubisoft is updating three classic Far Cry games to run at 60fps on modern platforms
1:32:07 IO celebrates Hitman 3’s fifth anniversary by announcing cross-progression for World of Assassination
1:32:59 Valve has ‘significantly’ rewritten Steam’s rules for how developers must disclose AI use
1:35:44 EMAILS! (And Super Chats)
2:13:03 Outro