With Christian out, Jeff is joined by Anthony Taormina from Gamerant, and the two of them welcome Jordan Middler from VGC to the show to discuss more console price increases, Nintendo's 2026 line-up leaked, and Xbox's latest Partner Preview.

The Playlist:

Jordan: Saros, Pokemon Champions, Raccoin

Anthony: Pokemon Champions, Pokopia, Crimson Desert, Raccoin

Jeff: Net Attack Code or Die!

Parting Gifts!

With Jeff on vacation, Christian welcomes Lana Bachynski and Kahlief Adams to the show to talk about DLSS 5, an update on the legal battle between the cofounders of Subnautica developer Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton, CounterStrike 2 changing how reloading works in the game, and more!

The Playlist:

Kahlief: Marathon, Big Walk

Lana: Super Battle Golf, Marathon

Christian: The Simpsons: Hit & Run

Parting Gifts!

BONUS CHAT with Jeff Cannata about his time with Crimson Desert!

Jeff and Christian welcome Travis Northup from IGN to the show to discuss the big Xbox keynote at GDC 2026, discussing Project Helix and Xbox Mode on PC, the possibility of Simpsons Hit n Run returning, and Nintendo's $80 release of Super Mario Wonder on Switch 2.

The Playlist:

Travis: Marathon, TMNT: Empire City

Christian: Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea

Jeff: Slay the Spire 2

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome M.H. Williams from the Stuff Worth Knowing newsletter to discuss Sony no longer porting their frist party exclusives to PC, Microsoft's next gen Xbox details, and Ubisoft laying out the plan for Assassin's Creed.

The Playlist:

M.H.: World of Warcraft: Midnight, Resident Evil Requiem, Esoteric Ebb

Christian: Resident Evil Requiem, Mario Tennis Fever, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Mobile

Jeff: Slay the Spire 2

Parting Gifts!!

Jeff and Christian welcome youtuber and game reviewer Tamoor Hussain back to the show this week to discuss reports that FROM Software prevented Bloodborne remake from happening, Insomniac's Marvel's Wolverine getting a September release date, and a new rhythmn game from the folks who made Guitar Hero.

The Playlist:

Tamoor: Resident Evil Requiem, AYN Thor, Clutchtime

Christian: Resident Evil Requiem; Marathon Server Slam: Open Preview

Jeff: Resident Evil: Requiem, Steam Next Fest Demos (best of the best): Vampire Crawlers, Enter the Chronosphere, Spellsy, Alabaster Dawn, Rune Dice, Croak, TMNT: Empire City

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Jay Peters from the Verge to the show this week to discuss the massive shakeup at Xbox, Sony shuttering another studio, and Unity bringing prompted casual games to GDC.

The Playlist:

Jay: God of War: Sons of Sparta, CorgiSpace, Cairn

Christian: Scott Pilgrim EX demo, Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

Jeff: Mario Tennis Fever, Forgotlings

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Jesse Norris from DayOne back to the show to discuss the huge new Sony State of Play, laying out many of Playstation's biggest upcoming releases, new content for a 26-year old masterpiece, and layoffs for Highguard.

The Playlist:

Jesse:  High On Life 2, Mario Kart World, DK Bananza, GoW Sons of Sparta

Christian: Mario Tennis Fever, Replaced Demo

Jeff: High on Life 2, Replaced Demo

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Michael Futter from the Virtual Economy Podcast back to the show this week to discuss Ubisoft's restructuring, the new Horizon multiplayer game announcement, and Valve's update on its upcoming hardware ventures.

The Playlist:

Mike:  Cyberpunk 2077. Elden Ring (Seamless mod), Nightreign, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator

Christian: Mario Tennis; Mario Power Tennis, Resident Evil Zero, PRAGMATA Sketchbook demo

Jeff: Cairn, Dwarves: Glory, Death, and Loot

Parting gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome Jill Grodt from Indie Informer back to the show this week to discuss the latest GDC developer survey, Google's AI video game creator, and the curious case of Highguard.

The Playlist:

Jill:  MIO: Memories In Orbit, Death Howl, TR-49, Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven, Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator, 

Christian: Chibi-Robo! Plug Into Adventure!

Jeff: MIO: Memories in Orbit, No Rest For the Wicked Together patch

Parting Gifts!

BONUS CONTENT: Interview with Will Powers from Pearl Abyss about their upcoming open-world adventure game, Crimson Desert.

Jeff and Christian welcome Imran Khan from Restart.run back to the show this week to discuss the latest Xbox Developer Direct featuring Fable and Forza Horizon 6, and Ubisoft's massive restructuring that led to game cancelations and delays.

The Playlist:

Imran:  Ace Attorney Investigations 2, Big Hops

Christian: Dispatch episodes 3 and 4

Jeff: Blightstone, Escape from Ever After, Hack & Climb

Parting Gifts!

Jeff and Christian welcome video game youtuber Jakejames Lugo to the show this week to discuss Lego's Ocarina of Time set, new info about Resident Evil Requiem, the closure of top-tier VR gaming studios, and more!

The Playlist:

Jakejames:  Ball X Pit, Star Wars Outlaws (PS5), Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection, Metroid Prime 4

Christian: Cyberpunk 2077 Switch 2 edition, Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0

Jeff: Galactic Glitch, Dunecrawl

Parting Gifts!