A ton of interesting indies hit last week, and we picked Animal Well, Cryptmaster, and Crow Country to dig into this week. Also in the news, PlayStation's new leader(s) announced, a multiplatform future for Square Enix, our initial thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a new Doom next month?!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:04) Doctor (doctor)? Mr. M.D.?

(00:09:22) Are ads just memes?

(00:13:01) I'm a fan of the Whopper

(00:21:09) The ants are coming...

(00:21:57) Cryptmaster [PC (Microsoft Windows), PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 09, 2024

(00:40:00) The ants... they won't stop

(00:43:35) Animal Well [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on May 09, 2024

(01:05:05) Crow Country [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on May 09, 2024

(01:12:04) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024

(01:16:14) News

(01:16:47) Jim Ryan gets two replacements at PlayStation

(01:26:05) Next Assassin's Creed details emerge!

(01:41:22) Square Enix has high hopes for multiplatform releases

(01:54:12) Is a new DOOM on its way?

(02:00:15) Emails

(02:07:08) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:09:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:10:50) Nextlander content updates

(02:11:33) See Ya!