This week we get into a young man's first Mass Effect, Brad's tumble back down the Death Stranding 2 hole, Vinny finishing Shinobi, Alex making stern faces at Madden, a portable PlayStation 6 (??), Take-Two's nearly closed deal to pick up Perfect Dark, Saudi Arabia's new ownership stake in Evo, grandfathers who love Bubsy, old jokes that never actually existed, the enduring cultural influence of AMVs, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:32) Alex's App Story

(00:09:04) Revisiting Mass Effect through the youth

(00:28:17) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(00:54:17) First Break

(00:56:37) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance  |  [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Aug 29, 2025

(01:03:13) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 04, 2025

(01:05:26) Madden NFL 26  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Aug 14, 2025

(01:08:04) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Aug 14, 2025

(01:10:37) Second Break

(01:10:42) Sony's possible storage downgrades

(01:15:35) Rumors of a Sony handheld are back

(01:38:33) The story of Perfect Dark continues... for a bit

(01:45:45) Saudi Arabia gets involved in EVO

(01:54:34) Emails

(02:16:52) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:22:56) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:24:24) Nextlander Content Updates

(02:25:38) See ya!