It's Nextfest week so we have Aaron and Jenna on to talk through all of our played Nextfest demos and which ones to add to your ever-growing Steam wishlist. We talk about: Last Train Home, Crime Scene Cleaner, Enshrouded, Apocalypse Party, Gunhead, Bang Average Football, Neuroshima Hex, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Never Mourn, Jusant, Pioneers of Pagonia, Turnip Boy Robs a Bank, and Deep Rock Galactic Survivor.

Chode Bagley joins us to talk about the layoffs all over the industry in our news segment. We also Ubisoft execs getting arrested, Big Oil in Fortnite, Redfall and their 30 players, and more. Then Peterson interviews JD and Jenna about Unrailed! Peterson reviews Death Trash.

We have news this week, then some kudos and we top it off with some Be Kind, Rewind about gaming moments that will never be again. Peterson picks his Dice game.

We experience some (fake) crippling layoffs over at the JD Gamer Show.
Activision acquisition looks like it is going through, Microsoft lawyers put it all out there, Macron loves video games, Unity tries to go takesy backsy. Then we have some really tasty Riblets.
We do Love It, Leave It with game launches and JD reviews Fae Farm.

In the news we cover Embracer selling off Gearbox, the Unity story, and Donald Mustard announcing his retirement (and some other stuff).

Then we do some Don't Game Devs where we talk about stuff game devs should stop doing. JD picks his Dice of Destiny game.

This is our first ever recording while actually driving on a road trip. The sound is a little tinny but the episode is on point. We have some news, we do some IRL, Peterson tells a story about a time he drove while watching a sitcom for 6 hours, we do Love It, Leave It, and then JD reviews his Dice game - Shadows Over Loathing.

We start off with some gaming news followed by a JD asks where we talk about wholesome games. Then we play a Be Kind, Rewind about bugs in games because Peterson has been encountering a hilarious Sea of Thieves bug. JD selects his Dice of Destiny game.

Because it's episode 333 we do a special 3-hour long episode (we broke recording up). Three people, three hours, three energy drinks. We have news then Good, Bad, and Ugly with Dani. Then JD reviews Forever Skies, Jenna reviews Sayonara Wild Hearts, we play a crazy Reindeer Game, and then Peterson reviews Symphony of War: the Nephilim Saga for his Dice game. It's a good, epic episode.

Nintendo tries to patent everything from Tears of the Kingdom, XBox rolls our their new 8-strike system, THQ Nordic does a showcase and we run it down, then some steamy riblets. JD asks about a time we've gone into the wrong areas too early in a game. Peterson picks his Dice game.

Recording from two different states we have a wild episode for you. In the news we're covering the gaming market bounceback, two guys stealing a Pokemon job, Kai Cenat some more, hilarious Overwatch 2 Steam reviews, and more. Then we play some Foodio Games and Be Kind, Rewind. Peterson reviews Choo Choo Charles.