56: A Special Zone Called Cyberspace

This week's episode is your one-stop shop for pet bathing strategies, games like Redout 2, Neon White, and a Starship Troopers RTS (??), the news from the Nintendo Direct not-so-Mini, the wrestlers-liking-video-games industrial complex, the great Sonic 3 soundtrack mystery, and a paean for Bernie Stolar.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:32) The show rundown

(00:02:35) Alex's piping situation

(00:04:07) Giving the dog a bath and the big fish

(00:07:06) Let's talk some general pet ownership

(00:16:05) The games

(00:16:13) Neon White [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Jun 16, 2022

(00:27:31) First Break

(00:27:36) Redout 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch] on Jun 16, 2022

(00:44:57) Starship Troopers: Terran Command [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 16, 2022

(01:01:07) The Looker [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 17, 2022

(01:05:06) SpiderHeck

(01:08:44) Second Break

(01:08:48) The News

(01:08:54) Reports of layoffs at Unity

(01:15:31) The Nintendo Direct Mini

(01:16:51) Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

(01:21:07) Railgrade

(01:25:57) Sonic Frontiers

(01:27:32) Portal: Companion Collection

(01:28:23) Into the Breach expansion and mobile versions

(01:33:44) John Cena loves 2D Metroid

(01:38:48) Michael Jackson and Sonic 3?

(01:46:09) Bernie Stolar passes away

(01:52:15) Wrapping up and thanks

(01:52:41) Stuff coming up

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(01:57:31) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts

(01:59:38) Podcast at Nextlander Dot Com

(02:00:38) Nextlander content updates

(02:01:22) See ya!

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