This humdinger of an ep features a long chat about Metroid Dread (and Switch emulation), thoughts on our time with Sable and Back 4 Blood, more on Jett and the Outer Wilds DLC, and discussion of the four-day game dev work week, the right to repair...

19: Across the Shyamalaniverse

Longtime friends and games media colleagues Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, and Alex Navarro share their combined decades of knowledge, expertise, and passion for games with weekly discussions about what they're playing, what's happening in the industry, and whatever else they're up to.

Hobbies

Games & Hobbies

Leisure

Let's talk about such games this week as Harold Halibut, Life Eater (eater of life!), and Laysara: Summit Kingdom, plus news and sundries like the games of the Triple-I initiative, what "PS5 Pro Enhanced" is going to mean, $90,000 copies of Castlevania, awkward dining experiences in Japan, and plenty more.



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CHAPTERS



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(00:00:09) Intro

(00:01:40) Dog allergies and feathers?

(00:12:10) Harold Halibut [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 16, 2024

(00:29:03) Life Eater [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on April 16th, 2024

(00:41:01) Laysara: Summit Kingdom [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Apr 10, 2024 [Early Access]

(00:56:34) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024

(01:00:19) Dyson Sphere Program [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jan 21, 2021 [Early Access]

(01:09:49) Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy [Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4] on Apr 09, 2019

(01:18:28) Sony's PS5 Pro Enhanced Games?

(01:34:07) Sony PC games getting Trophies

(01:40:45) The Big Triple-I Initiative Showcase

(01:58:57) Final Fantasy 7 Part 3 in possibly 3 years?

(02:03:55) Fallout 4 upgrade coming soon!

(02:14:37) Emails

(02:23:28) Coming up on Nextlander

(02:25:14) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:25:57) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:28:15) No streams next week, but get yer podcasts here!

(02:29:36) See ya!

147: Ah, Yes, He Is Internet Boy?


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This week we all bend bullets in Children of the Sun, Vinny parties at the Gold Saucer, Brad digs deep into the childhood archive, and we enjoy our new post-eclipse mutations. EA reassigns Motive to Battlefield (and kiboshes a Dead Space 2 remake?), Gears 6 appear to be imminent, and the 3DS and Wii U servers are gone... or are they??



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CHAPTERS



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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:00:15) Our post-eclipse New Jersey

(00:12:44) Fixing things that don't want to be fixed

(00:22:17) Children of the Sun [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Apr 09, 2024

(00:44:17) A Little to the Left [Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Feb 15, 2024

(00:48:06) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024

(01:00:51) Brad's Video Game Experiments

(01:31:38) Xbox's new console and "game preservation"

(01:35:56) Xbox talking new Gears and Call of Duty this summer?

(01:42:51) Folks from the Dead Space team working on Battlefield?

(01:47:43) Roku filing patents that make you sad

(01:51:52) Wii U servers are gone... but not forgotten

(01:54:54) A Dredge movie? Sure!

(01:58:37) Emails

(02:02:22) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:03:15) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:04:43) Nextlander content updates

(02:05:45) See ya!

146: I'm a Fan of Clothespins!

This week we all dig (lol) into the indie drilling platformer Pepper Grinder, continue catching up with FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, and do battle with American air travel. Also: Embracer and Sega divest of Gearbox and Relic (respectively), a disc-less Xbox Series X is sighted in the wild, we think seriously about Krull and Willow and Ladyhawke, and more!



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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:29) Another trip another weird and long delay?

(00:09:40) The escalation of Egg Hunts

(00:14:55) Trying to make a list of the best couch co-op games (for kids)

(00:17:37) [Possible Minor SPOILERS] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024

(00:35:55) Pepper Grinder [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Mar 28, 2024

(00:46:39) [SPOILERS] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024

(00:53:28) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024

(01:00:03) News

(01:00:08) Stop Killing Games!

(01:04:47) Take-Two is buying Gearbox!

(01:10:04) Sega sells of Relic

(01:15:35) New white Xbox Series X with no disc?

(01:25:56) People like to play old (and maybe free) games, apparently

(01:42:27) Emails

(01:53:01) Wrapping up and thanks

(01:55:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(01:58:08) Coming up on Nextlander

(01:58:55) See ya!

145: The Game That Clips Well, Ships Well

Viiiiideo games on the show this week include Dragon's Dogma II, Princess Peach: Showtime, Open Roads, and the Stellar Blade demo, plus we talk about Phil Spencer's comments on an Xbox handheld and third-party stores on the Xbox, Larian moving on from D&D;, a possible open-world Resident Evil, busting open your Switch, our dream game show appearances, and more.



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CHAPTERS



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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:00:41) We're back from PAX East

(00:02:42) More Switch repairs

(00:15:07) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024

(00:47:50) Open Roads [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 28, 2024

(00:56:46) Princess Peach: Showtime! [Nintendo Switch] on Mar 22, 2024

(01:10:59) Stellar Blade [PlayStation 5] on Apr 26, 2024

(01:20:13) Phil Spencer and the state of Xbox (and video games)

(01:45:31) Larian says they are done making new Baldur's Gate content

(01:55:16) Dragon's Dogma 2 update roadmap

(01:57:16) Resident Evil 9 rumors

(02:03:02) Emails

(02:14:32) Breaking news?

(02:16:30) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:18:37) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:21:15) See ya!

144: You Sparkled My Darkle!

We get our pawn on in Dragon's Dogma II this week and check out the new Outcast, even as we dutifully continue plowing through FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, plus we cover the latest on PlayStation 5 Pro, the state of PSVR 2, the new Marvel 1943 from Amy Hennig and team, international standards of measurement, and more.



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CHAPTERS



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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:02:11) Alex and I will be at PAX East

(00:06:33) Long board games are also piling up

(00:14:01) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024

(00:39:55) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024

(01:02:09) Outcast: A New Beginning [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 15, 2024

(01:07:44) Contra: Operation Galuga [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 12, 2024

(01:10:13) The Outlast Trials [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 05, 2024

(01:14:11) [Spoiler Warning] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024

(01:24:37) News

(01:24:48) More details on the PlayStation 5 Pro

(01:44:07) PSVR 2 production has been temporarily halted

(01:53:58) Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra announced

(02:08:05) Emails

(02:13:48) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:17:01) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:18:38) Nextlander Content Updates

(02:21:44) See ya!

19: Across the Shyamalaniverse

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