We're talking about two free games, one delightful and the other... well... a conversation-starter at the very least. Also: A Hat in Time, the Mario movie, and Boneraiser Minions.

We've seen the new Zelda trailers and are hyped for the possibilities. Not so keen on a Resident Evil remake being the big seller once again this year, though. But maybe perma-deja vu's not so bad?

The same Bad End you know and love, but now one of us has a kid.

BAD END's end of the year special continues. We're joined by a new group of listeners to talk about the games, trends, and battle passes that kept us going this year.

It's been a minute but BAD END is BACK for our end of the year special! Kyle's still on admin leave, so we're joined by listeners to talk about the games, trends, and anime that kept us going this year.

We're joined by video essayist Jacob Geller and editor/Superculture homie Zack Kotzer to discuss the strange impulse to dub every Zelda the "darkest ever," with other thoughts on VR, The Stanley Parable, videogame aesthetics, and escape rooms.

The cat game is very pretty and cute but not quite everything we wanted. But still cool. Also: Film and its many connections with games. Featuring special guest JJ Bersch, researcher at Blank Check Podcast.

Game Informer's Blake Hester joins us as we discuss the clean speed of Neon White, nostalgia for games we missed out on, and Rogue Legacy 2.

We're back from a hiatus and joined by Polygon's Toussaint Egan to discuss the miserable state of game design, the recursive present and "cancelled" future of culture, and a bunch of different anime series.

This entire episode is dedicated to Elden Ring, Fromsoft's latest and probably one of the top games of this decade.