Reid and Ed, with assistance from the nation of Austria, are here to go over topics like unusual baby names, the deal with Lara Croft, and how to make the Sully story cooler. We also share investment tips for upcoming videogames and debut a new segment that will definitely not return: Botch the Throne.

Babbling trio of Baby New Years, Ed, Astrid, and Reid, have convened to start off 2026 by talking about: games coming out this year, wearing too much Star Trek technology, nano tips, and more, all brought to you by the Commonwealth of Australia and featuring a guest appearance by Hailey Bieber.

Gather the family around the fire, turn up grandma's hearing aids, and settle in for Bullet Points' annual look at our favourite and least favourite games of the year. As always, we're joined by Kotaku's Ethan Gach for a discussion of 2025 games like: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Roadcraft, The Seance of Blake Manor, Ball x Pit, Silent Hill f, Elden Ring Nightreign, and more.

Ed and Reid are here to discuss a range of topics, like: Getting insulted at the doctor, problems with The Matrix, Steam banning the game Horses, holiday memories, and an ad hoc review of Zero Dark Thirty. This episode is brought to you by the Republic of Armenia and Daron Malakian's new centrist rallying cry, "Your Lives Burn."

Ed and Reid sit down to discuss a range of topics, like: which videogame characters are getting into heaven, 007 First Light, Dumb Hannibal Lecter, Argentina, and James Bond's favourite foods.

Plunk on your big sci-fi helmet and flip on the podcast button for a discussion of Bloober Team's Cronos: The New Dawn, from Reid and Ed.

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Yussef, Reid, and Ed are here to discuss the most important news of the day, ranging from storage and fuel considerations for mech owners, Commonwealth facts, sex shops, and an objective gameplay rating for cats and dogs. This episode is presented by the nation of Antigua and Barbuda.

Reid, Astrid, and Ed have been deployed to discuss Void Interactive's Ready or Not, a tactical shooter about a SWAT team working in modern America. (Pardon the dead air at the very end of the episode!)

Ed is joined by critic Grace Benfell to discuss romance in videogames, player choice, "wholesome games," and more. The Endless Mode article referenced in this episode is available here: https://tinyurl.com/m32967fa. You can also find Grace on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/gracemachine.bsky.social, visit The Imaginary Engine Review at https://www.tier-review.com, or check out Killing Our Gods here: https://graceinthemachine.itch.io/killing-our-gods

Astrid, Ed, and Reid have sat down at this crazy dinner table we call life to dig into a heaping helping of topics including, most importantly, Steam and Itch removing "adult" games, but also other stuff, like: the Kong family, popular podcast guests, more objective dog and cat ratings, and the nation of Angola.