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Colette updates us on her SILENT HILL: Townfall playthrough, which opens up a great discussion on when we want power fantasies, and when we want to be vulnerable in games.

Matt shares his final thoughts on STAR WARS Zero Company, a really good game that is just too broken to recommend.

And we highly recommend checking out the demo for Greed & Darkness, a grid-based dungeon crawler that does extraordinary things with its 2D pixel art.

SILENT HILL: Townfall: https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/1636440/

Absolum: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1904480/Absolum/

STAR WARS ZERO COMPANY: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2075800/STAR_WARS_Zero_Company/

Greed & Darkness: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3770160/Greed__Darkness_Demo/

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Before we get into video games, we take a few minutes to fix the entire world. You're welcome.

Also, Colette saw the new "Resident Evil" movie TWICE and has some T H O U G H T S.

Plus: Matt recounts his 10 years playing "No Man's Sky" and the new update that celebrates the game's community. 

Items discussed in this episode:

Control Resonant review thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1wjpjyq/control_resonant_review_thread/

That one scene in Resident Evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGlapnJFacE

Put some good news in your feed:

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https://www.instagram.com/jacobsimonsays/

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We're catching up on 2 weeks of game news, with Nintendo firing on all cylinders for Zelda, Metroid, and Kirby.

Meanwhile, the Steam Frame is finally here, bringing fascinating VR innovation and a prohibitive price tag.

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September is about to hit real hard with new games, but before we get to big new releases, Colette and Matt catch up on joint health, Big Walk, and why the broken, jank-ass tactics RPG "Zero Company" might be the best Star Wars game in a long time.

Items discussed in this episode:

https://www.gamefile.news/p/star-wars-zero-company-bit-reactor-furloughs-lawsuit

The Invisible Layers Holding Games Back (by Laura Fryer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5qKN2Yxaok

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This week we clock the all the game announcements that caught our attention at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026.

Also, why Alien games are too spoopy for Colette, and Matt gets a package from Amazon dot com.

https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-at-gamescom-opening-night-live-2026

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This week we discuss the changing nature of game dev employment during Late Stage Capitalism — complicated, of course, by the rise of generative AI.

But first: The enduring cultural impact of Skibidi Toilet.

Items discussed in this week's episode:

https://www.gamefile.news/p/saber-genai-rideshare-stimulator

https://www.gamefile.news/p/netflix-closes-night-school-moonloot

https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-text-watermark

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If PvP Splatoon is too sweaty for you, but you DO love Monster Hunter, Diablo, and Vampire Survivors, don't sleep on Splatoon Raiders. Matt explains how Nintendo's latest gets its hooks in from the word "go."

Colette returns to the incredibly popular farming indie "Fields of Mistria" as it nears a 1.0 release, and lays out the reasons she's cautiously optimistic for the upcoming Resident Evil movie, despite it taking blatant liberties with the game's lore.

Also: Have ya'll heard of "Dune?"

https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/splatoon-raiders-switch-2/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142790/Fields_of_Mistria/

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In February, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the traitor-in-chief's batshit tariffs are illegal. So the extra hard-earned money we all spent on phones, computers, and game consoles should come back to us, right? RIGHT?!

Nintendo says "no," and would like to keep your money instead, citing the long-established legal precedent, "suck it, losers." And we expect most corporations to follow suit.

Time will tell what class action lawsuits, court decisions, and the Federal Government decide to do with our cash.

Plus: GameStop no longer cares about selling games, and your Steam Wishlist just got a major upgrade.

Items discussed in this episode:

https://www.gamefile.news/p/nintendo-tariff-lawsuit-response

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/nintendo-customers-have-no-legal-right-to-tariff-refunds-company-tells-judge/

https://insider-gaming.com/gamestop-ceo-says-games-irrelevant/

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/710028372767410959

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The Chat returns, now in exclusive audio form!

Colette shares her personal/professional update, and we conveniently ignore all bad news to focus on: Video Games!

(and Magic cards that feature video games)

Items discussed in this episode:

https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/secret-lair-superdrop-of-the-moonlight-jellies

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4246860/Security_51/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105440/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_Olden_Era/

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The Steam Machine pricing is live, and it's not pretty. But as every single device that plays games suddenly gets more expensive, the value proposition gets far more complex.

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