Can a medium define a century? That's the question Scott and Nate attempt to unravel as they challenge the recent Manifesto claiming that games will be the 21st century's dominant form. Plus, GTA V gets a release, and a boatload of cash, while Steam cooks up something to surprise us with next week.

Suddenly, it seems, everyone's gunning for the living room in earnest. Microsoft and Sony are already there with Nintendo wandering a bit lost. Apple looms on the outside, apparently waiting for the right moment to strike. What does the future of the console look like? Scott and Nate discuss.

Heard of Press Select? If not, special guest Brendan Keogh has all the details about the new publishing label for longform videogames writing. In addition to the twenty questions routine by Nate and Scott, the group takes on the topic of whether or not games should be measured by the metric of "fun".

Who says a game has to be immersive to be great? Well, Nate for one, though cooler heads argue otherwise. Plus, Scott outlines Sony's misstep with GTA V and discusses Steam's 100 new Greenlight releases.

Harassment is no joking matter, but those who are most often the perpetrators see it as just that: a joke. With an industry already under intense pressure from social and political forces, threats of violence from the inside only make matters worse. And since everyone's in a critical mood, why not speak to the faults of Guild Wars 2, Saints Row 4, console release dates, and the Diablo expansion?

Why do we need all these blinking lights, ammo readouts, and inscrutable meters plastered across our games' content? This week, Scott and Nate ponder the HUD and whether or not its just better to go HUDless. GTA Online gets some airtime, though Nate is still dubious, and Scott unearths some intel on Everquest Next's PC first strategy. Oh, and Saints Row: The Third.

So, Everquest Next is going to change everything. How do you know when to trust the hype? This week, Scott and Nate analyze the promise of SoE's big announcement with grains of salt and some hope for the future. Also, violence and Bioshock, high-detail gore, desensitization, and the power of contrast.

Did your dad ever tell you the one about how he learned to hit a baseball? They didn't have no pitchin' machines back then, boy. Or maybe you sat on a porch with Grandpa in a conversation that literally began, "Back in my day...." This week Scott and Nate do their version as they discuss the fading prominence of mouse and keyboard controls and how they relate to the heritage of gaming. Also, Scott finishes Far Cry 3 and starts Fallout: New Vegas, while Nate speculates on a future where you just plug the laptop into a GPU and monitor.

Do you really need a big screen and complex multi-button controller or mouse and keyboard to immerse yourself in a game? In this episode, Nate and Scott talk mobile, and how smartphones and tablets will integrate themselves into the array of devices used for gaming purposes. Also, a mod as job application, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Bioshock Infinite, and Nate's first impressions of the ROCCAT Savu.

When will publishers of various media types finally get their acts together and provide digital versions as a given when purchasing physical goods? Scott and Nate discuss piracy, DRM, and the countermeasures that companies take to mitigate the damage. Also, Nate's finished The Witcher 2, Scott picked up Far Cry 3 on the cheap, and the NES turns 30.