Dredge, the yawning horror of that which we cannot change, and you.

Part 1 of our Fishing Game Duology. Look out for Part 2 in a couple weeks. 

Links: 

80 Level interview with Black Salt Games (November 16, 2023) 

The Game Awards' Future Class program remains on ice (November 6, 2025) 

How poor leadership slows down game development (November 4, 2025) 

Chapters: 

(00:37) News + State of Silksong 

(14:57) Dredge 

(52:29) Upcoming Games 

Upcoming Games Mentioned: 

Morsels, Nov 18 

Kingdoms of the Dump, Nov 18 

Demonschool, Nov 19 

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, Nov 19 (Early Access) 

Constance, Nov 24 

Music: 

Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

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Watch Annie and Robin of Girl Mode stream games! https://www.twitch.tv/parallelplayers  

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

Slay ‘er? I barely know ‘er! 

Beware: discussions of blood, gore, body horror, cannibalism, the works.

Links: 

Nota Press by Reba Elliott open for submissions for Game Books 

Arimia Dev - Interview with Black Tabby Games (November 29th, 2024) 

Gamespot - Review of Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut (November 18th, 2024) 

Favorite Childhood AMVs: 

Naruto - Das Omen  

Ouran High School Never Ends (Anime North 2008 Best in Show) 

Mahou Shoujo Requiem AMV Best in Show 2011 

Chapters: 

(00:00:30) Call for submissions for Nota Press 

(00:03:53) State of Silksong (and Infinity Nikki) 

(00:08:04) Gaming PCs, mechanical keyboards, and AMVs 

(00:12:49) Slay the Princess 

(01:22:01) Upcoming Games 

Upcoming Games Mentioned: 

UNBEATABLE, Nov 6  

Whiskerwood, Nov 6 

Possessor(s), Nov 11  

Winter Burrow, Nov 12 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Watch Annie and Robin of Girl Mode stream games! https://www.twitch.tv/parallelplayers  

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

This one’s for the late game freaks. 

Links: 

EA considering private buyout (which has since been confirmed): https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/ea-private-deal-buyout-video-game-maker-808aefec 

Hades II v1.0 out as of Sep 25: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/Hades_II 

Infinity Nikki Girlcott context from Girl Mode’s Robin Bea: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/infinity-nikki-season-controversy-update-apology-girlcott 

Blue Prince late-game Steam megathread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1569580/discussions/0/599650845622083710/ 

Referenced late-game review from Phil Hornshaw: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/blue-prince-doesnt-have-a-satisfying-ending-but-thats-the-point/1100-6532795/ 

Chapters: 

(00:00:30) News 

(00:06:49) Blue Prince - The Late Game 

(02:08:30) State of Silksong (and Infinity Nikki) 

(02:12:40) Silksong Skull Tyrant Spoilers Begin 

(02:16:16) Silksong Skull Tyrant Spoilers End

(02:19:23) Upcoming Games except they’re all out now 

Now Available Games Mentioned: 

Éalú, Oct 2 

Carimara, Oct 6 

Totally Accurate Kissing Booth Simulator, Oct 7 

Absolum, Oct 9 

Undusted: Letters from the Past, Oct 13 

Music: 

 Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky!https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

Sorry it took so long to get back. We got lost in this mansion where the layout changed every day. We've been subsisting on turnips and bananas since June. As always, spoilers abound. 

Featuring a new recurring segment, the State of Silksong. 

News Links: 

Indie game delays due to Silksong release (Game Developer) 

A recap of recent Nintendo Direct (Polygon) 

Hades II v1.0 Coming Soon Trailer 

Annie & Robin’s Twitch, Parallel Players 

Robin on Bluesky  

Robin and Willa’s podcast, Girl Mode 

Blue Prince Links: 

Maze by Christopher Manson on the Internet Archive 

VICE Interview with Tonda Ros 

Myster Rogers YouTube interview with Tonda Ros (Myster Rogers also being the lead playtester for the game) 

Review in the NYT 

Chapters: 

(00:25) News  

(09:43) Blue Prince (Part 1) 

(01:23:06) State of Silksong 

(01:32:37) Upcoming Games 

Upcoming Games Mentioned:  

Henry Half-head, out Sept. 16th 

Strange Antiquities, out Sept. 17th 

Goblin Cleanup, out Sept. 18th

Easy Delivery Co., out Sept. 18th 

Demonschool, out Nov 19th 

Music:
 Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky!https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

Annie and Emmi revisit games from their respective childhoods. Annie brings Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst, a game about being friends with your ex, and Emmi brings Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside, a star vehicle for Pamela Adlon. Spoilers for games that are decades old. 

This episode was deeply cursed with recording issues, roommate noises, and college youths having a party down the street, so apologies for any audio weirdness or abrupt cuts. Our schedules have also been cursed which unfortunately means no news or upcoming games this week. 

Announcements:  

We were invited to guest on Girl Mode and had a blast! Thank you so much to Robin for having us. Check out the episode here and follow Girl Mode on Bluesky. 

Following the release of this episode, we’ll be taking a temporary break from recording so Emmi and Annie can recover from the end of the school year. We’ll be back soon! In the meantime, you can follow Annie @stellarine.bsky.social and Emmi @not-emmy.bsky.social on Bluesky. 

Chapters: 

(00:33) Mystery Case Files: Ravenhearst 

(39:39) Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It’s Dark Outside 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

Gird your chthonic loins for the Hades II Early Access anniversary. Emmi and Annie talk muscle mommies, lunar lasers, and so many spoilers. No section on upcoming games this week because we simply had too much to say about Hades II.

Corrections: 
Emmi misspoke when she said Giant Bomb was sold from CBS to Fandom. The 2020 sale of Giant Bomb was from CBS to Red Ventures. Red Ventures then sold Giant Bomb to Fandom in 2022.

News links:
Polygon sale and subsequent layoffs 

GoFundMe for those affected by Polygon layoffs 

Giant Bomb “strategic reset” 

 

Chapters: 
(00:32) News
(06:12) Hades II

Music: 
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games
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In their first itch.io Snack Mix episode, Emmi and Annie scale fish, believe and forget, and descend into the depths. Snack along at the links below. 

Games discussed:
Scale the Depths
Bulbo’s Belief System 

my father’s long long legs 

Upcoming/newly released games: 

Locomoto (Apr 8) 

Blue Prince (Apr 10) 

Rusty Rabbit (Apr 17) 

Beholder: Conductor (Apr 23) 

News links: 

US Switch 2 Stockpile as reported by Polygon 

Chapters: 

(00:48) News 

(05:58) Scale the Depths 

(19:25) Bulbo’s Belief System 

(27:00) my father’s long long legs 

(50:02) Upcoming games 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

For April Fools’, Emmi & Annie play a little game called Balatro.

Upcoming/newly released games: 

The Chef's Shift (Mar 30) 

PEPPERED: an existential platformer (Apr 7) 

Tiny Garden (Apr 8) 

Maliki: Poison of the Past (Apr 22) 

News links: 

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nintendo-announces-new-lending-feature-for-digital-games 

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/547367/time-cops-mission-of-lennon-free-narrat-game 

https://anime-sickos-podcast.itch.io/time-force-x 

Chapters: 

(01:00) News 

(08:10) Balatro 

(43:09) Smash or Pass: Joker Edition 

(59:12) Upcoming games 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

Annie is a know-it-all. Emmi is a know-it-none. No news or upcoming games this week because we spend too long talking about which anthropomorphic animals from Aviary Attorney we would kiss. 

Vive la France. 

Links: 

2014 Siliconera interview with Darya Noghani and Mandy Lennon 

Original Kickstarter for Aviary Attorney 

The Public & Private Life of Animals by J.J. Grandville and P.J. Stahl 

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

Listen on our website! https://eati.games 

Emmi & Annie played two games with very different styles. Emmi was disturbed by Mouthwashing's body horror; Annie was disturbed by Europa's cuteness. These problems are the same. 

TW for discussion of sexual assault.

Maddie Myers on motion sickness in Indiana Jones

Mouthwashing playthrough Annie referenced 

Gene Park interview with writer of Mouthwashing 

Liz Ryerson, who recommends Decarnation 

Upcoming games: 

Knights in Tight Spaces (Feb 28) 

Split Fiction (Mar 3) 

Myrmidon (Mar 7) 

Centum (Mar 11) 

Mudborne (Mar 20)

Mashina (TBD)

Music:
Bit Forest Intro music by Bertsz -- https://freesound.org/s/545457/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 

Follow us on bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/eati.games 

News sources: 

gamesindustry.biz article on WB closures

Polygon on WB closures

PC Gamer on Call of Duty gen AI

Aftermath on Steam Next Fest and AI

PC Gamer on Blizzard AI patent

Chapters: 

(00:40) News 

(08:18) Europa 

(33:45) Mouthwashing (TW: sexual assault) 

(01:12:04) Upcoming games