All kinds of business pops off in this episode. Joe Spiro stops by to attempt to fill the Tegan shaped hole in our hearts. Instead he and Brian carry on about old games. There is grim discussion about the Xbox Game Pass service. Various hirings are discussed and we pour one for that one guy who liked Paragon. We hope he likes Smite. Brian discovers that he is an asshole, we get a whole kiwi into a glass and Hoyt Axton stars in a forgotten GBA classic. And the god damn pandas are back.

Look, this episode is a day late but it should be noted that even with the episode being a day late that no member of Impossible Coin is worse than or equal to a panda in awfulness. What we are saying is that pandas are garbage. The team digs into Nintendo Labo and the Q1 shuffle at various studios and David Cage knows Ellen Page. For realsies. Tegan has difficulty planning a diet and the crew pines for sponsorship.

This episode may have everything; motivated shepherd dogs, ASMR NPR, Tegan's hacked washing machine, a plethora of accidental romances, some discussion of Princess Zelda's mom butt in the Hyrule Warriors re-release, a Nintendo mini Direct and the hottest fighting game based on Mad Men. Buckle up kids.

Tegan shares a personal revelation regarding her perceived weakness for gambling. There is talk of a Splatfest or clam bake or whatever those Splatoon 2 things are called. Brian got real close to buying Panzer Dragoon Saga and was able to barely avoid it. Rocky is digging on Good Place theories and the team discusses Smug Fuck Castles in Los Angeles.

So Tegan may be dying. There's that. But our game master, Rocky is hunting for nat twenties to save her. Brian and Rocky talk Monster Hunter World, Tegan tempts Brian with stories of how profoundly busted Elex is and we find out what is mixed in with Rocky's regular porn. We also meet two unscrupulous charlatans, Jimmy Gamestop and Michael Transaction. At least they don't like clopping.

Well, it all comes down to this. Rocky, Tegan and Brian gather to hash out The Big One. What will come of Brian's battle against Splatoon 2? Will Tegan's assertion that What Remains of Edith Finch kill it as dead as the characters in that game? Can Rocky's raw passion for Persona 5 power it onto the list? How much more Hellblade can Rocky and Tegan stand? Where will the twin titans of Nintendo land on the list?

zOMG ALL TEH DRAMA.

It's time for the tough calls. It's time for hurt feelings. Listen as your heroes, Tegan, Rocky and Brian begin to shore up their shady deals for next weeks battle for all the marbles. This week the hills they die on are:

Most Reprehensible Business Practice

Best Story

Most Satisfying Challenge

Best Moment

It's time to talk audio y'all. And some other stuff. Tegan, Rocky and Brian are back in the trench for Game of the Year. This week they hit:

Best Audio

Best Girl

Best Boy

Best Art

It's that time of year. Rocky, Tegan and Brian get out the knives (not Gabe Newell's) and proceed to do the Lord's work. They narrow the games they love into arbitrary lists in carefully selected categories. This week they discuss:

Best Meme

Biggest Surprise

Biggest Disappointment

Best New Character

The continued slow-motion car wreck that is Microtransactiongate is further dissected by the team. The gang speculates on how to make PUBG more socialist. Brian is concerned about the well-being about a game show host who lives in a cage. Tegan tells us about a new mode in Splatoon and it only sounds filthy. Rocky retells a filthy surrealist joke and unlike Splatoon it actually IS filthy. Woof woof cowabunga.