Pride and Accomplishment

Jason rolled credits on Galactic Racer and finally hit Mastery Rank 30 in Warframe after ten years. Chris finished a $5 incremental game while traveling. Then it's all about WoW Forever launch week: tanks, mages, Skyborne, and whether classic-style travel will wear thin. Plus: who is buying all these Pokémon cards, and hands-on time with the iPhone Duo.

Chris and Jason open with the Steam Autumn Sale, which came and went. Jason is about to buy Star Wars Galactic Racer. Chris explains how he got into the Deadlock beta through a shady Steam friend-invite ritual.

Twitch drops are everywhere, which makes it more likely that you see Twitch Ads (unless you're Jason). Join us for a discussion of Twitch ads, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, and a new game Chris has been playing, Sandustry.

We have survived BlizzCon 2026! Tune in to hear about the announcements we saw, the things we did, and the overall experience of going to a giant gaming convention.

• Warcraft III: Forsaken Kingdom
• WoW: Forever beta is popular

Today is all about new games -- new releases in the Steam Calendar, new games from Gamescom, and the biggest new game of the year, GTA 6. Next stop, Blizzcon!

• Steam Personal Calendar
  • Tower Lab
  • Alchemy Factory
  • IGTAP - Incremental Game Thats Also a Platformer
• Gamescom
  • FF7: Revelation
  • Exodus
  • The Witcher 3 Remastered
• GTA 6

After starting with some very important breaking news, we talk about Palworld, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and a weird gaming Kickstarter.

• Genki Manta

Chris is trying an unconventional piece of office furniture, Jason's playing Palworld, and everyone's playing Overwatch soon, we hope? Stay tuned until the end for Chris' experience with Mechanism gaming accessories.

• Mechanism Accessories
  • Desk Stand
  • Steam Controller Dock
  • Roadmap

Welcome to our post-LAN Party episode. Tune in to hear what we played, what we played it on, and what we thought of having a LAN party at a resort.

• Meccha Chameleon
• Gamble With Your Friends
• Rhythm Heaven Groove
• Palworld
• Slay the Spire II
• Overwatch
• Far Far West

The Steam Sale has come and gone, and one of us was better disciplined with the two-hour rule than the other. It might not be who you expect! In other news, Chris finished Mina the Hollower and Jason is excited about Warframe's next update.

• Mina the Hollower
• Scritchy Scratchy
• Aloft
• Humble Choice July 2026
  • Sea of Stars
  • Drop Duchy
  • Tunic
• Warframe Tennocon 2026

It's sale season, and Jason and Chris are trying to decide what is actually worth buying. Amazon Prime Day leads to a surprising lack of purchases, the Steam Summer Sale creates a very familiar kind of temptation, and new hardware may or may not be entering the picture. In between, Overwatch continues to make its case, while Fellowship raises a bigger question: what happens when a game gives you exactly the part you wanted, but maybe not everything else you need? Stick around after the end for a Steam Machine discussion that may turn into an expensive decision.