This week, Alex Donaldson and Tom Orry are joined by regular contributors Rebecca Jones and Mikhail Madnani for chat about:

• GTA's surprising Netflix exclusivity move
• Hardware price rises
• EA's new owners
• That ever-relevant method of measuring economic performance - the price of a Freddo.

Remember, Patreon subscribers also get The Lock In, an exclusive after-hours casual hangout podcast, every week. Over there this week, we chat about Bannanaphobia, Tom's holiday adventures, hot dog machines, and more.

And don't forget the website; Respec.net!

Tom's away. but that doesn't stop the ramblings! This episode Alex Donaldson is joined by ronin games critic Dave Breens, RPG Site's James Galizio and Mikhail Madnani for chatter about:

• The reveals and vibe at Final Fantasy XIV Fanfest ahead of a new expansion
• Even more Xbox-adjacent layoffs
• Breens' impressions of Palworld, which just formally released in version 1.0
• Anniversaries old and new, from Streets of Rage to Overcooked

Remember, Patreon subscribers also get The Lock In, an exclusive after-hours casual hangout podcast, every week. Over there this week, we chat about Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey and how it connects to Silent Hill Townfall, kindly reviewing a game that the public then hates & Cyberpunk 2077, and Tom Orry's bankrupt-worthy coffee problem.

And don't forget the website; Respec.net!

This week, Alex Donaldson and Tom Orry are joined by Respec contributors Mikhail Madnani and James Galizio. This week's video game related chatter includes:

• Halo & Splatoon Raiders Review
• Xbox joins the in-game advertising foray
• Xbox backwards compatibility on PC
• Hardware costs & performance challenges
• Retro reflections
• Plus, is Mario Kart Super Circuit the worst one?

This week, Alex Donaldson and Tom Orry are joined by Respec contributors Rebecca Jones and Dave Breens. This week's video game related chatter includes:

• Use of AI in game development
• EA's in-game advertising play
• One Piece, Cowboy Bebop, and the upcoming live-action Persona TV show
• The mystery of the future of GTA Online
• LEGO
• Breens' grand theory of all games existing on a spectrum that has products at one end and art at the other.
• Plus, is Shrek 2 high art?

The Respec video game ramblings podcast returns for more irreverent chatter. This week, Alex Donaldson, Tom Orry, and Kirk McKeand discuss:

• Xbox cuts 3200 jobs and lets several studios go
• Will the backlash against Sony dropping discs make any difference?
• Nintendo to cease Switch 1 sales in Europe next year
• Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced review
• Elden Ring Nightreign, Rhythm Heaven, and more.
• Retro: Pokemon Go turns 10, Prey turns 20, and should you fear the reaper?

We welcome you to the official Respec.net podcast with what you should come to expect as the usual smattering of video game and non video game nonsense. This week, Alex Donaldson, Tom Orry, and Rebecca Jones chat:

• Setting up a new video game website in the nightmare year 2026 (are we unhinged?)
• Star Fox Switch 2 review chatter
• Directive 8020, Mixtape, narrative-driven games, and the Until Dawn movie
• Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes, the brilliant FTL-like
• Doctor Who and the Predator are basically the same
• Tom's school playground nickname