This week on Scatterbrained: It’s the Brandon duo! Courture chats about his current card obsession: Balatro. Craw played Case of the Golden Idol, an indie puzzle game that everyone was raving about when it was released a few years ago. And then we rant about our disappointment with Microsoft, Xbox, and Starfield

Games we talked about this week: Balatro, Legends of Runeterra, Metaphor Refantazio, Case of the Golden Idol, Starfield

Article of the Week: The psychology behind video games during COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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