Side Scrollers Podcast Live – January 6, 2026 breaks down The Real Game Awards 2026 nominations and voting, Steam’s all-time player record, the death of SEGA co-founder David Rosen, League of Legends going offline, ARC Raiders updates, and Google AI scanning Gmail and the resulting lawsuit, plus Minnesota fraud headlines, viral culture stories, Star Wars and X-Men rumors, Today in Gaming History, the Montez Bar one-year anniversary, Blabs VS Jump King, and guests Phillip Chan and Tiny Pandaface.Phillip Chan: https://www.youtube.com/@mrphillipchan2 Tiny Pandaface: https://rumble.com/c/TinyPandaface?e9s=src_v1_clr 🌲LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/sidescrollers Support Our Partners on Side Scrollers PLUS:🦊Kirsche: https://sidescrollers.locals.com/support/aff/9eeaf2b9-3214-4a3a-813d-8505298d96eb🎹Desiree: https://sidescrollers.locals.com/support/aff/9f137cb8-b1c8-4ad6-b885-f7b6d6f212b0 🍿Eric: https://sidescrollers.locals.com/support/aff/9f4be45e-854b-47b9-bc32-97ceb767bef2 🎥Cecil: https://sidescrollers.locals.com/support/aff/9fac2dfa-9504-4d78-b651-928a0291f1be ⚡Blabs: https://sidescrollers.locals.com/support/aff/9ec3381e-be5f-42af-9957-340a9c9f1962 🎸Opening by Paul: https://linktr.ee/PaulHadouken Custom Animations created by Sean Coakley: https://www.youtube.com/@seancoakley1087 https://seancoakleyanimation.carrd.co00:00 Intro03:00 CHYNA!04:43 Happy Anniversary!08:00 House Keeping15:00 Gaming History30:35 Hard News32:57 Fraud Update!: Hotel Edition53:48 RIP PBS 01:03:15 Dead Whale Blows Up01:10:30 This Childhood Actor Was Fired For Calling Out PDF01:21:12 Jimmy Kimmel IS Oppressed01:31:00 Whale Blows Up Part 2 01:32:45 Clown World: Trans Edition01:47:40 Gaming Quick Hits02:03:13 Walz Speaks Out