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While saying that Callisto Protocol is "not a priority", David Radd finally made it to the final stretch in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, mashed the light attack in 3D platform fighter Divine Knockout and has difficultly unlocking a weird movement trophy in Everything.  Meanwhile, Tuesday appreciates the differences in the sequel after playing Risk of Rain and finds out what a Magic: The Gathering "bear" is in Inscryption.  In news, Microsoft says that the FTC is unconstitutional, the Zenimax Q&A forms a union while Blizzard subsidiary Proletariat looks to do the same.  Meanwhile, the Square Enix CEO talks about having a more unified structure while bafflingly doubling down on NFT investments and Sony unveils their controller designed for accessibility, their PSVR2 launch lineup and that the PS5 has sold over 30 million units.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday talk about their favorite topics, their least favorite game and the top five games they played in 2022.

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While shaking his head over the recent closure of a Square Enix  game service, David Radd enjoys the soundtrack and tolerates the story of Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number while resolving DOOM Eternal's story in The Ancient Gods and aslo playing Horde Mode and Battlemode 2.0.  Meanwhile, Tuesday starts to warm to FTL: Faster than Light once they start suffocating hostile boarders with the vacuum of space and sinks into the dulcet tones of Ron Perlman while playing West of Dead.  In news, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II becomes the U.S.'s best selling game in 2022 according to the NPD's November 2022 sales charts,  Activision Blizzard sees its President and COO depart for a blockchain company while Chris Metzen returns to help with Warcraft's narrative.  Meanwhile, Amazon  was announced as the publisher for the next Tomb Raider and Epic will pay $520 Million to settle FTC allegations over Fortnite purchases.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday dive deep down to figure out the mystery surrounding Returnal's plot and Rogue-lite gameplay.

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While sending his thanks to Bill Clinton, David Radd played the fun and goofy Yuffie DLC Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade: Episode INTERmission and tries to wrap his head around the complex mechanics of DOOM Eternal.  Meanwhile, Tuesday can't make it past the first system in FTL: Faster Than Light and enjoys Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, unlike its predecessor.  In news, the FTC announced it is filing a suit to stop Microsoft from purchasing Activision Blizzard, Blizzard Albany QA team votes to unionize while Zenimax QA team moves to forms to create a union of their own.  Meanwhile, the Smash World Tour is canceled under a cloud of controversy and the Summer Game Fest 2023 is dated June 8th, right before E3 2023.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about awards winners, the news, and the reveals for The Game Awards 2022.

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While astounded at Bethesda's public response to Mick Gordon, David Radd played one of the freshest retro JRPGs ever in Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth while living out his mecha all-star dreams with Into the Breech.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played the weird spin off to Lenneth in Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume and plays the Magical Hats card from Yu-Gi-Oh! in Bayonetta 3.  in news, Sony and Microsoft present their arguments to the U.K,'s CMA over the Activision Blizzard acquisition while Blizzard and NetEase end 14 year partnership in China signaling the end to World of Warcraft in the country for the moment.  Meanwhile, the NPD reports that U.S. game sales were roughly the same year-over-year in October 2022, while the Grammy nominations for game soundtracks and Game Awards 2022 nominations are laid out.  For the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday talk about the middle an possible best entry in Crystal Dynamics "reset trilogy": Tomb Raider: Anniversary.

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While marveling at the trolling Square Enix did teasing their NFT project Symbiogenesis, David Radd is reminded how good Sleeping Dogs is playing its Halloween DLC Nightmare in North Point while getting distracted by Sebastian being recast in The Evil Within 2.  Meanwhile, Tuesday took a wacky trip back to the future in 2004 France and Sengoku-era Japan in Onimusha 3: Demon Siege while looking for Bayonetta Rick in Bayonetta 3.  In news, EU scrutinizes the Activision Blizzard acquisition by Microsoft in-depth as  Activision Blizzard want to impound union votes in Blizzard Albany, and a esports antitrust settlement breaks down with the U.S. Department of Justice.  Meanwhile, PSVR2 details come out and Sony reports rising revenues, even as engagement dropped over the Summer, while Nintendo saw increased profits even as Switch hardware sales drop.  For the topic, David and Tuesday reflect on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and how it changed gaming forever, in ways both good and bad.

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While reinforcing that Silent Hill is not in Maine, David Radd played Lydia rating it "depressing itch.io game out of 10" while wishing that Fatal Frame III: The Tormented was a little MORE like Silent Hill.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Capcom's unlikely platform fighter Onimusha Blade Warriors while barreling towards the end of Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny.  In news, David and Tuesday address the situation surrounding Helena Taylor and Bayonetta 3, Activision Blizzard continues to experience both labor unrest and legal troubles, examine the five new Silent Hill projects that were announced in Silent Hill Transmission and look at the launches of FIFA 23, NBA 2k23 and Splatoon-3 impacted the NPD September 2022 chart.  The SNGP topic examines the impact Hotline Miami had on  Devolver releases, 10 Years after it has released.

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In this special podcast, David Radd and Tuesday go in depth about the original Silent Hill 2 and why the horror masterpiece still holds up today.

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While noting the sad departure of key development personnel from ZA/UM, David Radd appreciates the visual design of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course while dying constantly and falls under a oldtaku anime nostalgia spell with Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth: Record of Lodoss War.  Meanwhile, Tuesday wonders how Onimusha Tactics protagonists Onimaru and Oboro aren't ninjas and decides 20 Minutes Till Dawn is better than Vampire Survivors because it has a gun.  In news, Google announces the shut down of Stadia in early 2023 and Activision Blizzard is facing more issues including a new sexual harassment lawsuit, while Microsoft touts the deal publicly on a bizzare website while sparing with regulators in the U.K. and EU.  Finally CD Projekt announces its next several game projects while expanding out into new studios.  In the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut, how it started life as a Silent Hill 2 demake, how it never quite lands on the right tone and while the "survival" aspects aren't really a boon.

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In this special episode of SNGP, David and Tuesday talk about Dead Space, what the game did well, the mixed reception to the sequels, and what it influenced and was influenced by.

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While wondering if being a YouTuber qualifies you to be a games publisher, David Radd was baffled that a save got overwritten while playing The Ascent and realized that the past can't be changed, even with a time machine, in Quantum Break.  Meanwhile, Tuesday sadly can't make a golfer with a sloppy swing in Easy Come Easy Golf and takes orders from papa Odin in Valkyrie Elysium.  In news, Microsoft will continue looking at acquisitions as they are confident the Activision Blizzard deal will go through and EA considers the business opportunities if Call of Duty becomes exclusive to Xbox.  More E3 details are laid out by Reedpop and Elden Ring is named the best game and the Japan Game Awards.  Finally, the August NPD report shows Madden and Saints Row at the top of the sales chart while Valve releases Steam Charts sales data publicly.  In the SNGP topic, David and Tuesday talk about their experiences with The Evil Within DLC episodes: The Assignment, The Consequence and The Executioner.

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