Got us some games to be discussing! We lead off with an extensive breakdown of the FF XVI reveal, then talk about Paper Mario: The Origami King, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, and more!

For the first time, Bill is reporting on a 100% online event! Pixel Pop Festival is a diverse showcase for indie titles and discussing the game industry, and this week features interviews with many of this year's speakers!

Michelle (Homing - 2:27

Mars Ashton (Flux) - 11:22

Xelavier Nelson (An Airport for Aliens Run Entirely By Dogs) - 21:12

Sarah Speiers (Mindfulness in the Worplace) - 31:25

Derrick Fields (Onsen Master) - 39:57

Wrapup with Carol Mertz and Mary McKelly - 47:15

Back with a new episode next Monday!

Back again to discuss games we've been playing with Shelby! We talk Song of Bloom, Fall Guys, We Love Katamari, Space Channel 5, and Starcraft II!

Even decades later, the legacy of the NES draws developers to making new games for it. In this week's interview Bill talks with one such person Donny Phillips regarding the game Project Blue, the varying eras of retro gaming, and the feeling of creating a physical cartridge!

Meanwhile, Shelby Mongan is on again to discuss more retro gaming fun on Screenwatching with Craig of the Creek!

Screenwatching - Craig of the Creek (2:35)

Interview - Donny Phillips (31:57)

Cliff is here again to talk about the games he and Bill have been playing! They cover Raft, The Outer Wilds, Satisfactory, The Misadventures of Tron Bonne, Kuukiyomi: Consider It, and Death Come True!

From the mind of Channel 101 alum and Sinfeld Chronicles creator Austin Stock, we have a game about New York from someone who has never visited! Bill and Austin talk baked hard drives, working for Nickelodeon, and the unexpected directions development has taken.

Meanwhile, Cliff Murphy and I take a look at a 2007 episode of the Simpsons, which unexpectedly took place 13 years ago!

Screenwatching - The Simpsons (4:05)

Interview - Austin Stock (37:38)

This week Brandon has been playing the latest hits with Ghost of Tsushima and Paper Mario: The Origami King, plus checking out the classic Warioware Inc.! Meanwhile Bill has picked out some older titles in Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight and Tales from the Borderlands, plus the "old new" game Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2!

After completing the futuristic racer Desert Child, Oscar Brittain has mulliganed into Kardboard Kings, a trading card store management simulator! Bill calls on his Magic: the Gathering experience to ask the hard questions about this extremely unique game scenario.

Meanwhile, Brandon Shockney is a friend to me in reviewing the opening scene of Toy Story 2 for Screenwatching!

Screenwatching - Toy Story 2 (1:53)

Interview - Oscar Brittain (23:16)

Di is back to talk about the games we've been playing! Final Fantasy XV (there's a new book!), The Haunted Island a Frog Detective game, Later Alligator, Her Story, and Roundabout!