We return after vacation to catch up on the video games and video game experiences we’ve been enjoying. Ryan travels back from The Minecraft Experience in Toronto, while also herding calicorns in Herdling. Jocelyn discovers the Anno franchise with Anno 1800, and then jumps into Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge which is a cozy frog sanctuary game. Over in the news, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has release details and Perfect Dark almost had another chance.

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Start - The Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue

19:46 - Anno 1800

27:51 - Herdling

35:15 - Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge

45:54 - News

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Ryan and Jocelyn return with plenty of Gamescom Opening Night Live to catch up on, but before that we have updates on some video games we’re playing. Ryan finishes up Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound while Jocelyn continues to date all the things in Date Everything! What’s new this week is Jocelyn is playing Is This Seat Taken?, a new logic puzzle game on Steam. In other news, Nintendo talks about Kirby Air Rides for 45 minutes, we have our first teaser for Fallout Season 2, and Bioshock’s future has some ups and downs.

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Start - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

15:47 - Date Everything!

28:50 - Is This Seat Taken?

37:43 - News

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Jocelyn decides to return to the dating simulator world with Date Everything! While Ryan goes back in time to the era of 2D side scrolling action games with the throwback title Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. As promised, we go over the payment processors vs NSFW content story (see Brad and Will Make a Tech Pod 298 for some more conversation on the topic). In other news, ID checks are coming to GTA VI, Nintendo hosts an Indie World Showcase (no Silksong), and Nintendo announces the My Mario range of products.

Discussion

Start - Date Everything!

37:29 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

50:09 - News

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Ryan kicks off the show with more to share from Donkey Kong Bananza, while Jocelyn returns to Lord of the Rings games with Tales of the Shire. Over in the news, Microsoft back pedals in desperate need of a good news story, Amazon has all the video game TV adaptations, and Darksiders 4 delivers on a promise over a decade in the making.

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Start - Donkey Kong Bananza

20:07 - Tales of the Shire

42:55 - Tabletop Simulator: Frosthaven

47:44 - News

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The Nintendo Switch 2 has its second big exclusive, and Ryan is ready to share his early thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza. Over in the news, Mortal Kombat II gets its first movie trailer, Valve boss talks about his daily schedule, Supermassive Games delays its next Dark Pictures game after layoffs, Pokémon announces a bunch of stuff, and Amazon’s Mass Effect show shares some Fallout DNA.

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Start - Donkey Kong Bananza

32:57 - News

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Jocelyn tunes in on The Operator, but it fails to impress with a somewhat flat story. Ryan on the other hand returns to a remake of a favourite with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening with boosted performance on Switch 2. Over in the news, SAG-AFTRA strike officially ends,Nintendo Switch 2 owner receives a ban thanks to a second hand game, Nintendo is ending their voucher service in January, Ghost of Yotei looks excellent, Uma Musume players send a lot of grass to a retired race horse, and Nintendo reveals their Link and Zelda casting for The Legend of Zelda film.

Discussion

Start - The Operator

23:18 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

36:58 - News

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We return with 50% less salt, but still pretty upset with Microsoft. But besides that fun business, Ryan has completed his journey through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and picked up a few Steam Summer Sale games with Mini Motorways and UFO 50. Jocelyn on the other hand goes post apocalyptic with After Inc: Revival. In the news, Neil Druckmann has left HBO’s The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II gets a free update for Chronological Mode, John Romero’s studio is not closed, and we talk about Crocs and Animal Crossing…

Discussion

Start - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

19:10 - After Inc: Revival

31:59 - Steam Summer Sale

37:49 - News

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We start off the show with the news out of Microsoft regarding yet another round of layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations. Trying to lift our spirits, Ryan shares a fun experience he had with the family playing Mario Kart World. Then we descend into spoiler territory to discuss our final thoughts on The Alters.

Discussion

Start - More Microsoft Layoffs

23:47 - Mario Kart World + GameChat

36:54 - The Alters (Spoilers)

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We kick off the show with a recap of our TGI Game Night featuring Smite 2, talk about a blast from the past! Then we move into The Alters, which we're both currently obsessed with. Over in the news, Nintendo announces some stuff with Splatoon Raiders and a Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, plus Bungie delays Marathon. Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms their next-generation plans, a Quest 3S Xbox edition, and of course, more layoffs on the way being reported...

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Start - Intro + Smite 2

17:12 - The Alters

45:54 - News

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Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week, we can’t help but jump into our Ghost of E3 discussion to cover the PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Xbox Showcase (plus a few 2026 hints from Phil Spencer). Switching back to Nintendo, Ryan shares his initial thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Jocelyn provides an update on her time with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

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Start – Ghost of E3 2025

1:09:59 – Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World

1:37:33 – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

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