Jocelyn is back and helping her through recovery has been the soothing gameplay of Frostpunk 2! We've both been playing this highly anticipated sequel, so plenty of thoughts to share off the top of the show. In the news, we break down the latest State of Play from PlayStation and The Last of Us Season 2 has it's first trailer.

Firebyrd returns to the show with a JRPG to discuss in Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, plus Cat Quest 3 and Astro Bot. Ryan on the other hand, returned to Alan Wake II with the DLC that dropped earlier this summer Night Springs. Over in the news Steam launches Steam Families out of beta, a 14 year old developer is caught up in a video game addiction lawsuit, Square Enix says the line, and Nintendo sues Palworld dev for patent infringements.

Travis returns to the Inn for a very PlayStation episode of The Gamers’ Inn. Ryan has finally finished Final Fantasy XVI and shares final (spoiler free) thoughts before the PC release next week. Travis has been loving the well received Astro Bot. Plus in the news Sony gave us a first look and details for the PlayStation 5 Pro. Oh, and Arcane got a season 2 trailer!

Nevermore returns to the inn with some fun simulation games on Steam, after a quick update on Disney’s Dreamlight Valley. But speaking of those simulation games, we kick things off with Galaxy Burger then move to a WoW inspired inn for Tavern Manager Simulator. In the news, Remedy partners with Annapurna for Control 2, Rocksteady hit with layoffs, Concord is soon to be no more, and we talk about THAT Minecraft movie teaser.

Crofton from the Dungeons and Diapers podcast returns to the inn to question our intro and talk about his various video game adventures. He kicks things off with The Crimson Diamond, a throw back game to the EGA era. After a year and a half, Ryan finally jumps into Diablo IV on Xbox Game Pass. And before we hit up the news, Crofton travels to New Caledonia with Tchia. In the news, Nintendo will be ending service for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in October, Nintendo clears their Direct schedule with an IndieWorld + Partner Showcase combo, we have a new Mafia game arriving in 2025, and we have our first look at Sonic the Hedgehog 3!

While determining what to play next, Ryan is distracted by the latest mobile offering from Bethesda with Elder Scrolls: Castles. Jocelyn on the other hand continues her farming adventures in Coral Island. Over in the news Valve confirms they’ll be getting Steam OS running on the ROG Ally, Final Fantasy 16 has a date with the PC, Nintendo shows off their new museum, and our favourite announcements from GamesCom Opening Night Live.

We kick off the show with spoiler free thoughts on Deadpool and Wolverine, as well as Jocelyn guesting on TWO podcasts (Bread and Butter for Hearthstone and For Azeroth for World of Warcraft). Moving into games we played, Ryan has an update on his time with Outer Wilds for TGI Game Club, and he finally finished a game with Still Wakes The Deep. Jocelyn on the other hand has a news story about a Sea of Thieves exploit that put some major gold into the economy.

After a bit of MCU talk as Jocelyn and Ryan prepare to see Deadpool and Wolverine, we get an update on the latest TGI Game Club game Outer Wilds. Now’s the perfect time to play along with our amazing Game Club guides! Jocelyn on the other hand is avoiding space with Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends on Xbox Game Pass. Over in the news, the union stories keep coming with the World of Warcraft team announcing a full team union, video game voice actors go on strike, Humble Games uses the wrong word for laying off all staff, and LEGO has more Super Mario for fans.

After getting lost within the intro rabbit hole, we move over to discussing Ryan’s continued adventures in Zenless Zone Zero. Jocelyn updates us on the recently released Hearthstone expansion, Perils in Paradise. Before moving to the news, Ryan still has his Wii U hooked up and played The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Over in the news Deadpool and Wolverine bring us Deadpool and Wolverine Xbox controllers with butts, Orcs Must Die returns in 2025 with a new entry, Halo is cancelled at Paramount+, and Bethesda developers unionize! We close the show with a listener email about rogue-like/lights and Hearthstone Battlegrounds.

We kick off the show with some thoughts on the TETRIS movie available on Apple TV+, then Ryan shares first impressions on Zenless Zone Zero. Jocelyn on the other hand has returned to World of Warcraft for a Mists of Pandaria event. Before moving to the news, as promised, we discuss Have a Nice Death. Good news is Jocelyn is out of her city building funk! Bad news is roguelikes still aren’t for her. In the news we have fresh stories on AI from Nvidia and Nintendo, as well as Microsoft’s changes to their Xbox Game Pass program.