Brad got a Switch 2, and played Metroid Prime 4 on it, and we talk about that, Skate Story, the end of Silent Hill f, a bunch of Game Awards announcement speculation, the resurrection of Romero Games' latest project, whatever the hell is going on with Call of Duty right now, the immortal might of Shang Tsung, our love of Roger Ebert, a shocking revelation about controller face buttons, and a bunch more on this week's show.

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(00:00:09) Intro

(00:14:13) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2] | Dec 04, 2025

(00:42:07) First Break

(00:42:11) Skate Story | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac] | Dec 08, 2025

(00:49:28) Silent Hill f | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 25, 2025

(00:57:30) The Séance of Blake Manor | [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Oct 27, 2025

(00:57:53) Marvel Cosmic Invasion | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux] | Dec 01, 2025

(00:58:10) Absolum | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] | Oct 09, 2025

(00:59:30) Void Crew | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Nov 25, 2024

(01:03:59) Second Break

(01:04:03) The Game Awards is soon and news is swirling

(01:04:24) Larian may have a new game in the Divinity series

(01:07:49) Capcom wants more Mega Man (and other) games!

(01:12:29) Tomb Raider will have something to show at The Game Awards

(01:17:16) Warner Bros. and Netflix... What will it mean for the games?

(01:29:01) Katsuhiro Harada retires from Tekken

(01:31:46) John Romero's latest project is still alive

(01:35:02) Tim Cain returns to Obsidian

(01:37:28) Call of Duty will slow down with the releases

(01:45:36) Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has passed away

(01:47:58) Emails

(01:57:32) Wrapping up and thanks

(01:59:31) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:01:08) Nextlander Content Updates

(02:02:46) See ya!

We're chock-a-block with stuff to talk about this week, from the Analogue 3D to Horses (both the game and its banning), Marvel Cosmic Invasion, the Fortnite chapter 6 ending bonanza, more with Silent Hill f, a surprising amount of news about the possible futures of franchises like Dead Rising, Control, Metal Gear, and Hitman, your emails, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:46) Podcast Celebrities vs Celebrity Podcasters

(00:11:38) Alex got an Analogue 3D!

(00:28:57) First Break

(00:33:34) Marvel Cosmic Invasion  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux]  |  Dec 01, 2025

(00:46:51) Horses  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Dec 02, 2025

(01:06:51) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025

(01:21:06) The Séance of Blake Manor  |  [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 27, 2025

(01:24:34) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025

(01:24:59) Fortnite  |  [Android, iOS, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4]  |  Jun 29, 2020

(01:49:40) Second Break

(01:49:44) New Dead Rising in the works?

(01:56:31) Control: Resonant is trademarked ahead of the Game Awards...

(02:03:00) Of course they are still going to make Hitman!

(02:08:55) Should we better recognize the performance capture for characters?

(02:17:12) What's next for Metal Gear? Probably nothing around Sons of the Patriots

(02:22:37) Emails

(02:31:52) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:36:28) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:39:02) Nextlander content updates

(02:42:41) See ya!

Brad and Vinny produce the rare duos podcast this week with deep(er) dives into Silent Hill f and Hollow Knight: Silksong, a look at The Séance of Blake Manor, the new Vampire Survivors quasi-sequel, Valve's comments on Steam Machine pricing/Linux anti-cheat/Half-Life 3, the passing of Udo Kier, Thanksgiving turkey (and other fowl) strategies, our annual recitation of Final Fantasy character names, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:06:07) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025

(00:23:50) First Break

(00:23:54) The Séance of Blake Manor  |  [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 27, 2025

(00:31:54) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025

(00:33:29) [SPOILERS] Some Silksong items, areas, and encounters

(00:50:47) Fortnite: Chapter 6 - Mini Season 2: The Simpsons  |  [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 01, 2025

(00:55:05) Second Break

(00:55:09) More updates about the Steam Machine

(01:15:55) What's next for the Vampire Survivors folks?

(01:19:29) Will we see more of Naughty Dog's Intergalactic soon?

(01:24:40) Udo Kier has passed away at 81

(01:28:01) Emails

(01:51:05) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(01:55:24) See ya!

This week we dig into hot, brand-new video games like Metal Gear Solid and Nier: Automata, plus Lumines Arise's multiplayer, the ending chapters of Dispatch, Sektori, whatever's going on with Ubisoft, the loss of "Burger" Becky Heineman, Megabonk's stand-up Game Awards move, a "will it come out in 2026" quiz, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:23) Some pure personal project nonsense

(00:05:57) That TV project is almost done!

(00:12:22) Extra Life 2025!

(00:18:25) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025

(00:32:58) First Break

(00:36:49) Lumines Arise  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR]  |  Nov 11, 2025

(00:54:36) Sektori  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025

(01:01:05) Plenty of games too play!

(01:02:07) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025

(01:03:12) Morsels  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025

(01:05:46) Metal Gear Solid  |  [PlayStation]  |  Oct 20, 1998

(01:19:07) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025

(01:22:22) Second Break

(01:22:32) What is happening at Ubisoft?

(01:32:10) Rebecca Heineman has passed away

(01:38:54) Yoko Taro is still trying to make games!

(01:42:34) Megabonk and The Game Awards

(01:52:03) Will Concord be playable again?

(02:01:16) Emails

(02:32:21) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:37:57) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

This is it: the final Death Stranding 2 spoilercast. Lumines Arise is also out, and that game is an extreme banger. Valve crashes back into the hardware market with a new Steam Machine, VR headset, and controller. Grand Theft Auto VI gets yet another delay. We even hear from someone who's had both the McDonald's Pizza and the Street Fighter burgers. Real action-packed week on the ol' Nextlander Podcast!

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(00:00:09) Intro

(00:02:15) Alex has some big news for everyone

(00:07:51) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(00:08:23) [SPOILERS] All the Death Stranding spoilers are here.

(01:31:13) First Break

(01:31:17) Lumines Arise  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR]  |  Nov 11, 2025

(01:44:27) Thrasher  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Linux]  |  Nov 07, 2025

(01:49:54) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025

(01:53:22) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025

(01:54:21) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025

(01:57:17) Second Break

(01:57:21) Initial thoughts on the Valve hardware dump

(02:21:09) Grand Theft Auto is delayed... again

(02:22:34) More about the firings from Rockstar

(02:27:48) Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra also delayed

(02:33:28) Emails

(02:39:44) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:43:55) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:46:26) See ya!

This week, the wild social dynamics of ARC Raiders, The Simpsons get Brad back into Fortnite, Vinny finishes Death Stranding 2 and starts Dispatch, the Switch 2 is still selling like hotcakes, Sony might allow cross-buying PS5 and PC games, and we find out what happened to Rockstar's Agent. It's a video game podcast!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:20) Alex in NYC

(00:03:43) ARC Raiders  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Oct 30, 2025

(00:29:29) Satisfactory  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 04, 2025

(00:31:40) First Break

(00:38:07) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025

(00:49:01) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025

(00:56:37) Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Oct 30, 2025

(01:09:14) Fortnite: Chapter 6 - Mini Season 2: The Simpsons  |  [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 01, 2025

(01:20:32) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(01:20:48) [SPOILERS] Definitely some story talk as we near the end. Getting to the good stuff!

(01:46:21) Second Break

(01:46:26) News

(01:46:47) Nintendo Switch 2 selling extremely well!

(01:51:19) Animal Crossing: New Horizons getting some love

(01:56:14) Rumors of Sony implementing a Cross-Buy on PC system

(02:03:36) Dan Houser talks about Agent

(02:07:42) Rockstar accused of 'Union Busting' with recent layoffs

(02:12:27) Emails

(02:28:04) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:31:49) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:34:28) Nextlander content updates

(02:36:09) See ya!

If you want to hear us gush for like an hour about Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, this is the episode for you, and we also fit in discussion of Halo on PlayStation and the increasing demands on the Xbox business, the Kojima Matrix game that almost was, Once Upon a Katamari, Dead Reset, Jackbox 11, and... wait, did you think we forgot Death Stranding 2? THINK AGAIN.

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:01:39) Health insurance premiums are too high for nugget challenges

(00:08:15) Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Oct 30, 2025

(00:58:52) First Break

(00:58:57) The Jackbox Party Pack 11  |  [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 23, 2025

(01:02:12) Dead Reset  |  [Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, iOS, Android]  |  Sep 11, 2025

(01:03:07) Once Upon a Katamari  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 24, 2025

(01:08:49) Ball x Pit  |  [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Oct 15, 2025

(01:11:10) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(01:11:37) [Spoilers] Some story moments and locations are talked about.

(01:26:41) Second Break

(01:27:50) Xbox and Microsoft continue to be in the news.

(01:51:32) EA staff reportedly being urged to engage with a lot of AI

(01:58:40) Konami says Kojima was asked to make a Matrix game?

(02:06:58) Battle Arena Toshinden franchise getting a re-release?

(02:11:18) Emails

(02:18:39) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:23:59) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:26:07) Nextlander content updates

(02:29:16) See ya!

Video games! There's a bunch of them to talk about this week, including Keeper, Dead Reset, Easy Delivery Co., Ball x Pit, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, a quick Steam Next Fest co-op roundup... and some Death Stranding 2. In the news, the sudden passing of Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki, The Simpsons (maybe) in Fortnite, and probably more discussion of Street Fighter hamburgers than was really necessary.

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(00:00:08) Intro

(00:07:51) Time to rack everything and unload these desktop cases

(00:14:27) Keeper  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Oct 17, 2025

(00:25:36) Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4]  |  Oct 23, 2025

(00:29:18) First Break

(00:32:04) Noise complaints!

(00:34:00) Some Co-op Next Fest games

(00:34:21) Yapyap  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD

(00:36:01) Roadside Research  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2025

(00:36:49) Ultimate Sheep Raccoon  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One]  |  Q4 2025

(00:37:14) Final Sentence  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Q4 2025

(00:44:47) Easy Delivery Co.  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 18, 2025

(00:48:20) Dead Reset  |  [Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, iOS, Android]  |  Sep 11, 2025

(00:51:47) Some other games Alex has touched

(00:53:00) Ball x Pit  |  [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Oct 15, 2025

(00:57:07) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(00:57:21) [Spoiler Warning] Mostly enemies, items, locations, etc

(01:18:55) Second Break

(01:19:00) News

(01:19:13) Team Ninja founder Itagaki has passed away

(01:32:58) Dan Forden from Mortal Kombat is retired

(01:35:22) [Note: We lost some audio here so this next section uses a backup if things sound weird]

(01:35:26) Rare's Gregg Mayles has also retired

(01:38:52) Fortnite might be getting some Simpsons?

(01:47:35) Delicious Street Burgers

(01:55:32) Emails

(02:06:52) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:08:35) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:11:57) See ya!

Apparently it's time to start talking in earnest about next-generation video game consoles this week, and we add to that discussion of Ball x Pit, Battlefield 6, Wildgate, Steam Next Fest demos like Skate Story and Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, and, yes, Death Stranding 2. Also, a Max Effect check-in, the shocking truth about those Pikmin shorts, and more!

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(00:00:09) Intro

(00:00:49) Turns out I bought a lot of dumb stuff in the years since I started cleaning out the basement

(00:10:36) Ball x Pit  |  [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Oct 15, 2025

(00:27:32) First Break

(00:27:37) Battlefield 6  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Oct 10, 2025

(00:39:26) Skate Story  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac]  |  Dec 08, 2025

(00:45:02) Marvel Cosmic Invasion  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Q4 2025

(00:49:46) No, I'm Not A Human  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 15, 2025

(00:55:50) Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  TBD

(01:07:40) Half Sword  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2025

(01:08:09) Wildgate  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 22, 2025

(01:14:43) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(01:14:48) [Warning: Possible Spoilers for Death Stranding 2]

(01:27:58) Second Break

(01:28:02) Let's talk about some rumors concerning the next consoles

(01:57:47) Those Pikmin animated shorts may have just been animated shorts

(01:59:38) Emails

(02:09:22) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:12:29) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:14:03) Nextlander content updates

(02:16:39) See ya!

It's a catch-up week around here as Brad and Vinny barrel toward the end of Death Stranding 2, Alex breaks the seal on Megabonk, and we all come to terms with what Baby Steps is asking of us. In the news, more goings on with Game Pass, Circana's latest stats on how many people are (or aren't) buying games, Nintendo's possible Pikmin movie/show/something, and more. Plus, David Lynch's house for sale, furniture made out of video game characters, and more of your emails!

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:04:07) The spider showdown!

(00:09:03) Baby Steps  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Sep 23, 2025

(00:27:59) Pocket Boss  |  [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 08, 2025

(00:31:14) First Break

(00:33:53) [SPOILERS] Death Stranding 2 stuff, nothing big but general warning

(00:34:26) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025

(00:58:10) Jump Space (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 19, 2025

(01:01:59) Megabonk  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux]  |  Sep 18, 2025

(01:09:04) Second Break

(01:09:09) It's official, there's never been a better time to play games... especially for 14 percent of us.

(01:26:00) Some updates on Microsoft's Game Pass changes

(01:30:17) Red Dead Redemption 2 may still be coming to this generation!

(01:33:09) What is Nintendo's new Pikmin thing?

(01:37:58) Of course Fortnite has KPop Demon Hunters in it

(01:44:44) Emails

(02:03:21) Wrapping up and thanks

(02:05:35) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(02:07:28) Nextlander Content Updates

(02:09:53) See ya!