The Nextlander Podcast

They're, uh, shutting down Concord after less than two weeks, so we all take some time to grapple with this fairly startling news, along with hands-on thoughts about Astro Bot, Star Wars Outlaws, Star Truckers, and Test Drive Unlimited: Solar Crown, plus a maybe-imminent PS5 Pro announcement, the Jon Hamm of video games, and plenty of other stuff!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:39) Astro Bot [PlayStation 5] on Sep 06, 2024
(00:27:41) Star Wars Outlaws [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2024
(01:02:27) Star Trucker [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 03, 2024
(01:12:22) Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 12, 2024
(01:19:42) An Important Update on Concord
(01:38:52) Remedy and Annapurna join forces for Control 2
(01:44:40) Astroneer is getting new DLC!
(01:48:05) PS5 Pro announcement possibly leaked?
(01:56:30) No more official Nintendo 3DS repairs
(02:00:08) Emails
(02:10:10) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:12:09) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:13:40) Nextlander content updates
(02:15:35) See ya!

There's a whole stack of games discussed this week, including Tactical Breach Wizards, Black Myth Wukong, Concord, Castaway, and Cygni: All Guns Blazing. Plus, Tetris Battle Gaiden finally comes west, Valve finally announces Deadlock (sort of), the clock is ticking on the PS5 Pro, and Peter Molyneux is still very much Peter Molyneux.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:51) Spores, molds, and fungus experts
(00:06:05) This podcast loves cast iron. Big fans
(00:10:28) Living a life of getting old and older games working
(00:17:00) Tactical Breach Wizards [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 22, 2024
(00:29:39) Cygni: All Guns Blazing [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 06, 2024
(00:36:50) Castaway [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 16, 2024
(00:40:32) Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac] on Dec 07, 2023
(00:45:26) Concord [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Aug 23, 2024
(00:59:07) Black Myth: Wukong [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Aug 20, 2024
(01:07:11) [SPOILERS] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:18:03) [END OF SPOILERS]
(01:18:26) Valve's got a new game? Possibly?
(01:30:11) Nintendo Direct
(01:30:47) Tetris Forever
(01:36:04) Balatro gets some new decks
(01:37:17) The PSVR 2 and PC reality has come to pass
(01:42:55) PS5 Price Increase
(01:45:29) Maybe a new PS5 Pro announcement in the near future?
(01:52:36) Emails
(02:18:26) Nextlander content updates
(02:20:59) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:22:29) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:24:25) See ya!

Rob Zacny joins us to discuss where to find the good Star Wars and to get at what's eating away at Darth Vader, our thoughts on Gamescom Opening Night Live, and more!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:39) Welcome back Rob Zacny!
(00:03:08) So, what's up with Star Wars?
(00:21:57) ...and how does that tie into expectations for Star Wars Outlaws?
(00:27:47) Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 28, 2022
(00:50:30) Gamescom Opening Night Live
(01:52:00) Welcome to the Nintendo Museum
(01:54:19) Date revealed for the disc-less Xbox Series X
(01:57:11) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:00:06) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:01:07) See ya!

We're back from break with two weeks' worth of pent-up video game talk about Thank Goodness You're Here, the new Madden, PSVR2 on PC, World of Goo 2, and winning Balatro strategies, a farewell to Game Informer (plus a lot of reminiscing about old magazines (and old websites)), an unexpected tour of what's in our pockets, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:42) Making room in my life for more stuff
(00:06:59) PSVR 2 PC Adapter
(00:21:12) EA Sports Madden NFL 25 [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 16, 2024
(00:40:14) Thank Goodness You’re Here [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Aug 01, 2024
(00:45:57) World of Goo 2 [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] on Aug 02, 2024
(00:51:59) Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Jul 25, 2024
(00:53:53) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 18, 2024
(00:57:20) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:07:34) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 03, 2023
(01:09:57) When are we getting a Switch 2?
(01:14:37) Tango Gameworks joins PUBG Publisher
(01:21:37) GameInformer shuts down and vanishes unceremoniously
(01:28:40) Reflecting on game magazines
(01:41:49) Avowed to be released in Feb 2025
(01:43:46) Emails
(01:58:15) Nextlander content updates
(02:00:20) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:00:50) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:02:03) Note for folks subscribing using the Patreon app on Apple devices
(02:03:29) See ya!

We're out on break this week, so we bring you another episode from the Never Been a Better Podcast archive, this time from October 2022, when Halloween was in the air and Dan, Abby, Bakalar, and Austin all gathered to share in the spirit, or SPIRITS, of the season.

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(00:01:05) Intro
(00:02:06) How is Jeff Bakalar?
(00:03:39) Candy corn vs nougat
(00:07:21) Going out on Halloween
(00:10:48) Some takes on Ghostbusters
(00:16:10) Sharing movies you love with other people
(00:20:27) Movies that still scare you or make you uncomfortable
(00:31:01) Ask Alex to Find Your Traumatizing Movie
(00:45:42) SPOILERS for the movie Lost Souls
(00:46:47) END OF SPOILER
(00:46:52) Movie scenes that make you extremely uncomfortable
(00:52:10) Is Mandy horror?
(00:52:44) Is Color Out of Space fun?
(00:53:33) Found footage movies
(00:55:37) The Shyamalan-Verse
(00:59:16) Twisted Metal had found footage?
(01:01:05) When someone you know believes the found footage
(01:02:11) BBC's Ghostwatch
(01:03:18) Could you do a big media fakeout today?
(01:07:10) Phrogging: Hider in My House
(01:09:14) The Buzzer
(01:11:14) Sneaking into an abandoned dental office?! Dental Crimes!
(01:16:18) What's creeping people out currently?
(01:23:11) Wrapping up
(01:24:32) Confusing Collateral with Collateral Damage as always...
(01:25:09) See Ya!

With Vinny out, Will Smith drops by to tell us about playing a few hours of Star Wars Outlaws, plus Earth Defense Force 6's giant bugs and Clickolding's, uh, fetishistic clicking, mass layoffs and a reorg at Bungie, SAG-AFTRA's game industry strike, the first trailer for Amazon's Yakuza series, the value of skill-based matchmaking, what to get an 11-year-old PS2 fan, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:04:54) Star Wars Outlaws [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2024
(00:26:31) Earth Defense Force 6 [PC (Microsoft Windows, GeForce Now), PlayStation 4/5] on Jul 25, 2024
(00:34:16) Clickolding [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jul 16, 2024
(00:47:25) Infection Free Zone [PC (Steam, Early Access)] on Apr 11, 2024
(00:53:49) News
(00:54:02) Layoffs and reorganization at Bungie
(01:04:20) SAG-AFTRA's video game strike
(01:14:52) Activision's skill-based matchmaking study
(01:25:43) The first trailer for Like a Dragon: Yakuza (the TV series) is out
(01:29:14) Emails!
(01:41:13) Wrapping up
(01:41:48) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:48:03) See ya!

The summer games are really piling up as we discuss Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, the Marvel Rivals beta, Flintlock, Arranger, and more. In the news, job cuts at Humble Games and NetherRealm, unionization at Bethesda, and the future of the Mega Man series. And lastly, a bajillion emails about college sports!

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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:03:22) Appealing to the children through Optimus Prime and Ronald Reagan
(00:14:06) Rebooting Captain N
(00:17:41) Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition [Nintendo Switch] on Jul 18, 2024
(00:32:33) Marvel Rivals [PlayStation 5] on Jul 2024
(00:46:17) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 18, 2024
(00:56:16) Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 18, 2024
(00:59:15) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 19, 2024
(01:07:39) Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Jul 25, 2024
(01:13:54) Flock [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 16, 2024
(01:16:08) News
(01:16:19) Humble Games layoffs
(01:21:26) NetherRealm layoffs
(01:24:23) Bethesda Game Studios has unionised
(01:29:18) Nintendo makes a controller charging peripheral
(01:35:37) Capcom not sure what to do with Mega Man
(01:47:53) Emails
(01:57:31) Bit of late breaking news!
(01:59:10) Back to emails
(02:05:54) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:08:57) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:10:48) Late late breaking news!
(02:12:55) See ya!

Vinny braves the wilds of NYC to check out some upcoming PS5 games (and braves the end of FF7 Rebirth to boot), we're all playing a bunch of new games like Kunitsu-Gami, Anger Foot, Flock, EA Sports College Football 25, Concord, and Cataclismo, Nintendo's new horror game is actually a big throwback, they're practically giving away Xbox 360 games, and a bunch more on this week's show.

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:51) The Caravellas Take Manhattan
(00:11:30) Astro Bot [PlayStation 5] on Sep 06, 2024
(00:13:33) LEGO Horizon Adventures [PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Q4 2024
(00:21:56) Anger Foot [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jul 11, 2024
(00:33:31) EA Sports College Football 25 [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 19, 2024
(00:52:47) Flock [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 16, 2024
(00:59:56) Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Jul 19, 2024
(01:09:26) Cataclismo [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jul 22, 2024
(01:19:26) 1000xResist [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on May 09, 2024
(01:21:21) Concord [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Aug 23, 2024
(01:28:31) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(01:35:09) Who is Emio? Nintendo reveals the answer.
(01:39:41) Link playable in Echoes of Wisdom?
(01:45:23) Next Ryu Ga Gotoku game will be revealed at TGS
(01:49:40) Olympics and Saudi Arabia love Esports
(02:00:56) Xbox 360 public service announcement
(02:09:05) ...and you can get a Blades background for your current Xbox
(02:13:47) Emails
(02:22:22) Big news for the Watchcast
(02:24:26) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:25:50) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:27:48) See ya!

This week, Alex bought a new (plastic) guitar, Brad's turning RTS esports pro, Vinny is way into the latest D&D patch notes, Game Pass is fracturing and getting more expensive, Nintendo's uploading weird stuff to their YouTube channel, and a bunch of other stuff!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:41) What is going to happen to our D&D characters in 2024?!
(00:22:28) We've clearly covered everything! Any questions?
(00:28:22) The video games
(00:28:56) 1000xResist [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on May 09, 2024
(00:33:36) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jun 21, 2024
(00:37:30) Battle Aces [PC (Microsoft Windows)] TBD
(00:58:03) PDP RIFFMASTER Guitar
(01:07:00) Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024
(01:10:03) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(01:10:50) Xbox Game Pass price increases
(01:19:22) PlayStation will be at this year's Tokyo Game Show?
(01:23:40) This expensive unofficial Elden Ring lore book looks pretty awesome
(01:28:43) Nintendo is getting freaky?
(01:33:31) Emails
(01:55:17) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:57:04) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:58:57) See ya!

This week Brad dishes on the last of his SGF fare, including Steamworld Heist 2, Hyper Light Breaker, Phantom Blade Zero and Chainstaff, Vinny finishes Harold Halibut, the news is rotten with remakes, remasters, and reboots, and we spend a lot of time talking about the most consequential game in history. That's right: Fracture.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:06:20) Managing the cost of energy and comfort
(00:09:46) What do the rich folk have in their basements/bunkers?
(00:13:17) SteamWorld Heist II [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 08, 2024
(00:32:01) Hyper Light Breaker [PC (Microsoft Windows)] Q3 2024
(00:42:45) Phantom Blade 0 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] 2024
(00:50:22) ChainStaff [PC (Microsoft Windows)] TBD
(00:53:16) Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] on Jun 21, 2024
(00:55:19) Harold Halibut [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 16, 2024
(01:01:35) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(01:04:56) Cyberpunk 2077 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 09, 2020
(01:09:00) The News
(01:09:10) Capcom
(01:11:30) More details on the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster
(01:20:53) The next Resident Evil is being developed
(01:22:25) The new Crazy Taxi is massively multiplayer?
(01:26:32) Parcel Corps [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 03, 2024
(01:28:15) Some folks in Konami would love to work with Kojima
(01:40:46) Even more Assassin's Creeds are coming!
(01:47:41) A Red Faction: Guerrilla sequel was in the works
(01:53:57) Emails
(02:02:24) Wrapping up and thanks!
(02:03:27) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:05:22) See Ya!