The Nextlander Podcast

Our chill and agreeable consideration of 2021's best games continues this week (and may or may not conclude), with categories like Best Music, Best Time Loop, the "I Wish I Liked It More" award, the games with the most positive zeal for life, and more!

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:33) Categories that are left
(00:04:18) Best Music
(00:53:46) Best Character
(01:33:10) Break
(01:33:13) Zestiest Joie de Vivre
(01:54:46) Best Time Loop
(02:11:46) The "I Wish I Liked It More" Award
(02:41:22) Recapping the day's awards
(02:43:54) Coming up on next week's show
(02:44:30) Wrapping up and thanks!
(02:45:28) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(02:46:51) Be safe and see you all in 2022

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It's GOTY (pronounced GOAT-Y) time, y'all! We kick things off for 2021 by taking you through all of our personal games of the year from 2011 to 2020, and then we tackle our first handful of categories, including Best Looking Game, and Best Hitman 3 map!

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:09) Intro
(00:02:05) The GOTY Setup
(00:04:15) The last 10 years of GOTY
(00:04:54) 2011
(00:08:53) 2012
(00:14:35) 2013
(00:17:47) 2014
(00:24:44) 2015
(00:29:19) 2016
(00:35:18) 2017
(00:40:35) 2018
(00:44:26) 2019
(00:47:45) 2020
(00:56:02) BREAK
(00:56:06) 2021
(00:57:38) Best Looking Game
(00:58:34) The Short List
(01:02:41) (back to) Best Looking Game
(01:35:47) Wait, That Came Out This Year?
(01:52:15) Best Throwback Action Platformer
(02:03:03) Best Hitman 3 Map
(02:20:51) Recap
(02:23:52) Thanks and more GOTY coming up next episode
(02:25:53) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(02:27:22) See ya!

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In the wake of the Game Awards, this week we run through a list of our favorite reveals like Arc Raiders, Thirsty Suitors, Rumbleverse (?), Slitterhead (??), and Alan Wake II (???), then get into early impressions of THE GUNK, more of our time with Halo Infinite, that Matrix/Unreal Engine 5 tech demo, Vinny's mental infrastructure week, and more!

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:34) Chock full o'Nuts is coffee, right? BernstEin Bears
(00:02:40) The news from the Game Awards
(00:04:23) Rumbleverse
(00:07:30) Thirsty Suitors
(00:10:10) Alan Wake II
(00:14:20) Homeworld 3
(00:16:18) Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2
(00:17:15) Star Trek: Resurgence
(00:19:00) The Expanse
(00:20:41) Sonic Frontiers
(00:26:24) Nightingale
(00:28:43) Slitterhead
(00:30:18) Arc Raiders
(00:35:14) Somerville
(00:36:35) Have A Nice Death
(00:37:33) Imagine Dragons x  Supergiant Games
(00:41:51) Quantic Dreams
(00:42:47) It Takes Two
(00:43:28) Destiny 2
(00:46:38) Break
(00:46:41) The games we've played recently
(00:47:47) Halo Infinite
(00:56:33) The Gunk
(01:06:56) The Matrix Awakens
(01:17:49) Recapping the games
(01:19:52) Wrapping up and thanks!
(01:22:00) Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs
(01:24:04) See Ya!

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Halo Infinite is no longer delayed! Now it's released, and we grapple our way through the first few hours, plus some questing (and whispering) in space with Chorus, Sony's rumored Game Pass competitor, the Battlefield/Respawn shakeup, Vinny's adventure with home COVID tests, Ubisoft's alarmingly quick foray into an actual NFT business, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:01:17 We don't actually have an office. Just our desks.
00:02:09 Here's to your health!
00:03:11 I can swab my own dang nose whenever I'd like. Thank you.
00:06:14 Halo Infinite (PC, Xbox) December 8th
00:36:49 Chorus (PC, PlayStation, Xbox) December 3rd
00:44:51 Solar Ash (PC, PlayStation) December 2nd
00:47:43 Halo Infinite discussion redux
00:50:30 Break
00:50:33 News
00:51:25 Vince Zampella to oversee Battlefield franchise
01:00:32 Workers at Raven walk out
01:05:23 Activision will not be showing at The Game Awards
01:06:29 Sony possibly getting closer to their version of Game Pass
01:15:51 Take-Two continues its trademark wars
01:19:47 Ubisoft to bring NFTs to Breakpoint?
01:27:15 The Matrix is coming to Unreal 5 in some form
01:29:16 Wrapping up and thanks
01:31:05 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
01:33:04 Nextlander upcoming and updates
01:34:00 See ya!

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We've entered the December doldrums, but there's no need to fret! We've got Solar Ash to talk about, alongside the 1.0 release of Fights in Tight Spaces and a little more on Guardians of the Galaxy. Plus, all the news you can use, and probably then some! 

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CHAPTERS 

00:00:10 Intro
00:02:07 A little tale about caffeine
00:07:09 The part where we make both unsubstantiated and substantiated claims about caffeine
00:10:00 I had to switch to decaf soap after 6PM
00:12:20 Solar Ash (PlayStation, PC) - December 2
00:38:09 Fights in Tight Spaces (Xbox, PC) - December 2
00:47:06 Guardians of the Galaxy (PlayStation, Xbox, PC) - October 26
00:53:13 Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox, PC) - November 9
00:57:24 Break
00:57:27 News
00:58:05 Titanfall will stop being sold in March 2022
01:05:38 GOG not making money currenty and refocusing strategy
01:12:42 Resident Evil 4 Remake art leaked? Possibly?
01:18:54 Is Chrono Cross also destined for a re-something?
01:24:02 Dragon Age creative director leaves BioWare
01:26:30 GTA Trilogy physical editions delayed
01:29:25 Brief mention that Dreams got a fairly big update
01:30:46 Half-Life 3 might not be a real game but maybe a new Half-Life game is coming to the Stream Deck?
01:37:46 Will we get more announcements soon?
01:38:25 Wrapping up and thanks!
01:40:57 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
01:43:12 Show recap and looking forward
01:44:39 See ya

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This week we're feeling thankful for many and varied kinds of bird flesh, the interstellar skateboarding of Exo One, building real rockets to conquer fake YouTube in Next Space Rebels, more Halo Infinite multiplayer, a quick recap of our year so far in games and some loose GOTY planning, the Harmonix/Epic buyout, the coming year two of Hitman 3, something something Mass Effect TV show, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:09 Intro
00:00:50 Nothing inappropriate about Turducken... or is there?
00:02:59 Duck-Chicken-Turkey or Chicken-Duck-Turkey?
00:06:35 Early recording this week
00:09:15 Ain't no sunshine in the basement
00:10:13 Let's talk about some video games
00:10:41 Exo One (PC, Xbox)
00:19:37 Next Space Rebels (PC, Xbox) [Switch delayed to 2022]
00:29:26 We shall begin the review of the games of the year... now
00:30:01 Halo again old friend
00:36:24 Making the list of 2021 games
00:51:20 Break
00:51:23 News
00:52:24 Epic Games buys Harmonix
01:00:57 We're using metaverse unironicalily now?
01:06:06 The Activision Block (Will Bobby Kotick stay or go?)
01:15:11 We're getting even more Hitman 3?!
01:19:21 Kojima Production expands into TV and film
01:21:32 An earnest appeal for a proper Mass Effect show
01:28:32 Wrapping up and thanks
01:29:09 Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
01:31:24 Nextlander content and scheduling stuff
01:32:39 See Ya

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New releases from Halo, Battlefield, and Grand Theft Auto have us feeling a bit like it's 2002 this week, the latest revelations about Activision misconduct might just spell the end for  Bobby Kotick, Panic's Playdate is delayed by the battery gremlins, Xbox has over 70 new back-compat games (and maybe a 1 Vs. 100 revival), and Alex schemes to hang onto his 30s eternally. All that and more, in this here podcast!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:09 Intro
00:01:25 Happy Birthday Alex
00:04:20 Set your baud rate
00:05:30 Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta (Xbox, PC)
00:31:02 Battlefield 2042 (PlayStation, Xbox, PC)
01:01:32 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Switch)
01:18:04 Custom soundtrack support in games
01:21:34 Break
01:21:38 News
01:22:34 Activision and Bobby Kotick news
01:43:12 The Playdate is going to be delayed
01:47:58 Saints Row reboot delayed six months
01:49:20 Possible name and setting for Quantic Dream's Star Wars game?
01:57:05 Somehow Hot Coffee continues to scald in the PC release of GTA
01:59:25 Is Xbox bringing back 1 vs 100 in some form?
02:05:56 No more backwards compatible games after this batch for Xbox
02:15:14 Don't forget about Skate 2 and also we're shutting down the servers
02:16:29 Interview with Xbox's Jason Ronald
02:35:44 Wrapping up and thanks
02:38:01 Mysterious Benefactor Tier
02:39:52 Nextlander content and updates
02:42:12 See ya

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This week's jumbo-sized episode features chatter about everything from our time with the Elden Ring network test to the Horizon festival's gentrification of the world, a full spoilercast on Inscryption, our guesses about the next Mass Effect, musings on open-world Mario (and open-world Sonic), an interview with Jett: The Far Shore developer Craig Adams, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:02:06 Alex shares a moment with the kitten
00:03:31 The big dog is in the house
00:07:50 Elden Ring Network Test
00:30:30 Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox, PC)
00:49:06 Unpacking (Xbox, PC, Switch)
00:52:25 !!SPOILERS!! Inscryption Ending Discussion
01:24:11 !!END OF INSCRYPTION SPOILERS
01:24:29 Break
01:24:33 News
01:25:17 The Nintendo News Nook
01:39:30 An open-world Sonic game is coming?
01:44:13 The Tomorrow Children is coming back?
01:48:58 Unity purchases Weta's tools and assets
01:56:45 The Gunk gets a release date
01:57:45 A new SteamWorld game is in the works?
01:59:15 Steam Deck delayed by two months
02:00:08 Grand Theft Auto soundtrack news
02:06:17 Mass Effect missing expansion modded back in
02:06:57 Mass Effect 4 teaser art
02:14:49 Extra Life is still happening http://tinyurl.com/nxlel
02:16:00 Interview with Craig Adams of Jett: The Far Shore
02:45:18 Wrapping up and thanks
02:46:13 Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
02:48:06 Nextlander content updates
02:49:27 See Ya

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This week, we find Unpacking delightfully earnest and Inscryption delightfully bizarre, get into more Guardians of the Galaxy and Darkest Dungeon II, talk through another of our trademark Blizzard Blocks, say the words "NFT" and "metaverse" more than anyone needs to hear, speculate about a Quake reboot, think longingly about bugsnax of immense size, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:09 Intro
00:00:35 Key-Gens and Greets to the VinDog
00:03:04 Who's down with that new WebP?
00:05:06 Four letter extensions should be banned
00:05:30 Hey, they've come to get their floosters
00:07:42 Time for the games
00:08:22 Unpacking (Xbox, PC, Switch)
00:28:32 Inscryption (PC)
00:35:58 Eastward (PC, Switch)
00:37:20 Guardians of the Galaxy (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC)
00:45:02 Darkest Dungeon II (PC)
00:50:05 Far Cry 6
00:53:03 2021 in games
00:58:24 Break
00:59:11 Blizzard News Block
01:16:02 Ubisoft news concerning NFTs and Play-To-Earn?
01:32:55 Amy Henning working on a Marvel game
01:35:40 Bugsnax getting free DLC
01:37:43 Switch modder actually named Gary Bowser pleads guilty
01:41:35 Id Software is hiring for Fantasy and Sci-Fi artists
01:45:49 Just an amazing segue from Brad
01:45:57 Thanks and wrapping up
01:46:40 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shout Outs
01:47:59 Nextlander upcoming and updates
01:50:18 See Ya

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This week! Guardians of the Galaxy makes a surprise positive showing, Age of Empires IV gives us strong History Channel vibes, spoilers for Inscryption and Metroid Dread fly left and right, Warner Bros. makes a Smash Bros., the Switch's N64 games leave something to be desired, "Wu-Tang Clan RPG in the works at Microsoft" is a phrase said aloud, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:00:46 Creepy kids or creepy demons?
00:02:53 Halloween Costumes
00:10:29 Guardians of the Galaxy [PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Switch Cloud] October 26
00:36:02 Age of Empires 4 [PC] October 28
00:48:06 Darkest Dungeon 2 (Early Access) [PC]
00:54:33 !!!SPOILERS FOR INSCRYPTION and METROID DREAD SECTION!!!
00:56:15 !!!SPOILERS-Inscryption
01:09:18 !!SPOILERS-Metroid Dread
01:24:44 !!!END OF SPOILERS!!!
01:25:12 Break
01:25:15 News
01:26:05 Halo Infinite campaign video
01:36:53 Uncharted movie trailer
01:42:28 Nintendo Expansion Pack emulation issues reported
01:47:11 Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp delayed
01:48:33 Returnal gets ability to suspend a run
01:50:37 News of the Weird
01:51:29 Warner making a Smash clone?
01:53:22 Suda51 Deadpool game?
01:53:48 Wu-Tang RPG in the works?
01:59:53 Blizzard cancels BlizzCon
02:01:04 Wrapping up
02:02:03 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shout Outs
02:04:24 Nextlander Content Updates
02:06:23 See ya!

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