The Nextlander Podcast

Indie games rule the roost around here this week, with Inscryption clutching us in its sinister grip, and The Riftbreaker, Into the Pit, and The Good Life filling out the roster. Also: more Metroid Dread, Kratos on Steam, Nintendo's Expansion Pack, Rocksteady's Suicide Squad reveal, the current whereabouts of Maurice Rocca and Samuel Fisher, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:02:01 You're just getting more screen for your green!
00:07:33 Ranking of Nuts
00:08:19 Show rundown
00:08:51 Inscryption (PC)
00:20:59 Metroid Dread (Switch)
00:40:05 The Riftbreaker (PC, Xbox, PlayStation
00:47:50 Into the Pit (PC, Xbox)
00:54:01 The Good Life (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch)
01:04:31 Life is Strange: True Colors
01:08:59 Jett: The Far Shore (PlayStation, PC)
01:10:56 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
01:16:54 Games Recap
01:17:52 Shadowgate? (NES)
01:19:08 News
01:19:56 A Mo Rocca moment
01:20:47 A new Splinter Cell is (probably) really happening
01:29:54 Nintendo's Animal Crossing Direct
01:30:40 Nintendo's new price for their online service
01:40:59 God of War (2018) is coming to the PC
01:48:54 SkateBIRD got some updates?
01:49:31 Rocksteady's new Suicide Squad game gets a trailer
01:57:09 Allegations of harrassment at Paradox
02:00:46 What's up with BioWare?
02:05:35 Show recap
02:06:47 Wrapping up and Thank Yous!
02:07:30 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs
02:09:43 Nextlander content and business updates
02:12:20 See Ya!

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This humdinger of an ep features a long chat about Metroid Dread (and Switch emulation), thoughts on our time with Sable and Back 4 Blood, more on Jett and the Outer Wilds DLC, and discussion of the four-day game dev work week, the right to repair Xboxes, EA's FIFA faceoff, the future of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, and more! 

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:01:56 Free Brad from his meat prison
00:04:00 Was the movie Signs a real brain spooker?
00:06:09 The many works of M. Night
00:10:47 I'll take my media with just a twist of twist
00:12:29 Metroid Dread (Switch)
00:45:39 People also playing Dread on the PC?
00:57:20 Sable (PC, Xbox)
01:04:11 Break
01:04:48 Back 4 Blood (PC, Xbox)
01:18:36 Jett: The Far Shore (PC, PlayStation)
01:25:40 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (DLC)
01:30:46 News
01:31:12 Two Eidos studios move to a  4-day work week
01:47:39 New leadership at Yakuza dev
01:52:57 Microsoft considering Right to Repair
02:04:43 EA might not renew FIFA license?
02:10:00 GTA Trilogy confirmed
02:12:19 Dragon Quest composer passes away
02:15:52 Wrapping it up
02:18:46 Thanks and Nextlander content update
02:21:13 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs
02:22:52 Thanks for being awesome and see ya!

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This week we consider the rocket backpacks and guerrilla spirit of Far Cry 6, the meditative sci-fi mood of Jett: The Far Shore, the [redacted] and [redacted] of the Outer Wilds DLC, that big ol' Twitch hack, Windows the Eleventh, some good Battlefield news for the Caravellas, a home for Dinobots, keyholes that may need sealing, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:02:19 News about the big package
00:04:57 What is Alex collecting?!
00:10:35 The joys of a digital collection
00:13:23 Show Rundown
00:14:06 Far Cry 6 [PS, XB, PC] October 7th
00:46:09 Jett: The Far Shore [PS, PC] October 5th
01:05:27 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - September 28
01:12:03 Break
01:12:07 Jett correction (It's 30 bucks)
01:13:30 Is there a 4K Switch in development?
01:20:18 Sony buys Bluepoint Games
01:23:17 The eleventh Windows is here!
01:33:25 Breaking - Twitch was hacked
01:42:16 A new character just flew into Smash Bros and boy are his arms Sora
01:50:38 GTA is still, probably, getting a remaster?
01:56:02 BF 2042 current gen editions get you last gen as well
02:03:46 Show recap
02:05:15 Thanks everyone for listening and the support
02:06:38 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs
02:08:57 See ya!

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This week Death Stranding has us in the grip of its madness once again, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a delight, there's... a very good Hot Wheels game (?!), Actraiser is kinda-sorta back, Nintendo motion picture stunt casting is on everyone's mind, Japan is hoarding all the six-button Mega Drive pads, there's somehow yet another Activision Blizzard lawsuit, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:04:08 Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (PS5)
00:33:26 Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PS5, PS4, PC)
00:45:14 Hot Wheels: Unleashed (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC)
00:55:13 Actraiser: Renaissance (PS4, Switch, PC, Mobile)
01:01:42 Lost Judgment (PlayStation, Xbox)
01:04:57 Game Recap
01:06:07 News
01:06:23 Nintendo Direct news
01:06:45 Let's talk about that Mario movie casting
01:23:53 Kirby and the Forgotten Land
01:25:48 Bayonetta 3
01:29:01 N64 and Genesis games coming to Switch Online
01:33:49 Somone remake Shadows of the Empire
01:36:56 Crystal Dynamics is working on the Perfect Dark reboot
01:38:34 Marvel's Avengers is coming to Game Pass?
01:40:23 Netflix making moves in the gaming space
01:43:57 Activision Blizzard is sued again and announces settlement?
01:49:03 New tools coming to Twitch to help manage hate raids?
01:51:59 Show recap
01:53:03 Wrapping up and thanks!
01:54:03 Mysterious Benefactor tier shout outs
01:55:58 Nextlander Content Updates
01:58:29 See Ya Everyone!

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Alex is lost in Lost Judgment this week, Brad loves playing defense in Deathloop, we all brought back a photographic travelogue from Toem, Quantic Dream might be making a Star Wars game (?!?), and things just keep getting worse for Activision Blizzard. Plus: an interview with Outer Wilds creative director Alex Beachum!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:09 Intro
00:00:36 The Education of Drivers
00:07:03 The early days of jumping into random cars
00:08:20 Do apps solve everything?
00:10:11 Lost Judgment (PlayStation, Xbox) Sept 24
00:25:18 Better late than never show rundown!
00:25:50 Life is Strange: True Colors
00:30:35 Deathloop (PS5, PC) Sept 14
00:49:52 Toem (PS5, Switch, PC) Sept 17
00:54:13 SkateBIRD (PC, Xbox, Switch) Sept 16
00:59:18 Break
00:59:37 News
00:59:57 Quantic Dream is making a Star Wars game?
01:07:16 The Blizzard Block (SEC is investigating Activision Blizzard)
01:15:12 Apple and Epic are still fighting
01:19:38 Norse God of War might only be a two game series
01:26:39 Is it time for more Twisted Metal?
01:29:23 Yuji Naka is the most independent developer he can be
01:31:42 A cut so deep it might go all the way through
01:33:15 Outer Wilds interview with Alex Beachum
01:49:46 Thanks and Show Wrap Up
01:52:04 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs
01:53:42 Nextlander content and upcoming
01:55:44 See ya!

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Would you believe we spent like half this episode talking about Deathloop? You'll just have to listen to find out, and in the course of doing so you'll also hear about the new WarioWare's co-op calamity, some reminiscing about KOTOR in light of the newly announced remake, our wish list for Insomniac's Wolverine game, the latest on the Epic/Apple slapfigh...uh, legal battle, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:09 Intro
00:02:04 Cleaning the Windows
00:14:09 Deathloop (PS5, PC) Sept 14
01:00:21 Break
01:00:49 WarioWare: Get It Together (Switch) Sept 10
01:14:13 Lost in Random (PS4, XBO, PC, Switch) Sept 10th
01:22:41 News
01:22:47 The Switch gets Bluetooth headphone support
01:27:36 Are there any winners in Apple vs Epic?
01:41:53 Knights of the Old Republic Remake
01:50:49 Insomniac's new Wolverine and Spider-Man games
02:03:07 PS3 Little Big Planet servers going offline
02:10:26 Wrapping up and thanks
02:11:36 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
02:13:14 Nextlander content updates

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This week! We're on a cosmic voyage in The Artful Escape, playing post-apocalyptic golf in Golf Club Wasteland, traversing a Midgar Metroidvania in F.I.S.T., and hanging out around a placid lake in, uh, Lake. Plus: the Tripwire kerfuffle, the Horizon pricing fiasco, Alan Wake remastered, and the most difficult game of all: keeping the small children in your family happy.

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:01:20 The dangers of Yes, and...
00:03:19 The rundown of the show
00:04:52 Where was everyone this weekend?
00:09:06 GAMES
00:09:20 The Artful Escape (Xbox, PC) September 9
00:21:16 F.I.S.T. Forged in Shadow Torch (PlayStation) September 6
00:27:55 Lake (Xbox, PC) September 1
00:36:06 Golf Club Wasteland (PS, Xbox, Switch, PC) September 9
00:41:39 Psychonauts 2 (Xbox, PC) August 25 (Turns out Vinny put about 19 hours into it)
00:45:29 Game Recaps
00:46:39 Break
00:46:45 News
00:47:17 Tripwire CEO Steps Down
00:58:08 Horizon Forbidden West Kerfuffle
01:15:06 Alan Wake Getting a Remaster
01:21:10 Sony is having a showcase!
01:23:39 Show recap
01:24:04 Thanks everyone for the support
01:26:05 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
01:27:40 Nextlander content updates
01:28:49 End of Show

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Vinny barely managed to finish doing battle with his house in time to record this podcast, which covers the actually good time loop game The Forgotten City, thoughts on the end of Psychonauts 2, this year's Madden mess, the latest socially conscious goings-on in Fortnite, hanging out with Rad Ghost, our Death Stranding 2 wish list, and more!

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CHAPTERS

00:00:08 Intro
00:01:40 A tale about the dangers of doors
00:13:10 Getting stuck in places you're not supposed to be
00:14:42 Very little Class with very little Action
00:19:59 Psychonauts 2 (PC, Xbox)
00:35:01 The Forgotten City (PC, PlayStation, Xbox)
00:51:19 Break
00:51:22 Madden NFL 2022 (Xbox, PlayStation, PC)
01:00:51 The Big Con (PC, Xbox)
01:05:10 The news!
01:05:58 Is Death Stranding 2 a real thing?
01:12:42 Activision Blizzard renaming characters
01:18:32 Toshihiro Nagoshi Leaving Sega for NetEase?
01:22:25 MLK Jr. Event in Fortnite
01:31:09 Some updates on the Dead Space reboot
01:34:55 Recap of the games we talked about
01:35:48 Wrapping up and thank you
01:36:35 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
01:38:33 Nextlander content updates
01:40:33 End of show!

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Games! A lot of them--including Psychonauts 2, Recompile, Aliens Fireteam Elite, and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut--are upon us, and we played and discussed them all this week, before turning our attention to the goings-on at Gamescom. This one is definitely a podcast about video games, folks.

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CHAPTERS

00:00:10 Intro
00:00:47 Time for Baker Hacks
00:03:27 Can't spell fondant without Fon
00:04:58 Show rundown
00:06:02 Psychonauts 2 (Xbox, PS4, PC) August 25, 2021
00:33:29 Aliens: Fireteam Elite (Xbox, PlayStation, PC) August 23, 2021
00:44:44 Recompile (Xbox S|X, PS5, PC) August 19, 2021
00:49:43 Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut (PS4, PS5) August 20, 2021
00:56:00 More thoughts on 12 Minutes?
00:59:18 News
01:00:18 Gamescom 2021 is happening
01:01:55 Saints Row reboot (PlayStation, Xbox, PC) Feb 25, 2022
01:07:07 DokeV (Xbox One, PS4, PC)
01:08:43 Marvel's Midnight Suns (PlayStation, Xbox, PC) March 2022
01:11:28 Halo Infinite (Xbox, PC) Dec 8, 2021
01:14:46 Midnight Fight Express (Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC)
01:14:53 Sifu (PlayStation, PC)
01:15:55 Some Microsoft Announcements from earlier in the week
01:17:32 Alex delivers some Wild news
01:21:10 Video game wrestling news or Wrestling video game news?
01:29:21 Show recap
01:31:24 Thank you to everyone for listening
01:32:32 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs
01:35:01 Nextlander content updates
01:36:07 See ya!

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This week we spend more than 12 minutes talking about the fascinating adventure game Twelve Minutes, consider the necessity of eyebrows, check in on Axiom Verge 2 and Humankind, worry about Steve-O's middle-aged concussion, give the side-eye to Fortnite's very extremely Among Us-like new game mode, and wax poetic about Vinny and Jalad at Tanagra.

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CHAPTERS

00:00:09 Intro
00:00:41 I feel like Darmok-ing me. All of them.
00:02:15 Smoking hot meme time
00:04:25 The part where Brad says Memetic Excrement
00:04:32 A wrong turn into the unfiltered internet
00:08:10 Raising and lowering your eyebrows off your face via scissors
00:12:10 Jackass (the media property)
00:19:25 12 Minutes (Xbox, PC) Released Aug 19, 2021. We try to keep this spoiler-free but it is a very narrative heavy-game.
00:42:56 Axiom Verge 2 (Switch, PS4, PC) Released August 11, 2021.
00:53:50 Break
00:53:55 Humankind (PC) Released Aug 17, 2021.
01:13:55 Atrio: The Dark Wild (PC) Early Access
01:15:11 News
01:16:57 Fortnite's new Imposter Mode seems familiar
01:25:40 Outriders seems to have done well but the dev hasn't been paid yet?
01:37:34 Gamescom next week
01:39:21 Thanks everyone for supporting us
01:40:14 Mysterious Benefactor shout outs
01:42:03 Wrapping it up!
01:44:20 END

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