The Pitch

Intended to be Stuart Gordon's swan song, this Shudder original adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Thing at the Doorstep" ultimately feels mishandled and cheap. Find out why we're annoyed!

What was Monster Blitz?

I earnestly, honest to glob, don't ever remember submitting this game. But it does sound like something I would do. --Gwen

Sniping is one of the most fun activities in a video game, and probably one of the least fun things to do in real life. That didn’t stop the sniper game boom in the 2000s, which included the budget PS2 title The Sniper 2… a game whose sole redeeming factor is its terrible cutscenes. You can only get so much mileage out of talking about sniping, so we turn to discussing the recent revelation that Tim Pool and other right wing commentators are imbecilic traitors!

In this episode, we gather our party to kill a god.

Other Segments:

• Alternate Realities: The Gale Bomb

• Up on a Soapbox: So how was Act 2?

• The Forum: We hear from you!

A Sword of Fire. And Ice.

This week we tackle a Legacy-ish Dungeon, Castle Ensis. Don’t get us wrong, the boss fight here is very good… but the level design and lore here are both threadbare. They can’t all be winners, but the good news is that every other dungeon is better than this one.

Fable is the story... nay, the legend of Peter Molyneux and his ability to sell a pocket full of dreams. Does Fable stack up the great RPGs of it's day? Short answer, no.

If you go anywhere used games are sold, you’ll see shelves choked with DS and Wii shovelware. And this week’s game, Wonder World Amusement Park, is emblematic of everything about that phenomenon. But of course, Gary picked this game to have an excuse to talk about his trip to the Oregon State Fair, which featured a real life reenactment of The Zoo Race.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and Moxie talk about Dungeon Divers, Half-Life: Alyx, Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, and much more!

The Grind:

• Ben: Half-Life: Alyx. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire.
• Dennis: Dungeon Divers. Tetris Effect. iRacing.
• Moxie: Far Cry 6.
• Kole: Nothing.

The Multiplayer:

• What game would you love to break out and beat on a long weekend?

The End Boss:

• Concord pulled from stores, servers closed.
• Valve hires team behind Risk of Rain after Microsoft lays them off.
• They trained an AI
• Silent Hill 2 Enhanced Edition finished.

In this episode: Gwen apologizes for recommending The Bear, Kole years for the Everquest mines, and Gary nostalgia-dives into Tony Hawk.

We do the other half of the monster from the last one, sorry