The Pitch

Yeah. That's right. We're ALREADY in Q3 2024. That's how TIME works.

In which The Martingale Method is explained, but not employed

I... I'm told this is a fashion game, somehow?

Oh, Zombie. What's in your head?

We need as many graves as you have. No wait, that's too many. The Gravesite Plain more than lives up to its name, being the entry point for a land that draws in all forms of death. Some of the most recent deaths, however, are the victims of Messmer the Impaler's bloody and fiery crusade. This week we talk about the DLC's first hours, including the Scorched Ruins and their attendant Furnace Golem.

AREAS COVERED:

Kole, Ben, Jala, and Moxie talk about Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, When the Past Was Around, Still Wakes the Deep, and much more!

The Grind:

• Jala: LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete. Baldur’s Gate III. When the Past Was Around. Hnefatafl. The Royal Game of Ur.
• Moxie: Stellaris. Tennocon announcements. Warframe.
• Ben: Beat Saber.
• Kole: Still Wakes the Deep. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition.

The Multiplayer:

• Which game changed the way you think about its genre?

The End Boss:

• Bethesda unionizes, wall to wall.
• Ubisoft makes statement on Assassin’s Creed: Shadows “controversy” (aka racists are big mad).
• Stardew Valley creator renews vow to never to charge for updates.
• SAG/AFTRA might approve strike for video game performers whose jobs are threatened by AI.

It is indescribable, unfortunately.

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Sigh. Another protagonist that doesn't seem to exist before the movie starts.

Bold new opportunities

Kole speaks of Smiling Friends. Gwen sells The Bear's beef. Gary talks Joe Pera Talks To You. And many more!