The Ramblepack Podcast

Mike and Adam decided to sit down and play a little Minecraft and discuss the success its had and how it got its start.

Sean comes out of the gate fast this week. Book talk is going to be a new segment soon if we keep this up...

Nintendo had a new Partner Showcase, RAM prices may have delayed Steam's Steam Machine release, and Minecraft got a couple of interesting updates. We're also getting a D&D HBO series set after Baldur's Gate 3. All that and more on this week's episode!

Haven't done one of these in a minute.

Today's topic: RPGs! A genre we grew up playing and has stood the test of times, been revolutionized time and again, and has so many different flavors and additions that no two are generally alike. So that's what this is about, and discussing IGN's top 100 RPG list.

So...Unity laid off Major Nelson after a short stint. But AGDQ raised a ton for Prevent Cancer Foundation, so that's great news! We also discuss Landcrab's pricing "philosophy," Kennedy leaving Lucasfilm, and Ron Pearlman's initial Fallout payment.,

Back to the news!

2025 Steam Award winners list is out, plus an interesting game on caught our eyes: Vital Shell! It also might be indicative of a new term here to stay in Bullet Heavens. Xbox has a new Developer Direct coming soon, Switch 2's holiday sales weren't as spectacular as seasons past, and Ubisoft shuts down Halifax Studio.

Our first episode of the new year, and it's a doozy!

Sprinkle in a little Stranger Things finale talk, Doctor Who, and other shows, discussing some game releases of this year we're excited for, and what we've been up to since the break, all while building our Gundams from the Game Awards bet; it's a nice, long episode to kick back with.

And the winner is....

The Game Awards are on! We run down the winners during the podcast, talk about some leaks and news that came out before the show, and advertising prices. We also cover Harada leaving, Evo's lineup, Capcom investing in their titles, and Rockstar's firing of employees. Oh, and Skyrim is out, again.

Our preamble turned into a long ramble.

The Game Awards is happening soon, so we placed our bets. "Bad Robot" studios entered into a partnership with Playstation to publish their game, Metroid Prime 4 was released, & Fortnite has had a rocky launch to Chapter 7. Destiny Renegades seems to be doing well, despite not reaching the heights it once had and Embracer is selling off even more IPs.

Hopefully no sleeper agents were activated after this episode. Poncle has had a busy few weeks with Vampire Survivors VR announced and partnership with Auroch to bring Warhammer Survivors. Valve revealed their new VR headset, controller, and a brand new "console" to the markets, Ubisoft cancelled their earnings call just before it started, and Death Stranding is getting an anime?

This one starts off a little different. Amazon had a massive layoff in their gaming division, some games are shutting down, or ceasing development. Halo: Campaign Evolved was revealed and is coming to Sony in 2026, Vampire Survivor's last 2 updates were revealed, and a Japan patent office rejected Pokemon's patent application.