The Ringer-Verse

Ben Lindbergh, Steve Ahlman, and Matt James assess their hype levels for several recently announced release dates for upcoming games and video game movies, react to the ‘Resident Evil’ teaser, and share their thoughts on Microsoft’s Game Pass price cut and Xbox brand rehabilitation. Then they review Sony’s new PS5-exclusive rogue-like shooter ‘Saros’ and compare it to its predecessor ‘Returnal.’ Finally, they play Mash or Pass with four other new games: ‘Vampire Crawlers,’ ‘Invincible VS,’ ‘Tides of Tomorrow,’ and ‘Aphelion’ (plus “Rage Quit” rants about a ‘Battlefield’ movie and rolling credits too early).

(00:00) Intro
(1:14) Upcoming games and video game movies

(11:54) ‘Resident Evil’ teaser
(17:16) ‘Battlefield’ rage quit

(22:12) Microsoft’s Game Pass price cut
(28:15) 'Saros' review
(51:54) Rolling credits rage quit

(56:38) Mash or Pass

Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guests: Steve Ahlman and Matt James
Producers: Devon Renaldo and Chris Sutton
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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In a one-month deviation from the typical "Recommends" format, Ben Lindbergh forms a coalition of co-hosts with Jomi Adeniran and Daniel Chin for a full-episode discussion of ‘Invincible’ Season 4: the overall arc of the show, the season’s lows and lofty highs, the audience's enthusiasm, deviations from the source material, favorite moments and casting decisions, the spoiler-free long-term outlook for the series, Mark’s close calls, Paul’s spaghetti, and so much more.

Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guests:  Jomi Adeniran and Daniel Chin
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell, Stefan Anderson, and Jacob Cornett

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The Boys are back, and they’re here to talk about the newest trailer of the highly anticipated trailer of ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3.' Then they give you all of their thoughts on Season 5, Episode 5 of ‘The Boys,’ and finally they bring you an interview with the creator of 'The Comic Shop’ web series, Cheyenne Ewulu.

(0:00) Intro

(1:27) Midnight Mud

(19:27) ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 trailer reactions

(26:36) ‘Gen V’ Nerd News

(35:57) ‘Daredevil’ Nerd News

(39:20) ‘The Boys’ Season 5, Episode 5 reactions

(1:05:29) Cheyenne Ewulu interview

(1:27:39) Outro

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Guest: Cheyenne Ewulu

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and Jacob Cornett

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The Boys are back, and they’re here to talk about the new musical biopic ‘Michael.' Then, they jump into the latest nerd news: The release of the ’Clayface’ trailer and their reactions to the ‘Mando & Grogu’ clip.

(0:00) Intro

(5:23) ‘Michael’ Reactions

(59:50) ‘Michael’ Midnight Meter

(1:04:43) ‘Clayface’ Trailer Reactions

(1:11:40) ‘Mando & Grogu’ Clip Reactions

(1:18:34) Outro

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and Jacob Cornett

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The Boys are back, and they’re diving straight into ‘The Boys’ Season 5, Episode 4, discussing the political elements of the season, speculating about characters we may see again down the road, and talking about Homelander’s god complex. Then they check in on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ and catch up with Matt Murdock and Jessica Jones, who makes a surprise cameo in Episode 6.

(0:00) Intro

(8:50) ‘The Boys’ Season 5, Episode 4 reactions

(41:43) ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 check-in

(1:22:53) Outro

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and Jacob Cornett

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Ben Lindbergh, Matt James, and Joshua Rivera join forces to share their spoiler-free reviews of three hot new IPs from international game developers: Capcom's sci-fi thriller 'Pragmata,' and indie debuts 'Mouse: P.I. for Hire' and 'Replaced.' They play "Mash or Pass?" and provide their ratings for each game on the Mash Meter, while marveling at Capcom's comeback, lamenting the decline of single-player first-person shooters, and pondering whether pixel art is a personality.

(00:00) Intro

(05:07) Pragmata

(46:18) Mouse P.I. For Hire

(65:56) Replaced

Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guests: Matt James, Joshua Rivera

Senior Producer: Steve Ahlman

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Our boys return to break down The Boys, Season 5, Episode 3. They discuss the incredible coincidence of Homeland’s godly hallucinations happening this week of all weeks, and break down the nuances of his epic father-son face-off with Ryan. Then, the guys share their instant reactions to Kristoffer Borgli’s 'The Drama.'
(0:00) Intro
(7:25) Spoilers ahead
(8:37) ‘The Boys’ Season 5, Episode 3 instant reactions
(56:30) ‘The Drama’ reactions
Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman
Producers: Jamie Yukich and Devon Baroldi
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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The boys are back to talk about… ‘The Boys!’ They dive into the premiere of the final season and discuss the pursuit to finally kill Homelander. Then they give you a little Nerd News and talk about the ‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ trailer.

(0:00) Intro

(12:06) Spoilers ahead

(13:47) ‘The Boys’ Season 5 premiere instant reactions

(49:23) ‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ trailer reactions

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell and Jacob Cornett

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The Boys are back with guest Rob Mahoney and they’re diving into the newest Nintendo film, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.’ They then bring you the latest in nerd news and discuss the trailer for ‘Supergirl.’ And if you stay until the end, we have a treat: a lively debate on the philosophy of the ‘Star Wars’ universe.

(0:00) Intro

(11:01) Spoilers Ahead

(11:33) ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Instant Reactions

(48:25) Midnight Meter

(57:01) ‘Supergirl’ Trailer Reactions

(1:05:58) Outro

(1:09:07) Post Credits

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Rob Mahoney

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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Ben and Charles Pulliam-Moore of The Verge hop in the warp pipe to discuss the latest Mario movie: how the sequel compares to its predecessor, how it does and doesn’t adapt the ‘Galaxy’ games, the divide between critical reaction and popular appeal, Nintendo’s cinematic ambitions and the prospect of an NCU, how the movie connects to the Switch 2’s lineup, and a few observations (in a special spoiler section of the episode) about specific cameos and reveals.

Intro (0:00)
First thoughts on ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ (2:45)
NCU potential (27:20)
‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ spoilers and observations (59:06)
Outro (1:18:53)

Host: Ben Lindbergh
Guest: Charles Pulliam-Moore
Producer: Devon Renaldo
Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell

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