The Starlight Megaphone

Caspius and SiliconNooB first prepare to wrap up Silksong, then preview Final Fantasy Tactics, before a trip through the news from around the world, including the launch woes of 4derlands, a new Fire Emblem title (on mobile), and Bowser's retirement.Continue reading

After last week's Nintendo Direct blowout, Caspius and SiliconNooB find themselves all out of news, except for a tiny trickle of minor gaming details—leaving them no option but recourse to a curiously feline-friendly delve into the depths of The Plop.Continue reading

With the long-awaited and oft-predicted Nintendo Direct at last in the books, Caspius and SiliconNooB ring in the Silksong playthrough before getting to grips with a rich feast of gaming news, including Dragon Quest VII and Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB close out one Hollow Knight playthrough and begin another, before they join the growing chorus of speculation about a mid-September Nintendo Direct in which, it is generally presumed, Metroid Prime 4 will be given a release date.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB prepare to close out the Hollow Knight playthrough in order to inaugurate the Silksong playthrough, but pause along the way to commiserate over a defective Switch 2, and a dearth of news which leads to a bundle-filled Plop.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB discuss the Hollow Knight playthrough, the release date of Silksong (and the initial impressions of those who were able to play it at Gamescom), and the unprecedented number of games slated for release in the final quarter of 2026.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB end the current Bravely Default playthrough and announce the next game so featured, and they prepare for the opening of Gamescom 2025 with a review of the conference schedule—and a discussion of how the 'internet' worked in 1990.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB review the latest My Mario announcements, including a wooden block set that doubles as Amiibo, before looking forward to the selection of unreleased titles reported to be playable at Gamescom 2025—and a future Nintendo Direct.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB review the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase, speculate about Nintendo's participation at GamesCom, and consider the failure of games with systems that are either too complex or too spartan.Continue reading

Caspius and SiliconNooB await an increasingly inevitable Nintendo Direct, extending the Bravely Default playthrough and giving them time to discuss Atari, the changing industry roles of Sony and Microsoft, and Hajime Tabata's flight from certain doom.Continue reading