Niki has been blessed to have several days with Astro Bot and decided to tell John all about it, despite the fact that John can't play it for another few weeks. Tragedy. It sounds absolutely lovely and what a time for it, too. In addition to contemplating the overall state of games, the two discuss:

• Concord
• Marvel Snap
• Balatro

We also answer your burning questions from The Hive and wow, y'all really asked some good ones this week!

As always, you can join The Hive and ask us questions each and every week!