This week, Niki goes deep on Starfield's DLC, Shattered Space. It's about the snake people, the most interesting part of the original Starfield. Does the DLC have the juice to get folks back into Todd's big space sandbox? Will John have a meltdown comparing the narrative depth and nuance of Tali's Pilgrimage quest in Mass Effect to what happens in Shattered Space? You'll simply have to listen to find out.

The dynamic duo also answers your burning Hive Questions, covering ground including:

• naming pets after video game characters
• working on one game franchise for over a decade
• comparing Randy Pitchford favorably to Neil Druckmann
• 3D Mario games vs 2D Mario games
• the Megalopolis video game of our dreams
• the best steward of a future AEW video game
• and more!