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Ben and Colin continue talking about game prices, this time with a focus on new releases, and the phenomenon of review bombing is examined.

With relationships between game companies and game consumers becoming ever more nuanced, Ben and Colin discuss the intricacies of embracing mods and fan communities, along with some thoughts on the current retro games market in 2021. Backlog features both single player and massively multiplayer experiences.

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Ben and Colin duke it out over the best RPGs and anger the entire internet with their choices.

Game demos are discussed, along with some genres that could really use a new lease on life. Backlog land features a fan favorite RPG series and an extra tale in a stealth action classic.

Ben and Colin talk about the recently announced Steam Deck at length. A pair of recent releases are featured in Backlog Land.

Are patches and ongoing post-release support a good thing for games or does it lead to more unfinished releases? What happens when a star WoW streamer joins FFXIV? Will JRPGs once again make up the backlog? This Podcast Cannot Continue does not have the answers to all these questions, but they do have opinions!

This Podcast Cannot Continue ruminates on whether or not the 7th generation of consoles is worth revisiting/collecting and the VR scene's ever-more-corporate state of existence is examined. Some upcoming and recent releases make up the visit to the backlog.

Ben and Colin rattle off some quick thoughts on E3 2021 and pick some upcoming games they saw in this year's presentations as future backlog titles.

What makes a good game trailer? Ben and Colin investigate in the lead up to E3 2021, while also taking a look at the future of multiplayer modes in single player games and whether or not they should really just be standalone. Stealth action and some Blizzard classics are discussed as backlog picks.

The state of the Nintendo Switch four years after its release and on the cusp of some possibly big summer reveals is discussed, while Ben explores his thoughts on the corporatization of esports and the effect it has on a variety of grassroots gaming communities. Backlog focuses on some JRPGs, as one would reasonably expect from this podcast at this point.