The Nextlander Podcast

New releases from Halo, Battlefield, and Grand Theft Auto have us feeling a bit like it's 2002 this week, the latest revelations about Activision misconduct might just spell the end for  Bobby Kotick, Panic's Playdate is delayed by the battery gremlins, Xbox has over 70 new back-compat games (and maybe a 1 Vs. 100 revival), and Alex schemes to hang onto his 30s eternally. All that and more, in this here podcast! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:09 Intro00:01:25 Happy Birthday Alex00:04:20 Set your baud rate00:05:30 Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta (Xbox, PC)00:31:02 Battlefield 2042 (PlayStation, Xbox, PC)01:01:32 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Switch)01:18:04 Custom soundtrack support in games01:21:34 Break01:21:38 News01:22:34 Activision and Bobby Kotick news01:43:12 The Playdate is going to be delayed01:47:58 Saints Row reboot delayed six months01:49:20 Possible name and setting for Quantic Dream's Star Wars game?01:57:05 Somehow Hot Coffee continues to scald in the PC release of GTA01:59:25 Is Xbox bringing back 1 vs 100 in some form?02:05:56 No more backwards compatible games after this batch for Xbox02:15:14 Don't forget about Skate 2 and also we're shutting down the servers02:16:29 Interview with Xbox's Jason Ronald02:35:44 Wrapping up and thanks02:38:01 Mysterious Benefactor Tier02:39:52 Nextlander content and updates02:42:12 See yaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's jumbo-sized episode features chatter about everything from our time with the Elden Ring network test to the Horizon festival's gentrification of the world, a full spoilercast on Inscryption, our guesses about the next Mass Effect, musings on open-world Mario (and open-world Sonic), an interview with Jett: The Far Shore developer Craig Adams, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:10 Intro 00:02:06 Alex shares a moment with the kitten 00:03:31 The big dog is in the house 00:07:50 Elden Ring Network Test 00:30:30 Forza Horizon 5 (Xbox, PC) 00:49:06 Unpacking (Xbox, PC, Switch) 00:52:25 !!SPOILERS!! Inscryption Ending Discussion 01:24:11 !!END OF INSCRYPTION SPOILERS 01:24:29 Break 01:24:33 News 01:25:17 The Nintendo News Nook 01:39:30 An open-world Sonic game is coming? 01:44:13 The Tomorrow Children is coming back? 01:48:58 Unity purchases Weta's tools and assets 01:56:45 The Gunk gets a release date 01:57:45 A new SteamWorld game is in the works? 01:59:15 Steam Deck delayed by two months 02:00:08 Grand Theft Auto soundtrack news 02:06:17 Mass Effect missing expansion modded back in 02:06:57 Mass Effect 4 teaser art 02:14:49 Extra Life is still happening http://tinyurl.com/nxlel 02:16:00 Interview with Craig Adams of Jett: The Far Shore 02:45:18 Wrapping up and thanks 02:46:13 Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts 02:48:06 Nextlander content updates 02:49:27 See Ya See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we find Unpacking delightfully earnest and Inscryption delightfully bizarre, get into more Guardians of the Galaxy and Darkest Dungeon II, talk through another of our trademark Blizzard Blocks, say the words "NFT" and "metaverse" more than anyone needs to hear, speculate about a Quake reboot, think longingly about bugsnax of immense size, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:09 Intro00:00:35 Key-Gens and Greets to the VinDog00:03:04 Who's down with that new WebP?00:05:06 Four letter extensions should be banned00:05:30 Hey, they've come to get their floosters00:07:42 Time for the games00:08:22 Unpacking (Xbox, PC, Switch)00:28:32 Inscryption (PC)00:35:58 Eastward (PC, Switch)00:37:20 Guardians of the Galaxy (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC)00:45:02 Darkest Dungeon II (PC)00:50:05 Far Cry 600:53:03 2021 in games00:58:24 Break00:59:11 Blizzard News Block01:16:02 Ubisoft news concerning NFTs and Play-To-Earn?01:32:55 Amy Henning working on a Marvel game01:35:40 Bugsnax getting free DLC01:37:43 Switch modder actually named Gary Bowser pleads guilty01:41:35 Id Software is hiring for Fantasy and Sci-Fi artists01:45:49 Just an amazing segue from Brad01:45:57 Thanks and wrapping up01:46:40 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shout Outs01:47:59 Nextlander upcoming and updates01:50:18 See YaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week! Guardians of the Galaxy makes a surprise positive showing, Age of Empires IV gives us strong History Channel vibes, spoilers for Inscryption and Metroid Dread fly left and right, Warner Bros. makes a Smash Bros., the Switch's N64 games leave something to be desired, "Wu-Tang Clan RPG in the works at Microsoft" is a phrase said aloud, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:10 Intro00:00:46 Creepy kids or creepy demons?00:02:53 Halloween Costumes00:10:29 Guardians of the Galaxy [PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Switch Cloud] October 2600:36:02 Age of Empires 4 [PC] October 2800:48:06 Darkest Dungeon 2 (Early Access) [PC]00:54:33 !!!SPOILERS FOR INSCRYPTION and METROID DREAD SECTION!!!00:56:15 !!!SPOILERS-Inscryption01:09:18 !!SPOILERS-Metroid Dread01:24:44 !!!END OF SPOILERS!!!01:25:12 Break01:25:15 News01:26:05 Halo Infinite campaign video01:36:53 Uncharted movie trailer01:42:28 Nintendo Expansion Pack emulation issues reported01:47:11 Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp delayed01:48:33 Returnal gets ability to suspend a run01:50:37 News of the Weird01:51:29 Warner making a Smash clone?01:53:22 Suda51 Deadpool game?01:53:48 Wu-Tang RPG in the works?01:59:53 Blizzard cancels BlizzCon02:01:04 Wrapping up02:02:03 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shout Outs02:04:24 Nextlander Content Updates02:06:23 See ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indie games rule the roost around here this week, with Inscryption clutching us in its sinister grip, and The Riftbreaker, Into the Pit, and The Good Life filling out the roster. Also: more Metroid Dread, Kratos on Steam, Nintendo's Expansion Pack, Rocksteady's Suicide Squad reveal, the current whereabouts of Maurice Rocca and Samuel Fisher, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:10 Intro00:02:01 You're just getting more screen for your green!00:07:33 Ranking of Nuts00:08:19 Show rundown00:08:51 Inscryption (PC)00:20:59 Metroid Dread (Switch)00:40:05 The Riftbreaker (PC, Xbox, PlayStation00:47:50 Into the Pit (PC, Xbox)00:54:01 The Good Life (PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch)01:04:31 Life is Strange: True Colors01:08:59 Jett: The Far Shore (PlayStation, PC)01:10:56 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye01:16:54 Games Recap01:17:52 Shadowgate? (NES)01:19:08 News01:19:56 A Mo Rocca moment01:20:47 A new Splinter Cell is (probably) really happening01:29:54 Nintendo's Animal Crossing Direct01:30:40 Nintendo's new price for their online service01:40:59 God of War (2018) is coming to the PC01:48:54 SkateBIRD got some updates?01:49:31 Rocksteady's new Suicide Squad game gets a trailer01:57:09 Allegations of harrassment at Paradox02:00:46 What's up with BioWare?02:05:35 Show recap02:06:47 Wrapping up and Thank Yous!02:07:30 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs02:09:43 Nextlander content and business updates02:12:20 See Ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This humdinger of an ep features a long chat about Metroid Dread (and Switch emulation), thoughts on our time with Sable and Back 4 Blood, more on Jett and the Outer Wilds DLC, and discussion of the four-day game dev work week, the right to repair Xboxes, EA's FIFA faceoff, the future of Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, and more!  Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:10 Intro00:01:56 Free Brad from his meat prison00:04:00 Was the movie Signs a real brain spooker?00:06:09 The many works of M. Night00:10:47 I'll take my media with just a twist of twist00:12:29 Metroid Dread (Switch)00:45:39 People also playing Dread on the PC?00:57:20 Sable (PC, Xbox)01:04:11 Break01:04:48 Back 4 Blood (PC, Xbox)01:18:36 Jett: The Far Shore (PC, PlayStation)01:25:40 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (DLC)01:30:46 News01:31:12 Two Eidos studios move to a  4-day work week01:47:39 New leadership at Yakuza dev01:52:57 Microsoft considering Right to Repair02:04:43 EA might not renew FIFA license?02:10:00 GTA Trilogy confirmed02:12:19 Dragon Quest composer passes away02:15:52 Wrapping it up02:18:46 Thanks and Nextlander content update02:21:13 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs02:22:52 Thanks for being awesome and see ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we consider the rocket backpacks and guerrilla spirit of Far Cry 6, the meditative sci-fi mood of Jett: The Far Shore, the [redacted] and [redacted] of the Outer Wilds DLC, that big ol' Twitch hack, Windows the Eleventh, some good Battlefield news for the Caravellas, a home for Dinobots, keyholes that may need sealing, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:10 Intro00:02:19 News about the big package00:04:57 What is Alex collecting?!00:10:35 The joys of a digital collection00:13:23 Show Rundown00:14:06 Far Cry 6 [PS, XB, PC] October 7th00:46:09 Jett: The Far Shore [PS, PC] October 5th01:05:27 Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - September 2801:12:03 Break01:12:07 Jett correction (It's 30 bucks)01:13:30 Is there a 4K Switch in development?01:20:18 Sony buys Bluepoint Games01:23:17 The eleventh Windows is here!01:33:25 Breaking - Twitch was hacked01:42:16 A new character just flew into Smash Bros and boy are his arms Sora01:50:38 GTA is still, probably, getting a remaster?01:56:02 BF 2042 current gen editions get you last gen as well02:03:46 Show recap02:05:15 Thanks everyone for listening and the support02:06:38 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs02:08:57 See ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Death Stranding has us in the grip of its madness once again, Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a delight, there's... a very good Hot Wheels game (?!), Actraiser is kinda-sorta back, Nintendo motion picture stunt casting is on everyone's mind, Japan is hoarding all the six-button Mega Drive pads, there's somehow yet another Activision Blizzard lawsuit, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:10 Intro00:04:08 Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (PS5)00:33:26 Kena: Bridge of Spirits (PS5, PS4, PC)00:45:14 Hot Wheels: Unleashed (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC)00:55:13 Actraiser: Renaissance (PS4, Switch, PC, Mobile)01:01:42 Lost Judgment (PlayStation, Xbox)01:04:57 Game Recap01:06:07 News01:06:23 Nintendo Direct news01:06:45 Let's talk about that Mario movie casting01:23:53 Kirby and the Forgotten Land01:25:48 Bayonetta 301:29:01 N64 and Genesis games coming to Switch Online01:33:49 Somone remake Shadows of the Empire01:36:56 Crystal Dynamics is working on the Perfect Dark reboot01:38:34 Marvel's Avengers is coming to Game Pass?01:40:23 Netflix making moves in the gaming space01:43:57 Activision Blizzard is sued again and announces settlement?01:49:03 New tools coming to Twitch to help manage hate raids?01:51:59 Show recap01:53:03 Wrapping up and thanks!01:54:03 Mysterious Benefactor tier shout outs01:55:58 Nextlander Content Updates01:58:29 See Ya Everyone!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alex is lost in Lost Judgment this week, Brad loves playing defense in Deathloop, we all brought back a photographic travelogue from Toem, Quantic Dream might be making a Star Wars game (?!?), and things just keep getting worse for Activision Blizzard. Plus: an interview with Outer Wilds creative director Alex Beachum! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:09 Intro00:00:36 The Education of Drivers00:07:03 The early days of jumping into random cars00:08:20 Do apps solve everything?00:10:11 Lost Judgment (PlayStation, Xbox) Sept 2400:25:18 Better late than never show rundown!00:25:50 Life is Strange: True Colors00:30:35 Deathloop (PS5, PC) Sept 1400:49:52 Toem (PS5, Switch, PC) Sept 1700:54:13 SkateBIRD (PC, Xbox, Switch) Sept 1600:59:18 Break00:59:37 News00:59:57 Quantic Dream is making a Star Wars game?01:07:16 The Blizzard Block (SEC is investigating Activision Blizzard)01:15:12 Apple and Epic are still fighting01:19:38 Norse God of War might only be a two game series01:26:39 Is it time for more Twisted Metal?01:29:23 Yuji Naka is the most independent developer he can be01:31:42 A cut so deep it might go all the way through01:33:15 Outer Wilds interview with Alex Beachum01:49:46 Thanks and Show Wrap Up01:52:04 Mysterious Benefactor Shout Outs01:53:42 Nextlander content and upcoming01:55:44 See ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Would you believe we spent like half this episode talking about Deathloop? You'll just have to listen to find out, and in the course of doing so you'll also hear about the new WarioWare's co-op calamity, some reminiscing about KOTOR in light of the newly announced remake, our wish list for Insomniac's Wolverine game, the latest on the Epic/Apple slapfigh...uh, legal battle, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:09 Intro00:02:04 Cleaning the Windows00:14:09 Deathloop (PS5, PC) Sept 1401:00:21 Break01:00:49 WarioWare: Get It Together (Switch) Sept 1001:14:13 Lost in Random (PS4, XBO, PC, Switch) Sept 10th01:22:41 News01:22:47 The Switch gets Bluetooth headphone support01:27:36 Are there any winners in Apple vs Epic?01:41:53 Knights of the Old Republic Remake01:50:49 Insomniac's new Wolverine and Spider-Man games02:03:07 PS3 Little Big Planet servers going offline02:10:26 Wrapping up and thanks02:11:36 Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts02:13:14 Nextlander content updatesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.