Player One Podcast

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.
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Infinite Swirls Aftershow
To celebrate the dual holidays of Canada Day/the 4th of July we've got an AI Music quiz submitted by our good friend Mike. It's all about games set in or developed in the US or Canada. If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, LEGO Batman, Forbidden Solitaire, Mixtape, Bubsy (the original!), Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, Steam Deck price increases, Dragon Quest XII, Fable delays, and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
https://youtube.com/live/UxJd6sOb4Vk
News
Donkey Kong 64 coming to Nintendo Switch Online N64 library (June 4)
Steam Deck price increase ($300 on the 1TB OLED, now $949)
Dragon Quest XII development rebooted (now titled Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams)
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition coming to Switch 2 (September 24, no upgrade path or save transfer)
Fable delayed to February 2027
Games
Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)
Forbidden Solitaire (Grey Alien Games / Night Signal Entertainment)
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games / Warner Bros. Games)
007 First Light (IO Interactive)
Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios)
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive)
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Prologue demo available; full game June 18)
Other
Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection (Limited Run Games / Atari)
JAWS: Retro Edition (Limited Run Games; Enhanced Edition by Jeremy Parish)
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Running time: 01:26:08

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.
https://www.youtube.com/live/kzXnqlu0h_s
Direct Fire Aftershow (6/25/24)
On this week's Aftershow we do an '80s/90s genre media quiz from hacker alias MarkyMarg2. Sure our intrepid hosts talked a big genre game on the regular show but what's the extent of their knowledge? Find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! CJ is out sick so Greg welcomes Rich Grisham to the show to talk sports, Crazy Taxi, the Canadian Game Awards, Mixtape, Mortal Kombat II 32X, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and much, much more. Join us, won't you?
https://youtube.com/live/wpK2MXt2024
Links of interest:
News
State of Play returns June 2 (60+ minute showcase, opens with Marvel's Wolverine)

Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac, launches September 15)

Crazy Taxi revival teased (first post on the @crazytaxi account since 2019)

Canadian Game Awards 2026 (South of Midnight swept; Victor Lucas won Best Content Creator and the inaugural Game Changer Award)

South of Midnight (Compulsion Games — GOTY, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Console Game; studio won Studio of the Year)

Wanderstop (Ivy Road — Best Indie Game; studio has since closed)

Electric Playground Network (Victor Lucas's channel)

Games
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (poncle / Nosebleed Interactive)

Replaced (Sad Cat Studios)

Star Trek: Resurgence (Dramatic Labs)

Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive)

LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games)

Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games — set in Japan)

Other
Player One Podcast Discord

Player One Podcast Patreon

Greg Sewart on YouTube (Generation 16)

Greg Sewart's Patreon

Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com.
Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com.
Running time: 01:28:12

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment.
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The Post-SGF Lull
This week's Aftershow topic is the year 2000. Where were we, what were we doing, what games were we playing, and why does it seem like there were so many great games back then, too? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!