The Nextlander Podcast

With the summer games season beginning, this week we cover State of Play items like God of War: Laufey, Until Dawn 2, and the Wolverine demo, plus the Fable delay, 007 First Light, Mina the Hollower, the whole shebang about Directive 8020 (plus some loose Dark Pictures ranking), and the most important news of the week: StarCraft II PTR update 5.0.16.
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:19) Some quick pet updates
(00:06:37) 007 First Light  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 27, 2026
(00:25:50) First Break
(00:31:25) Mina the Hollower  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 2026
(00:42:12) Directive 8020  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 12, 2026
(00:42:20) [SPOILERS] We're going to talk about the story
(00:58:43) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(01:07:36) TerraTech Legion  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(01:10:02) Second Break
(01:10:03) Sony State of Play
(01:10:14) Marvel's Wolverine  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Sep 15, 2026
(01:15:28) Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Aug 06, 2026
(01:16:10) God of War Laufey  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  TBD
(01:27:40) Until Dawn 2  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  2027
(01:28:47) Rayman Legends Retold  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 01, 2026
(01:29:41) Kemuri  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  2027
(01:30:43) Stuntman: Hollywood  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  TBD
(01:33:30) The Lost Wild  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  2027
(01:35:06) Gonna be a big September!
(01:37:08) Checking in with Sony First Party sales
(01:40:46) Fable delayed to 2027
(01:46:02) Ex-Forza Horizon devs announce new racing game
(01:49:09) Publisher of Balatro and Abiotic Factor bought by GameSpot owner! (Kind of)
(01:55:22) StarCraft 2 gets major patch?!
(02:05:34) Emails
(02:11:46) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:15:24) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:17:49) General feelings around this year's big announcements?
(02:18:56) Wrapping up
(02:22:40) See ya!

This week: Lego Batman, Yerba Buena, TerraTech Legion, the Steam Deck price increase, lamenting the end of Destiny, Unreal Engine 6, our early PC-building memories, and other stuff!
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:54) Vinny's ready for the next career move. Well, maybe not.
(00:11:08) Vintage mice and remembering cleaning them
(00:15:12) "Jack of All Trades" redemption
(00:16:50) Yerba Buena  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5]  |  May 26, 2026
(00:22:00) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 22, 2026
(00:32:17) First Break
(00:37:19) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:39:04) [General Spoilers] Nothing big, just general flow, mechanics, and levels
(00:48:58) TerraTech Legion  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:56:40) Directive 8020  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 12, 2026
(00:58:53) Second Break
(00:58:54) A big increase on the Valve Steam Deck
(01:06:17) Destiny 2 is ending updates
(01:21:44) Media Molecule is hiring and probably making a game!
(01:24:23) The Witcher 3 is getting new DLC!
(01:29:52) Make way for Unreal Engine 6
(01:38:48) Emails
(02:12:29) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:19:15) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:21:26) Nextlander content updates
(02:23:38) See ya!

This week's show gets loose as we discuss the latest, greatest games, such as TerraTech Legion, Call of the Elder Gods, and, uh, Candy Box, plus Sony's retreat from PC releases, Embracer attempting to correctly leverage Red Faction and Deus Ex, how to display your childhood consoles, what to do when a skunk-laden dog breaches the house, and more.
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:00) That feeling you have? We're the sane ones!
(00:06:05) My dog stinks and now my house stinks
(00:18:10) Call of the Sea  |  [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Dec 08, 2020
(00:19:17) Call of the Elder Gods  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  May 12, 2026
(00:23:29) TerraTech Legion  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:33:00) First Break
(00:35:49) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:36:06) [SPOILERS] Just a general warning as we talk about what's in the game
(00:48:19) Directive 8020  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 12, 2026
(00:51:27) Mixtape  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 07, 2026
(00:51:59) Forbidden Solitaire  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:53:26) Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 17, 2026
(00:57:04) Candy Box  |  [Web browser]  |  Apr 30, 2013
(01:06:57) Second Break
(01:06:58) Sony confirms single-player games will be not be on PC
(01:16:41) Hasbro cancels D&D game
(01:23:56) Fortnite returns to Apple platforms
(01:28:27) Embracer wants to activate your favorite old franchise!
(01:41:13) Vampire Survivors gets an official genre on Steam
(01:46:40) Go play Red Faction
(01:48:07) Emails
(02:13:07) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:17:17) Mysterious Benefactor
(02:22:08) See ya!

Between the Star Fox 64 remake and Mixtape, there's a lot of hot button issues to talk about this week, plus more games like Directive 8020, Call of the Sea, Saros, and Forbidden Solitaire, even more Retro Rewind customizations, big retirements at Nintendo, big changes for Civ VII, strange encounters on Vinny's doorstep, and more!
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:48) They pulled Alex back in...
(00:09:57) Strange suburban encounters
(00:18:43) Mixtape  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  May 07, 2026
(00:44:45) First Break
(00:47:06) Forbidden Solitaire  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(01:01:31) Phillips CD-i vs 3DO
(01:04:55) Directive 8020  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 12, 2026
(01:15:28) Call of the Sea  |  [Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Dec 08, 2020
(01:20:32) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(01:28:24) Second Break
(01:28:25) Y'all like that Star Fox?!
(01:48:11) Switch 2 is getting its price increase
(01:54:15) Takashi Tezuka retires
(02:01:49) Big changes are coming to Civ VII?
(02:06:44) Emails
(02:14:04) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:15:26) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:18:02) See ya!

The April downpour of games continues into May as we dig into Forbidden Solitaire, Windrose, and Dead as Disco, plus more Saros and Retro Rewind (and one last time with Pragmata). Also, is there going to be a new Mortal Kombat? How many Street Fighter tattoos are there in the world? Reggie Fils-Aime said what about Amazon? How do you hide a secret track on a record? These questions and many more, pondered!
CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:05:13) Pragmata  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 17, 2026
(00:05:35) [SPOILERS] We talk all about the story and ending of the game.
(00:25:14) First Break
(00:27:54) Forbidden Solitaire  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:42:17) Dead as Disco (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  May 05, 2026
(00:47:08) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(01:02:26) Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 17, 2026
(01:06:45) Windrose (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 14, 2026
(01:08:42) Second Break
(01:08:43) Exclusives still sell consoles, just not as much
(01:17:20) NetherRealm and the future of MK
(01:27:57) First-person or third-person? The data is here.
(01:36:14) Reggie Fils-Aime calls out Amazon
(01:45:34) Paste Games is ending coverage
(01:48:43) Emails
(01:58:26) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:02:27) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:06:34) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:07:11) See ya!