The Nextlander Podcast

• 193: Last Time in the Ding-Dong Hole

  We've got one week left before the big Switch 2 reveal, so hop in the ding-dong hole for one last round of rumors and speculation, plus plenty of other chatter about Atomfall, more AC: Shadows and 33 Immortals, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Josef Fares' Willy Wonka moment, a good week for games media, the landmark release of Big Rigs on Steam, and our exhaustive analysis of Apple Music's idea of "grunge." Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:00:32) Folks, what are we doing here? (00:03:32) Thank goodness for video games (00:05:04) It's Career Day time. Be interesting. (00:09:52) Assassin's Creed Shadows  |  [iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 20, 2025 (00:38:55) First Break (00:39:01) 33 Immortals (Early Access) |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 18, 2025 (00:45:36) Atomfall  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5]  |  Mar 27, 2025 (00:53:07) Split Fiction  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 06, 2025 (00:59:36) Alex Hill: Whispers at White Oak Inn  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 07, 2025 (01:00:37) Revenge of the Savage Planet  |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  May 08, 2025 (01:06:37) Second Break (01:06:42) The last of the Switch 2 rumors (01:18:43) Game Informer is back! (01:23:28) The Game Business' new publication (01:26:45) Assassins Creed Shadows sold really well (01:32:02) Why is Big Rigs coming to Steam? (01:40:27) Emails (01:53:41) Wrapping up and thanks (01:55:07) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:56:25) Nextlander Content Updates (01:58:32) See ya!

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• 192: A Grunge Smoothie

  We talk for like an hour about Assassin's Creed Shadows this week, plus 33 Immortals, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (big week for 33 around here), Keita Takahashi's To a T, a $500 Switch 2, Xbox's gaming Copilot AI, the strange possibilities of an Oblivion remake, a little about GDC, and more. Here's the essay about Oblivion's Radiant AI we talked about a bit: https://medium.com/@gatherer286/lost-features-a-critical-essay-on-tes-iv-oblivions-radiant-ai-a0150144ddef Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:01:27) What's going on with YouTube and our videos? (00:09:25) Assassin's Creed Shadows  |  [iOS, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 20, 2025 (00:10:37) [Possible Minor Spoilers] There are some story elements in our talk but they are very early and broad. (00:57:19) First Break (00:57:24) 33 Immortals (Early Access) |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 18, 2025 (01:14:38) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 24, 2025 (01:22:42) To a T  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 28, 2025 (01:32:37) Second Break (01:33:09) Switch 2 news is coming soon but for now let's speculate! (01:44:30) Microsoft wants to use AI to help you with games (02:00:53) Oblivion comes for us all and maybe in the form of UE5 (02:10:23) Emails (02:32:30) Wrapping up and thanks (02:35:55) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:38:20) See ya!

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• 191: Pillows of Eternity

  There might be an Xbox handheld launching this year (?!), plus the actual next Xbox in 2027, and we get together to talk all about that, along with the fairly unhinged new Death Stranding 2 trailer, WWE 2K25, Deliver at All Costs, returning to PUBG in 2025, top-tier comedy sketches, lighting your sardines on fire, and a bunch of other stuff. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:03:05) To move or not to move, that is the question (00:04:27) Shoes on or off in the house? (00:07:30) Brad's 100x Gravity Training (00:09:08) WWE 2K25  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One]  |  Mar 14, 2025 (00:23:01) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage  |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Feb 18, 2025 (00:30:12) The Roottrees Are Dead  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux]  |  Jan 15, 2025 (00:31:33) First Break (00:33:57) Avowed  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 18, 2025 (00:46:36) Split Fiction  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 06, 2025 (00:49:10) PUBG: Battlegrounds  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Dec 20, 2017 (00:56:53) Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One]  |  Feb 21, 2025 (00:59:52) Deliver At All Costs  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  TBD (01:04:46) Second Break (01:04:50) The News (Cycle) (01:06:09) Xbox's upcoming console and handheld plans? (01:26:46) Forza Horizon 5's mandatory logins? (01:32:17) Death Stranding 2's latest info and our dismal recap of the first (01:48:13) Lego wants to bring dev in-house (01:53:57) Chrono Trigger has a 30 year anniversary going on (01:58:58) Emails (02:20:27) Wrapping up and thanks (02:22:52) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:25:25) Nextlander Content Updates (02:26:57) See ya!

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• 190: Big Buccaneer Hunter

  While we spend a good part of this week's show grappling with the resurrection of the Acclaim name, we also find time to discuss Split Fiction, Knights in Tight Spaces, Gears of War on PS5, buying a (cheap) record player, the whereabouts of Bam Margera, a big week for video game source code, and the Sonic Unleashed PC port with big implications for Xbox 360 game preservation. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:00:42) The voice of Space Ghost has passed away (00:07:10) Focus Groups for toys and cartoons (00:10:18) Let's all take the music back! (00:17:30) That's it, records or bust (00:25:53) Split Fiction  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 06, 2025 (00:41:55) First Break (00:41:59) Knights in Tight Spaces  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 04, 2025 (00:52:49) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage  |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Feb 18, 2025 (00:58:50) Void Crew  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Nov 25, 2024 (01:04:17) Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One]  |  Feb 21, 2025 (01:10:48) Avowed  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 18, 2025 (01:13:21) Second Break (01:13:26) News (01:13:33) More about Monolith and their closing (01:21:15) PlayStation VR2 gets a price drop (01:26:05) Gears of War on a PlayStation?! (01:30:42) Tony Hawk is back! (01:38:19) Acclaim is also... back?! (01:47:40) Tanya released the Command and Conquer source code! (01:53:17) Sonic Unleashed gets an unofficial PC port (02:03:44) Emails (02:14:10) Wrapping up and thanks (02:15:24) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:17:30) Nextlander Content Updates (02:18:55) See ya!

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• 189: Return to the Upper Yo

  This week we attempt to get back to the positive end of the yo-yo cycle by playing Monster Hunter Wilds, LAD: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, more Avowed, and some Steam Next Fest demos, plus the shocking closure of Monolith, some new Fable footage, Microsoft's games AI model, and your emails! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:02:41) Putting reality on pause for a few hours (00:13:52) What's the last stop before dry toast? (00:16:37) Monster Hunter Wilds  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 28, 2025 (00:42:18) Consoles or PC, the eternal struggle (00:48:05) First Break (00:48:10) Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 21, 2025 (01:00:26) Avowed  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 18, 2025 (01:17:39) Void Crew  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Nov 25, 2024 (01:20:57) Lost Records: Bloom & Rage  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 18, 2025 (01:23:41) Steam Next Fest (01:24:50) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2025 (01:31:41) Fellowship | TBD (01:37:18) Second Break (01:37:23) News (01:37:45) Warner Bros. closes Monolith (01:56:19) Fable delayed to 2026 (02:04:22) Microsoft wants to use AI in game "preservation" (02:16:58) Bloober Team and Konami are back at! (02:22:22) Email (02:33:06) Wrapping up and thanks (02:38:10) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:40:22) Nextlander Content Updates (02:41:18) See ya!

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