105: The One With All the Video Games
The Summer games announcement window has closed, and now it's time to sift through darn near everything that got announced to hash out what impressed us, what's coming out later this year, why November is still so empty (??), whether Starfield can really deliver, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball....
2hr 2m Jun 15, 2023
2hr 2m
104: Welcome to Wrong World
With the E3-ish window looming (and the skies darkening), this week we recap a bunch of the games we'd like to see during the coming showcases, Diablo IV has our clicking fingers awfully tired, Apple announced an extremely expensive AR headset for... someone, we try desperately to talk ourselves out of buying fight sticks, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows...
2hr 8m Jun 08, 2023
2hr 8m
103: It's MY Summer
It's Street Fighter 6 week and we've all been on a Metro City tour, the System Shock remake finally (!!) came out, Nvidia is leaning heavily into AI-assisted game development, Nintendo is stepping up its efforts against emulators, the Last of Us multiplayer game has been downscaled, and more. Lot going on this week! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-p...
2hr 5m Jun 01, 2023
2hr 5m
102: SUFFER NOT THE HERETICS TO LIVE
Sony's PlayStation Showcase happened right in the middle of this podcast, so we break down all the news 'n trailers about Bungie's new Marathon, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Assassin's Creed Mirage, and a stack of other games, plus a bunch more Zelda: TOTK talk, Warhammer 40k: Boltgun, Star Trek: Resurgence, another basement poop infiltration, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https...
2hr 4m May 25, 2023
2hr 4m
101: Flaming Weiner Wicker Man
You may have heard Tears of the Kingdom is upon us, so we spend a bunch of time on early impressions and BOTW comparisons this week before moving on to the delightful people-puzzling of Humanity, the Overwatch 2 PvE cancellation, some sure-to-be-timely speculation about the new Mortal Kombat, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d...
2hr 4m May 18, 2023
2hr 4m
100: Canadian Popular
How else to mark the 100th-ish episode of this podcast than with a tribute to Sum 41, plus games like the end of Jedi Survivor, the Golden Idle DLC, Tape to Tape, and Touch Type Tale, Phil Spencer's comments on Redfall and the console race, Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumb...
2hr 9m May 11, 2023
2hr 9m
99: Equip the Deluxe Beard
On this week's show: Star Wars: Jedi Survivor and Redfall are out and we've played both, people are out there playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in 4k right now, Vampire Survivors is somehow getting a TV show, a trailer dropped for the Gran Turismo motion picture, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumbal...
2hr 13m May 04, 2023
2hr 13m
98: Video Game Sandwich
Alex played Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the UK blocked the Microsoft/Activision merger, so you can imagine we devoted a lot of this episode to those subjects. But also: Advance Wars: Reboot Camp, Horizon: Burning Shores, Stranded: Alien Dawn, condiment strategies, and accidentally getting elected to office. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcas...
1hr 50m Apr 27, 2023
1hr 50m
97: The Famous Island of Los Angeles
We're fresh off our break, and... where'd all these video games come from?? We dive into Dead Island 2, Horizon's Burning Shores DLC, Minecraft Legends, the new Vampire Survivors expansion, Cyberpunk's path tracing mode, the contents of the noble baseball, and a bunch of other stuff! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) ...
1hr 47m Apr 20, 2023
1hr 47m
Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 001: Mechs and Porn
We're mostly away from the mics this week, so here we present the inaugural ep of this patron-exclusive reunion podcast, in which Austin Walker and Dan Ryckert join Vinny and Alex as they talk about what makes a mech a mech, slipping and sliding, and of course porn. (If you like what you hear, check us out on Patron at the link below!) Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/sh...
1hr 25m Apr 13, 2023
1hr 25m
96: A Fell Title
Hello and welcome to this video game podcast, in which Brad is deeper into RE4, Vinny has finished his sinister fishing in Dredge, and Alex is reclaiming the land in Terra Nil. Also, Sony's rumored PS5 streaming handheld, Asus' Steam Deck competitor, a new Street Fighter movie, living with Mario and Sonic (and Bonk), and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-n...
1hr 49m Apr 06, 2023
1hr 49m
95: Totka, Not Botwa
This week we defy the laws of spacetime and causality to bring you discussion of games such as the Resident Evil 4 remake, Lunark, Crime Boss: Rockay City, and Hellgineer, plus impressions from the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay walkthrough, a live!! reaction to the cancellation of E3, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d4...
1hr 54m Mar 31, 2023
1hr 54m
94: Vampire Ex-Boyfriend
This week we spent a bunch of time time on islands, both vampire (Brad played Redfall) and tropical (we all played Tchia), Alex seems to genuinely like the new WWE game, we pay respects to Lance Reddick, Counter-Strike 2 is actually a real thing, Ubisoft dabbles in AI development tools, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b720...
2hr 4m Mar 23, 2023
2hr 4m
93: Razor Romaine
This week Brad's getting into wrestling history just in time for Alex to talk about this year's interactive WWE product, we did some VR shooting in The Dark Pictures: Switchback, took Spin Rhythm XD for a... spin, Xbox games might stream on Switch someday, driverless cars are running amok, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b...
1hr 56m Mar 16, 2023
1hr 56m
92: Not My de_dust
This week: the Yellow Turban Rebellion has never been so up close and personal in Wo Long, Dead Cells completes its destiny and becomes a Castlevania game, Alex gets a Steam Deck, Starfield gets a release date, a new Counter-Strike of some sort might be on the way, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumbal...
1hr 48m Mar 09, 2023
1hr 48m
91: Patton Will Remember That
How are there so many games when it's only February? This week we dig into Atomic Heart, Company of Heroes 3, a bunch more PSVR2 stuff, gigantic new video cards, the Humanity demo, Jeff Minter's Akka Arrh, and more Dead Space. Also: Nintendo's E3 no-show, Mortal Kombat 12 speculation, and a bunch of other stuff! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podca...
2hr 16m Mar 02, 2023
2hr 16m
90: Aloy's Playroom
Brad's spent a bunch of time in a PlayStation VR2 and it's time to talk hardware, launch games, and topsy-turvy tummy feelings, plus Like a Dragon: Ishin!, more Dead Space and Deliver Us Mars, Microsoft's full-court press on the Activision acquisition, Ubisoft's E3 skepticism, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f19...
2hr 14m Feb 23, 2023
2hr 14m
89: The Conspicuous Omission of Wakka
We're unexpectedly talking about Metroid Prime in 2023, Theatrhythm has started seizing control of Brad's life, Vinny's solving voxel crimes, Alex is slowly morphing into Agent 47, PlaneBoatCar is coming to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and a bunch of other stuff both video game and not! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f19...
2hr 19m Feb 16, 2023
2hr 19m
88: My Favorite USB Port
This week we're mostly just into the hottest new pop culture, from John Carter to Ginuwine to 160GB iPods. Plus: more Hi-Fi Rush, Dead Space, Forspoken, and Hitman Freelancer, the Steam Next Fest, the Xbox 360 marketplace remains open (for now), Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom pricing, video games with 6s at the end and/or that are coming out in 2025, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast ...
1hr 57m Feb 09, 2023
1hr 57m
87: The Trade Show That Wouldn't Die
This week we're buried in games, games, games! Games such as Dead Space, Hi-Fi Rush, Hitman's Freelancer mode, GoldenEye, Season, and Like a Dragon: Ishin! Also: console no-shows at this year's rebooted E3, early indications of demand for PS VR2, release dates for Xbox games like Redfall and Minecraft Legends, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextland...
2hr 19m Feb 02, 2023
2hr 19m
86: The Inner Ear Is a Strange Place
Did Brad choose 2023 to get into Subnautica VR? Yes. Did we check out that new SteamWorld Build demo? Yes. Do we have early-ish thoughts on Forspoken? Yes. Did we know what Hi-Fi Rush was when we recorded this? ...No. Can't win 'em all! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball.fm) , or support ...
1hr 38m Jan 26, 2023
1hr 38m
85: The Year of Extraction
This week's podcast is packed with words about handheld adventures, console preferences, and games like Signalis, LizardSpock, and the hottest Microvanias. Also: Microsoft layoffs, a strike at Ubisoft, creeping PC hardware requirements, questionable Xbox storage solutions, haunted vehicles, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45...
1hr 51m Jan 19, 2023
1hr 51m
84: Keep It or Junk It
Do we know what the hell is going on with WWE? Not exactly, but we try to make sense of it anyway, plus our first steps into Warzone 2.0's DMZ, the end of High on Life, Vinny's foray into Vampire Survivors, an Apple VR headset, thoughts on a Last of Us Part 3, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm ...
1hr 57m Jan 12, 2023
1hr 57m
83: That's a Poopy Part!
The motley range of games we got into over the holidays includes Card Shark, Dota 2, Sky: Children of the Light, and COD: Warzone 2.0 and DMZ. (Next stop: Escape From Tarkov.) Also: new year's etiquette, 3DS archeology, the YouTube recommendations challenge, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (h...
2hr 8m Jan 05, 2023
2hr 8m
82: Game of the Year 2022, Part 2
Our last podcast of the year means it's time to consider our favorite games of the year-- and from narrative adventures like Citizen Sleeper and NORCO to insidious time sinks like Vampire Survivors and indie throwbacks like Tunic, there's a lot to consider. Thanks to everyone for your support, and happy holidays! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podc...
2hr 24m Dec 29, 2022
2hr 24m
81: Game of the Year 2022, Part 1
Come one, come all to the first installment in our year-end reflection on many of our favorite games this year, with some chill, non-binding, conflict-free awards for storytelling, art design and technical achievement in visuals, some personal categories just for funsies, and moresies! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195...
2hr 55m Dec 22, 2022
2hr 55m
80: Thrilling Action That Only Mechas Can Provide
Another Game Awards has come and gone, and we spend a bunch of time this week going over Hades II, Judas, Death Stranding 2, Earthblade, Armored Core VI and plenty of the other big announcements. We also played a bunch of High on Life, dabbled with Forspoken and Crisis Core Reunion, finished Callisto Protocol, and more. Video games! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows...
2hr 13m Dec 15, 2022
2hr 13m
79: Wallfinds.com
Games? In December?! We played a bunch of Callisto Protocol and Midnight Suns this week, checked out Unreal Engine 5 via Fortnite, covered Michael Madsen's return to video games, Jeff Minter's return to Atari, Yuji Naka's return to being arrested, some pre-Game Awards teasers, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f19...
2hr 3m Dec 08, 2022
2hr 3m
78: 6/8 (Typical Konami Beat)
We're getting down to the last of 2022's releases, and this week we peel out in Need for Speed Unbound, play the year's final West with Evil West, check in on the RE Village DLC, talk about new consoles and old consoles, get all excited about a new Yuzo Koshiro Genesis soundtrack (and game), and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d4...
1hr 48m Dec 01, 2022
1hr 48m
77: I Will Not Get Into 40K
This week: Alex played High on Life, Vinny finished God of War, Brad pledged fealty to the immortal god emperor (or didn't), we questionably ranked the states of the northeast, Yuji Naka done got arrested, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball.fm) , or support us on Patreon (https:...
1hr 47m Nov 24, 2022
1hr 47m
76: TANK!
We're all gobsmacked by Atari 50 this week, intrigued by Pentiment, iffy on Somerville, speculating about Control 2, tuning in for the weekly installment of Phil Spencer Says, paying tribute to Kevin Conroy, and plenty more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball.fm) , or support us on Patreo...
1hr 48m Nov 17, 2022
1hr 48m
75: Various Things Might Happen
Large portions of this podcast are devoted to solving the mystery of Sonic Frontiers and speculating intently about Mass Effect 4, but there's also plenty of other fun stuff like God of War Ragnarok, Soulstone Survivors, Bayonetta 3, Eternal Darkness, a certain resident of Tumwater, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d64...
2hr 1m Nov 10, 2022
2hr 1m
74: Scott Stapp, His Arms Wide Open
This week we chill with more God of War Ragnarok, traverse Bayonetta 3's multiverse, remember the glory of Shatter, cast a side eye at Vampire Survivors and Marvel Snap, discuss the PlayStation VR2 pricing, rub our hands together purposefully about the long lost FMV game The Sacred Pools, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7...
2hr 20m Nov 03, 2022
2hr 20m
Sad Dad Had Bad Lad
God of War Ragnarök has landed, and we talk about as much as we're allowed this week, Brad played a bit of The Callisto Protocol, a whole bunch of new (and old) Silent Hill got announced, Kojima's collection of digital celebrities continues to get out of control, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball....
2hr 9m Oct 27, 2022
2hr 9m
72: Not Without Attitude
There are so many video games! Games that we played and talk about herein, including Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Scorn, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, A Plague Tale: Requiem, and more Grounded. Also, the closure of G4, the disappearance (maybe?) of performance modes, the Bayonetta 3 voiceover kerfuffle, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextland...
2hr 1m Oct 19, 2022
2hr 1m
71: The Family That Grounds Together, Expounds Together
We kind of don't want to play anything but Grounded this week, but we also dip back into Overwatch 2 and check out the point-and-click folk horror of The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Also: Robert Zombie's Munsters remake, Mario trailer impressions, injuries at TwitchCon, Kojima's latest Hollywood teaser, Bo Jackson meets Vampire Survivors, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://...
2hr 22m Oct 13, 2022
2hr 22m
70: A Dracula to Remembula
This week, we did battle with the Overwatch 2 launch (and lost), got lost in the giant Grounded backyard, checked out the closed alpha of The Finals, said a preemptive goodbye to Stadia, stared in bafflement at anime Need for Speed, and took our very last opportunity to speculate about Chris Pratt's Mario voice. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podca...
2hr 11m Oct 06, 2022
2hr 11m
69: Congratulations, You're Mid
This week, Alex checked out Bayonetta 3 and Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Vinny finished Monkey Island, we Ranched some Slimes Part II, Railgrade came out, a bunch of new E3 details dropped, Brad ate his first chicken bake, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball.fm) , or support ...
1hr 45m Sep 29, 2022
1hr 45m
68: Would You Squish Cricket Hitler?
This week's show begins with some heady philosophical questions before turning to an AVALANCHE OF NEW GAMES!!!! including Return to Monkey Island, Hyper Demon, Trombone Champ, and Jack Move, plus news about that GTA 6 leak, those new GeForce cards, that rumored new PlayStation 5 model, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203...
1hr 58m Sep 22, 2022
1hr 58m
67: Captain Kevin Olimar
A thousand new games (or maybe more like eight) got announced, titled, or dated recently, so we talk about everything from Tears of the Kingdom to Pikmin 4, the Like a Dragon trio, and way too much Assassin's Creed, plus our time with Splatoon 3 and The Tomorrow children, and a bunch more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7...
2hr 6m Sep 15, 2022
2hr 6m
66: Year-in-Review-ish
This week we're out there in the world, doin' stuff, but before we took off, we recorded a sort of year-in-review-up-to-now for this week, running down the games we've played this year and where our heads are at on all of them, plus what we're looking forward to for the rest of the year, plus some emails! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618e...
1hr 35m Sep 08, 2022
1hr 35m
65: Turn Your House Into a Sewer
This week we weigh in on such games as Immortality, The Last of Us Part I on PS5, TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection, Tinykin, and Madden 23, discuss getting stoned at family gatherings, dig into news like the PS5 price hike, the playable PSVR2 at TGS, Sony and Tencent's investment in From Software, Denuvo on the Switch, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-n...
1hr 59m Sep 01, 2022
1hr 59m
64: Theft With Permission
The Saints Row reboot is upon us, and, well, look, we need to talk about it. Also: Brad saw Pentiment (sort of), Alex played Splatoon 3, it's time for our annual Madden check-in, we run down all the news out of Gamescom, try to get a handle on the Embracer Group's latest shopping spree, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b720...
2hr 7m Aug 25, 2022
2hr 7m
63: Fuse it or Lose It
Hi, it's time for another chat with your friendly neighborhood video game podcasters! This week: Rollerdrome, Cult of the Lamb, the whereabouts of Dead Rising, the Elden Ring morass, the Fortnite temptation, good MultiVersus headlines, the greatness of Wave Race 64, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumba...
2hr Aug 18, 2022
2hr
62: Plaion Plaier
This week's major subjects include the freestanding toilet in Vinny's basement and perhaps the most horrifying image ever put to a web page. Also, uh, video games! Stuff like Cult of the Lamb, Farthest Frontier, Hindsight, Spider-Man on PC, further adventures in Elden Ring, the long-buried Super Punch-Out two-player mode, a bit of an EVO wrap-up, terrible golf puns, and more! Advertise on The ...
2hr 1m Aug 11, 2022
2hr 1m
61: Raiding Tombs and Loving It
We're getting retro this week with the Star Fox-esque Ex-Zodiac, plus Brad tumbling down the old (virtual) computer rabbit hole with 86Box. Also, the new Hitman map, more Elden Ring, rumors about the next Tomb Raider, AEW's THQ publishing deal, inside casino info, tips on winning the lottery, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d...
2hr 10m Aug 04, 2022
2hr 10m
60: My Head Is Bubbling!
This week we finish Stray, catch up on Horizon and Elden Ring, and dominate the MultiVersus launch, sift through details about PlayStation VR 2, Grand Theft Auto 6, and yet more game delays, teach Vinny's children to gamble, think about what NOT to do with a big old air conditioner, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d64...
2hr 25m Jul 28, 2022
2hr 25m
59: Professional Cat Owners
Abby Russell is here to fill in for our dear Bradley on his day off, and chat with us about games like Stray, As Dusk Falls, and of course, the latest Sims 4 expansion! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in 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. (00:00:1...
1hr 39m Jul 21, 2022
1hr 39m
58: zach pls
It's a news-y kind of week as we ponder a single-player Apex Legends game, 2022 video game release dates, Peter Weller's totally-still-serviceable Robocop, and E3's future under ReedPop. Also, games such as Matchpoint: Tennis Championships, Cuphead, Horizon, Last Call BBS, and Vampire Survivors, plus two whole emails, one of which features the son of Mel Blanc! Advertise on The Nextlander Podc...
2hr 5m Jul 14, 2022
2hr 5m
57: Welcome to Jeff Bakalar's Brain
This week: Alex regales us with stories of the greatest little shop in upstate New York, we played the Cuphead DLC, The Quarry, and Last Call BBS, God of War Ragnarok gets a release date, Destiny gets a mobile game (maybe), and we answer some of your emails (?!?). Plus, you won't believe which famous country singer got her own pinball machine! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumba...
2hr 25m Jul 07, 2022
2hr 25m