55: Year of the Howl
Put on your wrist-wrestlin' gear and belly up to the table for this week's show, full of chatter about brain amoebas and Tiny Lister, Neon White (but on PC, seriously), PlayStation Plus Premium and its classic games library, the FF7 Rebirth announcement, Creative Assembly's Hyenas, the ID@Xbox demo fest, and the wasteland's favorite wasteland game, Fallout 5. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcas...
1hr 51m Jun 23, 2022
1hr 51m
54: Bad News Boar
A big ol' bunch of games have appeared, and we chat about all of them, including Neon White, TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Mario Strikers: Battle League, and The Quarry. Plus, our thoughts on Starfield, the RE4 remake, Diablo 4, Pentiment, Forza, and a ton of other stuff from the Microsoft and Capcom showcases. Video games! They're back! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/show...
2hr Jun 16, 2022
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53: Podcasting Aspersions
This week we touch on all the big events going on in the Giant Bomb universe, then turn our attention to the coming E3-ish announcement season, including State of Play reactions, expectations for Summer Game Fest and the Xbox showcase, Mayor Haggar's endless term of office, pressing questions about Norman Reedus' situational awareness, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gum...
1hr 40m Jun 09, 2022
1hr 40m
52: Big Zaddy, Big Whale
This week we shamelessly talk up some updates to the Nextlander family of content, cover games like Diablo Immortal and Kao the Kangaroo, and get into news like the Jedi: Fallen Order sequel, Sony State of Play predictions, our demands for the Horizon Netflix series, and plenty more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) ...
1hr 42m Jun 02, 2022
1hr 42m
51: A 360 Quality (Derogatory)
In the wake of the nation's tragic events, we do our best this week to put on blinder and discuss some games like MultiVersus, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Vampire Survivors, and Dolmen, plus the weekly news including EA acquisition rumors, unionization at Raven Software, Norman Reedus and a new Death Stranding, early news about PlayStation classics, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (h...
1hr 36m May 26, 2022
1hr 36m
50: The Ol' Amnesty Box
This week: startling airport drop boxes, Alex's adventures in high-tech VCRs, the eternal greatness of Lumines (but maybe not the Switch), games like Dune: Spice Wars, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, and Warhammer 40k except XCOM, the PS Plus subscription lineup, Jim Ryan's bizarre missteps on reproductive rights, Silent Hill rumors, the Starfield delay, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast...
2hr 10m May 19, 2022
2hr 10m
49: Use Your Drum Brain
Momentous news is breaking this week, such as the leak of Duke Nukem Forever 2001, the end of the EA/FIFA partnership, and Reggie Fils-Aime's shocking feelings about Donkey Konga, plus we dig into some new indies like Citizen Sleeper, Salt and Sacrifice, and Trek to Yomi, discuss such heady topics as MIDI drums and cow stomachs, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm...
1hr 50m May 12, 2022
1hr 50m
48: Famous Knots With Funny Names
This week, an accounting of Vinny's favorite knots, our personal necktie policies, something about American Gladiators, the Embracing of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, speculation about what will show up at the Xbox/Bethesda not-E3 showcase, games including Knotwords, Nintendo Switch Sports, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Loot River, Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax, and more! Advertise ...
2hr 11m May 05, 2022
2hr 11m
47: The Uwe Oeuvre
We're in and out of early access this week with a bunch of new releases including Teardown, Rogue Legacy 2, Mythforce, and The Iron Oath, plus: Blizzard's Diablo Immortal about-face, cars with legs, PlayStation nukes, a comprehensive look at video game movie box office history, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f1...
2hr 20m Apr 28, 2022
2hr 20m
46: Tim Conway in: Dorfromantik
This week we turn the crank of Panic's Playdate, finish up Norco, try the PC port of Glover on for size, marvel at the idea of a Crazy Taxi SUPER GAME, speculate about a Streets of Rage movie and a third Portal (and the whereabouts of Erik Wolpaw), and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gum...
2hr 3m Apr 21, 2022
2hr 3m
45: The Beast at Killing Town
Vinny’s back home and ready to talk about time spent on the infernal bunny slope, our ongoing time with Tunic, Elden Ring, Norco and more, the Max Payne remake(s), Sony’s billion-dollar Epic investment, a fourth (?!) Kingdom Hearts, and Randy Pitchford’s magical real estate moves. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at ...
1hr 46m Apr 14, 2022
1hr 46m
44: Say Yes to the Yoke
Now that releases are slowing down, we’re taking a look at some smaller games this week like the Tribeca-winning Norco, Moss: Book II, and the Kaycee’s Mod add-on for Inscryption, plus the no-really-for-real death of E3, the return of Return to Monkey Island, MODOK thoughts, feet in VR headsets, Vinny’s pilot aspirations, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/...
1hr 48m Apr 07, 2022
1hr 48m
43: ISO Sorry!
This week the video games are here, including Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Weird West, the end of Ghostwire Tokyo, Lost Judgment: The Kaito Files, and some more Tunic. Also: Sony’s PlayStation Plus Plus announcement, the Breath of the Wild 2 delay, Fast & Furious Crossroads speeds off into the sunset, the six-foot subterranean dog-poop column in Vinny’s backyard, and more! Advertise on The...
1hr 55m Mar 31, 2022
1hr 55m
42: With Whom Are You Going?
We’ve all gotten into Ghostwire Tokyo this week and thus we dissect our time in slightly spooky Shibuya, Vinny finished Tunic and has Thoughts (!), Alex and Brad are… still playing Stranger of Paradise, and we cover the latest news, including management issues at Moon Studios and Funomena, the fourth Witcher, , and… controllers with hair?! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.f...
2hr 15m Mar 23, 2022
2hr 15m
41: SOPFFO the Clown
The coming of March has blessed us with an end-of-fiscal bounty of games, as we spend a bunch of this week’s episode digging deep into Ghostwire: Tokyo, Tunic, and the ever-baffling Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin. Plus: Vinny’s late-game Horizon thoughts, some speculation about this summer’s E3 window, a quick look at the Dead Space remake, and, uh, it’s raining dinosaurs? Advertis...
1hr 48m Mar 17, 2022
1hr 48m
40: Battle of the Beats
Alex does double duty this week with Gran Turismo 7 and WWE 2K22, our weekly progress checks with Elden Ring and Horizon continue, the Xbox leaves a tiny footprint in Japan, we watch that Obi-Wan trailer, an intra-apartment sonic battle looms, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball....
1hr 47m Mar 10, 2022
1hr 47m
39: My Grandfather's Golden Axe
VIDEO GAMES! There are a lot of them out, and we check in with our progress through Horizon and Elden Ring, plus Shadow Warrior 3, Far: Changing Tides, and Destiny 2: The Witch Queen. Also: Epic's Bandcamp acquisition, the words "Fallout: New Vegas 2," a hit list for wrestling talent, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d...
2hr 8m Mar 03, 2022
2hr 8m
38: Reach out and Touch Grace
Elden Ring is out this week, and we have gotten drawn into, chewed up by, and spat out of its gaping open-world maw. Plus: some later-game thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West's story twists, thoughts on whether the world needs another Street Fighter, a consideration of the ever-expanding definition of "Microsoft news," and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-...
2hr 15m Feb 24, 2022
2hr 15m
37: A Wack Back Rack
This week's show is all about our evolving thoughts on Horizon: Forbidden West, from art and visual design to combat and gear, the continuation of Zero Dawn's story, and more. Plus: Favorites from the soon-to-be-abolished Wii U and 3DS eShops, an update on the (supposed) Resident Evil 4 remake, Vinny's custom air-cooled wooden console shelf, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https...
1hr 55m Feb 17, 2022
1hr 55m
36: Microsoft Robert
It's a busy week on this ol' podcast as we get into Sifu, our recent Ghostwire: Tokyo demo, more OlliOlli World, an extensive recap of this week's Nintendo Direct, Intellivision's Amico turmoil, the secret true nature of the Lawnmower Man, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball.fm) ...
2hr 18m Feb 10, 2022
2hr 18m
35: Spicoli on the Brain
The game industry continues to contract as we ponder Sony's big ol' acquisition of Bungie and, uh, the New York Times snatching up Wordle, we spent time climbing all over Dying Light 2, Vinny and Alex rate the future of Dark Pictures, that Halo TV series sure looks like something, Danny Trejo cracks a rare smile, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextl...
1hr 45m Feb 03, 2022
1hr 45m
34: I Love it Because I Hate It
This week: a little trip to yesteryear with Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, Brad and Vinny finished RE Village and just have to talk about it, Windjammers 2 and Rainbow Six Extraction came out, The Rock is definitely for sure playing Kratos (right?), Star Wars games for everyone (except DICE), and... the colon makes all the difference. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/show...
2hr 24m Jan 27, 2022
2hr 24m
33: Behind the Green Curtain
At least half of this podcast is about Microsoft buying Activision, because, well, you know, but we also find time for Nobody Saves the World, OlliOlli World, more Resident Evil Village (World), hamsters with drinking problems, the animatronic fate of Jimmy Hoffa, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball...
2hr 12m Jan 20, 2022
2hr 12m
32: Iulian Was Right
We've emerged from the Game of the Year mines ready to tackle 2022's games, starting with... Resident Evil Village! Also: the psychedelic space sheen of The Anacrusis, some ruminating about PlayStation VR2 and the next Switch, a farewell to John Madden, the epic file-naming clash of hyphens vs. underscores, a quick note on podcast ads, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gum...
2hr 14m Jan 13, 2022
2hr 14m
31: Alex Narrativaro
Our retrospective on the games of 2021 comes to a close (OR DOES IT??) with a long consideration of the best stories of the year, a perhaps longer effort to arrive at the 10 best games of the year, then a quick rundown of the games we're looking forward to in the coming months. Thanks to everyone for supporting us last year and into the future! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumb...
2hr 58m Jan 06, 2022
2hr 58m
30: Zestiest Joie de Vivre
Our chill and agreeable consideration of 2021's best games continues this week (and may or may not conclude), with categories like Best Music, Best Time Loop, the "I Wish I Liked It More" award, the games with the most positive zeal for life, and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball.f...
2hr 53m Dec 30, 2021
2hr 53m
29: Twenty Twenty-Fun's Game of the Weird
It's GOTY (pronounced GOAT-Y) time, y'all! We kick things off for 2021 by taking you through all of our personal games of the year from 2011 to 2020, and then we tackle our first handful of categories, including Best Looking Game, and Best Hitman 3 map! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast (https://gumball.fm/shows/the-nextlander-podcast/618eb4d45b7203d648c7f195) at Gumball.fm (https://gumball....
2hr 33m Dec 23, 2021
2hr 33m
28: Idris Elba as Knuckles
In the wake of the Game Awards, this week we run through a list of our favorite reveals like Arc Raiders, Thirsty Suitors, Rumbleverse (?), Slitterhead (??), and Alan Wake II (???), then get into early impressions of THE GUNK, more of our time with...
1hr 30m Dec 16, 2021
1hr 30m
27: The Grapple Kerflapple
Halo Infinite is no longer delayed! Now it's released, and we grapple our way through the first few hours, plus some questing (and whispering) in space with Chorus, Sony's rumored Game Pass competitor, the Battlefield/Respawn shakeup, Vinny's...
1hr 40m Dec 09, 2021
1hr 40m
26: Caravella's Caffeine Clothing
We've entered the December doldrums, but there's no need to fret! We've got Solar Ash to talk about, alongside the 1.0 release of Fights in Tight Spaces and a little more on Guardians of the Galaxy. Plus, all the news you can use, and probably then...
1hr 50m Dec 02, 2021
1hr 50m
25: Three Kinds of Foul
This week we're feeling thankful for many and varied kinds of bird flesh, the interstellar skateboarding of Exo One, building real rockets to conquer fake YouTube in Next Space Rebels, more Halo Infinite multiplayer, a quick recap of our year so far...
1hr 38m Nov 25, 2021
1hr 38m
24: Alex's Over-the-Hill Pills
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...
2hr 48m Nov 18, 2021
2hr 48m
23: A Five-Dog Spread
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...
2hr 55m Nov 11, 2021
2hr 55m
22: Big Kahuna Bunger
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...
1hr 56m Nov 04, 2021
1hr 56m
21: Ready to Flark Scrat Up
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...
2hr 12m Oct 28, 2021
2hr 12m
20: The Worst West
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,...
2hr 18m Oct 21, 2021
2hr 18m
19: Across the Shyamalaniverse
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...
2hr 29m Oct 14, 2021
2hr 29m
18: Handcuffed to a Desk
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...
2hr 15m Oct 07, 2021
2hr 15m
17: The Prototypical Hoth Level
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,...
2hr 5m Sep 30, 2021
2hr 5m
16: A Gun That Shoots Yagamis
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...
2hr 2m Sep 23, 2021
2hr 2m
15: Pairer Beware
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...
2hr 20m Sep 16, 2021
2hr 20m
14: The Unhappy-Kid Exclusion Zone
This week! We're on a cosmic voyage in The Artful Escape, playing post-apocalyptic golf in Golf Club Wasteland, traversing a Midgar Metroidvania in F.I.S.T., and hanging out around a placid lake in, uh, Lake. Plus: the Tripwire kerfuffle, the Horizon...
1hr 35m Sep 09, 2021
1hr 35m
13: Free Mom From the Bathroom
Vinny barely managed to finish doing battle with his house in time to record this podcast, which covers the actually good time loop game The Forgotten City, thoughts on the end of Psychonauts 2, this year's Madden mess, the latest socially conscious...
1hr 46m Sep 02, 2021
1hr 46m
12: A Xeno Named Matilda
Games! A lot of them--including Psychonauts 2, Recompile, Aliens Fireteam Elite, and Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut--are upon us, and we played and discussed them all this week, before turning our attention to the goings-on at Gamescom. This one is...
1hr 42m Aug 26, 2021
1hr 42m
11: Piles of Memetic Excrement
This week we spend more than 12 minutes talking about the fascinating adventure game Twelve Minutes, consider the necessity of eyebrows, check in on Axiom Verge 2 and Humankind, worry about Steve-O's middle-aged concussion, give the side-eye to...
1hr 50m Aug 19, 2021
1hr 50m
10: Quality Value Convenience
With mere days till John Madden emerges from his slumber and the games truly begin, we dip into a few recent indie releases like Splitgate, Jupiter Hell, and Grime, discuss Vinny's brief INTERmission, talk about the exodus from indie darling...
1hr 53m Aug 12, 2021
1hr 53m
9: Kneading Biscuits in Your Brain
This week, we try to distract ourselves from the arrival of Alex's new cat long enough to consider The Ascent, the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters, Horizon Forbidden West's potential delay, the great PS5 SSD calamity, our current GOTY lists, Outer Wilds...
2hr 24m Aug 05, 2021
2hr 24m
8: Episode Otho
This week we cover California's lawsuit against Blizzard for widespread discrimination and harassment, then move on to the Dead Space remake, Battlefield Portal, a spate of PS5 sales numbers, and hands-on time with Neo: The World Ends With You,...
2hr 20m Jul 29, 2021
2hr 20m
7: Tom Clancy's Punk Rock Mosh Pit
Video games are still coming out, news is still breaking, and we're still here to discuss it all, including the Steam Deck and the portable-PC proposition, Death's Door, Skyward Sword HD, Ubisoft's Skull & Bones mess, Neill Blomkamp's upcoming video...
2hr 21m Jul 22, 2021
2hr 21m
6: Ham to the Home
This week: we're very hot on Boomerang X, Vinny claws his way to the end of FF7 Remake, and we reflect on home meat delivery, the shaky future of the Judgment series, movies we should not have seen as children, the soaring prices of classic games, and...
2hr 2m Jul 15, 2021
2hr 2m