A Powerful Grouse

Let's start 2026 by chatting about games we played over the break, including Miles Morales, Civ 7, Absolum, and Vinny's... feelings about Metroid Prime 4. We also round up the the news over the holiday, like the tragic passing of Vince Zampella, next-gen consoles maybe getting delayed, possible new DLC for The Witcher 3, changes in GOG's ownership, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:00) 2026 and the business of video games
(00:06:10) Some purchases during our break
(00:13:38) Professor Layton still rules
(00:18:15) What the heck are the kids reading these days?
(00:19:18) No more generations, except Generation Remix
(00:21:47) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Dec 04, 2025
(00:32:52) First Break
(00:35:13) More of the games we played during break
(00:35:46) Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales  |  [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5]  |  Nov 12, 2020
(00:42:12) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025
(00:45:43) Sid Meier's Civilization VII  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch]  |  Feb 11, 2025
(00:51:51) Absolum  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 09, 2025
(00:58:35) Second Break
(00:58:40) Vince Zampella's death
(01:05:55) RAM prices and next gen planning
(01:13:56) The Witcher 3 is getting more DLC?
(01:16:52) GOG is being sold... sort of?
(01:19:52) Yoji Shinkawa designs some real gear!
(01:27:02) Alex has some breaking news
(01:28:55) Emails
(01:40:32) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:44:07) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:46:32) See ya!