{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Art Installations by Playskool","description":"This week we embark on a Big Walk, spend some quality handheld time with the Switch 2, finish Heave Ho 2 and Road to Empress II, ponder news like the closing of the deal taking EA private (and what seems like pending layoffs), some gaming-on-Linux updates, and Dave Bautista's growing go-to status for video game television, run through the shockingly small catalog of AO-rated games, and more.\n\nCHAPTERS\n\n(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.\n(00:00:10) Intro\n(00:02:20) Make the loved ones in your life pay for your subscriptions\n(00:04:13) Brad's looking for a new note-taking app\n(00:07:34) Alex has (unwanted) water in his basement\n(00:11:14) Big Walk  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Aug 04, 2026\n(00:34:44) First Break\n(00:34:46) Road to Empress II  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jun 09, 2026\n(00:43:57) Heave Ho 2  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jul 16, 2026\n(00:48:50) Brad's time with his Switch 2\n(00:50:12) Tetris 99  |  [Nintendo Switch]  |  Feb 13, 2019\n(00:54:33) Slay the Spire  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux]  |  Jan 23, 2019\n(01:04:37) Second Break\n(01:04:39) Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner own Electronic Arts\n(01:23:40) Xbox 360 titles coming to PC?\n(01:33:48) Making your own Steam Machine with SteamOS\n(01:45:41) Epic Games looking into Linux anti-cheat support\n(01:50:16) There's a new Kratos coming to your TV...\n(01:57:29) Emails\n(02:13:54) Wrapping up and thanks\n(02:16:05) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts\n(02:19:20) See ya","author_name":"The Nextlander Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5116059-the-nextlander-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43776200/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}