159: Ben Pack is... Bloodman

This week there are a ton of games to talk about, like Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Helskate, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. Let’s also talk about the far-flung future and...

20 Feb 20242h 59min

The Xbox business update gets scheduled for later this week, so let’s talk about the few new developments in that whole thing that have happened over the last week. We’ll also cover the latest Switch ...

13 Feb 20242h 53min

It’s starting to look a lot like Xbox games are going to appear on PlayStation and Switch. Let’s walk through what we do know, what we don’t know, and what we think we might know as we sit at the edge...

6 Feb 20243h 3min

Tekken 8 is out, let’s talk about it! Suicide Squad was subject to a bunch of review-related shenanigans, let’s talk about that, too! Also: Microsoft lays off 1,900 people, Embracer cuts another 97 fo...

30 Jan 20242h 42min

Let’s try to talk about Palworld without morphing into copyright cops or armchair lawyers in the process! Also: 2023 sales data, Riot’s layoffs, the future of the game industry, “two years of pain,” a...

23 Jan 20242h 53min

Foamstars gets a date, as does STALKER 2. Smite 2’s announced, Halo’s battle royale is (probably) canceled, GAME gets out of used GAMEs, and a brief review of Retro-Bit’s Saturn Pro controller, which ...

16 Jan 20243h 11min

Let’s wade through the muck a bit and discuss these rumors of Xbox bringing Sea of Thieves—or maybe way more—to other game platforms. Also, the muck of CES (it’s TVs. It’s always TVs)! Twitch’s upcomi...

9 Jan 20243h 9min

Jeff Gerstmann returns for 2024 with his review of the CRKD Nitro Deck, a little talk about Tekken 8’s bizarre colorblind options, that Quest 2 “price drop,” the imminent onset of CES, and your emails...

2 Jan 20242h 44min