159: Ben Pack is... Bloodman

Wirecutter’s Arthur Gies joins us to discuss his time at CES getting up close and personal with the next batch of handheld PCs. Also: Is the Switch 2 about to be announced? Probably? Let’s talk about ...

14 Jan 20253h 3min

CES is upon us, which can mean only one thing: new announcements for a bunch of trash no one wants or needs! Oh, wait, there are also new graphics cards and handheld gaming machines getting announced,...

7 Jan 20253h 9min

Whoops, I accidentally got into Warframe. Even crazier? I think I might actually understand it now. I’ll tell you about my forays into that, we’ll talk a bit about the very little news happening out t...

31 Dec 20243h 5min

Three will enter, two will leave! Let’s talk about next-generation console strategies. Also: the average person probably plays way fewer Steam games than you do, Xbox needs an overlay, Sega’s got plan...

24 Dec 20243h 5min

Capcom makes big announcements at The Game Awards and now I can’t help but wonder what other older franchises they’ll revisit. Let’s talk about that, Onimusha, Okami 2, the other announcements from la...

17 Dec 20243h 1min

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches, Path of Exile 2 has a bumpy Early Access debut, XDefiant shuts down, Suicide Squad gets an offline mode, and someone uses the phrase “I AM EXCITE” on socia...

10 Dec 20243h 4min

We’re nearing the end of the year, but there are still a small handful of new games left to be released! Let’s talk briefly about Delta Force while also covering 30 years of the PlayStation, a new int...

3 Dec 20242h 43min

Jeff embarks on the journey of creating a Steam Family while also telling you about S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Also: PlayStation Portal gets more useful just in time for a fresh batch of reports about a proper...

26 Nov 20242h 53min