Longtime friends and games media colleagues Vinny Caravella, Brad Shoemaker, and Alex Navarro share their combined decades of knowledge, expertise, and passion for games with weekly discussions about what they're playing, what's happening in the industry, and whatever else they're up to.
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episode 126: Prove Your Stifmeister
As we roll into the Thanksgiving holiday, we dish up some piping hot discussion about our very timely experiences with Cyberpunk 2077, "beating" Vampire Survivors, 25 years of Half-Life (and other greatest hits of 1998), a questionable second Flashback, the long and storied American Pie franchise, and more.
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CHAPTERS
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:15) Why? Why do folks miss American Pie?
(00:09:31) Just don't look up current Steven Seagal
(00:12:24) The video games
(00:12:49) Dredge: The Pale Reach [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch] on Nov 16, 2023
(00:15:52) Cyberpunk 2077 [Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 10, 2020
(00:28:08) Flashback 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Nov 16, 2023
(00:39:52) The Invincible [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 06, 2023
(00:41:42) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023
(00:47:56) Vampire Survivors [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Dec 17, 2021
(00:51:42) Thirsty Suitors [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 02, 2023
(00:52:13) Games we'd like to catch up on
(00:57:52) The News
(00:58:39) Embracer has more layoffs, cancels KOTOR, and talks of more Borderlands?
(01:16:20) The Last of of Part2 Remastered is officially announced
(01:26:04) Happy 25th Anniversary Half-Life!
(01:37:12) Nextlander content updates
(01:39:55) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:40:18) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:41:59) See ya!