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 138: Booing the Boo-er
Helldivers 2 is so good that it was tough not to stop this podcast and go play more of it, but we also managed to talk about demos for FF7 Rebirth and some Steam Next Fest fare like Balatro and Normal Fishing, Disney's $1.5 billion deal with Epic, the future of both PlayStation and Xbox, and more!
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CHAPTERS
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:38) You're only as clever as your last idiotic move
(00:05:47) Helldivers 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 08, 2024
(00:42:33) Palworld [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 19, 2024
(00:51:25) The Steam Next Fest Demos
(00:52:55) Pacific Drive [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 22, 2024
(00:54:27) Indika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] Q1 2024
(00:55:24) Normal Fishing [PC (Microsoft Windows)] Q4 2024
(00:56:49) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:00:01) Dystopika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] 2024
(01:00:25) Final Fantasy 7 Remake / Rebirth (demo)
(01:20:58) Reports and speculation about Microsoft's next business moves
(01:39:35) Disney invest 1.5 billion with Epic
(01:49:47) Sony says no 'existing major franchise' games before April 2025
(02:01:48) Emails
(02:11:20) Nextlander content updates
(02:15:13) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:16:15) Thanks and wrapping up
(02:16:54) Nextlander upcoming content
(02:18:15) See ya!