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 141: Whip Out Your CHAD Device
Games! FF7 Rebirth, Skull & Bones, Helskate, Balatro, Helldivers and more. News! The Nintendo/Yuzu settlement, Respawn's Star Wars cancellation, the Halo composer's congressional run, and a hypothetical Chrono Trigger remake (??). Also fleas! And humidity! It's a podcast!
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CHAPTERS
(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.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:11) I would own an elaborate sword display and I'm ok with that
(00:04:23) We need more month rhymes before the corpos get them
(00:06:21) Live while I'm alive sleep when my body (or cat) lets me
(00:08:42) Show rundown
(00:09:02) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024
(00:45:25) Helskate [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Feb 15, 2024
(00:51:35) Skull and Bones [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Feb 16, 2024
(01:01:04) Helldivers 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Feb 08, 2024
(01:05:52) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024
(01:09:07) Nintendo and Yuzu Settle for $2.4M
(01:21:04) EA layoffs and cancellations
(01:26:33) Embracer looking to sell Saber and Gearbox?
(01:31:22) Toys for Bob leaving Microsoft
(01:35:33) Composer for Halo running for office?
(01:39:35) Exosuits (mechs) coming to Helldivers 2 soon
(01:43:57) What's in your Chrono Trigger remake?
(01:50:44) Capcom giving some raises?
(01:58:58) Emails
(02:07:35) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:12:07) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:13:05) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:13:24) Come join us at PAX East
(02:14:31) See ya!