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  1. May 17

    Season 20, Episode 15

    As is usual this time of year, we’re not doing a show next week to coincide with a holiday here stateside. Coming back, we’ll be leading into the big summer game event stuff where we find out that rumors were true or false or better or worse than we expected. For now, we’ve had a good run of releases. Forza Horizon 6 and Subnautica 2 this past week with LEGO Batman and 007 First Light on the horizon for this week and next. I’m looking forward to both of those latter releases even though it may be some time before I get to one or both of them. As for everything else, we’re highly anticipating two things. A price/release date for the Steam machines, and more news about GTA6 – mostly the price for that one since we have a release date already. A new trailer is likely on the way as well. But that Steam machine pricing is a big one considering what’s going on with memory issues and just the overall increase in price of…well, everything. It’s going to be a nice precursor to what we may see as far as prices for the next Xbox and PlayStation. And it’s probably not going to be good. Even with the summer fest of games on the horizon, I’m willing to bet good money we still won’t see Splinter Cell. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,654 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 3,300 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 38m

  2. May 10

    Season 20, Episode 14

    What a strange time to witness the state of video gaming as it currently stands. I thought 2020 was an odd time with the release of the new consoles but here we are six years later and I’d have never believed you could tell me that those same consoles will be MORE expensive six years later – oh, and we’d have no idea of when the NEXT systems would be released. That’s the kind of strangeness that I’m talking about. The questions of how we got here and why we got here are already answered. It’s the “when will this end” that we’re trying to figure out and “what’ll it cost”. Of course, as it has been all year and a good chunk of last, AI is to blame. And those same questions before about the consoles apply to AI. When will it end and what will it have cost us when it does? Because a price will be paid, in some form or another, for all of this AI stuff. I mean, we’re currently paying it in the form of the price of RAM and other PC components. And our console price increases, again, SIX years into this generation. The outlook is bleak. About as bleak as waiting for a new Splinter Cell game. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,647 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 3,300 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 38m

  3. May 3

    Season 20, Episode 13

    Do we need another controller for something? Well, yes, we do. Do I personally need this controller? No, absolutely not. I don’t need the Steam controller but I can totally see myself owning one at some point in the future. And I do like the idea of it and what it’s trying to do. I was there for the first one and rarely ever used it – either because of its functionality or the tech for streaming games to a bigger tv from a different room just wasn’t there yet. But given my time with the SteamDeck and how it controls, I’m pretty optimistic for what this new controller can do. That and reading the reviews of it. Plus, playing the SteamDeck docked as it displays on a larger screen works out just fine given how the Switch works. Not to mention, by the time I ever get around to owning one of these things plenty of other people will have had lots of time with it to get a better idea of how well it works. So yeah, that’s my thought on the Steam Controller. I won’t be there on day one but I will be there one day. And one day, I might be playing Splinter Cell. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,640 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 3,298 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 39m

  4. Apr 26

    Season 20, Episode 11

    Advertising feels evil. And that’s so strange to say, but I look at how many ways we attempt to avoid it and it feels like it’s something we just don’t want to mess with at all. We skip them on pre-recorded things, we subscribe to ad-free tiers, we try to block them out on our websites…we don’t seem to want them in any part of our lives. Especially not in our gaming. But it’s already there for some of you. Heavily so in the mobile market. And that’s the part that I’m worried the most will make its way into our other gaming aspects. The ones where you get so much stuff per day and beyond that you either wait or pay or watch ads to gain…something, in the game that is mid beneficial for you. That, or we get to choose a full price game with no ads or a smaller priced game with ads. Something of that kind of…f—kery is likely on the way at some point. The recent gamepass price drop was a concern. Yes, they dropped the price but if that doesn’t bring people back to it, what then? What lengths are planned to go to get money back into the game, so to speak? Gamepass with ads? A cheaper tier to be sure but how will the ads be implemented and if it’s enough of a revenue generator, how does it stay out of everything else? Anyway, the ad monsters aren’t here yet and we can all be thankful for that for the time being. But I feel like it’s only a matter of time before someone does something and then the flood gates open for everyone else. I don’t know how bad it’ll get, but I feel like we won’t notice until it’s way too late. Speaking of late, still no Splinter Cell. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,633 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 3,248 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 39m

  5. Apr 19

    Season 20, Episode 11

    I seem to have stumbled upon another “type” of game that I enjoy. The kind of game where you try to break it. Not actually break it but you take its rules and gameplay and find ways to do absurd things with it. It’s the nature of the game itself and could easily be called “ways to crash your PC”. There was Ball X Pit and CloverPit, Vampire Survivors and Mega Bonk, and now I’m doing the same with Raccoin. I’ll probably stream some gameplay here not long after this has been posted. I’m always surprised by what can hold my attention. More and more it’s games that let you play for about 30 minutes or so before you’ve done what you needed or wanted to do and then it’s your choice to continue or to stop. It always makes me wonder if my tastes are changing but then I look at what’s coming out that’s exciting to me and realize that no, my tastes are just as they’ve always been. I say that because I saw a new video of the Lego Batman game due next month and I’m just as excited for it as I would be any other game in the Arkham series. In other news, Matt’s still alive and finally getting around to Cyberpunk. And finally getting around to joining us for his first episode of the year. In other bad news, more layoffs and more price increases. In no news whatsoever, we’re still waiting on Splinter Cell. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,626 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 3,248 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 40m

  6. Apr 5

    Season 20, Episode 10

    How’s that line go again? The things we own end up owning us. It probably doesn’t apply in this instance but we talk about the whole physical and digital ownership thing where, for a good long while now I’ve found myself owning more digital than physical. Likely the case when you prefer playing on PC more than console. And when you have the addition of subscription services it only expands that digital ownership. And there’s the question of if we even really own these digital copies. Discussion for another time I suppose. I know this past week saw the price increase of all things PlayStation 5. And while those are outrageous prices I’m almost positive another one will come prior to the release of GTA6. It may come from Sony or Microsoft or both, but expect it to happen if the current state of the world continues. Specifically AI and gas. That’s about as good as my predictions can get because if you were to ask me about the next Splinter Cell, well, I’d rather try to touch the moon than take on that kind of thinking. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,612 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 3,037 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 39m

  7. Mar 29

    Season 20, Episode 09

    We took a week off and we wish we came back with good news but it’s still depressing week after week. This seems likely to be the case going forward. Studio closures and lay offs. It’s just a question of how big each one is and which studio goes next. We didn’t even cover the recent story about the money being spent with triple A studios. That reminds me – I need to remember to talk about the story next week. Oh, and more bad news: Nintendo and Sony are raising their prices. Nintendo on their games and Sony on their consoles. Listen, we’d love to just talk about the games we play and enjoy and we do get around to that, but this industry keeps shooting itself in the foot. And it isn’t the developers. It’s the studios, the corporates, the higher ups making the mistakes and the screw ups and everyone below paying the price for that. It’s the constant need to improve AI and replace people with it. It’s massively over spending and the consequence is laying off over 1000 people in a DAY. It isn’t the nature of the beast. It isn’t just the way the world works. It can be changed and it NEEDS to be changed. And if it ever does change we’ll talk about it, but until then we’ll keep pointing it out how it still hasn’t. Every week. I don’t want to tie in the Splinter Cell clock into such a serious topic so I won’t. But here’s where we stand with waiting on Splinter Cell: 4,605 days. Also, there’s been 2,883 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 39m

  8. Mar 15

    Season 20, Episode 08

    You’ll have to forgive me for getting completely sidetracked as we turn to someone who bought a pre-built PC. But not just ANY pre-built. Dude went ALL out with 64 gigs of RAM and a massive 5090 GPU. So, yeah, that kinda grabbed my attention a bit there. Given the times we currently live in when we talk about RAM prices going way up and causing the prices of graphics cards to also increase. All of this was after we started talking about what the next Xbox would likely cost. And what Valve’s Steam Machine might also cost. New tech is always exciting but no matter the thrills, the specs, the bells AND the whistles…it’ll all get kind of buried under the weight of whatever the price tag is. And that’s currently unknown for us. And may be for some time. At any other point in time previous, we’d already know the price. We’d already have the details. But they’re taking their time on getting there and it’s because of the price of RAM. Full stop. The Switch 2 got in under the gun and, for now, was able to avoid the spike in prices. But that won’t last much longer before they have to replenish stock and the price will likely affect that. But Valve’s new PC will be our first look at just how bad it has become. And give us a better idea of what to expect from the next Xbox and the PS6. Start saving. Ubisoft, it’s been 4,591 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released. Also, there’s been 1,626 job losses in the gaming industry since January 1, 2026.

    1h 39m
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