You Like the Worst Stuff Joe Fourhman

This week, we're talking about Nintendo's latest bob-omb, a sequel to 1-2-Switch??? Yes, nobody's favorite HD Rumbling, sub-eating, Joy-Con-forcing mini game stinkshow is back. And at the end of the episode, stick around for a spoilery talk about where we are in Tears of the Kingdom. Also in this episode...

– STATE OF PLAY: What do you do with Project Q?

– HATE OF THE DAY: Max, more like Sux.

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Inventory Hero, Star Trek Resurgence, We Love Katamari!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

This week, we're trying to figure out just what went wrong with Disney's bold experiment in vacationing, the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser! It seemed too big to fail, and then it seemed too big to succeed. And we're happy to go full spoiler-town on Tears of the Kingdom! We held it for the end of the episode if you want to avoid it (there is plenty of warning), but if you want a full update on where Tony and Joe are in Hyrule, stick around... and let us know what weirdo discoveries you've made! Also in this episode...

– AI HATE SNAKES: Harrison Ford defends de-aging.

– BA-NA-NA: Katamari preorders sold out?

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Horizon, Avatar, Man City!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

We're finally cryin' and Hyrulin'! This week Kat, Tony and Joe discuss the new Legend of Zelda. It's a little spoilery (Joe has finished the Rito zone's Wind Temple) but we're here with our first weekend impressions. What we like, what we don't like, and where we think the game is going. Also in this episode...

– PLAT KAT: Kat reveals her first two PlayStation Platinums!

– OLD HAT: Who is on Switch and *not* playing Tears of the Kingdom?

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Peridot, Super Mario Movie!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Somebody get Phil Spencer a back rub. This week, we look at one of the roughest (and most transparent) interviews of the entire Xbox brand. What happened to Redfall? What's the rest of Xbox's 2023 look like? Should you just buy a $2000 PC for Starfield? Also in this episode...

– NO SWITCH: Midnight Suns regrets the error.

– YES SWITCH: Haygood's joy-cons are fixed!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Disney World, Tears of the Kingdom, Guardians of the Galaxy!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

This is not a great moment for the written word. A looming writer strike is poised to, well, strike Hollywood. VICE is shutting down Waypoint, a gaming outlet that stressed journalistic integrity over fanboy fawning. IDW announced massive layoffs and a questionable choice as their new CEO. And all this as the grim specter of AI threatens to replace human writers - hell, VentureBeat is already using it to help write and edit articles. Tony and Haygood discuss the present and future of authentic, human creative output!

Also in this episode:

- ON THE HORIZON: Tony might eventually need a PS5 after all.

– ON THE COMPANY DIME: Haygood and the missus take a romantic getaway.

– ON THE STEAM: a free game code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.

Remember Rygar? Remember California Games? You're not alone! Well, you're a little alone, because they're just two of the forgotten gems mentioned in Jonathan Holmes' piece on big name game franchises that have vanished from the gaming world. We go over Jonathan's list and wonder how these games went from zeitgeist to just plain heists .Also in this episode...

– VERIFIED: Twitter is a joke.

– DEMOED: Street Fighter returns!

– AND FOR YOU: a free Steam code!

– PLUS: Playdate, Playdate, Playdate!

This podcast is mixed by Joe Fourhman and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, Joe Fourhman and Kat Riley on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Puzzler,” “Arcade Heroes,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, www.soundimage.org.