Episode 168

After taking a week off, we return to talk about the Game Awards nominees and some other interesting pieces of games industry news. We also talk about all the stuff we have been playing and reading lately.

[News of the Week]

• Super Nintendo World Direct - Donkey Kong Country

• Sony intends to buy FromSoftware’s parent company

• Update for PlayStation Portal to bring ability to cloud stream some PS5 games in the PlayStation Plus catalog

• Aaron Switch 2 rumor corner roundup

• Black Myth Wukong wins game of the year at Golden Joy stick awards

[Features]

• The Game Awards announces nominees

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Astro Bot Stellar Speedway levels

• Black Myth Wukong

• Lord of a Shattered Land (finished)

• No Man's Sky expedition complete

• Diamonds are Forever (book)

• Factorio: Space Age

• Christmas Market walking tour videos/streams on YouTube

On this week’s episode we talk Mass Effect things because N7 Day brought some Mass Effect-related news. Then we round up a few more news stories and talk about what we have been playing, watching and reading lately.

[News of the Week]

• No Man's Sky reruns Mas Effect-themed expedition for N7 Day also adds cross save support

• Mass Effect TV show moving forward

• Possible rumors of a long wait for the next Mass Effect

• Backwards compatibility confirmed for the Switch 2

• Insider rumors about the next Nintendo Direct

• Rise of the Golden Idol launched on 11/12, four DLCs planned for 2025

• Stardew Valley Secret

• Microcenter VR display

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• The Running Man

• Factorio: Space Age DLC

• No Man’s Sky Beachhead Expedition

• Moonraker (book)

• Lord of a Shattered Land

Episode 166

On this week’s episode, we talk about Nintendo’s new music app and a few other gaming-related news stories. Then we dive into the reception for Dragon Age Veilguard and whether we plan on playing it. Then we have a handful of games and books that we have been playing and reading that we are excited to talk about!

[News of the Week]

• Nintendo releases a Nintendo music app

• Concord studio shut down

• A weird thing: Exodus 1 | 2 | 3 — (Explanation)

• Apex Legends to undergo big changes

• Showa American Story

[Games out this week]

• Dragon Age The Veilguard

• Metal Slug Tactics

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• We solve murders

• Lord of a Shattered Land

• Blops 6

• Factorio: Space Age DLC / Minecraft Create

• Howling Dark