The Nextlander Podcast

227: I Have to Buy a Whole New Nintendo???

Brad got a Switch 2, and played Metroid Prime 4 on it, and we talk about that, Skate Story, the end of Silent Hill f, a bunch of Game Awards announcement speculation, the resurrection of Romero Games' latest project, whatever the hell is going on with Call of Duty right now, the immortal might of Shang Tsung, our love of Roger Ebert, a shocking revelation about controller face buttons, and a bunch more on this week's show. 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. (00:00:09) Intro (00:14:13) Metroid Prime 4: Beyond | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2] | Dec 04, 2025 (00:42:07) First Break (00:42:11) Skate Story | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac] | Dec 08, 2025 (00:49:28) Silent Hill f | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 25, 2025 (00:57:30) The Séance of Blake Manor | [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Oct 27, 2025 (00:57:53) Marvel Cosmic Invasion | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux] | Dec 01, 2025 (00:58:10) Absolum | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] | Oct 09, 2025 (00:59:30) Void Crew | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Nov 25, 2024 (01:03:59) Second Break (01:04:03) The Game Awards is soon and news is swirling (01:04:24) Larian may have a new game in the Divinity series (01:07:49) Capcom wants more Mega Man (and other) games! (01:12:29) Tomb Raider will have something to show at The Game Awards (01:17:16) Warner Bros. and Netflix... What will it mean for the games? (01:29:01) Katsuhiro Harada retires from Tekken (01:31:46) John Romero's latest project is still alive (01:35:02) Tim Cain returns to Obsidian (01:37:28) Call of Duty will slow down with the releases (01:45:36) Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has passed away (01:47:58) Emails (01:57:32) Wrapping up and thanks (01:59:31) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:01:08) Nextlander Content Updates (02:02:46) See ya!

226: The Brian Cranston of Podcasting

We're chock-a-block with stuff to talk about this week, from the Analogue 3D to Horses (both the game and its banning), Marvel Cosmic Invasion, the Fortnite chapter 6 ending bonanza, more with Silent Hill f, a surprising amount of news about the possible futures of franchises like Dead Rising, Control, Metal Gear, and Hitman, your emails, and more! 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 (00:01:46) Podcast Celebrities vs Celebrity Podcasters (00:11:38) Alex got an Analogue 3D! (00:28:57) First Break (00:33:34) Marvel Cosmic Invasion  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux]  |  Dec 01, 2025 (00:46:51) Horses  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Dec 02, 2025 (01:06:51) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (01:21:06) The Séance of Blake Manor  |  [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 27, 2025 (01:24:34) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025 (01:24:59) Fortnite  |  [Android, iOS, Xbox One, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4]  |  Jun 29, 2020 (01:49:40) Second Break (01:49:44) New Dead Rising in the works? (01:56:31) Control: Resonant is trademarked ahead of the Game Awards... (02:03:00) Of course they are still going to make Hitman! (02:08:55) Should we better recognize the performance capture for characters? (02:17:12) What's next for Metal Gear? Probably nothing around Sons of the Patriots (02:22:37) Emails (02:31:52) Wrapping up and thanks (02:36:28) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:39:02) Nextlander content updates (02:42:41) See ya!

225: Don't Trust the Fox Mask

Brad and Vinny produce the rare duos podcast this week with deep(er) dives into Silent Hill f and Hollow Knight: Silksong, a look at The Séance of Blake Manor, the new Vampire Survivors quasi-sequel, Valve's comments on Steam Machine pricing/Linux anti-cheat/Half-Life 3, the passing of Udo Kier, Thanksgiving turkey (and other fowl) strategies, our annual recitation of Final Fantasy character names, and more! 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 (00:06:07) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (00:23:50) First Break (00:23:54) The Séance of Blake Manor  |  [Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 27, 2025 (00:31:54) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025 (00:33:29) [SPOILERS] Some Silksong items, areas, and encounters (00:50:47) Fortnite: Chapter 6 - Mini Season 2: The Simpsons  |  [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 01, 2025 (00:55:05) Second Break (00:55:09) More updates about the Steam Machine (01:15:55) What's next for the Vampire Survivors folks? (01:19:29) Will we see more of Naughty Dog's Intergalactic soon? (01:24:40) Udo Kier has passed away at 81 (01:28:01) Emails (01:51:05) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:55:24) See ya!

224: Thirty-Year-Old Video Games

This week we dig into hot, brand-new video games like Metal Gear Solid and Nier: Automata, plus Lumines Arise's multiplayer, the ending chapters of Dispatch, Sektori, whatever's going on with Ubisoft, the loss of "Burger" Becky Heineman, Megabonk's stand-up Game Awards move, a "will it come out in 2026" quiz, and more! 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 (00:01:23) Some pure personal project nonsense (00:05:57) That TV project is almost done! (00:12:22) Extra Life 2025! (00:18:25) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025 (00:32:58) First Break (00:36:49) Lumines Arise  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR]  |  Nov 11, 2025 (00:54:36) Sektori  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025 (01:01:05) Plenty of games too play! (01:02:07) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025 (01:03:12) Morsels  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025 (01:05:46) Metal Gear Solid  |  [PlayStation]  |  Oct 20, 1998 (01:19:07) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (01:22:22) Second Break (01:22:32) What is happening at Ubisoft? (01:32:10) Rebecca Heineman has passed away (01:38:54) Yoko Taro is still trying to make games! (01:42:34) Megabonk and The Game Awards (01:52:03) Will Concord be playable again? (02:01:16) Emails (02:32:21) Wrapping up and thanks (02:37:57) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

223: Interesting Flavor Profile

This is it: the final Death Stranding 2 spoilercast. Lumines Arise is also out, and that game is an extreme banger. Valve crashes back into the hardware market with a new Steam Machine, VR headset, and controller. Grand Theft Auto VI gets yet another delay. We even hear from someone who's had both the McDonald's Pizza and the Street Fighter burgers. Real action-packed week on the ol' Nextlander Podcast! 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. (00:00:09) Intro (00:02:15) Alex has some big news for everyone (00:07:51) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (00:08:23) [SPOILERS] All the Death Stranding spoilers are here. (01:31:13) First Break (01:31:17) Lumines Arise  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR]  |  Nov 11, 2025 (01:44:27) Thrasher  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Linux]  |  Nov 07, 2025 (01:49:54) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025 (01:53:22) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (01:54:21) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025 (01:57:17) Second Break (01:57:21) Initial thoughts on the Valve hardware dump (02:21:09) Grand Theft Auto is delayed... again (02:22:34) More about the firings from Rockstar (02:27:48) Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra also delayed (02:33:28) Emails (02:39:44) Wrapping up and thanks (02:43:55) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:46:26) See ya!