The Nextlander Podcast 132: Finding a Pea While Eating Poop
Added 2024-01-04 00:49:45 +0000 UTCWe've got plenty to catch up on in our first podcast of 2024 (not a real year), from holiday gaming with small children to basement cleaning strategies, some Game Awards highlights, the wild world of competitive NES Tetris, predictions for the Internet of 2034, and a bunch more!
A great explainer about the Tetris story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuJ5UuknsHU
Brendan Sinclair's 2023 roundup: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/tearing-up-the-pea-patch-this-year-in-business
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
(00:00:42) Happy 2024
(00:07:35) The joy of gifting video games
(00:13:23) Brad's List of Games to Share with Children
(00:31:27) What did Alex do doing break?
(00:39:28) Vinny's Break Time Fun
(00:39:38) Beat Saber [PlayStation VR2] on May 24, 2023
(00:43:30) Dave the Diver [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 28, 2023
(00:46:02) Sea of Stars [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 29, 2023
(00:50:19) Should probably mention I think it's also on Game Pass
(00:54:39) Let the Battling of Bots begin!
(00:56:27) Brad and Alex's thoughts on the Game Awards
(01:16:41) Godus is being removed from steam
(01:20:24) Voice of Max Payne, James McCaffrey has passed
(01:22:13) Jack Black joins the cast of the live action Minecraft movie
(01:27:33) Nintendo already shutting down some 3DS and WiiU services
(01:29:52) Publisher Versus Evil has been shut down
(01:31:01) Bobby Kotick is officially gone... for now?
(01:33:10) Go read Brendan Sinclair's 'This Year in Business' story at GamesIndustry.biz
(01:35:49) Baldur's Gate coming to Game Pass?
(01:37:07) This is kid is REALLY good at Tetris
(01:48:42) Emails
(02:07:55) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:09:15) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:11:59) Nextlander content updates
(02:12:33) See ya!
Comments
Here are some recommendations for people who like Norco: - Dropsy: Probably the closest one in terms of vibes. The tone is maybe a little lighter initially, but things get very weird later on. - Blackwell series: The somber vibes and supernatural stuff are there, although there is less Lynch-ian mystery. - Thimbleweed Park deserves an honorable mention, the same applies as for Blackwell.
Jan Jezabek
2024-01-16 23:39:23 +0000 UTCWhen ai starts writing new articles referencing other articles written by ai, nic cage turns it into a script.
john benedetto
2024-01-08 01:57:08 +0000 UTCI played hl2 and the episodes at least 3 times I think the year orange box came out. Between Christmas and New years, I play through all of hl one and two every year since then, my partner has joined me the last 4 yrs. So much fun.
john benedetto
2024-01-08 01:55:11 +0000 UTC
