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Nextlander's Week of New Announcements Begins Now!

Friday is finally here, and with it comes our final big anniversary announcement: MERCH. 

That's right, we're finally making stuff that you can buy. Our initial run will be Nextlander logo t-shirts in a few different colors, a dad hat featuring our rocketship logo, and a coffee mug featuring our intrepid spaceperson. Wanna little peek at what that stuff will look like? Here's some not final mock-ups of what we're gonna be offering.

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Patron Q&A 011: May 2022

Questions! And answers! About: Vinny's mad scientist aspirations, a stack ranking of cookies, what powers we'd give if Kirby ate us, our favorite defunct social networks (RIP MySpace), the jobs we're applying for at the Federal Bureau of Control, enemy mechanics that drive us nuts, and more.

The Nextlander Podcast 051: A 360 Quality (Derogatory)

In the wake of the nation's tragic events, we do our best this week to put on blinder and discuss some games like MultiVersus, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Vampire Survivors, and Dolmen, plus the weekly news including EA acquisition rumors, unionization at Raven Software, Norman Reedus and a new Death Stranding, early news about PlayStation classics, and more.

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The Monthly Thursday (?!) Thank You: May 2022

Lightning round! You have twenty-four (24) hours to vote on this month's thank-you stream, and the following three (3) choices upon which to vote. I don't want to bias the results or anything, but I know which one I'd choose. I bet you don't even know who's writing this!

Vote wisely, and thank you as always for your support.

Weekly Ramblecast 050: Large Marvel

A three-year-old's birthday is the jumping-off point this week for all kinds of chatter about buying birthday gifts, the state of retail action figures, the rich history of the toot cushion, formative controller experiences, Ninja Turtle cinema, the upcoming Obi-Wan TV series, and more!

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00:00:43 Just a big, gross burp

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Schedule for the Week of 05/23/2022

We’ve got some picks on our release calendar that we’re curious about, including that MultiVersus game and I’ve heard interesting things about V Rising, so might check that out. We’re going to look at MultiVersus on the New Releases stream, and talk more about it on the podcast this week, I bet. Brad will be out on Friday, so Alex and I will be streaming Alex-y Quest on Friday and we’ll be doing our Patron’s Choice stream on Thursday! This week we’ll also have a Q&A so get t...

The Nextlander Podcast 050: The Ol' Amnesty Box

This week: startling airport drop boxes, Alex's adventures in high-tech VCRs, the eternal greatness of Lumines (but maybe not the Switch), games like Dune: Spice Wars, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, and Warhammer 40k except XCOM, the PS Plus subscription lineup, Jim Ryan's bizarre missteps on reproductive rights, Silent Hill rumors, the Starfield delay, and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 049: Titanic 666

This week's ramble careens to and fro, between topics like the many (many) knockoff films of The Asylum, the new Kids in the Hall, debating eras of Saturday Night Live, Vinny's radio adventures in the park, the ongoing menace of sunspots, what to do when your neighbor's tree is dead (and leaning), and more.

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00:00:32 Intro

00:01:59 Big tornado movies

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Schedule for the Week of 05/16/2022

This week we’re scooping up some games you may or may not have even known about! I love surprises, sometimes. Mostly, I like to know what’s going to happen, so really I guess I don’t LOVE surprises. Anyway, We’ll be looking at the Centennial Case, which is a new FMV game, on Monday and then on Friday we’ll be checking out Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator 2. I remember the first one as being… quite silly, so I’m excited to see more. Of course we’ll have The Ramblecast and podcast...

The Nextlander Podcast 049: Use Your Drum Brain

Momentous news is breaking this week, such as the leak of Duke Nukem Forever 2001, the end of the EA/FIFA partnership, and Reggie Fils-Aime's shocking feelings about Donkey Konga, plus we dig into some new indies like Citizen Sleeper, Salt and Sacrifice, and Trek to Yomi, discuss such heady topics as MIDI drums and cow stomachs, and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 048: The Hidden Shrek

Topics rambled upon this week include: what we'd do for eternal life, the shocking musculature of J.K. Simmons, a truly mysterious yet high quality Shrek appearance, excitement for the return of The Boys, American Gladiators new and old, the actors who can do it all, and more!

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:02:14) Brad reveals the secret to eternal life
(00:08:19) Getting older ain't so bad
(00:11:34) Updates on American Gladiators
(00:23:12) Talking ab...

Schedule for the Week of 05/09/2022

Games? Games. I see Trek to Yomi, Citizen Sleeper, a Warhammer game, even an Evil Dead game! We’ll be getting to some of those this week, possibly more of them next week! We’ve got our new releases stream on Monday, Alex-y Quest on Thursday, and our Friday Fun Stream on… well, Friday! Of course we’ll also have the podcast and Ramblecast as well!  

Also, for funsies, I added some lists for us (or maybe just me) to categorize games we’re interested in over at the Nextlande...

Monthly Planorama 012: May 2022: The Video

In this Planorama we decide to make Nextlander the Internet's #1 resource for coverage of Dolmen. But before we go all Dolmen, all the time, we also ponder some of May's other notable games, like Trek to Yomi, Salt and Sacrifice, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and uh, Kao the Kangaroo. Listen in as we plan!

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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:00:51) What is this Planorama?
(00:02:24) Sifu: Vengeance Edition [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on May 03...

Monthly Planorama 012: May 2022

In this Planorama we decide to make Nextlander the Internet's #1 resource for coverage of Dolmen. But before we go all Dolmen, all the time, we also ponder some of May's other notable games, like Trek to Yomi, Salt and Sacrifice, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, and uh, Kao the Kangaroo. Listen in as we plan!

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(00:00:06) Intro
(00:00:51) What is this Planorama?
(00:02:24) Sifu: Vengeance Edition [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on May 03...

The Nextlander Podcast 048: Famous Knots With Funny Names

This week, an accounting of Vinny's favorite knots, our personal necktie policies, something about American Gladiators, the Embracing of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, speculation about what will show up at the Xbox/Bethesda not-E3 showcase, games including Knotwords, Nintendo Switch Sports, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Loot River, Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax, and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 047: Mo Rockin' It

Another ramble is here, this time with chatter about the joy of working at the roller rink, the rise and fall of Blockbuster Video, Sam Raimi's return to Marvel movies, measuring the Hulk's... hulkiness, what it's like working on set with Vin Diesel, and more!

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:22) At least the birds are happy
(00:02:00) More escaping of rooms
(00:04:39) Don't  mock the roller rink
(00:10:50) Video rental stores
(00:16:40) Go out...

Schedule for the Week of 05/02/2022

May is a great month. Not only do we have some awesome birthdays, but it looks like Hardspace: Shipbreaker is due to hit 1.0 at the end of the month. Time for me to head back to lasering up ships! This week we’ll be checking out some Switch Sport and Rogue Legacy 2 on our New Releases stream, Alex-y Quest continues to redefine what it means to be a human, and Brad will be heading to MiSTer-town to look at some Sega 32x games. 

--Vinny


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Patron Q&A 010: April 2022

This month's Q&A features an extensive conversation with a private citizen who bought and is now living in a high school. There are plenty of other questions too, but we're pretty sure we know what the main draw is here.

The Nextlander Podcast 047: The Uwe Oeuvre

We're in and out of early access this week with a bunch of new releases including Teardown, Rogue Legacy 2, Mythforce, and The Iron Oath, plus: Blizzard's Diablo Immortal about-face, cars with legs, PlayStation nukes, a comprehensive look at video game movie box office history, and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 046: Everything Is Dr. Slump

Our friend Pat Baer emerges from the baer cave to talk to us about exactly three things: anime, model-building, and D&D. Actually there's also talk of PAX, giant robots, a ranking of cat girls, and more, but you get the picture!

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:53) Special guest Pat Baer!
(00:01:27) Did you say Gunpla?
(00:04:45) So what's the best Anime? And go...
(00:16:17) Everything is Doctor Slump
(00:27:45) The state of Gundam
(00:47:39...

The Monthly Friday Thank You: April 2022

It's that time again: time for you, the patron, to boss us around on a Friday! We have three piping hot new suggestions for our monthly thank-you stream, and you have till Thursday to weigh in on what we'll be playing. Will it be questionable Sega games? Wanton destruction? Physical fitness? The choice, as they say, is yours.

Schedule for the Week of 04/25/2022

And… there goes April folks! Turns out, for me, it was a lot of March games like Horizon, Tunic, and Norco but we’ve still got some upcoming releases like Rogue Legacy 2, that Bugsnax DLC, and Nintendo Switch Sports. I currently don’t have too much flagged for May but things always change. That’s the thing about things, they always change. Excited to see MythForce today on our stream! That game LOOKS great, let’s see what it’s about. We’ll have more Alex-y Quest and a Patron’s...

The Nextlander Podcast 046: Tim Conway in: Dorfromantik

This week we turn the crank of Panic's Playdate, finish up Norco, try the PC port of Glover on for size, marvel at the idea of a Crazy Taxi SUPER GAME, speculate about a Streets of Rage movie and a third Portal (and the whereabouts of Erik Wolpaw), and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 045: Cruciferous My Love

This week, Vinny erected a 30-foot antenna in the back yard, Alex thought deeply about the oeuvre of Nicolas Coppol... sorry, Cage, Brad's got a local sun and a fridge full of asparagus, and now we're all here and ready to ramble!

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:40) Why would one Google asparagus?
(00:05:09) Put it in your dog hole
(00:08:16) The blasphemy of tall erections
(00:19:33) The new Flat Earth
(00:21:25) You haven't heard about... Time Cu...

Schedule for the Week of 04/18/2022

Greetings, Nextlanders! It is once again I, Alex, filling in for Vinny while he handles some behind-the-scenes stuff this morning. I promise you I can give you just as accurate a schedule as he can. And without further ado, here's that sched!

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The Nextlander Podcast 045: The Beast at Killing Town

Vinny’s back home and ready to talk about time spent on the infernal bunny slope, our ongoing time with Tunic, Elden Ring, Norco and more, the Max Payne remake(s), Sony’s billion-dollar Epic investment, a fourth (?!) Kingdom Hearts, and Randy Pitchford’s magical real estate moves.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:30) Going away in the world today takes everything you've got
(00:05:51) Shredding that fresh corn
(00:11:53) Is skiing and/or snowboardin...

Weekly Ramblecast 044: Seize the Oyster

With Vinny off exploring the wilds of planet Earth, our friend Mary Kish stops by to ramble with us about all sorts of whatever, including her recent trip to NYC with the Fire Escape crew, ways to maximize the Ballmer Peak, forbidden animal streams, home ownership in Portland, and more!

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(00:00:00) In the beginning...
(00:01:05) Don't hear impressions of yourself!
(00:03:13) Mary's whirlwind New York trip
(00:04:12) Newark is not well liked around...

Schedule for the Week of 04/11/2022

Greetings, Nextlanders! It is I, Alex! Where is Vinny, you might be angrily asking? He's out for the first couple of days this week taking a much-deserved break, but fret not! Brad and I are still here and we've got some guests lined up while he's gone. So without further ado, here's all the content we've got lined up for this week.

--Alex

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The Nextlander Podcast 044: Say Yes to the Yoke

Now that releases are slowing down, we’re taking a look at some smaller games this week like the Tribeca-winning Norco, Moss: Book II, and the Kaycee’s Mod add-on for Inscryption, plus the no-really-for-real death of E3, the return of Return to Monkey Island, MODOK thoughts, feet in VR headsets, Vinny’s pilot aspirations, and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 043: Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst

The sneezy season is upon us (we must be staring at the sun too much lately), and we're off to the races and rambling about allergy meds, weird time signatures and the upcoming recording sessions for Alex's band, obsessive research for cheap products, the neverending curse of Daylight Savings Time, and more!

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:47) The sounds of suburban Spring
(00:01:06) It's the season for allergies
(00:02:19) Alex is hates the sun and the ...