The Nextlander Podcast

On the historic 246th episode of this podcast, we dig into the space madness of Saros, the match-three madness of Titanium Court, and the madness madness of Ultimate Drummer (plus the end of Pragmata). Also, Microsoft Gaming's... sorry, Xbox's new-ish direction, the AC: Black Flag remake, which developers' names have the best mouthfeel, what to do when your Legos get peed on, and more.
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:10) A bit of current state of affairs pressure relief
(00:08:55) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(00:44:40) First Break
(00:44:41) Pragmata  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 17, 2026
(00:55:18) Titanium Court  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 23, 2026
(01:01:54) Ultimate Drummer  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 22, 2026
(01:09:18) Snap & Grab  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 24, 2026
(01:12:02) All Will Fall  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 03, 2026
(01:16:28) Some other releases that we still want to play...
(01:17:02) Second Break
(01:17:03) Asha and Xbox's late title card
(02:01:08) Black Flag Resynced is coming
(02:07:42) Assassin's Creed Hexe loses game director
(02:13:29) Maybe some RE9 content coming soon?
(02:15:47) Emails
(02:38:02) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:43:21) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:44:54) See Ya!

It's a video game podcast! Featuring such video games as Pragmata, Vampire Crawlers, Last Flag, Mouse: P.I. For Hire, and Tomodachi Life: Living the dream! Also featuring video game news like a cheaper and maybe soon a la carte Game Pass, and a (sort of) new Neo Geo! Also also, featuring a lot of talk about Olive Garden for some reason!
CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:09:31) Pragmata  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 17, 2026
(00:09:49) [SPOILER WARNING] We try to avoid anything narrative, but we do talk about weapons and levels.
(00:37:46) First Break
(00:37:47) Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 21, 2026
(00:45:50) Last Flag  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 14, 2026
(00:50:37) Mouse: P.I. For Hire  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 16, 2026
(00:53:02) Slay the Spire  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux]  |  Jan 23, 2019
(00:53:42) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream  |  [Nintendo Switch]  |  Apr 16, 2026
(00:57:20) Second Break
(00:57:21) Choose Your Own Game Pass?
(01:13:33) Splatoon Raiders gets a release date
(01:25:24) The Neo NeoGeo?
(01:48:18) Iron Galaxy is reducing its size
(01:53:50) The summer of video games
(01:58:02) Emails
(02:09:46) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:14:43) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:16:34) See ya!

Many beautiful video games are blooming along with the Spring flowers this month, including Pragmata, Final Sentence, Dosa Divas, and Replaced, all of which we play and discuss! In the news, Epic's Disney's extraction shooter, pricing changes (maybe) coming to Game Pass, a Bloodborne movie is on the way, and more. Plus, your emails!
CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:11:53) Pragmata  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 17, 2026
(00:50:46) First Break
(00:50:51) Final Sentence  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 09, 2026
(00:58:04) Dosa Divas  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Apr 14, 2026
(01:03:35) Replaced  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 14, 2026
(01:11:56) Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 17, 2026
(01:18:48) Second Break
(01:18:53) Apparently, Game Pass IS too expensive
(01:36:58) Will Fable get pushed to next year...?
(01:41:55) Epic and Disney want to make an extraction shooter
(01:52:24) Physint has apparently started casting
(01:58:36) Remember that Metal Gear Solid movie pitch?
(02:05:21) Bloodborne is getting a film as well?
(02:16:24) Emails
(02:26:50) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:31:05) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:32:44) See ya!

Brad's back to talk about the lumpy ending of Resident Evil Requiem and the future of the RE series, nostalgic Retro Rewind modding, State of Decay 3's recent proof-of-life moves, the passing of Double Dragon's creator, defunct studios and publishers we miss, and a bunch more!
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:09:27) Resident Evil Requiem  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Feb 27, 2026
(00:09:56) [SPOILERS] We're talking about all of RE9 thing here.
(00:42:52) First Break
(00:45:24) Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 17, 2026
(01:06:18) Slay the Spire  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux, Mac, Mac]  |  Jan 23, 2019
(01:13:33) Pokémon Pokopia  |  [Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Mar 05, 2026
(01:16:46) Marvel MaXimum Collection  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 27, 2026
(01:17:26) Second Break
(01:17:30) State of Decay 3 still exists!
(01:25:32) Creator of Double Dragon passes
(01:28:15) Someone is making an Impossible Mission 3 game for the C64
(01:35:10) Emails
(01:51:29) Nextlander content updates
(01:53:44) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:54:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:56:36) See ya!

Brad's on the mend this week, so Giant Bomb's in-house counsel Jeff Bakalar is filling the rotating chair this week as we discuss PAX East, recent video game releases, and the gambling industry's ongoing contribution to the degeneration of society.
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(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
(00:01:29) | Welcome back Jeff Bakalar
(00:09:54) | What a fun PAX East this year
(00:15:13) | Oh, you want to buy some dice? They've got dice.
(00:20:55) | Slay the Spire (The board game)
(00:22:10) | Slay the Spire | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac] | Jan 23, 2019
(00:31:41) | Jocks and nerds living together. It can happen.
(00:34:13) | First Break
(00:36:40) | Screamer | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 26, 2026
(00:43:08) | Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Mar 31, 2026
(00:50:10) | Bakalar and Alex are (still) not happy with sports betting
(01:08:04) | Marvel MaXimum Collection | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 27, 2026
(01:13:31) | Resident Evil Requiem | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | Feb 27, 2026
(01:17:45) | Second Break
(01:17:50) | PlayStation price increases
(01:27:20) | Nintendo confirms price differences between digital and physical releases
(01:29:14) | Time for Star Fox to shine
(01:36:49) | Does Disney want to own Epic Games?
(01:48:21) | Shinji Mikami's new(ish) studio is bought
(01:50:38) | Eidos-Montreal has more layoffs
(01:51:49) | Konami increases salaries for employees
(01:53:28) | MindsEye continues to be a concern
(02:00:17) | Some game announcements
(02:00:34) | Hunter: The Reckoning - Deathwish | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Q3 2027
(02:00:49) | Hades II | [Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] | Apr 14, 2026
(02:00:56) | The Eternal Life of Goldman | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | 2026
(02:01:27) | Boxroom (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Q2 2026
(02:03:11) | Emails
(02:22:17) | Wrapping up and thanks
(02:25:53) | Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:27:13) | See ya!