The Nextlander Podcast

• 222: The Simpsons Theme (non-union re-record)

  This week, the wild social dynamics of ARC Raiders, The Simpsons get Brad back into Fortnite, Vinny finishes Death Stranding 2 and starts Dispatch, the Switch 2 is still selling like hotcakes, Sony might allow cross-buying PS5 and PC games, and we find out what happened to Rockstar's Agent. It's a video game 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. (00:00:10) Intro (00:01:20) Alex in NYC (00:03:43) ARC Raiders  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Oct 30, 2025 (00:29:29) Satisfactory  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 04, 2025 (00:31:40) First Break (00:38:07) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025 (00:49:01) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025 (00:56:37) Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Oct 30, 2025 (01:09:14) 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 (01:20:32) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (01:20:48) [SPOILERS] Definitely some story talk as we near the end. Getting to the good stuff! (01:46:21) Second Break (01:46:26) News (01:46:47) Nintendo Switch 2 selling extremely well! (01:51:19) Animal Crossing: New Horizons getting some love (01:56:14) Rumors of Sony implementing a Cross-Buy on PC system (02:03:36) Dan Houser talks about Agent (02:07:42) Rockstar accused of 'Union Busting' with recent layoffs (02:12:27) Emails (02:28:04) Wrapping up and thanks (02:31:49) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:34:28) Nextlander content updates (02:36:09) See ya!

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• 221: Mortal Monday

  If you want to hear us gush for like an hour about Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, this is the episode for you, and we also fit in discussion of Halo on PlayStation and the increasing demands on the Xbox business, the Kojima Matrix game that almost was, Once Upon a Katamari, Dead Reset, Jackbox 11, and... wait, did you think we forgot Death Stranding 2? THINK AGAIN. 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 (00:01:39) Health insurance premiums are too high for nugget challenges (00:08:15) Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Oct 30, 2025 (00:58:52) First Break (00:58:57) The Jackbox Party Pack 11  |  [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 23, 2025 (01:02:12) Dead Reset  |  [Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, iOS, Android]  |  Sep 11, 2025 (01:03:07) Once Upon a Katamari  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 24, 2025 (01:08:49) Ball x Pit  |  [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Oct 15, 2025 (01:11:10) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (01:11:37) [Spoilers] Some story moments and locations are talked about. (01:26:41) Second Break (01:27:50) Xbox and Microsoft continue to be in the news. (01:51:32) EA staff reportedly being urged to engage with a lot of AI (01:58:40) Konami says Kojima was asked to make a Matrix game? (02:06:58) Battle Arena Toshinden franchise getting a re-release? (02:11:18) Emails (02:18:39) Wrapping up and thanks (02:23:59) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:26:07) Nextlander content updates (02:29:16) See ya!

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• 220: Lighthouse With a Gun

  Video games! There's a bunch of them to talk about this week, including Keeper, Dead Reset, Easy Delivery Co., Ball x Pit, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, a quick Steam Next Fest co-op roundup... and some Death Stranding 2. In the news, the sudden passing of Team Ninja's Tomonobu Itagaki, The Simpsons (maybe) in Fortnite, and probably more discussion of Street Fighter hamburgers than was really necessary. 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. (00:00:08) Intro (00:07:51) Time to rack everything and unload these desktop cases (00:14:27) Keeper  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Oct 17, 2025 (00:25:36) Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4]  |  Oct 23, 2025 (00:29:18) First Break (00:32:04) Noise complaints! (00:34:00) Some Co-op Next Fest games (00:34:21) Yapyap  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  TBD (00:36:01) Roadside Research  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2025 (00:36:49) Ultimate Sheep Raccoon  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One]  |  Q4 2025 (00:37:14) Final Sentence  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Q4 2025 (00:44:47) Easy Delivery Co.  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 18, 2025 (00:48:20) Dead Reset  |  [Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, iOS, Android]  |  Sep 11, 2025 (00:51:47) Some other games Alex has touched (00:53:00) Ball x Pit  |  [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Oct 15, 2025 (00:57:07) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (00:57:21) [Spoiler Warning] Mostly enemies, items, locations, etc (01:18:55) Second Break (01:19:00) News (01:19:13) Team Ninja founder Itagaki has passed away (01:32:58) Dan Forden from Mortal Kombat is retired (01:35:22) [Note: We lost some audio here so this next section uses a backup if things sound weird] (01:35:26) Rare's Gregg Mayles has also retired (01:38:52) Fortnite might be getting some Simpsons? (01:47:35) Delicious Street Burgers (01:55:32) Emails (02:06:52) Wrapping up and thanks (02:08:35) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:11:57) See ya!

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• 219: The New Rad

  Apparently it's time to start talking in earnest about next-generation video game consoles this week, and we add to that discussion of Ball x Pit, Battlefield 6, Wildgate, Steam Next Fest demos like Skate Story and Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, and, yes, Death Stranding 2. Also, a Max Effect check-in, the shocking truth about those Pikmin shorts, 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. (00:00:09) Intro (00:00:49) Turns out I bought a lot of dumb stuff in the years since I started cleaning out the basement (00:10:36) Ball x Pit  |  [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Oct 15, 2025 (00:27:32) First Break (00:27:37) Battlefield 6  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Oct 10, 2025 (00:39:26) Skate Story  |  [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac]  |  Dec 08, 2025 (00:45:02) Marvel Cosmic Invasion  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Q4 2025 (00:49:46) No, I'm Not A Human  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 15, 2025 (00:55:50) Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  TBD (01:07:40) Half Sword  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  2025 (01:08:09) Wildgate  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 22, 2025 (01:14:43) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (01:14:48) [Warning: Possible Spoilers for Death Stranding 2] (01:27:58) Second Break (01:28:02) Let's talk about some rumors concerning the next consoles (01:57:47) Those Pikmin animated shorts may have just been animated shorts (01:59:38) Emails (02:09:22) Wrapping up and thanks (02:12:29) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:14:03) Nextlander content updates (02:16:39) See ya!

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• 218: A Chair Made of Kirby

  It's a catch-up week around here as Brad and Vinny barrel toward the end of Death Stranding 2, Alex breaks the seal on Megabonk, and we all come to terms with what Baby Steps is asking of us. In the news, more goings on with Game Pass, Circana's latest stats on how many people are (or aren't) buying games, Nintendo's possible Pikmin movie/show/something, and more. Plus, David Lynch's house for sale, furniture made out of video game characters, and more of your emails! 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 (00:04:07) The spider showdown! (00:09:03) Baby Steps  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Sep 23, 2025 (00:27:59) Pocket Boss  |  [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 08, 2025 (00:31:14) First Break (00:33:53) [SPOILERS] Death Stranding 2 stuff, nothing big but general warning (00:34:26) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (00:58:10) Jump Space (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 19, 2025 (01:01:59) Megabonk  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux]  |  Sep 18, 2025 (01:09:04) Second Break (01:09:09) It's official, there's never been a better time to play games... especially for 14 percent of us. (01:26:00) Some updates on Microsoft's Game Pass changes (01:30:17) Red Dead Redemption 2 may still be coming to this generation! (01:33:09) What is Nintendo's new Pikmin thing? (01:37:58) Of course Fortnite has KPop Demon Hunters in it (01:44:44) Emails (02:03:21) Wrapping up and thanks (02:05:35) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:07:28) Nextlander Content Updates (02:09:53) See ya!

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