The Nextlander Podcast

Sony ran an all-timer of a State of Play last week, so we spend a bunch of time digging into a bunch of news and demos about God of War Trilogy Remake, Control Resonant, and Konami's impressive bundle of Castlevania, Silent Hill, and Metal Gear games. Also, games like God of War: Sons of Sparta, Menace, Heart of the Forest, and Avowed on PS5. Also, Vinny's questionable encounter at the Outback Steakhouse. Sounds like a podcast, alright!
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:56) A touch of "comedy" at the Outback?
(00:09:55) Other, non-Outback food options
(00:12:09) God of War Sons of Sparta  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Feb 12, 2026
(00:21:50) First Break
(00:24:14) Heart of the Forest  |  [Android, iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One]  |  Feb 12, 2026
(00:31:57) Menace (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Feb 05, 2026
(00:38:41) Avowed  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Feb 17, 2026
(00:50:34) Species: Unknown (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 23, 2025
(00:58:47) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025
(01:00:46) Second Break
(01:00:50) Sony's latest State of Play
(01:04:09) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch]  |  2026
(01:09:48) Silent Hill: Townfall  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  2026
(01:15:46) Metal Gear Solid Master Collection: Volume 2  |  [Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Aug 27, 2026
(01:23:41) The rest of Konami
(01:24:18) God of War Trilogy Remake  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  TBD
(01:31:43) Kena: Scars of Kosmora  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  2026
(01:32:58) Untitled John Wick Game  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5]  |  TBD
(01:37:18) Saros  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Apr 30, 2026
(01:37:59) Control Resonant  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Q2 2026
(01:39:33) 007 First Light  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  May 27, 2026
(01:40:54) Star Wars: Galactic Racer  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  2026
(01:41:56) Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Aug 06, 2026
(01:42:15) Neva: Prologue  |  [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 19, 2026
(01:42:55) Pragmata  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Apr 24, 2026
(01:44:43) Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch]  |  Feb 13, 2026
(01:45:14) Project Windless  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  TBD
(01:46:29) Yakoh: Shinobi Ops  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  2027
(01:46:59) Death Stranding 2: On the Beach  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 19, 2026
(01:48:09) Marathon  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 05, 2026
(01:50:11) Steam Deck shortages are here
(01:52:39) A bit more on that future Resident Evil movie
(01:57:45) Emails
(02:09:03) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:11:30) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

It's another show bursting at the seams this week, touching on Romeo Is a Dead Man, The Run, and Species: Unknown, with further thoughts on Dragon Quest VII, Cairn, and some Silent Hill f endingsmaxxing. And in the news, the rubber is meeting the road on the RAM crisis for Valve, Sony, and Nintendo, there's a new live-service Horizon game coming, Ryu Ga Gotoku's response to sexual assault allegations on the cast of the new Yakuza is... questionable, and more.
CHAPTERS
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:04:07) I got my AYN Thor (not-DS) and checked it out!
(00:15:39) Earth Must Die  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 27, 2026
(00:16:08) The Run  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Feb 05, 2026
(00:26:57) First Break
(00:29:13) Romeo is a Dead Man  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 11, 2026
(00:41:55) Relooted  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 10, 2026
(00:48:20) Cairn  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Jan 29, 2026
(00:59:27) Species: Unknown (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 23, 2025
(01:10:27) Dragon Quest VII Reimagined  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 05, 2026
(01:11:20) [Possible DQ7 SPOILER] Abundance of caution with this marker
(01:13:31) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025
(01:13:42) [SPOILER WARNING] Silent Hill f endings talk, mostly about items and less about story.
(01:26:05) Second Break
(01:26:10) How are those RAM prices affecting hardware?
(01:28:04) Valve says their Steam Machine pricing is being affected
(01:31:16) Sony says they've got some RAM, but maybe PS6 could be affected?
(01:37:52) Nintendo says they are making bank, but think your concern is cute.
(01:40:40) Epic Games says they will have a marketplace on the next Xbox
(01:49:58) Guerrilla debuts Horizon Hunters Gathering!
(02:10:15) Riot lays off around 80 workers from 2XKO
(02:17:24) A brief aside about Valve's Deadlock
(02:19:13) Yakuza Kiwami 3 has some issues
(02:27:13) Emails
(02:30:34) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:33:49) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

What a chockablock episode this week, touching on games like Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, Cairn, and Vinny's Silent Hill f ending extravaganza, plus how the Epstein files intersect with gaming, alarming layoff stats in game development, Switch sales' major new milestone, things we miss from the pre-Internet gaming era, and the AI-powered Parappa the Rapper podcast coming soon to a PlayStation near you.
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:05:00) That video is fantastic and you should watch the whole thing!
(00:05:36) There's even more of that terrible Captain America movie?
(00:13:16) Cairn  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Jan 29, 2026
(00:23:52) First Break
(00:23:57) Dragon Quest VII Reimagined  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 05, 2026
(00:50:08) Earth Must Die  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 27, 2026
(00:53:26) Absolum  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 09, 2025
(00:56:22) TR-49  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac]  |  Jan 21, 2026
(00:57:05) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025
(00:58:14) [SPOILERS] Ok, we are going to talk about SOME Silent Hill f narrative stuff
(01:16:29) Second Break
(01:16:33) The Epstein Files and Gaming
(01:30:47) Sony patents AI podcasts?
(01:39:34) Over a quarter of game developers have lost their jobs
(01:47:13) Obsidian not working on Outer Worlds 3...
(01:51:03) The Switch is Nintendo's biggest seller! Ever!
(01:54:41) Finally, a use for you Labo VR!
(01:59:51) Apex Legends shutting down on Switch
(02:01:14) Grand Theft Auto 6 may indeed have a physical release at launch!
(02:02:16) Highguard gets a five versus five mode!
(02:05:22) Emails
(02:27:38) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:29:57) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts
(02:30:58) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:33:14) See ya!

On the show this week: Highguard is out, Brad finished Silent Hill f (once), Grand Theft Auto VI might not get a physical release at launch, Double Fine announced a pottery-brawling online game, Battlefield 6 did extremely well, Nintendo has strong feelings about Dispatch, and a series of truly shocking revelations about the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
CHAPTERS

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(00:00:09) Intro
(00:05:35) The Best 80s Cartoon Intros
(00:11:45) Highguard  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 26, 2026
(00:39:39) First Break
(00:39:43) TR-49  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac]  |  Jan 21, 2026
(00:45:11) Absolum  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 09, 2025
(00:46:42) [SPOILERS] Silent Hill f ending and story spoilers!
(00:47:17) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025
(01:12:58) Second Break
(01:13:03) Yes it's true, this game has no disc (maybe)
(01:29:34) Xbox Developer_Direct
(01:30:52) Kiln  |  [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Q2 2026
(01:37:10) Battlefield vs Call of Duty in terms of sales
(01:40:53) Not of all Congress seems OK with the EA sale
(01:46:58) Dispatch on the Switch might be a bit... blurrier
(01:52:36) Emails
(02:13:25) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:18:16) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:21:16) See ya!

Ubisoft is doing a big old reorg, delaying and canceling games, and talking about "billionaire brands," Marathon gets a release date, Highguard is out next Monday, Life Is Strange is getting an unexpected sequel, some consoles get ranked from prettiest to ugliest, and we spent time with games like Hack and Climb, Whiskerwood, and Silent Hill f's new game plus mode. All that and 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.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:02:04) Do you want a missile or a mansion?
(00:05:33) Getting ready for the snow?
(00:11:25) Are website ads as thumbnails new to YouTube?
(00:12:46) [Spoilers] Silent Hill f
(00:13:29) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025
(00:33:23) First Break
(00:33:28) Hack and Climb  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 20, 2026
(00:42:22) Whiskerwood (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Nov 06, 2025
(00:49:38) Absolum  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 09, 2025
(00:50:59) Road to Empress  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Sep 08, 2025
(00:56:55) Second Break
(00:57:00) Ubisoft makes some moves for 2026
(01:13:48) Marathon gets a release date and new trailer
(01:20:20) Highguard still has a lot of question marks around it
(01:27:18) A new Life is Strange game has been announced
(01:35:46) Hitman is getting cross-progression!
(01:51:21) Emails
(02:08:47) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:11:42) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:14:04) Nextlander content updates
(02:15:14) See ya!