The Nextlander Podcast

• 209: Stop Being Polite and Start Getting Wheel

  Video games! We talk about some this week, like Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Wheel World, Grounded 2, Wildgate, and more DK Bananza, plus news like the purging of adult games from Steam and itch.io, Sony's lawsuit against Tencent's Horizon clone, Atari's acquisition of Thunderful, and the momentous and long-overdue return of Mario Paint to a modern Nintendo platform. 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 (00:04:22) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 31, 2025 (00:17:19) Wheel World  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 23, 2025 (00:25:55) First Break (00:25:59) Grounded 2  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 29, 2025 (00:39:10) Donkey Kong Bananza  |  [Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Jul 17, 2025 (00:45:45) Wildgate  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 22, 2025 (00:53:49) Len's Island  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jun 19, 2025 (00:55:10) Second Break (00:55:15) What's going on with Steam, Itch, and Collective Shout? (01:14:32) Sony and Tencent have a lawsuit on the Horizon (01:21:13) Atari acquires Thunderful Group (01:26:47) Metroid 4 Prime has gotten its rating, maybe we'll get a date soon! (01:27:51) Mario Paint will finally be coming to a Switch platform near you! (01:32:58) Emails (01:51:33) Nextlander content updates (01:54:17) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:55:55) Wrapping up and thanks (01:58:58) See ya!

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• 208: Oh, Banana!

  The gang's all here and going, uh, bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza, plus Shadow Labyrinth, The Drifter, and more Death Stranding and MindsEye. In the news, Splitgate 2 prepares to unrelease, From Software might have another new game in the works, and Hellraiser is finally getting that video game after nearly 40 years. All that, plus 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 (00:03:41) Brad's Field Market Research (00:10:40) Donkey Kong Bananza  |  [Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Jul 17, 2025 (00:38:04) First Break (00:38:09) Shadow Labyrinth  |  [Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Jul 18, 2025 (00:46:42) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (00:55:51) Kaizen: A Factory Story  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac]  |  Jul 14, 2025 (00:57:02) MindsEye  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jun 10, 2025 (00:58:54) The future releases and what August has in it (00:59:34) The Drifter  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac]  |  Jul 17, 2025 (01:01:47) Second Break (01:01:51) News (01:02:13) Splitgate 2 is 'Unlaunching' (01:08:06) Directive 8020 is getting a delay amid layoffs (01:10:15) FromSoftware might have another game cooking (01:16:51) There's a new Hellraiser game? (01:31:40) Emails (01:53:18) Wrapping up and thanks (01:54:50) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts (01:56:00) Nextlander content updates (01:57:14) See ya!

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• 207: The Unified Megami Tensei Theory

  Friend of the show Lex Luddy joins us to talk about how Death Stranding 2 holds up, the Megami Tensei Universe, and what exactly constitutes an Irish Pub. Vinny shares his closing thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows and Alex helps us unpack the week's news! 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 (00:00:55) Welcome Lex Luddy! (00:09:29) SPOILER Warning (Death Stranding 2 and Assassin's Creed Shadows) (00:10:29) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach | [PlayStation 5] | Jun 26, 2025 (00:25:36) Assassin's Creed Shadows | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 20, 2025 (00:50:58) First Break (00:51:09) MindsEye | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jun 10, 2025 (01:18:49) Kaizen: A Factory Story | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac] | Jul 14, 2025 (01:23:05) The Megami Tensei Multiverse! (01:38:37) Second Break (01:38:41) News (01:39:13) Subnautica 2 delay and lawsuits (01:48:28) Romero Games loses publishing deal (02:03:31) Laid off King staff reportedly replaced by AI tools (02:18:00) Helldivers 2 gets an Xbox release date (02:21:07) John Wick Hex is being delisted from sale (02:24:05) CyberPunk Edgerunners is getting a new season (02:25:50) Some Nintendo news (02:27:06) Go check out Bakalar's new web comic (02:29:04) Nextlander Content Updates (02:33:00) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:35:12) Wrapping up and thanks (02:37:26) See ya!

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• Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 008: Don't Threaten Me With a Good Time!

  We're on break this week, so we bring you another hit from the Never Been a Better archives, when Abby Russell and Austin Walker joined us to talk about dream jobs, Generation Alpha, and much more! CHAPTERS (00:01:12) (Flawless) Intro (00:02:29) Abby Russell is here! (00:02:48) Austin Walker is here! (00:03:34) Alex Navarro is here! (00:04:43) To 2023 and getting together with friends (00:06:00) Don't threaten me with a good time! (00:07:13) The kids don't like using their i-statements (00:10:50) Generation... Alpha? (00:13:26) Kurt Loder was born in 1945! (00:15:24) First Break (00:17:55) The passing of the Queen (00:26:33) The humans just don't like change (00:27:46) Second Break (00:27:58) The big basement reveal (00:31:04) Sewage is a mess and has great job security (00:32:31) Childhood dream jobs (00:45:55) Gotta learn how to embezzle (00:52:17) Aquatic nightmares (00:54:42) Tom Cruise is chasing death (00:59:56) Brazilian Butt Lift? (01:04:33) Wrapping up (01:05:24) See ya!

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• 206: When Everything Is an Xbox, Nothing Is an Xbox

  We unfortunately have to start this week's episode with the brutal cuts at Xbox, which saw studios shuttered and projects like Everwild and Perfect Dark straight up cancelled, but also touch on Donkey Kong Bananza and the next 3D Mario game, get way deeper into Death Stranding 2, try to make sense of the increasingly fantastic casting for the new Street Fighter movie, 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. (00:00:10) Intro (00:01:18) Microsoft begins layoffs, cancellations, and closures (00:39:26) SPOILERS - We'll be talking about Death Stranding 2 next, including early game story moments. (00:40:37) First Break (00:40:55) Assassin's Creed Shadows  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Mar 20, 2025 (00:42:37) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025 (01:36:08) Next week's Ramblecast and our favorite games (01:37:12) Second Break (01:37:17) News (01:37:27) Updates to the Microsoft news (01:41:35) Donkey Kong Bananza and the Super Mario Odyssey team (01:47:40) The original Switch will get a price increase in Canada (01:50:21) 2K Sports might be getting back to college basketball? (01:54:31) The Street Fighter movie gets more casting news (02:16:41) Emails (02:27:35) Nextlander content updates (02:30:05) Wrapping up and thanks (02:30:40) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:33:10) We're heading out for vacation for a week (02:33:45) See ya!

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