About this episode
We're awash in new games this week, with Mars After Midnight, Contra: Operation Galuga, WWE 2K24, and more joining old favs like FF7 Rebirth. Also: the tragic loss of Akira Toriyama, the harassment campaign around Sweet Baby Inc., the mystery of the flying space bugs, and more. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom , or support us on Patreon ! 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 (00:00:36) Daylight Saving Time is here again (00:03:17) Vermont and Casey Jones have the freshest powder? (00:10:14) Show rundown (00:10:58) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024 (00:25:21) WWE 2K24 [PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 08, 2024 (00:33:00) Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch] on Mar 13, 2024 (00:41:47) Mars After Midnight [Playdate] on Mar 12, 2024 (00:48:39) Contra: Operation Galuga [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Mar 12, 2024 (00:54:51) Top Racer Collection [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 07, 2024 (00:58:52) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024 (00:59:55) Akira Toriyama has passed away (01:10:00) Sweet Baby, what's going on here? (01:23:32) Summer Game Fest gets a date (01:27:30) MultiVersus is coming back (01:35:13) Stig Asmussen has a new studio (01:37:34) Helldivers 2 continues to be pretty cool (01:41:44) Wrapping up and thanks (01:46:02) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:47:29) Nextlander content updates (01:50:34) See ya!