About this episode
This week we all dig (lol) into the indie drilling platformer Pepper Grinder, continue catching up with FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, and do battle with American air travel. Also: Embracer and Sega divest of Gearbox and Relic (respectively), a disc-less Xbox Series X is sighted in the wild, we think seriously about Krull and Willow and Ladyhawke, 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. (00:00:10) Intro (00:01:29) Another trip another weird and long delay? (00:09:40) The escalation of Egg Hunts (00:14:55) Trying to make a list of the best couch co-op games (for kids) (00:17:37) [Possible Minor SPOILERS] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024 (00:35:55) Pepper Grinder [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Mar 28, 2024 (00:46:39) [SPOILERS] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024 (00:53:28) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024 (01:00:03) News (01:00:08) Stop Killing Games! (01:04:47) Take-Two is buying Gearbox! (01:10:04) Sega sells of Relic (01:15:35) New white Xbox Series X with no disc? (01:25:56) People like to play old (and maybe free) games, apparently (01:42:27) Emails (01:53:01) Wrapping up and thanks (01:55:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (01:58:08) Coming up on Nextlander (01:58:55) See ya!