About this episode
It's been a week in the games industry with both Xbox's closures of Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks and the Helldivers 2 account backlash, and we dig into the whole mess. On the upside, Hades 2 came out! Nintendo said the words "Switch successor!" We played Indika, Minishoot' Adventures, and the Balatro update! Podcast! 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 (00:02:27) Shows about video games on my TV?! (00:04:37) George Lucas and his Jar Jar suit (00:11:26) That Fallout show continues to make waves (00:15:48) Hades II [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 06, 2024 (00:33:10) Indika [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 02, 2024 (00:41:56) Minishoot' Adventures [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Apr 02, 2024 (00:45:59) Stardew Valley [Xbox One] on Dec 14, 2016 (00:48:57) Balatro [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox One] on Feb 20, 2024 (00:54:20) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024 (01:04:37) News (01:04:53) Take-Two shutting down Kerbal dev? (01:08:48) Microsoft closing and shifting around studios (01:37:30) Helldivers 2 facing backlash after requiring PSN login (01:47:55) Ghost of Tsushima will also face login issues (01:51:31) Nintendo's Switch Next Model...? (01:56:51) Welcome to the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (02:02:45) Emails (02:10:53) Nextlander content updates (02:14:30) Wrapping up and thanks (02:16:46) See Ya!