Markers on the Map: A Gaming Adventure

The Markers on the Map Jumbo Coloring and Activity Book 3 is sure to satisfy your craving for adventures in space. This week, join us for a look behind the curtain in a huge retrospective of our first 250 episodes. Relive some of our greatest discussions of the first six years, from humble beginnings to Black Ops rereleases. We discuss not only the podcast format, but some of our favorite episodes...

Sonic and Popeye, together at last. This week, we delve into the other two summer showcases: the Xbox Summer Showcase and the June 2026 Nintendo Direct. Both feature a mind-boggling number of trailers, reveals, and updates to games coming out on... most platforms, aside from a few exclusives. A lot of remakes are headed our way, including Ocarina of Time, Star Fox, Halo, and Persona 4, and a lot o...

We're that much closer to Evangelion Kart. This week, it's absolutely incredible how many awesome things got announced at Sony's State of Play and Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest Showcase. Among those announcements and reveals, are God of War Laufey, Stellar Blade Blood Rain, and Final Fantasy VII Revelation. And those three are just a small sample of an endless barrage of premieres, updates, an...

That's the look of a new No Man's Sky update. This week, we've got impressions of the first few hours of IO Interactive's 007: First Light. What happens when you take James Bond, throw in a little Uncharted, and a little Hitman: World of Assassination? Apparently, you get one of the year's finest AAA offerings, because this game is amazing. We've also got a whole rundown on Bubsy 4D, now that the...

Me and Jenny go together like Plok and Rayman. This week, we're taking a big look at the start of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, the latest from Traveller's Tales' Lego series. With refined, Arkham-style combat and the most detailed characters to date, it feels like a whole new era for the delightful franchise. We're also back with more Requiem as Leon and Grace's journey continues, namel...

The man with the one-word game. This week, we're delving back into Saros with a completed run to see just how strong Arjun gets on his way to conquering another wild Housemarque loop. Weapons, mechanics, and movement blend together in a frenzied ballet only they can truly provide. After that, it's onto Raccoon City in Leon's big Resident Evil Requiem section, including a discussion on what works a...

Yes, we found it. After all this time, we've located something we've searched for and talked about for ages. So we're spending a huge part of the episode discussing the lead-up to this amazing game. After that, we're back on Resident Evil Requiem with a fresh start as Grace and Leon take their early steps into Capcom's unforgiving survival horror masterpiece. After that, we've begun curating islan...

It's always eclipse-y on Carcosa. This week, we're taking a big look at Housemarque's latest AAA rougelike game, Saros. In the followup to Returnal, Arjun Devraj fights his way through a hostile world where environments shift every time he goes out, and time works in mysterious ways. Weapons, modifiers, and a system of balance make each run unique as the secrets of Carcosa's eclipses are revealed....

When the minigame becomes the game. This week, we've got some early impressions of Capcom's Pragmata, the much anticipated new action IP where third-person shooter and hacking minigame gameplay intertwine to make something truly unique. Hugh and Diana take their first steps in the wild journey within the Moon itself as the story beings. We've also got more progress in GTA IV and a big look at a re...

Momentum Platforming Extreme. This week, we're sharing some thoughts on the fantastic Super Mario Galaxy movie! Illumination's follow-up is a rollercoaster ride the likes of which moviegoers have never seen. We've also got a ton of this games this week, including a recent playthrough of the legendary Pizza Tower, a momentum-based Wario Land-like in the new era of indie platformers. We've also got...

"Singularly inanimate." This week, we're hooked on WikiGacha, the card opening simulator, and we're not complaining, because it's a great alternative to the actual gacha games! After that, it's onto other games, namely Legacy of Kain: Ascendance, the first new entry in the series in over two decades. Can it possibly live up to the hype? The answer may surprise you. We've also got a few updates on...

Unlike the Cryo Archive, Screamer has no chill. This week, we're back at it with more Marathon, including a daring and impossibly lucky escape from the Cryo Archive. After that, we get into some co-op rhythm action with Cadence of Hyrule, Crypt of the Necrodancer's Legend of Zelda-themed spinoff. Then, it's onto Milestone's reboot of Screamer, a racing game so full of gameplay mechanics, it's almo...

A new flavor that fills at least half a health bar. This week, we're back at it with more Marathon, now that we've both set foot on the visually striking world of Tau Ceti IV. Through devious contracts, vicious life-draining plants, and many intense losses, the runners continue their scavenging across this devastated planet. We've got more, though, including Rift of the Necrodancer's super tough t...

Something like a ghost runner, but not that Ghostrunner. This week, we're back with some opening thoughts on Ghost of Yotei's new Legends mode, the return of Ghost's own slice of co-op action. A vast system of skills, weapons, and tons of cosmetics highlight this glorious free update to one of last year's greatest games. We've also got more Requiem, as a playthrough has been finished. Plus, more M...

A marathon of games. This week, we've actually played a ton of stuff. We'll start out with some opening thoughts on Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom's ninth main installment in the long-running survival horror series. After that, it's back to Arkham City for more Batman as we continue running through Rocksteady's superhero classics. There's also a little Super Mario 64, a revisit to the Haunted Mansi...

Holy crossovers, Batman! It's the dynamic duo we thought we'd never see: Batman and Pokemon. This week, we're returning to Arkham Asylum for a more in-depth discussion on the ins and outs of Rocksteady's original Dark Knight adventure. After that, we take the first steps into Pokemon Shield, with the journey to becoming champion taking us through the magnificent Galar region. We also have another...

Break free from the PS3. This week, we're back with Carmageddon: Rogue Shift, a new racer roguelike that blends speed and synergies like never before. Through three maps stuffed with challenging races and constant customization, a new contender arrives in the massive field of repeatable, run-based games. Then, a mighty new State of Play from Sony brings tons of surprises, including Metal Gear Soli...

"The Crew Arrives on a New World." This season's first big lore cutscene takes us into a discussion on one of the most influential games of all time, in its finest form. Yes, it's Prince of Persia for the SNES. Devious platforming, vicious swordplay, and an incredible soundtrack highlight one of the most challenging games of its time. A simple story turned complex through twenty levels of nonstop...

Riddle me this, Shepard. This week, we're taking you do the late 2000s with a pair of Unreal Engine 3 classics. First up, Mass Effect, BioWare's groundbreaking sci-fi epic. It's a game with its fair share of issues, but narrative stands strong despite some of the gameplay archaisms. After that, Batman: Arkham Asylum takes us back to the glory days of superhero games as the Dark Knight Detective ta...

Games of the Year. We’ve each selected our Top 5 games, including our game of the year for 2025. You can expect many things this week. The rebirth of a legendary series. The followup to an open world action masterpiece. The total destruction of an underground world… and the destructed society of an underwater one. A new planet full of intrigue. The return to an island and the journey to others. Th...

And now, the first half of the best of the best. This week, join us for #10-6 on both of our lists of the top 10 games we played in 2025. The variety is here with racing games, looter shooters (and another wild FPS), some early 2000s classics, as well as a new entry in an early 2000s classic. A franchise revival continued, and a franchise moving in a bold new direction, as well as a new IP with so...

Happy New Year! This year, we're starting off with three honorable mentions each from the games we played in 2025. From pioneers of one genre, to masterful executions of another, these six runners-up are no joke. A world of stealth and style awaits. Not to mention a wild flashback and a live service done right. Looking forward to a great new year of games starts with looking back at what came befo...

Commerce... in space. The Gameland Christmas Toy Catalog 2025 is a fictional catalog featuring items that actually do not exist from games that have been played in the year 2025. Our copy just so happens to be aboard the Starship Gamekeeper. The catalog will undoubtably deliver, as it always does. This year, it features items from games both old and new, for they are all relevant. BioShock? We got...

New Metroid week, everyone! This week, after a long, eighteen-year absence, the main Metroid Prime series returns with Metroid Prime 4: Beyond. Retro Studios' return to Samus brings a strange world in Viewros, dominated by mysterious architecture and psychic powers. While we only touch on the very beginning of the game in this episode, it does deliver a powerful first impression. After that, we've...

Extreme Kirby Racing. This week, we're taking an early look at the full Kirby Air Riders experience, from Air Ride, to Top Ride, to City Trial and more in this absolutely wild game. We're also paving the way to Yakuza Kiwami 2 with a revisit to the first Kiwami, the remake of the original Yakuza story. And of course, there's some campaign, zombies, and multiplayer discussion of Black Ops 7 now tha...