Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games

We return to discuss the latest in gaming news (including Microsoft’s latest Game Pass price hike) and to continue our discussion of our playthroughs of Hollow Knight Silksong. But we also give our initial impressions of Battlefield 6 and a new beat-em-up, rogue-like called Absolum.  [News of the Week] Ananta trailer Deep Rock Galactic Survivor coming to Mobile Sony State of Play Highlights: Micro...

This week, we’re continuing our discussion of our playthroughs of Hollow Knight: Silksong. But we also talk about the highlights of the recent Nintendo Direct. [News of the Week] Mass Effect TV Series Casting Call reveals potential characters Nintendo Direct (9/12) Team Cherry announces Silksong update 2 - mostly big fixes [What We’re Playing/Watching] Silksong

This week we break a bit from our normal format to focus the entire episode on our initial impressions of Hollow Knight: Silksong!

This week we talk about our highlights from Gamescom Opening Night Live and Nintendo’s Kirby Air Riders Direct. Then we talk about the Hollow Knight: Silksong announcement.  [News of the Week] Kirby Air Riders Direct Gamescom Opening Night Live Silksong Discussion [Games out this week] Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater Sword of the Sea [What We’re Playing/Watching] Spawn Death or Treat Shadow Labyrinth

This week we return to talk more about Donkey Kong Bananza, first impressions of the Battlefield 6 Beta and Shadow Labyrinth. But before we get into all of that we have to talk about Gamescom and some of the latest gaming news! [News of the Week] Nintendo Indie World Showcase Castle Crashers gets a new DLC Once Upon a Katamari UFO 50 on Switch 2 Apex Legends Season 26 (Wild Card mode) Switch 2 ver...

This week we return to give our initial impressions of Donkey Kong Bananza. But first, we have some big news to talk about. Microsoft announced the cancellation of the Perfect Dark reboot, and Phil Spencer’s retirement plan. Nintendo announced the actors who will play Link and Zelda in the upcoming live action Legend of Zelda movie. And Sony didn’t want to be left out, so they released a gameplay...

This week, we’re back to discuss Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Bananza direct, Mario Kart World, Lost in Random the Eternal Die and Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning! [News of the Week] Donkey Kong Bananza direct Hytale has been canceled Cyberpunk 2.3 delayed All logitech cameras work with Switch 2 (except one) [Games out this week] The Alters  Death Stranding 2 MindsEye [What We’re Playing/Watching...

This week we recap our highlights from fake E3 2025, and we give our initial impressions of the Switch 2! [News of the Week] FAKE E3 2025 007 First Light The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Big Walk Atomic Heart 2 / The Cube Resident Evil 9 (Requiem) Aniimo ROG Xbox Ally - (Silksong) Outer Worlds 2 Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy The Blood of Dawnwalker Beast of Reincarnation Clockwork Revolution Switch 2...

We return after several weeks off, just in time to talk about what we’re expecting to see at Summer Games Fest. We recorded this episode on Saturday, and referenced our prediction that we’d see the upcoming Bond game at Summer Games Fest. Then, of course, before the episode could go up, they revealed the name of the game. So if you’re wondering why we don’t acknowledge the fact. That’s why! Then w...

We’re back! After a several week hiatus, we return to discuss the chaos that was the Nintendo Switch 2 preorders. We also talk about the Oblivion Remaster, the Marathon alpha, and a new game called Clair Obscur Expedition 33. [News of the Week] Deep Rock Galactic Survivor to go 1.0 in September Star Wars XCOM-like game name revealed Star Wars Zero Company trailer Mario Kart World Direct Press rele...

Starside Chat Episode 180 On this week’s episode, we’re going over all the details about the Switch 2, including the games that were announced.

Starside Chat Episode 179 On this week’s episode we talk about the latest Nintendo Direct, the things going on at Ubisoft, and a slew of upcoming games. Then we dive into what we’ve been playing and reading lately. [News of the Week] Nintendo Direct Nintendo Today app Virtual Game Cards Metroid Prime 4 Tomodachi Life Shadow Labyrinth Ubisoft deal with Tencent Ubisoft to release Prince of Persia Th...

Episode 178 This week we talk about the rumored Xbox handheld console, a rumored Star Wars tactics game, and the latest Silksong release date rumors. Then we get into what we’re playing and watching, including Aaron’s progress in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and a solo card game Zach has been playing. [News of the Week] Xbox rumored to release handheld console this year Star Wars tactics game? Game Inf...

On this week’s episode, we talk about some of the latest games industry news that caught our eye, and we dive into the games we’re playing lately - which includes Aaron’s progress in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. [News of the Week] Neil Druckmann says don’t bet on there being more “Last of Us” Monster Hunter Wilds tops 8 million in 3 days Kaizen: A Factory Story Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 - Doom...

Starside Chat Episode 176 - Monster Hunter Wilds, Top 5 Podcast Games This week, in the absence of a lot of gaming-related news to talk about, we each give our top picks for games you can play while listening to podcasts. Then Zach gives early impressions on Monster Hunter Wilds! [News of the Week] A new Katamari on the way? New Terminator 2 Game WB closes Monolith [Games out this week] Monster Hu...

Starside Chat Episode 175 On this week’s episode, we talk about Amazon taking full control of the Bond franchise. We also talk about potential game of the year candidates for 2025, and all the stuff we have been playing lately. [News of the Week] PS5 Fans Are Pondering the Point of Days Gone Remastered After Graphics Comparison Emerges Netease fires Marvel Rivals game director and staff (Seattle-b...

On this week’s podcast, we speculate on possible settings for the next Luigi’s Mansion game. We also go over the highlights of the latest PlayStation State of Play, and talk about what we have been playing and watching lately! [News of the Week] PlayStation Network outage Patent confirms joycon mouse feature Where should the next Luigi's Mansion take place? Battlefield 6 revealed with early te...

Episode 173 On this week’s episode we talk about the latest update for No Man’s Sky, layoffs at Bioware following the flop of Dragon Age The Veilguard, and the deep dive on Doom: The Dark Ages. [News of the Week] No Man's Sky Worlds Part 2 Bioware layoffs Legendary Drops’ video on EA falling apart Xbox Developer Direct Doom: The Dark Ages deep dive [Games out this week] Games coming out in Februar...

On this week’s episode, we talk about Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal trailer and a handful of other interesting news items. Then we wrap it up with what we have been playing and watching! [News of the Week] SteamOS expands beyond the steam deck Xbox teases new OS Next Xbox may arrive in 2026 Rumored Oblivion remake could come as early as June Sony cancels live service games [Features] Switch 2 Announc...

Starside Chat Episode 171 (Jan. 6, 2025) Happy New Year! It’s the first episode of Starside Chat in 2025! And this week, we’re going over some of our most anticipated games of 2025. We also delve into what we’d like to see in the Switch 2 launch lineup. [News of the Week] AGDQ Starts today! Astrobot - Sunday 5:30pm (Any%) Fallout New Vegas - Wednesday 7:00pm (All Romaces) Zelda: Tears of the Kingd...

This week, we return to try out a new way to determine the show’s Game of the Year. We’re trying out a bracket style this year, and we had fun with it. Let us know your top 10 games of the year! Do you agree with our picks? [News of the Week] Future of Xbox? Christopher Nolan’s next movie will be an adaptation of The Odyssey Switch 2 Rumor Roundup The Switch 2 could be revealed on January 8th [Fea...

This week, we return after a week off to talk about the Game Awards. We also have to talk about some news pieces, and a bunch of stuff we have been playing and watching lately. [News of the Week] Elon Musk says he's going to start an AI powered games studio Baldur’s Gate 3 to get big update with new stuff Space Marine 2 surpasses 5 million players, patch 5 coming in December, will add new co-op op...

Episode 168 After taking a week off, we return to talk about the Game Awards nominees and some other interesting pieces of games industry news. We also talk about all the stuff we have been playing and reading lately. [News of the Week] Super Nintendo World Direct - Donkey Kong Country Sony intends to buy FromSoftware’s parent company   Update for PlayStation Portal to bring ability to cloud strea...

On this week’s episode we talk Mass Effect things because N7 Day brought some Mass Effect-related news. Then we round up a few more news stories and talk about what we have been playing, watching and reading lately. [News of the Week] No Man's Sky reruns Mas Effect-themed expedition for N7 Day also adds cross save support Mass Effect TV show moving forward Possible rumors of a long wait for the ne...

Episode 166 On this week’s episode, we talk about Nintendo’s new music app and a few other gaming-related news stories. Then we dive into the reception for Dragon Age Veilguard and whether we plan on playing it. Then we have a handful of games and books that we have been playing and reading that we are excited to talk about! [News of the Week] Nintendo releases a Nintendo music app Concord studio...