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How long have financial institutions been beacons of light and virtue, how did I miss that? Ironmouse leads a rebellion. Gabe Newell is a proponent of AI. Literally no one is shocked.  Pickachu debuts his second career dropping sick beats.  Come play with us!

THE ZELDA MOVIE SHOULD BE ANIMATED. Colleen O'Shaughnessey deserves more money! Donkey Kong and his ward are rocking Metacritic. The Titanic escape simulator is ghoulish and disturbing.  Ubisoft wants you to destroy games?!?! Come play with us!

Microsoft Game Pass was making it rain! Robert is suing Steam... he just found out.  Some gamers are bullies? What a shock.  Apparently, Hidden Paws is Kusoge. Peak problem solving! Steam decks cost how much?!?! Come play with us!

Microsoft could have done the cool thing and disputed all of the layoff rumors, but here we are... "We will move forward with a deep appreciation and respect for" all the people we just fired. - Microsoft Guy Robert controversially admits that he does not have his finger on the pulse of the wee bairns. Charles Entertainment Cheese decides to branch out in a non-branch out kind of way.  Steam Summe...

Lies of P developers get the opposite of fired.  Uematsu said he hates Square Enix or something like that, probably. "People, Ocarina of Time was only cool because you were 15..." There is no videogame in existence that would have changed Roger Ebert's mind.  Come play with us.   

Pauline is Donkey Kong's new buddy. Why? Is Robert excited for the Dragon's Lair movie? I bet you can guess. Robert's arch nemesis says something barely controversial, and you need to know about it.  Elden Ring is infinitely better than Demon's Souls (email robert@zeboyd.com ) What's next in the exciting and innovative world of gaming consoles? Come play with us!

Switch, Switch and more Switch! Robert explains the point of the XBOX steam deck. Persona 4 Remake trailer was not the life-altering experience Robert wanted it to be.  Asshat MAGA guy (pun intended) apologizes (not) for doing something offensive he completely intended to do.  The collab everyone wanted: Suikoden +Gacha! Come play with us!  

Lots of Switch 2 discussion for people who don't even own one. Our condolences to those who pre-ordered from Walmart.  Also, to the stapler people.  Lumines is better than Tetris! (email: robert@zeboyd.com ) POE now with mercenaries AND pausing! Come play with us!   

Elden Ring spinoff for people with friends!  Nintendo could have tried harder with the Switch 2 box. Disgruntled voice actors announce game. Do you know how much money Black Panther made? Revenge buying digital copies. Robert is prescient! Hear his predictions on the ease of getting a Switch 2 and future game releases (his prescience doesn't extend to the now available Switch 2 release date in Tai...

POE Prime has a new league! It really hasn't been forgotten! Take Two shows that they are cowards. Robert's fave games you can finish in a weekend. The cutest dog in a videogame ever! Neil Druckman, UGGHH! (we can't seem to go two weeks without this kind of idiocy!) Embracer nonsense. Come play with us!

Giant Bomb... again Super Mario World (not that one) There's gonna be a movie about the founder of EA that will have a cameo by someone playing John Madden. The new Dragon Quest is coming, eventually, come on guys, stop asking! Mrs. Lofgren deserved better than her This Way Madness Lies fate(s). Come play with us!

Will Nintendo sell 15 million Switch 2s? Hear our uninformed opinions! Dumb things said by videogame CEOs! All things GTA 6! Even more uninformed opinions! Disclaimer: we are in no way trying to perpetuate the idea that Nintendo started the pandemic to sell more Animal Crossing. Come play with us!

EA and Polygon layoffs (not great news) Fandom took away all of Giant Bomb's f****s. The Apple v Epic mess is FINALLY over (until there is an inevitable appeal). Microsoft's unsurprising price hikes (who will be next?) We like it when developers play together! Come play with us!  

Let's discuss the newest RPGs! We can't wait to see the cosplay at the Last of Us concert! New game cartridges that even game cartridge people don't want! What exactly does pre-order mean? Are there any urban myths in this urban myth game?  

Just what Mario Kart needed: fast food! More tariff talk! :( Playdate's eagerly awaited second season! Guys, please, don't pretend to be good at games when you are not, gamers will know. Why play indie games? What qualifies as an indie developer? Come play with us!

Nintendo trying to avoid Switch 2 cross contamination. Tequila Works - everything must go! A horror life sim is just what we need right now. In POE they added nerfing, or removed it. I don't know. Lsten to Robert talk about it, he knows. Chicken jockey!!!!! Come play with us!

Layoffs suck! Tencent is Ubisoft's best friend, but Tencent isn't Ubisoft's. Final Fantasy IX is headed for a remake? Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2 Switch 2! Come play with us!

You get to listen to us rehash the penultimate Nintendo Direct! Game stop will be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes. GDC and the death of democracy Silent Hill, now set in Japan. Come play with us!

Robert is not dying, he just feels like it (he has a cold). Therefore a shorter podcast this week! We talk about what Robert is working on (as much as you can while abiding by NDAs). Another point and click game from the list last week (Sinead Hanna on Tiktok). What is the difference between CD rom game and a CD game? Some people play the Switch on their big, living room TVs?!?! Come play with us!

Yay for more awkward NPC interactions! Just what we wanted! Leaked Square Enix sales figures! (spoiler: its not great) XBOX you will be missed, not by us necessarily, but by many people. How many of these 90's point and click games do you remember? Come play with us!

Suikoden! Suikoden! Suikoden! Greatest RPG ever?! Free to play games Are updates EVER good? Robert plays some games that are out of character for him! Come play with us!

Oh, Warner Bros. we revel in your eventual downfall. Companies only give price cuts when the product is doing well! (right, Sony?) SURPRISE, TERMINATOR GAME!! New Pokemon games! Social Media comments are fun! We get a little heavy near the end, but its about videogames. Come play with us!

What games are going to be huge in 2025? This list includes more than one game Robert won't be playing! (Kojima!!!!!) What games are going to be huge for Robert in 2025? (lots of wishful thinking here) Is the theme of a game more or less important than gameplay? No mention of *yahtzees* this episode! Yay! (well, maybe a small one, but f*** them) Come play with us!

Súper Mario is a great name for a shop. (Disclaimer: Bad idea panda laughs when she is upset (a la Cheyenne from Superstore). and her tone intends no disrespect to the destroyed mall or the victims. She is completely unnerved and upset). Drone *Genius* probably escapes punishment. *Yahtzees*, good or bad? (spoiler alert: they are very, very bad) Bioware invents Quiet Firing. And the Sony State of...

Things in videogames that have been secretly changed, or are different in another dimension, or never were a thing and people need more sleep. The mystery of rails that appeared on Rainbow Road. A sign that wasn't there (really it was, come on people). We can all see PIkachu, right? How can we not agree on the color of his tail? And more subversive changes, that were probably not changed. Also, ea...