SIFTD Radio

Analysis of this week's Nintendo Partner Direct doesn't return a pleasant result! Plus, a review of Season 2 of the Fallout show on Amazon Prime and how do you fix Call of Duty after Black Ops 7?

While January 2026 was one of the weaker months for releases in recent memory. February is coming out hard with at least one Game of the Year contender and strong options for just about every genre. Here are our picks for the games worth buying in February 2026!

Our brand new show fills the GameFace gap this week with a monster episode! Highguard and the surrounding controversy, GTA VI may be digital-only, Nintendo has censored Dispatch, a return to gameplay simplicity, and more!

The pilot episode of our new show tackles the controversial ending to Stranger Things, why Hellblade 3 survived at Xbox while other games were cancelled, and Shane's latest addiction!

Shane's riding a four-year win streak! Can Matt break through in the 12th season of the world's first-ever video game fantasy league?! The two take turns picking games to build their teams on a quest for fantasy glory!

Are China and South Korea on the brink of taking over the single-player market? What are Shane's top five games of 2025? Is it time for the Blackberry to reassume the throne?

Why Shane's Christmas wasn't all that merry! What was Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's secret sauce that made it Game of the Year? Why is January still such a horrible month for video game releases?

Those holiday gift cards burning a hole in your pocket? Here are the games releasing in January 2026 worth spending them on!

A special inside baseball episode tackles Xbox leaving the console market and its impact on the games media! The immediate future of SIFTD and GameFace! Plus, what's the right length for a podcast?

We've made it through another awesome year of video games and now it's time to hand out the accolades! We go through 25 different categories to celebrate the best and brightest video games of 2025!

Shane plays five games to get to know me! Is animation or live action better for gaming movies? Has Nintendo's unified development pipeline worked out?

Have Xbox games filled the first-party void on PS5? Will a $1000 PlayStation 6 doom the industry? Why is Shane so obsessive over GameFace B-Roll?

With PlayStation exclusives coming so quickly to PC why buy a PlayStation 6? How can the average person avoid misinformation and grifters? Why is no one talking about achievements and trophies anymore?

December is usually a slow month for game releases, but you know we couldn't let you go on holiday break without giving you at least a few new things to spend those gift cards on! Here are our picks for the best games of December 2025!

Are publishers and developers ultimately going to regret giving in to the current culture clash? Gaming is too expensive outside the US! Is it better for a fan to review a game than someone more impartial?

Does Valve's new Steam Machine make the next Xbox pointless? Why the PS5 should be outselling PS4 by a wide margin! Where's all the hype for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7?

Does Michael Pachter's "connected TV" theory make sense? As of right now, does it look like AI is going to be a good thing? Why there's nothing good about getting old!

October is the new November as far as crowded release calendars are concerned, but November 2025 still has plenty of hits up its sleeve! Here are our recommendations of what to buy over the next 30 days!

Pokemon Legends: Z-A is an ugly game that sold very well. Will other devs emulate it? Getting stuck while reviewing games before they're released, the games he's spent the most time with in his life, fixing Rocket League, and more!

What does Shane want in the PlayStation 6 and next Xbox? Will frame generation make future consoles cheap enough for us plebes? Getting into the Halloween spirit!

Shane shares his feelings about the passing of legendary Japanese game developer, Tomonobu Itagaki. Did the collapse of the Xbox console brand happen at the absolute worst time?

Can the industry survive if people are only buying two games per year? Why are publishers still releasing all their games in Q4? Is it smart to let another studio continue a franchise?

Shane blows his lid over the bonkers Game Pass price increases! Why silent protagonists suck! If a publisher gives us a free game is it more likely to appear in GameFace?

It used to be that November was the big month for game releases, but ever since Grand Theft Auto VI was delayed into next year publishers have been piling their games into October! It's a huge month and we're here to help!

What are the biggest broken promises in the history of gaming? Does the games media sometimes go too far? Why don't publishers just release more games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?