Al crashes out about Silent Hill F, Mint reminds the world about Dragon Ball Fusions, and shocking no one, Microsoft is in the news again.

00:00: What we're playing

• Mint:
  • Jade Empire
  • Dragon Ball Fusion
  • Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
• Al
  • Silent Hill F (Spoilers)
  • Fire Emblem Engage
  • Dice a Million

1:40:00: The News

• Epic and Disney shenanigans
• The Triple-i Initiative Showcasae
• Fable reportedly pushed back over GTA concerns
• Cowards can hide Xbox Achievements
• Microsoft Game Pass pricing
• Fairgames potentially an extraction shooter?
• Devs accuse Genshin Impact of copying their game
• Lucas Pope no longer revealing game details in fear of AI theft

Note: I (Mint) said that a 50% increase of $30 from $20 was $15. It's $10. I have a Computer Science degree, by the way.

Valkyria Chronicles baffles Al, Mint grinds through the horrors in Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity, news is discussed, and we argue over whether Star Fox deserves another chance.

0:00: What we're playing

37:00: News

• More Sony price hikes
• Sony and Honda scrap a PlayStation car
• Xbox Partner Preview

1:04:00: The Fighting Game Corner

1:27:00 Back to the News

• Play Mega Man Star Force
• Nintendo-published Switch 2 games get price changes
• Nintendo planning a new Star Fox and Zelda OOT remake

1:40:00: Does Star Fox deserve another new title?

2:06:00: Even more News

• US patent revokes Nintendo's patent on summoning characters
• Star Wars Eclipse's fate is uncertain
• Stellar Blade dev acquires Shinji Mikami's studio

Intro: Condensed Milk (NGA Remix) - cyber milk chan

Outro: Anime Break - Klaus Veen

Al talks about his Steam Next Fest faves (and not so faved), before we go over all the industry news that seemed to happen right after we recorded Episode 0.

0:00: Al's bottom 3 and top 5 Steam Next Fest Demos

• Top 5
  • Gunboat God
  • Future Knight
  • In Falsus
  • CICADAMATA"
  • Burden Street Station
• Bottom 3
  • REPLACED
  • Darkhaven
  • AUDIOMECH: your music transformed

1:04:00: The news:

• FFIX Animated Series in development
• Highguard Studio shut down
• Ubisoft Studio Red Storm Closes
• Saudi Arabia now owns 10% of Capcom
  • The Alex crash-out
• Tomb Raider Studio hit with layoffs
• Copilot getting added to Xbox
• DLSS5 aka Incelshading
  • Can Darth Vader say it?
• The Triple-i Initiative

Intro: Condensed Milk (NGA Remix) - cyber milk chan

Outro: Anime Break - Klaus Veen

Talking about the extremely novel idea of doing a podcast in 2026, what sets us apart, and whether Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg was a good game or not.

Intro: Condensed Milk (NGA Remix) - cyber milk chan

Outro: Anime Break - Klaus Veen