This week, everything is bad in the world of AAA, and not just for the usual reasons. After running through the latest disasters at PlayStation and the sinking ship that is Xbox, Willa once again puts on clown makeup to await the next game from Yoko Taro, and Robin takes solace in games that are just okay.

Timestamps:

(00:30) The Olympics, etc.

(08:50) Finally some gaming talk (it’s all bad)

(17:15) RIP Bluepoint

(30:10) A bunch of Yoko Taro news

(44:10) Robin self-medicating with 7/10 games

(57:33) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Love Story, A Year of Springs)

Mentioned this week:

The biggest gaming series are going indie

Phil Spencer Retiring, etc.

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This week, we do a quick Olympic check-in before running through the State of Play and its many (un)interesting announcements. Robin and Willa do, however, come up with a groundbreaking idea to fix 007. Then it's a pair of games, one new and one old.

Timestamps:

(00:38) More olympic talk

(03:25) State of the State of Play

(34:20) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Love Eternal , Verho - Curse of Faces)

Mentioned this week:

Willa's Love Eternal review

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This week, we talk almost as much about the Olympics as we do about video games.

Timestamps:

(00:35) Video games? More like Winter Games

(16:20) Nintendo Direct happened this week

(25:45) Close enough. Welcome back, Dauntless.

(28:40) More Bioshock talk somehow

(35:00) Elden Ring with Seamless Co-op rips

(37:55) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The Starving Saints, Nothing)

(45:10) Olympics talk reprise

Mentioned this week:

Harvestella Review: Sometimes the best gourmet meals are the simplest dishes

Gore Verbinski's BioShock Movie Would Have Somehow Included Both of the Game's Endings

The Korrasami fic Willa likes

The Aerti fic Robin likes

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Somehow Willa and Robin eventually get through the many detours of this episode (hand injuries, bisexual Zohran, etc.) to talk about some games. There is a report on Zoe saving the galaxy and heading to Rapture as well as Robin going up in Valkyrie Saga and Cairn.

Timestamps:

(00:11) Willa’s housewife injury

(03:06) Cursed blades RANKED

(04:06) Talking about not talking about critical discourse

(06:21) More detours, this time about Zohran Mamdani

(07:26) Mass Effect and BioShock in 2026

(27:37) Valkyrie Saga and Cairn

(46:10) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Recovery of an MMO Junkie , Journal with Witch)

Mentioned this week:

The Toxic Positivity Problem by Critical Error

If You Ask Nicely by Autumn Wright

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After taking a break for the longest week in human history (and the customary annual lay-off of one of our hosts), we’re back to talk about two interesting games: one we like and one we don’t. How novel.

Timestamps:

(00:10) The Gay Bachelor, etc.

(04:50) TR-49 (mechanical and light story spoilers start)

(23:30) TR-49 story spoilers start for real

(26:30) TR-49 story spoilers start for real for real

(40:05) Perfect Tides: Station to Station

(50:50) Spoiler for a very fun moment in Station to Station

(53:20) Spoilers end

(56:25) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Dolls Nest, Love Through a Prism)

Mentioned this week:

Meredith Gran on Post Games

Meredith Gran AMA

Willa on TR-49 and Perfect Tides: Station to Station

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It's prediction time! First we tally up the scores from 2025 to see who the winner of an undecided prize is. Then it's into the future as Robin, Willa, and Zoe (via Willa reading her notes because we won't let her back on the pod) tell you what 2026 will hold for gaming with 100% accuracy.

Timestamps:

(00:35) Robin's dogs, the Pitt, and some Mets talk

(03:43) Our 2025 predictions, which did not go as well as we hoped

(12:47) Making 2026 predictions that will absolutely come true

(26:39) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Hyperbeat, The Expanse)

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To ease into the new year Robin and Willa took it easy and are basically giving you the audio version of those lists every outlet puts out in January. We also talk about Zoe's exploits in Mass Effect and Robin's exploits in getting one over on her landlord.

Timestamps:

(00:12) It's raining cats and possibly ceiling debris

(1:22) A lot of 2026 games getting namedropped

(37:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. the Mass Effect Trilogy, letting Zoe cut your hair, The Twilight Zone, and violating your lease )

Mentioned this week:

dotzip on Perfect Tides

Dying MMO jam

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It’s the Girlies! You know the drill. If you don’t, just listen and you’ll get it. It’s like an awards show but better.

Thanks for listening this year!

You can find a whole list of winners (with a couple of visual aids) here.

Timestamps:

(00:15) The Girlies!

(51:30) Spoilers for Carimara and Old Skies

(54:25) Spoilers end

(1:22:00) Spoilers for Carimara and Silent Hill f

(1:24:20) Spoilers end

(1:37:25) GOTY discussion

(1:43:30) Thematic spoilers for our pick

(1:48:30) Major story spoilers for our pick

Mentioned this week:

Neil Newbon being correct about generative AI

Jennifer English being incredible at the Golden Joysticks

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Take me out to the ball game from Trombone Champ

Baby Steps background music

Era Calling from Angeline Era

Nina Pasadena from Skin Deep

I’m A Bitch, My Name’s Robert from Dispatch

I Am Gonna Claw (Out Your Eyes then Drown You to Death) from Hades 2

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