The Nextlander Podcast

234: Zoomers Love Tony Shalhoub

The Nextlander Podcast

Show Notes

On the show this week: Highguard is out, Brad finished Silent Hill f (once), Grand Theft Auto VI might not get a physical release at launch, Double Fine announced a pottery-brawling online game, Battlefield 6 did extremely well, Nintendo has strong feelings about Dispatch, and a series of truly shocking revelations about the Hollywood Walk of Fame. CHAPTERS

(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:09) Intro (00:05:35) The Best 80s Cartoon Intros (00:11:45) Highguard | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jan 26, 2026 (00:39:39) First Break (00:39:43) TR-49 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] | Jan 21, 2026 (00:45:11) Absolum | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5] | Oct 09, 2025 (00:46:42) [SPOILERS] Silent Hill f ending and story spoilers! (00:47:17) Silent Hill f | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Sep 25, 2025 (01:12:58) Second Break (01:13:03) Yes it's true, this game has no disc (maybe) (01:29:34) Xbox Developer_Direct (01:30:52) Kiln | [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Q2 2026 (01:37:10) Battlefield vs Call of Duty in terms of sales (01:40:53) Not of all Congress seems OK with the EA sale (01:46:58) Dispatch on the Switch might be a bit... blurrier (01:52:36) Emails (02:13:25) Wrapping up and thanks (02:18:16) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:21:16) See ya!

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