The Nextlander Podcast 210: From EV to EVO
Added 2025-08-07 00:53:22 +0000 UTCAlex dips back into the FGC tournament scene and then mixes it up with Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Vinny takes the long EV trip and finishes DK Bananza, and Brad mixes it up arcade-style with Rhythm Storm and Earthion. Plus, the Switch is getting pricier in the US, BioShock 4 might be troubled, itch.io begins to address its recent content purge, and more.
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.
(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:55) Initial thoughts on our first EV non-local trip
(00:12:12) EVO 2025 has happened!
(00:20:10) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 31, 2025
(00:26:42) Donkey Kong Bananza | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Jul 17, 2025
(00:35:29) First Break
(00:35:33) Abiotic Factor | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 22, 2025
(00:41:25) Grounded 2 (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 29, 2025
(00:43:22) Rhythm Storm | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 25, 2025
(00:48:40) Brad still wants Geometry Wars to be honored properly
(00:53:18) RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac] | Jul 17, 2025
(00:56:53) Earthion | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Arcade] | Jul 31, 2025
(01:10:04) Second Break
(01:10:09) Nintendo's Switch 2 News!
(01:13:36) Switch Price Increases in North America
(01:25:54) Itch.io updating some listings for NSFW labeled games
(01:31:56) Bioshock 4 gets some leadership changes
(01:37:35) Video Game History Foundation acquires Computer Entertainer
(01:44:38) Emails
(01:56:25) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:59:21) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:00:45) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:03:02) See ya!
Comments
I have a Bolt. The above 80%/below 20% shouldn't be a user concern for battery life these days. I do know that when I do long distance trips, charging up to 80% is basically 1-to-1 but getting that last 20% needs more juice in than what is saved (i.e. it's charging slower). So in that case, I'm 100% when I leave my house, then just go to 80% when I hit stops along the way. Also since mine is a Bolt, GM only configured it to do "level 3" 50KW max (~90 miles range/30 min, I'm stopped for an hour+) vs other cars/stations can go up to 350kW. Public charging I'm usually seeing $0.48/kWhr that seems to be ~$4/gallon coming from my 30 mpg Cobalt. But at home I'm ~$0.08/kWhr and it's ~$4/week for my normal weekly drives.
WulfBane
2025-08-07 15:34:05 +0000 UTCDon’t all modern EV manage the battery so you don’t have to worry about going below 20 or above 80? Is this Vinny just being Vinny?
GrumpyGrizz
2025-08-07 14:46:49 +0000 UTCAzealia Banks/Brad meme picture, for reference https://www.reddit.com/r/nextlander/comments/1miosyy/singer_azealia_banks_posted_this_on_instagram/
Chris (eazeapeazea) Lavorgna
2025-08-07 03:22:14 +0000 UTC
