The Nextlander Podcast 204: My Favorite Balls
Added 2025-06-19 01:20:53 +0000 UTCIt's the season of Fests (both Summer Game and Steam Next) and between the two, one metric tonne of video games is discussed on the show this week, including FBC Firebreak, Dying Light: The Beast, Dosa Divas, Snap & Grab, Directive 8020, Blighted, Ratatan, Ball x Pit, Dispatch, Baby Steps, and Peak. Also: the Marathon delay, official word from Microsoft about opening up the next Xbox, Beat Saber bails on PlayStation VR, and other stuff!
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(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
(00:02:44) Show rundown
(00:03:05) Possible to overthink buying a new car? Definitely.
(00:06:49) FBC: Firebreak | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 17, 2025
(00:26:48) First Break
(00:26:52) Brad's Summer Game Fest Gaming Experiences
(00:27:10) Resident Evil: Requiem | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Feb 27, 2026
(00:28:42) Dying Light: The Beast | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] | Aug 22, 2025
(00:37:18) Directive 8020 | [Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Oct 02, 2025
(00:46:41) Dosa Divas | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | 2026
(00:50:25) Snap & Grab | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] | 2026
(00:59:10) LEGO Party | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch] | 2025
(01:01:40) Blighted | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | 2026
(01:05:56) Toem 2 | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | 2026
(01:09:07) Wuchang: Fallen Feathers | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] | Jul 24, 2025
(01:11:12) Ratatan (Early Access) | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 25, 2025
(01:18:02) Some Steam Next Fest demos we liked
(01:18:13) Ball x Pit | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | 2025
(01:25:53) Dispatch | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | 2025
(01:30:33) Baby Steps | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] | Sep 08, 2025
(01:33:41) Peak | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 16, 2025
(01:35:45) Dead as Disco | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | TBD
(01:37:31) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound | [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] | Jul 31, 2025
(01:38:37) Second Break
(01:38:42) Vinny with some Breaking News!
(01:40:20) News
(01:40:37) Marathon is getting a delay
(01:48:29) Xbox's reveals some news about its next hardware plans
(02:01:14) Beat Saber ending PS VR2 support and updates
(02:07:15) Borderlands 4 will be $70
(02:13:27) Nexus Mods has been sold
(02:17:23) Emails
(02:29:01) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:32:17) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:35:06) Nextlander content updates
(02:37:04) See ya!
Comments
It's my understanding is that even though it was one artist, so much of the art in Marathon was plagiarized that Bungie's legal team is in the middle of auditing every single art asset for plagiarism. There is a *very* high chance the "new art style" is legit just trying to start over so that don't plagarize this time.
newdarkcloud
2025-06-23 14:05:51 +0000 UTCBrad, FYI SteamOS 3.7.8 officially supports several third-party handheld gaming consoles like the Lenovo Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally. You can find videos on YouTube comparing game performance on the Ally using SteamOS vs Windows.
K.N.
2025-06-22 18:58:16 +0000 UTC
