Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games

On this week’s podcast we talk more about Animal Well now that we’ve had a chance to play more of it. Zach also gives his review of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City. But before that, there’s a bunch of new gaming related news to talk about. [News of the Week] Fortnite/Fallout collaboration Microsoft to launch this year’s Call of Duty on Game Pass Rockstar targeting Fall 2025 release window for GTA 6 Assassin’s Creed Shadows reveal Mortal Kombat 2 coming to theaters October 24, 2025 Majora’s Mask Recompiled New Information about DnD 5.5 Deadlock [What We’re Playing/Watching] Animal Well Asteroid City --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

On this week’s episode, we talk about the new indie puzzle-platformer Animal Well. But before that we have to talk about the latest update for Starfield, the latest on the successor to the Nintendo Switch, and the closure of four Microsoft studios. [News of the Week] Starfield May update Switch successor to be announced this fiscal year (by March 2025) Nintendo to hold June direct to announce what's coming later this year but won't feature the switch successor Rumored Switch 2 spec Microsoft closes four studios, including Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, HiFi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda The Gaming Historian shuts down patreon and returns to “part-time” status Amazon Prime subscribers can claim a free PC copy of Fallout 3 Sunset Devils [Games out this week] Animal Well Little Kitty Big City Hades 2 early access Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns (DLC) [What We’re Playing/Watching] Wes Anderson’s Montblanc commercial Animal Well Clarkson’s Farm Ponyo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

This week we focus mainly on games, with discussion of two games we’ve been playing, including the recently released Rusty's Retirement. We also both brought five games each to recommend as great games to play while listening to podcasts - like this one! [News of the Week] More Fallout TV show discussion? No BlizzCon this year [Games out this week] Rusty’s Retirement (full release) Another Crab’s Treasure Sand Land [Features] Rusty's Retirement (FULL RELEASE) Five podcast game recommendations [What We’re Playing/Watching] Dune 2 Monkey Man Toem Rusty’s Retirement Shogun --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

On this week’s episode, we do our spoiler talk about Amazon’s Fallout TV show. But before that, we go through everything shown during Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase! [News of the Week] Nintendo Indie World Showcase (4/17/24) Digested Hades 2 Technical Test Keanu Reeves is Shadow the Hedgehog [Games out this week] Harold Halibut No Rest for the Wicked [What We’re Playing/Watching] Fallout TV Show Shogun Solo Leveling Shangri-La Frontier --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

Fallout TV Show early impressions, indies games showcase On this week’s episode of Starside Chat, we talk about the first two episodes of Amazon’s Fallout TV show. But before that, we go through what games stood out to us in the Triple-i Initiative games showcase. [News of the Week] Live action film adaptation of Dredge announced Star Wars Outlaws release date revealed Destiny: The Final Shape Dev Walkthrough Triple-i initiative Showcase Fallout 4 getting next gen upgrade [What We’re Playing/Watching] Fallout Shogun --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

We’re back after a several weeks long break! And this week we’re getting caught up on what we’ve been playing, watching and reading. We also talk about a little bit of gaming news from the past week. [News of the Week] Windblown gameplay trailer Silksong rated by ESRB Thoughts on Marvel Rivals reveal Jump Ship Mod shoutout - Minecraft Distant Horizons [Games out this week] Pepper Grinder Princess Peach Showtime Rise of the Ronin Dragon’s Dogma 2 [What We’re Playing/Watching] FF7 Rebirth Shogun 3 Body Problem Road House Beekeeper --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

This week we talk about Aaron’s early impressions with Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and Zach’s early impressions of Deep Rock Galactic Survivor. We also talk briefly about the Jack Ryan movies and the 90’s Hercules TV show. [News of the Week] Akira Toriyama has passed away Bioware reportedly confident Dragon Age Dreadwolf will release this year Mass Effect board game expected to come out later this year Mechs coming soon to Helldivers 2 PlayStation secures FF7 Remake trilogy as a console exclusive New Fallout TV show trailer drop Apex Legends News Mario Day announcement from Nintendo A Watchdogs movie is maybe happening [What We’re Playing/Watching] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Deep Rock Galactic Survivor Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan movies The 90’s Hercules TV show --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

Zach has seen Dune Part 2 and finished Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and started FF7 Rebirth. We keep the chatter about these things vague so as to not spoil anything, but we’ll circle back to them again soon. We also talk about layoffs impacting Sony and EA and the previews that came out about Moon Studio’s upcoming RPG No Rest for the Wicked. [News of the Week] Sony rumored to release PS5 Pro this fall ahead of GTA6 launch Sony to layoff 900 people across multiple studios EA laying off670 employees and canceling Respawn’s Star Wars FPS No Rest for the Wicked previews Pokemon Presents Legends Z-A Stardew 1.6 has a release date! Next Fest: Mullet MadJack Next Fest: Nimrods [What We’re Playing/Watching] Heroic Trio - Criterion Release Supernatural Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Dune 2 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

On this week’s episode, we talk about a bunch of new game trailers (and the trailer for the Borderlands movie), but we also talk about what stood out to us in the latest Nintendo Direct. We also briefly cover a bunch of new game releases (including the review roundup for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth). We also talk about what we’ve been playing lately, which includes the hit new rogue-like deck builder Balatro and more Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth. [News of the Week] Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead adds AFK timer to prevent people staying logged in overnight so they can avoid queue times Harold Halibut gameplay overview (demo is available) No Rest For the Wicked looks great Kingmakers looks insane Xbox multiplatform reveals Nintendo Direct Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Borderlands movie trailer Review roundup - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Stardew Valley update [New Game Releases] Balatro Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior Last Epoch Penny’s Breakaway Nightingale Pacific Drive [What We’re Playing/Watching] Balatro Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Déjà vu --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

This week we talk about the future of Xbox podcast and a few other news items, but then it’s all about the games. There are a ton of games out now and we briefly talk about some of the more recent releases and then get back into the games we’re actually playing. [News of the Week] Future of Xbox event Game developers explain layoffs hitting riot, epic and more Sony won't have any major existing franchise titles to release before March 31, 2025 Switch 2 Delayed to 2025 Respawn rumored to be working on a first person Mandalorian game [Games out this week] Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden Foamstars Ultros Skull and Bones Mario Vs. Donkey Kong Deep Rock Galactic Survivor [What We’re Playing/Watching] Rusty’s Retirement demo Helldivers 2 Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Godzilla Apex --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

On this week’s episode, we talk about the leaks and rumors suggesting Xbox may make more of their games cross-platform and what that may mean for the Xbox brand. We also talk about the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth State of Play and Sony’s new exclusive co-operative shooter Helldivers 2! Plus, we talk even more about Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth. [News of the Week] Microsoft reportedly planning to bring Starfield and other Xbox exclusives to PlayStation FF7 Rebirth State of Play Disney + Epic Games Overwatch + Cowboy Bebop GTA VI coming after post-April 2025? [Games out this week] Helldivers 2 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo [What We’re Playing/Watching] Apex Helldivers 2 Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Taskmaster --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

This week we give more thoughts on Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and go through PlayStation’s latest State of Play in which they showed off Death Stranding 2, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and Dragon’s Dogma 2. But before that, we pitch Nintendo on a Pokemon plus Animal Crossing crossover game to compete with Palworld. [News of the Week] Crypt Custodian gets a free demo on Steam Pepper Grinder Demo on Steam Super Nintendo World coming to Universal in Orlando, Florida Palworld has more than 19 million players since launch Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth surprised 1 million copies sold in the first week, fastest selling game in the franchise [Features] PlayStation State of Play [What We’re Playing/Watching] Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Apex News Mr. and Mrs. Smith on Amazon Red Dwarf audiobooks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

It’s only January, and it’s already been a wild year. It’s been another week, and that means another million more people playing Palworld, so we talk more about that game. But Zach has finished Prince of Persia The Lost Crown and started Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth, so we talk about those games as well! [News of the Week] Palworld continues its success, Nintendo releases statement Palworld Pokemon Mod shutdown Enshrouded? New report says Switch 2 has an 8 inch screen Donkey Kong Minecart ride at Universal Studios Japan to go off the rails Grime reddit response Microsoft layoffs  Monkey Man trailer [Games out this week] Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Tekken 8 [What We’re Playing/Watching] Palworld  Prince of Persia The Lost Crown Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth Apex --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

It’s a packed show this week! We cover a lot of ground between the Xbox Developer Direct, our most anticipated games of 2024 and recent game releases Prince of Persia The Lost Crown and Palworld. [News of the Week] Grime definitive edition coming to PC, console, including switch (for the first time) Ubisoft says people need to get comfortable not owning their games Gameshark hints at Switch 2 release date Xbox Developer Showcase AGDQ 2024 Highlights [Games out this week] Prince of Persia The Lost Crown Palworld [Features] Most anticipated games of 2024 Predictions for 2024 [What We’re Playing/Watching] Hollow Knight completed! Ori and the Will of the Wisps Prince of Persia The Lost Crown Delicious in Dungeon Palworld FF7 take over in Apex --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

On this week's episode, Zach talks about his latest progress in Hollow Knight, then we dig in to our top 5 games of 2023! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

Happy New Year! This week we go over our year in reviews given out by Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox and Steam. We’ve also both been playing metroidvanias over the holidays. Aaron gives his impressions of the new metroidvania Cookie Cutter and Zach has finally decided the time has come to see what he has been missing with Hollow Knight. [News of the Week] E3 officially dead  Insomniac Games Hacked By Ransomware Group, Resulting In 1 TB Of Leaked Game Info And More - Game Informer Insomniac released a statement The last of us online cancelled Cruel [Features] Going through our Nintendo, Sony, Xbox, Steam year-end wrap [What We’re Playing/Watching] Hollow Knight Apex Shangri-La Frontier Titan Fall 2 Cookie Cutter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

This week we talk about the new trailer for GTA 6, and we recap the 2023 Game Awards! [News of the Week] GTA 6 trailer IGNs 99 details analysis Story mode coming to Vampire Survivors in Adventures update Aonuma more or less confirms the next Zelda will be something new and not another sequel in the Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom series [Features] The Game Awards (Everything Announced) Aaron's Parting Wisdom Wikipedia Tone --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

This week we talk about how our Thanksgiving breaks went and get into the previews for Amazon’s Fallout TV show. We also talk about our experience with Apex Legends’ cross progression and upcoming events in Fortnite. Then we talk about what we’ve played and watched since we last talked! [News of the Week] Vanity Fair’s preview of the Fallout TV show - Trailer Apex Cross Progression Rockstar announce GTA 6 trailer coming December 5 Fortnite Big Bang Rusty’s Retirement Wild Bastards [What We’re Playing/Watching] Vampire Survivors Apex Legends Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny My Lucky Stars Suzume --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

[News of the Week] Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth is very long PlayStation Portal Former Bioware writer starts new studio Last of Us again New FF7 Rebirth information Half Life 25th Anniversary Stuff [Games out this week] Super Mario RPG Persona 5 Tactica [Features] The Game Awards Nominees  [What We’re Playing/Watching] Apex Spiderverse Super Mario RPG --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message

On this week’s episode, we talk about the state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Nintendo’s announcement of an upcoming Live Action Zelda movie, GTA 6, a new Steam Deck, and Bioware’s tease of the next Mass Effect game! We also get into what we’ve been playing, like Apex Legends and Mario Wonder. [News of the Week] Variety article about the downfall of the MCU Live action Zelda movie announced Geoff Keighley announced the game awards nominations will be released on Monday GTA 6 to be announced, trailer coming in December Valve to release OLED Steam Deck with more storage, Steam Deck 2 in the works but still 2-3 years away Beyond Sunset launches on Steam Mass Effect thing - (Possibly pretty far out) [Games out this week] Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Robocop: Rogue City [What We’re Playing/Watching] Apex Legends Attack on Titan Bond Movies Super Mario Bros. Wonder --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/starside-cafe/message