116: Needs to Be Played
This here is a podcast about our further adventures in Starfield, Trine the Fifth, Shadow Gambit, the abrupt closure of Volition, the looming SAG-AFTRA video game industry strike, Charles Martinet's uncertain ambassadorship, and a bunch of other stuff.
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CHAPTERS
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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:03:31) Need To Do VS Want To Do
(00:08:52) Doom 3 and game genres
(00:14:39) Starfield [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Sep 06, 2023
(00:30:47) First Break
(00:30:51) Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 17, 2023
(00:33:44) Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 31, 2023
(00:38:13) Baldur's Gate 3 [PlayStation 5] on Sep 06, 2023
(00:43:22) Star Wars Jedi: Survivor [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 28, 2023
(00:50:29) Second Break
(00:50:33) The News
(00:50:34) Volition has been shuttered
(01:10:13) SAG-AFTRA strike for video games next?
(01:23:57) To DLC or Not to DLC
(01:27:31) Cyberpunk 2077 devs lay out what is free and what is paid in the coming update
(01:30:18) Charles Martinet also doesn't know what a Mario Ambassador is
(01:38:29) Emails
(01:46:27) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:48:52) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(01:50:11) Nextlander Content Updates
(01:51:18) See ya!
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