11: Piles of Memetic Excrement

This week we spend more than 12 minutes talking about the fascinating adventure game Twelve Minutes, consider the necessity of eyebrows, check in on Axiom Verge 2 and Humankind, worry about Steve-O's middle-aged concussion, give the side-eye to Fortnite's very extremely Among Us-like new game mode, and wax poetic about Vinny and Jalad at Tanagra. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS 00:00:09 Intro00:00:41 I feel like Darmok-ing me. All of them.00:02:15 Smoking hot meme time00:04:25 The part where Brad says Memetic Excrement00:04:32 A wrong turn into the unfiltered internet00:08:10 Raising and lowering your eyebrows off your face via scissors00:12:10 Jackass (the media property)00:19:25 12 Minutes (Xbox, PC) Released Aug 19, 2021. We try to keep this spoiler-free but it is a very narrative heavy-game.00:42:56 Axiom Verge 2 (Switch, PS4, PC) Released August 11, 2021.00:53:50 Break00:53:55 Humankind (PC) Released Aug 17, 2021.01:13:55 Atrio: The Dark Wild (PC) Early Access01:15:11 News01:16:57 Fortnite's new Imposter Mode seems familiar01:25:40 Outriders seems to have done well but the dev hasn't been paid yet?01:37:34 Gamescom next week01:39:21 Thanks everyone for supporting us01:40:14 Mysterious Benefactor shout outs01:42:03 Wrapping it up!01:44:20 ENDSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.