145: The Game That Clips Well, Ships Well

This week we all dig (lol) into the indie drilling platformer Pepper Grinder, continue catching up with FF7 Rebirth and LAD: Infinite Wealth, and do battle with American air travel. Also: Embracer and Sega divest of Gearbox and Relic (respectively), a disc-less Xbox Series X is sighted in the wild, we think seriously about Krull and Willow and Ladyhawke, and more!Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon!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(00:01:29) Another trip another weird and long delay?(00:09:40) The escalation of Egg Hunts(00:14:55) Trying to make a list of the best couch co-op games (for kids)(00:17:37) [Possible Minor SPOILERS] Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024(00:35:55) Pepper Grinder [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Mar 28, 2024(00:46:39) [SPOILERS] Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Jan 26, 2024(00:53:28) Dragon's Dogma II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Mar 22, 2024(01:00:03) News(01:00:08) Stop Killing Games!(01:04:47) Take-Two is buying Gearbox!(01:10:04) Sega sells of Relic(01:15:35) New white Xbox Series X with no disc?(01:25:56) People like to play old (and maybe free) games, apparently(01:42:27) Emails(01:53:01) Wrapping up and thanks(01:55:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts(01:58:08) Coming up on Nextlander(01:58:55) See ya!