177: San Francisco's Not a Minion Town

We're back from Thanksgiving and catching up on the news (Sony might be making a handheld, Ubisoft is shutting down Xdefiant, NES Tetris returns at last), games (Star Wars Outlaws, Dragon Age, STALKER 2), and your emails (Alex's celebrity doppelganger, our dream farewell concerts). Podcast!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(00:01:07) Rank everything, including months(00:05:47) Is December lit?(00:09:54) Dragon Age: The Veilguard [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 31, 2024(00:31:51) Satisfactory [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 10, 2024(00:39:12) Star Wars Outlaws [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2024(00:47:25) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 20, 2024(00:51:23) Nuclear Nightmare [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Oct 20, 2024(00:54:05) Silent Hill 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Oct 08, 2024(00:55:01) The PS5 some fun anniversary business(01:00:07) Is Sony gearing up for another handheld?(01:15:22) XDefiant is shutting down(01:24:10) More studios stopping operations(01:30:05) Avatars will be going away on your modern Xbox(01:34:33) Some Tetris news for Tetris fans!(01:40:42) Emails(01:53:49) Wrapping up and thanks(01:59:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts(02:00:38) Nextlander content updates(02:01:12) Headiest old GOTY memories(02:03:38) See ya!