186: The Blood God Jonathan Davis

Before February really gets going, we check in with some new indies this week like While Waiting and Rift of the Necrodancer, catch up on news about downsizing at BioWare and Iron Galaxy, Forza Horizon 5 on PS5, the Sleeping Dogs movie, and the long lost Nintendo PlayStation game, learn some interesting facts about industrial paper cutters, 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(00:05:34) YouTube ads seem to be picking up(00:08:41) So, is TikTok just back? Someone explain TikTok to Vinny.(00:14:40) While Waiting  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch]  |  Feb 05, 2025(00:23:43) First Break(00:23:48) Rift of the NecroDancer  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Feb 05, 2025(00:43:54) Second Break(00:43:59) The News(00:44:19) Bioware relocates staff permanently?(01:00:24) Iron Galaxy layoffs(01:05:22) Forza Horizon 5 coming to the PS5(01:11:18) Multiversus officially shutting down(01:20:53) Sleeping Dogs has awoken?(01:26:28) Drones, why is it always drones?(01:33:54) Remember when Sony was working with Nintendo?(01:40:22) Emails(01:48:01) Wrapping up and thanks(01:49:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts(01:51:08) NXL content updates(01:53:12) See ya!