38: Reach out and Touch Grace

Elden Ring is out this week, and we have gotten drawn into, chewed up by, and spat out of its gaping open-world maw. Plus: some later-game thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West's story twists, thoughts on whether the world needs another Street Fighter, a consideration of the ever-expanding definition of "Microsoft news," and more! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:10) Intro [My (Vinny) mic is doing some fluttery noise business again that I thought I fixed. Apologies for that, will have to take it apart this weekend](00:01:03) Be prepared for some Elden spoiler-ish talk and definitely some Horizon spoiler talk in the game sections(00:03:27) Escapades in Escape Rooms(00:08:49) Smashing Cars in the Break Room(00:13:19) Both shocked and concerned that bad wordplay might be going out of favor(00:15:42) [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] Elden Ring [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] on Feb 25, 2022(00:37:33) First Break(00:37:37) [POSSIBLE SPOILERS] Elden Ring(01:09:24) Second Break(01:09:28) [SPOILERS] Horizon Forbidden West [PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4] on Feb 18, 2022(01:27:50) [END OF SPOILER TALK](01:28:15) Destiny 2: The Witch Queen [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5] on Feb 22, 2022(01:32:27) Third Break(01:32:31) News(01:32:41) Street Fighter 6 news(01:42:57) Capcom Fighting Collection(01:46:31) Images shown of the PlayStation VR2(01:51:48) Call of Duty skipping a year in 2023(01:55:59) Besthesda Store will be no more(01:59:24) Guardians of the Galaxy didn't sell too well, apparently(02:04:24) Thanks and wrapping up(02:05:53) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts(02:07:13) Nextlander content updates(02:08:54) See Ya!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.