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Send us Fan MailWhile wondering when the haedwae price increases will stop, DavId Radd has thoughts on Final Fantasy X, and olays the oddly retro Call of Duty: WWII.  In news, Destiny 2 is ending new content, Embracer splits and Sony confirms State of Play, while Circana talks their new tracking method for U.S. sales.  In the topic, David defines explorative platformers often called Metriodvanias.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailHoping that eventually Saros finds a large audience, David Radd reflects on Final Fantasy VIII and plays Pillars of Eternity's White March Expansion.  In the news,  Nintendo forecasts Switch 2 sales slowdown, as price hikes confirmed, PS5 sales fall behind PS4, while Sony says it’s undecided on PS6 release date and price, Xbox scraps its Copilot AI companion on consoles, and Capcom just sold more games than in any year in its history.  For the Topic You talk about Respawn going to space in doing it better than Infinity Ward that most of these developers came from did it better, even if the game did not produce a sequel.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile happy for Pragmata's success, David Radd played some Magic's Secrets of Strixhaven and gave an update on Ogre Battle 64.  In the news, Circana reported that US hardware sales rose 69 percent in March 2026, while Sony explains the 30-day timer for digital games.   Xbox cuts Game Pass prices and removes launch-day Call of Duty games while Xbox hardware revenue drops 33 percent year-on-year and Xbox confirms it’s ‘reevaluating’ exclusivity.  Nacon has rescheduled its postponed game showcase as Studio Spiders closes. For the topic David Radd  ventures into The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's Gerudo Desert, storms Hyrule Castle and gives his final thoughts on the game!If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile celebrating the life of Yoshihisa Kishimoto, David Radd, talks Sonic Racing CrossWorlds and praises Astro Bot.  In the news, PS5 sales reached year highs as consumers raced to beat Sony’s price increases,  Rockstar hackers actually made Take-Two’s stock increase, after leaking how much GTA Online is making, Rockstar hackers actually made Take-Two’s stock increase, after leaking how much GTA Online is making, BAFTA Games chair believes Awards can offer hope, as Expedition 33 does well, wins GotY.  Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says he no longer reveals what he’s working on in case it’s stolen or absorbed by AI.  in part 3 of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,  David goes to the misty forest and flies through the air with the Rito.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile watching Four Nacon subsidiaries file for insolvency. David Radd muses at Crimson Desert,  and reflects on Final Fantasy IX.  In the news  Epic Games is laying off over 1,000 employees.  Nintendo confirms its US Switch 2 games will soon cost more as physical versions as Switch 2 hardware price increases loom as hardware demand softens.   PlayStation is closing another game studio: Dark Outlaw Games an PS5 console prices are being raised by $100.  Circana reports that esident Evil Requiem tops US February charts, launch sales 60 percent higher than Village.  in the topicDavid visits the Zoras and the Gorons in Legend of Zelda Breath of the WildIf you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile contemplating talking about FBC: Firebreak someday, David Radd was cool but crude with the TMNT set for Magic the Gathering, It enjoyed the last performance by every original crew member of Star Trek together in Star Trek Judgment Rites.  In the news, Nvidia’s DLSS 5 gets a negative reception upon rollout, Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’ is revealed, Microsoft reveals next-gen console details, while Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks.  For the topic, David takes a speculative crack at the Marvel Tokon roster and teams-enjoy predictions that were quickly proven wrong after recording with the sudden announcement of Peni Parker And the Amazing Guardians (that he honestly considered putting in the roster anyways though not in this team).If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile mourning the closure of Highguard (not really), David talks about Marathon and plays Shinobi 3D (not in 3D).  In the news, Sony'sBluepoint pitched a Bloodborne remaster that didn't get made and they are apparently turning off the spigot on PC ports.  Circana says U.S. video game spending rose 3 percent in January, Nacon files for insolvency and postpones game showcase.  Big story is that Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Xbox and Asha Sharma is coming from Microsoft's AI division to replace him.  We look at Spencer's whole career at Microsoft, from Encarta to Xbox and see how it stacks up.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile mourning Shutaro Īda, gone too soon, David Radd, talks about  Baldur’s Gate 3's boundless appeal and is whelmed by Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour.  In the news, Nexon is lifted by Arc Raiders, PS6 might be delayed until 2029, while Bluepoint is closed.  The 2XKO development team gets downsized, Ashes of creation shutters and Highguard clings to life.  Epic insists it gave Horses studio "context" while Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins five awards at the D.I.C.E. Awards 2026.  For the topic, all the news and announcements from a well received Sony State of Play in February 2026If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan Mail While noting that  Comcept has dissolved, David Radd avoided treefolk erasure in Lorwyn Eclipsed before adventuring with Nathan Drake again in Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception.  In the news,  Sony says Ghost of Yotei sales are outperforming Tsushima and the PS5 sells surprisingly well.  Switch becomes Nintendo's best selling system all time, while the Switch 2 sets the first year record for sales.  At the same time, Xbox hardware sales crater and Valve delays the release timing and price of the Steam Machine.  For the topic, A.I. has been in the news for gaming a lot of late, from slop to ads and art.  David unpacks what it means and where A.I. has a place.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if the Switch 2 will get a price increase this year, David Radd played the surprisingly good Magic: The Gathering set based on Avatar: The Last Airbender as well as Monument Valley 3's DLC The Garden of Life.  In the news, Meta closes three VR studios in their Reality Labs metaverse division, Circana says  Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place overall while Nintendo Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the U.S. in 2025 and remains the fastest-selling console in U.S. history.  Meanwhile, Maxis stresses "values have not changed" following $55 billion EA acquisition and U.S. lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review the deal, warning of potential negative impact on workers.  For the topic, David discusses the new Ubisoft creative houses, cancels and delays several games including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and no one outside of Ubisoft's executive team likes it.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailAfter wondering what's up with Switch 2 sales over the holidays, David Radd played the inferior sequel Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 and played the artistic but vapid Monument Valley III.  Meanwhile, Tuesday was actively not reading the plot in Hades II and glided around Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar.  In the news, Call of Duty co-creator and Respawn CEO Vince Zampella has sadly passed and CD Projekt sells GOG.  PS Blog and Steam lay out their most popular games as voted by the fans while the most popular games by gameplay hours remain static.  For the topic, David and Tuesday give out their top five games, their favorite topics, their least favorite game and plenty of honorable mentions.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wishing Harada well on his retirement from Bandai Namco, David Radd liked all the 50s sci-fi references in Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure, and played South of Midnight, a game with an interesting theme wrapped around a thoroughly mediocre character action game.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played a service game in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, while Marvel Cosmic Invasion taught them how to tag and elbow drop a dinosaur.  In the news, Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Including the game division, hardware sales and physical game spending in the U.S. just had the worst November in 30 years according to Circana and Xbox was outsold by a little-known Nex Playground console during Black Friday.  Activision and announces Call of Duty will no longer release back-to-back Black Ops or Modern Warfare games as Black Ops 7 under-performs while Ubisoft acquires Amazon Games Montreal team,  and Take-Two hires former Perfect Dark bosses to form a new 2K studio.  For the topic, David and Tuesday delve into Horses, a giallo themed indie game banned from Steam and the Epic Game Store.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailDavid and Tuesday Discuss just how many awards were won by Expedition 33, and talk about the big announcements from The Game Awards 2025, Including a fan favorite character being included in Resident Evil Requiem, a successor to the Knights of the Old Republic series and the next single player adventure from Remedy.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if Call of Duty might finally be falling off, David Radd played Bayonetta Origins: Jeanne’s Story, which shockingly has a story connection to Bayonetta 3 as well as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered, the sequel where the series really took off.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance for the first time and replayed Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, which is  still their favorite game in the series.  In the news, Valve reportedly removes the game from Steam on the ban for the Russian government and Horses is denied release on both Steam and the Epic Game Store.  The Saudi Public Investment Fund looks to be running low in cash while the recent EA buyout will see them owning about 93% of the company.  Rockstar reportedly fired staff after Slack policy changes prompted discussion in external Discord and Arc Games spins off from Embracer, including the games Remnant, Neverwinter and Star Trek Online.   For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Silent Hill f, wonder if there's too much combat, Contemplate whether the game celebrates furrydom, and speculate that the "f" stands for Fatal FrameIf you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if at Bottom has finally dropped out for the Call of Duty series, David Radd played Monument Valley 2 minimalist DLC in The Lost Forest and the story sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - CoD: Black Ops III.  Meanwhile, Tuesday found out that Powerwash Simulator 2 is just better Powerwash Simulator and didn't use the melee attack enough in Halo: Combat Evolved.  in the news, Valve announces a new Steam Machine, controller and VR headset, PS5 reaches 84 million in lifetime sales while Sony notes that buying Bungie and Destiny 2 have not paid off,  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads Game Awards 2025 nominations, and Battlefield 6 leads Circana's October 2025 U.S. video game market highlights.  For the topic, David and Tuesday go over the surprisingly interesting Xbox Partner Preview for November 2025 In the highlights including CloverPit, Tides of Annihilation and Vampire Crawlers.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if another Mass Effect game will ever come out, David Radd is flying solo and playing some of the extremely odd Magic: The Gathering set in Through the Omenpaths, which is a Spider-Man set without the Man.  He was also thoroughly whelmed by the mother/daughter tale in Monument Valley 2.  In the news, GTA VI is delayed until Fall 2026 and Rockstar gets dinged for union busting, more Netease studios face difficulty, Amazon engages in massive layoffs as they shift away from making MMORPGs, and Nintendo sees massive sales on the back of the Switch 2 even while their patents face various difficulties.  In the topic, David talks about Halo being on PS5, the Microsoft's obsession with TikTok, their cratering Xbox Series hardware sales, what the future looks like for the Xbox division and if he thinks that Microsoft really has any gumption to engage in the console war anymore (spoilers: nope).If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailEven though he still hasn't watched the Kirby Air Riders Direct, David Radd kills his darlings in Alan Wake: The Writer And descends into post-modern nihilism in Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.   Meanwhile, Tuesday has the blandest game experience of the year in Gun Gun Pixies and glazes Devolver while seeing how many times they can say 'balls' describing Ball x Pit.  In the news, 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years, Circana reports the Borderlands 4 launch and Switch 2 hardware sales drove U.S. game spending to $4.8 billion, Xbox’s Sarah Bond dismisses exclusives and talks about the future of Xbox, while NetEase divests from another Western studio, Fantastic Pixel Castle as the studio hunts for new publisher to avoid closure. For the topic and David and Tuesday talk about The 3rd Birthday, the weird way the story interfaces with the previous Parasite Eve games, the system in which clothing is torn in combat, and the bonkers time traveling conclusion.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering what game that Black Tusk could have made before they became The Coalition, David Radd Watch stuntmen in garbage bags fall into a bunch of traps in Night Trap: 25th Anniversary and finds out how little resolves in Alan Wake: The Signal.  Meanwhile Tuesday asks, 'Should Legos talk?' in Lego Batman 2 And determined that Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is an explorative platformer and not a Soulslike.  In the news, EA confirms that it will be acquired for $55 billion By an investment group that includes Saudis, PIF and Jared Kushner.  Microsoft makes Game Pass more expensive and their rewards program less generous.  Also Dune: Awakening developer Funcom announces redundancies despite the game's success and Circana details the U.S. August 2025 sales.  For the topic David and Tuesday talk about their favorite moments from the Silent Hill series.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile thinking that Randy Pitchford needs to get offline, David Radd played Streets of Rage 4's survival mode in the Mr. X Nightmare DLC and found out how many references a game can make to David Lynch and Stephen King in Alan Wake: Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday likes the game but hates the hates vehicles in Lego Batman and endures Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (emphasis on the walking).  In the news, Metaphor: ReFantazio is crowned best game at Japan Game Awards, Hideki Kamiya talks how Xbox’s canceled Scalebound ‘could’ve been different’ with a Japanese publisher, how the ‘perplexing’ fan response to Bayonetta 3 impacted how he is approaching the Okami sequel, and Clovers' "very strong responsibility" to protect workers from layoffs.  Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase and Darrell Gallagher leaves Xbox following The Initiative’s closure and LocalThunk talks New Balatro update coming when finished, not on a deadline.  The topic David and Tuesday talk about the Sony State of Play September 2025, from all the news and announcements along with the gameplay reveals of Saros and Wolverine.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailIt's the big one folks, and we walk away... whelmed? While David would not quite label himself a "maniac" while playing Sonic Mania - Encore, he did learn the power of Donkey Kong's stand in Donkey Kong: Bananza. Meanwhile, Tuesday finally got to play a good Gears of War game again, in Gears of War: Reloaded, and helped crash the Nintendo E-Shop when they bought Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots on launch day. For the news this week, we discuss layoffs at Firaxis, the closure of T-Minus Zero Entertainment, and statistics regarding layoffs in America, as well as the top selling Playstation games. We additionally cover a potential deal to revive the canned Perfect Dark reboot by Take-Two that fell through, as well as Microsoft's continued plans to convert every device into an Xbox... including LG Cars. For our main topic, we go over our thoughts on Nintendo's September Direct, covering games coming to both Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, including roguelikes like Storm Lancers, thrilling RPGs in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave, and the dreaded... Danganronpa: 2x2.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if Microsoft secretly wants to ditch console hardware and focus their efforts on Game Pass in the cloud, David Radd finally talks about the impressive Streets of Rage 4 and goes back to the start of Nathan Drake's adventures in Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Angry Birds Bounce where Rovio made Breakout bad somehow and continues the  Lizardcube love, with Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap where mankind doesn’t need a savior such as an alien robot dragon.  In news, Sony increases the price of the PS5 hardware $50 across the board for all versions and Herman Hulst talks learning from failed projects.  Circana reports that July 2025 U.S. sales were driven by Switch 2 hardware sales.  Rod Ferguson confirms he's going back to BioShock as Cloud Chamber suffers layoffs.  Meanwhile, Gamescom details the record setting attendance and viewer numbers for Opening Night Live while David and Tuesday talk about the game announcements that excited them the most.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the opening hours of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, what makes it unique for the franchise, their own individual journeys and all impressions both positive and negative.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile hoping itch.io and Steam can restore their content after blowback by payment processors, David Radd dealt with constant campers in the Battlefield 6 Beta and was impressed by what the Shinobi: Art of Vengence demo offered.   Meanwhile, Tuesday encountered the Chaos Hero and Law Hero in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and played some Octogeddon, which is like Vampire Survivors before Vampire Survivors.  In the news, Nintendo Switch 2 sells nearly 6 million units while they increase prices on the original Switch in the U.S. while Sony's PlayStation division sees a 137 percent boost to operating income Q1 2025.  Meanwhile, Microsoft has stopped development on Avalanche's Contraband, while Blizzard’s cinematic department votes to unionize, and Raven QA workers secure a union contract.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, detailing how the gameplay holds up surprisingly well while much of the humor doesn't, how it worked as an open world game with such limited hardware and how important the game was to the PSP.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile looking forward to a future where Magic: The Gathering become the Fortnite of CCGs, David Radd tried to produce all the value in Balatro and encountered some of the grossest pixel art ever in Mother Russia Bleeds.  Meanwhile, Tuesday   had to put shoes on Pauline’s feet in Donkey Kong Bananza and played Digimon Cyber Sleuth, where the police and internet are figments of our imaginations.  In the news, itch.io and Steam remove adult content after objections by payment processors, Sony acquires parts of Bandai Namco while announcing a new powersave feature and suing Tencent over a Horizon clone.  Circana reports on the record setting launch of the Switch 2 in the U.S. and how Microsoft is the top publisher now on Sony platforms, while other reports place Deltarune as the top Switch 2 digital product and the Switch 2 shatters records in Japan.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the Nintendo Partner Direct for July 2025, discuss the ports and the new games, what third-party support looks like for Switch 2, the presence of so many sports games and note that Silksong wasn't present yet again.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if Microsoft is planning on replacing half their workers with AI in the coming years, David Radd wished every level in Sonic Mania was as good as Studiopolis Zone and manage to shoot the Fuhrer in the foot in Sniper Elite V2 Operations mode.  Meanwhile, Tuesday is finding that Rogue-lite Peglin is becoming their new Binding of Issac and that Timespinner's "Za Warudo" time stopping power is less key than you would think.   In the news, Circana reports that Elden Ring: Nightreign topped the May 2025 U.S. charts, SAG-AFTRA members decisively vote to end the strike against the major game publishers, the founders of Unknown Worlds  sue Krafton over Subnautica 2, and Ubisoft names Yves Guillemot’s son to head the new subsidiary.  For the topic, David and Tuesday  discuss the origins of Harvest Moon, how Harvest Moon split from Story of Seasons and how indie game Stardew Valley exposed the gameplay of Harvest Moon to a much wider audience. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if all future Xbox hardware releases are just going to be white-label products, David Radd beat all of Tuesday's times in My First Gran Turismo and played the final Bayonetta game, perhaps ever, in Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon.  Meanwhile, Tuesday discovered that Pac-Man Championship Edition 2+ is not like Pac-Man for GameBoy and finally played The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition at a good framerate.  In the news, Microsoft lays off thousands, and cancels Perfect Dark, Everwild and project Blackbird, Sega accidentally reveals full software sales numbers, third-parties on Switch 2 are having softer than expected sales and Riot will allow Valorant and League of Legends eSports teams to have gambling sponsors.  For the topic, David and Tuesday went hands-on with the Switch 2 and talk about it's form, it's function and how it compares to to other hardware like the original Switch, PS5 and Steam Deck.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering what shape Marathon will be in when it finally releases, David Radd remarked at everything that's been removed and put into Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber and waits for Trico to do what he needs to do in The Last Guardian.  In the news, Switch 2 sells over 3.5 million units in the first week,  SAG AFTRA moves to end the strike, Microsoft announces it is working with AMD on its next Xbox devices and Sony confirms PS5 surpasses PS4 in active users and reports more subscriptions at higher tiers.  For the topic, David talks about the most exciting announcements from Summer Game Fest and the other assorted shows during the days following.  Names and links included for some of the indie titles he liked the best that were easy to miss!Devolver Direct-Ball x Pit youtube.com/watch?v=GEK4dEOAQCcWomen Led Game Showcase-Void Martyrs youtube.com/watch?v=RronEZTjkwYLatin America Games Showcase-Tormented Souls 2 youtube.com/watch?v=9YCXz1eY2W4-Changer Seven youtube.com/watch?v=gWRvBqd__JkSoutheast Asian Games Showcase-Burning Sword: Death Sun youtube.com/watch?v=j7KyW_46P94-Tenet of the Spark youtube.com/watch?v=TNfcK_RJMFkFuture Games Show-The Expanse: Osiris Reborn youtube.com/watch?v=pIQifuOTTe8If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailAs Build a Rocket Boy executives ominously leave ahead of MindsEye's release, David Radd got funky with Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and was reminded of a worse Horizon Zero Dawn in ReCore: Definitive Edition.  Meanwhile, Tuesday got exposed for their Doom: The Dark Ages play via their PlayStation Trophy list and answers whether the story real or not and also was able to enjoy Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny and its  bad voice acting without COVID brain fog.  In the news, an Ubisoft Forward is not happening in 2025, the Black Panther game is cancelled while Cliffhanger Games closes, news comes out about Switch 2 backwards compatibility, and free updates for some Switch Games on Switch 2.   In Daily Gamer news, Zenimax Workers United reaches a tentative agreement with Microsoft.   For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the State of Play for June 2025, the news and big reveals like  007 First Light, Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement and Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile happy that Giant Bomb achieved its independence, David Radd explores a psychedelic cult in Mafia III's Sign of the Times DLC and discovers that love can bloom between a pig man and spider lady in Black Myth: Wukong.  Meanwhile, Tuesday encounters Santa in 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors though not old Saint Nick and plays DOOM 3 as Warcrime McGee, blowing people’s heads off.  In the news, Circana reports that Oblivion Remastered was April 2025’s best selling game in the U.S., Embracer plans the Coffee Stan spinoff while renaming their gaming division Fellowship Entertainment as net sales fall.   In quarterly income news, Sony shows higher engagement and profits as the PS5 is close in sales to PS4, they company announces the end of the PlayStation Stars loyalty program and Jade Raymond departs Sony owned Haven Studios, while Nintendo's President talks tariffs, sales estimates and the Switch 2, reportedly taps Samsung for production of their new system while media outlets will not have early access to Switch 2 consoles.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II from the baffling lack of a codex, their favorite weapons and classes and all three game modes.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile remarking a the reaction to a mere release date for Grand Theft Auto VI, David Radd, David Radd locked up his PS5 twice using the sniper option in Mafia III: Stones Unturned and notes that protagonist Karl Fairburne barely counts as a character Sniper Elite V2 Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday deals with anime terminator waifus in Signalis and does a séance Fear the Spotlight because what else are you going to do but a in a boring mid-west town.  In the news, the Nintendo Switch sees a major update while Microsoft raises prices on Xbox consoles.  Platinum Games seems to be hiring up for another online game while the Astral Chain director confirms he has left the company.  In games media news, Polygon is sold to Valnet with staff laid off while Giant Bomb's future is in the air.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about vibes, what games are that have strong "vibes", how it can help a game and sometimes, how the "vibes" end up getting ruined.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile going solo in this episode, David Radd talks about playing a good aligned Dukes of Hazard in the Mafia III DLC Faster, Baby! while realizing the limits of the appeal of Super Mario Maker 2 to him.  In news, Devolver reveals their most successful IP and outlines future plans while cutting staff and Xbox streaming comes to certain LG Smart TVs and  all Game Pass Ultimate members, while Phil Spencer confirms Microsoft support of Switch 2.  Circana reports that Assassin's Creed Shadows is 2025's second best selling game in U.S. and leads the March charts while Gamesbeat becomes independent, stats show the number of game articles decreasing and Gamurs lays off staff.  For the topic, David relates even more news about the Switch 2, how tariffs are affecting accessory prices, signs pointing to the likely number of game-key cards and how this has effected pre-orders (or not) while reflecting on the short and long term prospects for the console.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering at the overconfidence of certain fanboys, David Radd appreciated the lack of mandatory waggle in Donkey Kong Country Returns HD and endured a hail of racial epithets in Mafia III. Meanwhile, Tuesday went inside of SHODAN in the System Shock remake and copes with more Inti Creates writing in Card en Ciel.  In the news, the Zenimax Union votes to strike, Microsoft's Quake II AI experiment draws criticism and Astro Bot wins big at the BAFTA Games Awards.  Newzoo also reports on trends in the Windows PC and console game markets, such as how Windows PC is increasingly dominated by older service titles.  For the topic, David and Tueday report on recent Switch 2 news such as the lack of achievements and price of the Switch 2 Welcome Tour while talking about the tariff threat in the U.S. and how that has delayed Switch 2 pre-orders in North America, looking at how analysts and others view the situation for Nintendo.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailAll the news from the big Direct detailing many of the Switch 2's features and several big game reveals like The Duskbloods, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Mario Kart World.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile hoping the SAG-AFTRA strike resolves soon, David Radd finished Dragon Age: Inquisition with the Trespasser DLC and kept resetting over and over to get the right mithril weapons in Shining Force II.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played a  Roguelite starting with BAL that isn't Balatro, it's Ballionaire and put some time into Burnout Paradise, the thematic opposite of My First Gran Turismo.  In the news, Monster Hunter Wilds led U.S. sales in February 2025 according to Circana, Tencent invests $1.25 Billion in a Ubisoft subsidiary based around Assassin's Creed, Far Cry and Rainbow Six.  United Game Workers Union is formed by CWA while The Game Business Launched by Christopher Dring, and Game Informer is resurrected.  In the topic, David and Tuesday go over the Nintendo Direct of March 2025, found out about Virtual Game Cards, agreed it was more of a Tuesday event than a David event and discuss games like Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile fully realizing that Trip Hawkins was an early tech bro, David Radd took at journey to the Deep Roads in Dragon Age: Inquisition - The Descent and played the heavily Dreamcast coded Penny's Big Breakaway.  Meanwhile, Tuesday drove like Gwupter Twiblorf in My First Gran Turismo and fought as a  chef and soccer referee in Warriors: Abyss.  In the news, Hideki Kamiya muses on Scalebound and says Clovers won't just be about sequels, the subject of tariffs affecting physical games is discussed, Disco Elysium successors Project C4, Disco Elysium  and Hopetown are announced while Scopely buys Niantic's games division, inlcuding Pokemon Go, for $3.5 billion.  In the hype corner, Silent Hill f and Terminator 2D: No Fate are discussed.  For the topic, David and Tuesday reflect on the GTA "Hot Coffe scandal, how it impacted U.S. politics, how the ESRB and Take-Two handled the scandal and what the changes were as a result.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile celebrating Mouthwashing coming to PS5 and Switch, David Radd played the first Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC in Jaws of Hakkon and played one of the greatest Indy games of all time in Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played the oddly titled Bloons TD 6 and a chance encounter in an arcade game led them to playing Gauntlet Slayers Edition.  In news, Microsoft talks up gen AI for game development, while NetEase pulls support for Western studios as the company achieves new levels of profits.  Meanwhille, Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at the DICE Awards, while Sam Lake and Lucas Pope are honored at GDC and labor unions criticize Bobby Kotick's remarks.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the origins of MultiVersus, it's up and down development, and what might have caused its downfall.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile hoping we get more Capcom Fighting Collections, David Radd tried out the charity DLC Ida's Dream for Monument Valley and fought loads of monsters for his irradiated frog in Blaster Master.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night for the third time instead of tackling their backlog and enjoyed the "brain turns off, Nazi heads go pop" gameplay of Sniper Elite V2.  In the news, BioWare reportedly halves in size as questions linger about the studio's future, while Sony Interactive Entertainment sees its most successful holiday ever as the PS5 crosses 75 million shipped.  Meanwhile, Hideki Kamiya showed off a picture of several ex-Platinum game directors as Project GG is removed from the website of Platinum Games.  Nintendo reports a 31 percent drop in sales without the launch of the Switch 2, as the company says it has plans for resellers.  In the topic, David and Tuesday talked about the Sony State of Play for February 2025, with exciting new game announcements like Warriors: Abyss, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and Housemarque's new Saros.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile hoping the Nintendo Switch 2 will have some sort of achievement system, David Radd continues his journey through impossible geometry in Monument Valley: Forgotten Shores and spends several minutes trying to eject a Spartan from a vehicle they've commandeered in Halo Wars 2.  Meanwhile, Tuesday maybe gets into a Souls-lite in Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Nights and inflicts the Dark Souls of electronic board games on themselves in Dokapon Kingdom against the dreaded CPU Kathy.  In news, Sony live service games are cancelled at Blupoint, Bend Studio and NCsoft among other PlayStation corporate announcements, Circana revealed Call of Duty is the best selling game of the year for the sixteenth year in a row in the U.S. while physical game sales continue to drop off and the PS5 continues to outpace the Xbox Series.  Dragon Age: The Veilgard and EA Sports FC underperform for EA while BioWare restructures and Summer Game Fest 2025 is announced for a Friday, June 6 5 PM ET.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the diminishing sales of the Xbox Series, how Phil Spencer confirms there are no red lines for Microsoft games on other platforms (just before Forza Horizon 5 was announced for PS5) and all the news from the Xbox Developer Showcase 2025, including Ninja Gaiden 4 and Ninja Gaiden 2 Black.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile bummed about the editors who have left GameIndustry.biz, David Radd constantly thinking of echochrome while in Monument Valley and played the "time-until-double-jump" game in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown.  Meanwhile,  Tuesday had to resist being a chaos goblin at all times in Kuukiyomi Consider it! and dealt with cats and dogs living together in Cat Quest and Cat Quest 2.  In the news, Jar of Sparks runs out of funding and Splash Damage confirms layoffs as it cancels Transformers: Reactivate.  Platinum Games issues a statement about the New Year while a director moves over to Housemarque, Microsoft continues its series of layoffs including in the gaming division, while Sony and L.A. based PlayStation Studios contribute to California wildfire relief.  In the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the official reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, go over the form factor and the apparent first game, and talk about the large amount of details we still don't know about Nintendo's next system.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile thankful that  the President of Square Enix had no New Year's letter this year, David Radd got started in Shining Force II and was flabbergasted you can't easily see enemy movement squares and spent all of December playing Dragon Age: Inquisition to completion.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Wolfenstein: The New Order, giving them another chance to swoon over Mick Gordon and for the second game did not play Hades II much and instead had Deeprock Galactic Survivors as their holiday game.  In news, Tango Gameworks rebrands as a Krafton studio while SNK formalizes their fighting game developer in KoF Studio.  The PlayStation Blog shares their annual, fan-voted awards while Hermen Hulst indicates SIE is open for reviving older franchises.  Sega indicates they're looking at a subscription service and indicates that more mini-retro consoles are not on the way, while GI Biz lays out the year in numbers.  For the topic, David and Tuesday lists their least favorite game they played, their favorite SNGP topic and their top five games of 2024.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering if the Killzone franchise maybe has a future, David Radd spent some time in Magic: The Gathering Arena and drafted some Foundations and Pioneer Masters and was a literal killing machine in Ghostrunner: Project_Hel.  Meanwhile, Tuesday continued the adventures of Gwupter Twibblorf in Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club and restarted Gunfire Reborn after all their save data was deleted.  In news, Sony's stock sees highs it hasn't seen in decades while the corporation makes a strategic investment in Kadokawa, Capcom confirms they are exploring old IP, as Hideki Kamiya founds Clovers to work on the next Okami and, in an ominous sign, key Platinum staff no longer list the company on their social media.  Meanwhile, Ciricana reports that the Nintendo Switch has surpassed the PS2 as the second best selling game console of all time and that EA Sports College Football is the best selling sports game in the U.S. of all time.  In labor news, Zenimax Online Studios unionizes and Activision confirms they replaced actors in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.  For the topic, David and Tuesday go in deep with The Game Awards 2024, detailing their (mostly incorrect) predictions, how entertaining it was to watch, the bits of news that came out as well as all of the huge announcements, including Onimusha Way of the Sword, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and Turok Origins.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile still not willing to step back into MultiVersus, David Radd dealt with a lot of fish puns in Disney's Illusion Island: Mystery in Monoth and played the game that Unicorn Overlord was based on, Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen.  Meanwhile, Tuesday fought past their fear enough to beat Silent Hill 2 and played the Hades-like that they like better than Hades in [REDACTED].  In news, Circana reports that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 raised U.S. game spending year-over-year by 10 percent in October, Ubisoft announces they will close Xdefiant and Square Enix confirms that Foamstars content is concluding while studios founded by BioWare and Mass Effect veterans Humanoid Origin and World's Untold effectively shut down and Shuhei Yoshida retires from Sony Interactive Entertainment after 31 years.  For the topic David and Tuesday go in depth with The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, how it controls, the amount of ungodly padding and reflect on what came after for The Legend of Zelda.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile enjoying the plugs for the original PlayStation in Hackers, David Radd fooled around with the  November Google Doodle: a card game dealing with the Rise of the Half Moon instead of doing something productive and engaged in tedious driving sequences in Deadly Premonition The Director's Cut.  Meanwhile, Tuesday dealt with the Resident Evil puzzles in Crow Country and experienced first hand how faithful Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven was as a remake.  In the news, Sony reports records profits in their PlayStation division while the PS5 sells 65 million units and Kadokawa confirms that Sony Corp. has expressed interest in purchasing the media company.  Xbox CEO Phil Spencer says more Xbox hardware is coming while confirming there are no "red lines" on future games for Sony or Nintendo systems and the nominees for the 2024 Game Awards are announced.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the history of the console wars, from it's marketing driven start, crystallization into the Big Three and settling on where it is today, which is significantly less heated than it once was.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile mourning the passing of Tony Todd, David Radd discovered that the bowguns are functionally just machine guns in Monster Hunter Wilds beta and picks up a potato chip and eats it in DEATH NOTE Killer Within.  Meanwhile, Tuesday experiences the ultimate love note to Castlevania in Vampire Survivors:  Ode to Castlevania and plays Peglin, a game which is Slay the Spire run through Peggle gameplay.  In news, Nintendo confirmed that the next Switch is going to be backwards compatible with the current Switch console as they launch a new music app and lower their profit forecasts based on reduced sales.  Meanwhile, Sony shuts down Firewalk and Neon Koi adding that Concord is gone for good, while Ubisoft launches a Web3 turn-based RPG which is immediately plagued by players auto-winning.  In the topic, David  and Tuesday discuss Earth Defense Force 5, the ways it improves on EDF 4.1, why Spritefall waifu is best girl and if it's possible to arrest and alien as tall as a skyscraper.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile remarking at the chaos embroiling Ubisoft, David Radd watched Jill Valentine get beat up quite a lot in the Resident Evil 3 remake and experienced the game where Rockstar went too far in Manhunt 2.  Meanwhile, Tuesday tries to explain the plot of Phantasmagoria and gets punished by falling into pits in RetroRealms: Ash vs Evil Dead.  In news, Circana reports that Madden and EA Sports College Football were wildly successful in August in the U.S. while EA Sports FC enjoys a record launch and Astro Bot performs quite well.  In other news, mutliple spin-off studios of Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM were announced in Longdue, Dark Math Games, and Summer Eternal.  In labor news SAG-AFTRA resumes negotiations with the major game publishers, says it's signed with 49 other companies,  FIA declares support for SAG-AFTRA strike and the 2K motion capture studio votes to unionize.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the Silent Hill 2 remake by Blooper Team, how the new combat systems are, how it handles environmental design and the differences in the way the story unfolds.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailMicrosoft dropped a Partner Showcase and the SNGP crew of David and Tuesday talk about the news and announcements from it, along with the previously announced topic on Little Nightmares II.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering how Alien: Isolation 2 will come together so many years after the original, David Radd played some draft with Magic: The Gathering's Duskmorne: House of Horror and tired to count all the references and played the biggest Michael Mann tribute game of all time in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played enough Gal Guardians Demon's Purge to know they wanted to play Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon instead and might have found a good non-Sandlot EDF game in Earth Defense Force: World Brothers 2.  In the news, Microsoft discontinues Hololens, seeks feedback from studios not on Xbox, and rebrands 343 as Halo Studios.  Krafton reveals more details of the Tango Gameworks acquisition, Ubisoft deals with a strike action as its leadership considers taking the company private, and Google is ordered to open the Google Play Store to competitors.  For the topic, David and Tuesday delve into Parasite Eve II, what makes it different from the original, why it's closer to the original Resident Evil and if it retains some of the charm of the cult hit.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile wondering what future Sony's various live service games have, David Radd played Golden Idol Mysteries: Spider of Lanka and Lemurian Vampire and got the origin story of the titular Golden Idol while Tuesday played the Disney Epic Mickey Rebrushed demo is automatically better than the original because the player doesn't have to use motion controls, along with Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir staring Mr. Nintendo Smith.  In news, Annapurna Interactive sees its entire staff resign as the in-development projects confirm they are unaffected, Nintendo sues Palworld-maker Pocketpair over patent concerns, Touch Arcade shuts down after 16 years of operation and Square Enix states that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Final Fantasy XVI did not meet their profit expectations.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss what got revealed in the Sony State of Play September 2024 while also taking a deep dive into the final game made by Team Silent - Silent Hill 4: The Room.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile hoping the future of Devil May Cry is secure even with Hideaki Itsuno leaving Capcom, David Radd got the recently added and extremely hidden bots in Astro's Playroom and wondered if he'll ever fully enjoy a Supergiant story after playing Pyre.  Meanwhile, Tuesday says Jimbo's mind tricks won't work on them in Balatro and can't get past the ugly logo in Easy Come, Easy Golf.  In news, Phil Spencer confirms that the Xbox division is eliminating another 650 Jobs, Sony unveils the $700 PS5 Pro, NetEase closes Visions of Mana developer Ouka after it and Tencent scale back Japanese plans and SIE takes Concord offline and immediately issues refunds after two weeks of availability.  For the topic, David and Tuesday review the several ways that Demon's Souls established the baseline for the Souls series... and the one thing that it didn't do that Dark Souls innovated on.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile baffled that Silent Hill: Ascension won an Emmy, David Radd played the solid if simple Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved and made sure all of his syntax was correct in The Case of the Golden Idol.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played The Mummy Demastered while mostly talking about the abortive Dark Universe and also played Hotwheels Unleashed, because otherwise they'd debase themselves by buying Five Laps at Freddy's.  In news, Circana reports that EA Sports College Football 25 leads U.S. July 2024 sales, Annapurna is working with Remedy to make a Control movie and will help fund Control 2, the Raven Software union says Activision is stalling in contract talks and influencers given early copies of Black Myth: Wukong are told not to talk about things like Covid-19, politics and feminism.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the big announcements and games from Gamescom 2024 and the combined Nintendo Indie World and Nintendo Partner Showcase, including Roguelites, a new Capcom fighting collection and that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is coming to PS5.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us Fan MailWhile getting serious Battleborn vibes for Concord, David Radd played Contra: Operation Galuga where "The Contra Gene" is said and watched Dante's goofy dancing in Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition.  Meanwhile, Tuesday got bodied by a refrigerator in Darksiders III and put some runs into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, which is much better than the Michael Bay TMNT movies.  In news, Krafton acquired Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP from Microsoft, Circana reports that Elden Ring tops June 2024 U.S. game sales due to the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, Game Stop closes Game Informer and Sony reports a positive Q1 2024 despite hardware sales under-performing.  For the topic, David and Tuesday review Xbox One's first year but especially E3 2014, where multiple games were announced then delayed, never released or didn't live up to the promises of the first trailer.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!