643: Travis Northup: Marathon, Slay the Spire 2, GDC, Xbox Project Helix , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Empire City, Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, Super Mario Wonder for Switch 2

About this episode

Jeff and Christian welcome Travis Northup from IGN to discuss the Xbox keynote at GDC 2026 and various upcoming video games.

Jeff and Christian welcome Travis Northup from IGN to the show to discuss the big Xbox keynote at GDC 2026, discussing Project Helix and Xbox Mode on PC, the possibility of Simpsons Hit n Run returning, and Nintendo's $80 release of Super Mario Wonder on Switch 2. The Playlist: Travis : Marathon, TMNT: Empire City Christian : Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea Jeff : Slay the Spire 2 Parting Gifts!

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff, Christian

Guest: Travis Northup

Topics covered

• Xbox keynote
• GDC 2026
• video game releases
• Nintendo
• game discussions
• interviews

Keywords

• Xbox
• GDC
• Super Mario Wonder
• Marathon
• TMNT
• Oceanhorn
• Slay the Spire
• video games

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: IGN

Products: Project Helix, Super Mario Wonder, Marathon, TMNT: Empire City, Oceanhorn 3: Legend of the Shadow Sea, Slay the Spire 2, Simpsons Hit n Run

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