Ep 59: New Year, Bigger Backlogs & Cocoon

About this episode

The hosts discuss their gaming experiences and news as they kick off the new year, featuring a deep dive into the game Cocoon.

Happy new year! Hope you’re ready for more Garnish with your games. To start the year off we’ve beenplaying a hell of a lot, including this months buried by backlog pick. This time the worlds within worlds puzzler, Cocoon. Intro - 00:00 What we’re playing: Brad (Outer Worlds 2) - 04:05 Ben (The Last Caretaker & Satisfactory) - 17:12 Brad & Ben (Silent Hill f) - 24:49 Joe (Ps Vita Hacking, Bayonetta 3 & Need for Speed Unbound) - 29:35 Jake (Final Fantasy 16) - 41:34 Gaming News: Vince Zampella sadly passed away - 51:04 Ubisoft Hack - 54:10 RAM Prices & Ooof more AI talk - 59:22 Rumours for you: Prince of Persia Sands of Time - 1:16:11 Games coming up (Jan 2026) - 1:17:17 Socials - 1:26:25 Buried by Backlog (Cocoon) - 1:27:28 Next Backlog Game & Outro - 1:56:03

People in this episode

Hosts: Brad, Ben

Guests: Joe, Jake

Topics covered

• New Year
• gaming news
• backlog games
• Cocoon
• game reviews
• upcoming games

Keywords

• gaming
• Cocoon
• backlog
• Outer Worlds 2
• Ubisoft
• gaming news
• Prince of Persia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ubisoft

Products: Outer Worlds 2, The Last Caretaker, Satisfactory, Silent Hill f, Ps Vita Hacking, Bayonetta 3, Need for Speed Unbound, Final Fantasy 16, Cocoon

Books & works: Prince of Persia Sands of Time

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