About this episode

Vinny and Alex discuss updates from the Summer Game Fest and speculate on their survivability against an X-Man.

Brad unfortunately had to duck out for this week's show, but Vinny and Alex keep the conversation going with more Summer Game Fest updates, ample discussion on Microsoft and the larger industry's current fortunes, and even a bit of speculation on what our level of survivability would be when pitted up against any X-Man, but mostly one X-Man in particular. The one with knives in his hands. 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 (00:02:00) Rant 001: The U.S. Healthcare Grift (00:09:59) Rant 002: The U.S. Mint Grift (00:21:42) Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Mar 17, 2026 (00:25:35) Clutch | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Q1 2027 (00:36:28) First Break (00:36:29) Stuntman: Hollywood | [PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | TBD (00:42:12) Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Oct 08, 2026 (01:03:51) Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis | [PC (Microsoft…

People in this episode

Host: Vinny

Guests: Alex, Alex Navarro

Topics covered

• Summer Game Fest
• Microsoft
• X-Men
• video games
• healthcare
• grifts

Keywords

• Summer Game Fest
• Microsoft
• X-Man
• video games
• healthcare grift
• Clive Barker
• Tomb Raider

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Microsoft

Products: Video Store Simulator, Clutch, Stuntman: Hollywood, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Replaced, 007 First Light

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