About this episode

The episode discusses recent gaming news, new game releases, and various gaming topics.

This week we embark on a Big Walk, spend some quality handheld time with the Switch 2, finish Heave Ho 2 and Road to Empress II, ponder news like the closing of the deal taking EA private (and what seems like pending layoffs), some gaming-on-Linux updates, and Dave Bautista's growing go-to status for video game television, run through the shockingly small catalog of AO-rated games, and more. 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 (00:02:20) Make the loved ones in your life pay for your subscriptions (00:04:13) Brad's looking for a new note-taking app (00:07:34) Alex has (unwanted) water in his basement (00:11:14) Big Walk | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2] | Aug 04, 2026 (00:34:44) First Break (00:34:46) Road to Empress II | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 09, 2026 (00:43:57) Heave Ho 2 | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 16, 2026 (00:48:50) Brad's time with his Switch 2 (00:50:12) Tetris 99 | [Nintendo Switch] | Feb 13…

People in this episode

Host: The Nextlander Podcast

Topics covered

• gaming news
• video game releases
• handheld gaming
• gaming on Linux
• video game adaptations
• game catalog

Keywords

• gaming news
• Switch 2
• Heave Ho 2
• Road to Empress II
• Dave Bautista
• video games
• gaming on Linux

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Electronic Arts

Products: Switch 2, Heave Ho 2, Road to Empress II, Tetris 99, Slay the Spire

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