261: Jedi Master Frank Columbo

261: Jedi Master Frank Columbo

From The Nextlander Podcast by The Nextlander Podcast

August 20, 2026 · 2h 15m · Episode 261

About this episode

The episode discusses various roguelike games, gaming news, and the retirement of Warren Spector.

Our esteem for Big Walk gets bigger this week, we run through a block of older roguelikes including Noita, Slay the Spire, Darkest Dungeon, and, uh, Quake, Sony still doesn't know when the PS6 is coming out, Warren Spector's august career is coming to a close, there are levels of sleepmaxxing we didn't even know about, the rules around Kiwi weed (Kiwiid?) are pretty strict, 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 (00:04:28) I've been watching so much Columbo... (00:10:14) Big Walk | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2] | Aug 04, 2026 (00:26:59) First Break (00:27:00) The Incident at Galley House | [Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 14, 2026 (00:29:57) Slay the Spire | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] | Jan 23, 2019 (00:39:10) Noita | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Oct 15, 2020 (00:47:12) Darkest Dungeon | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac] | Jan 19, 2016 (00:53:28) Quake | [PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS] | Jun 22, 1996 (01:23:21) Second Break…

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Host: The Nextlander Podcast

Guest: Frank Columbo

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Organizations: Sony, Netflix, Compulsion Games

Products: Big Walk, Slay the Spire, Darkest Dungeon, Quake

Books & works: The Simpson's Hit & Run

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