This One is FOR THE FANS! [590]

About this episode

The episode discusses the current state of the gaming industry, focusing on major companies and fan engagement.

What is Nintendo without Bowser? Does Xbox have ANY future in consoles? Could Ubisoft be any more disgusting as the buzzards who run it (into the ground) continue to hack it apart in the name of "efficiency?" What does it really mean to make a game "FOR THE FANS!" and does anyone still care if Life is Strange tries to go back to whatever well they think that was? The gaming industry remains weird in 2026 and we're happy to dunk on it. PLUS: – COLIN: Dooms the World in Tony's latest book rec. – HAYGOOD: Shouts out his wife's laudable health journey. – HITMAN: Goes cross-platform! – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

People in this episode

Hosts: Tony Sadowski, Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman

Topics covered

• Nintendo
• Xbox
• Ubisoft
• gaming industry
• fan service
• video games
• health journey

Keywords

• Nintendo
• Xbox
• Ubisoft
• Life is Strange
• gaming industry
• fan service
• Steam game

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nintendo, Xbox, Ubisoft

Books & works: Life is Strange, Arcade Heroes, Pixel Party, Coin Op Chaos

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