205: Altered Beast Is Not a Beat 'Em Up

Death Stranding 2 is upon us and dominates the first hour of the show this week, Vinny finished Clair Obscur, Brad will (probably not) be playing more Hopshot, more layoffs at Xbox and Build a Rocket Boy, Sega leaks a bunch of sales figures, Nickelodeon is mashing up with Sonic, a great brawler debate ensues, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:05:21) Brad's very localized power outage
(00:07:09) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach  |  [PlayStation 5]  |  Jun 26, 2025
(00:12:54) There are going to be some original Death Stranding spoilers throughout here.
(01:01:15) First Break
(01:01:20) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Apr 24, 2025
(01:08:23) Peak  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jun 16, 2025
(01:12:57) Len's Island  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jun 19, 2025
(01:15:06) Elden Ring: Nightreign  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  May 30, 2025
(01:21:44) Hopshot  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Mar 17, 2025
(01:27:28) Second Break
(01:27:33) Layoffs coming to Microsoft again
(01:34:07) MindsEye's studio will also be doing layoffs
(01:49:03) Sales numbers leak for certain Sega titles
(01:58:46) Sonic Racing and Nickelodeon crossover officially announced
(02:11:01) Drag x Drive gets a release date
(02:17:44) A new Patreon enters the ring
(02:22:54) Is Altered Beast a Beat 'em Up?
(02:27:22) Emails
(02:40:33) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:42:52) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:45:55) See ya!