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Jason has a new 3D printer and hasn't stopped printing for two weeks. Chris is sick and playing Deep Rock Galactic Survivor. We discuss the Xbox Developer Direct, debate Forza Horizon 6 pricing strategies, and get hyped for WoW Midnight coming in March. In the post-show, we realize both of us desperately need more shelves in our lives.

For the SIXTH time, we have calculated our game spending over the last year and we are discussing the numbers. Last year we set some records. Well, hold on because we're about to do it again. Previous spending episodes: 144: Copious Plug Situation 118: You're Not Invited 92: It Just Happens 66: We Are No Longer Special 41: The Jackbox Guy

It's time for us to take a look back at 2025 and a look forward to 2026 to see what games we're most excited for. Farewell, Anthem 2024 Recap Episode 145 Jason 2025 WoW Season 2 (roadmap) Dispatch Split Fiction Honorable Mentions Rift of the Necrodancer Dune: Awakening Chris 2025 Civilization VII Indiana Jones and the Great Circle PS5 Slay the Spire II Honorable Mentions Hades II Deep Rock Galactic Rogue Core Split Fiction Switch 2 Jason 2026 Factorio 2.1 WoW: Midnight Clockwork Revolution Honorable Mentions Guild Wars 2 Warframe Railborn Forza Horizon 6 Chris 2026 WoW: Midnight Marvel's Wolverine Slay the Spire II Honorable Mentions Arcane Eats Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis 007 First Light

The Game Awards 2025 have come and gone, and the results are not too surprising. We did hear about a few interesting games at the show, though. Tune in to find out what caught our eye!   Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Game Announcements The Free Shepherd AudioMech Guild Wars 2: Visions of Eternity Bradley the Badger Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic Divinity Exodus Tomb Raider Catalyst & Legacy of Atlantis Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred Star Wars Galactic Racer Highguard

Happy Capitalism Season! Jason and Chris kick off the episode talking Black Friday hauls - Jason's obsessed with a powered cardboard cutter, and he's still on the hunt for the ultimate charging station for all his handhelds. Chris broke the two-hour rule for The Witcher 3 at $10 and grabbed the new Risk of Rain 2 DLC. Also, The Game Awards predictions! We go through a couple of categories making picks and arguing about who deserves to win. Jason goes full fanboy over Warframe's massive update dropping December 10th AND their Game Awards announcement.

Do you shut down your PC every night? Find out our answer to this listener-submitted question. Also, Jason has played all of Dispatch, and Valve introduced new hardware for next year, but didn't give us any prices.   Dispatch Steam Hardware Steam Controller Steam Machine Steam Frame

What do you think of Discord changing its sounds for holidays? Chris has thoughts. Aside from that, there's some big WoW news to discuss. We've also been playing some games: Jason's been playing Dispatch, and Chris has been playing Ball x Pit. Finally, the holiday talk continues with a discussion of the appropriate time to start playing Christmas music.

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here! The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X reviews are out, and they are… interesting. Before that, we're talking about Super Mario Galaxy, Warhammer Space Marine II, and demos from Steam Next Fest. Join us in the post-show for a brief survey of the insane number of games coming out in October.

Chris and Jason talk Nintendo Direct, as promised!

We are both traveling soon, so the question is: which gaming devices are we taking with us? Jason has played several games including Star Wars Outlaws Demo, Hollow Knight, and Clair Obscur, kind of. Chris has been thinking about rearranging his gaming life to get a PC next to his good TV because the Xbox Series X is too expensive now. Finally, Chris has the new iPhone and Airpods Pro 3, and the episode gets expensive for Jason…

As promised, Chris has finished DK Bananza! Humble Choice has a winner of a month, Hollow Knight Silksong is out, and Jason has been playing something other than WoW. Don't worry, we'll still talk about WoW.   Humble Choice September 2025 Hollow Knight: Silksong Astroneer Dota 2: The International

A World of Warcraft focussed episode with a bit of news on the ROG Xbox Ally. Blizzard may have botched the announcements, but once you learn the facts the next expansion has lots of cool things coming. Xbox Ally X Release Date – October 16 - https://www.xbox.com/en-US/handhelds/rog-xbox-ally

Jason has returned to World of Warcraft. Chris has been playing a new game that he's had his eye on for a few weeks now. Neither one has finished DK Bananza.

Jason is traveling, but we are dedicated to you, the listener, so we have a full-size Bananza of an episode for you. Neck Fan 1 Neck Fan 2 Kaizen: A Factory Story Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Donkey Kong: Bananza

The moment has finally arrived... Chris has Game Pass again! Meanwhile, Jason is on the Warframe hype train, and we're both excited for a new puzzle game coming out this week. Warframe - Our History is Smoke Kaizen: A Factory Story Switch 2 Killswitch Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Xreal One Pro Glasses