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Send us a text While wondering if the Switch 2 will get a price increase this year, David Radd played the surprisingly good Magic: The Gathering set based on Avatar: The Last Airbender as well as Monument Valley 3's DLC The Garden of Life.  In the news, Meta closes three VR studios in their Reality Labs metaverse division, Circana says  Battlefield outsold Call of Duty for the first time ever last year, as Black Ops 7 dropped to 5th place overall while Nintendo Switch 2 sold 4.4 million units in the U.S. in 2025 and remains the fastest-selling console in U.S. history.  Meanwhile, Maxis stresses "values have not changed" following $55 billion EA acquisition and U.S. lawmakers ask FTC to "thoroughly" review the deal, warning of potential negative impact on workers.  For the topic, David discusses the new Ubisoft creative houses, cancels and delays several games including the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake and no one outside of Ubisoft's executive team likes it. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text After wondering what's up with Switch 2 sales over the holidays, David Radd played the inferior sequel Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 and played the artistic but vapid Monument Valley III.  Meanwhile, Tuesday was actively not reading the plot in Hades II and glided around Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar.  In the news, Call of Duty co-creator and Respawn CEO Vince Zampella has sadly passed and CD Projekt sells GOG.  PS Blog and Steam lay out their most popular games as voted by the fans while the most popular games by gameplay hours remain static.  For the topic, David and Tuesday give out their top five games, their favorite topics, their least favorite game and plenty of honorable mentions. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wishing Harada well on his retirement from Bandai Namco, David Radd liked all the 50s sci-fi references in Runbow: Satura's Space Adventure, and played South of Midnight, a game with an interesting theme wrapped around a thoroughly mediocre character action game.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played a service game in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, while Marvel Cosmic Invasion taught them how to tag and elbow drop a dinosaur.  In the news, Netflix has agreed to buy Warner Bros Including the game division, hardware sales and physical game spending in the U.S. just had the worst November in 30 years according to Circana and Xbox was outsold by a little-known Nex Playground console during Black Friday.  Activision and announces Call of Duty will no longer release back-to-back Black Ops or Modern Warfare games as Black Ops 7 under-performs while Ubisoft acquires Amazon Games Montreal team,  and Take-Two hires former Perfect Dark bosses to form a new 2K studio.  For the topic, David and Tuesday delve into Horses, a giallo themed indie game banned from Steam and the Epic Game Store. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text David and Tuesday Discuss just how many awards were won by Expedition 33, and talk about the big announcements from The Game Awards 2025, Including a fan favorite character being included in Resident Evil Requiem, a successor to the Knights of the Old Republic series and the next single player adventure from Remedy. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wondering if Call of Duty might finally be falling off, David Radd played Bayonetta Origins: Jeanne’s Story, which shockingly has a story connection to Bayonetta 3 as well as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered, the sequel where the series really took off.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance for the first time and replayed Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, which is  still their favorite game in the series.  In the news, Valve reportedly removes the game from Steam on the ban for the Russian government and Horses is denied release on both Steam and the Epic Game Store.  The Saudi Public Investment Fund looks to be running low in cash while the recent EA buyout will see them owning about 93% of the company.  Rockstar reportedly fired staff after Slack policy changes prompted discussion in external Discord and Arc Games spins off from Embracer, including the games Remnant, Neverwinter and Star Trek Online.   For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Silent Hill f, wonder if there's too much combat, Contemplate whether the game celebrates furrydom, and speculate that the "f" stands for Fatal Frame If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wondering if at Bottom has finally dropped out for the Call of Duty series, David Radd played Monument Valley 2 minimalist DLC in The Lost Forest and the story sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - CoD: Black Ops III.  Meanwhile, Tuesday found out that Powerwash Simulator 2 is just better Powerwash Simulator and didn't use the melee attack enough in Halo: Combat Evolved.  in the news, Valve announces a new Steam Machine, controller and VR headset, PS5 reaches 84 million in lifetime sales while Sony notes that buying Bungie and Destiny 2 have not paid off,  Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads Game Awards 2025 nominations, and Battlefield 6 leads Circana's October 2025 U.S. video game market highlights.  For the topic, David and Tuesday go over the surprisingly interesting Xbox Partner Preview for November 2025 In the highlights including CloverPit, Tides of Annihilation and Vampire Crawlers. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wondering if another Mass Effect game will ever come out, David Radd is flying solo and playing some of the extremely odd Magic: The Gathering set in Through the Omenpaths, which is a Spider-Man set without the Man.  He was also thoroughly whelmed by the mother/daughter tale in Monument Valley 2.  In the news, GTA VI is delayed until Fall 2026 and Rockstar gets dinged for union busting, more Netease studios face difficulty, Amazon engages in massive layoffs as they shift away from making MMORPGs, and Nintendo sees massive sales on the back of the Switch 2 even while their patents face various difficulties.  In the topic, David talks about Halo being on PS5, the Microsoft's obsession with TikTok, their cratering Xbox Series hardware sales, what the future looks like for the Xbox division and if he thinks that Microsoft really has any gumption to engage in the console war anymore (spoilers: nope). If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text Even though he still hasn't watched the Kirby Air Riders Direct, David Radd kills his darlings in Alan Wake: The Writer And descends into post-modern nihilism in Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.   Meanwhile, Tuesday has the blandest game experience of the year in Gun Gun Pixies and glazes Devolver while seeing how many times they can say 'balls' describing Ball x Pit.  In the news, 1,200 games journalists have left the media in the last two years, Circana reports the Borderlands 4 launch and Switch 2 hardware sales drove U.S. game spending to $4.8 billion, Xbox’s Sarah Bond dismisses exclusives and talks about the future of Xbox, while NetEase divests from another Western studio, Fantastic Pixel Castle as the studio hunts for new publisher to avoid closure. For the topic and David and Tuesday talk about The 3rd Birthday, the weird way the story interfaces with the previous Parasite Eve games, the system in which clothing is torn in combat, and the bonkers time traveling conclusion. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wondering what game that Black Tusk could have made before they became The Coalition, David Radd Watch stuntmen in garbage bags fall into a bunch of traps in Night Trap: 25th Anniversary and finds out how little resolves in Alan Wake: The Signal.  Meanwhile Tuesday asks, 'Should Legos talk?' in Lego Batman 2 And determined that Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is an explorative platformer and not a Soulslike.  In the news, EA confirms that it will be acquired for $55 billion By an investment group that includes Saudis, PIF and Jared Kushner.  Microsoft makes Game Pass more expensive and their rewards program less generous.  Also Dune: Awakening developer Funcom announces redundancies despite the game's success and Circana details the U.S. August 2025 sales.  For the topic David and Tuesday talk about their favorite moments from the Silent Hill series. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While thinking that Randy Pitchford needs to get offline, David Radd played Streets of Rage 4's survival mode in the Mr. X Nightmare DLC and found out how many references a game can make to David Lynch and Stephen King in Alan Wake: Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday likes the game but hates the hates vehicles in Lego Batman and endures Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (emphasis on the walking).  In the news, Metaphor: ReFantazio is crowned best game at Japan Game Awards, Hideki Kamiya talks how Xbox’s canceled Scalebound ‘could’ve been different’ with a Japanese publisher, how the ‘perplexing’ fan response to Bayonetta 3 impacted how he is approaching the Okami sequel, and Clovers' "very strong responsibility" to protect workers from layoffs.  Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase and Darrell Gallagher leaves Xbox following The Initiative’s closure and LocalThunk talks New Balatro update coming when finished, not on a deadline.  The topic David and Tuesday talk about the Sony State of Play September 2025, from all the news and announcements along with the gameplay reveals of Saros and Wolverine. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text It's the big one folks, and we walk away... whelmed? While David would not quite label himself a "maniac" while playing Sonic Mania - Encore, he did learn the power of Donkey Kong's stand in Donkey Kong: Bananza. Meanwhile, Tuesday finally got to play a good Gears of War game again, in Gears of War: Reloaded, and helped crash the Nintendo E-Shop when they bought Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots on launch day. For the news this week, we discuss layoffs at Firaxis, the closure of T-Minus Zero Entertainment, and statistics regarding layoffs in America, as well as the top selling Playstation games. We additionally cover a potential deal to revive the canned Perfect Dark reboot by Take-Two that fell through, as well as Microsoft's continued plans to convert every device into an Xbox... including LG Cars. For our main topic, we go over our thoughts on Nintendo's September Direct, covering games coming to both Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, including roguelikes like Storm Lancers, thrilling RPGs in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave, and the dreaded... Danganronpa: 2x2. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wondering if Microsoft secretly wants to ditch console hardware and focus their efforts on Game Pass in the cloud, David Radd finally talks about the impressive Streets of Rage 4 and goes back to the start of Nathan Drake's adventures in Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Remastered.  Meanwhile, Tuesday played Angry Birds Bounce where Rovio made Breakout bad somehow and continues the  Lizardcube love, with Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap where mankind doesn’t need a savior such as an alien robot dragon.  In news, Sony increases the price of the PS5 hardware $50 across the board for all versions and Herman Hulst talks learning from failed projects.  Circana reports that July 2025 U.S. sales were driven by Switch 2 hardware sales.  Rod Ferguson confirms he's going back to BioShock as Cloud Chamber suffers layoffs.  Meanwhile, Gamescom details the record setting attendance and viewer numbers for Opening Night Live while David and Tuesday talk about the game announcements that excited them the most.  For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the opening hours of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, what makes it unique for the franchise, their own individual journeys and all impressions both positive and negative. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While hoping itch.io and Steam can restore their content after blowback by payment processors, David Radd dealt with constant campers in the Battlefield 6 Beta and was impressed by what the Shinobi: Art of Vengence demo offered.   Meanwhile, Tuesday encountered the Chaos Hero and Law Hero in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and played some Octogeddon, which is like Vampire Survivors before Vampire Survivors.  In the news, Nintendo Switch 2 sells nearly 6 million units while they increase prices on the original Switch in the U.S. while Sony's PlayStation division sees a 137 percent boost to operating income Q1 2025.  Meanwhile, Microsoft has stopped development on Avalanche's Contraband, while Blizzard’s cinematic department votes to unionize, and Raven QA workers secure a union contract.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, detailing how the gameplay holds up surprisingly well while much of the humor doesn't, how it worked as an open world game with such limited hardware and how important the game was to the PSP. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While looking forward to a future where Magic: The Gathering become the Fortnite of CCGs, David Radd tried to produce all the value in Balatro and encountered some of the grossest pixel art ever in Mother Russia Bleeds.  Meanwhile, Tuesday   had to put shoes on Pauline’s feet in Donkey Kong Bananza and played Digimon Cyber Sleuth, where the police and internet are figments of our imaginations.  In the news, itch.io and Steam remove adult content after objections by payment processors, Sony acquires parts of Bandai Namco while announcing a new powersave feature and suing Tencent over a Horizon clone.  Circana reports on the record setting launch of the Switch 2 in the U.S. and how Microsoft is the top publisher now on Sony platforms, while other reports place Deltarune as the top Switch 2 digital product and the Switch 2 shatters records in Japan.  For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the Nintendo Partner Direct for July 2025, discuss the ports and the new games, what third-party support looks like for Switch 2, the presence of so many sports games and note that Silksong wasn't present yet again. If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!

Send us a text While wondering if Microsoft is planning on replacing half their workers with AI in the coming years, David Radd wished every level in Sonic Mania was as good as Studiopolis Zone and manage to shoot the Fuhrer in the foot in Sniper Elite V2 Operations mode.  Meanwhile, Tuesday is finding that Rogue-lite Peglin is becoming their new Binding of Issac and that Timespinner's "Za Warudo" time stopping power is less key than you would think.   In the news, Circana reports that Elden Ring: Nightreign topped the May 2025 U.S. charts, SAG-AFTRA members decisively vote to end the strike against the major game publishers, the founders of Unknown Worlds  sue Krafton over Subnautica 2, and Ubisoft names Yves Guillemot’s son to head the new subsidiary.  For the topic, David and Tuesday  discuss the origins of Harvest Moon, how Harvest Moon split from Story of Seasons and how indie game Stardew Valley exposed the gameplay of Harvest Moon to a much wider audience.  If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!