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It's Joe-on-Joe action as Haygood and Fourhman step into the podchamber to talk about troubled Kickstarter MMO Ashes of Creation, the culture of crowdfunding, and a little bit of Forza Horizon 6! PLUS: – NO BIGGIE: Rockstar gets hacked – SAN ANDREAS FAULTS: Still mad 22 years later – DRAGON YOUR FEET: Haygood wants justice for Dragon Age: The Veilguard – BROTHERLY LOVE: Fourhman was too busy in Philadelphia to save the gaming industry – AMIIBO CHATTER: Two hosts, both buying Amiibo in 2026 – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Joe Fourhman 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.

Tony and Fourhman talk about the beating the new Super Mario Galaxy Movie is taking from critics, then turn to the beating awaiting anyone looking to buy a PS5 in the form of another price hike. Thanks again, AI and tariffs! ALSO: – CONFESSION TIME: Tony finally bites on a PS5! – MOVIE TIME: The boys meet up in Philly for an On Cinema live show! – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, and Joe Fourhman 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. Also, the "Steam Gardens" theme from Super Mario Odyssey.

Two games with one name release on the same day and give us all a reminder that it's still possible to respond to a situation by not being a huge jerk! And the AI scourge continues to rear its ugly, apparently inescapable head in gaming news, this week through the DLSS 5 filter and embarrassing "placeholder" assets in Crimson Desert. PLUS: – LOW ON, ACTUALLY: High on Life 2 – SLOP FILTERS: Leave Aloy alone, DLSS5 dorks – WE'RE SAVED: Screensavers come to PS5 – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, and Joe Fourhman 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. Also, "Robot Art" by HD-Studio and "Robot Party" by ElephantGreen, both found on Pixabay.

Xbox goes full PC! Actually, that's not fair. An actual PC can do more things. And Sony seems to be rolling back PlayStation games coming to PC. We discuss what may be behind that move. Could it be that console exclusives are a good thing? Certainly looks that way with Pokémon Pokopia, because Kat (and many others) picked up a Nintendo Switch 2! PLUS: – THREE CONCORDS: Highguard, we hardly knew ye. – DO NOT USE: ChatGPT, because eeeevil. – SMILING MEN: Haygood finds life after Emio. – SUING AMERICA: We cheer a Nintendo lawsuit. – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, Tony Sadowski, and Joe Fourhman 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.

Haygood is back with the highlights and lowlights from his long-awaited trip to Japan! Which Sailor Scouts did he recognize? Trick question: NONE. Also, maybe don't go to Disney on Kids Day! While he was away, Xbox (further) imploded and Sony and Nintendo managed to disappoint fans as well! Let's talk about more doom and gloom in the gaming world: – POKEMON: Ain't cheap these days. – RIP: BluePoint – AFFORDABILITY: In THIS economy? – GAMERS: Still the worst. – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Joe Fourhman 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.

Marvel fans still hanging in there during this whole Multiverse era...and those who have moved on with their lives...know that Wonder Man is here to save the day! Take a seat, Mighty Mouse! Resident Wonder Fan Joe Haygood gives his honest assessment of the new series. Fourhman has checked out of Marvel - will the wonder bring him back? Also, we have entered the Era of Hugh Morris! A little chunk on the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct. PLUS: – BON VOYAGE: Haygood prepares for his long-awaited trip to Japan! – RECOMMENDED: Secret Mall Apartment on Netflix! – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Joe Fourhman 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.

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.

For the past few years, we've been setting resolutions in our first episode after our holiday break. This year, we look back on our 2025 resolutions, then...kind of decide we're just done with them. Are there things we want to do and work on? Sure! But why add unnecessary pressure? LIVE! BE FREE! We also WRAP up what we've been doing since we last recorded a month ago! PLUS: – GOLDEN: KPop Demon Hunters wins at the Globes! – TAKE CARE: Of your mental health. – BACK IN TIME: Haygood's watching Castle, Tony's playing SNES! – F THIS: Fourhman's digging Silent Hill F! – CRANKIN': Tony shows some love to Diora on Playdate. – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, 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.

What stood out as the best and worst to our podcast crew in 2025? Join us for a fun look back on our Yeahs and Un-Yeahs from an insane year in pop culture and beyond as we no-look swan dive into 2026! – OUR PICKS: Game of the Year 2025! – MOST ANTICIPATED: What are looking forward to in 2026 and how did our 2025 lists pan out? – SOUND EFFECTS: Sonic the Hedgehog-flavored! Mmm. This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, 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. Also, a bunch of Sonic the Hedgehog sound effects.

All seven previous You Like the Worst Stuff holiday specials, back-to-back-to-back-to ...well, you get it. Maybe you heard them before, maybe you've been trying to avoid them, but we collected them all into one magical anthology anyway. Enjoy seven years of podcast in-jokes, holiday parodies, and songs of mirth and merriment all gathered together to launch you into what will hopefully be a slightly less horrific year! Episode #297, 2018, where we did A Christmas CarolEpisode #343, 2019, where we did It's a Wonderful LifeEpisode #385, 2020, where we did Charlie Brown ChristmasEpisode #431, 2021, where we did Frosty the SnowmanEpisode #471, 2022, where we did a holiday romcomEpisode #511, 2023, where we did a musical variety specialEpisode #546, 2024, where we did a gift exchange and a sleepover and Santa was evil and we lamented oncoming fascismIf you missed our latest holiday special, check out last week's episode to hear what nonsense we got up to this year! Happy holidays from your worst pals.

It's that time of year again! Our annual tradition continues with a side-eye towards generative AI, Wicked: For Good, KPop Demon Hunters, 67, the Macy's Parade, The Life of a Showgirl, and much more from 2025 in pop culture. Will John Madden make a cameo? Will anything beat a Jet2 holiday? There's only one way to find out - listen and enjoy the fun, festive vibes! This episode was written and edited by Tony Sadowski, and includes Kat Riley, Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman, and Tony Sadowski on vocals. Most music beds were found on soundimage.org and pixabay.com, and sound effects were found at freesound.org! The Taylor Swift clip is from "Eldest Daughter" on "The Life of a Showgirl." And, of course, "Takedown" and "Soda Pop" are from KPop Demon Hunters. URRAH!

Netflix is buying Warner Bros. Discovery?! This is an ongoing story, as the hostile takeover plot by the predictable cadre of evil villains is playing out as we speak...but we talk about the shifting winds in the media ownership landscape! We then detour to dunking on the FIFA Peace Prize participation trophy a very gross organization gave to Trump. PLUS: – WINNER: Thank Goodness You're Here is a good egg! – DETECTOR: Love for Emio: The Smiling Man! – NON-SPOILER: A can't-miss Yakuza mission recommendation! – TRAITOR: Tony moonlights on another podcast where a bunch of friends complain about pop culture! He likes what he likes. – 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,” “Arcade Stories,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

The gang talks about what's become of Black Friday and questions their individual levels of tolerance for hyper-consumerism. After a year of layoffs and censored job data, isn't two straight months of "Black Friday " psychosis more than a little tone deaf? ALSO this episode: – AI SUCKS: And rich companies like Amazon and Coke are using it. – TURN DOWN FOR WHAT: The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade was actually entertaining! – STATE OF PLAY: Haygood gets some new Sony gizmos! – SQUEAKY CLEAN: Kat digs Power Wash Simulator 2! – ARRRRRR: Fourhman is a cosplay pirate!* – 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,” "The Life and Times of Inky Blinky Pinky and Clyde," “Arcade Stories,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. *in Yakuza

It's time for the annual tradition you know and dread...join us as we cast our votes live for The Game Awards and make fun of all the things that suck about it along the way! PLUS... – LOVE FOR: Celebrity guests in Hitman, Octopath Traveler Zero – SHADE FOR: Hyper-consumerism, deer – NOSTALGIA FOR: Xbox 360 20 years later – FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code! This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, 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,” "Network," "Digital Sunrise," “Arcade Stories,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

AI is poisoning the entertainment industry and some of gaming's biggest companies have slop on their hands. Shots are fired at Ubisoft, Activision, and even Disney for wading into those murky waters! ALSO this episode: – NEW MACHINERY: Steam Machine is real! – NEW SIDEKICK: Samus gets a divisive new pal! – 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,” “Arcade Stories,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.