The Nextlander Podcast
The Nextlander Podcast
The Nextlander Podcast
224: Thirty-Year-Old Video Games
2 hour 40 minutes Posted Nov 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
This week we dig into hot, brand-new video games like Metal Gear Solid and Nier: Automata, plus Lumines Arise's multiplayer, the ending chapters of Dispatch, Sektori, whatever's going on with Ubisoft, the loss of "Burger" Becky Heineman, Megabonk's stand-up Game Awards move, a "will it come out in 2026" quiz, and more!CHAPTERS
NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
Intro
Some pure personal project nonsense
That TV project is almost done!
Extra Life 2025!
Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025
First Break
Lumines Arise  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR]  |  Nov 11, 2025
Sektori  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025
Plenty of games too play!
Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025
Morsels  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025
Metal Gear Solid  |  [PlayStation]  |  Oct 20, 1998
Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025
Second Break
What is happening at Ubisoft?
Rebecca Heineman has passed away
Yoko Taro is still trying to make games!
Megabonk and The Game Awards
Will Concord be playable again?
Emails
Wrapping up and thanks
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This week we dig into hot, brand-new video games like Metal Gear Solid and Nier: Automata, plus Lumines Arise's multiplayer, the ending chapters of Dispatch, Sektori, whatever's going on with Ubisoft, the loss of "Burger" Becky Heineman, Megabonk's stand-up Game Awards move, a "will it come out in 2026" quiz, and more!CHAPTERS(00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.(00:00:10) Intro(00:01:23) Some pure personal project nonsense(00:05:57) That TV project is almost done!(00:12:22) Extra Life 2025!(00:18:25) Dispatch  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Oct 22, 2025(00:32:58) First Break(00:36:49) Lumines Arise  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR]  |  Nov 11, 2025(00:54:36) Sektori  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025(01:01:05) Plenty of games too play!(01:02:07) Hollow Knight: Silksong  |  [Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One]  |  Sep 04, 2025(01:03:12) Morsels  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Nov 18, 2025(01:05:46) Metal Gear Solid  |  [PlayStation]  |  Oct 20, 1998(01:19:07) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025(01:22:22) Second Break(01:22:32) What is happening at Ubisoft?(01:32:10) Rebecca Heineman has passed away(01:38:54) Yoko Taro is still trying to make games!(01:42:34) Megabonk and The Game Awards(01:52:03) Will Concord be playable again?(02:01:16) Emails(02:32:21) Wrapping up and thanks(02:37:57) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts