Show notes
Start Menu's Lex Luddy drops by to chop it up with us about Pokemon Pokopia, the "joy" of reviewing Crimson Desert, the actual joy of RE Requiem with unlimited ammo, the state of Marathon's Cryo Archives and late game, some more unfortunate industry-downturn news, another installment in the great FMV game debate, 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(00:00:41) Welcome back Lex!(00:03:23) Pokémon Pokopia | [Nintendo Switch 2] | Mar 05, 2026(00:27:21) First Break(00:27:26) Crimson Desert | [PlayStation 5, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 19, 2026(00:53:37) Marathon | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 05, 2026(01:11:22) Resident Evil Requiem | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2] | Feb 27, 2026(01:23:40) Dirt 3 | [PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360] | May 24, 2011(01:26:39) Second Break(01:26:44) Epic Games lays off over 1,000 people(01:42:00) Nintendo Switch 2 production to slow down(01:48:10) Sony closes Dark Outlaw Games(01:50:55) Marathon sales numbers(01:57:24) UK game development(02:08:13) Let's all just live in Minecraft World(02:16:41) Email(02:27:07) Wrapping up and thanks(02:31:04) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts(02:32:36) Thanks again to Lex Luddy!(02:33:59) See ya!