Episode 165

On this week’s episode, we talk about the Nintendo Switch Online playtest that leaked and several DLC’s or seasonal events that are happening now in games we like. We also give some initial impressions on Call of Duty Black Ops 6, and talk about what else we’ve been playing and watching this week!

[News of the Week]

• No Man's Sky Halloween update/expedition

• Vampire Survivors Ode to Castlevania DLC coming Oct. 31

• Nintendo Switch Online Playtest

• Yooka-Replaylee coming to…nintendo

• Bye Sweet Carole trailer

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[Games out this week]

• Black Ops 6

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• No Man’s Sky The Cursed expedition

• Call of Duty Black Ops 6

• Dr. Odyssey

• Pay Check

• We Solve Murders - book by Richard Osman

This week we talk about some of the latest news, including what was shown at the Xbox Partner Showcase. Then we talk about Epic Mickey Rebrushed, the Metaphor ReFantazio demo and the 90’s era western adventure series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.

[News of the Week]

• Switch 2 could have a bigger dock

• God of War Show starting over

• Xbox Partner Showcase

• • Alan Wake: The Lake House

  • Cronos The New Dawn

  • Mouse: PI for Hire

  • Subnautica 2

  • Animal Well - Available today on Xbox

  • FBC: Firebreak

• Factorio: Space Age DLC

• A youtube rabbit hole I went down

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Howling Dark

• Brisco County Jr.

• Luigi’s Mansion 2HD

• Metaphor ReFantazio demo

• Epic Mickey Rebrushed

Starside Chat Episode 163

On last week’s show we talked about spooky season game recommendations and there was some question as to whether we had done that before, so Zach did a deep dive to find out. On this week’s episode, we get nostalgic about past October, spooky season, episodes of Starside Chat.

We also talk about Nintendo’s new alarm clock and the new overview trailer for the upcoming Mario and Luigi Brothership. Zach gives his final thoughts on The Plucky Squire and initial thoughts on Luigi’s Mansion 2HD and Epic Mickey Rebrushed. And Aaron talks Shadowdark and Dandadan.

[News of the Week]

• Our previous Halloween episodes

• Nintendo unveils alarm clock that lets you wake up to the sounds of Mario and Zelda

• Mario and Luigi Brothership overview trailer

• Off the Grid early access

• Rise of the Golden Idol release date revealed (demo out now)

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Shadowdark

• Dandadan

• Plucky Squire

• Luigi’s Mansion 2HD

• Epic Mickey Rebrushed

Aaron's Parting Wisdom - jack of all trades

This week we follow up on our Assassin’s Creed Shadows discussion from last week now that additional context has come out. We also give 5 recommendations each for Halloween, or spooky season, games to play during the month of October. And we dive into early impressions of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom.

[News of the Week]

• More context around Assassin’s Creed Shadows delay comes out

• Unrested’s video about the reaction to Assassin’s Creed Shadows in Japan

• Ubisoft considering buyout from Tencent after string of high profile flops

[Features]

• Our top 5 Spooky games for October 2024

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

• Soundtracks - Braid, Astro Bot, The Sims

• Dandadan

• Into the Odd

The boys have not yet started Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, so that’ll be next week. So this week, they talk about the latest PlayStation State of Play (or is it Sony State of Play? Who cares?) and some of the announcements that interested them from Tokyo Games Show.

Balatro is also now out on mobile, bringing the threat of taking over our lives to our own pockets! And Capo is still stuck in a Dr. Katz trance. It’s all ahead on this week’s episode of Starside Chat!

[News of the Week]

• Sony State of Play

• • Remaster of Horizon Zero Dawn

  • Soul Reaver remasters

  • Alan Wake: The Lake House DLC

  • Hell is Us

  • Ghost of Yotei

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• Tokyo Games Show

• • Threads of Time

  • We Love Katamario: Re-roll Plus (xbox and PC)

• Things to buy?

• • Ace of Spades nerf gun

  • Meta launches Quest 3S

  • Demolition Man 4k edition

[Games out this week]

• Zelda: Echos of Wisdom

• Balatro on mobile

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Dr. Katz

• Balatro

This week, we’re talking about the latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks and rumors about the next console generations for Xbox and PlayStation. We also dive into new releases The Plucky Squire and UFO 50.

[News of the Week]

• PlayStation unveils 30th anniversary

• Nintendo sues Palworld developer

• Next Like a Dragon game announced and it's a pirate themed game

• Another Cyberpunk 2077 anime coming to netflix

• NEXT GEN RUMOR ROUND UP

• • Switch 2 leak?

  • Xbox next gen lineup includes a handheld

  • PS6 has two SOCs in development

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• The Plucky Squire

• UFO 50

This week we react to the reveal of the PS5 Pro, and we talk more about Astro Bot and Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2. Aaron also tells us about The Jackbox Naughty Pack, and we chat briefly about some of the latest gaming news!

[News of the Week]

• PS5 Pro revealed

• Astro Bot getting a free DLC

• Microsoft laying off another 650 employees from it's gaming division

• Everyone at Annapurna resigns

• Rumor suggests a mid-October reveal for the Switch 2

• A new Tony Hawk game on the way?

• Satisfactory 1.0 launches

• Stardew Valley recreated in Lego

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Dr. Katz

• The Jackbox Naughty Pack

• Astro Bot

• Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2

On this week’s podcast, we dive into Sony’s new hit platformer Astro Bot, the new indie metroidvania Crypt Custodian, and Aaron’s continuing adventures in Cyberpunk 2077. There’s also a bit of Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 talk and some of the latest gaming-related news that caught our attention.

[News of the Week]

• Balatro getting a mobile release - Sept 26

• Concord shut down

• Minecraft Movie Trailer

• No man's sky Aquarius - adds fishing, new expedition

• PS5 Pro design revealed? - (Close up shot)

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[Games out this week]

• Astro Bot

• Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2

[What We’re Playing/Watching]

• Astro Bot

• Crypt Custodian

• Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2

• Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty

• The Fall