205: Altered Beast Is Not a Beat 'Em Up

Death Stranding 2 is upon us and dominates the first hour of the show this week, Vinny finished Clair Obscur, Brad will (probably not) be playing more Hopshot, more layoffs at Xbox and Build a Rocket Boy, Sega leaks a bunch of sales figures, Nickelodeon is mashing up with Sonic, a great brawler debate ensues, 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 (00:05:21) Brad's very localized power outage (00:07:09) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach | [PlayStation 5] | Jun 26, 2025 (00:12:54) There are going to be some original Death Stranding spoilers throughout here. (01:01:15) First Break (01:01:20) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 24, 2025 (01:08:23) Peak | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 16, 2025 (01:12:57) Len's Island | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 19, 2025 (01:15:06) Elden Ring: Nightreign | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | May 30, 2025 (01:21:44) Hopshot | [PC (Microso…