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Mike and Vinny Destroy the World - Part 06

Our bad boys are taking skulls and raising the dead left and right, but are we ready for the big leagues?

The Nextlander Podcast 200: The Return of Edge Casey

TWO HUNDRED EPISODES? We don't believe it either, but believe this: We cover everything from Sunderfolk to Deliver at All Costs, Fortnite's AI Darth Vader mess, plagiarism in Marathon, Switch 2 launch coverage, the Summer Game Fest vibe, and plenty more on this week's show.

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Weekly Ramblecast 206: Making a List

We continue to ramble without our good friend Brad, and this week Vinny and Alex compare some notes ahead of Alex's soon-to-be-revealed ordered Watchcast movies list, plus we talk a little about music and home improvement anxieties.

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Weekly Ramblecast 206: Making a List

We continue to ramble without our good friend Brad, and this week Vinny and Alex compare some notes ahead of Alex's soon-to-be-revealed ordered Watchcast movies list, plus we talk a little about music and home improvement anxieties.

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:01:24) The Ranking of Watchcas...

The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 136: Frank (2014)

On this week's Watchcast we dive into the wild and wonderful musical world of Frank, a movie about a peculiar band and the even more peculiar man at the center of it.

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Schedule for the Week of 05/19/2025

I thought I’d be writing this having finished up at least the main story in Hollow Knight. That was my plan at least when I sat down last night to finish it up. Then I decided to knock out the final round at the Colosseum of Fools and 3-ish hours later I went to bed without accomplishing any of my goals. Maybe tonight… it...

The Nextlander Podcast 199: Need for Affleck

This week: There's a new Doom game out and court has adjourned long enough for Brad to deliver a verdict on it, Vinny clicks around in Loco Motive, we debate the coming of the FRPG era, the Switch 2 is getting some Very Important Features, Walton Goggins has a business he'd like you to know about, and a bunch more.

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Weekly Ramblecast 205: Giant Bomb Goes Indie

Jeff Bakalar joins us to talk about Giant Bomb as it enters its next big phase, PAX East, and trips to the brewery!

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(00:00:27) Welcome fellow small businessman Jeff Bakalar
(00:01:53) You can't stop Giant Bomb
(00:24:00) Where is all the gear? I loved that gear...

Weekly Ramblecast 205: Giant Bomb Goes Indie

Jeff Bakalar joins us to talk about Giant Bomb as it enters its next big phase, PAX East, and trips to the brewery!

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(00:00:07) Intro
(00:00:27) Welcome fellow small businessman Jeff Bakalar
(00:01:53) You can't stop Giant Bomb
(00:24:00) Where is all the gear? I loved that gear...

The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 135: Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (2004)

The most conflicted episode of the Watchcast we've yet recorded is for, of all things, a Metallica documentary! This week we tackle Some Kind of Monster and all the uncomfortable feelings it makes us feel about our own Metallica fandoms, what it means to stay relevant in rapidly changing times, and whether Phil Towle is a her...

Schedule for the Week of 05/12/2025

May, what else do you have in store for us? Brad continues his jury duty, we continue to play and talk about games, and Giant Bomb… continues? I’m about done with Hollow Knight, or at least I think I am. I don’t think I’m doing any Path of Pain stuff anytime soon… I’m also excited to keep moving through Clair Obsc...

Mike and Vinny Destroy the World - Part 05

What exactly is the best tactical position for your Zombie Pirate army when fighting in forests or rough terrain? Well, find out!

The Nextlander Podcast 198: I'm Worth It!

We attempt to grapple with the job losses at Polygon and Giant Bomb (and dig into some of our own time at GB) this week, before diving into the ARC Raiders tech test, the end of Lost Records, Vinny's deepening love of Hollow Knight, the increasing absurdity of Skin Deep, the GTA 6 delay and new trailer, increasing Xbox prices...

Monthly Planorama 048: May 2025

It's May. Is it the best month? Well, it has Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall, Doom: The Dark Ages, and remember that game Deliver at All Costs? It has that too!

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Monthly Planorama 048: May 2025

It's May. Is it the best month? Well, it has Yes, Your Grace: Snowfall, Doom: The Dark Ages, and remember that game Deliver at All Costs? It has that too!

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(00:01:58) Timberborn (Early Access) | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Sep 15, 2021

(00:04:36) Duck Detective: The Secre...

Weekly Ramblecast 204: Omens and Portents

Brad's serving his civic duty this week, so Vinny and Alex are working on their two-man show, and so far they've got material about the hottest new movies, classic cars, and unicycles that may or may not be harbingers of doom.

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Weekly Ramblecast 204: Omens and Portents

Brad's serving his civic duty this week, so Vinny and Alex are working on their two-man show, and so far they've got material about the hottest new movies, classic cars, and unicycles that may or may not be harbingers of doom.

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(00:00:00) Enjoy that classic Ramblecast music
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The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 134: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised (2021)

It's a new month for the Watchcast, and with that comes a new theme of music movies! And kicking things off is the 2021 ?uestlove film Summer of Soul, a doc that unearths a treasure trove of musical performances from the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

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Schedule for the Week of 05/05/2025

Here we are in May. It’s definitely not the entrance into May I was expecting. So let’s put aside the Giant Bomb and Polygon news from last week for a hot minute, which is still rocking our little world… (he says as he has about 15 tabs open related to GB). I’m spending my time between Hollow Knight, Clair Obscur, and...

Watchcast Schedule for May 2025: Music To Our Eyes

Greetings, Nextlanders! I hope everyone is having an extremely normal, non-tumultuous week. Oh, who am I kidding? Nobody gets to have those anymore. But regardless of everything going on in games media and the world, I hope you're doing OK.

This month's Watchcast theme is all about a subject very near and dear to my hea...

The Nextlander Podcast 197: Mind Your Ps and Es

We're awash in games this week with Skin Deep, Clair Obscur, the Marathon alpha, and a bunch of other stuff we're continuing to play. In the news, the cancelled Titanfall extraction shooter and more hardware makers like 8BitDo suspending shipments into the United States. Then an emails section flush with the straight scoop on...

Weekly Ramblecast 203: Were You in the Color Guard??

We've got a lot of movies on the brain this week with the 20th anniversary rerelease of Revenge of the Sith in theaters, classic films like Se7en getting "remastered" in 4k, and 35mm scans being traded left and right online. Also, what not to sell at the town rummage sale, Vinny gets into web scraping, and more!

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Weekly Ramblecast 203: Were You in the Color Guard??

We've got a lot of movies on the brain this week with the 20th anniversary rerelease of Revenge of the Sith in theaters, classic films like Se7en getting "remastered" in 4k, and 35mm scans being traded left and right online. Also, what not to sell at the town rummage sale, Vinny gets into web scraping, and more!

Links f...

The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 133: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

We close out April on the Watchcast with the weirdest documentary of the slate, notorious street artist Banksy's examination of himself, the scene he stood at the vanguard of, and his (perhaps) unwitting hand in the commercialization of the movement, Exit Through the Gift Shop.

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Schedule for the Week of 04/28/2025

One of the fun things about having kids that enjoy video games is when they pick up a game that you enjoyed but maybe put down for one reason or another. It has happened a few times with me, but most recently my son started playing Hollow Knight, which has led to me booting up my old save and playing along. It’s a lot of fu...

Never Been a Better Podcast 035: Still a Narc

Dan and Bakalar are back to relive times when the police had to be called, some current events, and have a bit of group therapy!

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(00:00:06) Intro

(00:02:42) Dan continues to be a narc

(00:08:20) A little wrestling checking in

(00:12:22) What is better today than previously?

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Patron Q&A 046: April 2025

We were extremely fresh off the Switch 2 preorder "experience" when we did this month's Q&A, so expect lots of talk about console launches new and old, plus CRT gaming, corn vs. potatoes, a quick stack ranking of otters, dealbreaker game mechanics, a bit about our home networks, and more.

The Nextlander Podcast 196: He's Got Gambling Hair

We played a slew of games this week like Tempest Rising, Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3, Bionic Bay, and more Blue Prince and Battle Aces, plus: the Switch 2 preorder plan of attack, Ghost of Yotei gets a date, Michael Bay's OutRun is going to be the biggest movie of the world, the high-risk world of NFL draft betting, and...

The Nextlander Monthly Thank You: April 2025

Another month comes to a close, which means another chance for you, our loyal supporter, to help determine what we're going to stream this Friday the 25th. We've got a pretty broad spread this month -- point-and-click, virtual reality, physics-based group hijinks -- so stare at the choices and then make your preference known ...

Weekly Ramblecast 202: Pay This Man His Money!

Rambled about this week: the Pope, runaway histamine response, Jason Statham's one movie, Phil Tippett's Mad God, increasingly onerous travel requirements in the US, the return of Naked Gun, and making sure you perform your civic duty for your local government.

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