San Francisco's Not a Minion Town

We're back from Thanksgiving and catching up on the news (Sony might be making a handheld, Ubisoft is shutting down Xdefiant, NES Tetris returns at last), games (Star Wars Outlaws, Dragon Age, STALKER 2), and your emails (Alex's celebrity doppelganger, our dream farewell concerts). Podcast!

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CHAPTERS

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:01:07) Rank everything, including months
(00:05:47) Is December lit?
(00:09:54) Dragon Age: The Veilguard [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 31, 2024
(00:31:51) Satisfactory [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Sep 10, 2024
(00:39:12) Star Wars Outlaws [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Aug 30, 2024
(00:47:25) S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on Nov 20, 2024
(00:51:23) Nuclear Nightmare [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Oct 20, 2024
(00:54:05) Silent Hill 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on Oct 08, 2024
(00:55:01) The PS5 some fun anniversary business
(01:00:07) Is Sony gearing up for another handheld?
(01:15:22) XDefiant is shutting down
(01:24:10) More studios stopping operations
(01:30:05) Avatars will be going away on your modern Xbox
(01:34:33) Some Tetris news for Tetris fans!
(01:40:42) Emails
(01:53:49) Wrapping up and thanks
(01:59:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:00:38) Nextlander content updates
(02:01:12) Headiest old GOTY memories
(02:03:38) See ya!