The Nextlander Podcast 259: Art Installations by Playskool (Patreon)

This week we embark on a Big Walk, spend some quality handheld time with the Switch 2, finish Heave Ho 2 and Road to Empress II, ponder news like the closing of the deal taking EA private (and what seems like pending layoffs), some gaming-on-Linux updates, and Dave Bautista's growing go-to status for video game television, run through the shockingly small catalog of AO-rated games, and more.

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(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(00:02:20) Make the loved ones in your life pay for your subscriptions(00:04:13) Brad's looking for a new note-taking app(00:07:34) Alex has (unwanted) water in his basement(00:11:14) Big Walk | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2] | Aug 04, 2026(00:30:42) First Break(00:30:44) Road to Empress II | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jun 09, 2026(00:39:55) Heave Ho 2 | [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Jul 16, 2026(00:44:47) Brad's time with his Switch 2(00:46:10) Tetris 99 | [Nintendo Switch] | Feb 13, 2019(00:50:31) Slay the Spire | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux] | Jan 23, 2019(01:00:35) Second Break(01:00:36) Saudi Arabia and Jared Kushner own Electronic Arts(01:19:38) Xbox 360 titles coming to PC?(01:29:46) Making your own Steam Machine with SteamOS(01:41:39) Epic Games looking into Linux anti-cheat support(01:46:14) There's a new Kratos coming to your TV...(01:53:27) Emails(02:09:52) Wrapping up and thanks(02:12:03) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts(02:15:18) See ya