Urban Dead is dead. Rockstar is union busting.  Everyone on Earth has a copy of Mario Kart World (almost)! Goodtimeswithscar deserved better at TwitchCon's hand.  Come children, gather around to hear tales about the new PoE league.  Robert wants PoE buddies! Robert LOVES Hades, but Slay the Spire scares him.  Come play with us!    

Happy Halloween! The shire doesn't want or need Sauron's protection. Python refuses money that will make them hire dumber people.  Out-of-touch, old, white men definitely have their fingers on the pulse of the youth. Indieween recap shows that Signalis isn't Robert's cup of tea.  But you know what is? Look Outside! Come play with us!    

PVZ remake dropped the ball.  Are remakes ever amazing? (Robert says rarely) East vs West remakes, is there a quality difference? Krafton is on team AI! We are not.  Words like 'premium" and "high end' = crazy expensive for not much higher quality.  Valve crashing their game's economy = sad players. Come play with us!  

We should have a fake beef with another developer, you know, just for fun. Any suggestions? The Silent Hill f soundtrack is cursed and they are doing everyone a favor by pulling it.  Nintendo hacked by lame, ineffectual hackers. They deserve better.  More hackers tell us that Pokemon will be releasing a new game in the next few years. Not all heroes wear capes.  Wow, Robert has some strong opinions about Fahrenheit! Come play with us!

How many times can we say baguette in one episode? Come find out! Do you love studies and statistics? We got 'em! Read Jeremy Parish's books instead... Cutscenes as revenge.  Can you accidentally leave a placeholder in a game? (no, Robert's answer is a definitive no) Come play with us!

Today we learn about junk bonds. Listen to our fav job search horror stories. This composer needs more Mega Man 2 love.  Earth Must Die is a Taskmaster who's who.  Hades II gets Robert's seal of approval.  Come play with us!

A friend to Zeboyd, Andrew Dice will be missed. Pokemon can beat Ice AI in Tomb Raider collection Remakes and remasters, are they worth it? Disco Elysium rules, Zero Parades drools Come play with us!

Tiny babies are the only ones even near the game industry that don't know what an embargo is.  So much Mario that people don't care about.  The plot of Kirby Air Riders is so complex that they need an entire Nintendo Direct to explain it. Robert is apparently not clairvoyant, so sad! Dragon Quest 7 is the worst Dragon Quest game (send all complaints to Robert@zeboyd.com). Samus can open a door with Just her MIND! Editor's note: Robert repeatedly refers to a Ditto as a MIMIC in this episode. Please forgive him.  Come play with us!

Robert is sure the new Mario game will be announced today. And KH4? Countries other than Japan and the US make videogames??? There is a saint of videogames, and he seemed like a good guy.  Can violence in videogames be a release and not an instigator? Come play with us!  

Silksong made us all believe again.  Will Sansa Stark get to punch a shark too? Shatterhand trademark registered by Natsume Atari (no relation). Getting balancing right (Robert is a self-proclaimed expert).  Permadeath: the good and the bad, and should it be in our games.  Come play with us!

The never-ending layoffs in the industry start us off. Then we get into Atari buying stuff to achieve relevancy.  It turns out that game companies don't like surprise game releases (I'll bet fans do). Robert gets humbled in one of his favorite games.  Can I be Michael Meyers in the new Halloween game? Come play with us!  

Hollow Knight has sold a bajillion copies and oh yeah, SIlksong is being released... now! PS5 prices are going up, up, up! Soon you will be able to live out your dream of being Michael Meyers and killing all your friends.  AI created bugs are still bugs a programmer has to fix! Come play with us!

Apparently we are still on the whole "doling out monetary punishment for our personal morality" stuff (*sigh*). Be super careful with your thumbnails, guys (regular sight should have caught that one). Tower defense with dinosaurs, who could want more?! Sanrio goes dark, like, really dark.  We wouldn't want a game that promises pooping creatures to then not have the creatures be able to poop.  Robert wasn't able to reference the correct node, but like, we've all been there, right?!  Come play with us!

IGN firings amid record profits, make that make sense! Nintendo Direct Indie! Neverway is cozy horror? Is that a thing? How big can big budget games actually become? Sony is not giving up, they will perfect live service games! We talk in code as future projects with NDAs are discussed. Come play with us!

New Katamari Damacy! Now with 100% more Time Travel!Ho-Oh card is sus.Persona 3 remake Switch 2 announcement makes it clear there is no Persona 6.NES era Nintendo really wanted to crush developers.Game of the year opinions are given (Wheatflower Wonderland is the frontrunner).We analyze Red Dead Redemption for absolutely no reason.Bad Idea Panda recorded this podcast from a far-off country (THE MOON!) and it REALLY sounds like it. Come play with us!

How long have financial institutions been beacons of light and virtue, how did I miss that? Ironmouse leads a rebellion. Gabe Newell is a proponent of AI. Literally no one is shocked.  Pickachu debuts his second career dropping sick beats.  Come play with us!

THE ZELDA MOVIE SHOULD BE ANIMATED. Colleen O'Shaughnessey deserves more money! Donkey Kong and his ward are rocking Metacritic. The Titanic escape simulator is ghoulish and disturbing.  Ubisoft wants you to destroy games?!?! Come play with us!

Microsoft Game Pass was making it rain! Robert is suing Steam... he just found out.  Some gamers are bullies? What a shock.  Apparently, Hidden Paws is Kusoge. Peak problem solving! Steam decks cost how much?!?! Come play with us!

Microsoft could have done the cool thing and disputed all of the layoff rumors, but here we are... "We will move forward with a deep appreciation and respect for" all the people we just fired. - Microsoft Guy Robert controversially admits that he does not have his finger on the pulse of the wee bairns. Charles Entertainment Cheese decides to branch out in a non-branch out kind of way.  Steam Summer Sale: We have games at all price points (even free) for your shopping pleasure! Come play with us!

Lies of P developers get the opposite of fired.  Uematsu said he hates Square Enix or something like that, probably. "People, Ocarina of Time was only cool because you were 15..." There is no videogame in existence that would have changed Roger Ebert's mind.  Come play with us.