Send us a textWhile thinking that Randy Pitchford needs to get offline, David Radd played Streets of Rage 4's survival mode in the Mr. X Nightmare DLC and found out how many references a game can make to David Lynch and Stephen King in Alan Wake: Remastered. Meanwhile, Tuesday likes the game but hates the hates vehicles in Lego Batman and endures Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (emphasis on the walking). In the news, Metaphor: ReFantazio is crowned best game at Japan Game Awards, Hideki Kamiya talks how Xbox’s canceled Scalebound ‘could’ve been different’ with a Japanese publisher, how the ‘perplexing’ fan response to Bayonetta 3 impacted how he is approaching the Okami sequel, and Clovers' "very strong responsibility" to protect workers from layoffs. Microsoft is raising Xbox console prices in the US again, five months after its last price increase and Darrell Gallagher leaves Xbox following The Initiative’s closure and LocalThunk talks New Balatro update coming when finished, not on a deadline. The topic David and Tuesday talk about the Sony State of Play September 2025, from all the news and announcements along with the gameplay reveals of Saros and Wolverine.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Nintendo Direct September 2025 - SNGP 130
Send us a textIt's the big one folks, and we walk away... whelmed? While David would not quite label himself a "maniac" while playing Sonic Mania - Encore, he did learn the power of Donkey Kong's stand in Donkey Kong: Bananza. Meanwhile, Tuesday finally got to play a good Gears of War game again, in Gears of War: Reloaded, and helped crash the Nintendo E-Shop when they bought Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots on launch day. For the news this week, we discuss layoffs at Firaxis, the closure of T-Minus Zero Entertainment, and statistics regarding layoffs in America, as well as the top selling Playstation games. We additionally cover a potential deal to revive the canned Perfect Dark reboot by Take-Two that fell through, as well as Microsoft's continued plans to convert every device into an Xbox... including LG Cars. For our main topic, we go over our thoughts on Nintendo's September Direct, covering games coming to both Nintendo Switch 1 and 2, including roguelikes like Storm Lancers, thrilling RPGs in Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined and Fire Emblem: Fortunes Weave, and the dreaded... Danganronpa: 2x2.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Journey Begins and Gamescom 2025 - SNGP 129
Send us a textWhile wondering if Microsoft secretly wants to ditch console hardware and focus their efforts on Game Pass in the cloud, David Radd finally talks about the impressive Streets of Rage 4 and goes back to the start of Nathan Drake's adventures in Uncharted: Drakes Fortune Remastered. Meanwhile, Tuesday played Angry Birds Bounce where Rovio made Breakout bad somehow and continues the Lizardcube love, with Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap where mankind doesn’t need a savior such as an alien robot dragon. In news, Sony increases the price of the PS5 hardware $50 across the board for all versions and Herman Hulst talks learning from failed projects. Circana reports that July 2025 U.S. sales were driven by Switch 2 hardware sales. Rod Ferguson confirms he's going back to BioShock as Cloud Chamber suffers layoffs. Meanwhile, Gamescom details the record setting attendance and viewer numbers for Opening Night Live while David and Tuesday talk about the game announcements that excited them the most. For the topic, David and Tuesday discuss the opening hours of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, what makes it unique for the franchise, their own individual journeys and all impressions both positive and negative.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories - SNGP 128
Send us a textWhile hoping itch.io and Steam can restore their content after blowback by payment processors, David Radd dealt with constant campers in the Battlefield 6 Beta and was impressed by what the Shinobi: Art of Vengence demo offered. Meanwhile, Tuesday encountered the Chaos Hero and Law Hero in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and played some Octogeddon, which is like Vampire Survivors before Vampire Survivors. In the news, Nintendo Switch 2 sells nearly 6 million units while they increase prices on the original Switch in the U.S. while Sony's PlayStation division sees a 137 percent boost to operating income Q1 2025. Meanwhile, Microsoft has stopped development on Avalanche's Contraband, while Blizzard’s cinematic department votes to unionize, and Raven QA workers secure a union contract. For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, detailing how the gameplay holds up surprisingly well while much of the humor doesn't, how it worked as an open world game with such limited hardware and how important the game was to the PSP.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
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Nintendo Partner Direct July 2025 - SNGP 127
Send us a textWhile looking forward to a future where Magic: The Gathering become the Fortnite of CCGs, David Radd tried to produce all the value in Balatro and encountered some of the grossest pixel art ever in Mother Russia Bleeds. Meanwhile, Tuesday had to put shoes on Pauline’s feet in Donkey Kong Bananza and played Digimon Cyber Sleuth, where the police and internet are figments of our imaginations. In the news, itch.io and Steam remove adult content after objections by payment processors, Sony acquires parts of Bandai Namco while announcing a new powersave feature and suing Tencent over a Horizon clone. Circana reports on the record setting launch of the Switch 2 in the U.S. and how Microsoft is the top publisher now on Sony platforms, while other reports place Deltarune as the top Switch 2 digital product and the Switch 2 shatters records in Japan. For the topic, David and Tuesday talk about the Nintendo Partner Direct for July 2025, discuss the ports and the new games, what third-party support looks like for Switch 2, the presence of so many sports games and note that Silksong wasn't present yet again.If you enjoy the podcast, visit us at Patreon.com/SNGP!
David Radd and Tuesday talk about what's been lighting up their systems, discuss the biggest gaming news of the week, and converse about topics ranging from serious B2B subjects to in-depth discussions over games big and small.
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