The Gamers' Inn

Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week, we can't help but jump into our Ghost of E3 discussion to cover the PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Xbox Showcase (plus a few 2026 hints from Phil Spencer). Switching back to Nintendo, Ryan shares his initial thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Jocelyn provides an update on her time with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

With HBO wrapping up their second season of The Last of Us, the innkeepers prepare to share their spoiler filled thoughts on the return of Ellie and Joel. Keep in mind, spoilers are present for the TV show, but we do our best to limit spoilers for the remainder of The Last of Us Part 2 the video game. After the spoilers, we move to the news to cover Discord's newly proposed Orbs currency, Bethesda QA union workers reach a tentative contract with Microsoft, and CD Projekt RED shows off The Witcher 4 tech demo at the State of Unreal.

After a quick check-in on Ryan's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, Ryan shares his final thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages now that he's completed the campaign. Jocelyn then ventures into Arthurian lore with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Over in the news, Warhammer shares all the Warhammer things at their Nintendo Direct style event, Elden Ring is making the jump to the big screen, Fortnite returns to the US Apple App Store, Xbox goes retro with their new Retro Classics service, we have a release date for the next Pokémon adventure, and EA cancels their Black Panther game.

We kick off the show with another check in for Jocelyn's ever growing Google Doc on Blue Prince, then Ryan shares his thoughts on the Shield and Parry (instead of Rip and Tear) mechanics of DOOM: The Dark Ages. Over in the news, the next Mario movie may have a title, tariffs are likely to impact other video game companies, Fortnite battles with Apple and questionable AI choices continue, while Helldivers 2 highlights their next major patch.

Jocelyn is now all in on roguelikes with her continued drafting adventures in Blue Prince, plus both innkeepers get some co-op time in Crab Champions. In the news, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed to 2026, new rumours suggest Horizon 3 is due out in 2027, Fallout gets a second season teaser and a third season confirmation, Overwatch devs unionize, and Nintendo hasn't ruled out Switch 2 price increases due to tariffs.

We kick off the show with Ryan making questionable financial decisions, coupled with the fact that Xbox is raising prices across the board. Then we move into recapping our time in Fortnite for a Star Wars themed Extra Life event. Before discussing the news, Jocelyn updates us on her Blue Prince achievement hunting while Ryan chats a bit about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In the news, Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until May 26th, 2026 and has a new trailer, Epic offers an olive branch to Apple, Polygon has been sold to Valnet, EB Games is back (in Canada), and Gears of War arrives on PlayStation this Summer.

Jocelyn is away this week, so Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast joins Ryan to discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A brand-new French RPG that has old-school turn-based RPG vibes. We keep things light on spoilers, discussing the events of the prologue and the mechanics that are introduced during Act I. Jon also finished Ghost of Tsushima before Scott. Over in the news, Frostpunk is getting a revamp with Frostpunk 1886 in 2027, we have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of games, Blizzard is looking to Nexon to help with Overwatch mobile, and EA layoffs impact Respawn and other EA functions.

After last week's discussion around Blue Prince, Ryan joins Jocelyn in the wonderful world of drafting rooms in search of puzzle solutions. Over in the news, Discord is looking to go public, we finally have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 stuff, the spirit of XCOM returns with Star Wars Zero Company, the Oblivion remaster is really real and available now, and Ghost of Yotei releases October 2nd.

This week we aim for 80% fun, kicking things off with TWO games we have been really enjoying. Jocelyn dives into the rogue-like puzzle game Blue Prince, while Ryan has started and completed his journey through South of Midnight. Over in the news, Apple TV+ has cancelled Mythic Quest, Bungie shares first details on Marathon, PlayStation Plus raises prices in Canada, and that Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake is actually real.

Due to a massive ice storm that rolled through last week, we had to delay our Nintendo Switch 2 Direct discussion. But we've got power back now and we're ready to talk Nintendo! Before that though, Ryan finally played Astro Bot on PlayStation 5 (not the pack in), and saw A Minecraft Movie with the family. As for the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct… Lots of info is still up in the air as of this recording, including game prices and pre-order delays.

After being off last week, we return to discuss the conclusion to Ryan's adventures in the Living Lands as he's completed Avowed. In the news, we kick things off with AI, specifically Microsoft's plans to bring Copilot to Xbox. Also, we have Game Informer returning with all of its previous staff. Kayden and Ryan watch Minecraft Live, and we share our thoughts on the Dreamhaven Showcase.

We kick off the show with our thoughts on the return of BlizzCon in 2026, followed by Jocelyn's split screen adventures in Split Fiction. After discussing our TGI Game Club for The Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess for a bit, we move into the last week in video game news. We know a bit more about some functionality of the Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to an FCC filing, The Last of Us Season 2 has a new trailer, LEGO reveals a new Mario Kart set for your shelf, and reports detail plans for what's next from Xbox hardware wise.

The first half of the show has a weirdly Sonic feel as Ryan watched Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Jocelyn found Sonic in her Two Point Museum. Quickly moving away from the blue blur, Jocelyn finds a lot of fun in this business simulation game from Two Point Studios. Ryan continues his movie thoughts with George A. Romero's Resident Evil, a documentary about the failed Resident Evil film adaptation from legendary zombie director George A. Romero. Closing out what we played, Jocelyn started her adventures in Avowed. In the news, we go over the latest Pokémon Presents, 8Bitdo releases a follow up to their best controller offering, A Minecraft Movie got a final trailer, and Monster Hunter Wilds becomes Capcom's fastest selling game in just 3 days.

Ryan welcomes Jocelyn to the world of Avowed and how if you loved Skyrim like we did, Avowed is an excellent follow up! You know, since a certain fellow Xbox Studios isn't bringing Elder Scrolls 6 anytime soon. After a quick update on TGI Game Club, we move over to the news, where WB Games closes down three studios, Fable slips to 2026, LEGO Horizon Adventures gives us an affordable Horizon LEGO set, Yuri Lowenthal says Peter Parker will be off the couch in Spider-Man 3, and Pokemon GO is up for sale.

Jocelyn returns with tales of technical and gameplay woes for Civilization VII, add another one to the dreaded Skyward Sword list. Ryan on the other hand has been really enjoying Eternal Strands and finished it up this week. Plus we have a few weeks worth of news from Warner Bros continuing to flounder with games, Nintendo makes some changes to Gold Points and the Voucher system for Switch 2, and our favourites from the latest PlayStation State of Play.

Jocelyn is off sick this week, so Kayden jumped in for a TGI Mini talking about Minecraft! He's all in on the game, and has thoughts on survival and creative modes, Super Mario Minecraft Edition, plus some Minecraft books, and the Minecraft movie coming soon. We close out the show with a quick fire reaction to the latest PlayStation State of Play (with more thoughts next episode when Joce returns).

Jocelyn travels back in time with The Sims Legacy Collection from EA, and finds managing friends in the early 2000's was actually pretty complex! Joce also shares her quick thoughts on the Heroes of Starcraft Mini-Set in Hearthstone. Ryan on the other hand checks out Eternal Strands, which is from the previous Dragon Age Creative Director. In the news, PlayStation is dropping PS account requirements for certain games, EA says a bunch of OOF stuff about Bioware, and MultiVersus will be shut down in May by Warner Brothers.

We kick off the show with our adventures in registering for the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Toronto, which sadly ended with no tickets. Ryan finished up Arcane Season 2 while out on the road, while Jocelyn continues her Laser Eyes search with The Roottrees are Dead (Game Jam version available on Itch.io). Over in the news, Resident Evil is getting another movie reboot, Microsoft shows off the next 6 months or so of Xbox games, and The Sims 1 & 2 may be making a return.

We promise this isn't going to turn into a Fortnite podcast, but let's start the show with Godzilla invading Fortnite. Ok, now as we move away from Fortnite, Ryan completed his adventures in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and has final thoughts to share. Over in the news, the Until Dawn movie got it's first trailer, Nintendo finally reveals the Nintendo Switch 2 and those leaks were spot on, PlayStation cancels two more unannounced live service games, and Marvel Snap gets caught up in that TikTok mess.

After discovering the next entry in the Dark Pictures Anthology will release later this year, Ryan and Jocelyn check out The Devil in Me, which they missed when it released in 2023. Until Dawn released its movie first look, which leads nicely into Ryan's thoughts on Secret Level on Amazon Prime. In the news, Nintendo announces a LEGO Game Boy, Nintendo sent their lawyers to Genki's CES booth over their Switch 2 mockup, we got a whole bunch of leaks for the Switch successor reveal, and Assassin's Creed slips by a month (but not by a fiscal year).

For our first official episode of 2025, we catch up on The Game Awards announcements that we haven't had a chance to discuss. Which nicely leads into a look forward towards the next 12 months of video games! Over in the news, Secret Level is getting a second season, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will arrive in Spring 2027, Sony announces multiple movie and TV projects for their video game properties at CES 2025, and Nvidia unveils the next generation of their graphic cards.

It's that time of year again, as we close out the year with our Games of the Year episode! What makes this episode extra special this time around is that we recorded LIVE to conclude our Extra Life campaign. We kick off the episode by catching up on The Game Awards and their Game of the Year winner, and will have more thoughts on the announcement next week. Moving into our Games of the Year, we start with our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions, then plan for the future with Games We Missed. Wrapping up the show, we discuss Listener Favourites that were submitted through Discord. Thank you for all the support, and here's to an epic 2025!

Jocelyn is off this week, so Crofton returns to the Inn with his new favourite past time: Playing as Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals! Ryan on the other hand goes on an adventure with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Wrapping up what we're playing, Crofton shares his latest family co-op game with Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. In the news, Valve may have some future Steam OS software and hardware surprises, publishers aren't ready to commit on 2025 until GTA VI does first, and Rocksteady wraps up Suicide Squad with Season 4.

You read that episode title correctly, Ryan finished Lorelei and the Laser Eyes! Without delay Jocelyn and Ryan dive in to a spoiler filled discussion surrounding the game. Afterwards, they do a quick recap of Extra Life events from the past few weeks, while previewing what's to come before the end of the year. In the news, Valve lays out some ground rules for how a season passes work on Steam, PlayStation brings game streaming to the Portal without a PS5 (and possibly has a handheld version of the PS5 in the works), video game corporations say the quiet part out loud when it comes to retro games, and Tencent's homework looks a bit too close to Horizon.

We kick off the show with a chat surrounding the nominees for The Game Awards. Then Ryan travels back in time for the 20th anniversary of Half Life 2. But worry not, for Ryan did get some time in with Lorelei and the Laser Eyes much to Jocelyn's relief. Over in the news, Secret Level gets a second trailer, Blizzard celebrates 30 years of Warcraft, Microsoft confirms an Xbox handheld is in the works, and Mythic Quest Season 4 confirmed for January 2025.

Jocelyn has come to bargain in exchange for Ryan playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, which oddly leads to Jocelyn possibly watching all of the Knuckles series for Extra Life? Anyways, Jocelyn keeps up her end by playing Doki Doki Literature Club and Slay the Princess. Ryan continues to delay Laser Eyes with a 20 year old book by Chris Kohler titled Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and his continuing adventures in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In the news, Nintendo keeps their legal team busy by suing a content creator for streaming pirated content and an update on the Palworld lawsuit, while a Mass Effect television show is confirmed to be in the works at Amazon.

With Extra Life Game Day 2024 behind us, it's time to recap our awesome 12 hour stream! We go over our time in Fortnite, Dead by Daylight, and Sea of Thieves from our November 2nd event. After our Extra Life chatter, Ryan wraps up his time with Alan Wake II after completing The Lake House DLC (not to be confused with the movie). Plus, we kick off our Dragon Age: The Veilguard content as both Ryan and Jocelyn take their first steps in this new BioWare adventure. In the news, Microsoft says Call of Duty helped add a record number of subscribers to Game Pass, Nintendo continues to not announce the Switch 2 with the Nintendo Music app, and Nintendo teases a few details about the Switch Successor which is still set to be revealed before this end of fiscal (April 2025).

Extra Life Game Day is just around the corner, but we manage to squeeze in a new episode with our hype for the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Ryan's continuing adventures in Alan Wake II with the Lake House DLC. Over in the news, Ubisoft disbands the Lost Crown team and moves them to other projects, Sony closes Concord studio and cancels game, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp lives on, and Xenoblade Chronicles X may just be the sunset for Nintendo Switch.

After a false start, The Gamers' Inn regains it's footing a little later in the week to discuss Jocelyn's new found obsession in Fortnite, while Ryan recaps his AvenDaDs Extra Life event and his descent into madness with Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut. Over in the news, Xbox hosted a Partner Showcase, Vampire Survivors says the quiet part out loud with it's Ode to Castlevania DLC, that Nintendo play test leaked IMMEDIATELY, and Netflix shuts down it's AAA game studio before it has a chance to release a game.

Ryan returns to Diablo IV for the Vessel of Hatred expansion, with thoughts on completing the main campaign and first impressions on the new content including the Spiritborn class, Mercenaries and his first steps into Seasonal content. Over in the news, Nintendo announces an alarm clock, then a few days later sets up a mysterious Nintendo Switch Online test, Xbox will start selling Xbox games in their Xbox app on Android, and we have our first look at Sunderfolk from Secret Door and Dreamhaven.

We return to Frostpunk 2 and tackle the Utopia Mode, which is a form of a sandbox mode for the game. Moving into the news, filming on the Until Dawn film has wrapped, Halo Studios promises new Halo experiences, Ubisoft acknowledges buyout talks, and an Alien Isolation sequel is in the works.

After some Game of the Year musings, we move into Space Marine 2 and all the Warhammer confusion (for us at least) that comes with it. Jocelyn has also returned to World of Warcraft raiding with The War Within expansion. In the news, Horizon 3 may be farther away than most hope, the next The Sims game is not the Project Rene we initially saw, Hi-Rez Studios lays off staff after less than stellar launch of Smite 2, and Nintendo shuts down another Switch emulator.

Jocelyn is back and helping her through recovery has been the soothing gameplay of Frostpunk 2! We've both been playing this highly anticipated sequel, so plenty of thoughts to share off the top of the show. In the news, we break down the latest State of Play from PlayStation and The Last of Us Season 2 has it's first trailer.

Firebyrd returns to the show with a JRPG to discuss in Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, plus Cat Quest 3 and Astro Bot. Ryan on the other hand, returned to Alan Wake II with the DLC that dropped earlier this summer Night Springs. Over in the news Steam launches Steam Families out of beta, a 14 year old developer is caught up in a video game addiction lawsuit, Square Enix says the line, and Nintendo sues Palworld dev for patent infringements.

Travis returns to the Inn for a very PlayStation episode of The Gamers' Inn. Ryan has finally finished Final Fantasy XVI and shares final (spoiler free) thoughts before the PC release next week. Travis has been loving the well received Astro Bot. Plus in the news Sony gave us a first look and details for the PlayStation 5 Pro. Oh, and Arcane got a season 2 trailer!

Nevermore returns to the inn with some fun simulation games on Steam, after a quick update on Disney's Dreamlight Valley. But speaking of those simulation games, we kick things off with Galaxy Burger then move to a WoW inspired inn for Tavern Manager Simulator. In the news, Remedy partners with Annapurna for Control 2, Rocksteady hit with layoffs, Concord is soon to be no more, and we talk about THAT Minecraft movie teaser.

Crofton from the Dungeons and Diapers podcast returns to the inn to question our intro and talk about his various video game adventures. He kicks things off with The Crimson Diamond, a throw back game to the EGA era. After a year and a half, Ryan finally jumps into Diablo IV on Xbox Game Pass. And before we hit up the news, Crofton travels to New Caledonia with Tchia. In the news, Nintendo will be ending service for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in October, Nintendo clears their Direct schedule with an IndieWorld + Partner Showcase combo, we have a new Mafia game arriving in 2025, and we have our first look at Sonic the Hedgehog 3!

While determining what to play next, Ryan is distracted by the latest mobile offering from Bethesda with Elder Scrolls: Castles. Jocelyn on the other hand continues her farming adventures in Coral Island. Over in the news Valve confirms they'll be getting Steam OS running on the ROG Ally, Final Fantasy 16 has a date with the PC, Nintendo shows off their new museum, and our favourite announcements from GamesCom Opening Night Live.

We kick off the show with spoiler free thoughts on Deadpool and Wolverine, as well as Jocelyn guesting on TWO podcasts (Bread and Butter for Hearthstone and For Azeroth for World of Warcraft). Moving into games we played, Ryan has an update on his time with Outer Wilds for TGI Game Club, and he finally finished a game with Still Wakes The Deep. Jocelyn on the other hand has a news story about a Sea of Thieves exploit that put some major gold into the economy.

After a bit of MCU talk as Jocelyn and Ryan prepare to see Deadpool and Wolverine, we get an update on the latest TGI Game Club game Outer Wilds. Now's the perfect time to play along with our amazing Game Club guides! Jocelyn on the other hand is avoiding space with Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends on Xbox Game Pass. Over in the news, the union stories keep coming with the World of Warcraft team announcing a full team union, video game voice actors go on strike, Humble Games uses the wrong word for laying off all staff, and LEGO has more Super Mario for fans.

After getting lost within the intro rabbit hole, we move over to discussing Ryan's continued adventures in Zenless Zone Zero. Jocelyn updates us on the recently released Hearthstone expansion, Perils in Paradise. Before moving to the news, Ryan still has his Wii U hooked up and played The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Over in the news Deadpool and Wolverine bring us Deadpool and Wolverine Xbox controllers with butts, Orcs Must Die returns in 2025 with a new entry, Halo is cancelled at Paramount+, and Bethesda developers unionize! We close the show with a listener email about rogue-like/lights and Hearthstone Battlegrounds.

We kick off the show with some thoughts on the TETRIS movie available on Apple TV+, then Ryan shares first impressions on Zenless Zone Zero. Jocelyn on the other hand has returned to World of Warcraft for a Mists of Pandaria event. Before moving to the news, as promised, we discuss Have a Nice Death. Good news is Jocelyn is out of her city building funk! Bad news is roguelikes still aren't for her. In the news we have fresh stories on AI from Nvidia and Nintendo, as well as Microsoft's changes to their Xbox Game Pass program.

Let's get this out of the way right away, Ryan cancelled his PRE-ORDERS for the NES Championship thing. You're welcome. Now, as we head into the show proper after a long weekend in Canada keep both innkeepers are busy as Ryan chats about the Apple Arcade game WHAT THE CAR? and Jocelyn gets a bit of city builder burnout with Fabledom. Moving into the news, Frostpunk 2 has been delayed until September, Nintendo swears they'll have enough Switch Successor stock at launch, Steam shares some interesting controller data, and Nintendo sues some more.

Ryan and Jocelyn check out the new God simulator Reus 2, which proves to be a more complex game than it appears at first launch. Then we would normally move to the news, but this week we decided to have a topic discussion! How did we get into gaming you ask? Well now it's time to find out!

Jocelyn completes her notebook filled journey through Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. After that we deep dive into the June Nintendo Direct which featured new Mario, new Zelda, and the return of Metroid Prime 4! We also discuss the possibility of a handheld Xbox experience and Arcane getting a second and final season this November on Netflix.

We have a news filled episode this week as we go over all the announcements during The Ghost of E3! We kick things off with the Geoff Keighley led Summer Game Fest, then move over to the PC Gaming Show. Before the break, we focus in on BioWare's reveal of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Wrapping up the show, we check in on the Xbox Games Showcase, including Phil Spencer's answer to the recent layoffs and shutdowns at his studios. Finally, we close out the show with a few thoughts on Ubisoft Forward.

We explore Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on Nintendo Switch, and share our history with the franchise. For the news, we go over the latest PlayStation State of Play, PS VR2 is coming to PC soon thanks to an adapter, and the Asus ROG Ally gets an upgrade.

We kick off the show with Jocelyn's reaction to Liam Hemsworth as The Witcher in Season 4. Then after an internet outage and a day later, Ryan shares his adventures in Final Fantasy XVI, while Jocelyn enters the wild world of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Over in the news, Nintendo makes an acquisition from Embracer, MultiVersus relaunches with more Warner Bros characters, Capcom may have more Resident Evil Remakes in the works, and welcome to Ryan Don't Buy It Part 2 with expensive The Legend of Zelda LEGO.

We return with a little more Fallout 4 (last time for a bit, we promise) and a lot more Dead by Daylight (going to be a fun year). After going over the 8th Anniversary stream for Dead by Daylight, we move into other video game news from the past week. We start with the thing Ryan likely shouldn't buy which is the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, then move over to Tomb Raider returning for a TV show on Amazon, Square Enix will re-focus on multi-platform releases, and we have a new Assassin's Creed arriving in November.

We kick off the show with the question on everyone's mind, should you purchase Hades II in Early Access? We also continue to have Fallout on the brain with Ryan still playing Fallout 4 and we then go into spoilers for the Fallout TV Show. If you're not caught up, you may want to come back to this discussion later. Moving into the news, Microsoft once again closes studios and lays off staff, PlayStation gets into and out of hot water with Helldivers 2 on PC, and Nintendo acknowledges the Switch successor in a Tweet.

We kick off the show with 60 seconds of Jocelyn approved Knuckles talk. Then we quickly divert to Fallout 4 on PC, inspired by Ryan's viewing of the Amazon Prime TV show. Jocelyn on the other hand checked out recent Early Access launch of Manor Lords on PC Game Pass and Sea of Thieves Season 12! Moving into the news Blizzard has announced there will be no BlizzCon this year, while Xbox confirms Activision and Blizzard will be present for their June showcase, we pick out a few things from the ID@Xbox presentation, and we go over a few more Switch 2 rumours.