56: A Special Zone Called Cyberspace

This week's episode is your one-stop shop for pet bathing strategies, games like Redout 2, Neon White, and a Starship Troopers RTS (??), the news from the Nintendo Direct not-so-Mini, the wrestlers-liking-video-games industrial complex, the great Sonic 3 soundtrack mystery, and a paean for Bernie Stolar. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in 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 (00:01:32) The show rundown (00:02:35) Alex's piping situation (00:04:07) Giving the dog a bath and the big fish (00:07:06) Let's talk some general pet ownership (00:16:05) The games (00:16:13) Neon White [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch] on Jun 16, 2022 (00:27:31) First Break (00:27:36) Redout 2 [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch] on Jun 16, 2022 (00:44:57) Starship Troopers: Terran Command [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 16, 2022 (01:01:07) The Looker [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Jun 17, 2022 (01:05:06) SpiderHeck (01:08:44) Second Break (01:08:48) The News (01:08:54) Reports of layoffs at Unity (01:15:31) The Nintendo Direct Mini (01:16:51) Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (01:21:07) Railgrade (01:25:57) Sonic Frontiers (01:27:32) Portal: Companion Collection (01:28:23) Into the Breach expansion and mobile versions (01:33:44) John Cena loves 2D Metroid (01:38:48) Michael Jackson and Sonic 3? (01:46:09) Bernie Stolar passes away (01:52:15) Wrapping up and thanks (01:52:41) Stuff coming up (01:55:19) Got an email? Send it in! (01:57:31) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts (01:59:38) Podcast at Nextlander Dot Com (02:00:38) Nextlander content updates (02:01:22) See ya! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.