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The Nextlander Podcast

Core Before More

4/30/20262 hr 46 min

On the historic 246th episode of this podcast, we dig into the space madness of Saros, the match-three madness of Titanium Court, and the madness madness of Ultimate Drummer (plus the end of Pragmata). Also, Microsoft Gaming's... sorry, Xbox's new-ish direction, the AC: Black Flag remake, which developers' names have the best mouthfeel, what to do when your Legos get peed on, and more.

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Clips

“Don’t touch SpongeBob.”
Election dread, spring-loaded
“Most important ever” fatigue
Gold-plated palace roast
Heart-pounding boss victory
Xbox’s buzzword parade
New leadership, ticking clock
Housemarque’s full-circle date

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    [upbeat music] The sun is out, the birds are chirping [birds chirping], and the open road is calling. [engine revving] Bring on the spring at the Honda Spring Event, and take that road trip you've been dreaming of. [engine revving] Now is the time to check out the Honda Civic and HR-V. From Honda, the 2025 Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com Best Value brand. [upbeat music] Based on 2025 Consumer Choice Awards from Kelley Blue Book. Visit kbb.com for more information.

  2. Vinny Caravella· Host0:30

    [upbeat music] Hello, everybody, and welcome back to another NexLander podcast. Hoo, boy, uh, this is the last one for April, Alex Navarro.

  3. Alex Navarro· Co-host0:49

    Yeah, it is.

  4. Vinny Caravella· Host0:50

    What? Last one for April. May, uh, the games be with you, and also with you.

  5. Alex Navarro· Co-host1:00

    No, I'm gonna say you didn't pull that one off.

  6. Vinny Caravella· Host1:03

    May the games be forced on you, Brad.

  7. Alex Navarro· Co-host1:08

    No.

  8. Brad Shoemaker· Co-host1:08

    Nope, nope.

  9. Vinny Caravella· Host1:10

    Forced.

  10. Brad Shoemaker· Co-host1:10

    Nope.

  11. Vinny Caravella· Host1:10

    May- Nope ... is a great month.

  12. Alex Navarro· Co-host1:14

    I'm just denying everything you're gonna try from here on out.

  13. Vinny Caravella· Host1:16

    My birthday's in May.

  14. Brad Shoemaker· Co-host1:18

    I deny corporate franchise holidays.

  15. Vinny Caravella· Host1:20

    Okay. All right. Well- We just, we just passed Alien Day. Then we have nothing.

  16. Brad Shoemaker· Co-host1:24

    We just- Then we have nothing anymore.

  17. Vinny Caravella· Host1:25

    What as a culture- Yeah ... what as a culture do we even have?

  18. Brad Shoemaker· Co-host1:28

    I know, right? Like Alien Day was last week.

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