Episodes

  • 252 Our Favorite Announcements From Sony's June State of Play
    Jun 5 2026

    Games are coming out! Lots of them! And some of them even look really good!

    Fire up your wish lists for Sony's latest State of Play.

    https://www.eurogamer.net/everything-announced-sonys-playstation-state-of-play-june-2026

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • 251 Love at First Light
    May 31 2026

    Good news: The Steam Deck came back in stock.

    Bad news: It's $200 more expensive and already sold out.

    This week, we discuss how global supply chains are pricing normal people (and kids) out of video games, and what that means for the future of the medium.

    Plus: Building the '90s video store of our dreams and what makes James Bond so damn cool after all these years.

    Items discussed in this episode:

    Steam Deck's unhinged price increase: https://www.theverge.com/games/938340/valve-steam-deck-price-increase

    The Witcher 3, a game from 2015, will get another DLC in 2027: https://www.cdprojekt.com/en/media/news/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-songs-of-the-past-announced/

    Dungeon Settlers: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4663910/Dungeon_Settlers_Demo/

    Retro Rewind: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3858710/Retro_Rewind__Video_Store_Simulator_Demo/

    007 First Light: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3768760/007_First_Light/

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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • 250 The Steam Controller Is the Best Gamepad I've Ever Touched
    May 23 2026

    Roblox needs to be regulated out of existence according to Rich Stanton at PC Gamer, and we wholeheartedly agree. We discuss the profit machinations that incentivize kids to make games that fleece other kids.

    Colette continues her Resident Evil adventures with DLC for RE4, and opens the doors on her dream thrift shop in Thrifty Business.

    Matt continues his Arc Raiders grind and spends a few hours with the new Steam Controller, which is all the time he needs to declare it the GOAT.

    Items discussed in this episode:

    https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/ive-been-playing-games-for-40-years-writing-about-them-for-20-and-im-here-to-say-parts-of-roblox-need-to-be-legislated-out-of-existence/

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109300/Resident_Evil_4__Separate_Ways/

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/3693650/Thrifty_Business/

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    1 hr and 46 mins
  • 249 There Sure Are a Lot of People Playing Subnautica 2 Right Now
    May 15 2026

    Subnautica 2 released in Early Access this week. Within 1 hour, there were 100,000 people playing it on Steam alone. By mid-day, there were half a million. By the end of it, they had sold 2 million copies and counting.

    Colette & Matt discuss how this indie darling shot to the top everyone's wishlist, and how its developer Unknown Worlds (tentatively) won the legal battle against its slimy corporate overlords.

    Plus: Colette continues her Resident Evil journey into the 5th game where the scariest thing is the racism.

    And Matt revisits the surreal dungeon crawler/RPG Caves of Qud, where turns are time, and water is money.

    Games and links discussed in this episode:

    What's the Deal with Subnautica 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8HdhU-SSAE

    IGN: The Resident Evil Game That Can't Be Remade: https://youtu.be/IMY4LwVIypU

    Caves of Qud: https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/

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    1 hr and 54 mins
  • 248 We Need to Talk About the New Star Fox Game
    May 9 2026

    Welcome back to CMS Talk, your number one podcast for content management systems!

    Also, it sucks to want a Steam Controller when you can't have it. And Nintendo surprised everyone with a brand new Star Fox game that's actually a very old Star Fox game?

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 247 The Steam Controller Is (Almost) Here, and It's Actually NOT Expensive
    May 3 2026

    May the 4th be with us, one and all, when the Steam Controller officially goes on sale at 10am PT / 1pm ET. Will you be getting one?

    Roblox continues to be cancer, we go deeper down the Vampire Crawlers rabbit hole, and another auto-battling survival game with a twist.

    Games and news discussed in this episode:

    Poor poor Roblox: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/roblox-stock-nosedives-after-company-says-it-expects-to-make-1-billion-less-this-year/1100-6539746/

    Steam Controller available May 4th: https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamcontroller

    Vampire Crawlers: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3265700/Vampire_Crawlers_The_Turbo_Wildcard_from_Vampire_Survivors/

    Skull Horde: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199360/Skull_Horde/

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • 246 Poncle Has Big Plans for a Struggling Games Industry
    Apr 24 2026

    A mysterious video uploaded to Steam might finally hint at incoming hardware.

    Also, who gets their money back when illegal tariffs are struck down?

    And we dig in on both Vampire Crawlers, the new game from Survivors studio Poncle, and their new ventures into indie incubation and game engine licensing.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 245 GTA Online Makes $1 Million a DAY, But We'd Rather Play This Adorable Cooking Game
    Apr 17 2026

    Colette has a new job, and it's...actually great?

    Social media still sucks, Rockstar keeps dat cheddar flowing from a 13 year old game, trivia returns, and we mix a cooking sim with ... Persona?

    Also, PIRATES. 🏴‍☠️

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    1 hr and 26 mins