Podcast:The Nextlander Podcast Published On: Thu May 05 2022 Description: This week, an accounting of Vinny's favorite knots, our personal necktie policies, something about American Gladiators, the Embracing of Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal, speculation about what will show up at the Xbox/Bethesda not-E3 showcase, games including Knotwords, Nintendo Switch Sports, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Loot River, Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax, and more! 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 avo id spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:11) Intro (00:01:41) Show rundown (00:02:00) You guys all like knots? (00:06:15) Someone had to make the Don Knotts joke... (00:15:10) The Games (and American Gladiators) (00:18:08) Nintendo Switch Sports [Nintendo Switch] on Apr 29, 2022 (00:30:23) First Break (00:32:18) The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe [Linux, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S] on Apr 27, 2022 (00:40:41) [SPOILER WARNING?] It's not so bad but just in case (00:42:02) Loot River [Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 03, 2022 (00:50:10) Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch] on Apr 28, 2022 (00:56:02) Assassin's Creed Moment (00:58:37) Brad pines for Viva Pinata (01:00:26) Knotwords [Android, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS] on Apr 28, 2022 (01:03:11) NOTE: Looks like the price is actually $5 for the year not per month. (01:09:11) Second Break (01:09:15) The News (01:09:50) Portions of Square Enix have been Embraced (01:24:54) Warcraft Arclight Rumble (01:32:40) The Xbox & Bethesda Showcase is scheduled (01:53:49) What really happened to Balan Wonderworld? (02:00:41) Wrapping up and thanks (02:02:36) Mysterious Benefactor Tier Shoutouts (02:04:45) Nextlander content updates (02:05:39) See ya! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.