A ton of interesting indies hit last week, and we picked Animal Well, Cryptmaster, and Crow Country to dig into this week. Also in the news, PlayStation's new leader(s) announced, a multiplatform future for Square Enix, our initial thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows, and a new Doom next month?! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for 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 (00:01:04) Doctor (doctor)? Mr. M.D.? (00:09:22) Are ads just memes? (00:13:01) I'm a fan of the Whopper (00:21:09) The ants are coming... (00:21:57) Cryptmaster [PC (Microsoft Windows), PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 09, 2024 (00:40:00) The ants... they won't stop (00:43:35) Animal Well [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on May 09, 2024 (01:05:05) Crow Country [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on May 09, 2024 (01:12:04) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024 (01:16:14) News (01:16:47) Jim Ryan gets two replacements at PlayStation (01:26:05) Next Assassin's Creed details emerge! (01:41:22) Square Enix has high hopes for multiplatform releases (01:54:12) Is a new DOOM on its way? (02:00:15) Emails (02:07:08) Wrapping up and thanks (02:09:11) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:10:50) Nextlander content updates (02:11:33) See Ya!