With SGF approaching and the console wars heating up, this week we consider Sony's newly announced State of Play, Xbox's decision to put Call of Duty on Game Pass, and Atari's ruthless takeover of Intellivision, plus we catch up on all the recent games with more on Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, (the end of) Hellblade II, Animal Well, Hades II, and more! 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 (00:01:53) They want to take away your Fuddruckers! (00:02:09) “Our brand will not be closing all stores in 2024." CEO, Fuddruckers (00:03:45) He's on that RetroTINK (aka The Old Games Block) (00:22:17) Senua's Saga: Hellblade II [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S] on May 21, 2024 (00:39:58) Lorelei and the Laser Eyes [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 16, 2024 (00:44:06) Hotel Overloop [PC] on May 23, 2024 (00:47:06) Duck Detective: The Secret Salami [PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch, Linux, Mac] on May 23, 2024 (00:49:22) Animal Well [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5] on May 09, 2024 (00:57:08) Hades II [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on May 06, 2024 (01:03:42) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth [PlayStation 5] on Feb 29, 2024 (01:05:38) Sony will have a State of Play and more! (01:11:43) Possible PS VR2 PC dongle confirmation? (01:14:06) New Astrobot game in the works? (01:18:58) Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will be on Game Pass (01:26:45) Atari buys Intellivision (01:36:10) Be kind, rewind! (01:37:16) Emails (01:56:15) Wrapping up and thanks (01:59:28) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:01:41) Nextlander Content Updates (02:05:57) See ya!