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Listen if Nicki Minaj is the Queen of Rap than Hideo Kojima is the king of cra.... no, even though it's a childish rhyme and fits the low-brow vibes of this show, it's not fair or representative of the efforts captured in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

While we capture our reactions to having now finished Death Stranding 2 in this episode, it is spoiler free. So, cool those piggies in some tar and join us in our meditations on Norman Reedus UPS delivery simulator part 2.

We also briefly touch on the utter shame that is the massive Microsoft layoffs that have hit the videogame vertical hard. Let's be clear, we don't feel bad for the corporate entity that is Microsoft, who claim to be having a great year (yes, even in terms of videogame figures), but rather for all the team members who are suddenly looking for work and won't see their efforts on multi-year projects come to fruition. Shameful.

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Okay, admittedly I was a little behind schedule this week, partly due to needing to install an updated PSU in the PC I use to edit these episodes, but at least I didn't have to date the PSU. Like in that popular new game Date Everything from Sassy Chap Games and published by Team17. Topical! (We do actually cover it in this episode, I am not just referencing newly released games blithely).

I mean, yes, this episode is also actually already "dated" in the temporal sense because we were talking about Death Stranding 2 the night before it releases and, well, it's out now (we had some spot on predictions I might add).

Beyond all that, Porter shares his thoughts on revisiting Relic Entertainment's Warhammer 40k: Space Marine, the Anniversary Edition, and Buzz does some rambling about computer parts. But the real offender is Remedy Entertainment's FBC: Firebreak (Two R. Entertainment developers...coincidence or something greater looming in the distance?). For two people who really like the Control universe and Alan Wake, we couldn't find many nice things to say about this one unfortunately.

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Releases are falling on my head
And just like the guy whose backlog's too big for his bed
Nothing seems to fit
Those releases are falling on my head, they keep falling

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As the dust finally settles on the vacuous retail Hellscape, some emerge clutching furtively to their Nintendo Switch 2 consoles. They wonder, as they careen around the open world of Mario Kart World Tour, was it worth it? Was any of it worth it?

I mean kinda...sorta depends on how much you like Mario Kart and if you plan on playing a lot of the first party exclusives I guess? But either way you personally slice it, we are talking about the Nintendo Switch 2's launch.

We ponder the reasoning behind Mario Kart World Tour being the game that kicks off the 80 dollar price point, Porter weighs in with some Cyberpunk 2077 thoughts, and Buzz shares his experiences with the Bravely Default: Flying Fairy HD Remaster (He unlocked the JP Up ability for abilink and none of his friends have even started their files...ingrates!).

We also take a trip down retail memory lane as we recall and then imagine some of the zanier encounters we have had at our favorite hobby stores. People get weird when they spend money, and that's a fact.

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Bobby: Mr. Gribble, who is your number one favorite hero?

Dale: You are if you get me a Switch 2.