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&lt;p&gt;It's another show bursting at the seams this week, touching on Romeo Is a Dead Man, The Run, and Species: Unknown, with further thoughts on Dragon Quest VII, Cairn, and some Silent Hill f endingsmaxxing. And in the news, the rubber is meeting the road on the RAM crisis for Valve, Sony, and Nintendo, there's a new live-service Horizon game coming, Ryu Ga Gotoku's response to sexual assault allegations on the cast of the new Yakuza is... questionable, and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CHAPTERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(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.&lt;br&gt;(00:00:10) Intro&lt;br&gt;(00:04:07) I got my AYN Thor (not-DS) and checked it out!&lt;br&gt;(00:15:39) Earth Must Die  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 27, 2026&lt;br&gt;(00:16:08) The Run  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Feb 05, 2026&lt;br&gt;(00:26:57) First Break&lt;br&gt;(00:29:13) Romeo is a Dead Man  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 11, 2026&lt;br&gt;(00:41:55) Relooted  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 10, 2026&lt;br&gt;(00:48:20) Cairn  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Jan 29, 2026&lt;br&gt;(00:59:27) Species: Unknown (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 23, 2025&lt;br&gt;(01:10:27) Dragon Quest VII Reimagined  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 05, 2026&lt;br&gt;(01:11:20) [Possible DQ7 SPOILER] Abundance of caution with this marker&lt;br&gt;(01:13:31) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025&lt;br&gt;(01:13:42) [SPOILER WARNING] Silent Hill f endings talk, mostly about items and less about story.&lt;br&gt;(01:26:05) Second Break&lt;br&gt;(01:26:10) How are those RAM prices affecting hardware?&lt;br&gt;(01:28:04) Valve says their Steam Machine pricing is being affected&lt;br&gt;(01:31:16) Sony says they've got some RAM, but maybe PS6 could be affected?&lt;br&gt;(01:37:52) Nintendo says they are making bank, but think your concern is cute.&lt;br&gt;(01:40:40) Epic Games says they will have a marketplace on the next Xbox&lt;br&gt;(01:49:58) Guerrilla debuts Horizon Hunters Gathering!&lt;br&gt;(02:10:15) Riot lays off around 80 workers from 2XKO&lt;br&gt;(02:17:24) A brief aside about Valve's Deadlock&lt;br&gt;(02:19:13) Yakuza Kiwami 3 has some issues&lt;br&gt;(02:27:13) Emails&lt;br&gt;(02:30:34) Wrapping up and thanks&lt;br&gt;(02:33:49) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

The Nextlander Podcast

The Nextlander Podcast

236: Random Access Mockery

FEB 12, 2026158 MIN
The Nextlander Podcast

236: Random Access Mockery

FEB 12, 2026158 MIN

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<div> <p>It's another show bursting at the seams this week, touching on Romeo Is a Dead Man, The Run, and Species: Unknown, with further thoughts on Dragon Quest VII, Cairn, and some Silent Hill f endingsmaxxing. And in the news, the rubber is meeting the road on the RAM crisis for Valve, Sony, and Nintendo, there's a new live-service Horizon game coming, Ryu Ga Gotoku's response to sexual assault allegations on the cast of the new Yakuza is... questionable, and more.</p><p><strong>CHAPTERS</strong></p><p>(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.<br>(00:00:10) Intro<br>(00:04:07) I got my AYN Thor (not-DS) and checked it out!<br>(00:15:39) Earth Must Die  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jan 27, 2026<br>(00:16:08) The Run  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Feb 05, 2026<br>(00:26:57) First Break<br>(00:29:13) Romeo is a Dead Man  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 11, 2026<br>(00:41:55) Relooted  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 10, 2026<br>(00:48:20) Cairn  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5]  |  Jan 29, 2026<br>(00:59:27) Species: Unknown (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Oct 23, 2025<br>(01:10:27) Dragon Quest VII Reimagined  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Feb 05, 2026<br>(01:11:20) [Possible DQ7 SPOILER] Abundance of caution with this marker<br>(01:13:31) Silent Hill f  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Sep 25, 2025<br>(01:13:42) [SPOILER WARNING] Silent Hill f endings talk, mostly about items and less about story.<br>(01:26:05) Second Break<br>(01:26:10) How are those RAM prices affecting hardware?<br>(01:28:04) Valve says their Steam Machine pricing is being affected<br>(01:31:16) Sony says they've got some RAM, but maybe PS6 could be affected?<br>(01:37:52) Nintendo says they are making bank, but think your concern is cute.<br>(01:40:40) Epic Games says they will have a marketplace on the next Xbox<br>(01:49:58) Guerrilla debuts Horizon Hunters Gathering!<br>(02:10:15) Riot lays off around 80 workers from 2XKO<br>(02:17:24) A brief aside about Valve's Deadlock<br>(02:19:13) Yakuza Kiwami 3 has some issues<br>(02:27:13) Emails<br>(02:30:34) Wrapping up and thanks<br>(02:33:49) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts</p></div>