Player One Podcast

This week! 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, LEGO Batman, Forbidden Solitaire, Mixtape, Bubsy (the original!), Donkey Kong 64 on NSO, Steam Deck price increases, Dragon Quest XII, Fable delays, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/UxJd6sOb4Vk News Donkey Kong 64 coming to Nintendo Switch Online N64 library (June 4) Steam Deck price increase ($300 on the 1TB OLED, now $949) Dragon Quest XII development rebooted (now titled Dragon Quest XII: Beyond Dreams) Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition coming to Switch 2 (September 24, no upgrade path or save transfer) Fable delayed to February 2027 Games Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive) Forbidden Solitaire (Grey Alien Games / Night Signal Entertainment) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games / Warner Bros. Games) 007 First Light (IO Interactive) Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios) Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive) The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (Prologue demo available; full game June 18) Other Bubsy in: The Purrfect Collection (Limited Run Games / Atari) JAWS: Retro Edition (Limited Run Games; Enhanced Edition by Jeremy Parish) Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast on Patreon Greg Sewart on Patreon Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:26:08

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/kzXnqlu0h_s Direct Fire Aftershow (6/25/24) On this week's Aftershow we do an '80s/90s genre media quiz from hacker alias MarkyMarg2. Sure our intrepid hosts talked a big genre game on the regular show but what's the extent of their knowledge? Find out! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! CJ is out sick so Greg welcomes Rich Grisham to the show to talk sports, Crazy Taxi, the Canadian Game Awards, Mixtape, Mortal Kombat II 32X, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Forza Horizon 6 and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/wpK2MXt2024 Links of interest: News State of Play returns June 2 (60+ minute showcase, opens with Marvel's Wolverine) Marvel's Wolverine (Insomniac, launches September 15) Crazy Taxi revival teased (first post on the @crazytaxi account since 2019) Canadian Game Awards 2026 (South of Midnight swept; Victor Lucas won Best Content Creator and the inaugural Game Changer Award) South of Midnight (Compulsion Games — GOTY, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Console Game; studio won Studio of the Year) Wanderstop (Ivy Road — Best Indie Game; studio has since closed) Electric Playground Network (Victor Lucas's channel) Games Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors (poncle / Nosebleed Interactive) Replaced (Sad Cat Studios) Star Trek: Resurgence (Dramatic Labs) Mixtape (Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (TT Games) Forza Horizon 6 (Playground Games — set in Japan) Other Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast Patreon Greg Sewart on YouTube (Generation 16) Greg Sewart's Patreon Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:28:12

If you support us on Patreon, you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/HxQgcVaO_7s The Post-SGF Lull This week's Aftershow topic is the year 2000. Where were we, what were we doing, what games were we playing, and why does it seem like there were so many great games back then, too? If you have an idea for a game we can play in the Aftershow, email it to us at [email protected]! Thanks for your support!

This week! A non-VR version of Moss, new Virtual Boy games on NSO, the Steam Controller scream, a Switch 2 bundle, IP revivals from Sega, Vampire Crawlers, Mario Wonder, Forbidden Soliaire, Replaced, King of Fighters '98 and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/-73N0Pj8k8c Links of interest: News Non-VR Moss New Virtual Boy games on NSO (V-Tetris, Jack Bros., Space Invaders Virtual Collection, Virtual Bowling, and Vertical Force) Zelda movie now coming in April 2027 The Steam controller screams Switch 2 summer bundle ($499.99 with a download code for Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, or Pokémon Pokopia, before the September price hike) Sega still working on IP revivals, cancels Super Game Tekken's Katsuhiro Harada launches VS Studio SNK Xbox rebrands to XBOX after CEO Asha Sharma's fan poll Games Vampire Crawlers Forbidden Solitaire Forbidden Solitaire merch at The Yetee Super Mario Bros. Wonder Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2 exclusive, May 21, 2026) Forza Horizon 6 (Japan setting, May 19, 2026 on Xbox Series and PC; PS5 later in 2026) LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight (Deluxe early access May 19, full release May 22, 2026) He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction Picross S Konami Antiques Edition King of Fighters '98 (Neo Geo CD) Replaced game official 007 First Light (May 27, 2026) Star Fox (Switch 2, June 25, 2026) Rhythm Heaven Groove (July 2, 2026) Mina the Hollower (May 29, 2026) Other FunFactor podcast EGM #150 — the "Too Many Games" issue Polymega Sequel media tracker app Player One Podcast Discord Player One Podcast Patreon Greg Sewart's Generation 16 Greg Sewart's Patreon Follow us on Blue Sky at p1podcast.com. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. Running time: 01:18:59