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After a plaintive plea to support our good friend Tom Cruise, we once again dive into some great reporting by Rebekah Valentine. Then for this week’s games, Robin takes a look at two extremely idiosyncratic Early Access releases, and we briefly look forward to a couple of games about hot pixelated women by veteran indie studios.

Timestamps:
(00:30) Go see Digger or Willa WILL scream
(08:05) People need to stop making
(09:55) Things are not going double fine over there
(22:50) Nivalis Nights
(37:55) Willa’s NYCC minute
(39:00) Devil Peach Soda (Editor’s note: When I say Bubble Bobble I mean Bust-A-Move. Apologies to those gay little dinosaurs.)
(44:30) Let Rose Belmont kiss Joan of Arc or else
(47:10) Record of Dorathia seems neat
(49:00) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. The Diplomat, The Queer Film Festival)

Mentioned this week:
Inside The Failed Fight To Unionize One Of Gaming’s Most Idealized Studios
Robin's Nivalis Nights stream
Record of Dorathia
NIÑXS
Bearcave
The thing we’re laughing at in the tag

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Robin doesn't know who The Savannah Bananas are. Anyway, Willa doesn't find Scotland scary in Silent Hill and thinks Ace Combat 8 needs to be gayer. Meanwhile, Robin gets sewing in Dressmaker.

Timestamps:
(00:44) Talking recent bad news (CW: sexual violence)
(08:06) Zoe goes to the Metaverse
(10:29) Willa calming vacation simulator; or, Silent Hill: Townfall
(15:00) Dressmaker
(28:20) More like Ace Combat Great
(36:19) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Dancing with the Stars, Friends at the Table: Perpetua, crocheting)

Things Mentioned:
Go support Ashley Bardhan
Reb Valentine rounding up cool Dressmaker creations

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After a short news segment on layoffs we could have had basically any week this year, Willa continues to explain why Control Resonant failed to resonate. Then Robin relives the worst parts of her barista days in Roman Sands RE:BUILD, and Willa contends with vampires and the even more monstrous generative AI use in Blood of a Dawnwalker.

Timestamps:
(01:00) More Xbox layoffs pt. 10,000
(05:11) Returning to Control Resonant corner (spoilers for Control Resonant and, somehow, Final Fantasy IV)
(27:05) Customer Service Hell Simulator 2026 (Roman Sands RE:BUILD)
(40:00) The Blood of the Dawnwalker
(49:45) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Have you heard of Elden Ring?, Aack Cast!, The Love Hypothesis)

Mentioned this week:
Willa's Control Resonant review
The Blood of Dawnwalker Studio Uses AI
Annie and Robin’s walking tour of Leyndell Royal Capital
Aack Cast!
An Elven Alliance Is Protecting Iceland’s Natural Wonders

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This week, Willa and Robin talk about two big releases: Wolverine and Control Resonant. You will be shocked to hear which one they have more nice things to say about. Then it is on to vampires in Nighthawks, collected criticism, and Cold Stone Creamery.

Timestamps:
(00:45) Wolverine first impressions
(19:10) Control Resonant corner
(33:57) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Nighthawks, A Control Resonant anecdote, Seasons of Discontent by Robert Brustein )

Things Mentioned:
Willa's Control Resonant review
The article Robin mentioned about the consultant being weird about female protagonists
Germinate blog

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This week, Nintendo tests our patience with two Directs that should have been one email.

Timestamps:
(01:00) At least the music was good
(12:46) Another fucking Direct
(34:15) What else have Willa and Robin been up to this week? (feat. Furious, Isle of Reveries, the idea of Drakengard 3)

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