244: Just a Game-Ass Game

The Nextlander Podcast

Hobbies, Leisure

4.7 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

Many beautiful video games are blooming along with the Spring flowers this month, including Pragmata, Final Sentence, Dosa Divas, and Replaced, all of which we play and discuss! In the news, Epic's Disney's extraction shooter, pricing changes (maybe) coming to Game Pass, a Bloodborne movie is on the way, and more. Plus, your emails!

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:11:53) Pragmata | [Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 17, 2026
(00:50:46) First Break
(00:50:51) Final Sentence | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 09, 2026
(00:58:04) Dosa Divas | [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Apr 14, 2026
(01:03:35) Replaced | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] | Apr 14, 2026
(01:11:56) Retro Rewind: Video Store Simulator | [PC (Microsoft Windows)] | Mar 17, 2026
(01:18:48) Second Break
(01:18:53) Apparently, Game Pass IS too expensive
(01:36:58) Will Fable get pushed to next year...?
(01:41:55) Epic and Disney want to make an extraction shooter
(01:52:24) Physint has apparently started casting
(01:58:36) Remember that Metal Gear Solid movie pitch?
(02:05:21) Bloodborne is getting a film as well?
(02:16:24) Emails
(02:26:50) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:31:05) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:32:44) See ya!

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