The Incomparable, number 805, February 2026.

Welcome everybody to The Incomparable.

I'm your guest host, Brian Warren.

And today we're doing a rather rare video game topic.

That's right, because Jason's away, so we get to play. And what are we

playing? We're playing a little game called Arc Raiders. And I'm excited to be joined by my

fellow Raider panelists. John Syracuse, you're here. Hello, Reader. Don't shoot.

I got it in first. I got announced first. I got it in first.

Dan McCarthy's here too.

Are you friendly?

I was also going with Don't Shoot, so I've been snipes already.

Typical for this game.

Oh, what a PVP nightmare we've entered into.

And finally, Chip Sutter has entered the party.

I'd answer, but I've been knocked out.

So, let's see.

Arc Raiders, why did we pick this?

It's a video game that came out just a few months ago in late 2025.

It's an extraction shooter, to be more specific.

And the people play as Raiders in this dystopian future.

We're sent up to the overworld, I guess, to fight robots and loot for materials, as one would.

But I know that's like super reductive. So rather than get into all the specifics myself,

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