If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town, on the Ringer Podcast Network.

My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter.

And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.

Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about.

We'll cover everything from why your favorite show was canceled overnight, which streamer is on the brink of collapse, and which executive is on the hot seat.

Disney, Netflix, who's up, down, and who will never eat lunch in this town again?

Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.

Thank you. Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Hello and welcome into the Ringerverse, your Nexus feed for all things fandom.

I am Ben Lindberg, senior editor and voice of video games at The Ringer, if that doesn't sound too self-aggrandizing.

And today, ButtonMash becomes a marathon, not a sprint.

As we discuss Sony's big new live service bet on

bungee, the long-awaited and initially much-maligned online shooter marathon. We'll share

our impressions of the game. We'll discuss how it fits into the ever-shifting live-service landscape.

RIP Highguard, we hardly knew you. and we'll examine whether there's actually a little

life left in the console wars, all of which will be a prelude to a Pokemon conversation,

as Charles Pulliam Moore from the Verge joins me to discuss Pokemon Pocopia and the 30th anniversary

and future of the franchise. But before I welcome a second Charles to the Ringiverse,

let's head to Taosetti4 and welcome our runners for this first segment.

In Marathon, you spend a lot of time in trios,

and so we will today, backing me up and potentially turning on me to take my loot.

Are the ringers deputy art lead Matt, jigglypuff, James.

Hello, Matt.

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