'Lego Batman,' 'Forza Horizon,' 'Mixtape,' 'Subnautica,' and 'Yoshi' Reactions | Button Mash

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🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 105 minutes

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No 'GTA' trailer? No problem! Ben Lindbergh, Matt James, and Steve Ahlman dissect five big games you can play today. While steering clear of spoilers, they explore how ‘Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ expands on the Lego gaming formula and draws on decades of the Caped Crusader’s past; whether ‘Forza Horizon 6’ delivers on the hype surrounding the series’ visit to Japan; why ‘Mixtape’ touched a nerve in the gaming community; whether ‘Subnautica 2’ demands a deep dive in early access; and whether ‘Yoshi and the Mysterious Book’ can restore the Switch 2’s momentum after Nintendo announced a new price hike. Intro (0:00) ‘Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ review (4:54) First thoughts on ‘Forza Horizon’ (33:34) Reactions to ‘Mixtape’ (1:01:23) ‘Subnautica’ deep dive (1:25:05) ‘Yoshi and the Mysterious Book’ takes (1:33:09) Outro (1:43:16) Host: Ben Lindbergh Guests: Matt James and Steve Ahlman Producer: Devon Renaldo Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a fan of the inner workings of Hollywood, then check out my podcast, The Town, on the Ringer Podcast Network.
0:05.7	My name's Matt Bellany. I'm founding partner at Puck and the writer of the What I'm Hearing newsletter.
0:10.3	And with my show, The Town, I bring you the inside conversation about money and power in Hollywood.
0:15.1	Every week, we've got three short episodes featuring real Hollywood insiders to tell you what people in town are actually talking about.
0:21.7	We'll cover everything from why your favorite show was canceled overnight.
0:25.1	Which streamer is on the brink of collapse?
0:27.1	And which executives is on the hot seat?
0:29.1	Disney, Netflix, who's up, down, and who'll never eat lunch in this town again?
0:33.5	Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast.
0:41.5	Okay. Follow the town on Spotify or wherever you get your podcast. Attention all passengers.
0:43.9	The Uber ride for Jeff's rugby team will depart in five minutes from Platform 15.
0:49.5	Your ride comes with six toilets and a refreshment's carriage that you'll empty within five minutes.
0:56.3	Thank you for booking your tickets on Uber.
1:00.1	Trains on Uber. Hello and welcome into the Ringerverse, your nexus feed for all things fandom.
1:21.6	I am Ben Lindberg, senior editor of The Ringer, and your host here at Batman Mash.
1:26.2	Excuse me.
1:27.1	Button Mash, do I have thoughts on the Mandalorian and G Grogo? You know I do. And you can read them right now at the ringer.com. What a great website. But But Mash is a podcast for conversation about video games. And however much the Mando movie might rely on video game logic, it is not playable, which frankly is a travesty. Back in my day,
1:46.4	we could damn well depend on getting terrible tie-in games for mediocre movies. Give me a janky jetpack.
1:53.7	Let me press F to force push. Nonetheless, I have lit the podcast co-host signal on the roof of
2:00.7	Ringiverse PD, and two heroes have answered the call.
2:04.6	With me is a ringer senior audio producer who's about to produce some audio from his mouth,
2:10.2	the Midnight Boys own Steve Arkham Allman.
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