This episode, Brett, Austin, and Jason open with Soulframe, Digital Extremes’ fantasy follow-up to Warframe — a game that’s rough in the first few hours and genuinely unlike anything else once its combat and story systems click. With TennoCon 2026 just wrapped, they cover what’s coming next for the game, including mounts, a new Fable, and a surprisingly candid comment from the dev team about building in public. From there, the conversation shifts to Gothic 1 Remake, a faithful rebuild of the 2001 cult classic that refused to modernize the one thing everyone expected it to: the total lack of hand-holding. Austin makes the case for why that trial-by-fire design is exactly what makes it special.
The back half of the episode gets more pointed. Sony’s announcement that it’s phasing out physical PlayStation discs by 2028 sparked real backlash — and Brett, Austin, and Jason break down why the “everyone already prefers digital” argument doesn’t hold up, using Sony’s own PS3/Vita store closures and GOG’s ownership model as the clearest counter-evidence. They close with Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, a genuinely well-built remake undercut by a storefront that’s easier to reach than the save menu — and ask the bigger question: does backlash over monetization actually cost publishers anything when the sales numbers say otherwise?
Whether you’ve got two hours a week or twenty, this episode is about time-value: what’s actually worth your attention right now, and what’s just noise dressed up as news.
Show Notes
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1:01
Housekeeping
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2:33
Soulframe First Look: The Fantasy Warframe You’ve Been Waiting For
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36:00
Gothic 1 Remake: The Game That Refuses to Hold Your Hand
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1:00:33
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Nailed Everything Except Ubisoft’s Restraint
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1:37:36
PlayStation Just Created the Most Expensive Rental Service
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2:07:16
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