Video games! We talk about some this week, like Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Wheel World, Grounded 2, Wildgate, and more DK Bananza, plus news like the purging of adult games from Steam and itch.io, Sony's lawsuit against Tencent's Horizon clone, Atari's acquisition of Thunderful, and the momentous and long-overdue return of Mario Paint to a modern Nintendo platform.



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(00:00:10 ) Intro

(00:04:22 ) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 31, 2025

(00:17:19 ) Wheel World  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 23, 2025

(00:25:55 ) First Break

(00:25:59 ) Grounded 2  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 29, 2025

(00:39:10 ) Donkey Kong Bananza  |  [Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Jul 17, 2025

(00:45:45 ) Wildgate  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 22, 2025

(00:53:49 ) Len's Island  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jun 19, 2025

(00:55:10 ) Second Break

(00:55:15 ) What's going on with Steam, Itch, and Collective Shout?

(01:14:32 ) Sony and Tencent have a lawsuit on the Horizon

(01:21:13 ) Atari acquires Thunderful Group

(01:26:47 ) Metroid 4 Prime has gotten its rating, maybe we'll get a date soon!

(01:27:51 ) Mario Paint will finally be coming to a Switch platform near you!

(01:32:58 ) Emails

(01:51:33 ) Nextlander content updates

(01:54:17 ) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts

(01:55:55 ) Wrapping up and thanks

(01:58:58 ) See ya!