207: The Unified Megami Tensei Theory

Listen to this episode from The Nextlander Podcast on Spotify. Friend of the show Lex Luddy joins us to talk about how Death Stranding 2 holds up, the Megami Tensei Universe, and what exactly constitutes an Irish Pub. Vinny shares his closing thoughts on Assassin's Creed Shadows and Alex helps us unpack the week's news! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:00:55) Welcome Lex Luddy! (00:09:29) SPOILER Warning (Death Stranding 2 and Assassin's Creed Shadows) (00:10:29) Death Stranding 2: On The Beach | [PlayStation 5] | Jun 26, 2025 (00:25:36) Assassin's Creed Shadows | [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Mar 20, 2025 (00:50:58) First Break (00:51:09) MindsEye | [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] | Jun 10, 2025 (01:18:49) Kaizen: A Factory Story | [PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac] | Jul 14, 2025 (01:23:05) The Megami Tensei Multiverse! (01:38:37) Second Break (01:38:41) News (01:39:13) Subnautica 2 delay and lawsuits (01:48:28) Romero Games loses publishing deal (02:03:31) Laid off King staff reportedly replaced by AI tools (02:18:00) Helldivers 2 gets an Xbox release date (02:21:07) John Wick Hex is being delisted from sale (02:24:05) CyberPunk Edgerunners is getting a new season (02:25:50) Some Nintendo news (02:27:06) Go check out Bakalar's new web comic (02:29:04) Nextlander Content Updates (02:33:00) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:35:12) Wrapping up and thanks (02:37:26) See ya!