259: Art Installations by Playskool

This week we embark on a Big Walk, spend some quality handheld time with the Switch 2, finish Heave Ho 2 and Road to Empress II, ponder news like the closing of the deal taking EA private (and what seems like pending layoffs), some gaming-on-Linux updates, and Dave Bautista's growing go-to status for video game television, run through the shockingly small catalog of AO-rated games, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro

(00:02:20) Make the loved ones in your life pay for your subscriptions

(00:04:13) Brad's looking for a new note-taking app

(00:07:34) Alex has (unwanted) water in his basement

(00:11:14) Big Walk  |  [Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Aug 04, 2026

(00:34:44) First Break

(00:34:46) Road to Empress II  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jun 09, 2026

(00:43:57) Heave Ho 2  |  [Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jul 16, 2026

(00:48:50) Brad's time with his Switch 2