Ep 31 Marathon is Back on the Menu

Marathon may make it after all, thanks in no small part to the 2025 Multiplayer Game of the Year, Arc Raiders. Let’s talk about Christmas, buying presents for gamers, PlayStation and Nintendo sale prices, and how AI is ruining Clair Obscur’s awards season. Plus we cover No Rest for the Wicked’s new way of handling coop and shared world state, and more! This week’s episode is here for you.

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Chapters

00:00 – Cold open & intro​
00:22 – New camera and video setup​
03:13 – Christmas vibes & adult gamer gifts​
07:30 – Office revamp and streaming space​
07:30 – Ghost of Tsushima deadline & streams​
11:19 – Holiday sales and wishlist philosophy​
13:37 – Nintendo eShop picks (Transistor, Tiny Bookshop, puzzles)​
17:06 – Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition on Switch​
18:33 – PlayStation Store wishlist overview​
18:58 – Xeno Tilt and arcade-style picks​
20:41 – TMNT and Darksiders deals​
23:31 – Hardspace: Shipbreaker and blue-collar space stories​
26:06 – Why to wishlist and buy “behind the curve”​
26:37 – Patreon, early episodes, and newsletter​
28:11 – Hollow Knight: Silksong & big updates​
29:08 – FFVII Remake Intergrade and Switch 2 talk​
30:38 – Hardware and sales slump discussion​
34:35 – Borderlands, Call of Duty, and charts​
52:27 – AI in games and art controversy​
01:11:43 – Steam Deck OLED, pricing, and wrap-up​