Schedule for the Week of 08/04/2025

It’s been a packed week at home as we lurch into August. Construction continues in our basement, we made our first trip using the EV, and for the first time in a few weeks all the family (and the dog) are back home together! I’ve been playing a bunch of Grounded 2 with my son and daughter and I’ve also been trying to finish up Donkey Kong, which I think gets better and better as I close in on the end. I’ll talk about those things, and maybe my adjustment to the EV lifestyle, this week.

On Monday, Brad is back to join us for some Abiotic Factor! It’s been a bit since we’ve played, and now that the game is in 1.0 we’re curious to know what’s new. On Tuesday Alex and I will be streaming and were thinking of doing a bit of a Grab Bag and checking out some smaller games we may have missed. Then, on Friday, we’ll be back again and probably returning to Star Trek: Judgment Rites. I put the Planorma on for Thursday, but it might go up earlier if we get some time to process it earlier in the week. At least that’s the plan, who knows in these wild times!

If you enjoy your media in podcast form then we’ve got The Watchcast with more Star Trek as we continue through Season 02. We’ve also got a trip down memory lane in The Ramblecast this week. Of course, we’ll have our regular NXL Podcast and, if you missed it, there’s a Never Been a Better Podcast currently up on the Patreon!

–Vinny

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Monday 08/04/2025

The Nextlander Watchcast
It's gangsters and space amoebas for this week's Star Trek Watchcast, as the crew beams down to Chicago II to meet with President Capone in A Piece of the Action, and the ship falls helplessly into an energy draining void in The Immunity Syndrome!
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3:30PM Brad, Vinny, and Will Go Abiotic!
Brad is back to join us for the 1.0 release of Abiotic Factor so let’s suit up and start exploring.
Live on Twitch

Tuesday 08/05/2025

Ramblecast posting in the afternoon.
Our weekly not-games podcast! Come join us for an hour-ish of gabbin’ and ramblin’!
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1:00PM Alex and Vinny Mix It Up
We might Grab Bag this one and check out a couple of things that have gone under the radar.
Live on Twitch

Wednesday 08/06/2025

The Nextlander Podcast Recording Day!
Donkey Kong and Death Stranding are still on the list but I’m sure they will be joined by other games, some news, and even an email or three!
Posts ASAP for all Patrons and then Thursday mornings for the general public

Thursday 08/07/2025

Planorama
The monthly podcast where we go over some of the games we’re looking to get into in the next few weeks.
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Friday 08/08/2025

1PM Friday Fun Stream
Is it time to return to more Star Trek: Judgment Rites? It’s the game to beat for this streaming slot, for sure!
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