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The long-awaited preview of upcoming platformer Yooka-Laylee is finally in J.D.'s expert hands, and he's ready to tell you exactly how well it appears to be living up to Banjo-Kazooie's endless legacy (with some input from Jeff). There's also, surprise surprise, some controversy over Pokemon Go's latest update, some leaks from space, and a few things you may want to know about the new Xbox One model.

Fighting with other reporters and podcasts for the latest news, Jeff and J.D. bring you the very best to offer. That is, uh, news about... a rerelease of a ten-year-old game. And a rerelease of thirty-year-old games on a new, mini-NES console. And some slight info on the new Batman game by Telltale. And more! We swear!

Two weeks since the last podcast and very little news in sight means that Jeff and J.D. have a lot of time to talk about the games they've been playing since then. This means slightly late reviews for Doom and Halo 5, as well as stuff that actually just came out like INSIDE and, of course, the new Pokemon game that you've probably played.

Like that, all news is gone. What's to talk about? How about a review of a game that's been out since winter? There are some tidbits from the Kickstarter side, some classic game being recreated, and a couple of interesting patches in Doom. Instead, though, Jeff and J.D. will just talk about Keith David.

The main news of the week is about a game that nobody likes and nobody expected to like very much. Jeff and J.D., meanwhile, tried to see if the new Resident Evil will scare the pants off of them like the games it's taken inspiration from. In other news, rumors and half-truths about the NX continue, from unusual sources, a dude left sensitive files in yet another bar, and, nope, fighting games still aren't very fun.

In our annual, super-special E3 episode, Jeff and J.D. will try their best to catch you up on all six of the big presenters and announcers that have taken the stage, digitally or physically, to announce their big plans for the upcoming year. That includes Xbox's new model(s), Bethesda's dozen stealth games, EA's attempt to play differently, Sony's bin of exclusives, and Nintendo's, well, Nintendo's Zelda. And what a Zelda it looks to be.

One week left until the Electronic Entertainment Expo, and the prenouncements are shooting past as quickly as Jeff and J.D. can catch them. Some new games, some rumors, and a heck of a lot of random guesses top this episode off--but first a talk about the exact meaning of "stealing" in an open and free market, and a minor pushback from an anticipated Kickstarter.

E3 is in just two weeks, and there is a lot to look forward to. Announcements about new console version, the Playstation Experience, Zelda U/NX gameplay; Jeff and J.D. will catch you up on what to expect, with a couple of predictions of their own. Meanwhile we have gamers getting mad over a game being delayed a month, and gamers being mad their culture is being forcefully forgotten. Who deserves more respect? You decide.

It's been two weeks for you guys to get lost in the news, but fear not: Jeff and J.D. are here to pitchfork through it. First up, a bit on Overwatch's release, Platinum's new potential stinker, and what the heck Kojima is up to. Then it's examination of a week-old announcement with new analysis, some upcoming announcements, and, what's that? Maybe a lone E3 prediction?

At a financial review this week Disney revealed their relatively low numbers for their toyline, announcing with it a step down from games publishing. If only certain companies who don't understand how numbering systems work would take a hint! We have a release date on Pokemon Sun/Moon, new release windows on the next Mass Effect and Titanfall games, and even a surprise Final Fantasy on Steam. Plus: reviews on games that came out years ago!

Now that Dark Souls is out of the way, Jeff and J.D. can finally talk about other games they've been playing. Like... Dark Souls. Besides, there's the Nintendo shareholder meeting from last week to cover, including NX release plans, the amount of star power in the new Dishonored, including a release date, and talk about what the Squid Sisters are all about. Tentacles, I imagine.

You have to be tired of Dark Souls by now, but this week Jeff and J.D. give a couple of criticisms and non-spoilery boss discussions. Jeff had some time with the weirdly-beta Mirror's Edge Catalyst, and J.D. is excited for the Nintendo's investor meeting--which has already happened by the time of this posting. Were their guesses accurate? Tune in to find out.

Quantum Break is dead and gone and Jeff and J.D. are here to talk to you about Dark Souls 3. Also, Dark Souls 3. Plus maybe about the latest Dark Souls. Speckled between will be news about the true-blue PS4.5, codenamed "Neo", the Arkham HD collection leak, and a new release from an amazing indie dev.

It's been a week and both Jeff and J.D. have finished Remedy's new release Quantum Break. Do they have opinions? A couple. Once that's out of the way, Jeff can share his spoiler-free Dark Souls 3 thoughts, rumors of a new Xbox One can fly, and the latest Zelda U ideas can be discussed in detail. Or, you know. Refused to be discussed.

Both Xbox and Playstation have recently announced updates for curious features are coming to their OSes, but fear not! You will see the drawbacks and advantages of them from Jeff and J.D.'s perspectives. At least for a moment; they may be too busy talking, spoiler-free, about what they've seen of Quantum Break so far, or if Miitomo is a game, or just how much of a remake of Ocarina of Time that Twilight Pricess is. Plus, Donut Drake, Mass Effect 4 leaks, and bad, bad survey data.

There's only been one controversy regarding censorship of a video game butt this year, so it makes sense to have two more in the same week. Jeff and J.D. will frustratedly break that down for you, just after talking about the Nintendo NX "leaks" from the week before, possibly confirmation of the PS4K.5. All of that wrapped up in a nice package about why Twilight Princess' dungeon design is fantastic and where the heck all of the platformers went.

Two weeks of the Division down and Ubisoft Massive are releasing the first big patch. While Jeff and J.D. wait for it to download, they'll tell you about the Playstation 4.5 (or 4.1), Wii U production halt rumors, and what weird thing Edmund McMillen might be working on. We got some sweet deets on where Telltale's going with their upcoming Batman game, along with their yearly plan, and somehow a surprise release of Day of the Tentacle for modern systems. Slimy!

Xbox recently announced they wish to start allowing cross-platform gameplay, heralding what surely is the end times. In the other camp, Sony has announced the price of their VR system (which is much cheaper than Oculus). GDC has a few announcements up its sleeves, Jeff and J.D. have thoughts on their first week of the Division, and the new Turtles game has gameplay. It's a full week here in PSTS newsland!

Video game born of publisher hath but a short time to live. It hypeth up and is cut down like the budget of a poor Kickstarter game. Today we honor the fall of another legendary great company and... and whatever they were working on. Also Jeff and JD both critique and fondly remember their times with the new Xenoblade, give you a fast and in-depth look at what was in the Nintendo Direct last week, and maybe tell you when No Man's Sky is finally coming out.

There are a lot of things coming out of the woodwork as we break into spring proper: from a new Master of Orion and Fire Emblems available now, to the major console updates just around the corner, to a new Pokemon and a hint at a new Alan Wake some time in the future. Before all of that, though, Jeff and J.D. talk about Nicktoons, if Rock Band can make any money on the PC, and if Microsoft is really planning to sell hardware upgrades of the Xbox One.