210: From EV to EVO

Alex dips back into the FGC tournament scene and then mixes it up with Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, Vinny takes the long EV trip and finishes DK Bananza, and Brad mixes it up arcade-style with Rhythm Storm and Earthion. Plus, the Switch is getting pricier in the US, BioShock 4 might be troubled, itch.io begins to address its recent content purge, and more.

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(00:00:10) Intro
(00:00:55) Initial thoughts on our first EV non-local trip
(00:12:12) EVO 2025 has happened!
(00:20:10) Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound  |  [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 31, 2025
(00:26:42) Donkey Kong Bananza  |  [Nintendo Switch 2]  |  Jul 17, 2025
(00:35:29) First Break
(00:37:50) Abiotic Factor  |  [PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jul 22, 2025
(00:43:42) Grounded 2 (Early Access) |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox Series X|S]  |  Jul 29, 2025
(00:45:39) Rhythm Storm  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows)]  |  Jul 25, 2025
(00:50:57) Brad still wants Geometry Wars to be honored properly
(00:55:35) RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac]  |  Jul 17, 2025
(00:59:10) Earthion  |  [PC (Microsoft Windows), Arcade]  |  Jul 31, 2025
(01:12:21) Second Break
(01:12:25) Nintendo's Switch 2 News!
(01:15:53) Switch Price Increases in North America
(01:28:11) Itch.io updating some listings for NSFW labeled games
(01:34:13) Bioshock 4 gets some leadership changes
(01:39:52) Video Game History Foundation acquires Computer Entertainer
(01:46:55) Emails
(01:58:41) Wrapping up and thanks
(02:01:38) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts
(02:03:02) Nextlander Content Updates
(02:05:18) See ya!