TGI 710 - Save Mass Effect

As promised, Jocelyn returns with thoughts on No Murders in Grimwick and Letter Lost, but only one is poised to be the next Lorelei and the Laser Eyes-like game. Ryan, on the other hand, still struggles with playing games, but finds time to use his new The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller in anticipation of Ocarina of Time later this week. We also go over all the fun, chaotic plans for Extra Life Game Day on Saturday, November 14th. Speaking of news, Bloomberg reports why EA chose Star Wars over Mass Effect, Anthropic updates Claude Code to address game clones, Frostpunk 2 will receive its final DLC with The Surge in December, and Elder Scrolls 6 receives a confirmed name.Discussion00:00:00 - Intro00:08:49 - No Murders in Grimwick + Letter Lost00:24:39 - The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Pro Controller00:37:33 - Extra Life + NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn brings some cozy games to the inn with Dressmaker, while Ryan shares his experience with the 8BitDo FlipPad controller and the new Delta 2.0 update. Over in the news, we go over the very sad news that EA is shutting down BioWare. It’s been a bad week for fans of BioWare RPGs, especially with the leaked Mass Effect Universe trailer teasing what could have been. That and Discord is looking to surface Discoverable servers on the web.Discussion00:00:00 - Dressmaker00:14:34 - 8BitDo FlipPad + Delta 2.000:26:16 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn returns to a favourite of hers with the new Rides and Relics DLC for Two Point Museum, while Ryan continues to slowly make his way through Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. Just in time for that new Expansion Pass announced by Nintendo… More Fire Emblem to struggle to find time to play! Over in the news, next-generation consoles are expected to be super expensive, Xbox is thinking of overhauling Game Pass, and Steam introduces Achievement Sets.Discussion00:00:00 - Intro00:09:20 - Two Point Museum: Rides and Relics00:18:03 - Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave00:35:02 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a week off, we return to Ryan’s inability to focus on a franchise favourite game like Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave as he checks out Star Wars: Galactic Racers on Amazon Luna. And to his surprise, it works pretty well, and the game is fantastic too! Over in the news, Uncharted may be back at Naughty Dog, PlayStation sells its VR patents to Meta, Epic goes all in on AI with its struggling Marvel + Star Wars crossover game, and a Nintendo Store finally arrives in Canada.Discussion00:00:00 - Star Wars: Galactic Racers + Amazon Luna00:26:37 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recap our latest TGI Game Night, which featured Big Walk, then head into one of Jocelyn’s most anticipated games for 2026, Graveyard Keeper 2. Over in the news, Discord has re-launched its age verification system with changes, and Xbox continues its downward spiral with more restructuring across many of its studios.Discussion00:00:00 - Big Walk00:19:31 - Graveyard Keeper 200:40:08 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The long-awaited but confusing follow-up to Three Houses has arrived with Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave. Is it a sequel? A prequel? Both? Neither!?! Well, we don’t really find that out today, but we do discuss the new tactics game from Nintendo. Over in the news, multiple updates for Physint (casting and drama), Bungie promises to do better, and Blood of the Dawnwalker has a big patch coming in October.Discussion00:00:00 - Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave00:31:02 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The vampire video game curse of TGI has finally been broken with Blood of the Dawnwalker! Joce has played the brand new vampire action RPG and has been really enjoying her time with it. Ryan, on the other hand, returns to Moonlighter 2 during a very busy September for their 1.0 launch out of Early Access. Over in the news, Joce offers her take on the Ocarina of Time remake, Microsoft announces changes to Xbox Cloud Gaming, Steam Frame is pricey and available for pre-order now, Physint is dumped by PlayStation, and we go over all the announcements from BlizzCon 2026.Discussion00:00:00 - Blood of the Dawnwalker00:32:12 - Moonlighter 200:45:33 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nintendo super fan Whirlwind returns to the podcast to go over the two Nintendo Directs we got this week, but before that he kicks off the show with a Nintendo Switch 2 Quiz to determine if Ryan is also a super fan. Over in what we played, Whirlwind is going through Pragmata and still enjoying the Hoyoverse, while Ryan returns to tactics video game heaven with Star Wars Zero Company. In the news, we have a State of Play from PlayStation, union news out of Blizzard, and not one but two Nintendo Directs!Discussion00:00:00 - Intro + Nintendo Switch 2 Quiz00:22:14 - Pragmata and Hoyoverse Fun with Whirl00:31:02 - Star Wars Zero Company00:50:47 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a bit of a breather before the games of September flood our video game backlogs. After hinting at Star Wars Zero Company and The Blood of Dawnwalker for next episode, Jocelyn chats about returning to After Inc: Revival with it's 1.0 launch. Over in the news, Xbox makes their digital-to-disc program official, Mario is getting a standard line of LEGO sets in the new year, PlayStation continues to fail at reading the room with their Live TV announcement, and GTA VI has it's big reveal on Netflix.Discussion00:00:00 - Intro00:11:39 - After Inc Revival 1.000:20:41 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After taking a quick summer break, we're back to chat about Ryan's Xbox Game Pass Month with Halo Campaign Evolved and The Outer Worlds 2, while Jocelyn has finished up her time with The Incident at Galley House. Over in the news, Dave Bautista is confirmed to be Kratos in the Amazon Prime TV Show, Horizon 3 is still far away and Joce is NOT HAVING IT, and Gamescom kicks off with Opening Night Live.Discussion00:00:00 - Intro00:06:50 - Halo Campaign Evolved00:13:17 - The Outer Worlds 200:32:32 - The Incident at Galley House00:46:19 - NewsExtra Life is back! Check out the team, view our streaming schedule, and donate by going to tiny.cc/tgiextralife.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.