Jonah returns from PAX Unplugged 2022, while T.J. defends the maligned Castillo Protocol. Aside from the news, the Gaming Flashback is the Klei Entertainment’s stealth 2D platformer Mark of the Ninja.
The rest of the news includes:
- Smash Bros tournament organizer Panda boots out boss following fan allegations
- Harmonix rhythm game Fuser goes offline in two weeks
- Half-Life: Blue Shift gets Black Mesa treatment
- NVIDIA slashes GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 prices in Europe
Let us know what you think.

This week’s episode is the final episode before E3, and next week, an outtakes episode filled with Dr. Who and Game of Thrones discussion will run. After that, we’ll have some serious E3 2013 discussion, especially about what happens with Microsoft and Sony in particular.