The Gamesline Podcast returns with John, Maverick, and Jackson! John and Jackson are both playing Grasshopper Manufacture’s Romeo is a Dead Man. John also explores Arknights Endfield and older monster tamer games like Jade Cocoon and Robotrek. Jackson supplements Romeo time with 360 classics Tales of Vesperia and Final Fantasy XIII. Maverick talks about his experiences at MAGFest, the Denshattack! demo, and Skate Story and UNBEATABLE.

In the news, Konami legend Shutaro Iida passed away, Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are out of Microsoft Gaming, EVO is fully bought by Qiddiya City-owned RTS, Bluepoint has been shuttered, and Tencent secretly funded Highguard. But that’s not all! A new .hack is coming, FireRed and LeafGreen are for sale on Switch, Nier: Automata will be continued, Xenoblade Chronicles X got a disappointing Switch 2 edition, and ArcSys made some AI generated border bullshit game.

You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on social media @gamesline.net, John, Maverick, and Jackson.

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Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real.

Edited by Lorelai with video production by John

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It’s a new year, which means the Gamesline Podcast is back from our break. This week, Scott takes over as host and is joined by Nikolas, Lorelai, and Jackson. Jackson’s been digging into The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, and Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker. Lorelai is just ahead of him there digging into the newest patch of Dawntrail when she isn’t obsessing about Unbeatable. Scott’s been digging into a bunch of different stuff while Nikolas has them all beat with Fire Emblem: Blazing Blade and Three Houses, Mother 3, Patrick’s Parabox, and Caveman World: Mountains of Unga Boonga. He also found a mysterious 3DS in his house. In the news, Swen Vickne really loves sticking his foot in his mouth and Limited Run Games co-founder Josh Fairhurst is leaving the company soon.

You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on social media @gamesline.net, Scott, Lorelai, Jackson, and Nikolas.

Also, don’t forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell a friend about the show!

If you want to send in questions, send them to our email podcast@gamesline.net!

You can also join our Discord channel at thegamezone.zone!

Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real.

Edited by Lorelai and Produced by Scott

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Scott, Jackson, and Maverick sit down for a full-spoilers discussion of AdHoc Studio’s 2025 animated superhero adventure game Dispatch, written by Telltale veterans and voiced by a celebrity cast.

How does Dispatch interact with classic superhero themes such as multiple identities, heroes vs villains, and the burdens of power? How did the experiences of each of our players differ based on their choices? How have the writing sensibilities of the independent AdHoc Studio changed or not changed since the Telltale days? You’ll have to listen to find out!

You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on Social Media @gamesline.net, Scott, Jackson, and Maverick.

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Theme song by Scott

Edited by Crystal

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The Gamesline crew is here to revive the most provocative podcast event of all time. We took your questions that are on the more…salacious side…and answered them in shocking detail!

Before that, we did talk about video games. John played Trails in the Sky 1st and liked it, and played Hotel Barcelona and thought it was terrible! Lorelai is playing the usual. Jackson’s here and he’s been on Sonic Racing, Shinobi, and Hades 2! Plus, Doug Bowser retiring, EA is going private, and they’re charging for people to watch the Capcom Cup?

You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on Social Media @gamesline.net, Lorelai, Jackson, and John.

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You can also join our Discord channel at thegamezone.zone!

Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real.

Edited and Produced by Lorelai

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John is joined this week by Crystal, Lilith, and Jackson to talk about all the games they’ve been playing. John’s been playing Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army while Jackson’s been streaming a lot of PEAK when he’s not playing Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Lily’s been digging into the Lies of P DLC and playing the demo for Parkside: Decayed Soul Manipulation while Crystal started up Final Fantasy IX and has been playing Eastward. The crew also goes over the news from Warner Games, Sakurai getting heat, Dreamsettler being cancelled, and a whole bunch of Donkey Kong.

You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on Social Media @TheGamesline, Scott, John, Lilith, Jackson, and Crystal.

Also, don’t forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell a friend about the show!

If you want to send in questions, send them to our email podcast@gamesline.net!

You can also join our Discord channel at thegamezone.zone!

Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real.

Edited by Lorelai

Video Production by Scott

Here’s an excerpt by Crystal:

[Listener Question: Which Donkey Kong characters do you think could eat 15 ice cream cones at once without getting a headache?]

John: I don’t think Lanky feels… anything. I think that he would eat those ice creams and I don’t think he could process the concept of “cold.” He’s like a fucked-up homunculus.

Jackson: It’s not a real creature, it’s a clay golem.

Lilith: Monkey as imagined by Hunter S. Thompson.

John: I’m gonna be honest, I feel like that is just something that all Kongs would be able to do. I think Kongs can just eat whatever. They’re big apes.

Lilith: Are you implying that Kong is a title you earn after eating 15 ice cream cones?

John: No! They’re like… they’re apes. That’s just what they are. I don’t know, can a real gorilla eat a bunch of ice cream cones? I mean, they would probably get brain freeze because we get brain freeze. Diddy Kong is a monkey, he has a tail.

Jackson: Yeah, but he’s still a Kong. He’s still part of the group. I’m thinking Donkey and Diddy can’t, but Dixie and Candy can, and it makes them really mad. It’s something they passively work towards, and when they do it Dixie and Candy are like: “We don’t care. This doesn’t mean anything.”

Lilith: You’re describing an episode of that old animated Donkey Kong series.

John: I was about to say that is 100% just from the animated show, oh my god. Yeah, if we’re taking that into account then I guess Yeti Kong would be eating all the ice cream, cause he’s in the cold, he’s a Yeti.

Jackson: Yeti Kong??

John: Okay, so Bluster Kong can’t, but Leo Luster can.

Jackson: What are you saying??

Crystal: I’m learning so much!

John: Everyone’s saying “Oh John with the lore, he should be going into it more,” and now I’m out here talking about fuckin’ Leo Luster, oh my god. That series is all available on Youtube now. I don’t know if they did that to line up with Bananza or what. Donkey Kong is not one of my favorite Nintendo properties, okay?!

Lilith: Do you think Funky Kong could do it?

John: Oh, totally. 100%.

Crystal: I think Funky Kong would get a headache, but he would try to tank it and not show it.

Lilith: Oh, so he’s crying behind the sunglasses.

Jackson: He walks behind a corner so nobody can see him and he curls into a ball like “Ouughhhhh… oughhhh!!”

John: He’s trembling behind his surfboard!

Jackson: “Ohhhh, why’d I do this…”

John: Oh, Funky Kong is like the L.A. Beast of Kongs, I can see that.

Jackson: I was just thinking like, he’s not going to eat them one at a time, he’s going to put them all into a big banana float and then chug it. And he’s like, “Yeah, I’m fine!”

John: Yeah, exactly, and like ten minutes later he’d be yarfing like crazy, and that would be in the video. Oh yes, the new Bananza Kongs, we can’t forget them. Do you think Grumpy Kong and Void Kong and Poppy Kong could do it?

Jackson: Poppy’s not doing it. Poppy’s watching them and just shaking their head no, like “This is stupid.”

John: “Nah, I’m not participating in that.” But then Void Kong is like “I’ll do it for evil!!”

Jackson: First ice cream in, Void Kong headache, freaking out, tapping out. And then Grumpy’s on their 30th cone like, “What?”

John: “There was a contest? Okay.”

Jackson: “Okay, yeah, whatever.”

John: Donkey Kong… [laughs]. Thank you Ina for the question. Let’s do one last question from chat and then we’ll wrap this up. Maverick is asking, “Do you think that Banjo and Conker could also eat the ice cream?”

Lilith: Conker’s too hungover to do it.

John: Banjo? Absolutely. Kazooie? I think Kazooie would also be someone who’s above it, but I think Kazooie could do it. Kazooie wouldn’t want to do it, but Kazooie could do it.

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The Gamesline Podcast is now a live podcast! Every week, we’ll be streaming the show on http://twitch.tv/gameslinetv on Sunday at 6PM EST.

On this episode, John introduces four new contributors to Gamesline! Lilith is a big JRPG-head and has been playing Trails in the Sky, Jackson’s a streamer and has been checking out Nightreign, Nikolas is an artist and visual novel reader who has been walking the Hundred Line, and Crystal is a retro gamer playing Wind Waker and Splinter Cell! Plus, we go over a bunch of the not-E3 Summer Game Fest announcements, and John got a Switch 2!

You can support us on our Patreon, and follow us on Social Media @TheGamesline, John, Jackson, Nikolas, Crystal, and Lilith.

Also, don’t forget to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and tell a friend about the show!

If you want to send in questions send them to our email podcast@gamesline.net

You can also join our Discord channel at thegamezone.zone!

Our theme song is “Crush” by Melt Channel, from the album Magic is Real.

Edited by Lorelai

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Even though I could barely make out what was going on, it was enough to start that lifelong investment that gives the more you put into it. I’ve collected so many titles from my favorite series from Capcom, Square Enix, Grasshopper Manufacture, and so many more. After playing these games for so long, I decided to give being on the production side a chance. I now find myself in a dream position of not only managing game life-cycles for a career, but playing them for my own community, who share the exact same passion as I do.

Truth be told, writing this introduction was a bit scary for me. It’s been a bit since I’ve put my thoughts through this sort of medium. Starting something new can be daunting in itself, but either way, you have to start, right? Over time, I hope to become a better writer, and to share my thoughts with all of you who come to this site as your source of news and entertainment.

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