For the news segment, it’s just me: Zoey. It’s a lighter news week (ish). Metal Gear Solid Delta remake got a free update, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has some exciting news related to the Nintendo Switch 2 and… Lego(?!), Queer– I mean, Fear Effect 2 is getting a remaster like the first game, and Amazon has laid off tons of staff and canceled 2 MMOs.

Also, two strange pieces of news regarding Kojima and a certain sitting US president…

In the second half, Zoe Straw is back to talk about her time playing Borderlands 4! We discuss the story, the performance, and the Randy Pitchford drama of it all. Plus, at the end, we talk about, well, the end (of the game)!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:38 - News

00:25:31 - Borderlands 4

01:05:00 - Borderlands 4 Spoiler Talk

SPOILER WARNING: Borderlands 4 ending spoilers at the 1 hour and 5 minute mark until the end of the podcast.

The news was recorded on November 2 2025, and the Borderlands 4 segment was recorded on October 28 2025.

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