10 years on, we come back for one final retrospective. Thank you to everyone who has listened for the past decade. 💙 Contact: Cristian Online Sadiq Online

We talk about Summer Game Fest, the changing Games media landscape, and talk about some recent games we’ve been playing. Show Notes: Nobody Should Play Splitgate 2: Nice Hat, Loser - Aftermath Fuck the British: How Relooted, A Game About Reclaiming African Artifacts From Western Museums, Ended Up Being Shown By A White Guy At Summer Game Fest - Aftermath Big Games Media is probably dead, unless it’s IGN: Giant Bomb goes independent | The Verge Polygon sold to GameRant owner Valnet | The Verge rip polygon Can You Build a Community Around Video Game Guides? - RemapBig Friendly Guide Games We Played DOOM: The Dark Ages Assassin’s Creed: Shadows Final Fantasy 14 (did you know it has an award winning free trial up until level 70?)XIV on Mac Chapters:

We talk about a bad book, then take a trip to Puerto Rico to talk about the new Bad Bunny album but really just use it as a vehicle to talk about modern colonization. Show Notes: Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao Storygraph Sadiq’s Review of Heavenly Tyrant Bad Bunny - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS BAD BUNNY - DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (Short Film) BAD BUNNY - BAILE INoLVIDABLE (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS BAD BUNNY - PIToRRO DE COCO (Video Oficial) | DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS Unpacking Bad Bunny's personal and political 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' Fabiola Méndez: Tiny Desk Concert El Laberinto del Coco: Tiny Desk x globalFEST Genius Official Website Data Vampires: Going Hyperscale (Episode 1) - Tech Won’t Save Us Coquí - Wikipedia Radio Menea Chapters:

We do our year end wrap up, and talk about the best Music and Games of 2024. Show Notes: Albums of the Year 2024 Sadiq’s Albums of the Year Charli xcx - BRAT Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Khruangbin - A LA SALA Baby Rose & BADBADNOTGOOD - Slow Burn Shaboozey - Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going Elkka - Prism of Pleasure GloRilla - GLORIOUS BigXthaPlug - TAKE CARE Kendrick Lamar - GNX Michael Kiwanuka - Small Changes Cristian’s Albums of the Year 2024 JPEGMAFIA - I LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU Tyler the Creator - CHROMAKOPIA Denzel Curry - KING OF THE MISCHIEVOUS SOUTH Logic - Ultra 85 (I know do not judge me) Beyonce - Cowboy Carter NxWorries - Why Lawd? Performance of the Year Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert IDK if we have albums we’re looking forward too but Ichiko Aoba - Luminescent Creatures Games of the Year 2024 Sadiq’s Games of the Year Alan Wake 2 Horizon Forbidden West Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Cristian’s Games of the Year Starfield: Shattered Space Destiny 2: The Final Shape Cyberpunk 2.0 Black Ops 6 Tears of the Kingdom Postscript: Neither Dave Chapelles or SexyReds politicial views are endorsed by either of us, to make it super clear.

We talk briefly about the Game Awards, then we discuss Kendrick Lamar’s GNX. Show Notes: Twitter Fingers Turn To Trigger Fingers Drake alleges UMG falsely inflated Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' | AP News Other Links It's Getting Harder to Deny that Payola 2.0 Is Alive and Well in The Music Streaming Era | Headphonesty SpotifyPanel Info Links Genius Wikipedia YouTube Playlist Apple Music Spotify Track Listing Wacced Out Murals Squabble Up Luther (with ​SZA) Man at the Garden Hey Now (featuring ​Dody6) Reincarnated TV Off (featuring ​Lefty Gunplay) Dodger Blue (featuring ​Wallie the Sensei, ​Siete7x, ​Roddy Ricch) Peekaboo (featuring ​AzHike) Heart Pt. 6 GNX (featuring ​Hitta J3, ​YoungThreat, ​Peysoh) Gloria (with SZA) Talking Points MUSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARD How Kendrick was in the Studio Making this New Album (GNX) WTF is a GNX? Chapters: