Happy New Year! And what better way to celebrate the dawn of a new future by opening up the floodgates to time that could have been? We've got a deep dive into the lost entry in the Duke Nukem franchise, Duke Nukem: D-Day, the canceled game that nearly was and never will be. Zoey becomes an interactive Duke-ipedia of information as we dig deep into the connective tissue of the games industry, bouncing like a pinball between Rockstar, Atari, Gearbox, 3D Realms, id Software and more. Later, Jonathan talks with game developer Lyn about her game Miskatonic before gushing about the latest Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave news and the ending of Hades 2 and what it means for the characters.

0:00:00 - The Cold Clamed Curry Meat of Silent Hill
0:06:43 - Suckin' That Soup
0:08:04 - The Duke Nukem Report - Duke Nukem: D-Day
0:19:30 - Divert to Castle Wolfenstein
0:23:06 - Hungry for Masculinity
0:26:22 - Reclaiming Duke Nukem By Any Means Necessary
0:36:12 - Dabbling in Torment with Lyn
1:12:06 - Did They Make Fire Emblem For Everyone?
1:17:56 - Wrap Up/Plugs/Thanks Patrons!
1:23:35 - Jonathan's Audio Drama
1:24:33 - Organic Breast Milk

Follow Lyn on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lyn-aka-blpry.bsky.social

Check out Lyn's Game Miskatonic, playable in browser or downloadable on Windows: https://jack-rockwood.itch.io/miskatonic

Zoey on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adzuken.bsky.social

Jonathan on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tronknotts.bsky.social

The podcast’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttwav.bsky.social

Daniel on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/douibyorthst.bsky.social

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