Both Chance and Alex have played their games of the year and are planning on coasting the rest of the way to 2026. Chance finished up Ghost of Yotei, which was excellent if a bit short on content, and then moved on to Absolum, a brawler that Chamberlain was interested in until Chance brought up comparisons to Hades. Alex did all there was to do in Silksong, leaving nothing to do but finally (FINALLY) play South Park The Separate But Whole. And Chamberlain played Metal Gear Solid Delta, a remake of a very old game, before learning about love, death and demons in Sorry, We're Closed.

Yes, there is still Silksong talk this week. Alex has moved to within spitting distance of the end, having bested Skarrsinger Karmelita at the expense of a controller and strained fingers. Chance is celebrating Ghost of Yotei day and encourages all others to forsake their current worship practices for this new, improved version. Who doesn't want their god to feature global ray tracing at 60 FPS. And Chamberlain fixes the ending of Mafia The Old Country before insisting that everyone else is wrong about Silent Hill f being any better than a swift kick in the fellas.

Yes, there is still a lot of Silksong to talk about. Chance has finished it twice, having failed to distract himself with Dying Light: The Beast. He actually can't stop and it is becoming concerning. Alex finished, and has some less than nice things to say about, Borderlands 4. He, too, then, was sucked back into the bug orbit. And Chamberlain played Silksong for four hours, got angry, then retreated to linear action game Mafia: The Old Country, because it was more familiar and much, much more forgiving (in spite of all the revenge murders).

It's a spoiler episode! Silksong spoilers, because Chance has finished it, Alex has started it and Chamberlain is scared of it! Borderlands 4 spoilers, because Alex can't get enough of Randy Pitchford's nonsense! And Lost Soul Aside spoilers, because Chamberlain is a gaming hipster who only plays things that no one else has heard of!

Silksong has actually, honestly, really and truly come out and only Chance has put any time into it. No spoilers this week! Alex has Silksong downloaded (fighting Windows and Steam issues all the way) and will be playing it shortly, having put some time into the first Yakuza Like a Dragon to fill the preceding hours. And Chamberlain has Silksong installed but will not be playing it for at least a week and a half. But he did play RoboCop Rogue City Unfinished Business and some of Mortal Kombat 1, both of which were mediocre!

*sigh*

The Silksong counter is now at seven days. Chance and Alex are passing the hours by replaying Hollow Knight, with Alex wrapping the whole thing up in a new personal best time. Alex also found ALL of the Lego games on sale and is revisiting his childhood. And Chamberlain, who is so far removed from his childhood that he has forgotten it entirely, surrenders himself to one of his worst vices: a "new" Earth Defense Force game.

Spoiler! Hollow Knight Silksong has a release date! This is the happiest that Alex has been in six years. Also, we may not be recording in two weeks when it comes out, for science. Chance watched a ton of movies and has been inventing quests for himself in Tears of the Kingdom, this time at 60 FPS. And Chamberlain played a lot of things. The good (Ninja Gaiden Ragebound), the bad (Among Ashes) and the boring (Shadow Labyrinth).

The education of Chamberlain continues. This week: immersive sims are a thing that he has already played and he didn't even know it. Path of Exile II, which he has been enjoying, is not one. Alex has relapsed into XCOM II, which is excellent, but is not an immersive sim. And Chance has finished Donkey Kong Bananza and is struggling internally between Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and Assassin's Creed Shadows, neither of which are immersive sims.