Two games with one name release on the same day and give us all a reminder that it's still possible to respond to a situation by not being a huge jerk! And the AI scourge continues to rear its ugly, apparently inescapable head in gaming news, this week through the DLSS 5 filter and embarrassing "placeholder" assets in Crimson Desert. PLUS:

– LOW ON, ACTUALLY: High on Life 2

– SLOP FILTERS: Leave Aloy alone, DLSS5 dorks

– WE'RE SAVED: Screensavers come to PS5

– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Tony Sadowski, and Joe Fourhman on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Also, "Robot Art" by HD-Studio and "Robot Party" by ElephantGreen, both found on Pixabay.

Xbox goes full PC! Actually, that's not fair. An actual PC can do more things. And Sony seems to be rolling back PlayStation games coming to PC. We discuss what may be behind that move. Could it be that console exclusives are a good thing? Certainly looks that way with Pokémon Pokopia, because Kat (and many others) picked up a Nintendo Switch 2! PLUS:

– THREE CONCORDS: Highguard, we hardly knew ye.

– DO NOT USE: ChatGPT, because eeeevil.

– SMILING MEN: Haygood finds life after Emio.

– SUING AMERICA: We cheer a Nintendo lawsuit.

– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, Tony Sadowski, and Joe Fourhman on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Haygood is back with the highlights and lowlights from his long-awaited trip to Japan! Which Sailor Scouts did he recognize? Trick question: NONE. Also, maybe don't go to Disney on Kids Day!

While he was away, Xbox (further) imploded and Sony and Nintendo managed to disappoint fans as well! Let's talk about more doom and gloom in the gaming world:

– POKEMON: Ain't cheap these days.

– RIP: BluePoint

– AFFORDABILITY: In THIS economy?

– GAMERS: Still the worst.

– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Joe Fourhman on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Marvel fans still hanging in there during this whole Multiverse era...and those who have moved on with their lives...know that Wonder Man is here to save the day! Take a seat, Mighty Mouse!

Resident Wonder Fan Joe Haygood gives his honest assessment of the new series. Fourhman has checked out of Marvel - will the wonder bring him back?

Also, we have entered the Era of Hugh Morris! A little chunk on the Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Direct. PLUS:

– BON VOYAGE: Haygood prepares for his long-awaited trip to Japan!

– RECOMMENDED: Secret Mall Apartment on Netflix!

– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood and Joe Fourhman on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What is Nintendo without Bowser? Does Xbox have ANY future in consoles? Could Ubisoft be any more disgusting as the buzzards who run it (into the ground) continue to hack it apart in the name of "efficiency?" What does it really mean to make a game "FOR THE FANS!" and does anyone still care if Life is Strange tries to go back to whatever well they think that was? The gaming industry remains weird in 2026 and we're happy to dunk on it.

PLUS:

– COLIN: Dooms the World in Tony's latest book rec.

– HAYGOOD: Shouts out his wife's laudable health journey.

– HITMAN: Goes cross-platform!

– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

For the past few years, we've been setting resolutions in our first episode after our holiday break. This year, we look back on our 2025 resolutions, then...kind of decide we're just done with them. Are there things we want to do and work on? Sure! But why add unnecessary pressure? LIVE! BE FREE! We also WRAP up what we've been doing since we last recorded a month ago!

PLUS:

– GOLDEN: KPop Demon Hunters wins at the Globes!

– TAKE CARE: Of your mental health.

– BACK IN TIME: Haygood's watching Castle, Tony's playing SNES!

– F THIS: Fourhman's digging Silent Hill F!

– CRANKIN': Tony shows some love to Diora on Playdate.

– FREE: Steam game for first to cash in the code!

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Joe Haygood, Kat Riley, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

What stood out as the best and worst to our podcast crew in 2025? Join us for a fun look back on our Yeahs and Un-Yeahs from an insane year in pop culture and beyond as we no-look swan dive into 2026!

– OUR PICKS: Game of the Year 2025!

– MOST ANTICIPATED: What are looking forward to in 2026 and how did our 2025 lists pan out?

– SOUND EFFECTS: Sonic the Hedgehog-flavored! Mmm.

This episode was mixed by Tony Sadowski and includes Kat Riley, Joe Haygood, Joe Fourhman and Tony Sadowski on vocals. You can download the podcast directly from here or click on one of the links below to subscribe. This episode features “Arcade Heroes,” “Pixel Party,” and “Coin Op Chaos” by Eric Matyas, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.soundimage.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Also, a bunch of Sonic the Hedgehog sound effects.

All seven previous You Like the Worst Stuff holiday specials, back-to-back-to-back-to ...well, you get it. Maybe you heard them before, maybe you've been trying to avoid them, but we collected them all into one magical anthology anyway. Enjoy seven years of podcast in-jokes, holiday parodies, and songs of mirth and merriment all gathered together to launch you into what will hopefully be a slightly less horrific year!

• Episode #297, 2018, where we did A Christmas Carol
• Episode #343, 2019, where we did It's a Wonderful Life
• Episode #385, 2020, where we did Charlie Brown Christmas
• Episode #431, 2021, where we did Frosty the Snowman
• Episode #471, 2022, where we did a holiday romcom
• Episode #511, 2023, where we did a musical variety special
• Episode #546, 2024, where we did a gift exchange and a sleepover and Santa was evil and we lamented oncoming fascism

If you missed our latest holiday special, check out last week's episode to hear what nonsense we got up to this year! Happy holidays from your worst pals.