We're back with Episode 214 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

Jeremy, Stephen, Chris, & Chase talk about the Xbox Partner Showcase, Nintendo making Digital titles cheaper (NOT physical titles more expensive!), Epic lays off 1,000 developers, Sony raises the prices of all PlayStation 5 hardware, & more! All of this plus the Speedrun, this weeks "The Big Question", & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "With new comic book & videogame movies & TV shows coming out…what is a more recent movie or series you would love to see get a "classic" videogame tie in title…& what genre/generation would you think it would fit best?"

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Jeremy -

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Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 00:54
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 21:37
The Group Chat - "Tomodachi Life" Demo 25:27
The Group Chat - Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons - Battlemarked 30:38
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - Weird AI Voice Maybe? 35:31
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Hunter the Reckoning - Deathwish" 36:33
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "The Expanse - Osiris Reborn" 40:25
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Grave Seasons" 42:57
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Serious Sam Shatterverse" 43:48
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Stranger than Heaven" 45:33
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Super Meatboy 3D" 50:00
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Forever Ago" 51:41
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Ascend to Zero" 54:26
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Dispatch" coming to Xbox 55:20
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Alien Deathstorm" 56:28
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - Cost of Hope" 1:00:09
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "The Eternal Life of Goldman" 1:02:13
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Vaunted" 1:04:10
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Hades II" coming to Xbox S/X & PS5 1:04:53
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - "Artificial Detective" 1:06:37
Xbox Partner Preview (March 2026) - Our Letter Grades 1:11:17
Nintendo Pricing Digital Titles $10 Less than Physical Starting with Yoshi 1:15:28
Epic Games Lays Off 1.000 Developers & Acts Like They Did Companies a Favor 1:24:52
Sony Increased the Cost of PlayStation Hardware Across the Board 1:31:04
The Speedrun 1:44:03
The Big Question 1:54:48
Outro & Where to Find Us 2:03:57
Credits & Info 2:05:30.

We're back with Episode 213 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

Jeremy & Stephen dive into the mess that is NVIDIA's DLSS5 AI slop reveal, Digital Foundry's questionable DLSS5 praise video & its public fallout, Nintendo's surprise addition of "Handheld Mode Boost" for Switch 1 titles on Switch 2, Xbox adds AI to Xbox Series X/S with "Gaming Copilot" while removing some AI from Windows 11, & more! All of this plus the Speedrun, this weeks "The Big Question", & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "Growing up, what was your understanding & expectation of "AI" in gaming vs how it is being used now?"

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Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
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YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 1:15
The Group Chat - Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons - Battlemarked 15:18
NVIDIA's AI Slop Filled DLSS5 Reveal 24:45
Digital Foundry's DLSS5 Praise Video, Attempt to Walk it Back, & Public Fallout 42:06
Nintendo Surprise Drops "Handheld Mode Boost" in Firmware 22.0.0 1:00:17
Xbox Adds "Gaming Copilot" to Series X/S While Dropping Some AI From Windows 11 1:09:58
The Speedrun 1:15:54
The Big Question 1:21:48
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:36:19
Credits & Info 1:37:47

We're back with Episode 212 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

Jeremy, Stephen, Chris, & Chase dig into Microsoft's first talk about their upcoming "Project Helix" & their hints at "Game Preservation" moving forward, the end of "This is an Xbox" marketing, EA rewarding success with layoffs, "Pickmon" may just be the worst case of copyright theft we have ever seen, & Aspyr aims to ruin "Tomb Raider I-III Remastered" with a possible AI slop update for Switch 2. All of this plus the Speedrun, this weeks "The Big Question", & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "What is a game or series that you feel could use a remake for modern audiences but at the same time feel maybe it shouldn't be remade?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

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Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place!

Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath
YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 1:39
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 11:59
The Group Chat - Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons - Battlemarked 24:06
Microsoft's GDC News - "Project Helix" Info "Revealed" 33:58
Microsoft's GDC News - "Game Preservation" Initiative KINDA Revealed? 38:01
Microsoft Has Ended the "This is an Xbox" Advertisement Campaign 46:27
EA Awards Battlefield 6 Developers Record Sales with Layoffs 53:01
"Pikmon" Pushes to See if They Can Steal From EVERYONES Games? 1:08:05
Aspyr Dropping an AI Filled Switch 2 Update on "Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered" 1:16:20
The Speedrun 1:21:37
The Big Question 1:33:45
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:59:40
Credits & Info 2:01:51

We're back with Episode 211 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast! Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase dig into the recent Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Nintendo filing a lawsuit against the US Government over tariff refunds, Xbox announced their PC/Console hybrid called "Project Helix", & the weird choices Sony has been making recently by ending PC support, but releasing a PC controller, & testing Dynamic Pricing. All of this plus the Speedrun, this weeks "The Big Question", & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "After the recent loud complaints from the vocal minority of the Pokémon fandom, I still believe that for every piece of hardware, there is always one title that just puts you over the top on getting it…what were some of your favorite titles over the generations to do this?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

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Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place!

Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath
YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 1:05
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 8:54
The Group Chat - Toxic Commando 24:46
The Group Chat - Resident Evil Requiem Completion & Other Progress 32:45
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Denshattack!" 55:14
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "My Little Puppy" 56:22
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Woodo" 57:52
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Minishoot' Adventures" 59:11
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "The Midnight Walk" 1:00:25
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Rotwood" 1:01:14
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Mixtape" 1:02:37
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Deadzone: Rogue" 1:03:55
Nintendo Indie World Showcase "Blue Prince" 1:06:12
Nintendo Indie World Showcase Our Letter Grades 1:08:15
Nintendo Filed a Lawsuit Against the US Government Over Tariff Refunds 1:10:31
Xbox Announces "Project Helix" as Their Upcoming PC/Xbox Hybrid Hardware 1:16:20
No More PC, a New PC Controller, Dynamic Pricing...What is Going on at PlayStation? 1:36:52
The Speedrun 2:17:11
The Big Question 2:23:39
Outro & Where to Find Us 2:42:50
Credits & Info 2:45:09

Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast Episode 210 is here! Join Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase as we talk all about the February 2026 Pokémon Direct where we got to see some crazy new hardware, the next generation of Pokémon in "Pokémon Waves" & "Pokémon Winds", the upcoming merger of Paramount Skydance & Warner Bros. Discovery, the Speedrun, & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "If you could hire the team from Bluepoint Games to remake/remaster an IP/game from the Playstation library, what would it be and why?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

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Join our Discord - https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT ( bit.ly/zenspathdiscord )
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Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
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Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 1:10
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 24:24
The Group Chat - Resident Evil 6 Leon & Helena Playthrough 33:08
The Group Chat - Resident Evil Requiem First Impressions & Pickup Troubles 39:37
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - "Pokémon Red & Blue Game Music Collection" 57:29
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - Pokémon GO Events 1:02:58
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - "Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness" NSO 1:03:28
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - Fire Red & Leaf Green Home Support 1:04:31
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - "Pokémon Champions" News 1:05:39
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - "Pokémon Legends Z-A Mega Dimension" DLC News 1:06:07
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - "Pokémon Pokopia" News 1:06:35
Pokémon Direct (Feb 2026) - "Pokémon Winds" & "Pokémon Waves" 1:11:14
Paramount Skydance is Buying Warner Bros. Discovery as Netflix Backs Out 1:26:02
The Speedrun 1:37:47
The Big Question 1:49:35
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:57:34
Credits & Info 1:59:21

Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast Episode 209 is here! This week Jeremy, Stephen, & Chris share our impressions of the new Nintendo Switch Online Virtual Boy app with hands-on impressions of both the regular & cardboard versions, we talk about the "Pokémon Fire Red" & "Leaf Green" re-release "controversy", Sony announcing the closing of Bluepoint Games, Xbox leadership implodes with the leaving of Phil Spencer & Sarah Bond, the Speedrun, & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "What is a particular game from your past that you would be happy to see brought to modern systems JUST for online multiplayer (graphics stay basically the same)?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

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Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place!

Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath
YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 1:36
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 15:12
The Group Chat - NSO Virtual Boy - Our First Impressions & Both Versions 23:59
The Group Chat - Challenge Check-In! 46:33
Nintendo is Re-Releasing "Pokémon Fire Red" & "Leaf Green" on Feb 27th 47:48
Sony Interactive Entertainment Is Closing Bluepoint Games in March 2026 58:46
Xbox's Leadership Implosion as Phil Spencer & Sarah Bond Leave Microsoft 1:04:09
The Speedrun 1:17:42
The Big Question 1:25:15
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:29:14
Credits & Info 1:30:43

Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast Episode 207 is here! This week Jeremy, Stephen, Chase, & Chris talk about the games that caught out attention from the February 2026 Nintendo Partner Direct, Sony getting a patent for generating personalized AI podcasts starting their PlayStation characters, the Speedrun, & more!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "What is a favorite game you have played on each and every Nintendo system you OWNED?"

Check out the video version of the podcast over at www.youtube.com/zenspathcom, share it with friends, give us a thumbs up, & leave us a review if you enjoy the show to help us grow!

Website - https://www.zenspath.com
Podcast Website - https://www.zenspath.com/podcast
Join our Discord - https://discord.com/invite/jsB8GURSvT ( bit.ly/zenspathdiscord )
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Libsyn - https://zenspath.libsyn.com/2024/02
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Where to find us: https://www.zenspath.com/podcast for the latest episodes, shorts, & more all in one place!

Jeremy -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/zenspath.com
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/zenspathcom/
Threads - https://www.threads.net/@zenspathcom
Hive - @zenspath
Discord - @zenspath
Twitch - https://twitch.tv/zenspath
YouTube - https://youtube.com/zenspathcom

Stephen -

Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/n1ntendo.bsky.social
Hive - @swantendo
Discord - @n1ntendo. (don't forget the "." at the end!)

Chase -

X - https://twitter.com/LegioXGaming

Chris -

He's around...

Intro 00:00
What We've Been Doing 1:02
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 20:54
The Group Chat - Helldivers II 26:35
The Group Chat - Challenge Check-In! 30:35
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Orbitals 40:01
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Tokyo Scramble 42:31
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Valheim 48:10
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) - The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales 50:44
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Turok Origins 52:26
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Fallout 4 53:54
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Elder Scrolls IV - Oblivion: Remastered 56:24
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Indiana Jones & The Great Circle 58:20
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Resident Evil: Requiem 1:01:55
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Pragmata 1:05:55
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Super Bomberman Collection 1:18:50
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Arcade Archives 2 & Console Archives 1:21:38
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Goemon Collection (Mystical Ninja) 1:23:55
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Final Fantasy VII Rebirth 1:25:25
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown 1:28:06
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Hollow Knight Switch 2 Edition 1:30:24
Nintendo Partner Direct (Feb 2026) Our Letter Grade 1:30:50
Sony Patents AI Generated Podcasts Starring PlayStation Characters 1:40:39
The Speedrun 1:47:14
The Big Question 1:53:15
Outro & Where to Find Us 2:09:14
Credits & Info 2:10:03