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Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the listener mailbag to answer some of your questions! When should you let kids start playing video games? What gaming terms should be more mainstream? And what do you do when you're just too old for this shit?

One More Thing:

Kirk: Hunchback (Saou Ichikawa)

Maddy: How To Get To Heaven From Belfast

Jason: Pokopia

LINKS:

The archived version of “Cereal In My Mouth,” the dog.gawker.com post, is very difficult to find these days but Kirk will probably post a version of it to the Triple Click Discord

NYT coverage of the couple who got married at Bad Bunny’s halftime show

Kirk’s theme song for “The Distraction” - Bandcamp/YouTube

“It’s Too Late” by Bob Mould from Black Sheets of Rain, 1990

“Go” (Last Week Tonight Theme) by Valley Lodge from Use Your Weapons, 2013

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The Triple Click gang pull out their blood harvesters for a trip into Resident Evil Requiem, the latest entry in the longrunning horror-action-goofball series. They talk about playing as Grace and Leon, exploring the care center and all the shades of Resident Evil 2.

One More Thing:

Kirk: Your Name (2016)

Maddy: “The Pill” by Meg Elison

Jason: Esoteric Ebb

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Kirk, Maddy, and Jason dive into the year's biggest gaming news so far: Xbox boss Phil Spencer retiring. They talk about what led to this big shakeup, discuss whether new boss Asha Sharma really needs to be a gamer, and try to figure out if there's any way to salvage the Xbox brand.

One More Thing:

Kirk: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)

Maddy: Icebreakers (New Yorker documentary)

Jason: Under the Island 

LINKS:

"Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up" (Tom Warren / The Verge) https://www.theverge.com/tech/883015/microsoft-xbox-new-ceo-shakeup-notepad

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Fresh off their interview with Mewgenics co-creator Edmund McMillen, the Triple Click gang dives into the game itself. They talk about the gross-out humor, the brilliant combat, and that truly spectacular soundtrack. (All of my nights, I'm chasin' rats!)
One More Thing:
Kirk: Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future - Adam Neely, YouTube/Nebula
Maddy: Overwatch update
Jason: Lost Lambs (Madeline Cash)
LINKS:
“Eatin’ Rats” by Ridiculon from the Mewgenics OST, 2026

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Jason, Kirk, and Maddy bring on veteran game designer Edmund McMillen (Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy) to talk about his latest game, Mewgenics, which was first announced in 2012 (!) and is out this week. They talk about the long development cycle, why McMillen parted ways with his Team Meat partner Tommy Refenes, breeding cats, and much much more.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Cairn
Maddy: Code 3 (2025)
Jason: The Chair Company (HBO)

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