Broken Campfire

BC #203 – Winch Yourself All The Way There

Here in the podslop equivalent of friendslop, Andy, Flask, Greg, John, and Vito can't stop slopping about the Steam Next Fest, RV There Yet?, The Chair Company, Age of Wonders 4, The Long Walk, Dead Reset, BALL x PIT, Hades 2, Strange Antiquities, One Battle After Another, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, Steam games that didn't make back their investment, some industry retirements, and more.

0:00 - Intro 2:01 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 2:07 - Steam Next Fest
  • 2:50 - YAPYAP
  • 7:05 - Upstairs
  • 8:56 - Tears of Metal
  • 10:50 - Storebound
  • 12:33 - Species Unknown
  • 15:09 - Star Trek Voyager: Across the Unknown
  • 20:25 - SPLASH - Paintball
  • 27:55 - Mainland
  • 32:40 - Final Sentence
  • 34:07 - Car Service Together
  • 35:43 - Restaurats
  • 40:51 - ARC Raiders
  • 42:01 - RV There Yet?
  • 46:21 - The Chair Company

49:40 - Friendslop Fall

  • 52:58 - Futurama: Hit & Run

53:01 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 53:08 - Misery
  • 58:30 - World of Warcraft - Legion Remix
  • 59:14 - Age of Wonders 4

1:05:36 - BREAK

  • A.I. videos

1:22:10 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 1:07:27 - Moon Mission Recordings
  • 1:10:58 - Scared Shitless
  • 1:13:40 - The Long Walk
  • 1:20:30 - Dead Reset
  • 1:23:11 - BALL x PIT

1:31:07 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 1:31:47 - The Finals
  • 1:31:56 - A Way Out/Split Fiction
  • 1:36:18 - Hades 2
  • 1:37:12 - Strange Antiquities

1:41:40 - John (Roundtable)

  • 1:41:45 - One Battle After Another
  • 1:45:47 - Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2

2:02:55 - NEWS

  • 2:03:02 - GOG hires private investigators to hunt down rights holders
  • 2:04:25 - Over 5,000 games released on Steam this year did not make back their $100
  • 2:06:34 - Gregg Mayles leaves Rare after 36 years
  • 2:08:06 - Doug Bowser retires as NOA President/COO

2:09:57 - Outro

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BC #202 – Hidden Arcane Law, Deep In The Steam Bylaws

Scant months before the podcast is cancelled online for accidentally still playing an EA game even after their buyout, Andy, Flask, and John get heated about Hollow Knight: Silksong, Arena Breakout: Infinite, A Way Out, Shift At Midnight, TerrorBytes, The Knightling, Silent Hill f, the Game Pass price hike, ARC Raiders, skate.'s skin issues, and more.

0:00 - Intro 3:35 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 3:39 - Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • 24:38 - Cosmic Encounters: Cosmic Odyssey
  • 32:30 - On Cinema at the Cinema season 16
  • 33:46 - Arena Breakout: Infinite

39:54 - John (Roundtable)

  • 40:07 - A Way Out
  • 43:39 - Shift At Midnight
  • 46:41 - Waxworks
  • 49:06 - Superman/Fantastic Four

56:31 - BREAK

  • Waxworks confirmation and Supes/FF rating

58:37 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 59:04 - October Brew on Healing Flask
  • 59:29 - Megabonk
  • 1:01:11 - MandaloreGaming's SOMA review
  • 1:01:51 - Alice in Borderland season 3
  • 1:03:38 - TerrorBytes
  • 1:08:34 - The Knightling
  • 1:17:59 - Silent Hill f

1:37:56 - NEWS

  • 1:38:02 - Xbox price hike for Game Pass and Call of Duty sales
  • 1:44:46 - "ARC Raiders" censored in BLOPS 7, but not "Battlefield 6"
  • 1:45:47 - ARC Raiders was "not fun" after its reveal trailer
  • 1:47:39 - Pico Park accidentally made permanently free on Steam
  • 1:50:10 - skate. charging $40 for cardboard Dead Space skin
  • 1:52:25 - Nintendo issues denial about governmental generative A.I. claim
  • 1:53:58 - EA buyout

1:56:17 - Outro

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BC #201 – Quantum Entangled BC Buzzers (Variety Show!)

You! Yes, you! Remember video games? Well FORGET 'em. This episode is all about the AUDIO games, played here in episode 201 of the podcast to celebrate the previous 200. You will enjoy such puzzling contests as 'Lore Lie and the Lazy Guys', 'My Friends Are in Jeopardy', and 'Retro Review Recognizer'. That's it, actually. There were only enough points in the bank account for those three games. And actually, you should probably remember those video games again real quick, because the audio games are all about video games.

0:00 - Intro 3:03 - Lore Lie and the Lazy Guys setup 7:44 - Lore Lie and the Lazy Guys game start

  • 7:52 - Flask Question 1
  • 9:02 - Answer
  • 10:30 -  Flask Question 2
  • 12:44 - Answer
  • 16:52 - Flask Question 3
  • 18:28 - Answer
  • 19:25 - Flask Question 4
  • 20:53 - Answer
  • 23:33 - Answer Rundown
  • 27:34 - Andy Question 1
  • 30:17 - Andy Question 2
  • 31:56 - Andy Question 3

35:22 - My Friends Are in Jeopardy! (Andy Edition) 1:10:31 - Retro Review Recognizer

  • 1:12:16 - Excerpt 1
  • 1:13:35 - Answer
  • 1:14:53 - Excerpt 2
  • 1:17:10 - Answer
  • 1:18:28 - Excerpt 3
  • 1:21:26 - Answer
  • 1:23:10 - Excerpt 4
  • 1:26:20 - Answer
  • 1:28:02 - Excerpt 5
  • 1:30:17 - Answer
  • 1:31:40 - Excerpt 6
  • 1:33:08 - Answer
  • 1:35:58 - Bonus review

1:38:02 - Conclusion

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BC #200 – "Hollow Knight: Silksong" Impressions

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS A MARKED SPOILER SECTION! Andy, Flask, and John discuss early impressions of the game Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025), by Team Cherry.

0:00 - Intro 1:35 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

  • 35:58-57:55 - Spoilers

57:56 - Hollow Knight: Silksong (cont.) 1:25:15 - Outro

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BC #199 – ♫ Still In A Dreeeeam, Piss Filteeeer ♫

In this, the only podcast that refuses to be delayed by Silksong's release, Andy, Flask, and Greg talk important issues like Risk of Rain 2, 1000 Players Simulate Civilization, Dead by Daylight, Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater, Herdling, tall trails, Wheel World, Nintendo withholding Switch 2 devkits, the cowardly indie games pushed aside by Silksong, Black Ops 7's skins, and more.

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BC #198 – Metaphorical Goblins

In another all-timer episode on account of featuring only the two best voices, Flask and John discuss Weapons, Alien: Earth, Strange Jigsaws, The Alters, Whisper Mountain Outbreak, Gamescom ONL, Future Games Show, and more.

0:00 - Intro

2:03 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 2:07 - PaperKlay
  • 3:50 - Weapons
  • 10:21 - Alien: Earth
  • 28:26 - Strange Jigsaws

32:50 - John (Roundtable)

  • 33:03 - The Alters
  • 36:10 - Baldur's Gate 3 modded run
  • 42:36 - Whisper Mountain Outbreak

48:33 - NEWS

  • 49:28 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
  • 51:21 - Gamescom ONL
  • 55:13 - Flask died, leaving John alone
  • 57:40 - Gamescom ONL (cont.)
  • 1:16:26 - Future Games Show

1:33:51 - Silksong (Team Cherry) RANT (cRaZy)

1:57:12 - Outro

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BC #197 – Silver Brolies Like Diamonds Under The Earth

In this podcast made of unfreezable sound molecules, Andy, Flask, Greg, John, and Vito make listenable noise about Blue Prince, Blood on the Clock Tower, King of the Hill, Abiotic Factor, Grounded 2, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4. PaperKlay, Nintendo's mishandling of speedrunning, MasterCard's mishandling of NSFW games, Bungie's mishandling of being a company, the varied workshop skins of Castle Crashers' DLC, and more.

0:00 - Intro

1:29 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 1:53 - BC Pay
  • 3:40 - Blue Prince
  • 10:47 - We hung out

12:48 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 12:52 - Blood on the Clock Tower
  • 40:20 - King of the Hill S14
  • 48:58 - Unboxing the Cryptic Killer

51:16 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 51:28 - Abiotic Factor
  • 54:46 - Grounded 2
  • 1:07:13 - Dragon Ball: The Breakers

1:10:10 - BREAK

  • Eating molecules

1:13:05 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 1:14:11 - Tower Dungeon
  • 1:18:50 - Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • 1:28:52 - Surfer trauma
  • 1:30:33 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4
  • 1:36:20 - PaperKlay
  • 1:38:58 - Steam Deck games
  • 1:39:53 - God of Weapons
  • 1:41:00 - Rack and Slay
  • 1:42:46 - Hellbreach: Vegas
  • 1:43:25 - Asterogues

1:45:37 - NEWS

  • 1:45:46 - Japan's biggest speedrunning event excludes Nintendo titles after being told they needed permission
  • 1:48:59 - Mastercard vs. Valve
  • 1:50:40 - Battlefield 6 buzz
  • 1:52:50 - Bungie may be losing independence after mass layoffs
  • 1:55:31 - Sekiro anime?
  • 1:59:06 - Castle Crashers: Painter Boss Paradise DLC

2:01:05 - Outro

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BC #196 – Lex Luthor Put Kryptonite In All The Electricity

In advance of all entertainment becoming short-form, listen to this long-form discussion from Andy, Flask, and Greg about Fallout 76, Hitman, Grounded, R.E.P.O., The Past Within, Rimworld - Odyssey, Taskmaster, Superman (2025), Lost in Random: The Eternal Die, THPS 3+4, Overwatch 2's story(?), Subnautica 2, and more.

0:00 - Intro

2:16 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 2:28 - Fallout 76
  • 4:02 - Hitman: World of Assassination
  • 9:32 - Red Dead Redemption 2
  • 16:55 - Grounded

29:06 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 29:15 - Lies of P
  • 29:44 - Sketchy's Contract
  • 29:56 - R.E.P.O.
  • 34:58 - Peak
  • 35:49 - The Past Within
  • 44:15 - Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
  • 45:35 - Rimworld - Odyssey

52:31 - BREAK

  • Attenuation correction

53:37 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 54:32 - Taskmaster series 19
  • 1:02:52 - Superman
  • 1:18:53 - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die
  • 1:23:50 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

1:27:03 - NEWS

  • 1:27:14 - Blizzard wants to get back to story content for Overwatch 2
  • 1:32:30 - Credit card providers force Steam to crack down on incest games
  • 1:35:38 - Subnautica 2 is coming in 2026
  • 1:36:31 - Unknown Worlds claim Krafton forced the game to be delayed
  • 1:37:38 - Krafton response
  • 1:40:15 - Unknown Worlds co-founders file lawsuit
  • 1:45:28 - Killing Floor 3 coming soon

1:48:40 - Outro

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BC #195 – Sky's The Limit And You Get A Wrench

Beneath the fading firework's ringing in your ears, you can hear dully the cheering and grousing of Andy, Flask, John, and Vito as they talk about Peak, Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest, FBC: Firebreak, Blue Prince, Grounded, Dreamsettler's cancellation, RE: Requiem's early concept, the Xbox mass layoffs, and more.

0:00 - Intro

2:34 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 2:44 - Elden Ring: Nightreign
  • 2:26 - Peak
  • 28:40 - Murderbot (Apple TV+)
  • 29:57 - Steam Demo videos
  • 30:50 - Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest

36:57 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 37:06 - Lies of P
  • 37:27 - Taskmaster

38:51 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 39:25 - Siege X
  • 40:31 - Robocop: Rogue City
  • 42:55 - FBC: Firebreak
  • 1:04:12 - Blue Prince

1:14:12 - BREAK

  • FBC: Firebreak is a ripoff?!

1:14:38 - John (Roundtable)

  • 1:14:53 - John's first topic!
  • 1:15:24 - Dune: Awakening
  • 1:16:33 - Grounded

1:22:03 - NEWS

  • 1:22:16 - Dreamsettler has been cancelled
  • 1:26:13 - RE: Requiem early concept was online/open-world
  • 1:29:13 - Xbox going through a series of layoffs
  • 1:37:18 - Helldivers 2 is coming to Xbox

1:38:22 - Outro

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BC #194 – The Screams Of Your Friends, Echoing Off The Mountain

Let the summer begin! Andy, Flask, Greg, and John dive into a pool of topics, such as Dune: Awakening, Peak, Skin Deep, Rainbow Six Siege, Fallout 76, FORTNITE, Blue Prince, to a T, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, Bloober Team's Silent Hill 1 remake, Summer Games Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, and more!

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BC #193 – Nightlord's Just A Deviljho With Its Head Turned To The Side

Though the night's rain may spell disaster for a traditional campfire, it could be that a broken one would reign over the- the night? Sort of lost the plot. Anyway… Andy, Flask, Greg, and Vito light into Elden Ring: Nightreign, Clair Obscur, Doom: The Dark Ages, The Casting of Frank Stone, Infection Free Zone, The Outlast Trials, Trivia Tricks, House of Danger, Apocalypse Hotel, Duck Detective, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, Blue Prince, the PlayStation State of Play, and more.

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - Game show season

2:51 - Elden Ring: Nightreign

32:02 - Vito (Roundtable)

  • 32:10 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • 36:45 - Other games on Game Pass
  • 37:58 - Doom: The Dark Ages

48:09 - Greg (Roundtable)

  • 48:57 - Labyrinth of the Demon King
  • 49:25 - The Casting of Frank Stone
  • 51:38 - Infection Free Zone
  • 55:47 - The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
  • 56:00 - The Outlast Trials
  • 1:00:15 - Dave the Diver Yakuza DLC follow-up

1:01:36 - BREAK

  • Mean message for Vito

1:02:23 - Andy (Roundtable)

  • 1:02:26 - Trivia Tricks
  • 1:09:08 - House of Danger

1:17:19 - Flask (Roundtable)

  • 1:17:24 - Poker Face season 2
  • 1:18:18 - Apocalypse Hotel
  • 1:22:13 - The Deadseat
  • 1:24:28 - Poco
  • 1:28:07 - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
  • 1:33:48 - Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo
  • 1:38:31 - Blue Prince

1:42:26 - NEWS

  • 1:42:49 - PlayStation State of Play - June 2025
  • 1:43:13 - Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls
  • 1:46:54 - Nioh 3
  • 1:49:15 - Silent Hill f
  • 1:50:36 - Bloodstained: The Scarlet Engagement
  • 1:51:18 - Pragmata
  • 1:52:51 - Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
  • 1:54:26 - Digimon Story Time Stranger
  • 1:56:23 - Romeo is a Dead Man
  • 1:58:06 - Sea of Remnants
  • 1:59:44 - Tides of Tomorrow
  • 2:00:51 - 007: First Light

2:08:00 - Outro

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