We're back with Episode 219 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

This week is mainly Nintendo related news as Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about a surprise Star Fox Direct (with a 10 minute warning), Nintendo's Financials report, a Switch 2 price increase is finally happening, the retirement of Takashi Tezuka, & more!

All of this plus the Speedrun & this weeks "The Big Question"!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "With the surprise announcement of Star Fox, what dormant IP(s) would you like to see come back and do you prefer standalone, collection, or HD remaster?

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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Jeremy -

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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 0:00
What We've Been Doing 00:48
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 26:30
The Group Chat - Ready or Not 29:32
Nintendo Drops a Star Fox Direct...With Just a 10 Minute Warning 38:49
Switch 2 Finally Gets a Price Increase Plus Some Nintendo Finance News 1:23:18
Takashi Tezuka is Retiring as Executive Officer at Nintendo After 40+ Years 1:35:11
The Speedrun 1:39:56
The Big Question 1:46:49
Outro & Where to Find Us 2:03:41
Credits & Info 2:05:24

We're back with Episode 218 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about Free Comic Book Day, Jeremy's vacation media haul, the Steam Controller is officially unveiled & priced, the upcoming portable Commodore 64 & ZX Spectrum from Evercade, & more! All of this plus the Speedrun & this weeks "The Big Question"!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "What is a game you enjoy inside of a genre you normally don't play or enjoy much?"

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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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 0:00
What We've Been Doing 00:52
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 19:29
The Group Chat - Ready or Not 53:23
Steam Controller Officially Announced & Priced at $99 1:02:54
Commodore 64 & ZX Spectrum Handhelds Announced by Evercade 1:10:42
The Speedrun 1:19:01
The Big Question 1:23:43
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:33:14
Credits & Info 1:34:51

We're back with Episode 217 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about big changes at Xbox which include a new name, new logo, & a drop in some Game Pass costs, Square Enix & Nintendo announce Final Fantasy 14 for Switch 2...but require a while new subscription for it, & more! All of this plus the Speedrun & this weeks "The Big Question"!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "With such a wide variety of titles existing, what makes an RPG an RPG to you?"

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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
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 0:00
What We've Been Doing 1:41
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 18:12
The Group Chat - Ready or Not 22:49
Big Changes at Xbox - New Name, New Logo, Cheaper Game Pass? 35:07
Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy 14 on Switch 2 with a separate subscription? 46:02
The Speedrun 54:46
The Big Question 1:04:52
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:19:21
Credits & Info 1:21:37

We're back with Episode 216 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

It's just Jeremy on this weeks show! But he talks some about the newly announced Neo Geo AES+, Playmaji announces their updated Polymega system as well as their Remix PC hardware & Polymega App, & lastly Rockstar Games gets hacked...& manages to make money from it!

All of this plus the Speedrun but sadly no Big Question this week!

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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
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 00:49
Neo Geo AES+ Unit Announced Plus Pricing 3:18
Playmaji Announces an Updated Hardware Version of their Polymega System 5:57
Playmaji Also Announced Their New "Polymega Remix" & "Polymega App" 8:18
Rockstar Games Suffers a Hack...And Gets a Stock Price Boost From It? 11:20
The Speedrun 15:25
Outro & Where to Find Us 18:04
Credits & Info 19:36

We're back with Episode 215 of the Zenspath Entertainment Network Podcast!

Jeremy, Stephen, & Chase talk about the games we've recently played, the Sony Playerbase Initiative, Amazon shutting down the current Amazon Luna version, Undead Labs talks "State of Decay 3" & more!.

All of this plus the Speedrun & this weeks "The Big Question"!

Our "Big Question" for this week is "What are your favorite & worst video game movies from recent memory (animated or live-action)?"

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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
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 1:53
The Group Chat - Recent Pickups! 14:06
The Group Chat - Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons - Battlemarked 20:40
The Group Chat - Content Warning 41:38
The Group Chat - "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie" - Our Thoughts 45:55
Sony is Starting "The Playerbase" Initiative 56:40
Amazon Luna Shuts Down Any Ownership of Their Games as of April 10th, 2026 1:00:37
Undead Labs Reveals "State of Decay 3" Isn't Dead...but the Zombie Animals Are 1:03:47
The Speedrun 1:05:38
The Big Question 1:13:34
Outro & Where to Find Us 1:25:05
Credits & Info 1:26:17

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 -

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 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
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 1:15
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