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What's the deal with Early Access? What are the pros and cons? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy sit down for a wide-ranging conversation about all the ins and outs of what it means to sell an early, unfinished game, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Star Citizen and so much more. One More Thing: Kirk: Contrapoints on Saw (YouTube) Maddy: Beyond Good & Evil (2003) Jason: Wonder Man (Disney+) 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Esoteric Ebb: bad name, great game. Jason, Kirk, and Maddy dive into this new Disco-like where you play as a cleric tasked with investigating the explosion of a tea shop in a fantasy world where the voices in your head are D&D attributes. It's a lot of fun. One More Thing: Kirk: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) (Ray Porter Audiobook) Maddy: 30 Rock Jason: Void Stranger LINKS: “Norvik” from Esoteric Ebb composed by Anders Bach, Brian Batz, and Kristian Paulsen 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Is it just us, or has this console generation been... weird? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy assess the current state of console gaming on the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch 2. They talk about diminishing returns on graphics, the huge leaps in pricing, and why it'd be bonkers if the PS6 came out next year. One More Thing: Kirk: Resident Evil 4 Remake Maddy: Pokopia Jason: Ratcheteer DX 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

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: "Cereal In My Mouth," archived from dog.gawker.com 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 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

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 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

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 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

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/NebulaMaddy: Overwatch updateJason: Lost Lambs (Madeline Cash)LINKS:“Eatin’ Rats” by Ridiculon from the Mewgenics OST, 2026 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

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: CairnMaddy: Code 3 (2025)Jason: The Chair Company (HBO) 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Jason, Maddy, and Kirk dive into Dragon Quest, one of the biggest video game franchises in Japan. What's special about it? What makes it so popular? And what's the deal with this week's release, Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined?One More Thing:Kirk: Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple)Maddy: Space Warlord Baby Trading SimulatorJason: How I Met Your MotherLINKS:“I Am Jack Bauer” - Japanese 24 Advertisement“Dragon Quest Theme” by Koichi Sugiyama, from DQ7 Reimagined (2026) and recorded by the Tokyo Strings Orchestra, 1986“Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is the best way into Dragon Quest” by Michael McWhertor, Polygon 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about mods in video games: the history of the form, their favorite mods, and how cool it is that video games can be altered, expanded, and changed by players in all sorts of ways, from DOOM to Skyrim to explicit sex scenes in The Sims.One More Thing:Kirk: The Fireman (Joe Hill)Maddy: PlatonicJason: TR-49LINKS:Maddy’s Mothership article about people who mod games 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about what's been going on in the film and television business over the last few years: why Hollywood is in a scary spot, how covid affected it all, the parallels with the video-game industry, and of course, the big old AI question mark.One More Thing:Kirk: Rhythm DoctorMaddy: 2001: A Space OdysseyJason: Circe (Madeline Miller)LINKS:STRONG SONGS LIVE!! Saturday, July 11, at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR. Buy tickets hereGunpoint & Tactical Breach Wizards dev Tom Francis’s advice for running a sustainable indie studioMaya Hawke talking about Netflix’s lack of transparency on Search EngineChris Hayes’s book The Siren’s Call: How Attention Became The World’s Most Endangered ResourceExcerpts from the Rhythm Doctor OST - “All The Times” by fizzd with lyrics by Winston Lee 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag to answer your burning questions about all sorts of things, from the gambling epidemic to our favorite funny bugs. And the burningest question of all: What do you do when your dog hates your Switch 2?One More Thing:Kirk: Skate StoryMaddy: MothershipJason: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)LINKS:Subscribe to Maddy’s new website Mothership!! Drew Gooden’s video about online gamblingJason’s Bloomberg column on the misreported GTA VI rumorsKirk’s newsletter about podcasting’s pivot to video“Coastal” by Blood Cultures from the Skate Story OST 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk, Maddy, and Jason go back through 2025's predictions to see who won the annual bet, then make some new predictions for the year to come!One More Thing:Kirk: The Rose Field (Phillip Pullman)Maddy: The Hundred Line: Last Defense AcademyJason: That’s Not How It Happened (Craig Thomas)PREDICTIONS: JASON:Game: Chrono TriggerGrand Theft Auto VI will have an in-game interactive version of TiktokPersona 6 will be announcedXbox will announce that first-party games will no longer be day 1 on Game PassSteam Machine will slip to June or laterAnother Elden Ring DLC or sequel will be announcedDanganronpa 2X2 will secretly be Danganronpa 4Another Zelda remake will be announcedOne of this year's GOTY candidates at The Game Awards will be 2D (or HD-2D)Final Fantasy XIV will be overhauled againMarathon will peak at less than 10,000 concurrents on SteamBONUS: EA will sell or shut down BioWare / EA will announce BioWare 2KIRKGame: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight PrincessSquare will announce… Final Fantasy VII ReturnGTA VI will feature a character based on Charlie KirkAll three consoles - Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch - will get a price increaseA Roblox game will be nominated for a Game AwardValve will announce a new non-VR Half-Life GameSony will announce a new PlayStation PortableIn Fable, you will be able to plant an acorn and have it grow into a treeTeam Cherry will make The Knight playable in SilksongXbox game pass will come to PlayStation or SwitchNintendo will announce a Star Fox movieBONUS: Epic will add Joe Biden to FortniteMADDYGAME: BioshockIn Grand Theft Auto 6, Lucia will be revealed to be queer / not only attracted to menLeon Kennedy is going to turn out to be Grace’s dad in Resident Evil RequiemA triple-A game advertisement will brag that the game doesn’t use generative AILaura Kinney, aka X-23, will have a cameo in the Wolverine gameThe Switch 2 will get a $50 price increasePhil Spencer will step down as CEOHalo will come to SwitchFF7 Remake part 3 will get a release dateWaluigi will be in the Mario movie sequelLuigi’s Mansion 4 will be announcedBONUS: Nintendo will announce a Metroid film 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Jason, Maddy, and Kirk have left the temple of time, set out across Hyrule, and defeated the evil Ganondorf. They can finally go back to being kids again… but will they ever truly be the same?LINKS, ETC:“Ocarina of Time End Credits” by Koji Kondo, 1998Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk, Maddy, and Jason cap off 2025 with a hearty discussion of the year's best games.One More Thing:Kirk: The Onion (Print Edition)Maddy: Hedda (2025)Jason: ChronoquartzLINKS:Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/GAMES OF THE YEARKirk:DispatchSunderfolkBlue PrinceSplit FictionNews TowerDonkey Kong BananzaHollow Knight: SilksongThe Roottrees Are DeadKingdom Come Deliverance IIThe Hundred Line: Last Defense AcademyJason:DispatchBlue PrinceHollow Knight: SilksongThe Roottrees are DeadThe Hundred Line: Last Defense AcademyAvowedNurikabe WorldThe Séance of Blake ManorStrange JigsawsFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals TimeMaddy:Blue PrinceCitizen Sleeper 2: Starward VectorClair Obscur: Expedition 33Consume MeDeath Stranding 2: On The BeachElden Ring: Nightreign (w/ Yeui’s Multiplayer Mod)Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice ChroniclesKeeperHollow Knight: SilksongThe Séance of Blake Manor 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk through this year's Game Awards show, from the big reveals (Star Wars! Divinity!) to the Clair Obscur sweep. They talk about what the show did well, what sucked, and why they chose to end on a hero shooter. Plus: some quick thoughts on Netflix buying Warner Bros.!One More Thing:Kirk: School AnnouncementsMaddy: Masters of Doom by David Kushner (2003)Jason: Pluribus LINKS:Jason talks to Swen Vincke: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-16/-baldur-s-gate-3-maker-promises-divinity-will-be-next-level?srnd=undefined“Hundred Days,” “Invasion,” “Midnight” by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda from The Hundred Line: Last Defense AcademySupport Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Maddy, Jason, and Kirk put on their Varia Suits for a dive into Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the latest adventure of bounty hunter Samus Aran. They talk about how this fourth entry has evolved the series, what they like (and don't like) about the game, and that dreadful desert.One More Thing:Kirk: Death By Lightning (Netflix)Maddy: Metropolis (1927), as re-edited in 1984 by Giorgio MoroderJason: Wellness (Nathan Hill)LINKS:Metroid Prime 4:Beyond original score excerpts composed by Kenji Yamamoto and Minako Hamano“Death By Lightning” by Ramin Djawadi from Death By Lightning, 2025“Call Me” by Debbie Harry & Giorgio Moroder; performed by “Blondie” aka Debbie Harry & a studio band feat. Harold Faltermeyer on keys“Death of the Author: An Alan Wake Series Retrospective” by Noah Caldwell-Gervais: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRh3r_AhUw0Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Will Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweep The Game Awards? Why was Blue Prince snubbed? And does The Burnt Peanut have a chance against Sakura Miko? This week, the Triple Click gang makes their predictions for Gaming's Biggest Night, from Game of the Year to... "Best Ongoing."One More Thing:Kirk: The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)Maddy: System Shock (2023 remake)Jason: MegabonkLINKS:“Flying Waters - Rain from the Ground” by Lorien Testard from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Kirk’s 2015 story about Nightdive’s failed attempts to remake No One Lives Forever: https://kotaku.com/the-sad-story-behind-a-dead-pc-game-that-cant-come-back-1688358811Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

What would Triple Click do if they had the chance to buy pieces of EA? Why do so many people talk about games before finishing them? How do patches impact the way we experience games? All those and lots more questions on this week's Thanksgiving special Burning Questions.One More Thing:Kirk: Fela Kuti: Fear No ManMaddy: Secure Boot settingsJason: 1929 (Andrew Ross Sorkin)LINKS:Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk has really been enjoying the medieval role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, but Maddy and Jason both weren't playing, so he didn't have anyone to talk to about it. Hoever, some of his non-podcaster friends were playing the game, too. One thing led to another, and they wound up recording this special episode about it.ABOUT THE GUESTS:TOM BISSELL is an author and screenwriter. He has published loads of books including Extra Lives, Magic Hours, and Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs of the Twelve. He's also written for video game series like Uncharted and Gears of War and wrote the final three episodes of Star Wars: Andor.MATTHEW SEIJI BURNS is a writer, musician, and game designer. He worked on AAA series like Halo and Call of Duty before moving to Zachtronics, where he helped make games like Opus Magnum and Eliza, the latter of which he also directed. He is the author of the 2025 novel Process.Together, Tom and Matthew wrote the 2015 interactive fiction game The Writer Will Do Something, which remains (in this episode notes writer's opinion) one of the definitive encapsulations of working as a writer in video games. Seriously, go play it.LIAM MCINTYRE is an actor who has appeared in a variety of programs - among other roles, he was the lead in Starz's Sparticus: Vengeance, and played Weather Wizard in the CW's The Flash. As a voice actor, he's played everyone from Captain Boomerang to Marcus Fenix's son JD, and will play Logan himself in Insomniac's upcoming game Marvel's Wolverine.LINKS ETC.SkillUp’s KCD2 Review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wFHtqKYMaM“Saint Barbara Theme,” “Welcome to Troskovice,” by Jan Valta & Adam Sporka from the KCD2 Original SoundtrackSupport Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Jason, Maddy, and Kirk have played through all of Dispatch, the new narrative superhero game from a crew of former Telltale directors, and there's a whole lot to discuss. They share their thoughts on the game, disclose whether they picked Invisigal or Blonde Blazer, and talk about what makes it all work so well. First section is spoiler-free, then they get into spoilers later on!One More Thing:Kirk: Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson)Maddy: News TowerJason: Kingdoms of the DumpLINKS:One More Thing Timestamp: 57:55Dispatch episode one gameplay excerpts featuring Robert Robertson (Aaron Paul) and Blonde Blazer (Erin Yvette)Jason’s Bloomberg News interview with Dispatch director Nick HermanExcerpts from the Dispatch score, composed by Andrew Acradi“Kissing Someone Else” by Caroline KingsburyExcerpts from the News Tower score by Bart Van de Sande, Jack Van de Ven feat. New Cool CollectiveNews Tower: Behind the Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbPllfsoPG8Play Molleindustria’s New York Times Simulator: https://molleindustria.itch.io/the-new-york-times-simulatorPlay Lucas Pope’s The Republia Times: https://www.dukope.com/trt/play.htmlSupport Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk, Maddy, and Jason bring on special guest Cameron Kunzelman to talk about this year's suite of roleplaying games, from Avowed to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to The Outer Worlds 2. They also talk about Assassin's Creed's pivot to RPGs, what an RPG even is, and much more. Plus: Steam Machines!One More Thing:Kirk: Do The Right Thing (1989)Maddy: AnniversariesJason: King Sorrow (Joe Hill)LINKS:Cameron’s new Assassin’s Creed book: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517914943/everything-is-permitted/The Ranged Touch network, with a bunch of his podcasts: https://rangedtouch.comSupport Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Jason, Maddy, and Kirk are all playing The Séance of Blake Manor, a new detective game about a spooky manor full of — OOOOOOOOHHHHH — Kirk, stop it. They talk about the game's unique time mechanic, how it plays with deduction, and of course, lots of spooky ghosts.One More Thing:Kirk: “ChatGPT Made Me Delusional” by Eddy Burback (YouTube)Maddy: The Master (2012)Jason: Strange JigsawsLINKS:Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Kirk, Maddy, and Jason put on their capitalism hats and go to space for a trip to The Outer Worlds 2, the latest roleplaying game from Obsidian. They talk about how it improves upon the first game, all the fun dialogue options, and the hilarious Dumb trait.One More Thing:Kirk: Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (Hulu)Maddy: Peacemaker S2Jason: The Seance of Blake ManorLINKS:Jason interviews The Outer Worlds 2 director Brandon Adler: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-10-24/obsidian-s-the-outer-worlds-2-took-twice-as-long-to-make-as-the-first-hit-game?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTc0NDUyOSwiZXhwIjoxNzYyMzQ5MzI5LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNE4yWERHUFdDTEwwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.OCD764bJIZFKkkNCudKE7HVo_s32880R1rFNAy_ctakThe Outer Worlds 2 PC performance mod Kirk mentioned: https://www.nexusmods.com/theouterworlds2/mods/17Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

It's time for a video-game grab bag as the Triple Click gang talks about some of the games they've been playing recently. They dive into Double Fine's Keeper, the new indie sensation Ball X Pit, Supergiant's Hades 2, and Absolum. Also they get derailed by the term "friendslop."One More Thing:Kirk: The Diplomat (Netflix)Maddy: The Venture Bros. (2004-2018)Jason: Workhorse (Caroline Palmer)LINKS:Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

That's right: it's another mailbag! Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about the criteria of a dad game, print vs web journalism, and when you know that a video game has outstayed its welcome. Plus: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2!One More Thing:Kirk: Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIMaddy: High PotentialJason: Long Story Short (Netflix)LINKS:“May I Stand Unshaken” by D’Angelo from Red Dead Redemption 2, 2018“The Decline” by NOFX, 1999“I’m Only Happy When It Rains” by Garbage, 1995Lee Roy Chapman’s “The Nightmare of Dreamland: Tate Brady and the Tulsa Outrage” - https://www.centerforpublicsecrets.org/post/the-nightmare-of-dreamland-tate-brady-and-the-tulsa-outrageStephen Totilo’s 2015 interview with Kingdom Come director Daniel Vávra: https://kotaku.com/my-e3-meeting-with-a-pro-gamergate-developer-1715511964Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinBuy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch

Did the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard ruin Xbox? How do you build a new studio while simultaneously making a video game? And what's up with the lack of gender representation in esports? Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag and take some of YOUR questions on all sorts of things.One More Thing:Kirk: The Lowdown (Hulu)Maddy: Beauty and the Bester (Netflix)Jason: The Twisted Tale Of Amanda Knox (Hulu)LINKS:“No Girls Allowed” by Tracey Lien for Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/features/2013/12/2/5143856/no-girls-allowed/Katy Perrry sings “Last Friday Night” in Simlish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxyW6AJ-yIkTwenty Thousand Hertz on Simlish: https://www.20k.org/episodes/sulsulSupport Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/joinAll-New Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=lastJoin the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpodTriple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ 🚀  SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK:Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch💬 JOIN THE TRIPLE CLICK DISCORD🎮 Triple Click Ethics Policy📱 SOCIALS | @tripleclickpodInstagram | YouTube | TikTok | Twitch