Step away from the social media and turn around slowly

In a move that I already know I’ll live to regret making, this week the Electronic Wireless Show podcast takes a look atthe discoursethat flared up in and around the release ofBaldur’s Gate 3. Larian’s epic RPG had people asking: why aren’t all games like this? But in an angry tone of voice that we feel left some things out of the conversation. Also, Nate challenges a Times columnist to single MMA combat, and we talk about the games we’ve been playing this week (spoilers: none of them areBaldur’s Gate 3!).

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Music is by Jack de Quidt.

LinksWe record on a Tuesday morning, so some things may have changed by the time you listen to this.

This weekWe’ve Been PlayingDiplomacy Is Not An Option, the new series of">Apex Legends, andHammerwatch 2, which is a cute lil RPG!

Recommedationsthis week areRoccat’s Vulcan II Mini Airmechanical gaming keyboard, theMurdle Vol. 1book, and cute animated movieNimona.