In a strange twist of coincidence, both Janet and Chia spent time in Japan over the past few months. It’s been a minute since we’ve done a travel pod, and rarely one that gives us the opportunity to mull video game box art, gunpla, the ethics of otter cafes, and so much more.

Bruno Dias joins the pod to talk about Nighthawks, Peter Molyneux's AI daydreams, and the scamminess or lack thereof of Star Citizen. Plus, Virtue and a Sledgehammer, Over the Hill, and more.

A different take on vampires, and how a world reacts to them.

The Chicago Bears played two games last week. And the Chicago frickin’ Bears won both of those games. Rob and Patrick find themselves in a strange place.