and a dynamic insertion network with no minimums

we call this Bonus Content

what is the point of having a conversation if I can't monetize it as a podcast?

A genocidal maniac.

Impeach, convict, remove, imprison. Invoke the 25th.

Do. Fucking. SOMETHING.

Me: Types nothing into Steam search

Steam:

Yes. Let's follow up on this.

these KFC licensed games are getting way out of hand #SonyStateOfPlay

weird, I'm not off from work on Insurrection Day?

Our Top 5 Games of 2025 (Part 1) | Episode 232 YouTube video by Colette & Matt Have Entered the Chat

Making our lists of favorite 2025 video games was easy.

Checking it twice was harder: haveenteredthechat.com/episodes/232...

water is nature's gatorade when you think about it

No fucking shit. www.tubefilter.com/2025/12/16/m...

Finally, a Video Game Where You Can Make Bugs Kiss | Everything From Wholesome Snack 2025 | Ep 230 YouTube video by Colette & Matt Have Entered the Chat

Do you like cooking, fishing, smooching, and ... insects hooking up? @wholesomegames.com has you covered.

@itscocobee.bsky.social and I run down EVERYTHING announced in this week's Wholesome Snack, which has expanded our wishlists 100-fold.

no thanks, that's your job

Land of the Free

www.cnbc.com/2025/12/10/u...

my BuSiNeSs analysis

We love being in good company here!

(and thanks so much for listening!)

Pleased to report that Vagina Doors are in Metroid Prime 4

It's Finally Here: Why BALL x PIT Does Everything Right | Episode 224 YouTube video by Colette & Matt Have Entered the Chat

Space Invaders + Vampire Survivors + Breakout = BALL x PIT

(aka the perfect video game)

@itscocobee.bsky.social and I discuss what makes it great, Netflix's new games strategy, and the lingering secrets in Expedition 33 on this week's pod:

haveenteredthechat.com/episodes/224...

So, is the price of Xbox Game Pass ... <ahem> ... too damn high?

@itscocobee.bsky.social and I discuss the value proposition of all-you-can play video games when there's only so many hours in a month and the price of EVERYTHING is going up.

haveenteredthechat.com/episodes/222...

RIP to a legend. Thanks for everything, Dr. Goodall.

SLOWLY?

What if you had to upload a govt ID to use Instagram, Reddit & Wikipedia?

New age verification laws in Mississippi and the UK have good intentions and DISASTROUS consequences for privacy and free speech. We figure out WTF is going on:

🍎 apple.co/4nkXjqY
🟢 bit.ly/41FCqOL
📺 youtu.be/zL6PcS14Xrs

ok but what if we all just *pretend* he's dead?

KPop Demon Hunters is officially the most-watched movie in the history of Netflix.

Let this be a lesson to movie, TV, and game studios: Take more chances on new IP with diverse characters.

We are tired of "safe" remakes and sequels.

If it is not programmed to suffer, then it cannot suffer.

Humans and animals are programmed to feel pain because it helps us survive. AI and machines have no such nervous system.

FUCK this. If I spend hours, days, WEEKS creating a video, it should appear EXACTLY as I made it.

If YouTube wants to offer enhancing tools, great. But *I* get to decide when to use them.

AI optimizing videos WITHOUT MY CONSENT harms creators and audiences. It only serves algorithms.

I've decided to start getting ALL my medical advice from the AI voices in YouTube ads about supplements.

A fateful trip to Toys 'R' Us and a very supportive mom changed everything for @gameovergreggy.bsky.social

I had a blast chatting with Greg about his love of games, 10 years of @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social, and fighting the good fight.

🍎 apple.co/4lIbntj
🟢 bit.ly/4mp5vGq
📺 youtu.be/ZDM1_nIB9Zs

If you've read an article about video games in the last 2 decades, chances are it was written by @lukeplunkett.com, a 17-year vet of Kotaku and now the co-founder of the worker-owned, advertising-free @aftermath.site.

Despite the media biz in chaos, Luke is optimistic. @itscocobee.bsky.social

213 Banks Are Deciding What Video Games You're Allowed to Buy, and It's Not the First Time (w/ games journalist Ana Valens) | Colette & Matt Have Entered the Chat The slippery slope is officially starting to slip.

Banks are decided what video games you're allowed to buy, and guess what? They don't like the sexy / LGBTQ+ ones.

Games journalist @acvalens.net joins me to discuss why games AND the journalists covering this issue have been censored by Visa and Mastercard.

haveenteredthechat.com/episodes/213...