Novel Gaming!

Our first nonfiction book! We read the 2024 book 'Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment' by Jason Schreier. Conversation starts around 43:50. Before then, we talk about the things we've been playing and watching... but mostly we talk a looooooot about the Ultimatum: Queer Love Season 2. Playing The Star Named Eos (PS5) Coral Island (Steam) Watching Superman (2025 Movie) Ultimatum Queer Love Season 2 (Netflix) Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to date your dining room table? What about your coffee maker? Surely you've thought about dating your bed, right? Well, we played the game where you no longer have to wonder: Date Everything! But before we talk all about dating the objects in our home, we check in on some stuff we've been reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading: Packing for Mars by Mary Roach Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly Watching: The Ultimatum: Queer Love, Season 2 (Netflix) Are You the One?, Season 8 (Paramount+) Dimension 20: Mentopolis (Dropout) Ironheart (Disney+) Thinking About: Curating music recommendations for each other and supporting music artists directly Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

We didn't read a book this month! Instead we read a whole lot of comics. For Pride Month, we decided to read the Marvel's Voices Pride anthology series from 2021 through 2024, which means dozens of stories about several dozens of characters! It's a lot to keep track of, but we highlight our favorites. And as always, before that, we check in on some stuff we've been playing, watching, and thinking about. Playing: Ori and the Blind Forest Fortnite Chapter 6, Season 3: Super Watching: North of North (Netflix) Materialists (in theaters) Dimension 20: Cloudward, Ho! (Dropout) Thinking about: Why does PlayStation have so fewer streaming applications than other consoles?! Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux

We played Dream Daddy, a 2017 dad dating game! ⁠You can click here to read the Kotaku article mentioned in our discussion.⁠ Before we discuss this sweet and punny visual novel (convo starts at 29:00) , we check in on what we're reading, watching, and thinking about lately. Reading ​'Morphenomenal' by Joshua Moore ​'The Backyard Bird Chronicles' by Amy Tan 'Go-Man: Champion of Earth' by Hamish Steele Watching ​Survivor (CBS) Scavengers Reign (Max) Thinking About ​Playstation State of Play June 2025 Find us on BlueSky or Instagram: @NovelGamingPod Send us an e-mail: novelgamingpodcast@gmail.com Logo by: Katie! Theme song: "Bit Bossa" by Azureflux