Might be my pick for best collection of music we've ever featured in an episode! And it all happened because @mattmurray.bsky.social had an idea for a bit in response to @seancapri.bsky.social's voicemail. I love this damn show.

We are so back

FINALLY UN Squadron!

@jasonschreier.bsky.social Great takes, especially on the local libraries. Im truly hopeful that someone smart out there is figuring out how digital game downloads can be done via libraries for borrowing. Similar to ebooks and films in some jurisdictions. youtu.be/sESfDf0My84?...

live now, get in here losers

This is literally the greatest bundle ever conceived 🌊✨ #JustPlayNeonWhite

There are great things going on in games too. 2026 is an incredible year for interactive entertainment. Top 10 So Far and Top 10 Still To Play! Let’s go… GTA VI / WOLVERINE / RESIDENT EVIL - 2026 GAMES: THE GOOD STUFF! - Electric Playground youtu.be/kbTCPzq9cug

It feels gross “celebrating” this news. But I’m just incredibly relieved these studios aren’t being closed and their projects aren’t being cancelled. Day One support for Ninja Theory

Unpopular opinion but I struggle to think of any other way to handle XBOX at this stage. Compulsion, Ninja Theory, Undead, and DoubleFine - all terrific studios. But 1st Party? Maybe Ninja Theory but for the most part, this group was never gonna establish that 1st Party Prestige Nintendo/Sony have.

Finally getting to Pragmata. Holy shit. This is the one.

Test print for sizing and magnet location has a poorly sketched Gabe on it lol the horror 😆

New dev interview from me! 💜 After playing through Wax Heads on my channel, I got to chat with the lovely @patattiemurray.bsky.social about making the game, the people who helped him along the way and how human connection and lived experience is reflected in his art. youtu.be/uWeyB5GV1Tw

very happy to see that the oot remake sticks to its localized title in the german version

Imagine trying to compete with Nintendo. Goodness gracious. They're just so good at this. A stunning Direct. Loved the Donkey Kong Challenges especially. So creative.

20 miles. I would only have another 10k to go for race day. Still more work to do but I felt okay today.

So anyways I’m Level 8 on a new character in The Division 2.

I’m gonna need to dig up that episode of The Xbox Drive when Phil left, Asha came in, I said Exclusives were coming back and everyone told me that’s something they can never go back on because yeah it’s happening and everyone really did say that but also being right doesn’t really matter who cares.

There's so many showcases, news/blog posts, videos, scanning steam pages... too many games. I wanted to share what #SGF games caught my eye so far, kinda like we do with nintendo direct "X / O" graphics. Thought a doc w/ youtube & steam links > endless tweet thread docs.google.com/document/d/1...

This is what the world needs

WE'RE LIVE watching the Wholesome Direct and Story-Rich Showcase! Come hang out!!!!! twitch.tv/CarpoolGamin...

Procrastinated basically the entire day until I had no choice but to hustle in the last few kilometers. Very happy with this “tempo” run especially because this time includes a three minute walk at 5k.

Legit thought I was evicted

I’m telling ya. Amazon Prime Members are getting Game Pass Starter Edition Confirmed, along with my bold prediction that AT&T Customers will receive it as well. XBOX is gonna be like U2 and iTunes. Even if you don’t want it, you’ll have Game Pass Starter Edition.

Friendly reminder that Denshattack! Is in 2 weeks!! 🤘🚃

I literally use Apple Music in a web browser so this is huge news for dinosaurs like me.

New developer interview from me! I got to chat with @zipit-games.bsky.social about their game The Wide Open Sky is Running out of Catfish. We talked about life, death, holding the things you love closely while you're here, catfish, camera batteries and a lot more. Enjoy! 💜 youtu.be/M8P7DoZ1AWc

A very busy May is done. 250kms / 155 miles. Ran 19 of 31 days. I’ve never ran this much in a single month. I’m 41 years old. Marathon is in August. We’re doing ok.

So hey! Normally I’m all about waiting on sales and whatever but like. If you’re interested in playing Mina… maybe just go ahead and buy it? It’s twenty bucks full price. It’s worth it. Yacht Club has been pretty vocal about betting the farm on this one. More games like this should exist, not less.

Woo! Been waiting a long time for this one!

I am unreasonably in love with this. Totally underrated remaster. Completely changed my opinion of Spyro. Its totally gorgeous and super fun to play. Anyway, not that anyone was asking but Spyro Reignited Trilogy Rules.

I think The Electric Playground should be powered up again.

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/artists you've seen live Tool U2 Avenged Sevenfold Billy Talent Audioslave Metallica Lamb of God Aerosmith The Trews Big Wreck

ICYMI, I joined a couple of friends to show off one of the best video games of all time. @twodollarhero.com played while @mattmurray.bsky.social & I did color and play by play commentary respectively. It was an absolute blast! Seth put together an impressive run despite being under the microscope.

Everything hurts. Todays session: 11kms easy 13kms doing 2 mins at 10k pace then 2 mins easy. This was killer. Then 3 kms easy. It wasn’t pretty.

PC has become spectacularly unstable so that’s fun. To do (you know, cuz I have all the time in the world): - Test RAM - Backup Files - Clean Windows Install (and all the fun related to that) - A good dusting - Reinstall GPU - Wait. Still need to podcast and work. So sorry if I’m cranky atm.

Quite literally the best thing happening today! Huge kudos to @zuraniix.bsky.social for doing an EXTRA Extra Life today!

100% nose breathing. 5 mile “easy run”. This is my first year of embracing the “easy run” in order to increase my overall mileage and just get out more often. It’s absolutely working. I don’t get nervous about my runs and my recovery is MUCH better than when I tried to set a PR every outing.

Running a 10k in under 60 minutes was a New Years Resolution for 2026. I say was because it just happened. Trust the process.

Would be nice to have Sweet Hangs sometime soon…

8k while breathing through my nose. 3x 5k intervals - which all felt great. Then 3k slow to get my heart rate to settle. Total 16 miles. This one wasn’t about setting any records but what I thought was some good drill work, confidence building, and time on my feet. Nice bounce back from Thursday.

Bawby ❤️❤️❤️

Putting myself out there. If you have a podcast and wanna talk about Forza Horizon 6 I would love to join you and totally geek out.

MORNING STREAM! ITS FORZA TIME LIVE NOW twitch.tv/carpoolgamin...

I don't understand how the hell Forza Horizon 6 looks so good. And it runs beautifully on console and PC. The music is excellent as always. The driving is excellent as always. Like...all of it is excellent. As always. Hoping we don't lose sight of just how Top Tier Playground Games is at this.

Sharing the low points if I’m posting about the marathon training. This is the type of run that makes me want to quit running AND content creation AND most other endeavours. Absolutely soul crushing. Nothing in the tank. Dead legs. Panicked breathing. Full of quit. I won’t quit. Just need a rest.

“And I’ve barely raced” I feel that big time. Spending a lot of my time just driving around the gigantic map.

I wanted to do something a little different with this review so I recorded the video while driving home from work. Impossible to script which I think worked out fairly well but I did miss a couple key points that I’ll cover more on The Xbox Drive tomorrow. Likes, Shares, and Comments appreciated ❤️

OOF! River Valley Stairs and Hills session humbled me big time. Lots of work to do still. But I’ll see those hills again soon.

Felt great nice and easy until last 5k. Oof. Still good. Had to do my long run today because tomorrow is Mothers Day.

All of May 2025 vs 8 Days of May 2026. So far so good.