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Neilan Naicker

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• Principal Dynamics Technical Artist at Naughty Dog • Board Game Barrage Podcast Host (boardgamebarrage.bsky.social) • Ex-Capetonian • he/him

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They also do some smart things around the modernisation of elements of the show that were, ahem, of their time.

I have some issues! JD fantasies are weird when he's 50, and the Elliot/JD dynamic continues to be frustrating. But overall I'm relieved.

27.02.2026 16:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Scrubs revival, at least in two episodes, is shockingly good! It really feels like a return to the show you love, there's barely any semblance of reboot gimmicks, just what amounts to a massive time skip.

27.02.2026 16:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I'm so mad I didn't do this when I was in London!

26.02.2026 22:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for letting us know - seems like Apple and Spotify are both having problems on their backend, usually it's just a temporary glitch. The episode seems up as normal, might just be a bit before things sync up. Sorry about that!

26.02.2026 22:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Your voice carries weight, Dan! I for one would appreciate your thoughts on it.

26.02.2026 01:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I think I've owned this on at least three different platforms over the years and have never played it. 😬

25.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Everything costs more forever and some industries may never recover, but at least it was also illegal

21.02.2026 03:43 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm slowly catching up on Traitors, but I find Lisa Rinna so annoying, which is a shame because she used to be one of my favourite characters on Days of Our Lives, and I will be taking no further questions

18.02.2026 05:39 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Well this seems bad

17.02.2026 23:09 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm in the minority of being all in on House of the Dragon still, but this one is capturing the raw spirit of the best of GoT a bit better for me.

17.02.2026 03:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is so good

17.02.2026 03:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

chicken sandwich

14.02.2026 16:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's me, I'm the sexy cockroach

14.02.2026 16:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I adore Obra Dinn! For more stuff in a similar vein, check out Case of the Golden Idol if you haven't already!

11.02.2026 23:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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TR-49 on Steam A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

I adored TR-49. Highly, highly recommend to anyone who likes narrative deduction games.

store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...

09.02.2026 21:33 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

As of this week, I've been in LA (and at Naughty Dog) for fifteen years. Weird!

02.02.2026 17:41 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I played a bit at 3v3 and had a great time, and was surprised how much I enjoyed it EVEN MORE at 5v5.

02.02.2026 01:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

(And it's not just the grifters)

28.01.2026 01:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There's a subset of the gaming audience that's so hungry for games to fail. It's incredibly sad.

28.01.2026 01:26 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.

1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

23.01.2026 15:46 — 👍 18574    🔁 5998    💬 197    📌 107

...in less than two hours!!!

22.01.2026 15:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Save 90% on Hexarchy on Steam Hexarchy is an innovative, fast-paced, historical 4x strategy game where you use cards and deckbuilding to make your decisions. Single-player and online multiplayer.

Why did no one tell me about this: store.steampowered.com/app/1356810/...

22.01.2026 01:03 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

You know what they say

21.01.2026 05:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Tom how is this even possible, how has this not even come up once, I thought were friends

18.01.2026 18:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

...discovers?

18.01.2026 17:13 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Also - people are always asking for a good entry point to the podcast, and we're being told by many that this run of episodes is an all-timer - so if you follow me and don't know/care or have been apathetic to listening, maybe a good place to start!

15.01.2026 22:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Amusingly it's kind of the opposite 😅

15.01.2026 20:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

This was so much fun to do. You may want to listen to the previous two episodes first, because it sets up a lot of the disaster to come.

15.01.2026 20:46 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1

I'm back in the US and I can't remember the last time I felt this discombobulated. Obviously it's the travel and lack of sleep, but I feel like it got me more than usual this time.

09.01.2026 20:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's daytime

05.01.2026 10:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0