It's finally here: after six years of development, Yacht Club's Mina the Hollower has arrived. And it's a winner. Kirk, Maddy, and Jason burrow into the crevasses of this new Game of the Year contender, which smashes Zelda, Castlevania and Bloodborne to great success. One More Thing: Kirk: Subnautica 2 Maddy: Doomguy by John Romero Jason: The New York Knicks LINKS: Jason on Yacht Club Games’ “make-or-break” moment Jason on Bungie planning layoffs after ending Destiny 2 Jason on the Subnautica 2 ...
May 28, 2026•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 307
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag for some questions about video-game marketing, female protagonists, what's going on at Studio ZA/UM, and much more. One More Thing: Kirk: Mixtape Maddy: Knotwords Jason: Planet Money LINKS: Kirk’s essay about Mixtape , and the YouTube video version https://www.mothership.blog/irene-kohs-angel-arcade-is-about-the-fighting-game-community-emphasis-on-community/ Garbage Day’s most recent article on modern marketing firms, social astroturfing, Geese, and tha...
May 21, 2026•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 306
Veteran game designer Nels Anderson joins the show to talk about his latest game, Generation Exile, which didn't reach the audience he was hoping to reach. Nels talks about the development challenges, what he thinks went wrong, and what's next for his company, Sonderlust Studios. One More Thing: Kirk: Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple) Maddy: Couples Therapy (Paramount+) Jason: London Calling (Patrick Radden Keefe) Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maxim...
May 14, 2026•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 305
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy descend on the planet Carcosa to talk about Saros, the latest PlayStation 5 exclusive from the developers of Returnal. They talk about the game's difficulty, the ballet of bullets, and why it feels so good to play. One More Thing: Kirk: Steam Controller Maddy: Secrets of the Bees (National Geographic / Hulu) Jason: Like This, But Funnier (Hallie Cantor) Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointripleclick 🚀 SUPPORT TRI...
May 07, 2026•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 304
Why have players taken to Crimson Desert when critics haven't? Is the PS4 Pro really the PS5? And is it worth going to Summer Game Fest if you're not media? All those questions and more as the Triple Click gang opens up the mailbag! One More Thing: Kirk: Deadloch Season 2 Maddy: Summer of 69 (2025) Jason: Beef Season 2 Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointripleclick 🚀 SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK: Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch 💬 JOIN THE TRI...
Apr 30, 2026•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 303
Maddy, Jason and Kirk return to Raccoon City for a no-spoilers-barred discussion of Resident Evil Requiem. What did they think of the story? What was Gideon actually trying to achieve? Was Zeno…. like, what was going on there? There’s so much to discuss. To get the full episode, become a Maximum Fun member at maximumfun.org/join . Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointripleclick 🚀 SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK: Join Maximum Fun | Buy TC Merch 💬 ...
Apr 26, 2026•21 min
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy are playing Pragmata, a video game about being a dad in outer space. They talk about the unique hacking-shooting mechanics, the story (for what it is), and the beautiful 3D-printed world you get to explore. One More Thing: Kirk: Reanimal Maddy: Matlock (the 2025 reboot starring Kathy Bates) Jason: Titanium Court LINKS: Was that viral essay written by AI? https://boxobark.ing/3mj42airv3s2o#fingerprints-of-the-beige-liebox Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Bec...
Apr 23, 2026•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 302
It's time for an AI check-in! Maddy, Kirk, and Jason catch up on how they're feeling about generative AI in 2026, what it's doing to creativity, how it's impacting the job market, and of course, how it's affecting video games. One More Thing: Kirk: Dungeon Crawler Carl (Matt Dinniman) Maddy: Slay the Princess Jason: American Pastoral (Philip Roth) LINKS: Adam Neely’s video “ Suno, AI Music, and the bad future ” “ AI As Normal Technology ” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor Astrophysicist Mina...
Apr 16, 2026•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 301
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag to take some of your questions on all sorts of things. How do you deal with a creatively unfulfilling job? Why don't more game studios allow employees to work remotely? And is it worth buying a Switch 2 now before it inevitably gets more expensive, even if you're on the fence? One More Thing: Kirk: Weapons (2025) Maddy: “Iran,” Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2014) Jason: People of Note Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member a...
Apr 09, 2026•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 300
What's the deal with Early Access? What are the pros and cons? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy sit down for a wide-ranging conversation about all the ins and outs of what it means to sell an early, unfinished game, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Star Citizen and so much more. One More Thing: Kirk: Contrapoints on Saw (YouTube) Maddy: Beyond Good & Evil (2003) Jason: Wonder Man (Disney+) Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointripleclick 🚀 SUPPORT TRIP...
Apr 02, 2026•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 299
Esoteric Ebb: bad name, great game. Jason, Kirk, and Maddy dive into this new Disco-like where you play as a cleric tasked with investigating the explosion of a tea shop in a fantasy world where the voices in your head are D&D attributes. It's a lot of fun. One More Thing: Kirk: Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir) (Ray Porter Audiobook) Maddy: 30 Rock Jason: Void Stranger LINKS: “Norvik” from Esoteric Ebb composed by Anders Bach, Brian Batz, and Kristian Paulsen Help support this show and unlock b...
Mar 26, 2026•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 298
Is it just us, or has this console generation been... weird? Kirk, Jason, and Maddy assess the current state of console gaming on the PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch 2. They talk about diminishing returns on graphics, the huge leaps in pricing, and why it'd be bonkers if the PS6 came out next year. One More Thing: Kirk: Resident Evil 4 Remake Maddy: Pokopia Jason: Ratcheteer DX Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/...
Mar 19, 2026•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 297
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy open up the listener mailbag to answer some of your questions! When should you let kids start playing video games? What gaming terms should be more mainstream? And what do you do when you're just too old for this shit? One More Thing: Kirk: Hunchback (Saou Ichikawa) Maddy: How To Get To Heaven From Belfast Jason: Pokopia LINKS: " Cereal In My Mouth ," archived from dog.gawker.com NYT coverage of the couple who got married at Bad Bunny’s halftime show Kirk’s theme song for ...
Mar 12, 2026•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 296
The Triple Click gang pull out their blood harvesters for a trip into Resident Evil Requiem, the latest entry in the longrunning horror-action-goofball series. They talk about playing as Grace and Leon, exploring the care center and all the shades of Resident Evil 2. One More Thing: Kirk: Your Name (2016) Maddy : “The Pill” by Meg Elison Jason: Esoteric Ebb Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointripleclick 🚀 SUPPORT TRIPLE CLICK: Join Max...
Mar 05, 2026•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 295
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason dive into the year's biggest gaming news so far: Xbox boss Phil Spencer retiring. They talk about what led to this big shakeup, discuss whether new boss Asha Sharma really needs to be a gamer, and try to figure out if there's any way to salvage the Xbox brand. One More Thing: Kirk: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO) Maddy: Icebreakers (New Yorker documentary) Jason: Under the Island LINKS: "Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up" (Tom Warren / The Verge) https:/...
Feb 26, 2026•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 294
Fresh off their interview with Mewgenics co-creator Edmund McMillen, the Triple Click gang dives into the game itself. They talk about the gross-out humor, the brilliant combat, and that truly spectacular soundtrack. (All of my nights, I'm chasin' rats!) One More Thing: Kirk: Suno, AI Music, and the Bad Future - Adam Neely, YouTube / Nebula Maddy: Overwatch update Jason: Lost Lambs (Madeline Cash) LINKS: “Eatin’ Rats” by Ridiculon from the Mewgenics OST, 2026 Help support this show and unlock bo...
Feb 19, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 293
Jason, Kirk, and Maddy bring on veteran game designer Edmund McMillen (Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy) to talk about his latest game, Mewgenics, which was first announced in 2012 (!) and is out this week. They talk about the long development cycle, why McMillen parted ways with his Team Meat partner Tommy Refenes, breeding cats, and much much more. One More Thing: Kirk: Cairn Maddy: Code 3 (2025) Jason: The Chair Company (HBO) Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at...
Feb 12, 2026•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 292
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk dive into Dragon Quest, one of the biggest video game franchises in Japan. What's special about it? What makes it so popular? And what's the deal with this week's release, Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined? One More Thing: Kirk: Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Maria Semple) Maddy: Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator Jason: How I Met Your Mother LINKS: “ I Am Jack Bauer ” - Japanese 24 Advertisement “Dragon Quest Theme” by Koichi Sugiyama, from DQ7 Reimagined (2026) and recorded by...
Feb 05, 2026•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 291
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason talk about mods in video games: the history of the form, their favorite mods, and how cool it is that video games can be altered, expanded, and changed by players in all sorts of ways, from DOOM to Skyrim to explicit sex scenes in The Sims. One More Thing: Kirk: The Fireman (Joe Hill) Maddy: Platonic Jason: TR-49 LINKS: Maddy’s Mothership article about people who mod games Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointriple...
Jan 29, 2026•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 290
Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about what's been going on in the film and television business over the last few years: why Hollywood is in a scary spot, how covid affected it all, the parallels with the video-game industry, and of course, the big old AI question mark. One More Thing: Kirk: Rhythm Doctor Maddy: 2001: A Space Odyssey Jason: Circe (Madeline Miller) LINKS: STRONG SONGS LIVE!! Saturday, July 11, at the Alberta Rose Theatre in Portland, OR. Buy tickets here Gunpoint & Tactical Breach...
Jan 22, 2026•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 289
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk open up the mailbag to answer your burning questions about all sorts of things, from the gambling epidemic to our favorite funny bugs. And the burningest question of all: What do you do when your dog hates your Switch 2? One More Thing: Kirk: Skate Story Maddy: Mothership Jason: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) LINKS: Subscribe to Maddy’s new website Mothership !! Drew Gooden’s video about online gambling Jason’s Bloomberg column on the misreported GTA VI rumo...
Jan 15, 2026•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 288
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason go back through 2025's predictions to see who won the annual bet, then make some new predictions for the year to come! One More Thing: Kirk: The Rose Field (Phillip Pullman) Maddy: The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Jason: That’s Not How It Happened (Craig Thomas) PREDICTIONS: JASON: Game: Chrono Trigger Grand Theft Auto VI will have an in-game interactive version of Tiktok Persona 6 will be announced Xbox will announce that first-party games will no longer be day 1 on...
Jan 08, 2026•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 287
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk have left the temple of time, set out across Hyrule, and defeated the evil Ganondorf. They can finally go back to being kids again… but will they ever truly be the same? LINKS, ETC: “Ocarina of Time End Credits” by Koji Kondo, 1998 Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/jointriplec...
Jan 01, 2026•1 hr 11 min
Kirk, Maddy, and Jason cap off 2025 with a hearty discussion of the year's best games. One More Thing: Kirk: The Onion (Print Edition) Maddy: Hedda (2025) Jason : Chronoquartz LINKS: Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join Buy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=triple+click&options%5Bprefix%5D=last Join the Triple Click Discord: http://discord.gg/tripleclickpod Triple Click Ethics Policy: https://maximumfun.org/triple-click-ethics-policy/ GAMES OF THE YEAR Ki...
Dec 25, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 286
Maddy, Jason, and Kirk talk through this year's Game Awards show, from the big reveals (Star Wars! Divinity!) to the Clair Obscur sweep. They talk about what the show did well, what sucked, and why they chose to end on a hero shooter. Plus: some quick thoughts on Netflix buying Warner Bros.! One More Thing: Kirk: School Announcements Maddy: Masters of Doom by David Kushner (2003) Jason: Pluribus LINKS: Jason talks to Swen Vincke: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-12-16/-baldur-s-ga...
Dec 18, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 285
Maddy, Jason, and Kirk put on their Varia Suits for a dive into Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, the latest adventure of bounty hunter Samus Aran. They talk about how this fourth entry has evolved the series, what they like (and don't like) about the game, and that dreadful desert. One More Thing: Kirk: Death By Lightning (Netflix) Maddy: Metropolis (1927), as re-edited in 1984 by Giorgio Moroder Jason: Wellness (Nathan Hill) LINKS: Metroid Prime 4:Beyond original score excerpts composed by Kenji Yamamo...
Dec 11, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 284
Will Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sweep The Game Awards? Why was Blue Prince snubbed? And does The Burnt Peanut have a chance against Sakura Miko? This week, the Triple Click gang makes their predictions for Gaming's Biggest Night, from Game of the Year to... "Best Ongoing." One More Thing: Kirk: The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich) Maddy: System Shock (2023 remake) Jason : Megabonk LINKS: “Flying Waters - Rain from the Ground” by Lorien Testard from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Kirk’s 2015 story a...
Dec 04, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 283
What would Triple Click do if they had the chance to buy pieces of EA? Why do so many people talk about games before finishing them? How do patches impact the way we experience games? All those and lots more questions on this week's Thanksgiving special Burning Questions. One More Thing: Kirk: Fela Kuti: Fear No Man Maddy: Secure Boot settings Jason: 1929 (Andrew Ross Sorkin) LINKS: Support Triple Click: http://maximumfun.org/join Buy Some Triple Click Merch!! https://maxfunstore.com/search?q=tr...
Nov 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 282
Kirk has really been enjoying the medieval role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, but Maddy and Jason both weren't playing, so he didn't have anyone to talk to about it. Hoever, some of his non-podcaster friends were playing the game, too. One thing led to another, and they wound up recording this special episode about it. ABOUT THE GUESTS: TOM BISSELL is an author and screenwriter. He has published loads of books including Extra Lives , Magic Hours, and Apostle: Travels Among the Tombs...
Nov 24, 2025•1 hr 7 min
Jason, Maddy, and Kirk have played through all of Dispatch, the new narrative superhero game from a crew of former Telltale directors, and there's a whole lot to discuss. They share their thoughts on the game, disclose whether they picked Invisigal or Blonde Blazer, and talk about what makes it all work so well. First section is spoiler-free, then they get into spoilers later on! One More Thing: Kirk: Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson) Maddy: News Tower Jason: Kingdoms of the Dump LINKS: One More T...
Nov 20, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 281
