With Lotus on the International Space Station this week, John and Niki wasted no time discussing these completely relevant topics:

1. Moisturizer
2. Haircare
3. Peloton
4. Tchoukball

Okay but they did get down to the most important games news of the week, including:

1. The Highguard team quit their shadowdrop plans to take a slot at The Game Awards
2. Could Geoff not fill the last slot of the evening?
3. What does it mean for next year's pricing for trailer space?
4. Why Highguard's reworked launch strategy might not pay off
5. Why the Highguard preview event could've worked in their favor with a different strategy
6. Dr Disrespect lied about attending the Highguard preview event
7. Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 missed expectations as Paradox is down year over year in operating profit
8. Jeffrey Epstein was banned from Xbox Live in 2013
9. Peloton lays off 11% of its staff amid AI failures
10. Should we kill the CEOs in our heads?
11. Is there literally any benefit from creating Nintendo knockoffs in Google Genie and writing about it?

We played:

1. Highguard
2. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3. MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

We also answer your burning HIVE QUESTIONS from our lovely Discord, including:

1. Which burner on your stove is the best burner?
2. What's your next tattoo?
3. Is an MBA worth it?
4. If you couldn't talk about video games, what would the show be about?