{"podcast":{"title":"The Ringer-Verse","slug":"the-ringer-verse-1577068","podcast_index_feed_id":1577068,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/the-ringer-verse","website_url":"https://www.theringer.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b90e552a-8370-11eb-92d2-533f3946efd4/image/be7060285776706aefa759e82dfb1bea.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Ringer","episode_count":775,"summary":"The Ringer-Verse is your go-to nexus podcast feed for all things nerd culture and fandom, featuring: 'The Midnight Boys': Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman react to the latest in fandom and share their instant reactions to the newest nerd culture releases, all while bringing the banter every week. 'Button Mash': Ben Lindbergh and company discuss the latest in the world of video games, from headline-making new releases, to industry trends, to game swaps and nostalgic re-plays. Follow the House of R feed for deep dives from Mal and Jo!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:21:01.795689+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068"},"episode":{"title":"'Halo: Campaign Evolved,' 'Splatoon Raiders,' and Steam Machine Reactions | Button Mash","slug":"halo-campaign-evolved-splatoon-raiders-and-steam-machine-reactions-button-mash","published_at":"2026-07-24T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068/halo-campaign-evolved-splatoon-raiders-and-steam-machine-reactions-button-mash","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5938809723.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT5938809723.mp3","summary":"As Master Chief said in 2001 and 2026: \"I think we're just getting started.\" Ben brings on Matt James for a wide-ranging discussion of recent releases. First, inspired by Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' they examine why games aren't typically made, marketed, and analyzed through an auteurist lens like other media and whether that could ever change. Then they break down their experiences with two big-name shooters, original 'Halo' remake 'Halo: Campaign Evolved' and 'Splatoon Raiders,' before sharing their impressions of indie games 'Denshattack!,' 'The Incident at Galley House,' 'Zero Parades: For Dead Spies,' 'Esoteric Ebb,' and 'Tears of Metal,' as well as Netflix's new interactive experiment, 'Unhinged.' Finally, Steve Ahlman joins to describe his experience with Valve's Steam Machine so far.Intro (0:00)Directors discussion (3:27)'Halo: Campaign Evolved' (23:20)'Splatoon Raiders' (44:27)'Denshattack!' and indie game impressions (59:37)Steam Machine reactions (1:31:14:)Outro (1:49:51)Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Matt James and Steve AhlmanProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"As Master Chief said in 2001 and 2026: \"I think we're just getting started.\" Ben brings on Matt James for a wide-ranging discussion of recent releases. Fi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6846,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ringer-verse-1577068/episodes/halo-campaign-evolved-splatoon-raiders-and-steam-machine-reactions-button-mash/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ringer-verse-1577068/halo-campaign-evolved-splatoon-raiders-and-steam-machine-reactions-button-mash.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}