Mailbag 2026: Review Scores, the Death of VR Games, How Games End Up Bad, Favourite NPCs and More

What makes a 9/10 game not a 10/10 game? Why do video games end up bad? Which NPC would you least like to be stuck in a lift with? What food do they serve at the hypothetical Matthew Castle-themed cafe in Shibuya? These are some of the questions tackled in our first mailbag episode of 2026. Feel free to submit future mailbag questions in the Discord , or to [email protected] .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.