The Ringer-Verse

The Boys are back, and boy, are they excited about the recent trailer drops! First, they dive into the trailer for the next installment of Tom Holland’s 'Spider-Man' series: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’ Then, they discuss the ‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer and go over all of the new additions to the cast. Plus, they look at plot changes from the books in the first two parts of the ‘Dune’ series.

(0:00) Intro

(7:21) ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ trailer reaction

(46:37) ‘Dune: Part Three’ trailer reaction

(1:32:32) Outro

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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It’s real … but is it spectacular? Ben, Matt James, and Steve Ahlman gather to discuss one of the most ambitious, most anticipated, and most enigmatic games of the year, open-world action-adventure epic ‘Crimson Desert.’ They begin by breaking down why the game remained mysterious until its release, whether it lives up to the huge hype, how it incorporates some of the best aspects of other open-world classics, and some of its perplexing problems, along with their disagreements about the game, their shared wonder at its visuals and scale, and their sense of its significance. Then they predict the game’s Metacritic rating, share their own personal scores, and pass along some non-spoilery tips and tricks to ease the early hours.

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Intro (0:00)First reactions to ‘Crimson Desert’ (2:00)Predictions and tips (1:21:24)Outro (1:27:35)

Host: Ben LindberghGuests: Matt James and Steve AhlmanProducer: Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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House of R and The Midnight Boys team up to bring you the 2026 Versies Awards and celebrate all the highs and lows of fandom content from 2025.

Intro (00:00)

Best Visuals (04:52)

Best Line (12:35)

Best Character (19:19)

Saddest Moment (26:10)

Best Music (34:15)

Best New Character (42:35)

Best Director (49:03)

Best Showrunner (53:28)

Best Movie Performance (56:48)

Best Show Performance (01:02:14)

Best Movie (01:14:29)

Best Show (01:21:13)

Hosts: Mallory Rubin, Van Lathan, Joanna Robinson, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Producers: Aleya Zeneris, Carlos Chirigoba

Editors: Jamie Yukich, Stefano Sanchez, John Richter

Editorial: Craig Gaines, Helena Hunt, Jack McCluskey

Graphics: Neil Francisco

Studio Production: Jacob Cornett, Kevin Cureghian, Chris Thomas, Chris Wohlers

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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The Boys are back, and they’re recasting ‘Sinners’! But before they dive into that, they’re giving you their thoughts on the new trailer for HBO Max’s ‘Lanterns.’

(0:00) Intro

(10:16) Nerd News: ‘Lanterns’ trailer

(30:27) ‘Sinners’ recast

Hosts: Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman

Producers: Aleya Zenieris and Devon Baroldi

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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Gotta ’cast ’em all! First, Ben, Matt James, and Steve Ahlman form a fireteam to discuss Bungie’s long-awaited extraction shooter ‘Marathon.’ They forecast whether it’ll fare more like hit ‘ARC Raiders’ or flop ‘Highguard,’ examine the stakes for Sony’s big bets on Bungie and live-service games, and react to a possible revival of the PlayStation/Xbox console wars, followed by a “Rage Quit” rant about the backlash to promotional photos for video game adaptations such as ‘God of War.’ Then Ben brings on Charles Pulliam-Moore from The Verge to discuss the delights of Pokémon life-sim spinoff ‘Pokopia,’ its significance for Switch 2, and the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary, evolution, and future, plus a second “Rage Quit” about the Trump administration coopting video games like ‘Pokopia’ to make memes.

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Intro (0:00)

‘Marathon’ first impressions (3:35)

Live service games discussion (39:11)

Are the PlayStation/Xbox console wars back? (43:56)

Rage quit! (48:32 )

First thoughts on 'Pokémon Pokopia’ (57:08)

Switch 2 discussion (1:19:25)

The future of Pokémon (1:22:16)

Rage quit vs. Trump (1:35:12)

Outro (1:46:23)

Host: Ben Lindbergh

Guests: Matt James, Steve Ahlman, and Charles Pulliam-Moore

Producer: Devon Renaldo

Additional Production Support: Arjuna Ramgopowell
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