Crubcast

Competition in gaming goes all the way back to the hobby's roots. While it's a part of gaming we all acknowledge as being an essential part of it, we don't always bring it to the foreground often enough. So today we wanted to talk about various topics under the umbrella like eSports, leaderboards, achievements, hardware's effect, and even the term "Sweaty" for a second. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crub...

As more time goes on, more reboots, remakes, and adaptations keep coming. Today we wanted to discuss what makes them work, what makes them flop, and if its a trend that should continue or not. Also Kevin confidently states that Rift Apart is DOOM For Kids. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.c...

This week on the crubcast, we got together to talk about our favorite indie spiritual successors in gaming. Stardew Valley, Pizza Tower, Spark the Electric Jester 2, ULTRAKILL, and all the ups and downs in-between. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at...

This week, unofficial 9th crub member minimme joins us for a chat! We dig into his approach to YouTube, ask him what non-graphical improvements he wants to see in future games, and make him spill the beans on what modern game has made him upset lately. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://twitc...

2023 has been a tumultuous year for the 3 main websites we all seem to go to, especially for Twitter and reddit. What's going on? Why is this happening? And what are we doing now that these places are becoming less appealing before our very eyes? Today, we dig in to these very questions. Also, check the link below for our marketable plushie. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubc...

We wanted to look back at the last decade and consider how our tastes have changed, and how in some ways the things we used to love back then have gotten worse with time. It's an introspective episode as we do truly believe it's important to self-reflect, self-evaluate, and do our best to change and improve over time. Also, man, Halo Infinite, huh? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.l...

Nothing beats sitting down for a good tabletop game. Whether it be board games, TCGs, role playing games, getting together with your friends can be a highlight of a miserable week. Unfortunately, in a post-COVID internet age it isn't as easy to coordinate as we wish it was. Also, we create our own tabletop game and talk about how Nicco painted his bathroom with his digestive fluids. MORE PLACES TO...

Today's episode is about the ups and downs of being hyped for media. Specifically, when it's let us down when we were really looking forward to something...and when we could smell a stinker a mile away but everyone else was excited for it. From "Because the Internet" to "Ni No Kuni II" all the way to "Game of Thrones", we don't hold back. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast...

Congratulations, you've made it to June! Unfortunately, so have we. To cheer ourselves up, Sean asks us which games remind us the most of summertime. Additionally, we also discuss the moment that certain games hooked us, and finally, we share a horrific account of the Chicken Cheese Man. HEH HEH HEH. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at htt...

This week on the Crubcast, Chris and Brody formally introduce themselves and explain how they became members of crub. Also included is the story of when Brody tried THC and committed sins. All of this somehow before we move to our main topic: talking about what makes E3-styled game showcases good...and what makes them not so good. Summer Games Fest, PlayStation Showcases, Nintendo Directs, The Gam...

Welcome to the Crubcast's official debut! In this episode Kevin introduces himself, Trav, Moriarty, and Nicco to talk about how we all met. Then we touch on minor things that grind our gears, like Nicco's disdain for the rising cost of chicken nuggies, or our declining interest in purchasing physical video games. Finally, the story is finally told of how Nicco delayed Scott the Woz's bowel movemen...