The Gaming Aroma Podcast

A few bits of news this week about retro games, old games, and game preservation. As always, the gaming industry seems to be shifting faster than ever... also, I might be fully back into mobile gaming... 00:00 - Intro 05:11 - Retro games are more popular than ever 13:25 - 2023 was dominated by old games 19:50 - 30fps discourse is back again 26:12 - Xbox announce preservation team 39:06 - Gameplay...

Happy Egg day everyone! Are my days of defending Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League over? Analysis of the Season 1 drop, plus lots of musings on the gaming industry headlines and my reaction on South Park Snow Day. Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro. Time isn't real. Holiday math. 08:10 - Phil Spencer & Gaming industry 'growth' 26:41 - Suicide Squad Season 1 debacle 47:42 - Alone in the Dark...

The new ALONE IN THE DARK game is here and I've been playing it! Do review scores do more harm than good? Who should you even trust? Does 60fps matter in games, and are microtransactions in Dragon's Dogma 2 as bad as people are making them out to be? Lots to chat about. 00:00 - Intro 02:40 - 60fps vs 30fps 15:06 - Xbox handheld? 19:38 - Dragon's Dogma 2 & Microtransactions 33:38 -...

Live service is apparently a good thing when it's a cancelled Spider-Man game? Marketing for the Fallout TV show vs the Halo tv show, and some reignited love for one of the GAMES OF THE GENERATION...Starfield. If you enjoy the show please do subscribe! Bringing you weekly episodes, every Sunday, fuelled by my coffee. Find on me twitter: https://twitter.com/K_D_B_ Find other stuff I do! Tapes F...

Is the end really nigh for the game console 'box' and platform exclusives? Some industry vets had a lot to say this week on Xbox consoles and Playstation exclusives... also, KNEEL as I now proclaim myself Elden Lord. (apologies for the ghost apparently breathing into my mic for the first 5 minutes. NO IDEA what the hell that is) 00:00 - Intro fuelled by Red Wine and Pepsi Max 05:40 - Peter...

Will indies save the gaming industry? Both good and bad news in gaming this week, from layoffs, to going independent, but also, is Balatro an early GOTY contender? If you enjoy the show please do subscribe! Bringing you weekly episodes, every Sunday, fuelled by my coffee. Find on me twitter: https://twitter.com/K_D_B_ Find other stuff I do! Tapes From The Wastes (Fallout): https://twitter.com/TFTW...

The STREAK continues! Episode 2 is here for some Sunday morning gaming musings. This week I talk all digital consoles, Elden Ring DLC trailer, the Borderlands movie trailer, and the happy fun time I'm having with Tomb Raider Remastered 00:00 - Intro (Suicide Squad addendum) 06:00 - Xbox Series X Digital this year? 14:20 - Shadow of the Erdtree trailer 23:10 - Borderlands movie trailer 28:49 -...

Welcome to the very first episode of a new weekly intended gaming chat podcast from the guy who does a few other podcasts. Listen on to find out more about what this is and why it exists, and to hear ravings on some gaming news and gameplay. 00:00 - What is this podcast? 11:55 - Xbox Business Update 28:30 - PS5 in latter stage of life 42:57 - Alan Wake 2 sales 48:29 - Switch 2 in 2025 55:30 - Suic...