The Gamers' Inn

We return after vacation to catch up on the video games and video game experiences we’ve been enjoying. Ryan travels back from The Minecraft Experience in Toronto, while also herding calicorns in Herdling . Jocelyn discovers the Anno franchise with Anno 1800 , and then jumps into Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge which is a cozy frog sanctuary game. Over in the news, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has relea...

Ryan and Jocelyn return with plenty of Gamescom Opening Night Live to catch up on, but before that we have updates on some video games we’re playing. Ryan finishes up Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound while Jocelyn continues to date all the things in Date Everything! What’s new this week is Jocelyn is playing Is This Seat Taken? , a new logic puzzle game on Steam. In other news, Nintendo talks about Kirby A...

Jocelyn decides to return to the dating simulator world with Date Everything ! While Ryan goes back in time to the era of 2D side scrolling action games with the throwback title Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound . As promised, we go over the payment processors vs NSFW content story (see Brad and Will Make a Tech Pod 298 for some more conversation on the topic). In other news, ID checks are coming to GTA VI...

Ryan kicks off the show with more to share from Donkey Kong Bananza , while Jocelyn returns to Lord of the Rings games with Tales of the Shire . Over in the news, Microsoft back pedals in desperate need of a good news story , Amazon has all the video game TV adaptations , and Darksiders 4 delivers on a promise over a decade in the making . Discussion Start - Donkey Kong Bananza 20:07 - Tales of th...

The Nintendo Switch 2 has its second big exclusive, and Ryan is ready to share his early thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza. Over in the news, Mortal Kombat II gets its first movie trailer , Valve boss talks about his daily schedule , Supermassive Games delays its next Dark Pictures game after layoffs , Pokémon announces a bunch of stuff , and Amazon’s Mass Effect show shares some Fallout DNA . Discu...

Jocelyn tunes in on The Operator , but it fails to impress with a somewhat flat story. Ryan on the other hand returns to a remake of a favourite with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening with boosted performance on Switch 2. Over in the news, SAG-AFTRA strike officially ends, Nintendo Switch 2 owner receives a ban thanks to a second hand game , Nintendo is ending their voucher service in January...

We return with 50% less salt, but still pretty upset with Microsoft. But besides that fun business, Ryan has completed his journey through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and picked up a few Steam Summer Sale games with Mini Motorways and UFO 50 . Jocelyn on the other hand goes post apocalyptic with After Inc: Revival . In the news, Neil Druckmann has left HBO’s The Last of Us , The Last of Us Part II...

We start off the show with the news out of Microsoft regarding yet another round of layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations . Trying to lift our spirits, Ryan shares a fun experience he had with the family playing Mario Kart World . Then we descend into spoiler territory to discuss our final thoughts on The Alters . Discussion Start - More Microsoft Layoffs 23:47 - Mario Kart World + Game...

We kick off the show with a recap of our TGI Game Night featuring Smite 2 , talk about a blast from the past! Then we move into The Alters , which we're both currently obsessed with. Over in the news, Nintendo announces some stuff with Splatoon Raiders and a Donkey Kong Bananza Direct , plus Bungie delays Marathon . Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms their next-generation plans , a Quest 3S Xbox editio...

Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week, we can’t help but jump into our Ghost of E3 discussion to cover the PlayStation State of Play , Summer Game Fest , and the Xbox Showcase (plus a few 2026 hints from Phil Spencer ). Switching back to Nintendo, Ryan shares his initial thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Jocelyn provides an update on her time with Tainted Grail: The Fall of...

With HBO wrapping up their second season of The Last of Us, the innkeepers prepare to share their spoiler filled thoughts on the return of Ellie and Joel. Keep in mind, spoilers are present for the TV show, but we do our best to limit spoilers for the remainder of The Last of Us Part 2 the video game. After the spoilers, we move to the news to cover Discord's newly proposed Orbs currency , Bethesd...

After a quick check-in on Ryan's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, Ryan shares his final thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages now that he's completed the campaign. Jocelyn then ventures into Arthurian lore with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Over in the news, Warhammer shares all the Warhammer things at their Nintendo Direct style event, Elden Ring is making the jump to the big screen , Fortnite returns...

We kick off the show with another check in for Jocelyn’s ever growing Google Doc on Blue Prince , then Ryan shares his thoughts on the Shield and Parry (instead of Rip and Tear) mechanics of DOOM: The Dark Ages . Over in the news, the next Mario movie may have a title , tariffs are likely to impact other video game companies , Fortnite battles with Apple and questionable AI choices continue, while...

Jocelyn is now all in on roguelikes with her continued drafting adventures in Blue Prince , plus both innkeepers get some co-op time in Crab Champions . In the news, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed to 2026 , new rumours suggest Horizon 3 is due out in 2027 , Fallout gets a second season teaser and a third season confirmation , Overwatch devs unionize , and Nintendo hasn't ruled out Swi...

We kick off the show with Ryan making questionable financial decisions, coupled with the fact that Xbox is raising prices across the board . Then we move into recapping our time in Fortnite for a Star Wars themed Extra Life event. Before discussing the news, Jocelyn updates us on her Blue Prince achievement hunting while Ryan chats a bit about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . In the news, Grand Theft...

Jocelyn is away this week, so Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast joins Ryan to discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . A brand-new French RPG that has old-school turn-based RPG vibes. We keep things light on spoilers, discussing the events of the prologue and the mechanics that are introduced during Act I. Jon also finished Ghost of Tsushima before Scott. Over in the news, Frostpunk is getting a revam...

After last week’s discussion around Blue Prince , Ryan joins Jocelyn in the wonderful world of drafting rooms in search of puzzle solutions. Over in the news, Discord is looking to go public , we finally have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 stuff , the spirit of XCOM returns with Star Wars Zero Company , the Oblivion remaster is really real and available now , and Ghost of Yotei releases Oc...

This week we aim for 80% fun, kicking things off with TWO games we have been really enjoying. Jocelyn dives into the rogue-like puzzle game Blue Prince , while Ryan has started and completed his journey through South of Midnight . Over in the news, Apple TV+ has cancelled Mythic Quest , Bungie shares first details on Marathon , PlayStation Plus raises prices in Canada , and that Elder Scrolls 4: O...

Due to a massive ice storm that rolled through last week, we had to delay our Nintendo Switch 2 Direct discussion. But we’ve got power back now and we’re ready to talk Nintendo! Before that though, Ryan finally played Astro Bot on PlayStation 5 (not the pack in), and saw A Minecraft Movie with the family. As for the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct… Lots of info is still up in the air as of this recording...

After being off last week, we return to discuss the conclusion to Ryan’s adventures in the Living Lands as he’s completed Avowed. In the news, we kick things off with AI, specifically Microsoft’s plans to bring Copilot to Xbox. Also, we have Game Informer returning with all of its previous staff. Kayden and Ryan watch Minecraft Live, and we share our thoughts on the Dreamhaven Showcase. Important...

We kick off the show with our thoughts on the return of BlizzCon in 2026, followed by Jocelyn's split screen adventures in Split Fiction. After discussing our TGI Game Club for The Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess for a bit, we move into the last week in video game news. We know a bit more about some functionality of the Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to an FCC filing, The Last of Us Season 2 has a new...

The first half of the show has a weirdly Sonic feel as Ryan watched Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Jocelyn found Sonic in her Two Point Museum. Quickly moving away from the blue blur, Jocelyn finds a lot of fun in this business simulation game from Two Point Studios. Ryan continues his movie thoughts with George A. Romero's Resident Evil, a documentary about the failed Resident Evil film adaptation from...

Ryan welcomes Jocelyn to the world of Avowed and how if you loved Skyrim like we did, Avowed is an excellent follow up! You know, since a certain fellow Xbox Studios isn’t bringing Elder Scrolls 6 anytime soon. After a quick update on TGI Game Club, we move over to the news, where WB Games closes down three studios, Fable slips to 2026, LEGO Horizon Adventures gives us an affordable Horizon LEGO s...

Jocelyn returns with tales of technical and gameplay woes for Civilization VII, add another one to the dreaded Skyward Sword list. Ryan on the other hand has been really enjoying Eternal Strands and finished it up this week. Plus we have a few weeks worth of news from Warner Bros continuing to flounder with games, Nintendo makes some changes to Gold Points and the Voucher system for Switch 2, and...

Jocelyn is off sick this week, so Kayden jumped in for a TGI Mini talking about Minecraft! He’s all in on the game, and has thoughts on survival and creative modes, Super Mario Minecraft Edition, plus some Minecraft books, and the Minecraft movie coming soon. We close out the show with a quick fire reaction to the latest PlayStation State of Play (with more thoughts next episode when Joce returns)...