Saluki Gamescast

The semester might slowly be breaking us, but we have enough energy for a new episode! We talk about the disappointment of Final Fantasy Origin, Netflix and Amazon in games, EA dropping brand names, the new Halo series, why Pizza Hut is missing a cowabunga opportunity, and who would we rather fight--Kirby or Jigglypuff? This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin...

This special episode is taken from a discussion panel that was part of the 2022 Southern Illinois University Conference on Women. The panel was titled "She Got Game: Leveling Up Inclusivity in Video Games" and was moderated by Julie Hartung and included as panelists Dr. Cassandra Bausman, Alicia Utecht, Jodie Salazar, and Justin Young. While women make up a significant portion of the video game au...

We've been speaking at conferences about video games and horror movies, but this week the horror is sadly in the news. We talk about the reported toxic environment at Moon Studios, coming to grips with Harry Potter as a gaming property with a less than ideal creator, the Gayming Awards, Elden Ring, Pokemon Legends, and Waluigi's dark but far more interesting film we'd like to see. This week's crew...

We're back from spring break and talking about Sony's latest State of Play, childhood Ninja Turtle trauma, our favorite Pokémon, an absolute glut of video game TV shows, Final Fantasy masochism, retro Quake, and our collective love for Kirby's new adventure. This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

In our premiere episode we chat about the big news so far in 2022, including Microsoft buying Activision, Nintendo's big Direct showing, the Steam Deck in the wild, PlayStation Spartacus, Pokemon generation 9, a Twisted Metal series, Street Fighter 6, our favorite Super Marios, and more! This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.