AVoCADo GamesCast

In this fun-filled episode, we talk about Disney parks, dangerous winter sports, Nintendo news, and the game worlds we most want to explore. [Recorded February 24, 2019]

We talk about Pikuniku, the Resident Evil 2 remake, Anthem, Kingdom Hearts, and much, much more in this episode. Also, Merve tries to end things early, but his friends force him to talk for another 45 minutes. [Recorded February 3, 2019]

There's a lot of ground to cover in the first GamesCast recorded in 2019. First, the gang discusses what they played over the holidays. Then, they move on to talk about AGDQ 2019, the Bungie/Activision split, and the upcoming Sonic film. Finally, they run down their predictions for the year ahead. [Recorded January 12, 2019]

The gang runs down the year's gaming news, discusses their favourite and least favourite games of the year, and spends way too much time talking about butts. We also bring on three members of the Avocado community to talk about their favourite games of the year, including some sort of bizarre cyborg. (No, your headphones aren't broken.) [Recorded December 16, 2018]

The gang tries to discuss games and series that redeemed themselves after shaky starts, but fails miserably and instead talks about Canadian history, cryptocurrency, and Birdo. [Recorded November 25, 2018]

In this very belated Halloween episode, the gang discusses apple pie, PAX West, and recent woes at Telltale and Rockstar. [Recorded October 27, 2018]

The gang discusses some recent video game news, including the IGN plagiarism scandal, Nintendo's legal maneuvers, Mighty No. 9's porting woes, and Ninja's controversial streaming decisions. [Recorded August 18, 2018]

The gang discusses video game hype cycles, Mushroom Kingdom logic, Geralt of Rivia and other white dudes, Super Smash Bros., and much, much more. [Recorded July 7, 2018]

The gang impersonates some semi-famous people and then chats about E3 2018. [Recorded June 17, 2018]

The gang discusses Valve's recent controversies, celebrates Swery's Kickstarter success, and previews E3 2018 in this jam-packed episode. [Recorded May 26, 2018]

The gang discusses racing, family gaming, online toxicity, gaming habits, and why you should totally cheat at single-player games. [Recorded April 8, 2018]

The gang discusses the recent Nintendo Direct, speculates about Super Smash Bros., and puts video game characters through their paces by subjecting them to various trials and tribulations. [Recorded March 11, 2018]

The gang tackles the tricky subject of RPG combat. [Recorded February 18, 2018]

In our first podcast recorded in 2018, we make predictions for what will happen in the games industry later in the year and then run down our most anticipated games of 2018. [Recorded January 20, 2018]

We take a look back on 2017 in gaming. First, we run down the year's biggest news stories. Then, we survey members of the community about their favourite games of the year. And finally, we discuss the most disappointing and most surprising games of the year. [Recorded December 8, 9, and 20, 2017]

Join us for a deep dive on the Halo and Destiny series. [Recorded December 3, 2017]

The gang has nothing but effusive praise for Sonic the Hedgehog before delving into a discussion about the relationship between video games and other entertainment media. [Recorded November 11, 2017]

In this spooky Halloween episode, Wolfman Jew makes his triumphant return to the podcast to discuss Electronic Arts' development troubles and outsider art. [Recorded October 25, 2017]

In this episode, the gang discusses the difficulty of classic games, the games their parents used to play, and their favourite and least favourite levels in games. [Recorded October 7, 2017]

The gang discusses fighting game rosters, complains about the length of JRPGs, and tries to fix some flawed games. [Recorded September 16, 2017]

The gang runs down the summer's gaming news and chats about Sonic Mania, the Nintendo Switch, Valve's problems, and the YouTube Adpocalypse. Not sponsored by Dollar Shave Club or Randy Pitchford. [Recorded August 27, 2017]

In this grab bag of an episode, the gang chats about this year's gaming trends, goes on a tangent about animated films, discusses critically-acclaimed video games, and runs down their favourite video game soundtracks. [Recorded July 1st, 2017]

The gang chats about E3 2017. [Recorded June 17th, 2017]

In this episode, the gang speculates about E3 2017 and discusses video game violence. [Recorded May 6th, 2017]

Break out the coconuts; the AVoCADo GamesCast is travelling to a deserted island to debate which games they should have brought along! [Recorded April 23rd, 2017]