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 Gimpy messed up his own audio, had to record a replacement episode, Chip is gracious about it. Chip shares his experience with the mobile game controller Razer Kishi. The boys dive into their game dev goals for 2023. youtube available: https://youtu.be/mPCgreGxfBQ

Chip reading web novels now always giving love to indies, Gimpy discusses how his vacation wasn’t a vacation at all, the silver lining is that CES happened and VR is at a point where standardization is happening and we are on the cusp of new experiences in 2023, Gimpy gets into whats new in the VR space along with what he’s currently playing in the VR space. youtube availabe: https://youtu.be/STHy...

 Gimpy and Chip are back in action and ready to take on 2023, the guys update everyone on their 2022 and speak on the industry awards given out and finally catch up on big industry purchases/Leaks and look forward to 2023. youtube available: https://youtu.be/Qm6TOZGgMsI

$70 price point is here and here to stay, the guys discuss what the $10 increase means to them and how they approach buying new games. Paragon has returned from the dead, Chip gives his experience and Gimpy gives an update on the state of Darktide. youtube available: https://youtu.be/JMnKDEf7HcE

 Gimpy has had a rough time with Warhammer Darktide the problem is the game is also super fun. The boys openly discuss why publishers love pushing broken games right around holiday times to boost profit. youtube available at: https://youtu.be/EsblQMP6GMc

Gimpy and Chip met up in person with some friends for some intense scrabble, the boys go itno the black friday deals, and discuss whether to judge games by the series or as an individual youtube available: https://youtu.be/B4ZDv7JkAXQ

Gimpy is late to the morning meeting and the boys discuss the virtues of being late, Chip shares that he has seen some movies and like always he’s barely excited. Gimpy reveals the game he is loving right now that he never thought he would. youtube available: https://youtu.be/YLRkQ1GCGQ4

 Slow News week, Gimpy shares the sob story of not getting God Of War on release day, we discuss the great experience of co-oping spelunky 2 despite Chip refusing to do the tutorial. youtube available at: https://youtu.be/4-BoAP43ieE

Gimpy and Chip discuss Bayonetta 3 and how the switch is really showing its age, but despite that it remains one of the best consoles ever made. The boys also discuss a little about the upcoming holiday season release schedules and pick a few indie games that they felt are must plays. youtube available: https://youtu.be/1n52z8Ds0gI

Gimpy fighting a cold but it doesn't matter, it’s spooky time, Gimpy tells of his experience with Scorn and Faith, Chip speaks on Doom and reiterates how he is too scared to play resident evil in VR. The boys also touch on some current news, with the hitbox controllers and AI driving. youtube availabe: https://youtu.be/gaS9tuhUMeo

Gimpy shares with Chip the idea of becoming the gods of the new VR game “Ultimechs” touted as a esport where giant robots have to rocket punch balls into goals. The boys discuss about what exactly VR needs to do to launch in the Esports space. youtube available at:  https://youtu.be/-W4RX55cUMg

Chip brings up his thoughts on the 4090 and the shocking sticker price, Leads Gimpy into an impromptu TED talk on personal finance and responsible spending. We also explore our thoughts on the viability of Intels new graphics card, youtube available: https://youtu.be/IfyLXZ87T04

 Gimpy is back from his work trip and shares a death defying story while he was waiting for hotel internet to download Overwatch 2. Chip is lost in the AI sauce and shares his opinions on Overwatch 2 after putting in lots of hours on the tail end of Overwatch 1’s lifecycle. youtube available: https://youtu.be/vQvuWhiKFJU

Gimpy joins while out of town on a business trip, discusses his experiences with the steam deck during travel. Chip updates on his one shot comic, then the guys say their opinions on the Modern Warfare 2 Beta. (apologies for Gimpys Mic quality) youtube available: https://youtu.be/HoNw5q5RWAo

Gimpy and Chip say why they haven't worked on a game together yet, then the guys jump in to current Triple A studio issues. Is the boom period for gaming over? Is the bubble popping? youtube available: https://youtu.be/2ByakrZZ-Ss

In a free flowing episode, Chip tells how he found the fun in his new obsession RUST, Gimpy updates on auto runner status and discusses ideas using VR in schools. youtube available: https://youtu.be/OiXjuDY659M

Chip and Gimpy discuss gaming addiction, is it actually a problem? We share our opinions, the boys also go over the games they have been enjoying lately, including Gimpy expanding his horizons into genres he traditionally doesn't care for. youtube available at https://youtu.be/ASFTjOICxZA

Chip and Gimpy discuss games that got better after release, including games that were received poorly, discussing games being marketed incorrectly but still being fun. youtube available: https://youtu.be/oWuoNUNuHpc

 Surrounding yourself with like minded people when doing anything creative is a great way to keep the inspiration coming, Gimpy shares his personal history with this. Chip shares his view on online. tutorials. youtube available at:  https://youtu.be/xvIjRXDIJPU

Chip and Gimpy discuss cheating in games and Gimpy finally tells Chip what he thought of the Halo TV series (spoiler he hated it). Chip reveals he used gold mules in the past, Gimpy gives his opinions. youtube available at: https://youtu.be/rluXf6pvw_E

Chip discusses his current projects, burning the candle at both ends, Gimpy discusses movies and the fact that he didnt have much time to work on the auto runner. Keeping in line the boys discuss single developer projects that they are enjoying lately. But discusses how much he loves Compound (roguelike VR) and his newly found intense love for Cruelty Squad, then a huge shoutout to the 1 person wa...

Chip and Gimpy take some time and have an open discussion about 3D effects in anime, Meta’s changes to the VR landscape and touch on some gamedev news as well. youtube available: https://youtu.be/X7edciQgbzc

The boys go over the creativity of Atlus published games, dive into Ubisofts slate of dissapointments, rounding out the episode with touching on the Unity CEO putting his foot in his mouth and some exciting updates on the game dev front. youtube available: https://youtu.be/KyoQ6VMx9yA

Chip updates the pod on his RPG Maker game jam progress, Gimpy lays out the work he’s done so far on his auto runner title for his kids. The guys get into it on Shady industry practices and dive into Ubisoft doing anti- youtube available at: https://youtu.be/IRXxYS8LGKo

Chip updates Gimpy on his RPG Maker game jam progress. Gimpy’s steam deck arrived in the mail he discusses his first thoughts with it, and the guys discuss the viability of Linux gaming youtube available at: https://youtu.be/8ddo7Y_8Pb0