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Kyle, Tim, and Dan talk about the latest Nintendo release, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. They also talk about EDF: World Brothers 2 and the demo for the highly anticipated Metaphor: ReFantasio. Then they dive into the latest news, including Ubisoft’s identity crisis and Sony’s State of Play (GHOST OF YOTEI!!!) VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us whereve...

Dan and Tim are joined by Dan Phillips to talk Frostpunk 2, UFO 50, Visions of Mana - and Jeff reappears to talk about The Plucky Squire and Astro Bot! We also discuss Nintendo’s ridiculous lawsuit against Pocket Pair and Sony’s $400 million dollar catastrophe. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Tim and Dan take a little walk down memory lane in this episode, and they take a look at what was happening exactly 2 decades ago. That’s right - 2004 was the year, and there were games aplenty. There was even a new model of PS2 announced! Seems like Sept is Sony’s favorite month for that type of news… Oh, and we talk more about Astro Bot, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Star Wars Outlaws, and a whole lot more....

Dan, Kyle, and Tim gush about the incredible Astro Bot - a surprise hit and one of the best games of the year. We also talk about early impressions of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine II and the drama surrounding the catastrophic fall of Concord. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Kyle, Tim, and Dan talk all about their first few days with Star Wars Outlaws. Spoiler alert: we like it. Also, we go through the notable game releases for September and review the latest Nintendo Direct announcements. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Dan and Tim talk about the latest hit video game, Black Myth: Wukong. Is it a soulslike? Is it offensive? Is it good ?? All good questions, and we have answers. We also give our reactions to the MANY games talked about during the Opening Night Live event at Gamescom. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

This week, Tim is joined by Derek to rank each year in gaming from 1994-2023 on a tiered list. The rules are vague. The reasoning is spotty. It’s a good time. We also preview our expectations for Black Myth: Wukong and chat through a bunch of headlines from the week. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Dan and Tim celebrate the survival of Tango Gameworks with a new publishing home, and Kyle literally glitches out of the show. We also rank our favorite summons (eikons, espers, aeons, etc.) from the Final Fantasy games, and we talk about Steamworld Heist II, World of Goo 2, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and more! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us whereve...

This week we talk about some more unfortunate news in the gaming industry, but try to balance that all out with Kyle's impressions on EDF 6 and Dan's brief impressions with the Visions of Mana demo. Also we have some fun listing off some of our favorite monsters to in the whole existence of video games!

In this episode, Tim and Derek talk about the Top 10 Souls-Like games according to Metacritic. Okay, to be fair, it’s a Top 8 of From Software entries in the genre they created, and then a Top 10 of non-From games. Before that, they dive into more College Football 25 chatter as well as some news and other games they are playing like No Man’s Sky, Borderlands, and Persona 3. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube...

We finally have some new games to talk about! We all played the opening hours of Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn from Ashen developer A44, and Tim talks about the magnificent return of College Football 25. Also, we provide a few brief thoughts on Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, Gestalt: Steam & Cinder, and the No Man’s Sky 5.0 Update. Also in this episode: Sekiro, The Legend Of Heroes: Trails...

Dan and Kyle team up to walk through the Top 30 RPGs according to Metacritic. They also share some of their thoughts on the list and some of their personal picks. What do you think about the Metacritic list? Is it correct? VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Tim and Dan are joined by Derek to talk about a few new releases like The First Descendant as well as another deep dive in Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. We also preview the games slated for the second half of 2024. Then we get all patriotic and discuss some of the most AMERICAN video games ever. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you li...

We are officially HALFWAY THERE through the year of 2024, and we look back at the first half of the year in gaming. What are our contenders for the Top Ten list? What are the disappoints and surprises from this year? We get into all of that. Also, we talk about Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD, more Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, loads of TV shows, and some new headlines that range from exciting to downri...

In this episode, Tim, Kyle, and Dan talk about the history of DLC & expansions in video games. We pick our personal Top 5 DLC / Expansions and why they are our favorites. We also take a deep dive into early impressions of the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring along with our reactions to this past week’s incredible Nintendo Direct. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple o...

Tim is joined by Dan & Dan to talk about the Ubisoft Forward as well as their favorite moments from all the presentations from the last 10 days or so. We also talk about the gameplay reveal for Dragon Age: The Veilgaurd, Star Wars Outlaws, and Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Then we take a little walk down memory lane with some classic game reveal trailers from the past 10-15 years. VIDEO Podcast: Y...

Kyle, Dan, and Tim share their thoughts on the big events from this past weekend’s gaming events, including Summer Game Fest Live, Guerrilla Collective, PC Games Showcase, and the Xbox Games Showcase. We have a TON of games to cover, so let’s get into it! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

Dan, Tim, and Kyle are ready to launch into Not-E3 season with a recap of the recent Sony State of Play as well as some silly goose predictions about what we’ll see over the next week or so. Also: Rogue Prince of Persia, Capes, Multiversus, old games, Godzilla movies, Take-Two studio problems, and more! VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to li...

This week we talk about the highly anticipated Hellblade 2 game from Ninja Theory - one of the biggest Xbox exclusives since Starfield. It’s gorgeous to look at, but is it fun to play? We also chat about the Furiosa movie, Paper Mario’s remaster on Switch, 33 Immortals closed beta, Stellar Blade, and then a round of Video Game 20 Questions. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or...

The guys talk about a number of new games out this week including the crazy and awesome Mullet Madjack. We then dive into our personal favorite PS2 games for a Not-So-Current Top Ten ranking before discussing a few headlines - including the new controversy around Assassin’s Creed Shadows. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

We do take some time to tackle the conversation around Xbox closing down studios like Tango Gameworks, and it’s not a fun conversation to have. But before we take that negative dive, we have a lot of fun talking about Hades II, Animal Well, V Rising 1.0 release, Vampire Survivors new DLC: Operation Guns, Fallout 4, and Stellar Blade! Also, Tim plays a game of “What’s that Game About?” with his kid...

In celebration of May the Fourth, Dan, Tim, and Kyle take a look back on the games set in the Star Wars universe, and they talk about some of their favorites. They also play a game of “Name that Battle Tune” where they hear a clip from a battle theme and have to name the game it’s from. Then we dive into the recent Helldivers 2 controversy around requiring PSN accounts. Also discussed: Eiyuden Chr...

We take a deep dive into the world, characters, and story of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. We even re-watch "that moment" together and breakdown the details and explore our theories. Oh, and in case the title wasn't enough of a spoiler warning... FULL SPOILERS for the entire game in this video. Do not watch or listen unless you've completed the game or don't care about spoilers...

In this shortened episode, Dan and Derek join Tim to talk about Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Stellar Blade, Minishoot Adventures, and No Rest for the Wicked. For the rest of our conversation, be sure to check out the Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth spoilercast. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us wherever you like to listen!

The guys talk about the new game from Ori developers, Moon Studios, that is now in early release on Steam: No Rest for the Wicked. We also discuss more Final Fantasy VII Rebirth thoughts and then the factors we consider when purchasing a game. We close things out with headlines and lots of TV and movies we’re watching. VIDEO Podcast: YouTube or Spotify AUDIO Podcast: Apple or search for us whereve...