Friday Night Gamecast

The Fireside talks are back and better than ever this time around! Aaron and Tommy are joining me this week to discuss a fascinating entry in the Mario catalogue, this is the game they named their podcast after and it's the Superstar Saga! We talk shop, content, how they came up and how to make a tweet go viral. Fantastic time with these two fellas and I can't wait to have them back soon...

It was my pleasure to host my good friend Chris Ware of 1H1D on the Fireside Talks to talk about one of his favorite games ever in Splinter Cell and give us all a real look at what it takes to run an Xbox Game Pass podcast. After all, what's not to love? We get to talk about one of the coolest dads in video games, Sam Fisher and we can finally - gladiatorial style -  settle once and for all t...

"Maybe you're right. Maybe we can't win this. But we'll fight you regardless, just like we did Sovereign. Just like I'm doing now. However "insignificant" we might be, we will fight, we will sacrifice and we will find a way. That's what humans do." -Commander Shepard. And so begins our journey into one of the best sci-fi western RPGs ever made: Mass Eff...

Nave and Phil make their return to the show! They've joined us this go around to give our listeners some insider knowledge into the origins of Gaming Together. We also take a look into the ins and outs of Harmonix Studios and the resulting hit: Rock Band 4! This virtual karaoke machine is something special and a must have if you have plenty of friends  or family who like to perform, sing and...

This week I'm joined by the amazing Bill and Alex of the Gaming & Collecting Podcast. These two look back at the games that shaped them and share with me their journey in podcasting. From conventions, anime, cosplay and gaming, both Bill and Alex have some deep knowledge and experiences that allow them to bring their unique lens to our show this wonderful Friday Night. Then we got to brea...

I had the incredible opportunity to work with Ben, Jared and Kai on this latest entry in the Fireside Talks. We had the opportunity to have a really fun, laid-back discussion about their show Play Along Pod and their journey through doing a book-club style gaming podcast. This episode's focused game is Kentucky Route Zero - which let me tell you, after talking to the boys about this one, I&ap...

This time on Fireside Talks, Nick hosts our good friend Tony a/k/a Samurai Kibji to learn more about Youtube content creation and his journey doing games media work. We also get to really let loose and do a deep-dive on one of the darkhorse sleeper hits from 2019: Outer Wilds. Annapurna never misses and Tony does a great job getting us in there and leaving just enough to get us back out there and...

This week I'm joined by my great friend Dave Jackson to talk about one of the coolest CRPGS to ever come out of Estonia! (I challenge any of my listeners to name more games than this which actually originated from that country) Dave gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his show, Tales from the Backlog, and gives our viewers a peek into his gaming and content approach. This is a special one fo...

This week Nick is joined by the venerable Phil Morgan of the Deleted Saves podcast. From Resident Evil 2 to Steel Rising, Phil brings a wealth of knowledge both with his history in games as well as his path as a creator. Nick will never pass up the opportunity to dig into Resident Evil 2 Remake and Phil was able to bring an outstanding perspective and really give us a good comparative analysis whe...

This week is one for the record because we're here to talk about an instant JRPG Classic the moment it hit the shelves - Persona 5. Nick is joined this week by his good friends Rob & Kelvin of the Gaming Duo Podcast who come to discuss their news show, and we even got the chance to have a prophetic conversation and speculate on what E3 2023 will look like this time around (chances are not...

This Friday Nick is joined by one of our good friends for his first-time appearance on the Cast, the outstanding host of The Unlockables Podcast, Eric Gess! Eric and I get to really sink our teeth into his process of solo podcasting and content creation and everything that's involved with the work he has to put in. Remember folks, balance matters! Don't forget we're here to talk gam...

This Friday Nick is joined by Jason Dailey of the DualSense podcast to talk everything PlayStation. RDR2 is one of Jason's favorite games of all time and we got the chance to take a closer look at what made that game so special. We had a fantastic discussion on his show and what it's like conducting industry analysis on one of the biggest platforms in gaming. This is a special one so ple...

The two Nintendo Giants, Kolby and Tyler are back on the show. We dig into what an incredible show Switch it Up has become over the past couple of years. Last time the boys were on the show we talked about Fire Emblem. This time we're breaking down arguably one of the best titles Nintendo, Gamfreak  and the Pokémon Company ever produced: Pokémon Black/White. (00:05) - Intro (02:30) - Intervie...

The Oldest of Boys are back in town to discuss their fantastic show and one of the coolest western RPGs we've ever been blessed with: Cyberpunk 2077 (00:25) - Intro (02:30) - Interview with The Elder Trolls (01:34:56) - Cyberpunk 2077 Review (03:06:50) - Outro Please follow and listen to the Elder Trolls at your favorite platforms below: https://linktr.ee/eldertrollspodcast Intro/Outro : From...

Our second ever episode of the FNGC Fireside Talks is a huge one with a brand new cast member, Chazzy of the Side Projekt Podcast. Chazzy has done some incredible work in the video game, anime and cosplay space and shares some awesome stories from his experiences at Anime Pasadena and L.A. Comic Con.  Even better we take time to really have a deep dive into one of Chazzy's all time favorite g...

Welcome back everyone! The Gamecast is so excited to be back and we're proud to present to you the start of a very special limited edition series within FNGC Studios called the Fireside Talks. This week we're joined by Alejandro Ortiz, host of A Random Gamer's Corner Podcast to share with us his content creation journey and dig into one of his favorite games, Dragon Age Origins! Fin...

Welcome to our Season 1 Finale of 2022!! This episode we are providing our Game of the Year in a classic top 10 games ranking of titles that Will and I have played in 2022 (yes this means some of these titles didn't actually release in 2022). This is a really important episode to us and I'm excited to hear what you all think about our rankings as well as our crowned Game of the Year for...

Welcome back to another glorious Friday! This week Nick and Will are putting the Sony first-party developer studios under a microscope and really digging into what's making those first-party devs tick. What games are they putting out that are working? What would we like to see from them in the future? Are there projects that some of these devs should abandon or older projects they should revi...

Hello everyone! Apologies for the brief weekly hiatus, Nick was battling the flu but has now emerged victorious! We're coming back this week with some intense content. Nick beats all his games and strikes a serious blow against his backlog. We dig into Geoff Keighley's Game Awards GOTY nominations and how we felt about the categories and games running for contention. For our main topic t...

We're back once again with an awesome episode on the best day of the week! This time Will and Nick are discussing the functionality of VR hardware within the gaming realm. When will it become accessible to everyone without making them sick? What kind of games can we expect from that type of hardware? What successful models are on the market today? We cover all that and more. You can't mi...

This week's episode is covering the next generation consoles and how Will and I think they're doing and how we'd rank our overall experience with them. You better watch out because it was a crazy news week too. Between the Marvel x EA deal, Modern Warfare 2's Cross-Play issues and the HBO TLOU release date we're in for a wild ride on this one. Be sure to check our twitter...

This week Nick and Will break down their perspective on scoring and/or rating systems that popular gaming outlets use to assess games. Do we both default to IGN? Jake Baldino? Do we think that using Metacritic as a tool is worth our time? Will has been successfully coerced into playing Mario Odyssey! But Cult of the Lamb: Blood Moon Festival, GoW Ragnarok leaks and the RE4 Remake all get a closer...

Welcome back on another beautiful Friday! This week we're breaking down some of the best game trailers of all time. Are you an Assassin's Creed,  Dead Island or even Star Wars fan?? Will and I have you covered this episode. Oh! The Hellena Taylor vs. Platinum drama storms twitter and we do our best to make sense of the situation based on the information available to us. Somebody tell tha...

We're very excited to jump back in this Friday with an incredible episode surrounding a pretty contentious topic: whether or not developers should/could/would put difficulty options and heightened accessibility modifiers into their game (spoiler alert: we also talk about Fromsoft and Soulsborne titles). The Meta Quest Pro is $1,500 & Game Pass makes 2.9 billion?!  Will has been dragged ba...

We're starting off October strong with a review of some gaming levels that absolutely terrified us! Horror games have almost perfected jump scares and that foreboding sense of dread you get knowing you have to go deeper into that dungeon or basement. Will and Nick take the time to unpack some of the most terrifying experiences whether it comes from Resident Evil, Dead Space or Fallout. Let us...