Game Start Radio Live!

The future of gaming has never looked brighter... and more uncertain. After weeks of incredible showcases that reminded us why we love this hobby, the industry immediately shifted the conversation. Between layoffs, rising console prices, digital-only rumors, and PlayStation's decision to move away from physical releases, many players are beginning to ask an important question:**What does it ac...

I love video games. I love the stories they tell. I love the worlds they create. I love the communities they build and the memories they leave behind long after the credits roll. That's what makes the current state of the industry so frustrating. This week on Game Start Radio Live, we tackle a difficult conversation about the future of gaming. From layoffs and studio closures to engagement far...

Video games are one of the most creative, diverse, and exciting forms of entertainment we have. They create friendships, communities, memories, and places we can escape to when we need them most. So why does it feel like talking about them has become so miserable? This week on Game Start Radio Live, we dive into the growing frustration surrounding modern gaming discourse. From outrage culture and...

This week on Game Start Radio Live, we talk about how quickly gaming narratives can shift online and how internet discourse continues to shape the way people engage with games before they even touch them. From the ongoing conversation around Marathon and the strange wave of review bombing tied to Destiny 2 players, to the reaction surrounding Virtua Fighter 6 gameplay and controversial new release...

This week on Game Start Radio Live, we dive into the growing “versus” culture surrounding modern live-service games and why the conversation around them has started to feel louder than the games themselves. With Marathon gaining momentum and ARC Raiders continuing to evolve, the internet has decided to pit them against each other in a battle nobody actually asked for. We talk about why both games...

This week on Game Start Radio Live, we take some time to talk about something that doesn’t always get enough room in gaming spaces: mental health. Alongside our usual catch-up and news rundown, we talk about the importance of checking in with yourself, the pressure that can come with gaming communities and online spaces, and why taking care of your mind matters just as much as any win, rank, or ac...

This week on Game Start Radio Live, we kick off our Gunner Girl Gamer Series 2026! This week features Kurleyangel, a fighting game player, tournament organizer, and community builder who wears a lot of hats without making a big show of it. Alongside streaming, she’s been a manager for The Sweets Events and served as Secretary for Too Ugly Esports. She is currently a tournament organizer for IronFi...

Another episode of Game Start Radio Live, another night of catching up, checking the news, and talking games without losing our minds over them. This week’s theme is simple: You Hate It, We Get It. Not every game is for you. Not every announcement deserves outrage. Sometimes it’s okay to just… move on. We talk through that mindset while covering a packed slate of industry news, subscription update...

Welcome back to Game Start Radio Live. This week, we slow it down just enough to catch up, talk through the biggest gaming news of the moment, and sort through what’s actually worth your time right now. We cover subscription updates, industry moves, and end the night with a simple idea that applies to games, opinions, and life in general: knowing what you don’t know matters more than pretending yo...

Another Sunday has arrived, and that means another Game Start Radio Live has broadcasted a signal to your devices. Activision is being investigated because of some predatory business practices involving their mobile games. I have a few thoughts about this. We cover everything revealed during the Resident Evil Showcase. Amazon gives us some casting updates for the Tomb Raider and God of War shows t...

We. Have. Returned. The baddest video game podcast in the land has returned to broadcast its pirate signal onto your devices. Game Start Radio Live is back! This week, we talk about Arc Raiders, the truth about it's aggression-based matchmaking sysrtem and the upcoming anti-cheat efforts Embark wishes to employ. Console players apparently are boring and only played the same five games last yea...

This. Is. It. For the final time in 2025, Game Start Radio Live returns! This one is fairly straightforward. We are giving away awards to video games that achieved some amazing things this past year, as well as those that didn't perform as well. Finally, we crown one game to be GSR's first-ever Game of the Year for 2025. I want to take a moment to thank everyone for rocking with us this ye...

The end of the year is approaching, but we still have a couple of episodes left in the tank. This week, we are talking about the ongoing lawsuit between Sony and Tencent over the Light of Motiram, the Horizon Zero Dawn clone. Marathon's art situation has been settled? We talk about the settlement between Bungie and the artist who claimed they stole art from them. Someone has finally escaped fr...

We have made it to our first milestone episode! This is Episode 50 of Game Start Radio Live! After a wonderful intro, looking back at 3.0 and everything we've done so far, we get into what you came here for. Your weekly info dump of video game news and happenings. This week, GTA VI has once again been delayed, and a bunch of analysts have broken down the impact this will have on the industry....

The penultimate episode before we reach our first milestone, but the vibes are still the same. It's time for another episode of Game Start Radio Live! This week, with exclusivity finally over, Silent Hill 2 Remake is seemingly preparing to make the jump to Xbox... possibly. PlayStation owners are getting onboarded to playtest upcoming Halo Games. GameStop has given us another reason to hate it...

We took a little break, but the news never stops. Game Start Radio Live has returned! This week, we cover a lot of not-so-great news surrounding Xbox and some of its questionable business decisions of late. The CEO of Remedy has stepped down amid the "FBC: Firebreak" game's poor launch. A popular Twitch streamer, Emiru, was assaulted at TwitchCon, and Twitch's response was not wh...

A new week, a new episode, but the vibes remain the same. Game Start Radio Live has once again returned! This week, we discuss the newly minted acquisition of Electronic Arts and how this should be a warning signal to consumers ,given how often we've been seeing deals like this. Xbox is under fire this week after they raised the price of Game Pass Ultimate. We break it down tier-by-tier and ta...

The signal has been broadcast to your devices once again. Game Start Radio Live has returned. This week, we recap Sony's recent State of Play and reveals from the Tokyo Game Show. A former Pokémon Legal Chief has some words about the Homeland Security video, which was posted, and gave some opinions on Nintendo's actions surrounding it. Leon Kennedy is still missing from RE: Requiem trailer...

We are once again back to broadcasting our signal around the world. A new episode of Game Start Radio Live has arrived! This week, we discuss the rising prices of Xbox consoles and share our thoughts on what this means. Tencent is firing back at Sony, surrounding a lawsuit filed against a game that appears to be a Horizon: Zero Dawn clone. Randy Pitchford has some choice words for consumers not ha...

Once again, we open our arcade for another fresh episode of Game Start Radio Live! This week, we give our first impressions after the Marvel Tokon Closed Beta. The GTA 6 well of rumors continues as we discuss it possibly being the first ever AAAAA game. 007: First Light had a "State of Play" focused on it. We discuss what was revealed there. Wanna know what buying video games from Uber E...

The arcade has reopened with a fresh coat of paint. Ready to provide you with a fresh episode of Game Start Radio Live! This week, we cover more layoffs in the video game industry, starting with those that happened at Supermassive Games. The end of an era is upon us as PUBG is ending support for the previous generation of consoles; we talk about what this means. Sony finally admits that its live s...

Game Start Radio is once again broadcasting our pirate signal to your devices! This week, we talk about a possible Dark Souls III Remake that might be in development. Microsoft is no longer in the business of selling movies and tv shows as they have finally shut down their app store for it. GTA VI has some crazy projections from a financial analyst. More layoffs and even more news. During out topi...

Game Start Radio has returned after a week's hiatus, but this show is something a little different than our usual episodes. This week, we're recapping the State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and Xbox Showcases. We will discuss the things we saw over the last week and what we are looking forward to. As far as our topic of the show, we take aim at black collectives in this space and, despite so...

Game Start Radio has returned after a week's hiatus, but this show is something a little different than our usual episodes. This week, we're recapping the State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and Xbox Showcases. We will discuss the things we saw over the last week and what we are looking forward to. As far as our topic of the show, we take aim at black collectives in this space and, despite so...

We are finally getting used to this thing called Game Start Radio Live again. This week, the kinks have mostly been ironed out. This week, we discuss the agreement between Microsoft and a union of quality assurance (QA) professionals, which appears to have made some progress. Mods support is coming to The Witcher 3 just in time for its tenth anniversary. Oh, and we have a funeral for Multiversus....