Gaming Meal Podcast

On episode 89 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Unreal 5 release, PS Plus subscription changes, more Steam Deck impressions and BOTW2 delayed to 2023. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss gaming politics and policies from Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, Epic and Steam. For more inf...

On episode 88 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, and Cesar go over this week's snacks (gaming news), talking about the Hogwarts Legacy State of Play presentation, Gran Turismo 7 problems, the next Witcher game getting announced, and PlayStation acquires Jade Raymond’s Haven Studios. For more information, visit us at www. TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at w...

On episode 87 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Elden Ring sales, the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion, and Perfect Dark development issues. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss what makes a good videogame publisher. For more information, visit us at www. TheGamingMeal.com and please fol...

On episode 86 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about our Steam Deck impressions, Nintendo delays Advance Wars, and the EVO 2022 lineup. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the recent Sony State of Play and the new games announced. For more information, visit us at www. TheGamingMeal.c...

On episode 85 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet announcement, Super Smash Bros. not coming to Evo 2022, and our Elden Ring impressions. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the hype that surrounds AAA games and the failures and success stories from r...

On episode 84 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's meals (gaming news), talking about Street Fighter 6, the Newegg customer service debacle, the Wii U and 3DS Nintendo eShop ending, Activision delaying next year’s Call of Duty, the end of the Bethesda PC launcher, and EA executives blaming Halo for Battlefield 2042's failure. For more information, vi...

On episode 83 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Platinum games thoughts on acquisitions, the January 2022 NPDs, and a Capcom countdown to something. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss games that evolved or innovated gaming from this past generation. For more information, visit u...

On episode 82 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Grand Theft Auto 6 being in ‘active development,’ Google basically ending their Stadia game service, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Sony planning more live service games. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the latest Nintendo Direct from Fe...

On episode 81 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Danny go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Halo tv series, and Ubisoft frustrated with gamers and the use of NFTs. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the latest game industry acquisition, with Sony buying the Destiny developer, Bungie. For more information, visit us at ww...

On episode 80 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about QA testers at Raven Software forming a union, new Star Wars titles from Respawn Entertainment, Blizzard announcing a new ‘survival game’, and the Crysis 4 announcement. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we make up our predictions for 2022, b...

On episode 79 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about PlayStation possibly adding backwards compatibility, Star Citizen reveals a 5-year plan, and the December NPDs. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the recent news that Microsoft is acquiring Activision-Blizzard and what it could me...

On episode 78 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the PlayStation VR 2, Take-Two acquires Zynga, and E3 shifts to an online-only event. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we perform our first (hopefully annual) 2022 Fantasy Game Draft, and pick what games we think will be out in 2022 and tha...

On episode 77 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Gilbert go over all the announcements from the 2021 Game Awards, including discussions on Star Wars: Eclipse, the Wonder Woman game, Alan Wake 2, Sonic Frontiers, and more. For more information, visit us at www. TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/g...

On this special episode 76 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar forgo our regular three course meal for a buffet of Game of the Year discussions, including our own categories and winners.  This is Gaming Meal's second annual Game of the Year episode, and we go over various GOTY categories in gaming (such as best Game Direction, best Remake, best Story, biggest Disa...

On episode 75 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert start this week with an After-Thanksgiving dinner (gaming news) and discuss the rumored Chrono Cross remake, Microsoft publishes a 1999 Letter from a failed attempt to buy Nintendo, Amazon trying to develop a Mass Effect series, Riot’s Project L fighting game, Xbox Series S supposedly being the most popular console on B...

On episode 74 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert start this week with our appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Battlefield 2042 reviews and press conditions, the Xbox and Halo 20th Anniversary stream and Halo Infinite multiplayer out early, and the mess that is the GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. We then dive into our entree (main discussion), talkin...

On episode 73 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Gilbert start this week with our entree (main discussion), talking about the Oldest Game Franchises that are still active, and we play a guessing game out of it. We then dive into our appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Nintendo Quarterly earnings and all the info surrounding it, the SteamDeck getting delayed to 2022, and we...

On episode 72 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Sega Microsoft cloud alliance, Skydance New Media working on a Marvel game, and Facebook going Meta. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about some examples of good and bad marketing in video games. For more information, visit us at www....

On episode 71 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the Halo Infinite Campaign overview, the GTA Trilogy remasters, the issues with the Switch Online Expansion, and the Warner Bros Smash clone. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the games shown during the recent PlayStation State...

On episode 70 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Metroid Dread, Back 4 Blood, Far Cry 6, the Switch Online Expansion price, and the DC Fandome trailers. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about some of the good things in games or around game design we like and think should be adopte...

On episode 69 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Sora from Kingdom Hearts joining Smash, Ghost Recon Frontline, and Twitch’s major data breach. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about some of our most unwelcome and unwanted gaming practices, such as when games have day 1 DLC, in-ga...

On episode 68 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about The Initiative partnering with Crystal Dynamics on Perfect Dark, Netflix acquiring Oxenfree developer, Genshin Impact review bombing, and the latest Switch 4k rumors. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the September 2021 Nintend...

On episode 67 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Nintendo Online news, our expectations for the upcoming Nintendo Direct, and the rumor of Quantic Dream working on a Star Wars title. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the best NES games, and we sort them NCAA bracket style to determin...

On episode 66 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about our impressions on Tales of Arise and the New World MMO, and then discuss the Epic v. Apple case and that Apple must now seemingly allow other forms of in-app purchase. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the PlayStation Showcase...

On episode 65 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Sony backtracking on Horizon Double Dawn upgrade plans, Game Boy games coming to Switch Online, and preview the PlayStation showcase. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about game preservation and what are some of the best sites and s...