Grumpy Old Gamer

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Grumpy Old Gamer is a podcast for people who remember when games came in boxes, DLC wasn’t day-one extortion, and ‘early access’ wasn’t code for ‘you’re paying to beta test this broken mess.’ We talk about games, the old, the new, the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between, with the kind of blunt honesty that PR departments hate. Join us if you remember when games were great (and secretly know there are still some bangers being released now). Episodes fortnightly. https://gog.fm https://gog.fm/discord https://grumpyoldgamer.com

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Grumpy Old Gamer

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Gaming Is Shit Now, Right? [S01E01] 06.08.2025 45:31

Al, Ian, and Tim launch their complaints about modern gaming with predictable results. This first episode covers the industry's monetization problems, DLC obsession, and live service addiction while questioning whether games were better when they shipped complete. The discussion covers subscription models, DRM failures, studio consolidation, and developer crunch before inevitably asking if nostalg...

Grumpy Old Gamer Show Trailer 29.07.2025 1:09

Remember when you bought a game and got the whole game? When patches fixed bugs instead of adding microtransactions? When developers finished their games before selling them to you? Welcome to Grumpy Old Gamer, the podcast for everyone who lived through gaming's golden age and survived to see what it's become. We cut through the PR spin, the marketing lies, and endless cycles of manufactured excit...