Interactive Distractions

Geoff is still wandering the desert, Jason found something that flew under his radar, and we take a look at what Xbox's partners have in store.

Got some Hot Topics this week... and we ain't talkin skinny jeans and band tees. No, Crimson Desert is finally out and Geoff is anxious to talk about it. Also, what do we think about the DLSS5 announcement?

Most of us remembered that Yotei multiplayer was thing, Jason uses his head (but only half of it), and Chris creates some content for the internet.

Geoff beat Requiem and lived to tell the tale! On the podcast! This one! Jason finds that the make-up relations with Scott Pilgrim EX were great! And Chris encourages us to c'mon ride the train and ride it!

Geoff is back from his fun in the sun and fires up some Resident Evil, Marathon, and... overly competitive Mario Kart? Jason gets hung up on pogo sticks and Chris is still in the Metroidvania Mines. Also, another Amy-zing Question of the Week!

We're short one Geoff, but we're not short on games to talk about. Jason beat Reanimal and got into a fight on the golf course. Chris is still on Mio, but checked out some promising demos.

A new God of War game shadow-dropped and Geoff is contractually obligated to play it. The first High On Life game was pretty good and the sequel seems pretty good + skateboarding. Jason and Chris checked out some new demos and we recap the latest State of Play. Finally, a listener question asks us what games we'd suggest for our favorite genres.

Geoff uses his left and right brains in Pragmata. We've also got some dragon-flavored quests and warriors. A new Nintendo Partner Showcase Direct happened... And it was pretty good! Find out why!

We all have given the Nioh 3 demo a shot and kind of all had different takeaways? Chris spent some more time with Mio, Geoff with Yakuza Kiwami 3, and Jason is a little pissed about Code Vein 2. Afterwords, we take a look back at some age-old community predictions!

A new year means playing a new Metroidvania... or in Chris' case... two at the same time. We also talk about the latest Xbox direct and what we're looking forward to.

This is it! A year full of brawlers and baguettes, peaks and pig farts... we rank 'em all according to our hearts and minds.

Jason is having more family multiplayer sessions, Geoff finally gets his hands on the hottest racing game, and Chris finished up his "alluring" Metroidvania game. All that plus the Community weighs in on their GOTY picks.

Aaaaand we're back! Hope your holidays were spectacular. We got to some gaming during the break like Peak, Yakuza 0, and Gal Guardians: Demon Purge. We also look back at gaming in 2025 with the The Inaugural Individual Irreverent InDis Awards. Who took home Jason's title of Best Ninja? How about Geoff's Lair Award for biggest disappointment? Tune in!

Geoff finished his space mission and lets us know how it went. Jason is playing with animals again, and Chris tallied up all of our predictions for The Game Awards--who came out on top?

The whole crew has been thoroughly enjoying Cosmic Invasion, but have some itty bitty nitpicks. We follow that up with Marvel Tokon Beta and have a second serving of Tag Talk and Assist Advice. Community questions round out the long show. It's a fun one!

Jason's got a game that's quite touching and another he's sorry he even touched. The end of the year is upon us, what games are the guys and community looking to play before GOTY?

Jason's runnin' and gunnin', Geoff's learning how to play Absolum, and the crew make their extremely informed predictions for The Game Awards.

Jason's got a new game to add to Chris' wishlist, Geoff is waiting for his wife to catch up in Dispatch, and will Valve finally get Geoff to log back into Steam after 3,000 days?

So what's up with this Mortal Kombat collection? Why is Jason suddenly wanting to throw a party? And why are multiplayer games GOTY underdogs?

Ninja Mania returns with a Platinum pedigree, super hero drama, and a new Genesis game?

Geoff takes a jump into Ball X Pit, Chris and Jason give their closing thoughts on Yotei, and Keeper is a game involving a sentient lighthouse? Sure! Let's check it out!

Two-man show this week with Chris and Jason still in the middle of dishing out Red Hot Revenge, a new beat 'em up has won over Jason, and they discuss some of the nominees for the Golden Joystick Awards.

Inbetween acts of revenge, we tag in super heroes and do some sky-writing. Also, the price of Game Pass went up... a lot. Let's talk about it!

Jason goes back to the underworld again (and again), Geoff is also going through hell, and Chris wrapped up his Death Stranding 2 run. Also we pick the winner of our latest giveaway!

Jason is still caught up in the Borderlands. Geoff finished up Silksong and can now take on the world. Chris took one look at the mountains in Death Stranding 2 and knew he was gonna need more zip lines. Follow that up with some news and another game giveaway!