Joygasm

Alita Battle Angel FINALLY makes its theatrical debut – was it worth the wait?  We provide both spoiler free & spoilercast reactions (don’t worry – we give you a heads up when the spoiler segment begins).  Also, Steve continues taking forever to beat Red Dead Redemption 2, Russ discovers Gantz:0, Steve shares both his crappy birthday dinner experience AND his Valentine’...

Apex Legends got dropped into our laps out of nowhere! Is this latest battle royale title a contender to unseat Fort Nite or is it simply a flash in the pan? Also, you don’t want to miss Steve’s hilarious engagement immigration shenanigans! After listening to the episode, we’d love to hear from you! Post your comments below detailing your experiences with the games listed above o...

We step out of our Javelins to share our thoughts on Bioware’s new IP. Did it impress us or give us cause for concern? Also, our adventures in Red Dead Redemption 2, Resident Evil 2, Forza 4 Fortune Island DLC, and Assassins Creed Odyssey are a part of this nutritious breakfast. After listening to the episode, we’d love to hear from you! Post your comments below detailing your experien...

Green herbs? Check. 90s haircut? Oh yes. Corporations that falsely advertise selling umbrellas? Sounds like Resident Evil 2 Remastered to us! In episode 106, we scrounge up just enough bullets to narrowly survive and examine Capcom’s revisiting to one of the most beloved survival horror games ever released for console (Released first to http://www.patreon.com/joygasm supporters on 01.27.2019...

The Glass movie has arrived – is it as swell as Unbreakable and Split? You’ll just have to listen and find out! Also, we react to the Ghostbusters 3, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Captain Marvel, & John Wick 3: Parabellum trailers (Released first to http://www.patreon.com/joygasm supporters on 01.20.2019). TIMESTAMPS: 00:38 – Greetings! 02:00 – What’s New 02:15 &#821...

We pivot and chat about our anticipated movies of 2019! We also talk about Resident Evil 2, RDR2, Reddit, upcoming Joygasm merch, Gearbox CEO & former attorney lawsuits, Amazon streaming video game service, Geralt from the Witcher series making another guest appearance in a current game, Bungie splitting from Activision, and a funny story involving Russ’s wife, 4 year old daughter, and t...

What better way to start the new year than chat about our anticipated games of 2019! We also talk about New Year’s shenanigans, our progress in RDR2, collecting comic books in the 90’s, Forza Horizon 4 online woes, this week in video game & movie anniversaries, along with the usual ridiculous banter we seem to always find ourselves in (Released first to http://www.patreon.com/joyga...

Last week, our focus was our favorite games of 2018, so this week, we pivot to our favorite movies of 2018! This year had quite a lot of offerings to entertain moviegoers with, but which ones made each of our top 5 list? We invite Patreon supporter / our good old friend Braaaaaaad back onto the show for part 2, and do a Round Robin of each of our top 5 movies, with #1 being our favorite movie of 2...

2018 will go into the history books as arguably THE BEST year for gaming, eclipsing even 2017, which many thought held the title. We’re sure 2019 has a lot in store that will culminate into being a contender for the same title, but for right now, we thought it’d be fun to hit the pause button, invite Patreon supporter / our good old friend Braaaaaaad onto the show, and do a Round Robin...

100 episodes! When we launched this podcast a year and a half ago, we never imagined our passion project would come this far. To properly mark this special occasion, we take the opportunity to reflect on how Joygasm began, how far we’ve come, and what’s in store for the future.(Released first to http://www.patreon.com/joygasm supporters on 12.17.18) TIMESTAMPS: 00:37 – Segments c...

The 2018 Game Awards commenced and there was a lot to enjoy! We react to the winners in various categories, chat about Hollywood’s growing interest in the gaming industry, and suggest how Geoff Keighley can continue to make the show even better than it already is. Also, we take a gander at the Avengers Endgame teaser trailer as well as This Week In Game & Movie Anniversaries.(Released fi...

A noticeable trend is beginning to take shape in the form of digital downloads slowly but surely replacing physical copies of games and movies.  Which do you prefer?  We examine the pros and cons of both.  (Released first to www.patreon.com/joygasm supporters on 12/04/2018). Sign up for Anthem Closed Beta at this link: https://ea.arcsivr.com/Portal/EA-CTE/Default TIMESTAMPS: 00:54 – Segments...

Thanksgiving came and went in the form of a massive food coma, but we managed to Uber ourselves a gurney and plop in front of the mic to burn some off some calories in episode 97! We take a look at the critical success Japanese Game Developers had back in the 1980s & 1990s, their fall in the early 2000s, and swift revival just within the past few years.  (Released first to Patreon supporters o...

We were saddened to hear of Stan Lee passing away on Veteren’s Day this past Monday.  This episode takes time to reflect on the sheer impact Stan Lee’s creativity over the last 80 years has had, not only to loyal comic book geeks, but to folks around the world at large.  We also share how Stan’s creative storytelling and accessibility to his fans made a lasting impact on us, infl...

We’re pleased as punch to have Nick from Bombarded – a dungeons & dragons adventure podcast to hang out and talk all things video games!  Red Dead Redemption 2, League of Legends, and Spider-Man are the focus, with the latter of the 3 mentioned titles being our Topic Of The Day.  Please note this is a spoilertastic episode, featuring a drill down into the story of the game…(R...

Blizzcon 2018 is HERE!  We take a gander at all of the latest announcements from the show including Overwatch, Warcraft 3 Reforged, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Heroes Of The Storm, & Diablo Immortal before pivoting into the juggernaut that is Red Dead Redemption 2 impressions…yeehaw and have a bawl!  (First released to our Patreon supporters on 11/04/2018). TIMESTAMPS: 26:30 –...

After 6 years from the previous game, Bandai Namco has finally delivered Soul Calibur 6 (ironic isn’t it?) and we drill down into our impressions of the game! Was it worth the wait?! Listen in and find out. (Released first to Patreon supporters on 10/28/2018 www.patreon.com/joygasm) SUPPORT JOYGASM: www.patreon.com/joygasm PLAY WITH US! Russ / Xbox Live Gamertag: T0ASTER360 Steve / Xbox Live...

Call Of Duty Black Ops 4 is finally HERE!  We drill down into our initial impressions of the various game modes, the front end UI Design, Specialist classes and a whole lot more. (Released first to Patreon supporters on 10/21/2018) SUBSCRIBE: www.patreon.com/joygasm PLAY WITH US! Russ / Xbox Live Gamertag: T0ASTER360 Steve / Xbox Live Gamertag: Stevavitch CONNECT WITH JOYGASM ONLINE! ►Visit the Jo...

We take Forza Horizon 4 our for a jolly test drive and have play-through impressions to share!  Also, gaming new covers Microsoft’s possible acquisition of yet another developer, more backwards compatible games for the Xbox One, Blizzard & Lego partnering & more.  Don’t forget movie news, which includes our reactions to the “Glass” and “Vice” trailers, J...

After a one week hiatus, the dynamic duo return to chat about Spider-Man on PS4, the Apple Watch Series 4, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the new xbox one avatar system, and Forza Horizon 4 before diving into our topic of the day, which is the Sea Of Thieves latest DLC: Forsaken Shores! SUPPORT JOYGASM: www.patreon.com/joygasm PLAY WITH US! Russ / Xbox Live Gamertag: T0ASTER360 Steve / Xbox Live Gamer...

The force is strong with this one!  We share our reactions to the Star Wars: Secrets Of The Empire Virtual Reality experience (spoiler free) created by Industrial Light & Magic’s X-Lab in partnership with The Void.  What exactly is The Void?  Their website describes it best: “It’s hyper-reality. It’s technical achievement. But mainly, it’s fun! THE VOID is a whole-body, fully...

Steve compares the current TMNT movies with the 1989 original and Russ continues his webslinging adventures in Spider-Man for PS4 before analyzing what Apple presented at their September press conference, which you can skip to 33 minutes in the podcast if you want to get right to our Topic of the Day.  (Released first to http://www.patreon.com/joygasm supporters on 9.16.18). SUPPORT JOYGASM: www.p...

Our favorite neighborhood Spider-man dropped last week courtesy of Insomniac Games and we give our initial gameplay impressions, beginning around 50 minutes in. We also go over all of the gaming news & movie news that have popped up over the last couple of weeks, including the shooting at a Madden Championship in Florida, The Incredibles 2 smashing new records, MoviePass fighting for survival,...

We’re back like a bad habit!  Russ returns from the San Francisco Bay Area with tales of visiting Industrial Light & Magic as well as his thoughts on Kirby Allies & Octopath Traveler, while Steve lists 4 movies (count ’em – 4!) that he actually liked, before the bossom bros. do a deep dive into their reactions to the CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk 2077 48 minute long game demo....

THX revolutionized how we experience movies today.  In episode 85, we examine the origin story of how George Lucas sought to create a standard that would be adopted by movie theaters to provide the very best in picture & audio quality, how Dr. Andy Moorer came up with the famous THX Deep Note sound, and our fond memories of what THX means to us as well as the lasting impact each of the animati...