NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Nintendo just won a $4.5 million judgment in a Switch piracy case, but does it actually stop anyone? Nick breaks down the court order, then gets personal: his viral Gary Bowser interview that outlets like TorrentFreak credited, his history in the Switch modding scene, and how the Bowser, Uber Chips, and Every Game Guru cases compare. Also on this episode: Gaming Gone Wild: A thief...

Send us Fan Mail Xbox finally lets you claim a digital license for your physical games, but read the fine print before you sell that disc. Nick breaks down how Disc to Digital actually works, why you still have to keep the disc, what the Series S can’t do, why original Xbox and 360 discs are left out, and why Forza fans are pissed. Then he takes on paid early access: Gears of War: E-Day premium pl...

Send us Fan Mail Xbox just launched XP, a new division built around movies, TV, merch, and events for Halo, Fallout, and Minecraft. But with Xbox hardware sales down 33% and a Series X now around $800, what does any of that do for the person sitting at home with a console? Nick breaks it down, plus the new 15-hour cloud gaming cap coming to Game Pass Ultimate. Then he takes on the stat claiming ga...

Send us Fan Mail The Nintendo Switch 2 has its first public jailbreak, and Nick went live as soon as the news broke to separate what’s real from the hype. He walks through the researcher’s write-up on NS2JB, a software-only tethered exploit for firmware 23.0.1 that gets in through SmileBASIC running in backward compatibility and reaches system-level file access. That opens the door to homebrew, ga...

Send us Fan Mail Gaming survived the crash of 1983—but could rising costs, massive development budgets, and pressure from AI infrastructure push the industry toward another breaking point? NickMoses05 breaks down the gaming-crash debate, what makes today different from 1983, and what increasingly expensive hardware could mean for everyday players. Would you stop upgrading, wait for sales, or retur...

Send us Fan Mail Does turning off your PlayStation matter if Sony still gets your money? Nick breaks down the PlayStation Blackout, the difference between online outrage and financial pressure, and what gamers would need to do to make a boycott count. Also in this episode: Denuvo’s lawsuit against voices38, the allegations surrounding 26 games, and the debate over anti-tamper protection and PC gam...

Send us Fan Mail Would you pay $100 for a game—or $2,000 for your next console? And if your entire collection depends on an account, how much do you really own? NickMoses05 joins forces with a guest from The Lobby Podcast for a passionate gaming debate about rising prices, digital ownership, and where players should draw the line. We tackle GTA 6 rumors, physical discs versus digital convenience,...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s shorter episode of the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast focuses on 3 major gaming stories. Rockstar is premiering GTA VI: An Extended Look exclusively on Netflix for 6 hours before releasing it free on YouTube and the official GTA VI website. Nick challenges the argument that the short delay is meaningless and asks whether this could establish a precedent where early access...

Send us Fan Mail What does it really take to create music for a video game? NickMoses05 sits down with award-winning video-game composer Chase Bethea for a behind-the-scenes conversation about game music, creativity and building a career in the gaming industry. Chase explains how his musical journey began with the Game Boy Camera, how he transforms an idea into an interactive soundtrack and what i...

Send us Fan Mail Nintendo says customers received exactly what they paid for and are not entitled to any portion of the company’s potential tariff refund. Is Nintendo legally correct, morally wrong—or both? Xbox is also testing free, ad-supported cloud gaming that allows players to stream games they already own without a Game Pass subscription. We explain why the current offer may actually benefit...

Send us Fan Mail Sony’s decision to end physical PlayStation game releases in 2028 is sending shockwaves through the gaming industry—and retailers are beginning to fight back. Video Games Plus has published an open letter urging Xbox to make physical media part of Project Helix, giving Microsoft a rare opportunity to reverse the embarrassment of its 2013 Xbox One reveal and position itself as the...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast, we’re breaking down Sony’s major move away from physical games and why the future of PlayStation may be bad news for game ownership, preservation, and consumer choice. Sony confirmed that new PlayStation physical disc production will end in 2028, and while digital games are already dominating the market, Nick explains why convenience is...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast, we are covering a packed episode of gaming news, debates, and wild stories. We start with Gaming Gone Wild, including GTA VI early access scams targeting fans, a Chicago smash-and-grab where video gaming machines were destroyed, a Kakaʻako illegal gambling bust involving 19 gaming machines, and the Philippines debate over GoreBox and wh...

Send us Fan Mail  Welcome to the first episode of The Video Games Debate Show, a new debate-style format from the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast. NickMoses05 is joined by TEKKENBLACKEST for three rounds of gaming arguments, hot takes, and real conversation around where the video game industry is heading. Round 1 starts with the Philippines temporarily blocking GoreBox after a deadly school shooting, r...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast , we kick things off with Gaming Gone Wild , featuring 4 wild stories connected to gaming and crime, including a man secretly living under a family’s home with TVs and gaming consoles, a PS5 repair dispute that turned into a theft charge, a disturbing cybercrime case involving illegal digital content, and a Houston social club raid where...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast, we break down one of the wildest weeks in gaming news. We start with Gaming Gone Wild, covering Pokémon card burglaries, illegal gambling arcade raids, smash-and-grab break-ins, and a classic game store burglary involving Pokémon cards worth way less than the damage caused. Then we get into the latest Stop Killing Games updates, includi...

Send us Fan Mail Tonight on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast, we ask one of the biggest questions in gaming right now: is your game playing you? This episode breaks down the rise of psychological privacy DLC, AI-powered player profiling, and whether games are heading toward a future where players may have to pay extra just to avoid being studied, tracked, and monetized. We also dive into the future...

Send us Fan Mail Gaming is changing… and not everyone is ready for what’s coming next. In this episode of the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast, we break down the biggest shifts happening in the gaming industry right now—from emotional microtransactions that could change how games monetize players, to the “Gameslop” storefront crisis flooding platforms with AI-generated content. We also dive into wild re...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast, we break down some of the wildest stories and hottest debates happening in gaming right now. We start with Gaming Gone Wild , covering real-world stories connected to gaming, including a shocking incident at a Pokémon store in Tokyo, a string of Pokémon card robberies in Chicago, and how gaming machines are becoming major targets for cr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the NickMoses05 Gaming Podcast , Nick introduces a brand-new segment — Nick’s Gaming Checkpoint — a rapid-fire breakdown of what’s happening across the gaming industry right now . This week’s checkpoint covers major developments shaping the future of gaming, including widespread developer layoffs, growing support for unionization, labor strikes at major studios,...