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Mark and Jake Martin talk about their first impressions of the Steam Deck, how it's fit into their habits, what they've been playing on it, and just a few nitpicks. Let us know: What’s been your impressions of the Steam Deck? Would you get one? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us...

Mark and Nate McKeever talk through the three—nay, four—major video game companies and score their XP stats in five categories: development, publishing, hardware, services, and storefront. Let us know: Which video game company is performing the best? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us:...

Mark rambles about his shift from playing games on Xbox to Steam Deck, how handheld works better nowadays, and gives a brief eulogy for his time with Game Pass. Let us know: Does Game Pass fit in your gaming habits? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enj...

Mark and Nate McKeever talk about the upcoming changes to Xbox Game Pass, what may have led to that decision, and where that puts Microsoft/Xbox in the landscape. Let us know: What do you think of Xbox’s changes to Game Pass? Listen to the Bitesized here . Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Emai...

Mark and Billie Cox talk about the other video game podcasts that they're into, what they look for in podcasts, and how they interact with them. Let us know: What other podcasts do you listen to? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast:...

Mark and Landry Smith talk about the current state of video games reviews, the legacy of film critic Roger Ebert, and the impact that a critic like Ebert could have on games journalism. Let us know: Which reviewer is doing criticism really well? Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q3 (by July 15): ⁠⁠ shoot your shot Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG...

Mark takes a look back at the games of Q2 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores. Visual charts & results: man i love charts Make your shots in Metacritic Golf Q3 (by July 15): ⁠ shoot your shot ⁠ Let us know: What was your favorite game from Q2 of 2024? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagra...

Mark talks about the games he's "shelved" on the GG app, why he stopped playing them, and if he'll ever actually get back to them. Let us know: What’s that one game you keep on meaning to get back to? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you...

Mark and Billie Cox reconvene to talk about their picks of interest from all of the game fests, showcases, directs, and states of play from the past few weeks. Let us know: What are your highlights from summer game fest? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If yo...

Mark and Jake Martin and Landry Smith talk about how they would make an abridged game and if they'd even want to play abridged versions of games. Let us know: Would you play an abridged game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast: sub...

Mark and Billie Cox talk about their hype level going into Summer Game Fest, the role of the events, and the state of Xbox and Nintendo heading into the Fest. Let us know: What is your hype level going into Summer Game Fest 2024? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.co...

In this Big Discourse, Mark and Billie and Elizabeth and Jordan and Kurt and Landry and Nate discuss, argue, and establish the 12 Games to Rule Them All. Let us know: What are your 12 games to rule them all? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this...

Mark talks about the recent Xbox/Microsoft studio closures, how they make him reconsider his relationship with Game Pass, and the challenges facing Microsoft moving forward. Let us know: Would you miss Xbox if it disappeared? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com  ...

Mark and Justin and Matthew of Watcher Gaming talk what they do when starting a new game for the first time, how that's changed over the years, and why we form these habits Let us know: What is your new game ritual? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you...

Mark and Landry Smith and Jake Martin and Parker Deal draft their picks for a hypothetical lineup of ✨Nintendo Selects✨ Switch games, along with a brief discussion on the likelihood of Nintendo Selects returning and a potential price point. Vote for your favorite lineup of selects (this link is also your spoiler warning) Let us know: What game do you think would be a “Nintendo Selects” Switch ga...

Mark and Billie Cox talk about the controversy around Palworld vs. Pokemon, the differences between what is inspired by something vs. ripping it off, and why we see so many games copying each other's homework. Let us know: What is the biggest ripoff in video games? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Qu...

Mark and Jake Martin talk about the ways video games can uniquely present their story, a few different categories for stories in games, and what we hope to see from video game narratives in the future. Let us know: What do you want to see in narrative from video games? Play Metacritic Golf QUARTER 2: ⁠⁠shoot your shot⁠ Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPo...

Mark and Jake Martin talk about the lack of truly good video game protagonists and how the medium itself creates a challenge to write great characters. Let us know: Can we ever get a truly great video game protagonist? Play Metacritic Golf QUARTER 2 by April 15: ⁠shoot your shot Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Pl...

Mark takes a look back at the games of Q1 2024, along the results of Metacritic Golf to see how we perceived games matches up to their ultimate review scores. See the charts: i wanna see the charts Play Metacritic Golf QUARTER 2: shoot your shot Let us know: What's your favorite game from 2024 so far? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickP...

Introducing the Second Opinion: a brand-new format of revisiting an old topic with a fresh perspective. Mark and Nate McKeever of The Backlog Breakdown talk about the continual shift towards digital media, the potential pitfalls and concerns, but also why not getting up from your couch is nice. Missed the original episode? Listen to Ep. 54, The Digital Apocalypse with Billie Cox here . Let us know...

Mark and Justin and Matthew of Watcher Gaming talk about the use of time limits in video games, when they're implemented well, and when they're just the worst. Let us know: Do you like time limits? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this po...

A real quick podcast about video games. New episodes go up on Wednesdays. What happened to 11 & a Half Minutes to Talk About Video Games? We never left. We just found a little bit more time. Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @QuickPlayPod Instagram: @QuickPlayPod GG|: @QuickPlay Listen online: Quick Play RSS: Quick Play Email us: quickplaypod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podcast: subs...

Mark and Sarah Erickson talk about the collaborative games they've played, loved, and tolerated, and how they relate to each other through cooperative games. Let us know: What's your favorite collaborative game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @11point5minutes Instagram: @11.5minutes GG|: @11point5minutes Anchor: anchor.fm/11point5minutes Email us: 11.5minutespod@gmail.com   If y...

Mark and Jake Martin talk about the stories around and behind their favorite games and consider what it would take to have a new favorite game. Let us know: Why is your favorite game your favorite game? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @11point5minutes Instagram: @11.5minutes GG|: @11point5minutes Anchor: anchor.fm/11point5minutes Email us: 11.5minutespod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this pod...

Mark and Nate McKeever of the Backlog Breakdown talk about how exclusive games (or the lack thereof) brand a console, particularly when it comes to Xbox. Let us know: Should we have console exclusives? Follow us on the proper socials: Twitter: @11point5minutes Instagram: @11.5minutes GG|: @11point5minutes Anchor: anchor.fm/11point5minutes Email us: 11.5minutespod@gmail.com   If you enjoy this podc...