Saluki Gamescast

School is back in session, so we spend some time discussing Tolkien and the fate of Middle-earth under its new owners. We also talk trouble in Nintendo Land, THQ showcase, Opening Night Live, GoldenEye 007 turning 25, and Sonic finally showing some life in his trailers. This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Alicia Utecht, and Justin Young.

Tomb Raider is out, Grand Theft Auto 6 is back in Vice City, TikTok is getting into games, Sonic 3 is coming out in 2024, Super Punch-Out!'s biggest secret is finally out, and Pac-Man may soon be in theaters? This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Justin Young, and the long awaited return of Alicia Utecht.

Nintendo is going Hollywood, maybe. Skate is going free to play. Sony is going big on esports. John Romero is going back to his Doom roots. Pokimane is going on vacation. All this and our favorite Super NES games of all time! This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young. Alicia Utecht is finally on the last leg of her controller updating world tour.

E3 is back, baby! Well, in a year. But we're back with more news of this year's summer game extravaganza season! Plus, Diablo Immortal isn't a disaster yet, Sonic Origins trouble, XIII gets a remake of a remake, Atari 50, Ragnarok gets a date, and a Nintendo Mini Direct! This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young. Alicia Utecht is away thinking about the time Tails consid...

E3 season is beginning to wind down, but first we look at Xbox/Bethesda Showcase, Final Fantasy 25th Anniversary Celebration, lost relics of Google Stadia, Dragon's Dogma 2, Starfield, and more! This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Justin Young, and special guest Jesse Snider. Alicia Utecht is away traveling the nation updating controllers.

E3 season is in full swing and we're back with a special "all news" episode. We've got the latest from Playstation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and more. Join us as we discuss Sonic Frontiers, game developers unionizing, Bill & Ted, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Rollerdrome, Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy 16, Flashback 2, and more! This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Justi...

We're mere days away from the beginning of E3 season, and that means we have lots of news to cover! PlayStation is launching its reworked Plus service, they're making a Gran Tursimo movie for some reason, TCL really wants you to upgrade your TV, Sly Cooper might return, is Gollum the most popular Rings character, and more are discussed. This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, O.J. Duncan, and Jus...

The semester is over, but that doesn't mean the stress of school is entirely gone. We talk about a whole of movies and TV, plus some games such as Prince of Persia, Stone Cold's favorite Zelda, Wordle, Fortnite, Queen Elizabeth's Golden Wii, the Video Game Hall of Game, and more. This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Alicia returns with tales of (almost) the great white north as we all lower our heads and tackle finals week head on. But first, big news on Square Enix selling off their western developers, Sonic reaching new heights, Mario slacking off when it comes to his new movie, Xbox Series X everywhere, and Disney's take on Animal Crossing. This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan,...

Did anyone actually play Final Fantasy XII? We answer this while tackling topics such as transphobia in Grand Theft Auto, Meta Quest's new VR titles, do we need another Sonic collection, how much worse can it get for Activision Blizzard, and which series have traditionally turned us off from playing them. This week's crew includes Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, Justin Young, and guest Jodie Salazar.

We're past Easter and that means discounted candy--or not. There's also some video game talk about American Idol NFTs, Sonic's unstoppable box office, the rebirth and redeath of Club Penguin, a Minecraft movie, Switch Game Boy Advanced emulation, and more! This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

Playing for Pets is over, so we recap the 24-hour video game marathon! We also talk Kingdom Hearts IV, new Tomb Raider, LEGO going big into video games, the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie, and which side characters deserve their own games. This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

April may eventually make fools of us all, but until then we talk about three new tiers of Playstation Plus, E3's last days, hackers robbing NFTs, a new Monkey Island, Coca-Cola Byte, and the games we most want sequels to! This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

The semester might slowly be breaking us, but we have enough energy for a new episode! We talk about the disappointment of Final Fantasy Origin, Netflix and Amazon in games, EA dropping brand names, the new Halo series, why Pizza Hut is missing a cowabunga opportunity, and who would we rather fight--Kirby or Jigglypuff? This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin...

This special episode is taken from a discussion panel that was part of the 2022 Southern Illinois University Conference on Women. The panel was titled "She Got Game: Leveling Up Inclusivity in Video Games" and was moderated by Julie Hartung and included as panelists Dr. Cassandra Bausman, Alicia Utecht, Jodie Salazar, and Justin Young. While women make up a significant portion of the video game au...

We've been speaking at conferences about video games and horror movies, but this week the horror is sadly in the news. We talk about the reported toxic environment at Moon Studios, coming to grips with Harry Potter as a gaming property with a less than ideal creator, the Gayming Awards, Elden Ring, Pokemon Legends, and Waluigi's dark but far more interesting film we'd like to see. This week's crew...

We're back from spring break and talking about Sony's latest State of Play, childhood Ninja Turtle trauma, our favorite Pokémon, an absolute glut of video game TV shows, Final Fantasy masochism, retro Quake, and our collective love for Kirby's new adventure. This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.

In our premiere episode we chat about the big news so far in 2022, including Microsoft buying Activision, Nintendo's big Direct showing, the Steam Deck in the wild, PlayStation Spartacus, Pokemon generation 9, a Twisted Metal series, Street Fighter 6, our favorite Super Marios, and more! This week's crew includes Alicia Utecht, Ryan Freels, O.J. Duncan, and Justin Young.