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The title up there says this is The GachaPod. Listen... that's not the real name. That's the name we can say and use on services like iTunes without a stern talking to. You'll hear the real name of this show at the start of the podcast. We'll have a rotating cast across this sporadically updated podcast where we talk about gacha games and why we play them. For this first episode, Six, Tai, Nick, a...

It's time for another Oops All Anime Sampler! The show has trucked on with weekly episodes and a ton of exciting guests! Want to know what you're missing? Here's the latest episode, released for free to everyone!   After years of exile, the day has finally come. Six is ready to introduce Jen to a show that was once very important in ver life, and ve's now kind of embarrassed about. But ve can...

As much as we love video games, the business practices around them can be repugnant. The ugly nature of capitalism is often in full effect, and normal people bear the weight of the greed and selfishness of corporations. This is Ill-Gotten Games, a podcast where we talk about the worst ways capitalism can poison our passion. Join Six Dettmar and Jennifer Unkle on this first episode as we talk about...

Crime doesn’t pay… unless you accept bitcoin. A new era means a new adventure for the world’s greatest thief, Lupin the Third. This time, he and his gang have set their sights on the Deep Web, and are out to rob the blackest of markets. Join Six and Joy as a Lupin vet and a first-timer (respectively) as they dive into the latest Lupin show. If you want to contact us, Joy is @JoyC...

Oops All Anime is getting into FRANCHISING! Introducing Oops All Anime Gaiden, the spinoff show starring Joy Zircon and Six Dettmar! We’re going in depth with shows that Oops All Anime prime won’t touch… and we’re not patron-exclusive! This show free to the public! This week, we’re tackling the first three episodes of the Fate series spinoff, Today’s Menu for th...

The sampler of anime discussion continues! This is the second of two podcasts covering Recovery of an MMO Junkie, an anime about MMO gaming and the ways we express ourselves through games. In case you’re seeing this before the other episode: you should really listen to this podcast  first, as the one you’re on now is a followup to that one! With this, our discussion of Recovery of...

Hello out there all you free souls, clamoring for adventure! You know what’s the greatest adventure of all?  Anime . …Wow, can I start over. God. Uhm, so, we have a Patreon! Hopefully you knew that. That Patreon mostly is just like a tip jar, to help us expand our coverage… but there is one piece of exclusive content. It’s our weekly anime tryout podcast, Oops All Anime! We...

Jen’s finally gotten around to Yakuza Zero right as Six digs into Yakuza Kiwami, so the two sit down with mics to talk about the Yakuza series! Six is a series vet, Jen’s a newcomer, but both have strong thoughts about the strengths and weaknesses of the open-world crime drama games. You can find Six on Twitter at @SixTwoSixFour, and Jen at @jbu3

The name may invoke a forest full of fear, but young adult anxiety is the true terror here! Jen and Six dive deep on Night in the Woods, a narrative game from developer Infinite Fall. Dare you enter Possum Springs, and learn its dark secrets- like why I am trying to make this sound like a scary campfire story? You don't stand a  ghost of a chance of figuring it out, because it's really not super g...

Jen and Colin teamed up with special guest Andy to discuss The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Sharkboys, rainstorms, criminally underdeveloped society, and mecha elephants! Would the game be better with no dungeons at all, and just shrines? Why can’t we just talk to the monsters? We don’t really discuss that last one but listen anyway!

It all comes down to this! After three days of side awards, Jen and Six sit down to decide the GAME OF THE YEAR, and its nine runners up! One must stand! Many must fall! Nine must kinda like sit down or something! Let’s DO THIS!

Day three of our GotY podcasts is the last of our Gimmick Awards, and this time Six and Jen are joined by guest Emily, one of the hosts of Bottle Crow! Most Story 0:53 Most Sempai 14:16 Best Outfit (Presented by Romantic Diary) 26:18 Robot of the Year 47:49 Best Old Character 1:00:39

Our 2016 Gimmick Awards continue as Six and Jen roll into day 2! Today’s categories are Best Hitman Level, Crime of the Year, Most Hungry Game, and Most Thirsty Game. This one’s a doozy, I promise. Best Hitman Level 0:50 Crime of the Year 16:32 Most Hungry Game 40:17 Most Thirsty Game 55:26

Our 2016 Game of the Year podcasts begin with our Gimmick Awards! In this first of three parts, we give special awards to games based on… well, some gimmicks. Day one’s awards are Best Watchers, Most Disappointing Game, Less is More, Least Disappointing Game, and Best Moment. Who will win? Tune in to find out!

Big releases scatter the months of 2016, and we’re running out of time to play them all before game of the year… but in the background, slowly but surely, Six and Jen are chipping their way through Pokémon Sun and Moon. From a longtime fan and a relapsed enthusiast, what does Alola hold? How is life without any gyms, and who in god’s name thought this online system was a good ide...

The Investigation Team digs deeper into Persona 4! On part 2 of our podcast on the PS2/Vita JRPG, Six and Jen talk about the cast of characters, from party members to villains to side characters. In a game all about connections between people, there’s a lot to say about the ones it asks you to connect with.

A new podcast feed dawns, and with it, the launch of our new podcast! Welcome to Investigation Team, where Six and Jen dive deep into games well known and loved, taking a long look at what makes them tick. In our first episode, we begin our investigation of Persona 4, the PS2 JRPG that took the world by storm. Part 1 investigates the themes, setting, and general mechanics. Join us!

This podcast comes in three flavors: Bond, Bourne, or Bauer. If you got that joke, congratulations, and I’m sorry. Six has been playing Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice and Alpha Protocol, Jennifer’s been playing all sorts of games about AI and loneliness, and in the middle of it all we discuss the legacy of Chris Metzen, why so few games treat human relationships with any real depth, a...

On this episode of Scanline Status, we celebrate the anniversary of the Dreamcast, and discuss the legacy it left for our industry. Then we keep the old games train running as we discuss Terraria, Shadow Complex, X-Men: Mutant Apocalpyse, and WoW (again). What is it like when you revisit an old game, and you feel differently. Sometimes, the game's been patched or expanded, but usually, you're the...

Sorry. Forgot to knock. Jennifer has been checking back in with 2010’s hottest Bond game, Goldeneye Reloaded, while Six’s been a super ineffectual mayor in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. We still find time for modern releases, though- the newest Myst followup Obduction and the latest with the Metal Gear Solid series are hot on our minds. We’re still figuring out the structure of this...

The world of Azeroth never left you- you left it. And you were right to leave, and it's sorry, but baby, it's changed. Baby, come back. Fight the Legion. Try out our new class revamps. Or maybe you'd prefer a nice mobile game about hacking people's personal accounts? Maybe what you really need is just a good natural disaster to reign chaos down on your carefully constructed city. All this and more...

Come in, try a nice puzzle. We've seen some movies, we've played some games, we've got thoughts about eSports. The Overwatch World Cup, Professor Layton, Suicide Squad, Mr. Robot, and the last gasp of our collective patience with Warner Bros's vision of DC comics. We can't pour you a cup of tea, obviously- this is an audio medium. But just imagine we are. A cup of tea, just for you. Sip it, and en...

You know what my favorite thing about Pokemon Go is? The number of my friends who have come back to the handheld games because of it. Seriously, I've heard so many people say "I stopped playing at around generation 3" who are now grabbing X or Y and remembering what they liked about Pokemon. Evolve is... still a mess, a year and a half later. Jennifer's been playing The Warriors, apropos of (almos...

Jennifer and Six have finished Zero Time Dilemma, and have a podcast of thoughts for you! Crashing the party is friend of the site Emily, who isn't short on opinions of her own. The Zero Escape series may finally have come to a close with this third installment, but the debate will rage on forever- are they secretly super stupid? Also, can you tell that Six is the one who wrote this description? W...

With E3 in the rear view mirror, Jennifer, Six, and Johnny get together to discuss their thoughts on the show, David Cage's delusions, Paradox strategy games, World War 1, and... Burger King? This and much more on the second episode of our semi-regular podcast, Scanline Status!