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Join Matt and Hyalet as they dive into the latest thriller from IO Interactive! From the developer of the beloved Hitman series comes a new James Bond game ready to dazzle us or let us down. Did IO Interactive pull off a game worthy of this IP? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas, Mickey, and Chambers as they dive into the classic game Roller Coaster Tycoon 2. Does it hold up 25 years later? Is it everything we remembered? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas and Matt as they talk about all the recent new announcements and hype from Summer Game Fest 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they dive into the entire history and cultural impact of HALO 3. One of the most iconic games ever made on one of the most iconic consoles to ever exist. Did this game change the landscape of online gaming or even gaming as a whole? Does the gameplay still hold up today? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas, Matt and Chambers as they give into the latest news from Xbox and their quest to right all their wrongs! Speaking of wrongs, did anyone else see this new Starfox game?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Join Lucas, Chambers, and Hot Mickey as they dive into some of the latest news out there. Private servers dying is always sad but this time does it mean something more? Is there a new golden age of emulation upon us? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas, Matt, Hot Mickey, and Chambers as they dive into the giant behemoth movie, the sequel to one of the biggest commercial successes of all time Super Mario Galaxy! Did it suck? Do we hate it? Is it the best movie of all time? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas and Hyalet as we talk with Grace Schroeder, who has been conducting research on the effects of videogames in the therapy/counseling space. How can video games enhance our ability to communicate freely with our mental health professionals and what can we learn from all of this? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas and Matt as they give their official review of Resident Evil: Requiem! The latest and greatest in a long line of amazing survival horror games – some might say the great horror video game franchise ever! Did they love it? Was it too scary? Is Leon really that hot? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas, Matt, Chambers and Hot Mickey and they pick from one of the greatest and deepest catalogues ever – Mario games! Who will have the best lineup and who will pick the secret sleepers? And what really is the best Mario game of all time? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Thanks For Playing, we’re diving into a little bit of everything. We kick things off with our Oscars 2026 reactions, including thoughts on Sinners, Best Actor, cinematography, and why some of this year’s biggest nominees left us a little split. If you love movie talk with strong opinions, this one’s for you. From there, we jump into gaming and esports, including the new USA Esports Al...

Join Matt, Timurhan, and Lucas as they talk through the failure of Highguard and the future of hero shooters + Rumor has it Sony has been testing out dynamic pricing on their shop, how dare they! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt and Lucas as they dive into The Seance of Blake Manor. A surprise critical success visual novel mystery game developed by Spooky Doorway. Are visual novel mystery games back?? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Thanks For Playing, Matt and Hot Mickey run an abridged history of the console wars—from Atari’s boom-and-bust (yes, E.T.), to Nintendo’s NES “seal of quality,” Sega’s edgy Genesis era, Sony’s PlayStation pivot that changed everything, and Microsoft entering the chat with Xbox Live, LAN parties, and Halo nights. They also debate what console wars even look like now: fewer exclusives,...

Join Lucas, Matt, Chambers, and Hot Mickey as they try to create the BEST video game character they can by drafting traits! Who will win and who will die? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas and Chambers as they dive into the latest and greatest about 2XKO, this whole Discord thing, and Overwatch 2 dropping that 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

War... War Never Changes... Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they dive into the Mojave Wasteland! What will they find out there in the wild wild west?? And how will they rate this game? Has it aged well? Is it clunky and ugly? Let's find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt, Mickey, and Timurhan as they talk NFL playoffs, Red Dead Redemption 2, and why is it Nintendo is still so successful, despite being the least tech forward of all the major developers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Chambers, Hyalet, Lucas, and Matt as they dive into the latest multiplayer extraction shooter ARC RAIDERS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt, Chambers, and Lucas as they cover some of the latest and greatest news coming around Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt, Lucas, Chambers, and Hyalet as they dive into everything they're excited about in 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Lucas, Matt, and Chambers are they dive into everything they played in 2025. The good, the bad, the slop. And a Happy New Year to everyone!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they pick their favorite timeless Christmas characters from lore/canon. Merry Christmas one and all! Hope you got your favorite video game from a person you love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they jump into what they loved and what they hated about The Game Awards 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices