The Gamers' Inn

We try to remain positive with all the news coming out of Xbox, so what better way to keep it light and fun than to return to the Frostpunk 2 DLC: Breach of Trust ! Over in the news, Monday saw a flurry of news stories covering Xbox and their layoffs , while PlayStation will end physical media production in January 2028 . Maybe we get some good news to discuss next week? Discussion 00:00:00 - Fros...

We’re back after a week off to catch up on all the bad news out of the industry, but first we recap our time with Sunderfolk from the latest TGI Game Night. Plus Ryan offers his thoughts on Wanderstop on Nintendo Switch 2, while both Jocelyn and Ryan checked out the latest Frostpunk 2 DLC: Breach of Trust . Now for the news… And a majority of it is not good news… We have the latest rumours on the...

We're back yet again with another instalment of Xbox... what the hell are you doing? But before we dive into the latest rumours out of the burning building that is Xbox, Ryan updates us on his Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter adventures and tests the waters for Star Fox on Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to the new demo now on the eShop. Now... Over in the news, Xbox may be shutting down several studios in...

The Ghost of E3 returns, and Jocelyn is back too! We’re ready to dive into all the news from Summer Game Fest , the Xbox Showcase , a Nintendo Direct , and the reveal of Until Dawn 2 . But before all that, Joce has been organizing her arcane book collection in Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library . Discussion 00:00:00 - Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library! 00:16:22 - News Important Stuff Suppor...

Jocelyn is out this week, but Firebyrd returns to the podcast to bring a big does of JRPG goodness. But before we get to the turn based fun, we kick things off with her weekend obsession of Ball x Pit . Over to the JRPG's, Ryan kicks things off with Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (yes, it's happening folks), while Firebyrd chats about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined and the original Final Fantasy VII ....

After we discuss the possibility that Ryan is hurting the Montreal Canadians chances in the Stanley Cup playoffs, he wraps up his time with Saros . Meanwhile, Jocelyn has started her adventures in Subnautica 2 now that it's out in Early Access. Over in the news, Destiny 2 will end content updates in June , we do our best to discuss Warhammer announcements , Unreal Engine 6 is happening with Rocket...

We’ve got more Saros to chat about this week as Ryan continues his adventures on the planet Carcosa. We keep it spoiler free, but discuss the story structure, evolving gameplay, and whether Ryan will eventually understand what’s going on. Over in the news, PlayStation increases PlayStation Plus prices , we have confirmation that single player PlayStation first party games aren’t on the PC menu any...

We’re back and we have the latest PlayStation exclusive to chat about… Saros ! Jocelyn also has a grab bag of games to update us on, including Vampire Crawlers , Hades , and DLC for Two Point Museum . Over in the news, Discord ALMOST made Jocelyn a Game Pass subscriber again , the new Resident Evil movie has a trailer , Copilot is no more on Xbox , Star Fox returns on the Nintendo Switch 2 , and N...

Two brand new games to discuss this week at the Inn, including the much anticipated Vampire Survivors spin-off, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors . Jocelyn gives Peter Molyneux one more shot with his latest god game Masters of Albion , now out in Early Access. Over in the news, that long rumoured Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake has been announced , Xbox confirmed They...

Year of the Linux Desktop kicks off as Ryan has converted one of his older PC’s over to Linux. And with that, Ryan shares his thoughts on the first game he played on the Linux PC, REPLACED ! Jocelyn on the other hand shares more thoughts on House of Hikmah . Over in the news, we have our first official trailer for Street Fighter , Splatoon Raiders will release in July , and Xbox Game Pass gets a p...

Ryan went to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with the family and ended up returning to Super Mario Galaxy from the 3D All-Stars Collection, and bought a few amiibo too! Jocelyn joined in on the amiibo fun, while also returning to Timberborn which recently launched out of Early Access. In the news, Frostpunk 2 will be receiving new DLC in June , PlayStation promises to make one fan work very hard to b...

Ryan concludes his back log adventure through Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown , which leads to some interesting conversations about playing through past games and how to keep it fun. Also, what games should we be playing? Let us know! Over in the news, we keep it an April Fools free zone even if we wish some of these were jokes… Rumours are out there that Nintendo will have a new Star Fox and Oca...

Jocelyn emerges from her cubicle bubble with a brand new Nintendo Switch 2 ! Ryan on the other hand has finally put down Resident Evil Requiem and moves on to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown . Over in the news, we have some DLSS 5 updates to get to and an AI statement from Capcom , the FBI is looking for more information from those impacted by Steam games that contained malware , Epic is laying o...

Jocelyn returns with adventures in Slay the Spire 2 after diving into the early access launch, while Ryan plays the latest Witcher game with Reigns: The Witcher . Over in the news, we share our thoughts on the DLSS 5 announcement and fallout , Jeff Kaplan had some choice words for gamers that hate without playing a game , Project Helix won’t reach alpha until 2027 , fired Subnautica 2 CEO should b...

While Jocelyn is away, Ryan will deep dive on Resident Evil Requiem with Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast ! We keep things spoiler free, outside of what has been featured in the marketing, so don't fret if you haven't had a chance to finish the game just yet. Or finished it 4 times like Jon did. Over in the news, Valve clarifies their launch window for their hardware after a bit of a scare , Xbox...

Jocelyn kicks off the show with a confession, she’s back playing World of Warcraft ! With thoughts on the new Blood Elf starting area and the addition of player housing. She’s also returned to Date Everything , which caused a bit of heartache with its ending. Ryan on the other hand, is playing Resident Evil Requiem and is so far enjoying the adventure, even if it’s much scarier than the previous e...

Ryan continues his research for his Patreon Host Special focused on Romance in Video Games with Date Everything . Jocelyn played this one last year, so we spend a bit of time returning to the part puzzle game, part dating sim. Afterwards, we recount our latest TGI Game Night adventures in R.E.P.O. Over in the news, Ryan sneaks in a Sonic movie story with the casting for Amy Rose , Sony is shutting...

As Ryan continues to prep for his Patreon Special, we discuss our return to Coral Island . Looking at the post 1.0 launch version, discussing activities, museum donations, and of course, romance! Before we head into the news, we touch on what’s next on the show with Date Everything and some further Steam Deck experiences for Jocelyn. In the news, the shortage of RAM and storage components thanks t...

After a bit of winter weather talk, we return to the world of Life is Strange and the return of main character Max Caulfield with the 2024 entry Double Exposure . We then move into spoiler territory for Season 2 of Fallout , which just wrapped up on Prime Video. Over in the news, Valve announces the delay of Steam Machine pricing and launch details , Guerrilla and PlayStation show off more Horizon...

Jocelyn returns and gives a preview of her latest Patreon Host Special, as well as a tease for what's arriving next. Ryan prepares for Resident Evil Requiem by finally playing Resident Evil Village and the DLC Shadows of Rose . Jocelyn returns to Frostpunk 2 with the Fractured Utopias DLC , and now has a Steam Deck to test out. Over in the news, we return to the Xbox Developer Direct for our thoug...

Jocelyn is out sick this week, but thanks to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond , Ryan has managed to complete the AvenDaDs guest hosts on TGI with the final hold out: Whirlwind! Before deep diving into Samus’ latest adventure on Nintendo Switch 2, Whirlwind updates on his retro investment withe the Analogue 3D . Over in the news, Xbox had their Developer Direct showcasing their projects for 2026 , Blizzard...

We have our post TGI Game Night discussion, this time recounting our adventures in Deep Rock Galactic . After chats of friendly fire and mining, Ryan finishes his journey through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth which includes a 30 minute YouTube video going over the "what is going on" ending . Since we were off last week, we have plenty of news to catch up on. Ubisoft restructures and cancels Prince of...

We’re off this week, so we thought we would release one of our Patreon Host Specials on the main feed! As chosen by the Patrons , they’ve decided to release Jocelyn’s Host Special on EA. Enjoy and we’ll return with a new episode next week. For decades, gamers have joked that the real gaming villain isn’t Ganon, Bowser, or The Illusive Man…it’s Electronic Arts. The studio-shuttering, loot-box-pione...

With our first episode of 2026, we catch up on what we’ve been playing over the holidays, and what we’ve built! Kicking things off, Ryan received the LEGO Game Boy for Christmas and describes this epic throwback build. Jocelyn picked up many games in the Steam Winter Sale, but starts with Strange Antiquities and Wanderstop . Before moving to the news, Ryan gives us an update on Final Fantasy VII R...

We close out 2025 with our Games of the Year episode! Kicking things off, we go over our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions. After the break, we chat about the Games We Missed in a VERY busy year of video games. Finally for us, it’s our Most Anticipated video game of 2026. Closing out the show, we highlight some Listener Picks. Thank you so much to those that submitted their picks in the Disco...