The Gamers' Inn

This week Ryan is joined by returning guest host Travis, who has been on a bit of a Platinum Adventure with Avengers and Strangers of Paradise. Plus Ryan finally got a chance to boot up the excellent shadow drop of Hi-Fi Rush on Xbox Game Pass. After an update on TGI Game Club and our Extra Life Elden Ring stream (be sure to tune in Friday, February 10th at 8 PM ET for that), we move into the news...

Jim returns to the podcast to discuss Fire Emblem Engage, plus we check in on TGI Game Club for Portal RTX and Portal 2. Moving into the news we get our first listen of Seth Rogen's Donkey Kong, The Last of Us on HBO has been renewed for a second season, IGN reports that E3 2023 may not have the big three, Amazon may have purchased the Tomb Raider rights, and new details reported on what's next fo...

Crofton from Dungeons & Diapers guests on the show this week to chat about the newly shadow dropped game, Hi-Fi Rush! Plus OF COURSE Ryan has early thoughts on Fire Emblem Engage to share. Finally, Crofton closes out the what we're playing section with a point and click adventure throwback, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, and a quick look at Deathloop. Moving into the news, we say goodbye to Marve...

Ryan returns to The Witcher 3 with the brand new next generation update, bringing 60 frames per second, 4K, and some ray tracing to Geralt's latest adventure. Plus Ryan and Jocelyn discuss the premiere episode for The Last of Us on HBO. Moving into the news, we have a few stories related to Ubisoft, highlighting recent game cancellations/delays and some not so great words from the CEO. Important S...

Jocelyn and Ryan return from the holidays to catch up on what they've been playing. Ryan continues his adventures in Marvel Midnight Suns and ventures into SPACE with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Moving into the news, there's a report that the Switch Pro is dead in favour of a Switch 2, and PlayStation unveils Project Leonardo. Wrapping up the show, we preview all the big games to look forward...

It's that time of year again! Where Jocelyn and Ryan go over their favourite video games that they played in 2022. While a good portion of our picks released in the past year, some are from years before! One isn't technically out until the FUTURE... Alongside our top 5 picks, we go over honourable mentions and community picks. All that and we confirm details for the next TGI Game Club starting up...

After a lot of Ragnarok talk in the past few weeks, we have a bit more to go in 2022 as The Game Awards showered the latest God of War with awards. But before we recap The Game Awards announcements and winners, Ryan has spent a lot of time getting to know Marvel heroes in Midnight Suns on PC. Oh, and of course we talked about the latest clip from the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Tune in next week for...

This week we're joined by special guest Ridiculous Hat, Jocelyn's co-host on The Angry Chicken, to chat about God of War: Ragnarok! We are in full SPOILER mode for this discussion, so only listen if you're ready to have major story moments spoiled. We also talk about combat, ranged vs melee, gear changes, side quests, and the potential future of the franchise. Pull a chair up next to the fire, and...

Before we chat about the newest Mario movie trailer, Ryan takes us through the mashup of many genres that is Potionomics. Plus Jocelyn updates us on the launch of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Moving to the news, yes Chris Pratt is still the voice of Mario in the second trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Witcher 1 remake will be a modern re-imagining with an open world, and Microsoft...

Ryan and Jocelyn returned from Ragnarok to offer early game impressions and story thoughts (we don't go further than the completion of the quest The Word of Fate, around the 15 hour mark). If you're looking to stay spoiler free on God of War Ragnarok, you may want to use the time stamps to head into the news. Speaking of the news, we'll have a full Inn-side the Game for God of War Ragnarok in a fe...

After a week off, Ryan and Jocelyn return to share our adventures from Extra Life Game Day. We had a blast raising funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals while playing Splatoon 3, Overcooked 2, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Hearthstone, Sea of Thieves, and Dead by Daylight with our amazing guests. Thank you all for the great support! Before we head into the news though, Ryan chats about...

We return to the messy world of A Plague Tale with Requiem, the follow up to the 2019 title from Asobo, which is available on Game Pass. Jocelyn has been keeping busy with the latest Hearthstone announcements (learn more on the latest TAC), as well as our TGI Game Club for God of War 2018. Before we move into the news, we detail our Extra Life Game Day that will be taking place all day on Saturday...

Marvel SNAP has been enjoying a global release for the last week, so Ryan checks in on the game to join Jocelyn in her obsession for the new card battler. Before the news, Jocelyn continues her Norse adventures in Northgard, while Ryan re-subscribes to Apple Arcade for Shovel Knight Dig. Wrapping up the show, we go over two major showcases from the past week, one from Konami on all things Silent H...

Both Jocelyn and Ryan are back in the innkeeper chairs as we check in on God of War 2018 thanks to the latest TGI Game Club. Plus, they both played Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. In the news, we get Jocelyn's take on the Mario Movie trailer, and then wrap up the show by going over the original Bayonetta voice actor calling for a boycott of the game over pay issues (plus an update on the situatio...

While Jocelyn is off this week, Ryan returns with guest host Manny (from the For Azeroth and Going IRL podcasts), as we catch up on the last few weeks in the video game industry. Manny has been running through the Metroid franchise after enjoying Metroid Dread, and also has some advance thoughts to share on the lead up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. While Ryan has been busy recovering, he's a...

While Ryan is away this week, Jocelyn is joined by returning guest TriplePhase3, AKA Dustin! They kick off the show with details on our next TGI Game Club which will be for God of War 2018. Plenty of games to discuss this week as Jocelyn played Splatoon 3 and Beacon Pines, while Dustin played Deathloop, You Suck At Parking, and Metal Hillsinger. Best part? All of these games other than Splatoon 3...

Ryan travels back in time to the late 90's for a little Wave Race 64 on Nintendo Switch, while Jocelyn goes full Disney with Dreamlight Valley on Xbox Game Pass. Moving over to the news, the last seven days was a busy one for video game showcases, so we go over the highlights from the Disney and Marvel Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward for September 2022, a main series Nintendo Direct, and the lates...

Jocelyn and Ryan check out the latest from Sam Barlow and team with Immortality, which is available on Xbox and PC Game Pass. Moving into video game news, Microsoft wrote a blog post in support of their Activision Blizzard acquisition, Steve Blackman confirmed that Horizon 2047 has nothing to do with Horizon while Netflix confirms Aloy will be the main character, and finally CD Projekt RED announc...

Jocelyn and Ryan are back to close out the summer season with a quick look ahead at fall video game releases (even if Ryan blanked on most of them). Moving into what we're playing, Jocelyn played Cult of the Lamb, while Ryan returns to 2006 with the Destroy All Humans 2 remake. For video game news, the next Dark Pictures Anthology game will be out in November, the PlayStation 5 will be seeing a pr...

After a week off Jocelyn and Ryan return to discuss the latest TGI Game Club with Pyre, and Two Point Campus on PC Game Pass. Oh, and that's not the end of the show, we have plenty of news to catch up on! Sony is working on two new film adaptations (Days Gone and Gravity Rush), Twitch changes some Partner rules for streaming on other platforms, Embracer Group buys some more stuff, and GamesCom Ope...

Jocelyn returns and brings tales of spotty cell service for half games of Marvel Snap, but the main attraction is Hooked On You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim! Ryan on the other hand, continues his virtual reality adventures with Moss Book II. Moving into the news, we have a release date for the third Sonic movie, Pac-Man will be trying out a live action adventure, Dead by Daylight developers have...

Jocelyn is off this week, but Ryan welcomes back Josh (BabylonRedeemer) to the show to discuss the latest entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise on Nintendo Switch. After a spoiler free deep dive into the first few chapters of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, we move over to the news to discuss the second wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, Backbone One receives a PlayStation look and feel, and Logitech...

As Jocelyn is on vacation, Ryan welcomes Dustin TriplePhase3 back on to the show to discuss the latest in Xbox Game Pass greats: As Dusk Falls. Dustin has also been relaxing with rhythm based game Aaero on Xbox, after needed a break from the latest Dead by Daylight update. Ryan however, re-enters the world of VR to check in after getting his hands on Moss Book II (more on that specific game next w...

Jocelyn and Ryan team up and return to The Quarry for some online co-op. Plus both innkeepers have watched the first few episodes of Resident Evil on Netflix. Moving over to the news, Dynamo Pictures will evolve into Nintendo Pictures after being acquired, and PlayStation to launch their own loyalty program to catch up with Xbox and Nintendo. Important Stuff Support us on Patreon Discord Channel E...

We kick off the show to wish Jocelyn a happy birthday (which is the date of posting if you’re listening day one). Then Ryan catches up on a five year old gem, Hollow Knight. Wrapping up our games conversation, Jocelyn checked out The Quarry. In the news, SEGA announces the Genesis Mini 2, Blizzard puts Heroes of the Storm in maintenance mode, Nintendo and LEGO unveil a very expensive Bowser set, a...