The Gaming Trend Podcast

Did you miss us? Well we are back in action with even more friendly voices. This week Jon and Erica are joined by Kay Purcell and Austin Fern to discuss the phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons -Jon doesn't have a switch so he isn't in the cool kids club. - How many patches does it take to fix a game? -Karen vs. USPS... fight! -I swear my house is not filled with funko pops. -We are al...

Welcome to the new and improved Gaming Trend Podcast! Join Erica and Jon weekly while they discuss Nerd, Geek and Gamer culture -Isabelle is really getting buff with super smash and Doom Eternal -Instead of going in circles irl NASCAR drivers have to do loopy loops online -How many Lego houses made of waffles can you eat? -Can someone send me some toilet paper, flower and noodles? -Tiger King is m...

Ron Burke, Amy Kay Purcell, and Sean Anthony join us to discuss what they saw in Los Angeles last month at E3, like Kingdom Hearts III, Resident Evil 2, Cyberpunk 2077 and more! We also debate about girl dragons, Death Stranding's story, and bullies.

The E3 conferences have come and gone but we have plenty to say about what was revealed (and what wasn't). Was EA and Square Enix a washout? Did Microsoft blow everyone away? Will we finally solve the mystery of Death Stranding? All of that and more on our post-E3 press conference conversation. For more E3 coverage and all things gaming, head to gamingtrend.com.​

Before returning from our short break, stories of game developers unionizing resounded from GDC, thanks in no small part to a large roundtable meeting held on the topic by the organization Game Developers Unite. Mike and Joe discuss this and other topics, including Into the Breach, Kickstarter, and the indistinct differences between real-time strategy and turn-based strategy.

Our special guest, Composer Lena Raine, starts off our show to talk about the original soundtrack of Celeste, and how it reflects the game’s themes of anxiety, inner conflict, and mountain climbing. After that, Mike Pearce returns to host the show, as we discuss the fall of a popular RTS series, criminal charges against a CS:GO figurehead, and other stories.

This week, special guest video game composer Jon Everist joins our show to talk about game music and to promote the special vinyl release of his soundtracks for the Shadowrun series. The vinyls can be found at BlackScreenRecords.limitedrun.com, and you can find out more about Jon’s music at JonEverist.com.

This week, the show is all about Hearthstone! First, Hearthstone Esports leads Che Chou and Matt Wyble join me to talk about how they made the Hearthstone Championship Tour into an international event. After that, it's on to Kobolds and Catacombs; Art Director Ben Thompson and Lead Missions Designer Dave Kosak tell us about expanding the world of Hearthstone and creating its most recent single-pla...

After briefly going over some of the Switch announcements from Nintendo's Mini Direct for January—including a new mode in Super Mario Odyssey and some DS ports—Travis Northup joins the show to discuss his favorite games from 2017.

Mike and Joe are back to talk about burying Xbox Kinect adapters, measuring nuke button sizes, and our personal favorite games of 2017.

The year of the microtransactions culminates in the release of Battlefront II, rife with loot boxes, unlockable heroes, and Reddit downvotes. Mike Pearce and I discuss this and other stories alongside editor Hunter Wolfe. Later, Travis Northup joins me to talk about Destiny 2’s next expansion, Curse of Osiris. Let's boot up!

Another Blizzcon has come and gone, bringing news of a new Overwatch character, Hearthstone’s next expansion, and a classic, vanilla server for World of Warcraft. Mike Pearce and I discuss this and other stories, including recent layoffs at Telltale and Runic Games shuttering its doors. Then later, Mike Dunn and Kay Purcell join in to talk some Wolfenstein II, Call of Duty, and Super Mario Odyssey...

PlayStation had a big showing at its Paris Games Week conference, revealing new games like Spelunky 2, Guacamelee 2, and Sucker Punch’s new IP, Ghost of Tsushima. Mike Pearce and I discuss this and other stories, including PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Xbox debut, Super Mario Odyssey, and the unrelenting bad weather in New York City.

The popular gaming forum NeoGAF went dark this weekend in the wake of sexual harassment allegations directed at the site’s owner, Tyler Malka. Mike Pearce and Joe DeClara discuss this and other stories, including Mass Effect 3's wildly lucrative microtransactions and the passing of a beloved voice actor. Also, Gaming Trend’s Lead Editor, Kay Purcell, is here to talk to Joe about Animal Crossing: P...

This week, we discuss the shuttering of EA's Visceral Games Studio and what it means for the future of linear, narrative-driven games. We also talk about Middle Earth: Shadow of War's loot box problem and our review of South Park: The Fractured But Whole.

Mike and Joe discuss PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS developer Bluehole's plans to divvy up and bring on new talent for a subsidiary team, then Josh Devlin joins the show to talk about his gameplay demo of Assassin's Creed: Origins. We also talk some SNES Classic shenanigans, Red Dead Redemption 2 trailers, and the games we're reviewing: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and Total War: Warhammer 2.

On this week's episode, Mike and Joe administer the final nail in Mass Effect: Andromeda's coffin with the announcement of the game's aborted post-release content. With the finality of this last public statement from Bioware, we hereby declare the ongoing GT Reboot discussion of ME:A dead; may it rest in peace. Also, our new Lead Editor Amy Kay Purcell is here to talk about her recent escapades th...

Mike and Joe discuss the next expansion for Blizzard's popular CCG and Bioware Montreal's merger with other EA studios.

Joe runs down three of the biggest news stories in gaming this week: Atari's mysterious new console, Ni no Kuni II's delay into 2018, and PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS' new first-person view only server.

Bungie announces the contents of the Destiny 2 console beta, Blizzard finally reveals Doomfist in the PTR, and Mike talks about his experience moving from Seattle to the UK!

Evolve Token Shaman showcases Hearthstone's RNG systems with exceptional flare. Featuring cards like Evolve, Devolve, and Maelstrom Portal, this deck holds potential to host any low-cost monster in the game! This week, Ryan Davenport joins the Mana Drop's inaugural episode to discuss Token Shaman and how it's become a tier 1 deck in the current meta. Evolve Token Shaman — http://www.hearthpwn.com/...

This week, Christian DeCoster and Hunter Wolfe join Joe DeClara to look over Nintendo's newly announced SNES Classic Edition and its stellar lineup of games. The crew also discuss the fan-made Halo game Installation 01, Arkane Studios' co-founder, and Hunter's review of Get Even.

Editor in Chief Ron Burke and Editor Hunter Wolfe stop by to talk about their experience on the E3 show floor, telling tales of massive crowds, legal assault, and (most importantly) video games like Sea of Theives, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Super Mario Odyssey and more!

E3 is a wrap! This week, the crew discusses the biggest announcements of this year's LA-based gaming expo, going conference by conference: Bioware revealed ANTHEM, its next big IP; Microsoft unveiled the Xbox One X and all its marvelous teraflops; Bethesda revealed Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Evil Within 2; Ubisoft finally showed off the extensively leaked Mario + Rabbids strategy gam...

This week on Gaming Trend Reboot, the crew gets together to discuss their thoughts, expectations, predictions, and their wildest hopes and dreams for E3 2017. Also discussed: Mass Effect: Andromeda's troubled development and its likeness to No Man's Sky, CD Projekt Red's run-in with real-life cyberpunks, and more leaks from Ubisoft.