The Gift of Gaming Podcast

Darren talks GTA6, EA Games and Sony movies alongside his news dream team; Luke and Chris Check out Patreon for even more news items over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

An update for January 2025

Darren, KP and Craig are back to discuss The Game Award nominees and winners from 2019 all the way to 2024. Interested in more content? Check out the Patreon at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

Darren gets on the mic with KP and Craig this week to take a look over the last 10 years of The Game Awards and see would they have chosen any differently now or then. This episode covers 2014 - 2018, tune in next week for all the award show talk from 2019 - 2024! We had a blast at the QHI video game quiz in Dublin last week and Colin, the host, has kindly provided a discount code for any of our l...

The Gift of Gaming podcast is back for 2025 with all the latest news from December. Darren, Chris and Luke take a look at publishers fear of GTA6's release date, the possibility Xbox will no longer have exclusives and the news that Ubisoft is potentially looking for a buyer. All this and more on this week's episode of the Gift of Gaming podcast! News Items: Ubisoft Shareholders in Talks Over Possi...

Darren and KP discuss their Game of the Year for 2024 - this includes any game they've played this year and not just new releases! Listen in to hear what they've loved playing so far. Aired on Patreon 19.09.24

Darren and Craig get to look at the Super Smash Bros roster and decide who they would take out and who they would put in their place! There are some obvious (and less obvious) choices at play! Aired on Patreon 17.10.24

Darren, Luke and Chris look at the recent news of Ubisoft being sued in California and discuss whether or not the "Stop Killing Games" initiative is a step in the right direction for consumer protection and preservation of video games. Aired on Patreon 5.12.24

Darren and Craig took some time out of their busy schedules to watch some of Amazon's Secret Levels and they were certainly not let down. Join them on this episode as they talk about some of their picks from the 1st season. Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

Darren and Chris stayed up all night watching The Game Awards 2024 and have all the winners, losers and announcements to bring to you right here on The Gift of Gaming podcast! Its our 2nd birthday!! Why not check out our Patreon at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

Darren, Chris and Luke are back with some more video gaming news! Will our Pokémon data be used for war? Does Playstation sounding the bells for a purchase of From Software mean Bloodborne comes back? And is the next console war going to be fought with handheld devices?! Check out this months news episode to find out! Want more news? Check out our post show on Ubisoft and the "Stop Killing Games"...

On this episode of Games Club, Darren takes a seat behind the mics with Craig and Colm to take a look at all the good, all the bad and all of the charm of Dive the Diver.

Its the time of year again when we can get excited for the wonderful celebration of games that is the wacky Game Awards show. The nominations for all categories have been released this week and Darren and Chris take a look at who's in and who can win! Join them as they place their votes on the show and discuss the more likely winners in every category of this week's Gift of Gaming podcast episode!...

Darren and Craig are back to finish their series on Super Smash Bros. In this final part they'll look at the quality of maps and music showcasing a vast array of video games and finally give their thoughts on what they expect from the future of Smash Bros vs what they would want for its future. Master hand is up against V from Cyberpunk in this week's post show so check out patreon.com/giftofgamin...

Game Freak had some freaky leaks, there's a snippet of Kingdom Hearts 4 news for Darren and the Monster Hunter Wilds beta all kicked off this month! Join Darren, Chris and Luke for all your gaming news on this week's episode of the Gift of Gaming podcast. Looking for more news? Check out the Patreon at patreon.com/giftofgaming

Its another episode of Games Club! And this time, given its spooky season, Darren sat down with Andy and Chris to play through the psychological horror that is Still Wakes the Deep. Developed by The Chinese Room and published by Secret Mode, the story follows an electrician who is trapped on a damaged oil drilling platform in the North Sea in the 1970s, having no way to escape while being pursued...

Join Darren and Craig for another episode of the Smash Bros Series! We're finishing the character roster this week. From Darren's dream of Sora, Craig's beloved Joker and even Minecraft Steve, there is still so much ground to cover. Sit back, relax and let us know your favourite characters over at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com Looking for more content? Check out who we think is missing from the...

Join Darren and Craig for another episode of the Smash Bros Series! This time its all about the character roster. From Marion and Pikachu to Roy and Wolf there is so much ground to cover. Sit back, relax and let us know your favourite characters over at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com Looking for more content? Check out Darren's review of Astro Bot on our Patreon at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming Th...

We're back with the news! Darren and Chris break down some of September's biggest news items. The Annapurna breakup is still as murky as ever, we're learning more about what "owning" digital media means, the PS5 Pro pre-orders went as expected and Nintendo has finally gotten around to suing PalWorld! All this and more, on this week's episode of the Gift of Gaming podcast! Check out all our extra c...

Its finally arrived! After much discussion on how the guys should absolutely talk about Super Smash Bros on the podcast, they've finally done it! Join Darren and Craig as they break down the Super Smash Bros series of games, what was good (everything), what was bad (nothing) and everything in between. Check out our Patreon and join in the conversation over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming and thegif...

Darren and KP revisit an old GoG episode, the Mindwipe! If you could forget all about any game you've played in the past so you could play it all over again with that first time feeling what games would you pick? Join Darren and KP as they discuss the games they'd love mindwiped! Looking for more content? Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for tonnes more content! Let us know the...

Its our 50th standard episode of the Gift of Gaming podcast and to celebrate, Darren and Craig are sitting down to plan a series of episodes to celebrate one of their favourite game series of all time, Super Smash Bros. So sit back, relax and let the guys take you through whats in store for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Series!

Darren, Luke and Chris are back for another drop of the last months news! Gamescom 2024 has taken place, there's a new Nintendo Direct and the Amazon Games CEO has some interesting thoughts on AI in the industry! Check out our Patreon at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming

Darren gives his preferred cast for the Baldur's Gate 3 movie (if its ever made!) and Craig and Colm come up with much better choices. If you enjoy this content, check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for loads more like this!

Darren gets Andrew to try and guess the Metacritic score of some of video games poorest efforts! If you're into this kind of content, check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming