The Pod of Greed

Welcome back to the Pod of Greed! This week, Paul and Alec recap their weekend at Anime Expo and the NRG TCG Night Market, discuss the Cyberpunk TCG and new Azuki TCG, and return to the ongoing war between PlayStation and its fans. It's a rough one.

Paul and Alec talk about the unfortunate new Yu-Gi-Oh development where a card shop had to stop tournaments because of smelly players. Also the removal of Playstation discs isn't great.

Paul and Alec discuss the handful of small Yu-Gi-Oh news stories before getting into the disappointing announcement of the Steam Machine price tag and the announcement of GTA VI preorders.

Konami has revealed details on Chaos Origin, Bandai has announced a new Naruto TCG, and Pokemon is having an AI competition!

Paul and Alec eulogize the late Alex Cimo. We also discuss some other Yu-Gi-Oh developments around Genesys format, the final Shadow Duelist Master Duel event, and more.

Paul and Alec recap each of their individual weekends at both Yu-Gi-Oh and Digimon TCG regionals respectively, we discuss the new Yu-Gi-Oh Manga cards, Pokemon TCG's event sales policy, Magic x Marvel Superheroes, and of course, Sony's State of Play video game showcase!

This week, Paul and Alec have a lot of card game news to catch up. Yu-Gi-Oh has announced and priced the long awaited Magnificent Monsters set. It's got the first Grandmaster Rare cards, but it'll cost you a whopping $35 for a chance at them. There's also Battles of Legend Glorious Gallery, a set that feels a bit overshadowed this year. The Pokemon Company has now printed 10 billion cards in the p...

Pokemon or Yu-Gi-Oh? Console Gaming or PC Gaming? Anime subs or dubs? Paul, Alec, and even Larry return this week to play "This or That" with all of their favorite nerdy hobbies!

Paul and Alec discuss the newest Yu-Gi-Oh banlists, Paul's victory at a recent Blazing Dominion case tournament, and the Nintendo Switch 2 price increase! Plus more nihilistic AI stories.

Let's talk about the Magic the Gathering One Ring artwork controversy, the new Star Fox remake on Switch 2, and the idea of GTA VI costing $80.

Paul and Alec discuss the newest Yu-Gi-Oh chronicles anime, a violent encounter at a Walmart over Pokemon cards, and news around Xbox and PlayStation.

We talk about a new Yu-Gi-Oh product announcement, a mangaka against piracy, and Xbox Game Pass... getting cheaper?!

Paul and Alec talk about the Yu-Gi-Oh LEGO collab finalist submissions, as well as the controversial leak of the Avatar the Last Airbender movie. Also a One Piece Popeyes meal, and a poignant viewer question!

Paul and Alec discuss the controversy around the release of Pokemon Champions, then go over our picks for Crunchyroll anime awards.

Paul and Alec discuss their time at the C2E2 convention and the fans they met. We also talk about Paul's controversial Yu-Gi-Oh tweet. Then discuss card reveals from Rarity Collection V, a LEGO theft story, PS5 price increases, and a horrific Google Gemini Live AI story. Oh, and a bit about Reese's peanut butter cups for good measure.

Paul and Alec talk about the new Yu-Gi-Oh Red-Eyes Black Dragon guitar, the revamped Ultimate Tournament Pack, Spider-Man, Harry Potter, and DLSS5!

Paul and Alec answer a myriad of viewer questions. Is Yu-Gi-Oh's new trend toward Turn 0 plays a solution or just another problem? Will Overframe cards really save the casual falloff? And what card game will Logan Paul ruin next? Let's talk about all of that and more!

Genesys comes to Japan, Chaos Origin gets more, MTG TMNT has too much pizza, and Xbox Helix is on the way.

Paul and Alec discuss news in the gaming community, Pokemon Wind and Waves, and Paul recaps his recent Regional Qualifier experience.

Paul and Alec discuss new Yu-Gi-Oh Overframe cards, a slightly bizarre Timothée Chalamet x Yu-Gi-Oh crososver, the drama around the Pokemon Leafgreen and Firered re-releases, and the burning house that is Xbox.

Yu-Gi-Oh is adding Yugi back to the packs with Chaos Origins! And there's some other depressing gaming news...

Let's see what's up with the controversial layoffs around 2XKO, Hasbro getting the Harry Potter toy license, Discord's age verification concerns, and more.

Paul and Alec discuss the announcement of the Yu-Gi-Oh x LEGO blocks collaboration. Plus the recent controversy around Magic the Gathering Secret Lair pricing.

Paul and Alec discuss the Yu-Gi-Oh roadmap for Genesys format and beyond, the big lawsuit against Hasbro for mismanaging Magic the Gathering, and the recent internet debate around comic books and manga!

There is a new Yu-Gi-Oh banlist out for the TCG, a Pokemon shop was held up at gunpoint, somebody found an infinite money glitch at GameStop, and we ponder how Yu-Gi-Oh packs could be made more fun to open.