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We cover what's been going on this month with Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing in our first THiRD SHiFT proper since last year!  Plus, what's that sound?  The doorbell rings as the mailman finally finds us a Mailbag question!

You know you've been waiting for it.  Welcome to the 2018 Conjecture Land special, featuring all three of the minds behind THiRD SHiFT!  Get your life-preserver and choice of weapon as we hop in the canoe and make our way through piranha-infested waters, past Realism Rock, and hide from cannibals on the Isle of Conjecture! Find out our hopes and dreams for Gearbox Software and Gearbox Publishing,...

This week on The Imposter's Guide to Gaming:  Find out our most anticipated games for 2018 and let us know what your are! This week's topics: Top 5 Releases: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Bridge Constructor Portal Gorogoa Tiny Metal Ōkami HD #5 (Eric) World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth #5 (Matt) Indie Double-Pack Kentucky Route Zero Donut County #4 (Eric) Metroid Prime 4 #4 (Matt) Yakuza Kiwami...

Happy New Year, everyone!  As always, the transition into 2018 is a rough one.  The guys are working extra hard to keep the lights on in their own abodes so they can keep bringing you all the content your earholes can handle.  This week, we have a supercut of our first two blooper episodes...with a special introduction from Eric and Matt?  Enjoy and we'll see you next week!

Join the three of us--yes, I said three--as we discuss our top three games of the year. Eric's Games Persona 5 Horizon Zero Dawn Super Mario Odyssey Matt's Games Persona 5 Yakuza 0 Overwatch Danie's Games Persona 5 Dragon Age: Inquisition Tales of Berseria

We share our favorite holiday games and Eric educates us further on the mystery behind 5-star ratings. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM US AT THiRD SHiFT!

The holidays are coming up quickly and we're feeling the pressure.  Join us for an unorthodoxly short episode and find out what we have planned for our listeners over the holiday week!

It's time for another format-breaking episode of #IG2G as we revisit the Game Awards! We'll be breaking down our favorite and least favorite parts of the show itself, and making a list of the games we're most excited for that were revealed or teased during the show! Get a thumbs up from the baby in your stomach and dive in!   Fallen out of gaming? Just don't have the time? This is the podcast for...

More fantastic Fortnite updates, Hello Neighbor's releases, We Happy Few restructures, and Nerdvana Live...lives.  The Game Awards and many other big things in the gaming world make this week short and sweet!

THiRD SHiFT presents a special dive into The Game Awards for 2017. ----more---- Key EP = Eric's Pick EW = Eric's Projected Winner MP = Matt's Pick MW = Matt's Projected Winner ALL IN = Both Picks and Projected Winners Winners in bold/italics. Best Chinese Game MW King of Glory (王者荣耀) - Timi Studio Group ICEY (艾希)- FantaBlade Network EW Gumballs & Dungeons (不思议迷宫)- QcPlay Limited jx3 HD...

Fortnite is chugging along with updates, Compulsion Games keeps us begging for more, and Hello Neighbor is on the cusp of release and threatening to scare the pants off everyone.  We also discuss Nerdvana Live and start the hype train on some exclusive THiRD SHiFT content coming in the near future.

Have games that you love that you want to purchase again?  Do you love good news?  Well, you're in luck.  We bring you a healthy dose of both on the show today.  And don't forget those troublemaking microtransactions... This week's topics: Top 5 Releases: Monster of the Deep: Final Fantasy XV The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation VR) Pokémon Ultra Sun/Pokémon Ultra M...

It might be Thanksgiving season, but today's episode comes with an extra helping of Twitter Beef!  First, fill your plate with tales from Battleborn Day, the Battleborn free rotation, upcoming changes to Fortnite, and another outstanding Compulsion Games weekly journal, then dig into the Beef that caused Matt to eyeroll clean out of the latest episode of @NerdvanaLive!  Then take a trip with Eric...

Conspiracy theories arise as we discuss the latest patch from Fortnite, the status of We Happy Few, Battleborn's free rotation and third Battleborn Day, and topics from the Nerdvana Live call-in show.  Don't forget to celebrate Battleborn Day and join us on Twitch  and/or in-game for some fun times!

We Tell you a Tale of the doom and gloom that recently befell several video game developers and try and ease your mind.  A different type of DOOM hits the Switch, it gets cold on the HORiZON, and Matt deals you in on a Hand of Fate.  Stick around for this news-packed, ominous episode! This week's topics: Top 5 Releases: Football Manager 2018 Xbox One X Call of Duty: WWII Sonic Forces Hand of Fate...

There's something lurking in the swamp this week as we discuss bushes in Fortnite, being non-violent in We Happy Few, microtransactions still making their presence known, and we answer a Mailbag question from our most excellent listener.  Tune in as Matt secretly pulls out his Golden Mask of Optimism and Eric replaces his ghostly future with one worthy of a comic book series.

We've got not one, but TWO special guests!  First up, it's Gearbox Software VFX artist extraordinaire, Ash Lyons!  Join us as we learn all about his job at Gearbox, where he's worked beforehand, and the happy accident that launched his VFX studies in the first place!  We've also got Danie in the house to help us sift through the details from the latest Compulsion Games and Gearbox Publishing blogs...

The spookiness continues for the THiRD SHiFT Network.  Nazis, Wrestlers, and small men with red hats, OH MY!  Find out which games made Young Matt and Young Eric wet themselves with yet another zany episode of IG2G! Make sure to join in our #Inktober2017 #TalentedTuesday art competition by submitting art with the following prompts for the following dates: October 3 - Poison; October 17 - Graceful;...

It's that time of year again!  Prepare yourselves for another spooky Halloween episode, packed with updates from Hello Neighbor, We Happy Few, and Fortnite.  And finally learn the story behind the importance of five-star ratings!  Make sure to join in our #Inktober2017 #TalentedTuesday art competition by submitting art with the following prompts for the following dates: October 3 - Poison; October...

TiME CRiSiS!  Burned out from working around the clock for days on end, can your intrepid THiRD SHiFT hosts not only find the time to do a show, but manage to squeeze it in during Matt's lunch break?!  Desperate times call for desperate measures on this week's exciting episode! Make sure to join in our #Inktober2017 #TalentedTuesday art competition by submitting art with the following prompts for...

Technology has sabotaged this week's episode of IG2G, so we bring you the clean-cut version of a Patreon Exclusive Blooper Reel #2.  To hear the raw version of #2 and new Bloopers #3, head on over to Patreon and drop a buck in the tip jar!  Thank you so much for listening and we'll be back on 10/20/17 with a new episode of THiRD SHiFT!

Let me tell you something, Mean Gene--this week we've got more topics than you can shake a Kendo Stick at!  Not only can you spend your Beer Money on a Gearbox-heavy Humble Bundle, but soon you'll be hiding behind Tables, Ladders, & Chairs in Hello Neighbor!  We've also got some Raw Talk about what's Broken™ in Fortnite's Horde Bash mode, and what they're doing to lay the SmackDown on cheaters in...

It's been a long, long Quarter End week, and the guys are on the verge of a breakdown!  Can they hold it together long enough to bring you the latest news from Gearbox Publishing and Fortnite, or will the show fall apart and devolve into nonsense?  There's only one way to find out! Make sure to join in our #Inktober2017 #TalentedTuesday art competition by submitting art with the following prompts...

Enjoy the first five minutes of #IG2G for free this week, then pay an additional $19.99 to unlock the exclusive "HOBbling with Eric and using your head as a Cup" sidequest, AND the ability to drop review bombs on Matt's Indie Game Showcase! This week's topics: Top 5 Releases: FIFA 18 Ruiner Forza Motorsport 7 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Cuphead PewDiePie Follow-Up S...

It's not one team, one dream--it's one team, THREE dreams as the Mailbag plumbs the depths of our subconscious minds!  We've also got a bit of news on Project 1v1, some changes coming to Fortnite, and this week we actually have the real Battleborn free rotation for you guys!   Make sure to join in our #Inktober2017 #TalentedTuesday art competition by submitting art with the following prompts for t...