2 Nerds In A Pod: A Video Game Podcast
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Your Favorite Arcade Game – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 375
Who Maintains the Mario? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 374
Episode 374 where we talk Ubisoft v French Consumer Protection, The best April Fools jokes, Lucas Pope’s next project, a lighthouse, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by […]
Piracy Prevails! – 2 Nerds In A Pod Short Episode
A short episode with an update on a case we’ve been watching since 2019. Keep it nerdy and we will see you on the seas! Read the full Sony v Cox Supreme Court Decision here. Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to […]
Spite Buying Subnautica 2 – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 373
Episode 373 where we talk Tunic, Literal Tower Defense, Generative AI, The very beatable duo of ChatGPT & Krafton CEO Mr. Kim, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music […]
The Simulation – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 372
Episode 372 where we talk about all things The Sims (especially Sims 4) with special guests, and Sim specialists, Heather & Sire! My deepest apologies to the Sim community for my utter lack of Sim knowledge. Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent […]
Doom on the Brain – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 371
Episode 371 where we talk all things AI shortage, the future of game exclusivity, New York v Valve, Raspberry Pis, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 331 while we share a new challenge! The UC Santa Cruz research NiceGuy mentioned. The AI Efficiency research Mack mentioned. Join the conversation […]
Discord(ant) Privacy – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 370
Episode 370 where we are joined by Ghostlight Media’s TQLoudly, and we talk Discord’s new requirements, MAME, Dancing Games, Fair Use, and more!   Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music […]
The French (Game) Resistance – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 369
Episode 369 where we talk a potential game ban in France, the next gen Xbox, Mario Party, and an NPO that makes law searching better! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro […]
RuneScape Gold – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 368
Episode 368 where we talk Ubisoft drama, Disney and Fortnite, Black History Month, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is an AI generated track […]
Palworld, & Pokebadges, & Psycosis, AI! – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 367
Episode 367 where we talk GTA Roleplay, Game updates, a Tactical MMORPG Kickstarter, the Nintendo v Pocketpair saga, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 327 while we share a new challenge! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be […]
Game of the Year 2025 – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 366
Episode 366 is our yearly Game of the Year episode, where we announce our choices for Game of the Year. Since Mack doesn’t play many modern games, we are joined by SpenaceTheMenace for this special yearly treat! Check out Spenace’s other works here Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm […]
Steam Awards vs Game Awards – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 365
Episode 365 where we celebrate a milestone, talk awards, the Nintendo AVS, Steam Awards, Public Domain, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is an […]
One Console to Rule Them All – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 364
Episode 364 where we talk support plans, an Elevator pitch, limited storage, Rhyming History, , and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is an AI […]
Matchmaking or Karma? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 363
Episode 363 where we talk Jerry Lawson, The Game Awards, iam8bit v Skybound, ArcRaiders, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 323 while we share a new challenge! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow […]
Outsourcing Game Design – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 362
Episode 362 where we talk with Returning Special Guest WilhelmShakespeare about Rockstar’s Union Firings, Mainframe Computers, AI slowing coders down, A revisit of the Nintendo Summoning Patent, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod […]
Trivia Hallucinations – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 361
Episode 361 where we talk about Brand Loyalty, see if AI can replace us, The most recent Supreme Court Case that might destroy the internet, Leroy Jenkins, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod […]
That’s the Price of Steam – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 360
Episode 360 where we talk with returning guest Metzgirl about AI and its use in games, Fortnite, Ocarina of Time, a kickstarter that is heavily inspired by Capcom’s Blue Bomber, and so much more! Till Dec 3rd 2025 you can tell the US Patent Office that they SHOULD NOT go through with their proposed limitations […]
Valve Would Like A Word – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 359
Episode 359 where we talk about Rebecca Heineman- the first US Video Game Champion, Physical game trophies, Game Awards’ Mistake, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 319 while we share a new challenge! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries […]
What Makes A Great Community? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 358
Episode 358 where we talk Video Game Development cycles, ARC Raiders, a VR Piano game, Lone Fungus 2, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music […]
The New Normal Price – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 357
Episode 357 where we talk a new Handheld, A canceled Halo game, what we “should” pay for games, Functional LEGOs, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders […]
Could you go Free to Play ONLY? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 356
Episode 356 where we talk the early reception of Dual Analog Controls, Halo Remaster, Kentucky’s claims against Roblox, and more! Fair warning, there were some technical issues on Mack’s audio, so one side of the conversation struggled. Steps are underway to change that though! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at […]
What Goes Up… – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 355
Episode 355 where we talk what Nintendo did and did not patent, The High Seas (yar), Shadowcast 3, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 315 while we share a new challenge! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be […]
Brown v Entertainment Merchants Association – Round 2
As a consolation prize for no show this week, we do have something for you: While it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, it is, for us video gamers the MOST important supreme court decision! This is part 2, for part one, you can go here. This case was decided in 2011, and started out with […]
The ISPerils of Piracy – 2 Nerds In A Pod Short Episode
A short episode with just a dash of legalese about trouble for an ISP not squashing piracy enough, and one last chance to guess the Mystery Sound from episode 315 before we reveal it next episode! Keep it nerdy and we will see you next week Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on […]
Valve’s Mysterious Fremont & Galileo – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 354
Episode 354 where we talk 007 games, Video Game Synths, a LoZ inspired Cookbook, a possibility of MORE online protections, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders […]
Nintendo Pushes Devs to the Switch… 1? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 353
Episode 353 where we talk Archiving vs Preservation, Hollow Knight: Silksong (of course), a very non-answer answer, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is […]
What we Don’t Know About Gamepass – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 352
Episode 354 where we talk Battlefield, the swift changes at Tencent, a crowdfunding scam, Epic v Google, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is […]
What Should We Ask From Devs? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 351
Episode 351 where we welcome guest co-host Chase of Ghostlight Media to talk GenCon 2025, Nintendo v Blockbuster, Starfield, Jackbox mechanics for D&D, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 311 while we share a new sound for your keen ears! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on […]
Lawsuit on the Horizon – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 350
Episode 350 where we talk the World Record Video Game Marathon, Motiram, The Visa Mastercard issue, a dragon on a mission, and more! This is probably your last chance to vote for us in the Podcast Awards! You can vote for us from July 1 – July 31, by registering here. You can vote for […]
Stop Killing Games & The Krafton Lawsuit – 2 Nerds In A Pod Short Episode
A couple of updates on Stop Killing Games, and it passing 1.4 Million signatures on the European Citizens Initiative, and finally we have some concrete claims about what Krafton has allegedly done wrong, and the Bonus is the least interesting part of it! Vote for us in the Podcast Awards! You can vote for us […]
A Suspicious Lack of Bonuses – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 349
Episode 349 where we talk 3rd Party Xbox hardware, game disk shortages, the AI contract behind the Voice Actor Strike, and more! Vote for us in the Podcast Awards! You can vote for us from July 1 – July 31, by registering here. You can vote for us in: People’s Choice, Games & Hobbies, and […]
A Publisher Lobbying Group Responds – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 348
Episode 348 where we talk about the Publishers who dislike the Stop Killing Games movement, the Subnautica 2 shakeup, Teamcrafter, Dragon’s Lair, and more! Vote for us in the Podcast Awards! You can vote for us from July 1 – July 31, by registering here. You can vote for us in: People’s Choice, Games & […]
Xbox Hardware is Dead – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 347
Episode 347 where we talk Podcast Awards, Alone in the Dark, AI content in The Alters, Stop Killing Games, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 307 while we share a new challenge for you! Vote for us in the Podcast Awards! You can vote for us from July 1 […]
A Real CEO Will Make It Happen – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 346
Episode 346 where we talk Free Games, Borderlands 4, Collective Bargaining, High Seas Adventure, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is an AI generated […]
A New Ally – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 345
Episode 345 where we talk Steam Next Fest, Xbox Games Showcase, E3s of years past, What happens when you don’t pay your lawyer, and more! July 1st is when voting opens for the Podcast Awards, so get ready yall! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries […]
Bad News for 97% of Modern Games – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 344
Episode 344 where we talk how Fans preserve games 8 times more than the Publishers, Historic wastes of time like Solitaire and Flappy Bird, The sedate hype for Switch 2, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us […]
Epic vs The FTC – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 343
Episode 343 is the rematch we have been waiting for since 2022! Time to discuss the dueling narratives of Epic Games and the FTC. What was worth more than Half a Billion Dollars in settlement money? Also in our Sound Test feature, we reveal the mystery sound from episode 303 while we share a new […]
Legal Perils for Games as a Service – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 342
Episode 342 where we talk the 1995 E3 Mic Drop, Steam OS, Game Sequels, an AI Kickstarter, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders (soundcloud.com/sleepingwithspiders)Background music is […]
Never Count your GTAs Before They Hatch – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 341
Episode 341 where we talk The First Professional Gamers, GTA6 Delays, the new game prices, an optimistic, but doomed Kickstarter, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders […]
Larian Studios New Direction – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 340
Episode 340 where we talk the Switch 2 Saga, Super Smash Bros, Passing an IP to a different studio, artificial scarcity, A homage to Tailspin, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming […]
Making Games Physical – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 339
Episode 339 where we talk Switch 2 Developments, Palworld, 3D Printing, DigDug, with special guest Ruckus which you may know as co-host of Ruckus and The Menace Podcast (and YT channel) and in our Sound Test segment, we reveal the mystery sound from episode 299 while we share a new challenge! Join the conversation with […]
Tariff Troubles – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 338
Episode 338 where we are joined by returning guest Metzgirl, and chat about BG3 Patch 8, Pricing Troubles, The most SEO Kickstarter weve ever seen, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Tuesday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming […]
Switch 2: Before the Storm – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 337
Episode 337 is a rare in-person recording from Wisconsin, and all about the Switch 2! We recorded this a couple of hours before the news broke that the US tariff shenanigans would delay the Switch 2 Preorders. And after I got back from my vacation, this is positing the day after we learned that ‘select […]
The Ethics of The Last of Us – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 336
Episode 336 where we talk Analog signal formats, EU Consumer Protection laws, the abandoned Starcraft prototype, Nintendo Virtual Game Cards, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] Follow us on twitter @2NerdsInAPod for gaming news! Intro/Outro music by Sleepingwithspiders […]
UVW Local 9433 – 2 Nerds In A Pod Bonus Episode
Mack shares a bit of news about this most recent effort for a United Videogame Workers union (and we wont take issue with the contraction of Video Game into Videogame… I’m sure there is a reason we just don’t know about… right?) We will return next week for our usual 1 hour show, but in […]
For the Baller on a Budget – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 335
Episode 335 where we talk Spring Steam Sale Deals, Ninja Gaiden 2004, Sony’s leaked demo of AI Aloy, a Visual History Kickstarter, and in our Sound Test feature, reveal the mystery sound from episode 295 while we share a new challenge! Join the conversation with us LIVE every Monday on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer […]
A Mar10 Day Without Much Mario – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 334
Episode 334 where we talk Halo Wars, Roblox’s (alleged) SEC troubles, Whisker Squadron: Survivor, Super Nintendo World Sweepstakes, and more! Editors Note: at around the 5:30 mark, Mack mentions an animal death (he lives in the countryside), skip ahead to 7:00 if that isnt something that you would like to hear. Join the conversation with […]
Is Steam your Favorite place to Game? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 333
Episode 333 where we talk A new repository of Video Game History, Nintendo removing their own titles, that time a US company tried to stop Switch sales, Walking back on Free To Play, and more! Join the conversation with us LIVE Mondays on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can be sent to [email protected] […]
Can A Superfan Rescue Bungie? – 2 Nerds In A Pod Ep. 332
Episode 332 where we talk Crunch Time, Black Ops 6 AI art, Destiny 2, Mike Tyson’s Punch Out new record, and more! We also announce that we are going to make the move to Mondays! Same time Join the conversation with us LIVE every on Mondays on twitch.tv/2nerdsinapod at 9pm CST. Viewer questions/business inquiries can […]
MrNiceGuy Solves the Puzzle – 2 Nerds In A Pod Bonus Episode
This release officially sunsets the old Mystery Sounds featured in our Sound Test Episodes from Episode 124 all the way to Episode 291. MrNiceGuy takes a shot at some of the historical sounds, and does a dang good job of it too! Going forward we will keep 10 sound tests active for guessing, and every […]