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Rich, Daryl, Beto, Amanda, and Aaron talkand when we pivot on game preferences. Games: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about architecture in games. Games: Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree, The Alters Demo, Pinball Spire demo, Synergy Early Access. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk recent games and demos played during the most recent Steam Nextfest. Games: Destiny - The Final Shape, Dungeon Alchemist, Coyote & Crow's Wolves, FF7 Rebirth, Nine Sols. Demos: Entoria - The Last Song, B.C. Piezophile, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Tactical Breach Wizards To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich and Amanda talk games before Rich hops into an interview with game developer Anders Lauridsen, maker of Skald: Against the Black Priory. Games: Dungeon Divers Demo, Capes, 1000xRESIST, Tiny Glade Demo, Nine Sols, Skald: Against the Black Priory. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Amanda and Rich check in with Skald: Against the Black Priory and Nine Souls in the realm of video games followed by some tabletop pen & paper RPGs, board games, and more from Rabbitcon! To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Daryl, Rich, and Amanda are joined once more by Diego aka PinkStripes and Ted Lowendick from the GWJ Racing Dorks to get into racing games. Games: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord and Little Kitty, Big City. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Daryl, Rich, and Amanda take a trip into the world of sports games for genre month! Games: Crow Country Demo, Dark Envoy, Topspin 2K25, FC 24, Animal Well, and Hades II. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Daryl, Amanda, and Aaron continue Genre Month with a dive into Adventure Games. Games: Animal Well, Indika, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, and Hades II Early Access. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

It's Genre Month! Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk games, and then later in the show, Amanda is joined by community puzzlers Scuigi and Pink_Stripes for a dive into the world of puzzles. Games: Indika, Zoombinis, Fallout: New Vegas. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich and Amanda are joined by Rob Parker to deep dive into Dungeon Role-Playing games. Games: No Rest for the Wicked, Stillfleet, Balatro, and Solium Infernum. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich and Amanda are joined by Allen Cook to discuss entering the era of good video game properties outside of games. Games: Children of the Sun, Bears in Space, Slice & Dice, Balatro, Immortals of Aveum, Lightyear Frontier. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich and Daryl are joined by special guest Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me podcast to talk about what gives good gamefeel. Games: Predecessor, Dragon's Dogma 2, Broken Roads, and Immortals of Aveum. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda get into the impact of discourse on gaming. Games: F1 23, NecroSmith 2, Balatro, Unicorn Overlord, Dragon's Dogma 2, Stellar Blade Demo. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, and Aaron talk problem games. Games: NecroSmith 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Dragon's Dogma 2, Destiny 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Andrew, Aaron, and Beto are briefly joined by Amanda to talk time management and gaming, your messages, and more! Games: Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda get into when different mediums intersect with games. Games: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Unicorn Overlord, Daggerheart TTRPG, Sifu. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and show notes.

Rich and Amanda are joined once more by Beto O'Byrne to get into the topic of awareness of what we don't know when it comes to gaming. Games: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Inkulinati, Unicorn Overlord, Backpack Battles, and Dragon's Dogma 2 Character Creator. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk games, games, games. Games: The Thaumaturge, Pacific Drive, Balatro, Shiren the Wanderer, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Unicorn Overlord Demo, Solium Infernum, Dead Cells, Pentiment. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes.

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about Games That Leverage Atmosphere. Games: Pacific Drive (PS5), Solium Infernum (PC), Balatro (Switch), LEGO Fortnite (Switch), Dawncaster (Mobile), Unicorn Overlord Demo (PS5), Helldivers 2 (PS5). To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda get into the future of exclusives. Games: Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Ultros, The Thaumaturge, Helldivers 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

This week, Amanda, Daryl, and Aaron get into core gaming memories. Games: Helldivers 2, Suicide Squad, Immortals, Spiderman 2, Tingus Goose, Synergy Demo, Summerhouse demo. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

This week Rich, Aaron, and Andrew get into Remake or Remaster, That Is the Question. Games: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Sonic Superstars, Sovereign Syndicate, Atari 50, Titanfall 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Today Rich and Beto discuss where they are with gaming in the broader context of their lives today, where it fits historically, and their hopes/fears for the future. Games: Against the Storm, Etrian Odyssey 3, Far Cry 5 and 6 To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.

Amanda, Daryl, Rich and are joined by special guest Wil Petre to dive deep on social gaming, and discuss his game Social Alchemix. Games: Sovereign Syndicate, Kingsvein, Timberborn Update, Desperados 3, Spendee, Wordle, Warzone To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk about the games they're looking forward to in 2024. Games: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Coyote & Crow TTRPG, This War of Mine, Ludus Mortis, and LEGO Fortnite. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

EPISODE 900! Rich, Andrew, Aaron, and Glendon celebrate by discussing games released on years divisible by 9. Games: Against the Storm, The Finals, Astral Ascent, Hammerwatch 2, Ludus Mortis, Powerwash Simulator, Astral Ascent, Disney Dreamlight Valley. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew are visited by Aaron to talk about their 2023 Honorable Mentions and GOTY Wildcards. Games: Spider-man 2, Super Mario Brothers: Wonder, Forspoken, Exoprimal, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Fortnite, Goodbye Volcano High, Beneath Oresa, BG3, Armored Core 6, Labyrinth of Zangetsu, Astral Ascent, Venba, Thirsty Suitors, Moonring, Sea of Stars, Octopath 2, Lies of P, Kirby Return to Dreamland Deluxe, Pikmin 4. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Andrew (with a visit from Aaron) talk Top Games of the Year 2023 - Part 2. Games: Hi-Fi Rush, Dave the Diver, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Alan Wake 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Allen, and Aaron talk spoilers about Alan Wake 2 and its extended universe. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Aaron discuss their Games of the Year - Part 1: Top pics. Games: Season: A Letter to the Future, Octopath Traveler 2, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, and Baldur's Gate 3. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Aaron discuss their perspectives on the most recent Game Awards. Games: Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, Arizona Sunshine 2, Fortnite Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Daryl sit down to chat about games they look forward to in 2024. Games Played: The Last Faith, Baldur's Gate 3 update, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Raft, Beneath Oresa, Superliminal, XCOM: Enemy Within, Spider-Man 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Daryl join forces to come up with a very serious holiday game-shopping guide. Games: Weird West, Lethal Company, In Stars and Time, and The Last Faith. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Aaron, and Daryl form team RAD to discuss the game marathon. Games: PlayStation Portal, The Last Faith, Spider-man 2, Alan Wake 2, and 7th Guest VR. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Andrew, and Amanda report on their bespoke video game listicles. Games: The Iron Oath, Super Mario Brothers Wonder, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Alan Wake 2, Peglin, Brotato. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Allen, and Amanda have a chat about games that make mechanics you hate more fun. Games: Laika: Aged Through Blood, Thirsty Suitors, Alan Wake 2, Cultic: Intermission, Forgive Me Father, World of Horror. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Aaron discuss a recent NYU Game Center lecture on the political, artistic and cultural role of video games during the current polycrisis. Games: Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.

Rich, Amanda, and Beto get into some of the many spoilers possible in Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich and Amanda talk about the top games of 2023 that they didn't get a chance to play. Games: Beneath Oresa, Jackbox 10, Spider-man 2, Cyberknights: Flashpoint Early Access, and World of Horror. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich provides a recap of events so far in the Alan Wake universe leading up to the release of Alan Wake 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich is joined by Dene Carter and interviews him about his new Ultima-like Moonring, his approach to world-building, and more. Dene Carter has been involved in the creation of numerous classics including Dungeon Keeper and Fable. Games: Cataclismo, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, The Thaumaturge, and The Pale Beyond. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, and Beto discuss their thoughts on decolonizing games. Games: Beneath Oresa, Starfield, Moonring. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Daryl are joined by special guest Dave Gilbert from Wadjet Eye Games to talk about what it's like being a developer in 2023. Games: Cyberpunk 2077, Dynasty Warrior's 9, Moonring, Word Factori, Perfect Tides, Nighthawks, Old Skies. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Glendon chat about the art of the hint. Games: Immortals of Aveneum, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Armored Core 6, Lies of P. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich and Amanda are joined by Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory to hear about his experiences and games played play at PAX West 2023. Games: Thank Goodness You're Here, Void Stranger, and Lies of P. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Beto talk Starfield and DC legends before diving into an interview with actor Sam Béart, aka Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3 and Thomasina Bateman from The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Games: Starfield, DC Legends. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about their favorite under-the-radar games for 2023. Games: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Baldur's Gate 3 on Console, Armored Core 6, and Sea of Stars. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Daryl, and Aaron talk about starting with sequels. Games: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game, Immortals, and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Beto get into some of the many spoilers possible in Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

It's summer break: Amanda sits down for some quick chats with Glendon Hass and Shawn Andrich on their summer games for 2023. Games: Dave the Diver, Marvel Snap, Baldur's Gate 3, Remnant 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes