The Gamers' Inn

This week we're joined by special guest Ridiculous Hat, Jocelyn's co-host on The Angry Chicken, to chat about God of War: Ragnarok! We are in full SPOILER mode for this discussion, so only listen if you're ready to have major story moments spoiled. We also talk about combat, ranged vs melee, gear changes, side quests, and the potential future of the franchise. Pull a chair up next to the fire, and enjoy this lengthy Ragnatalk!Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before we chat about the newest Mario movie trailer, Ryan takes us through the mashup of many genres that is Potionomics. Plus Jocelyn updates us on the launch of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Moving to the news, yes Chris Pratt is still the voice of Mario in the second trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Witcher 1 remake will be a modern re-imagining with an open world, and Microsoft is likely to make EU concessions for Activision Blizzard deal soon.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan and Jocelyn returned from Ragnarok to offer early game impressions and story thoughts (we don't go further than the completion of the quest The Word of Fate, around the 15 hour mark). If you're looking to stay spoiler free on God of War Ragnarok, you may want to use the time stamps to head into the news. Speaking of the news, we'll have a full Inn-side the Game for God of War Ragnarok in a few weeks, so stay tuned! But also the news, Netflix is developing a triple-A PC game, and some stories out of the Activision Blizzard acquisition as Sony lightly confirms a PS6 after 2027 and the FTC may be launching an anti-trust lawsuit soon.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a week off, Ryan and Jocelyn return to share our adventures from Extra Life Game Day. We had a blast raising funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals while playing Splatoon 3, Overcooked 2, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Hearthstone, Sea of Thieves, and Dead by Daylight with our amazing guests. Thank you all for the great support! Before we head into the news though, Ryan chats about The Entropy Centre, while Jocelyn wraps up God of War and heads for Ragnarok. Going over the last few weeks of video game news, Lionsgate CEO thinks John Wick would make for a great AAA video game, Netflix continues their video game adaptation obsession with Gears of War, Jocelyn determines how much free time she has for a Horizon MMO, and Nintendo partners with DeNA to form a new joint venture focused on Nintendo Account experiences.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We return to the messy world of A Plague Tale with Requiem, the follow up to the 2019 title from Asobo, which is available on Game Pass. Jocelyn has been keeping busy with the latest Hearthstone announcements (learn more on the latest TAC), as well as our TGI Game Club for God of War 2018. Before we move into the news, we detail our Extra Life Game Day that will be taking place all day on Saturday, November 5th. In the news, we kick things off with The Witcher universe where the first game is getting a remake and Henry Cavill will be handing off the swords for season 4 of the Netflix TV show. Looking at subscriptions, both Xbox and PlayStation had some news for their respective services. Finally, we close out the show with the VERY expensive PlayStation VR2.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marvel SNAP has been enjoying a global release for the last week, so Ryan checks in on the game to join Jocelyn in her obsession for the new card battler. Before the news, Jocelyn continues her Norse adventures in Northgard, while Ryan re-subscribes to Apple Arcade for Shovel Knight Dig. Wrapping up the show, we go over two major showcases from the past week, one from Konami on all things Silent Hill and another from Capcom for upcoming Resident Evil content.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Both Jocelyn and Ryan are back in the innkeeper chairs as we check in on God of War 2018 thanks to the latest TGI Game Club. Plus, they both played Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. In the news, we get Jocelyn's take on the Mario Movie trailer, and then wrap up the show by going over the original Bayonetta voice actor calling for a boycott of the game over pay issues (plus an update on the situation from Jason Schreier).Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Jocelyn is off this week, Ryan returns with guest host Manny (from the For Azeroth and Going IRL podcasts), as we catch up on the last few weeks in the video game industry. Manny has been running through the Metroid franchise after enjoying Metroid Dread, and also has some advance thoughts to share on the lead up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. While Ryan has been busy recovering, he's also go some time in with his new Steam Deck (more on that in the coming weeks). Over in the news, of course we discuss the first look at the Mario Movie, plus The Last of Us has their first trailer as well from HBO, CD Projekt RED forcasts a bunch of games, Google is closing Stadia, and Meta announces the Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headset.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While Ryan is away this week, Jocelyn is joined by returning guest TriplePhase3, AKA Dustin! They kick off the show with details on our next TGI Game Club which will be for God of War 2018. Plenty of games to discuss this week as Jocelyn played Splatoon 3 and Beacon Pines, while Dustin played Deathloop, You Suck At Parking, and Metal Hillsinger. Best part? All of these games other than Splatoon 3 are available on Xbox Game Pass! Over in the news, Nvidia announced their next generation of graphic cards, discussing the leak of Grand Theft Auto VI, and closing out the show with some Sonic news.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan travels back in time to the late 90's for a little Wave Race 64 on Nintendo Switch, while Jocelyn goes full Disney with Dreamlight Valley on Xbox Game Pass. Moving over to the news, the last seven days was a busy one for video game showcases, so we go over the highlights from the Disney and Marvel Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward for September 2022, a main series Nintendo Direct, and the latest State of Play from PlayStation.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn and Ryan check out the latest from Sam Barlow and team with Immortality, which is available on Xbox and PC Game Pass. Moving into video game news, Microsoft wrote a blog post in support of their Activision Blizzard acquisition, Steve Blackman confirmed that Horizon 2047 has nothing to do with Horizon while Netflix confirms Aloy will be the main character, and finally CD Projekt RED announces an expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 and details tie-ins for the upcoming Netflix anime series.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn and Ryan are back to close out the summer season with a quick look ahead at fall video game releases (even if Ryan blanked on most of them). Moving into what we're playing, Jocelyn played Cult of the Lamb, while Ryan returns to 2006 with the Destroy All Humans 2 remake. For video game news, the next Dark Pictures Anthology game will be out in November, the PlayStation 5 will be seeing a price increase in certain regions (but Microsoft and Nintendo won't be, for now), and sadly Netflix has cancelled their Resident Evil series.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a week off Jocelyn and Ryan return to discuss the latest TGI Game Club with Pyre, and Two Point Campus on PC Game Pass. Oh, and that's not the end of the show, we have plenty of news to catch up on! Sony is working on two new film adaptations (Days Gone and Gravity Rush), Twitch changes some Partner rules for streaming on other platforms, Embracer Group buys some more stuff, and GamesCom Opening Night Live happened.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn returns and brings tales of spotty cell service for half games of Marvel Snap, but the main attraction is Hooked On You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim! Ryan on the other hand, continues his virtual reality adventures with Moss Book II. Moving into the news, we have a release date for the third Sonic movie, Pac-Man will be trying out a live action adventure, Dead by Daylight developers have some other announcements up their sleeve, Marvel Snap faces it's first monetization issues, and all the cool stuff announced for the next Pokemon.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn is off this week, but Ryan welcomes back Josh (BabylonRedeemer) to the show to discuss the latest entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise on Nintendo Switch. After a spoiler free deep dive into the first few chapters of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, we move over to the news to discuss the second wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, Backbone One receives a PlayStation look and feel, and Logitech announces their intention to create a cloud gaming handheld with Tencent.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As Jocelyn is on vacation, Ryan welcomes Dustin TriplePhase3 back on to the show to discuss the latest in Xbox Game Pass greats: As Dusk Falls. Dustin has also been relaxing with rhythm based game Aaero on Xbox, after needed a break from the latest Dead by Daylight update. Ryan however, re-enters the world of VR to check in after getting his hands on Moss Book II (more on that specific game next week). In the news, the Meta Quest 2 will be seeing a $100 increase in August, the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake may be indefinite hold, and Discord voice chat is arriving on Xbox very soon.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn and Ryan team up and return to The Quarry for some online co-op. Plus both innkeepers have watched the first few episodes of Resident Evil on Netflix. Moving over to the news, Dynamo Pictures will evolve into Nintendo Pictures after being acquired, and PlayStation to launch their own loyalty program to catch up with Xbox and Nintendo.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off the show to wish Jocelyn a happy birthday (which is the date of posting if you’re listening day one). Then Ryan catches up on a five year old gem, Hollow Knight. Wrapping up our games conversation, Jocelyn checked out The Quarry. In the news, SEGA announces the Genesis Mini 2, Blizzard puts Heroes of the Storm in maintenance mode, Nintendo and LEGO unveil a very expensive Bowser set, and Ubisoft re-reveals Skull and Bones.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn dodges whales for the launch of Raft 1.0, while Ryan wraps up the first TGI Game Club. Speaking of Game Club, if you have suggestions for our next game, be sure to drop them into our Game Club channel in Discord soon! We have a lighter section on the games we played this week, but make up for it with video game news. First up, a Nintendo fan purchased a good chunk of Nintendo stock to ask a question at an investor's meeting, She-Hulk may be the next hero to arrive in Marvel's Avengers, Sony confirms God of War Ragnarok will launch in November, and Xbox 360 games will no longer be included in Games with Gold starting in October. Closing out the show, we go over a list of the most backlogged video games according to How Long To Beat.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EA pushes Jocelyn to return to Nobody Saves The World, which brings up the discussion of New Game Plus. While Ryan returns to Fódlan for Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. In the news, Nintendo delivers a Direct Mini focusing on third party titles coming to Nintendo Switch, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gets a dedicated Nintendo Direct as well.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We kick off the show with a classic segment known as EA is not great, as Jocelyn recounts her time with EA Chat Support to try and access Lost in Random on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on PC. Afterwards, we discuss our thoughts on the game Lost in Random, moving away from our EA woes. Next up, Ryan played some TMNT Shredder's Revenge, while Jocelyn continues to enjoy Marvel Snap. Moving into the news, Square Enix has announced when to expect the second part to the Final Fantasy VII Remake project, and Tony Hawk himself confirms Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 was planned but is now in limbo.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s this, another extra long TGI because of the Ghost of E3? It’s true! We start off with Ryan’s final thoughts on season 1 of the Halo TV series, then move in to the Xbox + Bethesda 2022 Showcase. There’s a lot to break down from Xbox, but we leave some time to chat about the Capcom Showcase as well.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're a bit late this week as we adjusted our schedule for Summer Games Fest, but we've got thoughts to share on Diablo Immortal and Marvel Snap! Moving to the news, we couldn't resist diving into the recent reports about the Horizon TV show, we catch up on the latest State of Play from PlayStation, and go over all the goodies unveiled at the Summer Games Fest showcase. Finally, we close the show with some quick thoughts on the Netflix Geeked announcements, which include a Dragon Age anime.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn returns to the inn this week, with Ryan sharing his adventures in Rogue Legacy 2 and the latest additions to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass. Complete with wireless N64 controller nostalgia! Moving into the news, we made sure to save the Dead by Daylight Dating Sim story for Joce, plus Xbox is looking to enter the streaming dongle business. Oh, and Star Wars Celebration gives us a glimpse at Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Travis is back on the show this week to chat about his adventures with the Spider-Man Remaster on PlayStation 5, as well as his plans for Extra Life with Elden Ring. We're kicking off Extra Life earlier this year, with the team page up and Travis starting his streams in June. Make sure you tune in! Also, Ryan is late to the party, but he's finally finished Guardians of the Galaxy. Moving into the news, we chat about the announcement of Marvel Snap, and more details emerge for the new PlayStation Plus offerings.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Crofton Steers of Dungeons & Diapers fame is our guest co-host this week, as Jocelyn will be away for a few more episodes. Ryan finally enjoys the chore of unpacking with Unpacking on Xbox Game Pass, which leads into a chat about playing smaller titles in between larger ones. This conversation brings up some thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy, which we'll have more in a future episode as Ryan is nearly finished the action adventure game. Wrapping up what we're playing, Crofton goes over the fun he had playing Demeo with a few friends on PC and VR. In the news, of course we'll be saving the Dead by Daylight Dating Sim for when Jocelyn returns, but we also discuss the delay of Starfield and Redfall from Bethesda into 2023.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn is off this week, but joining Ryan as a guest co-host is Jimmy the Shovel! Jim brings along Othercide to the Inn, a turn based tactics game with a Dynamic Timeline. We also discuss our Game Club for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, which is currently heading into it's fourth milestone. If you're interested, be sure to jump into the Discord! For video game news, we chat about Fortnite being back on Apple devices thanks to Xbox Cloud, EA is back in the LOTR business with a new free-to-play mobile game, and Xbox had a few unfortunate outages over the weekend.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn is out this week, but Ryan is joined by his Zombies Ate My Podcast co-host Lou to chat about his time with the Steam Deck. Lou has had a few months to put his Steam Deck to the test, with games like Elden Ring, Rogue Book, and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. We chat about the hardware, the software, and everything in between! Moving into the news, Blizzard has announced a new Warcraft mobile game, Nintendo confirmed some 2022 shuffles, and Square Enix sells it's Western studios to the Embracer Group.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As promised, Ryan has completed Horizon Forbidden West in April, so we're ready for our spoiler discussion episode! Jocelyn and Ryan chat about the new companions added to the sequel, notable quests, our favourite areas, and of course the new villains too. We cap off the discussion with our thoughts on the ending and what may be next for the franchise.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan gets one more opportunity to chat about the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie because he saw it in theatres! Jocelyn continues her late March video game madness with Ghostwire Tokyo. Moving into the news, we spend the remainder of the show discussing the idea of the "metaverse" with the news of LEGO and Sony investing billions in Epic Games.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn is back this week and ready to help Ryan discuss early thoughts for TUNIC. Plus Jocelyn has been getting into the Borderlands spirit with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Before we move to the news, we detail the TGI Game Night Preview happening on April 29th. We’re looking for Patrons input, but all are welcome to tune in for the event. As for video game news, looks like we're returning to Monkey Island later this year, E3 2022 is officially cancelled digitally now too, and Xbox Game Pass may have a Family Plan in the future.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn is away this week, but Ryan welcomes Crofton from Dungeons & Diapers to guest host this week. Just returning from a vacation, Crofton details some of his vacation Nintendo Switch games with Golf Story and Into The Breach. Ryan watching the first episode of the Paramount+ Halo TV series, while Crofton returned to Valheim. Moving into the video game news, PlayStation has announced it's revamped PlayStation Plus, Nintendo has delayed the Breath of the Wild sequel to Spring 2023, and Epic Games permanently adds no building mode to Fortnite.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a video game movie to talk about this week, and before you ask, it's NOT Sonic! It's actually Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. While Ryan chatting about the movie with his co-host on Zombies Ate My Podcast, we thought it would be a good idea to share the film with TGI as well! Plus, Ryan dove into Pokemon Legends Arceus, so we'll have some first impression thoughts to go over there as well. Moving into the news, Ghostbusters is getting a new video game from the devs behind Friday the 13th, Supermassive surprised us with a brand new game coming in June, and The Witcher will return in video game form thanks to Unreal Engine 5.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan kicks off the show with a surprise for Jocelyn, before quickly pivoting over to Guardians of the Galaxy. While he's had the game since last year, we figured this was a good time to discuss it with the game arriving on Xbox Game Pass. We then move into Horizon Forbidden West, which does include some spoilers for the first half of the game (check the time stamps below). We'll have a full spoilercast for Horizon soon! After our slight spoiler chat, we move into the latest video game news including Microsoft's Perfect Dark studio troubles, Riot Games investing in the animation studio behind Arcane, and more info on Hogwarts Legacy expected shortly.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan returns and brings back Horizon Forbidden West to the show with him. After some minor early game spoilers (note the timestamps), we chat a bit more about the mechanics of Forbidden West. Moving on to new games, Ryan visits FAR Changing Sails and Jocelyn returned to the Beholder franchise with the third entry in the series. Moving into the news, we catch up with the new Pokemon, Amazon is looking to bring Kratos to the small screen, Blizzard confirms some upcoming Warcraft announcements, and Super Nintendo World expands to Hollywood in 2023.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan is away this week, but we've got Beau Schwartz of CORE fame here to talk all about Elden Ring, and why even those who didn't love previous FromSoftware titles might want to dig their teeth into this one. There's also a little bit of chatter about Forbidden West and Disco Elysium off the top. Enjoy!Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Horizon Forbidden West has finally arrived and we're ready to start chatting about it! That being said, if you're worried about spoilers, we have not made actually made it to the Forbidden West in the game, so that will give you an idea of where we're at. After a good introduction to the new Horizon, we move into the latest video game news. This includes the new Uncharted film performing well, Call of Duty may be skipping 2023, and Dead by Daylight may be getting a dating sim spin off.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a brief video game TV/movie update brought to you by Paramount+, we move into a discussion of Death's Door. Afterwards, Jocelyn goes over her adventures in Lost Ark and Final Fantasy XIV. As we jump back into the news Horizon continues to invade Joce's shelf space with the newly announced LEGO Tallneck, Cyberpunk 2077 has received it's current generation console upgrade, the Wii U and 3DS eShop is being shut down, and a Bioshock movie is back on the table thanks to Netflix.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jocelyn has completed her journey through Insrcyption, so we're ready to chat spoilers for this deck building game. But before that, we look forward to Horizon Forbidden West and Jocelyn's upcoming time in Final Fantasy XIV. In the news, there's a hint of more Warcraft coming to mobile this year, Google Stadia may be shifting to primarily a tech offering, The Wolf Among Us 2 has it's first trailer, and YES a new Nintendo Direct!Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After we kick off the countdown of non-Horizon Forbidden West Gamers' Inn episodes, we move over to a fan favourite of 2021: Incryption. Ryan started his journey through the creepy card battler over the holidays, and finished before this episode, while Jocelyn is fresh on her path to defeating Leshy. We keep the conversation spoiler free, as we recommend going into this one fresh. In the news, we have our first full length trailer for the Halo TV series, Sony is buying Bungie for 3.6 billion dollars, and Wordle joins the acquisition club thanks to the New York Times.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan and Jocelyn return to share more of their thoughts on Nobody Saves The World. Plus, Ryan returns to the stealth strategy genre with Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice. Over in the news, there's more to dive into when it comes to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, which includes diving into the back catalogue of Activision franchises, and Call of Duty staying on PlayStation (for now). Finally, we close out the show with Blizzard's recruiting announcement for a new survival game based on a fresh IP (tune into The Instance this week for more on this one from Joce).Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

That's right, we're celebrating TEN YEARS of The Gamers' Inn this week. The celebrations include a Guess That Game segment with clips selected by listeners of the show, and some listener suggested topics to help us look back at the last 500 episodes. We chat about one new game called Nobody Saves The World, that's out now on Game Pass (more on the game next week). Finally, we close out the show with the bombshell news that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for 70 billion dollars! This is a developing story, and just broke the day we recorded. Likely more to discuss next episode.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re back with our first episode of 2022 as we hurdle ever closer to the big TGI 500. We kick off the show with some holiday game discussions as Jocelyn purchased Skyrim again, leading to her playing a bunch of Elder Scrolls Online. Also Dead by Daylight appears to be having some balance issues. Ryan finished up Halo Infinite over the holidays, and managed to squeeze in some time with The Gunk, both on Xbox/PC Game Pass. Finally, Ryan has been enjoying the devilish delights of Rogue Lords. We forgo the news to discuss our most anticipated titles of 2022, including some honourable mentions.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the annual Gamers’ Inn Game of the Year episode! We go over our top 5 video game experiences from 2021, which does include a few older games we played this year. We close our the show with some Honourable Mentions and Games We Missed. Wouldn’t want to leave anyone out on this momentous occasion! Look forward to some of those games making a comeback in 2022!Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan welcomes back Jocelyn with a surprise ripped straight from The Game Awards. Then we move into our promised Arcane spoilers, where we discuss the first full season for the Netflix animated series. While Jocelyn was away she completed the entire main game of Control, including the Alan Wake expansion. Moving into our news segment, we focus in on The Game Awards, looking at the awards and the announcements.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jimmy The "Play Trails" Shovel guests on the show this week with Ryan to dive into the latest anime experiences! Jim kicks things off with Scarlet Nexus, which he played on Xbox Game Pass for PC. Inspired by Ryan's time with Arcane, he checked out League of Legends: Wild Rift and Legends of Runeterra on iOS. Closing out our games section, Jim updates us all on the Doki Doki Literature Club Pus, an updated paid version to the free game. In the news, we have a large chunk of Activision Blizzard updates where one of the protest leads is leaving Blizzard, The Game Awards made headlines for how they may or may not deal with Activision Blizzard, and Raven QA team members let go after being promised full time positions for months. Closing out the news, we look at the reports that PlayStation is preparing a response to Xbox Game Pass.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're soon to be all loaded up on current generation consoles as Jocelyn has successfully ordered a PlayStation 5! Plus, what should we do for our 500th episode to mark ten years of The Gamers' Inn? Moving into games that we're playing, Ryan is driving around in Forza Horizon 5 while thinking about Xbox Game Pass. Jocelyn on the other hand is crafting the superior dinosaur park in Jurassic World Evolution 2. Moving into the news, we have more on Activision Blizzard as Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo all weigh in on the matter. And to conclude the news, League of Legends is renewed at Netflix with Arcane Season 2 in production, and Amazon may be adapting Mass Effect soon.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ryan and Jocelyn take a break from video games to talk about a Netflix series based on a video game! That's right, we discuss the first three episodes of Arcane, the new League of Legends series. We discuss some spoilers for this first arc, so if you're looking to experience yourself, best skip ahead. Next up, Ryan had some time in Back 4 Blood with his ZAMP co-host. In the news, there's another damning update in the Activision Blizzard saga as WSJ has released a report on Bobby Kotick's actions over the years and the story behind Jen O'Neal's departure. In more news, The Game Awards released it's nominee list, and for Xbox's 20th anniversary Microsoft announced a documentary, showcased the first teaser for the Halo TV series, and launched Halo Infinite multiplayer early!Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a very successful Extra Life Game Day, Ryan and Jocelyn bring The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes to the inn. We go into full spoilers for the entire game, so if you're looking to experience the game for yourself be sure to skip ahead. Before closing out the show, we chat about the continuing adventures of video game movies where Nintendo is looking at their next film starring Donkey Kong, and Mass Effect 5 received new concept art for N7 Day.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Both Jocelyn AND Ryan return this week to catch up on all the latest games and Chris Pratt news. Ryan brings a slew of games to chat about including his final thoughts on Metroid Dread (and a little Super Metroid thrown in for good measure). Plus a visit to the post apocalyptic sim builder genre with Endzone: A World Apart. Finally, we conclude what we're playing with the overpriced, but nostalgia driven N64 expansion to Nintendo Switch Online (and N64 wireless controller). In the news, there's more Activision Blizzard updates with BlizzConline 2022 cancelled, Overwatch 2/Diablo IV being delayed, and Jen Oneal (one of the co-leaders) leaving the company. Plus we get Jocelyn's take on that new Uncharted movie trailer.Important StuffSupport us on PatreonDiscord ChannelEmail the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.