The Pod of Greed

What's the difference between collecting and investing in Yu-Gi-Oh cards? We talk about that and dozens more viewer questions in this week's episode!

Yu-Gi-Oh has a few news bits AND we talk about a lot of gaming stories this week! Pokémon had a bunch of cool announcements at the World Championships, Gamescom was happening this week, and the PS5 is more expensive now...

Paul and Alec talk about a lot of new Yu-Gi-Oh news. Paul went to a regional, we get a new Prize card, there's a new TCG World Premiere card coming in the tins, and so much more!

We're lighter on Yu-Gi-Oh news this week, so we're tackling a bunch of video game and streaming stories! Would you pay $100 for GTA 6? What are the coolest upcoming fighting games? And would you be interested in Showrunner, the AI-generated streaming service?

We discuss the new Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Policy and the Master Duel's AI commentary feature. Plus Riftbound, Pokemon TCG Pocket, and the internet's wave of age verification and surveillance.

Everything about the latest Pokemon Presents, the Ironmouse VShojo scandal and more!

Paul recaps his experience at the Yu-Gi-Oh NAWCQ and we discuss the unfortunate confirmation that Time Wizard formats as we know them are about to change for good.

Let's talk about the new Yu-Gi-Oh Structure Deck, the unfortunate Microsoft layoffs, and the Stop Killing Games movement.

This week, we talk about the newly updated Yu-Gi-Oh tournament policy documents, Disney Lorcana's first World Champion and his golden 1 of 1 Mickey Mouse card, Magic the Gathering's Sonic the Hedgehog collab, and the exciting games shown at the Bandai Namco Summer Showcase!

We talk about the new Yu-Gi-Oh Chronicles Albaz story, the latest Shadow Duelist reveal, MTG's 2 new Commander formats, and we talk

Konami changed back the controversial Yu-Gi-Oh retro rules, Shadowverse World Beyond launches with predatory monetization, and ChatGPT is definitely destroying our brains.

Paul and Alec discuss the highly controversial changes Konami has issued around Yu-Gi-Oh Time Wizard formats, the difficulties in obtaining the new Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy products, exciting announcements around Riftbound (the League of Legends TCG), the successful launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, the upcoming Xbox ROG Ally, the new Marvel Fighters game, and a huge lawsuit from Disney and Universal against Midjourney for AI copyright infringement. Oh, and we finally tackle that negative listener review!

Paul and Alec are answering a bunch of listener questions, both Yu-Gi-Oh and otherwise, in this episode of "Emptying the Pot"

Welcome back for another week! Let's talk Yu-Gi-Oh WCS announcements, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the new HBO Harry Potter cast, and more.

We discuss some exciting new Yu-Gi-Oh product announcements like Retro Pack 2, Pokemon TCG chaos at Gamestop, and give our takes on Google I/O, where they showed some interest AI products.

This week is a rapid fire series of stories and headlines for Paul and Alec to discuss. There's also a great viewer question: when people quit games like Yu-Gi-Oh, is it because of the game or themselves?

Paul and Alec discuss Konami's recent announcement of the new Yu-Gi-Oh YCS Prize cards. We also react to the new Grand Theft Auto VI trailer and its unfortunate release delay. And of course, our review of the newest Marvel movie: Thunderbolts! Lots of exciting things to chat about so we're looking forward to hearing what you all think!

We talk Yu-Gi-Oh, Altered TCG, and then Paul and Alec share the start of each of their nerd journeys. From books and video games to bullying... deep stuff!

Air Neos Mystery Solved, New Yu-Gi-Oh Anime Disappointment, Switch 2 Preorders

It's a slower Yu-Gi-Oh news week, but that doesn't mean there isn't a lot more news to cover! Tariffs are hitting TCG accessories! And should you pay for Yu-Gi-Oh coaching?

We discuss the events of YCS Houston and the reveal of Yu-Gi-Oh's latest TCG banlist, share some Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy card leaks, and respond to our first critical 1-Star review...

We are celebrating our 100th episode with... another week of intense discussion! We talk about the new Nintendo Switch 2 reveal, the details on the Riftbound TCG based on League of Legends, and the Studio Ghibli AI controversy. Strap in!

Let's talk about the bunch of different Yu-Gi-Oh merch announcements, the cool new Digimon developments, a Pokémon product that will definitely get scalped, and Marvel Doomsday announcements.

Today we talk about a bunch of new card game news that's mostly NOT about Yu-Gi-Oh. The One Piece TCG is introducing Rotation, Assassin's Creed Shadows launches to surprising success, and Texas might be introducing a law that could ban anime!

It's Week 97! Let's discuss the controversy around the Magic the Gathering x Spongebob Squarepants Secret Lair, as well as some Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon news!

We sat down with Matt Bell to discuss his time working at Konami EU on Yu-Gi-Oh products, banlists, and events. Then we hear about his own tabletop card game Robot Raiders!

Lets talk all about the announcements from Pokemon Day, the new Yu-Gi-Oh Battles of Legend set, Magic the Gathering Scalping and the Shrek teaser!

We discuss the exciting new alternate art Yu-Gi-Oh cards coming in the next Quarter Century product, we share our thoughts on the beautiful new Magic the Gathering x Final Fantasy collab and all its products, and we give our review of Captain America: Brave New World! Plus a bunch of other gaming stories in between!

Lots of new things this week! Yu-Gi-Oh announced the location of the World Championship and announced a tournament between two prominent V-Tubers to celebrate Master Duel's 3rd anniversary. Wizards of the Coast reveals new guidelines for Magic the Gathering's Commander format! And of course, we recap our favorite new games from Sony's State of Play event.

Lots of fun stories this week! The third anniversary of Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel is happening, Pokemon TCG Pocket responds to the trading controversy, Multiversus is shutting down for good, Bytedance has a new AI video technology, and we talk manga and anime! Here goes!

We finally have a lot of Yu-Gi-Oh news to talk about this week! Plus actually interesting new developments in tech.

We invite our first podcast guest of 2025, Pharaohmone, to chat with us about his work behind the scenes in Yu-Gi-Oh judging, commentary, and tournament policy.

Let's talk about the developments with the new elusive Pokemon set, Magic Secret Lairs going to stores, and the impending TikTok ban.

Paul and Alec recap their weekend at Bandai Card Game Fest Orlando, where we saw how the other side lived. Plus, we get into a deep discussion of how Yu-Gi-Oh may be losing players to these games and what can be done to stop it!

Paul and Alec catch up on all the Yu-Gi-Oh news and some dystopic news stories, too! Happy new year!

Paul and Alec recap their favorite and least favorite parts of the year in review! Happy Holidays!

Alec and Paul share their experience with a recent Rivalry of the Warlords format tournament, Paul recaps his experiences on the Master Duel Duelist Cup, we discuss the new Magic the Gathering banlist, and Paul shares some terrifying new AI developments. Fun!

Let's talk YCS Anaheim and the new Yu-Gi-Oh banlist, recap our experiences at the Gundam TCG Launch Event, discuss the announcement of the new Legend of Legends Card Game called Project K, and talk Marvel Spiderman and Kraven the Hunter!

In Episode 83 of the Pod of Greed, Alec and Paul discuss the wild and unexpected cards that will be unbanned in Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel like Red-Eyes Dark Dragoon, Master Peace, and Knightmare Goblin. Then we reminisce about our favorite memories of PlayStation for its 30th anniversary. Paul also shares a handful of infamous historical lawsuits in trading card game history. And we inspect a new form of AI that creates playable worlds from just an image prompt.

Alec and Paul discuss the Yu-Gi-Oh news around YCS Bologna's results, Crossover Breakers box openings, and the reveal of Master Duel's latest Shadow Duelist: Xavier Woods! Plus we investigate another trading card game theft by UPS workers, another Pokemon Happy Meal, the crazy idea of an AI game studio, and two weird Pizza Hut products.

Alec and Paul discuss a famous Japanese card shop owner who rated every Trading Card Game from best to worst! We also discuss the controversial nominees for The Game Awards 2024. And finally, some terrifying new AI mishaps by Google and Coca-Cola. Lots to discuss this week!

Paul and Alec cover the news about Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic and Pokemon before jumping into a few different trading card games than you might be used to...

Paul and Alec are reading and responding to a myriad of viewer questions from the Pot of Greed! Should Yu-Gi-Oh copy Pokemon's Elite Trainer Box model? Where did the Extra Deck go wrong? And why are so many people disillusioned with modern Yu-Gi-Oh? Oh yeah, and what are our favorite anime to recommend?

We cover the news around the Yu-Gi-Oh Quarter Century Bonanza, the new Master Duelist celebrity Shadow Duelist, new tournament prizing, and loads of controversy around Magic the Gathering and Universes Beyond. Plus the release of Pokemon TCG Pocket!

Alec and Paul recap their experience at New York Comic Con and talk about the newest Yu-Gi-Oh reveals from Supreme Darkness, plus the new hints at a real Yu-Gi-Oh VR game! We also talk about the Magic the Gathering Commander panel. We chat about some video game news and then end on a tragic AI disaster...

Somehow this week's news is only barely about Yu-Gi-Oh! We recap YCS Niagara and how it forecasts the new Yu-Gi-Oh metagame, we talk about the Game Freak Pokemon leak, share our thoughts on the latest Tesla Robotaxi event, and talk Bandai game drama!

Konami has finally announced the new Blue-Eyes White Destiny Structure Deck for the TCG, TeamSamuraiX1 wins his first YCS event, and Paul rants hard about the video game community!

This week, we discuss the huge and controversial transfer of Magic the Gathering's Commander format to Wizards of the Coast, and some of the new Yu-Gi-Oh tournament policy rules, a Master Duel banlist update, and the early release of Pokemon TCG Pocket! Plus loads more!

In this episode, Paul and Alec discuss the new Yu-Gi-Oh! set called Rage of the Abyss, which includes some exciting card reveals. They also talk about Magic: The Gathering's controversial new banlist, which has caused a huge uproar and tanked prices. They wrap up the episode with a discussion of Sony's latest State of Play video game presentation and the controversy surrounding Twitch Con.

Let's talk about the lukewarm community response to the new Yu-Gi-Oh tins.