EXPCast : A Video Game Podcast
340 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJoin Pat, Stephanie and Stoy as they sit down to talk about everything and anything video games; like the video games they've been playing, news, reviews, interviews, good conversation and fun!
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S3 E1 : EXPCast Video Game Awards 2018, With More Spiderman Villains
January 08, 2019 13:30 - 2 hours - 139 MBWe're back, and we're live again on Twitch! Today the gang reunites to talk about the new Alien Isolation game...on mobile. And we've played games like Super Smash Bros, Monster Boy, Spiderman, Bayonetta 2, Darksiders 3 and Ride 3. starting at one hour into the show, we kick off our 2018 EXPCast Video Game Awards show. We showcase the best action game, adventure game, graphics, music, and of course our Game Of The Year, which was quite hard to come up with. Thanks for listening to us! Follow...
Closing 2018...With Hope for 2019
December 25, 2018 13:30 - 5 minutes - 6.36 MBThis one's a short one, just Stoy on this episode. We do a final sign off for 2018 to showcase what we have in store for 2019, which is a lot of new and exciting stuff. Give the episode a listen for more! But, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @EXPCast, and ESPECIALLY on Twitch.tv @EXPCastGaming. We're taking a short break, so see you in January!
Kratos Saves Christmas : Special XMAS Episode with the GO Cast
December 18, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBToday the gang welcomes on Scott, Chris and Zach from the Gaming Outsider podcast to talk about some of the games they've been playing, like Super Smash Bros, Celeste, Iconoclasts , Gris and Tetris Effect. We also sit around the yule long and tell a story about how Kratos, way back in the day, saved Christmas with an "interesting" tale on visiting Antartica with femurs for skiis. We also share what would be our greatest gaming gifts for 2018! Thanks for listening, follow our guests at The Ga...
Video Game Awards, Smash Bros Ultimate and Backlogging Games
December 11, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Video Game Awards happened last week, and we discuss the winners and good moments in this week's episode, and also a small rant on the Sonic The Hedgehog movie poster...Dan and Pat spend a lot of time playing Smash Bros Ultimate, Pat plays the first DLC for Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Just Cause 4, and Stoy has a love/hate relationship with Darksiders 3, and gives everyone a VERY good reason why he is playing Mass Effect Andromeda again. Be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instag...
Top 10 Biggest Game News of 2018, Darksiders III and a lackluster Nintendo Switch lineup
December 04, 2018 13:30 - 1 hour - 105 MBPat can't stand Dan and Stoy so he took the night off from us while we go through our Top 10 List of Biggest Video Game News Stories from 2018! We talk about Fallout 76 hate, Playstation Classic, Google's new (?) system, and other good news stories! We also talk about Nintendo Switch having a bit of a lackluster 2018 of releases. Dan jumps back into the Spiderman DLC, Pokemon Let's Go, and Stoy enjoys the hell out of Beat Saber, and is conflicted with Darksiders III. Thanks for listening!
Patrick Hickey Jr Interview, Fallout 76, and Beat Saber!
November 27, 2018 13:30 - 2 hours - 142 MBToday we invite Founder and Editor in Chief of ReviewFix.com Patrick Hickey Jr. to talk about his new book The Minds Behind The Games, an inside look from developers' experiences making some of the most influential games out there, like The Suffering, E.T., Mutant League Football, Night Trap, Road Rash, and more! Before that Pat and Stoy go on a rant on how bad video game reviews are often times bullshit (mostly from users, not actual reviewers). Dan plays Pokemon, Pat plays Spyro and Shadow...
Video Game Marketing, Pokemon Let's Go and The Video Game Awards
November 20, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBThe gang is all back together to talk about video game marketing, and how promotion and marketing got us interested in games we never would have ever dreamed of playing. Before that we talk about The Video Game Awards nominees, Nintendo suing people, and Fallout 76's funny server crash. Everyone played Pokemon Let's Go and talks about it in length, Dan also played Child of Light, Pat plays a lot of Spyro and Stoy played Summer Lesson PSVR....weird. Thanks for listening, follow us @EXPCast on...
The Golden Age of Gaming, Chicago's Amusement Tax, and Call of Cthulu
November 13, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBFinally returning back to normal, Pat and Stoy go into a deep conversation questioning "are we currently in the golden age of video games?" Before we get into that lengthy discussion we talk about Chicago's Amusement Tax, XO18, and the new Detective Pikachu trailer! Pat plays a lot of Assassin's Creed Odyssey and talks about the Castlevania Season II series, and Stoy plays Deracine on the PSVR, and Call of Cthulu and Red Dead Redemption 2. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @EXPCas...
Extra Life Special Episode, What We Played All Day, and Red Dead Redemption 2
November 06, 2018 13:00 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBWe've got a very special episode with quite a few guests, Scott Clark from The Gaming Outsider podcast, Micah from The Carve podcast, and Josh from Price Challenge on YouTube! Today we are recording live at Stoy's Extra Life charity event, an event where a bunch of us sit together and play video games for 24 hours to raise money for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Listen to us talk about games we've been playing like Red Dead Redemption 2, Mega Man 5 and Mega Man X, Agony, Diablo 3 on the ...
Twitch Con Visit, Streamer Interviews, and Borderlands 2 VR!
November 02, 2018 06:01 - 58 minutes - 57.9 MBPat and Stoy take a weekend and go to Twitch Con in San Jose, CA! Stoy takes in the many sights and sounds of the conference and shares what all went on, and Pat meets new friends and streamers! While there, Stoy got to play Borderlands VR, and some Call of Duty Blackout! He also put in a hefty amount of time playing Starlink: Battle for Atlas, and actually has fun with it. Pat jumps back into The Messenger and The World Ends With You. At the end of the podcast, Pat conducts an interview wit...
Josh from That Pixel Life, BLOPS IIII, and the PSVR 2 Year Anniversary Episode
October 23, 2018 13:00 - 1 hour - 127 MBThe gang welcomes Josh Faulkner from That Pixel Life Podcast to talk about the PSVR's 2nd birthday! We share our favorite games, experiences, and our visions on where VR is headed into the future. Not only that, we talk about Obama hatin' on some Pokemon, Days Gone being delayed again, flossin' in Forza Horizon 4, and games like Astro Bots, Black Ops 4, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Lego DC Super Villains, Outlast II and Slender Man. Follow Josh on his Podcast That Pixel Life, and on Facebook an...
Extra Life Video Game Charity, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Rockstar Games Overtime!
October 16, 2018 12:00 - 2 hours - 132 MBExtra Life video game marathon, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and working overtime are all part of today's discussions. Trying out a new format, the boys change things up a bit by first talking about streaming Overwatch and Claire, and playing games like The Missing, Mario Party, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Mega Man 11, and The World Ends With You. We also talk about Extra Life, a video game marathon event where you raise money for Children's Miracle Network hospitals! Playing games for a good caus...
Third Quarter in Review, Astrobots, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Super Mario Party
October 09, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBAfter Stoy screws up the intro again, and derails things by talking about the UFC fight last weekend, the gang sits down to talk and reminisce about the recent third quarter of games, like Spiderman, The Messenger, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and more! Besides that, we talk more about the Telltale Games debacle, Microsoft's XO18 event, and playing games like Spiderman, Mega Man 11, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Astrobots for the PSVR (A MUST HAVE!!), and Super Mario Party. Thanks for listening, b...
Mega Man ICON Episode, Forza Horizon, and Life is Strange 2
October 01, 2018 03:50 - 1 hour - 109 MBToday the gang welcomes very special guest Chris Owens from the Gaming Outsider Podcast to talk about the Blue Bomber himself, Sonic the...I mean, MEGA MAN! Before going on a weird rant about ASMR Twitch streams, we talk about playing Spiderman, Life is Strange 2, Creed PSVR and Madden 19. For our special ICON episode, Pat leads the discussion to take us through the storied history of one of video games' most iconic super heroes. We talk about his varied game series', through all the ups and...
Top 10 Treasure Hunters, Telltale Gamers Shut Down, and Bowsette?
September 26, 2018 02:28 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBSorry for the delay in posting today's episode, we had a heck of a weekend! But besides going through our own Top 10 List of Treasure Hunters in Video Games, and finding out that Stoy is an ALIEN RACIST, we talk about the layoffs and shut down at Telltale Games, and the supposed glimmer of hope that The Walking Dead Final Season has. We ALL play Spiderman, but Stoy seems to be taking his time with it because he's still playing Destiny 2 and forced to play The Crew 2, and Pat plays two JRPGs ...
Seth Andrews Interview, Bubble Gum For The Brain, and the Nintendo Direct
September 16, 2018 22:44 - 1 hour - 123 MBSorry for being a week late, but we've got a big episode today! In this week's episode Dan sits down with Seth Andrews (at around 1:18:00), part of the Thinking Atheist podcast, public speaker, AND now a Twitch streamer to talk about "bubble gum for the brain," and finding video games late in life. Obviously we have a lot to say about Spiderman, but we also played other games! Pat played Old School Musical and Dragon Quest 11, Dan played some more Dragon Ball Fighterz, and Stoy got some time...
Spiderman Puddlegate, The Messenger, and Retro Games Becoming a Sub Genre
September 04, 2018 01:23 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe crew is reunited again as we tackle on the recent Spiderman "puddlegate" controversy, as well as talking about the games we've been playing like Minit, Donut County, Monster Hunter Generations, Yakuza, The Messenger, Far Cry Dead Living Zombies, Firewall Zero Hour (THE MUST HAVE PSVR GAME!) and Assassin's Creed Origins. We tackle a side quest again to talk about the retro revival; games that are inspired by retro-style graphics a la the 8 and 16 bit eras. Do they hold a place in modern g...
The Jacksonville Shooting, Xbox All In One, Dead Cells and Cyberpunk!
August 28, 2018 02:30 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBThe sad, unfortunate shooting at a Madden 19 tournament in Jacksonville shocked the world, and we at EXPCast want you to know that YOU matter, and if you need ANY help at all, do not hesitate to call the Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Other than that, Pat and Stoy talk about Amazon Prime changes, the new Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay video, Xbox's All in One program, Dead Cells, Guacamelee 2, Shenmue 2 and Assassin's Creed Origins. Our side quest is about backlogs; why do we get so into games ...
Ninja's Twitter Remarks, Comfort Food Games, and The Walking Dead
August 20, 2018 01:45 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBDan says he got whisked away for work this weekend so we brought on a fellow listener Dave to the show! He says he locked Dan in a closet, so we're not sure who to believe at this point...anyway, still going on with a great episode! Today we talk about Twitch streamer Ninja's "controversial" remarks about streaming with women, Pat plays a lot of Darksiders and the new Walking Dead Game, Stoy dusts off his PSVR to play some Killing Floor 2, Super Hot, and Okami HD, and Dave plays a lot of NHL...
Top 10 Games Telltale Games Should Make, Fallout 76 Details, and Okami HD
August 13, 2018 02:08 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBDan's recovering from his bachelor party extravaganza in Chicago today, so it's just Pat and Dan as they sit and do a small speed run of the news from the last week (Doom Eternal, Fallout 76, Resident Evil 2 Platinum Edition, and Red Dead Redemption 2 gameplay). Stoy plays MORE games than Pat this time, who only played Darksiders. Stoy played some Crew 2 co-op with a friend, Okami HD for the Switch, and Prince of Persia Backwards Compatible on the Xbox One. It's another Top 10 List as the tw...
Fortnite Coaches and Games That Come Out TOO Early or TOO Late
August 05, 2018 21:33 - 1 hour - 107 MBToday the crew sits down to talk about parents hiring Fortnite coaches for their kids! The MADNESS! Other than that, Pat competes in a Mega Man 2 Speed Run competition with our friends over at The Gaming Outsider Podcast and also plays Warioware Gold, Dan beats Detroit Become Human, and Stoy starts his "backlog" by finally beating Rise of the Tomb Raider. We go on a side quest to talk about video games that may have released a bit too early (Mass Effect, No Man's Sky, and Street Fighter 5 to...
Uncharted Movie, Microsoft Streaming System, and Lore in Video Games
July 29, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 118 MBThe trio sits down to talk about their "up north" adventures last weekend all the while fitting in some video game talk. We discuss the possibility of a Microsoft video game "streaming" system, Nathan Fillion's Uncharted short film, and games like No Guts No Glory, Far Cry 5 Lost on Mars, Octopath Traveler, Lion's Song, Earthfall, and more! Dan leads the discussion on lore in video games; what are some great examples of lore in video games (Mass Effect, Elder Scrolls, etc.) and some bad ones...
Sonic The Hedgehog ICON Episode
July 22, 2018 22:00 - 56 minutes - 60.2 MBDan and Stoy sit down to talk about everything and anything we know of Sonic The Hedgehog, Sega's beloved mascot for over 30 years. Dan leads us in this episode and shares his origin story, his adventures against Dr. Robotnik, and even talks about his anime and cartoon history! Make sure to share this episode with your fellow Sonic fans! Thanks for listening!
Working For A Game Developer, Fixing Toxicity in Multiplayer Games, and Swiftflux
July 15, 2018 23:10 - 1 hour - 91.4 MBToday we invite special guest Swiftflux to the podcast to talk about Ubisoft and Blizzard trying different ways to curb hostility and toxic behavior in their multiplayer games, working in the video game industry (at Ubisoft) and some insight on how things work on the inside! Dan plays some cat-girl game, Pat enjoys Octopath Traveler,, Stoy enjoys his $150 Xbox Elite controller and Swiftlux is TRYING to finish God of War all the while playing PUBG and Pokemon Go. Be sure to like and follow us...
Life is Strange SPOILERCAST, The Crew 2, and Photo Mode in Video Games
July 08, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 131 MBToday's episode is a very special episode where we go QUITE in depth into the Life is Strange Universe. Not only do Pat and Stoy share their greatest moments, memories, and discuss the overlaying themes of the series, they also speculate on what the next season of Life is Strange 2 is going to be (Pat has QUITE the assumption!). Not only that, Stoy plays a lot of The Crew 2 and actually enjoys it, Pat 100%s Assassins Creed Rogue, and Dan is STILL missing. If you have any information on his w...
Top 10 Games of 2018 (So Far), Google's New Video Game System, and Bloodstained Ritual of the Night
July 01, 2018 20:58 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBIt's just Pat and Stoy today as we try to envision what Google's new system could be; a streaming device, or a full on hardware system? Besides that Pat's 100%'ed Rise of the Tomb Raider, Hollow Knight AND Yoku's Island Express (he's been busy), and Stoy played The Crew 2 and Life is Strange, as well as the beta for Bloodstained Ritual of the Night. 2018 so far has been a great year of games so we go through our Top 10 list of great games to have come out in 2018 SO FAR. Be sure to follow us...
Video Game Addiction a Disease, The Exorcist VR and What It's Like at E3
June 25, 2018 02:55 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBToday the gang welcomes a very special guest with us, Mr. Scott Clark, host of the Gaming Outsider podcast as we touch on the World Health Organization declaring video game addiction a disease of sorts. Dan plays some Dragon Ball FighterZ, Pat gets into Mario Tennis Aces, Stoy gets spooooooked by The Exorcist VR, and Scott tries to talk everyone into Moonlighter. Scott Clark was an attendee at E3 and he shares some of his experiences on the show floor, and what was hot, and what was not. Tha...
E3 Wrap Up Best and Worst, Fortnite Cross Play and Detroit Become Human
June 17, 2018 20:33 - 1 hour - 111 MBE3 is FINALLY over but we still have so much to talk about in this episode, especially the Fortnite controversy and WHY you cannot cross play with Sony. Today we welcome special guest Jordan to share some of the best to have come out of this past E3, and some of the worst and cringiest as well. Dan REALLY gets into Detroit Become Human, Pat plays some Unravel Two, Stoy plays Shaq Fu and Vampyr, and Jordan prepares himself for Kingdom Hearts 3 by playing some Birth By Sleep. We wrap up E3 by ...
Explaining Pokemon, Sony Press Conference and Nintendo Tree House - E3 Day 4
June 13, 2018 01:57 - 1 hour - 113 MBToday as part of our special E3 coverage we go through a recap of Sony's press conference, if you would call it that, and the Nintendo Treehouse Live showcase. For Nintendo's Treehouse we bring on @MicahTheBrave to explain to us why we should be getting in to the new Pokemon Let's Go for the Switch, and all the Super Smash Bros Ultimate hype! Stoy gushes like a little girl for Resident Evil 2 ReMake, and Dan is super confused by Death Stranding...again. Thanks for joining us on this adventur...
Square Enix and Ubisoft Press Conferences - E3 Day Three
June 12, 2018 03:30 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBWe are entering Day 3 of E3 Press conferences talking about Square Enix and Ubisoft's conferences from Monday June 11th. Square Enix didn't show much of anything really, except for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Kingdom Hearts III and a tease for Babylon's Fall, but Ubisoft tossed out some hits and interesting showcases (like more Division 2, Skull and Bones, and Starlink featuring Starfox!)! We are joined by Twitch streamer Swiftflux (who was a former developer from Ubisoft of Watch Dogs 2!) to...
Microsoft and Bethesda Press Conferences - E3 Day Two
June 11, 2018 04:09 - 1 hour - 115 MBWelcome to a special episode of EXPCast : Elder Scrolls 76 Edition! Pat, Stoy and Dan sit down to talk about their impressions of the Microsoft and Bethesda conferences at E3 2018. They share their thoughts on Forza, Crackdown, Halo, Gears of War, Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls, Skyrim Amazon Alexa Very Special Edition, and Rage 2! Thanks for tuning in and following along with us during E3! Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @EXPCast.
EA Press Conference Loot Box Free Edition - E3 Day One
June 09, 2018 20:26 - 44 minutes - 49.3 MBThanks for tuning in to the first episode of our E3 2018 coverage with our impressions of the first major conference, EA. Today Pat, Stoy and Dan sit down to talk about Battlefield V news, FIFA 19 getting the Champions League update, the new Star Wars game from Respawn Entertainment called Jedi Fallen Order, and a TON of Anthem drops and indie games. Oh yeah, and Unravel Two is NOW OUT! Thanks for listening!
Pokemon Quest, E3 Rumors and Top 10 Mini Games within Games
June 03, 2018 15:03 - 1 hour - 105 MBToday we sit down (as opposed to standing up) to talk about all the E3 rumors and news that came out within the last week up to the episode (Fortnite for the Switch!? Pokemon! "leaked" lists). Dan FINALLY plays Darksiders, and struggles his way through Agony, while Pat plays Pokemon Quest and Dark Souls Remastered and Stoy delves more into Detroit Become Human and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon. We present the Top 10 List for Best Mini Games Within Games That Distract You From the Main Stor...
Detroit: Become Human And Narrative Games That Deal With Choice And Consequence
May 27, 2018 17:39 - 1 hour - 97.8 MBIt's the Pat and Stoy show today as the two of us sit down to discuss the demise of Best Buy's Gamers Club Unlocked membership. Adding to that we talk about games like God of War, State of Decay 2, Runner 3, some game about Sushi, and of course Detroit: Become Human. We also go on a great side quest talking about great and not-so great games that deal in choice and consequence; what games are out there that have you REALLY affect the outcome of the stories and your relationships with your ch...
Black Ops 4, State of Decay 2, and Some of Video Gaming's Biggest Plot Twists
May 20, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBStoy weighs in on the Black Ops 4 reveal and how the franchise will soon most likely not have any narrative campaigns whatsoever, all the while talking about the first few hours playing State of Decay 2 and jumping back into Destiny 2 again. Dan plays some Little Witch Academia and works on his arcade cabinets, and Pat beats Ni No Kuni II, and gets into Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux for the 3DS and Dragon Crown Pro. After all that, we embark on a side quest where we discuss our f...
Top Volcanoes in Video Games, E3 Leaks, Donkey Kong, and God of War Fatherhood
May 13, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 96.8 MBThe whole crew is with us today as we start things off by talking about the recent E3 leaks on Walmart Canada's website. Not only that, Dan plays Minit, Agatha Knife and the Blazblue free trial on the Switch, Pat plays just Ni No Kuni II and Donkey Kong Country : Tropical Freeze, and Stoy STILL hasn't beaten God of War, but also played him some Killing Floor Incursion Holdout Mode. Since there's an active volcano eruption in Hawaii as of this recording, we decided to go through our Top 10 Vo...
Far Cry 5 SPOILERCAST, Killing Floor VR, and Yakuza 6
May 06, 2018 22:00 - 1 hour - 101 MBIt's just Pat and Stoy on this episode of EXPCast today, and it's a special one; mostly about a whole slew of Far Cry 5 ending spoilers. In case you missed it by now, this episode will be FULL OF SPOILERS, speculations and TONS of theories and crazy "crock pot" ideas for Far Cry 5. That won't start till 52:40, so there's a bunch of non spoiler content we talk about! Like Killing Floor VR, a tiny tiny bit of God of War, Yakuza 6, Beyond: Two Souls, and our impressions of the Red Dead Redempti...
God of War, The Best News in April, and E3 Hype and Speculation
April 30, 2018 11:01 - 1 hour - 85 MBThanks for tuning in to another episode! Pat isn't here with us today (possibly still thinking about that new comic book movie that just came out, forget the name of it...) so it's Dan and Stoy alone talking about how great and deserving God of War is. We chart into some small and minor spoiler territory, so be warned! Not only that we talk a little bit about E3 and its' schedule of press conferences, and we do a quick speed run of the news for the month of April. We give our thoughts on new...
ICON Episode : Kratos (God of War)
April 22, 2018 20:24 - 1 hour - 101 MBThanks for tuning in to a very SPECIAL episode of EXPCast where we talk about one of video game's most prolific ant-heroes, Kratos from the God of War series. His story has spanned through six main title games (and apparently a mobile game) and he's gone through quite the trials and tribulations of being a Greek god killer, and now a family man in the Nordic lands. Join us (and Ryan from Beer'd Gamers Podcast!) as we share his MANY stories, and try to make sense of it all, and also hear abo...
How Have We Changed As Gamers, the Billy Mitchel Controversy, and A Way Out
April 15, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBAhhhhh, take a seat and relax and let the soothing voices of Dan, Stoy and Pat serenade you as we talk about the Billy Mitchel controversy, Far Cry 5, A Way Out Co Op, Red Dead Redemption's 4K update and Mom Hid My Game (skip to 27:45 to skip Dan's vacation stories). We also partake a side quest where we reminisce about how we've grown up as gamers. From our humble beginnings to now, we talk about how we've changed as gamers not only in our styles of play, but our preferences and habits! Tha...