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Season 15, Episode 16

May 09, 2021 13:51 - 92.5 MB

The first thirty minutes of this show have barely anything to do with gaming at all. It’s just the recap of a VERY chaotic week. The rest of it has to do with Epic and Apple and everything we learned in just the first few days of that court case. And the speculation of how […]

Season 15, Episode 15

May 02, 2021 13:44 - 93.7 MB

I’ve long since stopped trying to find the magic ratio for game to value. We talked about this with Returnal and it’s price tag. And how, at $60, I was more than entertaining the idea of picking up the game. Until I found out it was $70 and apparently that extra 10 bucks was just […]

Season 15, Episode 14

April 25, 2021 13:16 - 89.8 MB

Welcome to an episode that almost never was…twice! Some of it’s explained in the show itself. That being the bad weather we were having and you’ll notice this show starts differently than the rest because of all the hecticness that was happening at the time. However, 24 hours earlier I was dead set against not […]

Season 15, Episode 13

April 18, 2021 13:01 - 95.2 MB

At this point I’m pretty sure ANY Pac-Man game will get my attention and will also end up being something that’ll just keep me playing over and over. It’s been doing that since the whole “Championship Edition” versions have been released. And it’s doing it again with some slinky little free game (free with a […]

Season 15, Episode 12

April 04, 2021 12:58 - 92.9 MB

Just a quick show note: No new episode next week. We’ll be back live again on the 17th. I don’t want to sound like a shill for Microsoft, but I can’t really find a reason why you should NOT have a Game Pass subscription if you own an Xbox or even a PC. I mean, […]

Season 15, Episode 11

March 28, 2021 12:55 - 93.7 MB

I don’t consider myself a hoarder, but I can imagine some people would say otherwise about me. I do tend to “hold on” to things a lot longer than most from time to time. Although I’ve recently backed off a bit with that habit. Or, at least, put a limit on what I’ll consider. Then […]

Season 15, Episode 10

March 21, 2021 14:59 - 94.4 MB

I was going to lay out my whole situation here but it’s covered pretty well in the second half of the first hour of the show. Last fall I built a new PC. Almost everything in it was new except for two things: my power supply and my graphics card. This past week I somehow […]

Season 15, Episode 09

March 14, 2021 13:40 - 93 MB

Strictly speaking consoles, when you take the big 3 and put all their exclusives together, Nintendo probably leads the pack with the most, both in intellectual property and games featuring that IP. Microsoft SHOULD be in the number 2 spot there or maybe even number 1. I would think Sony would come in last but […]

Season15, Episode 08

March 07, 2021 13:54 - 93.9 MB

Ever had peer pressure to play a game. Honestly, I never have, but there is some sort of feeling when you see so many people playing or talking about a game and you aren’t in on it. Maybe it’s an odd social pressure. Currently, for me, that pressure is Valheim. A lot of people are […]

Season 15, Episode 07

February 28, 2021 14:37 - 92 MB

Apparently, I really need to play Until Dawn. And from our caller praising it I’m actually looking forward to it. Now to just finish up some more time with Destiny before that. Anthem never really did anything for me (or anybody else it seems, for that matter), but I didn’t want it to die. I […]

Season 15, Episode 06

February 21, 2021 13:13 - 93 MB

We’re having trouble with our metaphors. But we think we’ve got it in the bag. I’m always surprised at how something becomes popular. Even when I know, I sometimes can’t understand it and, even when I’m involved, it can still be hard to explain. Valheim is the best and most current explanation of what I […]

Season 15, Episode 05

February 07, 2021 16:11 - 93.5 MB

Just a quick show note since I forget to bring it up at the beginning of this episode: No show next weekend. There’s double dipping in a number of different ways be it comic books, video games, movies, music, etc. It’s not something I do a lot of, though I have bought the DVD, Blu-Ray, […]

Season 15, Episode 04

January 31, 2021 15:51 - 94.5 MB

Time for another episode of our show about playing video games. So let’s get right to it and talk about the stock market! Yeah, that’s how we open the show and only really because of the stock involved. We’re it almost anything else (and it was already random as hell that it turned out to […]

Season 15, Episode 03

January 24, 2021 14:41 - 95 MB

It’s good to catch up. Be it with friends or just a backlog of games. As of late, I’ve been doing both. Well, on the gaming side of things it mainly means I’ve slowed down my time with Destiny 2 and have gotten back to playing other games and hopefully finding the time to dip […]

Season 15, Episode 02

January 17, 2021 15:00 - 93.9 MB

Every now and then a game, or some aspect of a game will dominate the talk. Not just ours but everyone playing games. Such is the case with Cyberpunk 2077. It had the hype going for it and the numerous delays as well. All of that combined to make it a talked about game in […]

Season 15, Episode 01

January 10, 2021 14:52 - 93.7 MB

It’s the beginning of the year. So, really, there wasn’t much to talk about actually. At least nothing we hadn’t already covered. We do spend a good time talking about what we’ve played over the past two weeks (for me that means about 3 or 4 more games other than Destiny – though it’s mentioned […]

Season 14, Episode 36

December 20, 2020 13:50 - 133 MB

It’s the end of the year. Just as a show note, we’re probably done with episodes for the next two weeks. With that in mind, we wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for sticking by this year. I think 36 episodes is probably one of our lowest outputs of the time […]

Season 14, Episode 35

December 13, 2020 14:04 - 92.7 MB

So, last week I talked about playing Cyberpunk on consoles since my PC isn’t ready to handle such a game. Turns out, the consoles aren’t either for the most part. I guess I’ll get around to it at some point, on some system. Meanwhile, I’ll hammer away at Destiny 2 and, as the grind of […]

Season 14, Episode 34

December 06, 2020 14:27 - 94.1 MB

I know better now to say that I’m not going to get new consoles when they release. I said I wouldn’t for the Switch and then was there day one. I said I wouldn’t for the two new systems, and yet they were both hooked up to the TV right after Thanksgiving. Don’t tempt the […]

Season 14, Episode 33

November 22, 2020 08:58 - 93.7 MB

Our schedule has been a bit sporadic as of late and we’d like to tell you upfront that, due to the holiday, we will NOT be doing a show next week. After that, however, we’ll be back on a regular, more reliable schedule. Then again, this is 2020, so who knows? As always at this […]

Season 14, Episode 31

November 08, 2020 16:44 - 92.7 MB

Sorry for the delay. We’re back, even if just for a moment. If you didn’t already know why there was a long stint between shows then you’ll find out in this episode. In fact, you’ll hear more about me personally in this episode than any one before it. And you’ll hear more about me personally […]

Season 14, Episode 30

October 04, 2020 15:07 - 93.5 MB

Today, I build. For the first time in about 8 years I’m doing a brand new build of a PC. All the parts finally arrived and I’m good to go. So, that’s what I’ll be doing right after this gets posted. Actually, I’ll be taking stock to make sure I have all I need and […]

Season 14, Episode 29

September 27, 2020 14:59 - 93.3 MB

So, turns out I had one of those major life things happen this week. We were still able to do a show, but there was a chance we almost didn’t. I explain within the first 30 minutes of the show here if you’re at all curious as to what happened. The point of that conversation […]

Season 14, Episode 28

September 20, 2020 14:55 - 94.4 MB

I kept wondering how Sony would react to what Microsoft has on offer for the holiday season in terms of the consoles, the release date, value, etc. And now I’m wondering if they felt like they pulled off a win, here? Because it doesn’t feel like one. I’m still not down for either console, right […]

Season 14, Episode 27

September 13, 2020 14:23 - 92 MB

Up until this week, nothing has really excited me about the new consoles coming out in a few months. The features and games, there was nothing pulling me in really. Then Microsoft really opened the doors on what they’ve got and now…well, I feel a bit of that excitement coming back. And oddly enough, I’m […]

Season 14, Episode 26

August 30, 2020 15:53 - 93.8 MB

The Switch is really coming into its own for me, lately. I remember getting it at launch. This was after weeks of saying I had no interest in it and that it just didn’t seem like anything I would ever play. Obviously I’m a sucker for new systems. I had it, I just didn’t have […]

Season 14, Episode 25

August 16, 2020 15:04 - 92.8 MB

When two companies battle, it’s usually a good thing for the consumer. But I am almost certain when Epic and Apple battle, it’s got absolutely nothing to do with YOU. However, Epic has positioned itself to look like it has everything to do with you and Apple’s pretty much painted themselves into a corner. Look, […]

Season 14, Episode 24

August 09, 2020 15:05 - 91.1 MB

The Switch is beginning to serve a purpose as of late. And maybe it always did but I just needed the game to make that happen. Apparently I found it in Animal Crossing. I’ve had downtime at work due to the whole world situation. I mean, not always downtime but easily more than I did […]

Season 14, Episode 23

August 02, 2020 15:41 - 94 MB

Apologies up front. I did as much as I could to take out a horrible hum in the audio. We’re not sure what that is, but we’re going to look into it and hopefully have it corrected by the next episode. I almost completely eliminated it, but if you were perhaps tuning in live, it […]

Season 14, Episode 22

July 26, 2020 16:28 - 93.5 MB

It’s been over a month since I’ve dipped my toes back into The Last Of Us Part 2. Exactly…I played it the first weekend it released and then left it alone for a whole month. I think a lot of that was anxiety to get back into that game and that world. I’m usually far […]

Season 14, Episode 21

July 19, 2020 17:28 - 93.3 MB

The PC Build Bug has bitten yet again. The last time an actual build took place for me was back in 2012 and I still can’t remember why I did it. Usually I’m driven by a game or a few games on the horizon but going back to 2012 and I can’t see a thing […]

Season 14, Episode 20

July 12, 2020 15:44 - 93.2 MB

I don’t know if anyone listens to the show who makes video games, but please excuse our talk about gaming moving to a higher price tag. It’s mostly me, and I apologize for speaking out of turn as I have absolutely NO idea how to make video games or even how they are made. Thinking […]

Season 14, Episode 19

June 28, 2020 15:07 - 92.9 MB

Just a quick note, first off, to say there will NOT be a new episode next weekend due to the holiday. Well, it’s week two and I haven’t finished Last Of Us Part 2. I’ve gotten further than last time I wrote this but still don’t even think I’m halfway through the thing. Which is […]

Season 14, Episode 18

June 21, 2020 16:01 - 91.8 MB

Just a head’s up for this episode – we do discuss The Last Of Us Part II. However, we keep it pretty spoiler free outside of a location you visit in a major US city. Other than that it took a lot longer to discuss just the few hours I’d already put into it – […]

Season 14, Episode 17

June 14, 2020 15:44 - 91.9 MB

Console reveals are fun, aren’t they? I wasn’t expecting to get a look at the actual Playstation 5 when Sony did their showcase this past week. If I remember correctly it only mentioned it would be showing off games for the new system but then at the end we get the reveal. Nice surprise. I […]

Season 14, Episode 16

June 07, 2020 15:24 - 93.6 MB

We really didn’t have a lot to talk about where video games were concerned. A lot of what we might have been talking about in that regard was delayed. And for good reason. Even what we had to talk about was a delay – 90 minutes of watching a ship explode.

Season 14, Episode 15

May 31, 2020 15:57 - 92.4 MB

We can send people to space…. One thing leads to another leads to another and so on. That’s how this episode starts out and we take a little walk down memory lane. Mostly just how badly we all miss arcades. I mean, I say we miss them but I can easily remember being in them […]

Season 14, Episode 14

May 17, 2020 15:55 - 92.9 MB

In my head, it’s more fun to think that Sony and Microsoft are having a stand off and seeing which one moves first. Like some weird game of marketing chicken or a staring contest. But, there’s likely a reality that the price of both systems has already been set. And actually, it probably has except […]

Season 14, Episode 13

May 10, 2020 15:38 - 91.5 MB

As much as I go on a rant at the end of the episode about Ubisoft providing gameplay for what’s touted as a gameplay trailer, I suppose I should take a dose of my own medicine for very little talk of games on a show about video games. Still, when I get folks calling in […]

Season 14, Episode 12

May 03, 2020 13:14 - 93.1 MB

Pardon the dust and a bit of the rust, as well. Our site is back to…normal? I mean, it looks different, but it works again and is also feeding shows back to iTunes now. And speaking of that, we’re back on iTunes in case you noticed we were missing. And that was because of the […]

Season 14, Episode 11

May 01, 2020 22:19 - 95.6 MB

Show Note: Our site is still down. We’ll keep you posted on the progress when we make some. Eventually. Show Note Note: No show next weekend. And maybe the weekend after. But we’ll DEFINITELY be back on May 2nd. Regardless, absolutely no show next weekend. I need to make an apology to a long time […]

Season 14, Episode 10

May 01, 2020 01:54 - 92.5 MB

Show Note: We’re having issues with our website and it’s being looked into but as no one is getting paid and this is being done on favor-work, it’s not getting rushed. We’ll get it fixed, but please bear with us while we do so. The episodes can still be found on YouTube and the audio […]

Season 14, Episode 09

April 28, 2020 21:24 - 93.9 MB

We try to go over just exactly what was revealed on the new consoles this week. It’s mostly a lot of technical stuff. The guts of the systems. And while that’s always good to have and gives you some idea of what we’re getting with these machines, it doesn’t really give us much of an […]

Season 14, Episode 08

March 15, 2020 17:05 - 92.5 MB

From last week with an abundance of topics, or at least having topics with plenty of discussion to be had…to a show with very little to be discussed. We do, in fact, run out of content well before the end of the show. The dominating topic is, obviously, the one that’s currently dominating all discussions. […]

Season 14, Episode 07

March 08, 2020 17:12 - 92.3 MB

Leave it to some survey to bring out a topic that could last us an entire show. I mean, it doesn’t last the whole show, but we easily could have squeezed an hour out of discussing video game movies. And we were just talking about ones that haven’t even been made yet much less the […]

Season 14, Episode 06

March 01, 2020 17:45 - 92.1 MB

Video gaming confession: When a game lets you pick sides of good or evil (Mass Effect, Infamous, etc.), I have ALWAYS taken the good path first. There is always the intention of going evil on a second play through, but there is rarely ever a second play through. I may dip my toe in the […]

Season 14, Episode 05

February 23, 2020 17:37 - 93 MB

I know we’re going to be getting new consoles this year, but that’s about all I know. There’s details on each, yeah, but the things like a release date and price are yet to be determined. And while normally we’d expect these things at E3, that hasn’t always been the case. And especially now with […]

Season 14, Episode 04

February 16, 2020 19:07 - 93 MB

And now, pardon my rant. I spend FAR too much time in this episode discussing E3 and probably retreading over ground I’ve already spent far too much time on in the past. Even worse, I could have continued on were it not for the need to take a commercial break. In a way, I’m thankful […]

Season 14, Episode 03

February 10, 2020 02:26 - 92.2 MB

Pardon our delay. It was completely unexpected but as you can tell from our little video on twitter last week, I was still in no condition to run the show. Thanks for sticking around, however. Given the situation, the discussion leads into the kind of games we play when we just aren’t feeling all that […]

Season 14, Episode 02

January 12, 2020 17:14 - 94.3 MB

Games Done Quick wrapped up last night after the show. If you aren’t familiar with that it’s a gaming charity where people raise money while playing games as fast as they can, usually with exploits and glitches. And oh man are there glitches. I’ve watched a few speedruns from time to time, but this was […]

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