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John and Garnett Podcast

17 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 9 years ago - ★★★★★ - 51 ratings

Years ago, John Davison and Garnett Lee were half of the lineup of the popular 1UP Yours podcast. Now, they live hundreds of miles apart - but still get together to talk about videogames whenever possible.John lives in the Bay Area while Garnett lives in Los Angeles, and has his own weekly podcast called Garnett on Games. Every Wednesday they get together for a live Google Hangout to chat about games, and then they post the audio as a podcast the following day. Each show they talk about gaming news, what they've been playing, the state of the games business, and answer questions from the community.

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Episodes

Silent Hills, Tomb Raider Exclusivity, and other Gamescom stuff

August 15, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 39.7 MB

After a two-week hiatus, we're back. And just in time to talk about all the stuff announced at Gamescom this week. Lots of stuff from Sony and Microsoft to discuss, plus a throwback to old Listen Up and 1UP Yours shows.

DOTA, Destiny, and Doom. Aliteration's Always Awesome

July 25, 2014 07:00 - 2 hours - 42.4 MB

An aliterative theme this week. We start with DOTA 2, move on to Destiny, and later talk about the new Doom. There are probably other games we mention that begin with the letter D, but we can't remember what they are right now.

Pre-orders, Destiny, Divinity, and Garden Warfare + Games of the Generation

July 17, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 34.2 MB

We're back on the regular schedule again this week, and we're all over the place. Lots of Divinity enthusiasm (and some doubts), plus Garden Warfare, the Destiny Ghose Edition, and much discussion about pre-orders and all the nonsense that seems to surround them these days. Plus, prompted by Game Informer's story, we ponder the best games of the last generation.

Divinity, Joblessness, Payday 2 and Wildstars

July 10, 2014 07:00 - 44 minutes - 15.6 MB

We're back! After a 2-week break, we've finally got back together to record another episiode. This one's a bit shorter than usual, but we wanted to get back onto a normal schedule rather than have episodes popping up at weird times when you're not expecting them. Moving forward, the schedule will continue to be: live recording on Wednesday afternoons, and the audio version going up around the middle of the day on Thursdays. Follow John on Twitter @jwhdavison Follow Garnett on Twitter @garn...

Post E3 Wrap Up Show, with added Flora and Fauna

June 21, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MB

We're back from E3, and slightly late this week...but that doesn't mean we don't have plenty to talk about; Evolve, Destiny, Nintendo, Plundernauts, and plenty of other goodies.

E3 2014 Special Crossover Episode with 8-4 Play (plus special guests)

June 13, 2014 07:00 - 2 hours - 52.1 MB

Our special E3 2014 episode is a crossover with the awesome 8-4 Play podcast. This epic 2.5 hour show is the same show on both feeds. This is also the first time on this particular show that we've been able to record while being in the same room at the same time. Enjoy!

One week before E3, gaming's grimness, Wolfenstein enthusiasm, and the Watch Dogs dilemma

June 05, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 48.2 MB

With one week to go before the hugest of huge videogame extravaganzas in LA (E3 starts on June 9 with the big press conferences) we talk about what we'd like to see, rather than making predictions, and then we settle into some calm and collected criticism of all the millions of annoying things that Watch Dogs does that drives us both crazy. Also: why are games so grim?

Watching the Watch Dogs, E3 is leaky, and Garnett's (awful, says John) taste in tea

May 29, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 52 MB

Lots to talk about Watch Dogs...like the fact that Garnett hasn't played it yet - so John conveys it's hundreds of tiny problems, while still trying to retain some enthusiasm for what lies beneath a large number of issues. Also this week; more leaks to ruin any semblance of surprise from the announcements at E3 the week after next. New Batttlefield (with cops,) and a new game from Bethesda.

Enjoying games with General Deathshead, revisiting Wii games, Wolfenstein, and Watch Dogs

May 22, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 52 MB

Some unintentioal aliteration in the epsidoe title there; Wii, Wolfenestein and Watch Dogs. This week, we talk about the enjoyment of games, and how "timeliness" of conversations shouldn't be a factor (prompted by Garnett playing a two year old Wii game) PLUS: John enthuses more than expected about Wolfenstein: The New Order. Also this week; we speculate on the way the phone hacking mecahnic came about in Watch Dogs, we make excuses for not having played Transistor yet, and make plans for E3...

Xbox One: "Now Without Kinect," Fake E3 Games Lists, and Marmite Games. Now with more Simon Cox

May 15, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MB

This week, Microsoft dropped its pre-E3 bombshell of releasing a Kinect-less Xbox One SKU (coming June 9) - so, of course we talk about that, and other Xboxiness. Naturally, this segues into E3 predicitions, and we pick-apart the totally fakey "leaks" that seem to be popping up online every other day. It's not they're not credible lists of games - they're just not "real" lists. Also this week: we're joined by the handsome Simon Cox who introduces everyone to the notion of a "Marmite game." W...

Unreal Tournament, Sony's E3 lineup, Why Nintendo Should Buy Square-Enix, and Where to Get a Good Curry

May 08, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 188 MB

This week, John and Garnett discuss the revival of arena based shooters, and why rebooting Unreal Tournament is such a good idea, whiz through the allegedly leaked Sony lineup for their E3 press conference next month, and talk about how Nintendo can get rid of the stench of failure that surrounds the Wii U. Our solution? Spend some of that warchest on some cool stuff. Maybe start with Square-Enix. Plus: Destiny, Driveclub, Japanese RPGs, Hearthstone, and Diablo 3. Also; if you want to know w...

What was "next gen" on PS3 and 360? Plus: Destiny, Watch Dogs, Oculus, Nintendo, and Hit Mango

May 01, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 34.8 MB

Much to talk about this week: It's May, so we're edging closer to E3 and the delicious next-gen games we will be shown there, so we talk a fair bit about that. We also think back to the previous generation and try and come up with the games that proved themselves as "next gen" last time around. It's actually a tougher exercise than you'd think if you're not prepared. Also: Destiny, Watch Dogs, Nintendo's behavior this year, the delights of great headphones, and much more. Download First for...

Ruining Soul Calibur, solving free to play, and enthusing about Heroes of the Storm

April 24, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 39.8 MB

Provoked by Namco's joke Soul Calibur Unbreakable Soul trailer, this week John and Garnett try and solve the whole free to play business (and fail to do so,) before moving on to a rare chat about sports games, and then settling into general Blizzard enthusiasm and Hearthstone love. Also, John managed to blag his way into the Heroes of the Storm alpha. So he talks about that quite a lot. Download First for Gamers on iOS and Android - http://frst.it

Racing games, Titanfall, Trials Fusion, and Hearthstone on iPad. Plus the need for a Kinect game jam

April 17, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.4 MB

John and Garnett talk about what makes a great racing game (with much love for Burnout Paradise, Blur, and Split Second,) Geoff Keighley's excellent "Final Hours of Titanfall" ebook, the Ars Technica story about Steam download numbers and player behavior, plus lots of chat about how great Trials is. Also: we dig into the need for Microsoft to start taking Kinect a bit more seriously, and how they really need to kick off a big indie game jam or something. Plus: Hearthstone on iPad. Download ...

Pre-sequels, remasters, remakes and finding a fitting sign-off

April 10, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.4 MB

John and Garnett talk about pre-sequels (that void that exists between a prequel and a sequel, now given form thanks to Borderlands) and the growing number of next-gen "remasters" that are coming - sparked by the announcement of The Last of Us for PlayStation 4. Then they get distracted and talk about old Rockstar games, and there's a lengthy story about how Grand Theft Auto III ended up on the cover of the Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine back in 2001. Also; more Diablo 3 enthusiasm, and ...

The importance of the Amazon Fire TV, Blizzard's genius, and impressions of The Elder Scrolls Online

April 09, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

John and Garnett talk about how significant the Amazon Fire TV device could be for games, the ongoing power of Metacritic, the genius of Blizzard's game design, plus Garnett's Diablo 3 addicition. Also: John (a long-term Elder Scrolls wonk) gives his first impressions of The Elder Scrolls Online, and then tries to convince Garnett that he should be playing more Titanfall. Download First for Gamers: the live chat app for gamers - http://frst.it

Getting started, virtual reality, and no pants

April 08, 2014 07:00 - 1 hour - 35.6 MB

Let's call this first test episode an "alpha" or something. We call it "episode one" purely as it's the first thing that we're sharing with the world, but really it should be "episode zero" or just flagged as a test for a new format. The episode was recorded live as a Google Hangout, and then the audio posted as a podcast to download.  In this episode we talk about virtual reality, eye-tracking cleverness, Titanfall, Infamous Second Son, Forza, Gran Turismo 6, and other goodies that we saw ...