THiRD SHiFT
513 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsJoin Eric & Matt Fridays for THiRD SHiFT, our weekly Gearbox and gaming podcast!
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Episodes
Sleep It Off | E3, Blizzcon, Ragnarok
July 08, 2022 01:27 - 42 minutes - 67.7 MBWe're both half dead from Quarter End, so this week Eric becomes an animal, Matt goes rogue, and we discuss a grab bag of gaming topics! Releases: Gwent: Rogue Mage & Arcadegeddon
Startin’ Fresh | DLCs, demos, Nintendo Direct mini
July 01, 2022 02:16 - 1 hour - 116 MBThis week Matt has dessert, Eric sees the sun, and we get hyped for DLCs, demos, and the latest reveals from the Nintendo Direct mini! Releases: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course & Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Hanging Out With Sephiroth | FF7 25th anniversary, Day of the Devs, Wholesome Direct
June 23, 2022 23:43 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week Eric plays cards, Matt misses the boat, and we discuss the latest reveals from even more awesome showcases like the FF7 25th Anniversary Celebration, Day of the Devs, and the Wholesome Direct! Releases: Neon White & AI: The Somnium Files - nirvanA Initiative
KNIFEY: The Knife That Loves To Stab | Xbox Bethesda Showcase
June 17, 2022 01:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis week Matt is cool but rude, Eric has a peaceful night, and we both get hyped over the reveals from the Xbox Bethesda showcase! Releases: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge & The Quarry
The Chimera | Summer Game Fest, Devolver Digital, Steve
June 10, 2022 02:50 - 1 hour - 114 MBIt's a new look and a new era of THiRD SHiFT as we celebrate our 300th episode! And what better way to celebrate than with a slew of game reveals, new trailers, and all kinds of good info from the Summer Game Fest and Devolver Digital presentations? HUGE thanks to Steve for his incredible audio contribution, and to all the rest of you for your continued support! Intro music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3YGtQ40Qvs
Papa Chun-Li | State of Play thoughts & hype
June 03, 2022 01:58 - 1 hour - 119 MBThis week Matt deals the cards, Eric has a phone, and we discuss the games we're excited for from the latest State of Play! (Spoiler Alert: it's all of them!) Releases: Card Shark & Diablo Immortal
298.5 | Nuke & Duke
May 25, 2022 01:24 - 42 minutes - 67.9 MBWith real life items looming on the horizon and throwing a monkey wrench into our usual recording schedule, we're coming at you early with a "mini" episode where Eric goes soft, Matt locks and loads, and we have a brief speculation on what Gearbox might bring to the Summer Game Fest! Releases: Cotton Fantasy & Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate
Deadites | 505 Games showcase, Xbox & PS Plus news
May 20, 2022 01:57 - 1 hour - 97.9 MBThis week Matt hits the streets, Eric shops S-Mart, and we discuss the 505 Games showcase, the Xbox delays, and the announced lineups for PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium! Releases: Mini Motorways & Evil Dead: The Game
Dead Man Rate | Nintendo Indie World Showcase
May 13, 2022 01:39 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBThis week Eric rises and gets cheap, Matt sleeps and beats Elden Ring, and we discuss the games we're hyped for from the Nintendo Indie World Showcase! Releases: Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising & Citizen Sleeper
10:30 | Embracer Group acquires Square Enix devs & IPs
May 06, 2022 01:19 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBThis week Matt goes downriver, Eric goes on a trek, and we discuss the big acquisition of Square Enix's Western studios by the Embracer Group! Releases: Loot River & Trek to Yomi (Not sure what was up with Eric's audio this week, hopefully it will be back to normal next time.)
Secret FIFA Fiend | Elden Ring, GotY check-in
April 29, 2022 01:03 - 59 minutes - 94.7 MBThis week Eric gets sporty, Matt goes Ultra, we go off on a huge Elden Ring tangent, and we give some initial thoughts on what we've played (and what's to come) that might land in our Game of the Year lists! Releases: Switch Sports & The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Cotton Candy and Lollipops | Gearbox at PAX East
April 22, 2022 01:42 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week Matt hits the road, Eric drinks whiskey, and we discuss the latest goodies from Wonderlands, talk about the Gearbox panel at PAX East, and get into a fight over the Outriders DLC! Releases: Road 96 (XBOX / PS) & Chernobylite
Stupid Spider | Weekly roundup & Mailbag!
April 13, 2022 23:25 - 40 minutes - 64.9 MBIt's an odd week as real life events have us recording early and separately! We have the weekly roundup and releases as usual, but can anyone save our bacon in the topic section? Releases: 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch) & THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD: Remake
We’re the Kings | Wonderlands thoughts
April 08, 2022 01:08 - 55 minutes - 89.2 MBThis week Matt goes on a crusade, Eric goes back in time, and we share further thoughts on Tiny Tina's Wonderlands! Releases: Crusader Kings III: Console Edition & Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition
”They heard us!” | PS Plus changes, Wonderlands first impressions
April 01, 2022 01:10 - 53 minutes - 86.2 MBThis week things get Weird, we get a Tiny taste of the Wonderlands, and PlayStation Plus finally gets its upgrade! Release: Weird West [Reuploaded due to an audio issue.]
Blood and Plasma | Wonderlands launch
March 25, 2022 01:06 - 53 minutes - 86.3 MBThis week Matt gets forgotten, Eric sees ghosts, and we discuss the release of Wonderlands and our plans for the game! Releases: Kirby and the Forgotten Land & Ghostwire: Tokyo
To The Moon | Stranger of Paradise, Hogwarts Legacy
March 18, 2022 01:29 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBThis week Matt goes cyberpunk, Eric joins the fight, we discuss the Stranger of Paradise demo, and Eric tries to go overboard on the new Harry Potter game shown in the latest State of Play! Releases: ANNO: Mutationem & Persona 4 Arena Ultimax The Sky Was Never A Limit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6O7IDublCU
Greg | State of Play, Wonderlands endgame & season pass
March 11, 2022 02:30 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week we discuss The Batman, Matt takes a road trip, Eric reads a storybook, and we discuss the recent State of Play and even more Wonderlands details! Releases: A Musical Story & The Cruel King and the Great Hero
ADS All The Way (not ”Customability” or ”Square and Fair”) | Wonderlands skill trees, Elden Ring
March 04, 2022 02:22 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBThis week we're talking Elden Ring, the Wonderlands skill trees, and too many alternate titles! Releases: Triangle Strategy, Shadow Warrior 3, & Variable Barricade
Soulsborniro | Horizon, Elden Ring
February 25, 2022 02:48 - 1 hour - 105 MBThis week Matt deals the cards, Eric discusses Horizon Forbidden West, and we discuss Elden Ring and its massive hype! Release: Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden
Bucket Boy | Wonderlands weapons & customizations
February 18, 2022 02:05 - 55 minutes - 89.4 MBThis week Eric goes west, Matt rolls back, and we discuss the Wonderlands weapon and customization details shown in the latest Dev Diary and IGN articles! Releases: Horizon Forbidden West & The King of Fighters XV
No problem here. | Nintendo Direct, Wonderlands
February 11, 2022 03:18 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBThis week Matt doubles up, Eric and his kids grow old, and we geek about about the spells in Wonderlands and the reveals from the latest Nintendo Direct! Releases: Triangle Strategy demo, Metroid Dread updates, & Sifu
Lambs on the Open Sea | Sony buys Bungie, Wonderlands reveals
February 04, 2022 02:43 - 58 minutes - 93.1 MBThis week Eric gets bitten, Matt goes back in time, Sony purchases Bungie, and Wonderlands reveals new character classes and gameplay! Releases: Dying Light 2 & Bloodborne PSX
Psycho Mantis | Horizon gameplay preview, Mailbag
January 28, 2022 01:40 - 46 minutes - 74.2 MBThis week Matt puts his mask back on, Eric falls apart, we're talking about the Horizon Forbidden West gameplay preview, and Steve saves the day in the Mailbag! Releases: Reverie Knights Tactics, Windjammers 2, & Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Tea with Kojima | Microsoft buys Activision Blizzard!
January 21, 2022 02:32 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week Eric mixes and matches, Matt pushes his luck, and we talk about the huge purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft! Releases: Nobody Saves the World & Rainbow Six Extraction
[Owl Noises] | Q1 2022 gaming hype!
January 14, 2022 02:01 - 58 minutes - 93.4 MBThis week Matt digs deep, Eric catches fire, and we're listing some of the releases we're hyped for in the first quarter of the year! Releases: Deep Rock Galactic (PS5) & Dead Cells: The Queen and the Sea
Winter Eric | New Year’s Resolutions!
January 07, 2022 02:19 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBIt's the first episode of 2022, and you know what that means - it's time for our New Year's Resolutions special! Join us as we look back at what was surely an extremely successful 2021, and set new(?) goals for the coming year!
Everybody Cheats | 2021 Games of the Year
December 31, 2021 02:24 - 1 hour - 134 MBIt's the final TS of 2021, which mean's it's time for our Game of the Year awards!
Changing Lives | TS Christmas Special
December 23, 2021 21:01 - 29 minutes - 47.4 MBThis week Eric sees spiders, Matt plays bebop, and we give Santa our last-minute Christmas wish lists! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at THiRD SHiFT!
Boomerang but Better | The Game Awards thoughts / hype
December 17, 2021 01:01 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week Matt rotates on his Z-axis, Eric breaks Matt's spirit, and we share our thoughts on The Game Awards and the reveals we're most hyped about! Releases: Chorus & Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon
Parallel Universe | Last-second TGA hopes and dreams!
December 09, 2021 03:37 - 48 minutes - 77.4 MBSince everything Eric promised you last week was a lie, we're here a day early with two excellent releases, some speculation about Gearbox at The Game Awards, and some last-minute hopes and dreams for reveals at the TGAs! Releases: Halo Infinite & Danganronpa Decadence
Improper Chopper | Post-Thanksgiving speed round!
December 02, 2021 01:07 - 31 minutes - 50.2 MBRecorded a day early, on short notice, and faced with a hard time limit, we're here to catch up after the Thanksgiving break!
Iron Lung | The TS Thanksgiving Special!
November 25, 2021 01:05 - 24 minutes - 39.8 MBAs we prepare to feast on some fantastic foods, we're here to give thanks for some of the good things from the past year!
Host-radamus | The Game Awards nominees
November 19, 2021 03:13 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week Eric goes to war, Matt finds his home, and we make our picks out of the nominees for this year's Game Awards!
BFTs | Shin Megami Tensei V, Elden Ring
November 12, 2021 02:58 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week Matt takes a big step, Eric faces his demons, and Gearbox drops some surprise announcements! We also become Southern preachers, make plans to take the show on the road, and totally have time for a deep dive into Elden Ring! Releases: Shin Megami Tensei V & One Step From Eden
Black Goop | Blizzard‘s woes
November 05, 2021 01:42 - 55 minutes - 89.5 MBThis week Matt finds his voice, Eric plans a Christmas party, and we're baffled by the latest news out of Blizzard Entertainment! Releases: Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars & Mario Party Superstars
I Gotta Be Howard | Wonderlands, State of Play
October 29, 2021 03:18 - 1 hour - 110 MBThis week Eric loses his Vita and tries to get us cancelled, Matt is like a dragon in the Caribbean, we get dark with our releases, and we discuss the latest Wonderlands teasers and the State of Play! Releases: House of Ashes and Inscryption
Rookie Island | Jim Foronda returns!
October 19, 2021 23:48 - 1 hour - 117 MBIt's a very special episode this week, as our friend and voice actor extraordinaire Jim Foronda returns to the show! We're talking about his role as Claptrap in Borderlands 3 (yes, it's been that long since we've had him on), voice acting during the pandemic, his love of conventions, and much more! Don't forget to connect with Jim on Twitter (@JimForonda) and book him on Cameo (cameo.com/jforonda)!
Scaredophobia | Borderlands events, PSVR, Eidos Montréal
October 15, 2021 01:56 - 50 minutes - 81.1 MBThis week Eric shoots the breeze, Matt gets colorful, and we discuss a ton of stuff – the Borderlands 3 events, free PSVR games, Eidos Montréal's 4-day work week, and holiday gaming traditions are all on the table! Releases: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles & Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan
”She‘s not a bounty hunter!” Or: Anaconda | Twitch leak, Sony UK game trials
October 08, 2021 01:20 - 59 minutes - 95.5 MBGet ready to get weird as we cover everything from the recent Twitch leak to Gearbox's leadership reorg to Sony UK's game trials! We've also got hot takes on the galaxy's number one "bounty hunter", two great releases, and the (conceptual) opening of another great animal-themed store! Releases: Steel Assault & Metroid Dread
”...the most rainy?” | Gaming news grab bag, Nintendo Direct
October 01, 2021 01:12 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week Eric buries his past, Matt gets metal, neither of us can figure out how sound works, and we discuss the latest gaming news and last week's Nintendo Direct! Releases: Hot Wheels Unleashed & UnMetal
You know what you did! | Wonderlands, Q4 gaming hype
September 24, 2021 00:41 - 47 minutes - 75.8 MBThis week Matt ruins Eric's ASMR dreams, so Eric breaks his heart! We also give you a quick hit on some Q4 games we're getting hyped for! Releases: Lost Judgment & Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Ratioed by Randy Pitchford | Wonderlands details
September 17, 2021 01:17 - 56 minutes - 90.5 MBThis week Eric enjoys a parade, Matt sees the greatest thing, and we discuss the Wonderlands details dropped by Matt Cox and Kayla Belmore in a recent Gamespot article! Releases: Life is Strange: True Colors & Eastward
Absentee Gamer | Wonderlands, PlayStation Showcase
September 10, 2021 01:17 - 58 minutes - 93.1 MBThis week Matt rocks the house, Eric plugs The Medium, the Tiny Tina's Wonderlands trailer gets us hyped, and we drool over the latest game trailers in the PlayStation Showcase!
Incriminated | Gamescom Part 2
September 03, 2021 01:16 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBThis week Eric gets his mind wiped and waves a knife around, Matt picks pockets and puts on his Cynical Hat, and we lose our minds over EVEN MORE awesome Gamescom reveals! Releases: Psychonauts 2 & The Big Con
Furry Monkey Casing | Gearbox Montréal, Gamescom
August 27, 2021 01:28 - 1 hour - 104 MBThis week Matt goes bananas, Eric's on drugs, and we're hyped for Gearbox's latest expansion and the first reveals from Gamescom! Releases: My Friend Pedro: Ripe for Revenge & Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
"I just blew my own mind!" | Game Remake / Remaster Wish List
August 18, 2021 22:44 - 46 minutes - 75 MBSurprise, it's another early episode! This week we're breaking down (and speculating on) the upcoming Borderlands 3 anniversary celebration, and listing off some of the game remakes / remasters we'd actually like to see! Releases: Twelve Minutes & Axiom Verge 2
Shrubbage | Back 4 Blood open beta
August 12, 2021 00:53 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week we're BACK 4 BLOOD (get used to every podcast in the world saying that), as we break down our time with the open beta! We've also got some news on a very real and very serious lawsuit against Godfall, and Eric has what may be the greatest release of all time! Releases: Hades (PS/XB) & [REDACTED]
Streamer In Real Life | Borderlands 3, Back 4 Blood, Embracer Group
August 06, 2021 01:58 - 58 minutes - 93.6 MBIt's a Gearbox-heavy week as Eric comments on Randy Pitchford's tweets, we both drool over Bunkers & Badasses, and the Embracer Group wraps its arms around even more game studios! We also touch on everything that's right around the corner - Gamescom, an expansion for Godfall, and Back 4 Blood! Releases: The Ascent & Fuga: Melodies of Steel
"You were right, Dead Eric!" | Q3 2021 gaming hype
July 28, 2021 21:53 - 48 minutes - 78.1 MBEric's on the road again this week, but before he leaves we take a look ahead to the big gaming releases of Q3 2021!