Gaming Podcast

06/15/2023

We talk about Starfield and all of the games revealed this week on this podcast.

Hey, that rhymes. This week’s podcast checks out the non-E3 publisher direct shows, from Microsoft to Ubisoft. Of course, Starfield was the big reveal, and it did not disappoint. There was ve…

02/10/2023

This week's episode is a really good one!

Aside from a news blip taking about Final Fantasy 7 DLC coming to PowerWash Simulator, all of the news seems to talk about cancellations of one kind or another. The items include: Epic kills Battle…

09/01/2022

You'd think Putin and Lukoil would get their stories straight before commenting.

09/01/2022

Worst case of su***de they ever saw, nudge nudge wink wink.

Lukoil boss Ravil Maganov is the latest Russian businessman to die in mysterious circumstances.

08/31/2022

GamingPodcast.net is down at the moment. If you need to listen to the latest podcast, go to GameStooge.Podbean.com for now.

07/12/2022

Let's get gooey.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2022/07/12/episode-656-gooey-episode/

This week includes a Gaming Flashback about the sticky puzzle game World of Goo, which was one of the first games released without DLC -- which is one of the main themes running through this podcast: videogame obsolescence. The guys also discuss James Gunn's work on Lollipop Chainsaw and speedrun ch...

01/19/2022

https://gamingpodcast.net/2022/01/19/episode-636-microsoft-buys-activision-blizzard/

The title about says it all. Microsoft has straight up purchased Activision/Blizzard — in cash, no less — and while it’ll take til September 2023 to get everything sorted, probably, it’s one of the biggest shakeups in the history of videogames. Meanwhile, T.J. is still salty over Vicarious V...

12/31/2021

2021 is finally over! Check out VGRT Gaming Podcast's Games of the Year episode!

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/12/31/episode-634-the-best-and-worst-games-of-the-year-2021/

2021 is finally over. And for the first time in years, a proper Games of the Year Awards has been done by GameStooge/TD Gaming Podcast. While the Worst Game of the Year was a no doubter, the Best Game of the Year was not, with the nominees being Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, Metroid [.....

12/29/2021

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/12/11/episode-633-the-bad-awards-before-the-good-ones/

This one and a three-quarters hour podcast talks about the silly awards show known as The Game Awards (formerly Spike TV’s Game Awards). Let us know what you thought of the Awards show, the nominees and the winners.

11/04/2021

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/11/03/episode-630-sweet-bastion/

Let's celebrate Supergiant Games!

This week’s episode features a Gaming Flashback of Bastion, Supergiant Games’ first title, and a proto-version of 2020’s Hades. The discussion includes around their other two games as well, Transistor and Pyre. They also discuss how far Ubisoft is falling, and Jonah tries to convince the other...

11/03/2021

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/10/20/episode-629-chipmunk-voice/

Let us know what you think.

What’s with the title? Stick to the end of the episode to find out. Meanwhile, this week was fairly slow and it was tough finding things to talk about — Minecraft has been in the news a lot lately. Microsoft is ‘definitely not done’ acquiring studios Company sells new PS5 plate design Minecr...

11/03/2021

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/10/15/episode-628-the-core-nintendo-franchises/

Which Nintendo franchises are the core? Let us know.

This week, Jonah, Scott and TJ have a huge debate over which franchises are the core ones for Nintendo. Mario and Zelda are the easy first two, but who is the third? Scott is also invested in what will be the next major Minecraft addition. There’s also a Gaming Flashback, looking at a minor rolepl...

11/03/2021

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/10/06/episode-627-them-new-world-bots/

Let us know what you think.

The hottest new MMO is out, New World, and it’s been dominating the news this week, along with other MMOs. New World bots flood fishing spots, so players bring boars to kill them Offline version of MMO Dragon Quest 10 hits Japan in February Metroid Prime 3 developer reveals scrapped open world pla...

10/05/2021

The podcast is back, and the mic is improved by a factor of 2000. Check it out!

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/10/01/episode-626-new-mic-new-world/

The new mic used for the episode has improved the audio by a factor of 1,000. In fact, Episode 625’s audio is so bad, it’ll take a lot of effort to make it even bearable, so it won’t be published for a while. In the meantime, the new Amazon MMO New World has made a […]

08/16/2021

Episode 620 is live. Feel free to comment below.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/08/11/episode-620-game-passing/

Jonah thought that this podcast would be another short show — but it evolved into a lively conversation about Spiritfarer and other game news. The news includes: Stardew Valley is coming to Game Pass Tales of Arise will get a PlayStation and Xbox demo Take-Two trying to shut down popular GTA Onlin...

07/28/2021

What did you think about Episode 617?

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/07/23/episode-617-steam-decked/

The Steam Deck has been released, and TJ and Scott are just excited about it. They’re able to play indie games on a Switch-like device even though many of the same games on the Switch. Jonah already has Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and therefore already plays games with a controller on his cellphone. T...

06/22/2021

We covered E3 2021!

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/06/18/episode-614-virtual-e3-2021-recap/

The bizarre streaming E3 2021 is over, and the guys discuss all of it. Yes, all of it. The conclusion they have is that Microsoft and Nintendo actually had something to say, and everyone else were basically unprepared — for something they should have had months to prepare for. Let us know what you...

05/26/2021

Check out this week's episode of Gaming Podcast, #611.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/05/20/episode-611-not-so-legendary-mass-effect/

This week’s edition has Jonah being really down on the Legendary Edition of the Mass Effect Trilogy, and it has nothing to do with any sort of bugs. TJ empathizes, recalling his frustration with the remaster of Demon’s Souls. In other news: Civilization devs have “several” games in developme...

05/19/2021

Episode 610 is live, and feel free to comment about it here.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/05/12/episode-610-castlevanias-gate/

This week’s episode is full of rumors, which the crew try to parse. The news includes: Yakuza will remain a turn-based series going forward Gears 6 won’t be announced “for some time” Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2 re-release “on the table” Castlevania: Lords of Shadow studio is making ...

04/27/2021

Did you listen to Episode 607?

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/04/20/episode-607-pc-and-xcloud/

This week’s episode is double-sized, because the previous week’s episode was… pretty bad. Who knows? Maybe we’ll air it some week when we’re unable to post a new episode. This week’s news includes: Xbox Cloud Gaming for PC beta invites sent out Rumor: Battlefield 6 not coming to Xbox One...

04/27/2021

Episode 606 is live.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/03/30/episode-606-no-april-fools/

Guess what? This episode failed to load properly. So here it is, re-uploaded and backdated. The news: PAX 2021 plans revealed Battlefield 6 rumors are rife with spaghetti 7 Deadly Sins: Hitman 3 new DLC drops March 30 DOOM: The Classics Collection coming to Nintendo Switch and PS4 Let us know what y...

03/29/2021

Here is Episode 605:

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/03/24/episode-605-microsoft-at-it-again/

After announcing most Zenimax games will be exclusive to PC and Xbox, now the rumors are swirling that Microsoft will buy Discord, the mammoth VOIP that is rivaling Twitch and Facebook for active users. The news includes: Report: Microsoft in talks to buy Discord PS3, PSP, and PS Vita stores to repo...

03/29/2021

Check out Episode 604.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/03/09/episode-604-bethesda-officially-belongs-to-microsoft/

Microsoft confirmed their ownership of Zenimax, and what wasn’t in the episode because it would be revealed in Thursday that Bethesda games and others would be as exclusive as possible to PC and Xbox; contractual agreements would have to be honored, of course. This week’s news includes: Microsof...

03/03/2021

Check out episode 603.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/02/25/episode-603-blizz-connection/

This month seems to be full of conferences, as Nintendo Direct was streamed the previous week, BlizzCon 2021 aired this week, and Sony’s State of Play is due next week. The announcement of Diablo II Remastered was only the highlight of the BlizzCon show. The news this week includes: BlizzCon 2021 ...

02/17/2021

Episode 600!

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/02/02/episode-600-its-another-milestone-again/

Gaming Podcast celebrates another major milestone, this time on February 2 — so expect some Groundhog Day jokes. This month has no Gaming Flashback, but there’s a lot of show in this sexcentennial podcast. MLB The Show 21 announced for Xbox and PlayStation Nintendo not planning to announce a new...

01/26/2021

Episode 599 is live.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/01/14/episode-599-remember-roogoo/

This episode is chock full of obscure games. Did you ever hear of the MMO Ever, Jane? No? Well, this week’s Gaming Podcast features Roogoo, a game that was delisted from Xbox Live Arcade a year after it was released and is available on Steam for 99 cents. The news includes: Jane Austen’s MMO for...

01/26/2021

Episode 598 is live.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2021/01/06/episode-598-welcome-to-2021/

This is the first podcast of 2021! It was also recorded a day before people decided to invade the US Capitol. How weird is that, hearing us blissfully unaware of insurrectionists who thought they could terrorize the US Senate? Anyway, this week’s news includes: Minecraft Earth is closing in June B...

12/25/2020

Our current episode is up but the comments section is buggy right now. Post comments here on Facebook.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2020/12/23/episode-597-demons-xmas/

2020 is coming to a close, and the crew talk about the absolute sh*tshow that Cyberpunk 2077 has been in the past few weeks. The Gaming Flashback this week is Demon’s Souls, which is a game t…

10/25/2020

The PS5 is so hot.

No... really, it's hot, and Sony is trying to cool it.

https://gamingpodcast.net/2020/10/21/episode-591-the-ps5-is-hot/

This week’s episode has only two official news items, but there’s a lot to discuss that didn’t quite make the list, including Sony’s controversial plan to update the fan spe…

09/24/2020

So, a day before the Xbox Series X preorder launch (which after the podcast was a complete sh*tshow), Microsoft drops the mic by announcing they just essentially purchased The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Prey, DOOM, and other major properties.

http://gamingpodcast.net/2020/09/23/episode-588-microsoft-buys-zenimax/

So, a day before the Xbox Series X preorder launch (which after the podcast was a complete sh*tshow), Microsoft drops the mic by announcing they just essentially purchased The Elder Scrolls, Fallou…