Episode 87: A Very Special Episode with Greg Miller
Jeff is away on vacation, so this special episode was recorded in advance. Friend of the show Greg Miller from Kinda Funny stops by to chat with Jeff and Christian about games he loved growing up, and where the industry is today. Fueled by listener questions, the guys delve into what makes Metal Gear such a popular franchise, game genres that they like and don't like, ways to improve console UI...
1hr 37m Aug 17, 2015
1hr 37m
Episode 86: A Game of Shooty-Shoot
Jeff and Christian welcome their old buddy from the Weekend Confirmed days, Indie Jeff Mattas to the show for the first time to talk about all of the big news from Gamescom 2015, including the Mafia 3 trailer, Microsoft's press conference with Scalebound, Quantum Break, and Crackdown 3, Blizzard's new expansion for World of Warcraft, Star Wars Battlefront Fighter Squadron mode, and much more! ...
1hr 42m Aug 10, 2015
1hr 42m
Episode 85: Love's Great, but so's Lunch
Jeff and Christian welcome the Community Manager for The Odd Gentlemen, Nikole Zivalich to the show this week to talk about Gears of War backwards compatibility, Summer Games Done Quick raising $1.2 million, playing Iron Man in GTA, Windows 10's release, and more! In the Playlist, everyone discusses the new King's Quest, Christian gets ont he 3D bandwagon with Streets of Rage for 3DS, and Jeff...
1hr 40m Aug 03, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 84: Fantasy vs Sci Fi
Jeff and Christian welcome freelance writer Gita Jackson from the Match3 podcast to the show this week to talk about the new Hearthstone expansion, The Grand Tournament, the debut of Doom multiplayer, a patch for a 10 year old game, Summer Games Done Quick, the ESL adopting drug testing, and more! In the Playlist, Gita is playing Love Live, Christian loves Not a Hero, and Jeff confesses his Ba...
1hr 40m Jul 27, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 83: Real Now-Time Fun
Jeff and Christian welcome Jeff Green, of Computer Gaming World, 1up, and GFW Radio fame to the show this week to talk about all the highs and lows of EVO 2015, Shenmue and Star Citizen's crowdfunding challenges, Odin Sphere's remake, and more. In the Playlist, everyone is talking about Rocket League, Jeff Green is still hooked on Hearthstone and has been trying Oculus Rift demos, Christian co...
1hr 40m Jul 20, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 82: Do Honor to the Lore
Jeff and Christian welcome Anrea Rene from Gamestop and Gametrailers back to the show this week to remember Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and talk about the delay of Batgirl DLC, Marvel's plans for AAA games, the Transformers Devastation trailer, Jade Raymond's new studio and more. In the Playlist, Andrea and Christian talk about getting stuck and unstuck in Arkham Knight, and Andrea explain...
1hr 42m Jul 13, 2015
1hr 42m
Episode 81: Dog Food Sounds
Jeff and Christian welcome the Senior Sound Designer at Naughty Dog, Robert Krekel, to the show this week to talk about creating sound in video games, Nintendo's NX hitting next year, a potential Superman game, the 2015 Spiel Des Jahres winners, and Final Fantasy 14's Mac woes. In the Playlist, Rob and Christian discuss Arkham Knights, and story in general, while Jeff describes the new Eternal...
1hr 29m Jul 06, 2015
1hr 29m
Episode 80: Cannons Aren't Canon
Jeff and Christian welcome the Cheap Ass Gamer himself, CheapyD David Abrams to the show to talk about Arkham Knight's embarrassing PC launch, Destiny's embarrassing DLC pricing, and Uncharted 4's full E3 demo debut. In the Playlist, it is in depth Batman talk, as all of the guys share their experience playing the newest effort from Rocksteady Games. Plus, Jeff raves about his time with Her St...
1hr 43m Jun 29, 2015
1hr 43m
Episode 79: E3 2015 Part 2: Is it really, though?
Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo Games back to the show for a very special E3 wrap up episode. The guys start with a sneak peak of Batman Arkham Knights, and then launch into a discussion of the most impressive games of the show, including No Man's Sky, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Street Fight V, Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted 4, Halo 5, Cuphead, Wattam, and much much more. Plus, t...
1hr 44m Jun 22, 2015
1hr 44m
Episode 78: E3 2015 Part 1
Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos back to the show for a very special DLC from E3 2015! The guys run down all of the major press conferences from Microsoft and Sony, to Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda with excitement for the biggest games and surprises of the convention as well controversial opinions galore! Don't miss this episode! Sponsored by lynda (http://lynda.com/dlc) (Visit th...
2hr 16m Jun 17, 2015
2hr 16m
Episode 77: E3 Hype Train, All Aboard!
Jeff and Christian welcome their buddy Garnett Lee back to pocasting for this very special E3 predictions edition of DLC! The guys discuss the Fallout 4 trailer, the Dark Souls 3 leak, Amazon's ambitious PC game, Hearthstone getting real money skins, and more. Then the E3 Hype Train takes off, as the guys run down what to expect fcrom Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, as well as their anticipated...
1hr 48m Jun 08, 2015
1hr 48m
Episode 76: I Blame the Internet
Jeff and Christian welcome the AnnoyedGamer himself, Marcus Beer to the show this week to cheer EA adding females to FIFA, rant about Ultra Street Fighter 4 not working, debate the hype train starting up for XCOM 2, rail against 5,000 more attendees to E3 this year, and more! In the Playlist, Marcus has been playing Witcher 3 and Marvel Heroes 2015, Chrisitan finally got into Witcher 3 himself...
1hr 45m Jun 02, 2015
1hr 45m
Episode 75: Need For Reboot
Jeff and Christian welcome Andrew Reiner, the executive editor at Game Informer Magazine to the show this week to discuss a new lawsuit for the Oculus founder, Ultra Street Fighter 4 compatibility, League of Legends' immediate banner policy, Microsoft and Sony's E3 press conference plans, a new Need For Speed, and Star Citizen. In the Playlist, Andrew described his frustrations with the Witche...
1hr 47m May 26, 2015
1hr 47m
Episode 74: Mood
Jeff and Christian welcome writer, director, and comedian J.D. Amato to the show this week to discuss the Oculus Rift's PC requirements, The Division being delayed, Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition, the new Doom reveal, Assassin's Creed Syndicate, bricked Xbox Ones, and much more! In the Playlist, Jeff has started playing The Witcher 3 on PS4, J.D. loves Hearthstone and Don't Starve Tog...
1hr 46m May 18, 2015
1hr 46m
Episode 73: We're Not Talking About That
Jeff and Christian welcome Jaycie Gluck, Gillyweed herself, from Starcraft Craftstars, Table Flippin' Board Games, and much, much more to the show to talk about Kael Thas in HotS, Bloodstains: Ritual of the Night, Oculus' release date, Nintendo theme park rides, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 screen shots, Lego Dimensions getting all the IP, and more! In the Playlist, Jaycie talks about getting into H...
1hr 40m May 11, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 72: Play as a Lightsaber
Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos back to the show to start up that E3 hype train with news of a PC centric press conference, a new game announcement from Rare, teases of Mass Effect 4, and more. Plus, current news of Arkham Knight's $40 DLC season pass, Yooka-Laylee tearing up Kickstarter, and MS-DOS games formerly playable inside tweets. In the Playlist, Christian finishs Arkham Origin...
1hr 43m May 04, 2015
1hr 43m
Episode 71: Core! Core! Core!
SPECIAL BONUS DOUBLE LENGTH EPISODE!! Jeff and Christian welcome David Brevik, the creator of Diablo and Marvel Heroes to the show this week to discuss Valve allowing paid mods on Steam, Konami axing Silent Hills, Call of Duty Black Ops 3, Telltale Doing Marvel, and much more! In the Playlist, David has been playing Cities: Skylines, Hearthstone on his phone, Don't Starve, and MLB: The Show, C...
2hr 27m Apr 27, 2015
2hr 27m
Episode 70: This Hype Train was Rendered In Engine
Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo Games and Yahoo Tech to the show this week to discuss Star Wars Battlefront, Guitar Hero Live, a release date for Heroes of he Storm, Phil Spencer's E3 tweets, and more! In the Playlist, Ben and Jeff have been playing Mortal Kombat X, Ben tries to convince everyone to play Titan Souls, and Christian is still rocking OlliOlli2. For Tabletop T...
1hr 44m Apr 20, 2015
1hr 44m
Episode 69: Batmeal
Jeff and Christian welcome Shareef Jackson from GamesLookGood and the Spawn on Me Podcast to the show this week to discuss Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Lego Dimensions, the first RPG for the Apple Watch, Witcher 3 having paid expansion content, and more. In the Playlist, Shareef is playing Game of Thrones episodes 1 and 2, Resident Evil Revelations episode 1, and Box Boy, Christian is still attac...
1hr 54m Apr 14, 2015
1hr 54m
Episode 68: OnDead
Jeff and Christian welcome Shawn Andrich from the Gamers With Jobs Conference Call and gamerwithjobs.com to discuss YoutTuber Angry Joe's rant at Nintendo over copyright claims, the demise of OnLive, Quantum Break's delay to 2016, Nintendo's Amiibo rush, and more. For the Playlist, Shawn finished Pillars of Eternity and tried Titan Souls, Jeff is also playing Pillars, and Christian deals with ...
1hr 41m Apr 06, 2015
1hr 41m
Episode 67: Master Chef
Jeff and Christian welcome to the show David Nottingham, Creative Director on Counterspy, which is currently free on PSN. They discuss the bloated state of AAA game development, Legend of Zelda on Wii U being delayed into 2016, Halo's live action trailers and release date, and more! In the Playlist, Christian and Jeff have been playing Bloodbourne, David has been playing Helldivers and TouchTo...
1hr 44m Mar 30, 2015
1hr 44m
Episode 66: Iron Crank Substantial
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com back to the show this week to discuss Hideo Kojima leaving Konami, Nintendo going to mobile and announcing their next hardware, codenamed NX, more remastered games coming to current gen, Leap's AR target video, and more. In the Playlist, Anthony has been playing Battlefield: Hardline and Hotline Maimi 2, Christian is deeper into Ori...
1hr 40m Mar 23, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 65: Stop the Skid, Kids
Jeff welcomes the very much alive Adam Sessler of X-Play and Rev3Games fame, and a little bit of a remote Christian to the show this week to talk about VR devices like the Roto Chair (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rotovr/roto-taking-virtual-reality-to-the-next-level), the potential delay of Oculus into 2016, the definite delay of Uncharted 4 into 2016, the wildly original new game Upsilo...
1hr 31m Mar 16, 2015
1hr 31m
Episode 64: Skunk McSqueezleteats
Jeff and Christian welcome David Eckleberry, the Game Director of Fable Legends, back to the show to discuss GDC and PAX East news, including Valve's Vive, Steam Link, and Steam Machines, Sony's Project Morpheus, Nvidia's Shield and Grid, EA closing Maxis Emeryville, Blizzard's new Blackrock Mountain Hearthstone expansion, and much more. In the Playlist, David discusses playing Overwatch, Drea...
1hr 36m Mar 09, 2015
1hr 36m
Episode 63: Affectionados
Jeff and Christian welcome the Creative Director of Halo 5, Tim Longo of 343 Industries to the show this week to discuss Unreal Engine going free to use, Valve Vive VR announcement, Fable Legends going free-to-play, WoW adding a new gold for playtime economy, and more! In the Playlist, Tim wants to get into Heroes of the Storm, but Jeff is a jerk, Christian loves the whimsy of Kirby's Rainbow ...
1hr 51m Mar 02, 2015
1hr 51m
Episode 62: I'm a Steampunk Dude
Jeff and Christian welcome not one, but TWO developers to the show this week, Chris Siegel and Tim Stellmach from OtherSide entertainment, currently revitalizing the legacy of of Ultima Underworld with their Kickstarter project, Underworld Ascendant (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/othersidegames/underworld-ascendant) . They talk about the possibility of a new version of Rock Band on curre...
1hr 47m Feb 24, 2015
1hr 47m
Episode 61: That L Word
Jeff and Christian welcome Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me podcast and the Spawn Point Blog to the show to discuss The Order 1886's short playtime, the final end for The Last Guardian, Peter Molyneaux's hot water, Bethesda's E3 announcements, and more. In the Playlist, Kahlief has been playing Evolve and Dying Light, Jeff is enamored with Darkest Dungeon and Sunless Sea, and Christian has b...
1hr 45m Feb 16, 2015
1hr 45m
Episode 60: Ganondorf the Early Years
Jeff and Christian welcome Geoff Keighley, the producer of The Game Awards and Bonus Round, to the show this week to discuss making a definitive video game awards show, the DICE Summit, a possible Legend of Zelda live action Netflix series, the Persona 5 trailer, Activision's huge profits, and more. In the Playlist, Geoff has been playing Evolve and Dying Light, Christian remembers when 2D Mar...
1hr 41m Feb 10, 2015
1hr 41m
Episode 59: Flippity Dipping Around the Universe
Jeff and Christian welcome the CheapyD from Cheapassgamer.com to the show to discuss the closing of joystiq.com, the end of Nintendo Club, the first Tetris Grand Master in the US, Madden 15 nailing the Super Bowl final score, Unreal 4's Paris apartment, new LEGO games, the absence of LAN gaming, and more! In the Playlist, Christian and Jeff have both been playing Dying Light, and discuss the z...
1hr 35m Feb 03, 2015
1hr 35m
Episode 58: Holographic Cat Armor
Jeff and Christian welcome Aaron Morales, Art Director and video game writer at Entertainment Weekly, to the show this week to discuss Microsoft's massive HoloLens announcement, Windows 10 integrating Xbox functionality, game streaming to Windows PCs, Bard Tale 4 announced, Guild Wars 2 getting an expansion, Elder Scrolls Online going subscription free, and more! In the Playlist, Aaron got his...
1hr 35m Jan 27, 2015
1hr 35m
Episode 57: Commodities!
Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos from Joystiq.com back to the show to discuss the announcement of Sid Meier's Starships, a potential reboot for Rock Band, the Nintendo Direct announcements of New 3DS, Mario Party 10, and Splatoon, Blizzard giving statues to 10 year WoW subscribers, how long it will take to get through your Steam library, and more! In the Playlist, Xav has been loving El...
1hr 46m Jan 19, 2015
1hr 46m
Episode 56: The Bloodspicer
Jeff and Christian welcome Alex Berg from UCB Theatre, Key & Peele, Reno 911, and more back to the show to discuss Call of Duty in China, no Nintendo in Brazil, 2400 MS-DOS games emulated in your browser, the WGA writing awards for video games, Blizzard's Overwatch trademark troubles, WoW's "Veteran Mode" and more! For the Playlist, Alex is playing The Swapper and Dragon Age: Inquisition, Chri...
1hr 40m Jan 13, 2015
1hr 40m
Episode 55: Games of 2015: Bold & Crazy Predictions!
In this very special episode, Jeff and Christian celebrate the 1 Year Anniversary of DLC's debut by looking back and looking forward. They discuss the Playstation Now subscription prices, which were actually the subject of speculation in their very first episode, and some of their predictions from last year. Then, they look ahead, and pick out some of the most anticipated titles slated for 201...
1hr 39m Jan 05, 2015
1hr 39m
Episode 54: (Favorite) Game of the Year 2014
Jeff and Christian are joined by Rob Keyes from Gamerant and Screenrant to review the year that was 2014. They discuss the biggest stories and trends from the year then launch into their personal top 5 lists for the best games of 2014. Don't miss it! Sponsored by lynda (http://lynda.com/dlc) (Visit the link for a free 10-day trial and get unlimited access to their 3,000 courses).
1hr 49m Dec 29, 2014
1hr 49m
Episode 53: Guile with Hammer Pants
Jeff and Christian welcome Kevin Pereira from G4's Attack of the Show and Supercreative.tv's Pointless Podcast to the show this week to discuss the Oculus's new VR acquisitions, a father who made his son play video games in chronological order, Charlie returning to SF5, pre-ordering games, and more. In the Playlist, Kevin is playing Shadow of Mordor, Bittrip Runner 2, and Destiny, Christian bo...
1hr 41m Dec 15, 2014
1hr 41m
Episode 52: By The Way, I'm a Gerbil
Jeff and Christian welcome Justin McElroy from Polygon.com, My Brother My Brother and Me, Quality Control, and Sawbones to the show to about all the big news from The Game Awards and The Playstattion Experience. Uncharted 4, Zelda for WiiU, No Man's Sky, Hazelight, The Order 1886, Adrift, Drawn to Death and lots more are on on the docket. Plus, Witcher 3 delayed again, Stream Broadcasting chang...
1hr 48m Dec 08, 2014
1hr 48m
Episode 51: Never Play Until Patch 3
Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from Gametrailers.com and Gamestop TV to the show this week to discuss Unisoft's Assassin's Creed Unity apology, Sony's Vita class action settlement, the new Batman version of Love Letter, Xbox One winning Black Friday, and more! In the Playlist, Andrea has been playing Far Cry 4 and Geometry Wars 3, Christian has been enjoying couch co-op in Super Smash ...
1hr 41m Dec 01, 2014
1hr 41m
Episode 50: Straight Up Batman '66 It
Jeff and Christian welcome Bianna Wu, developer of Revolution 60 and co-host of the Isometric podcast to discuss Dragon Age's lack of hair choices, Christian's attempt to return a broken game to Best Buy, Black Friday deals, WoW and Half-Life 2 turning 10 years old, Game Awards nominees, the world's greatest gaming trailer, and more. In the Playlist, Briana and Christian test their Amiibos wit...
1hr 47m Nov 24, 2014
1hr 47m
Episode 49: A Polite Stink
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Taormina from Gamerant.com to the show today to discuss all of the various botched launches that have been happening, Warlords of Draenor, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare, Assassin's Creed Unity, and Halo Master Chief Collection all have had buggy, broken, shameful launches in the last couple of weeks. What is to be done? In the Playlist, Anthony has been playi...
1hr 35m Nov 17, 2014
1hr 35m
Episode 48: The Taylor Swift of Video Games
Jeff and Christian welcome Xav De Matos from joystiq.com to the show this week to talk about Blizzcon, Overwatch, first person GTAV, Majora's Mask 3D, a new Tony Hawk Pro Skater, Geoff Keighley's new video game awards, and more. In the Playlist, we press 'x' to talk about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. For Tabletop Time, Xav is raving about the deduction game, Sherlock Holmes Consulting Dete...
1hr 39m Nov 10, 2014
1hr 39m
Episode 47: The Wall of Duty
Jeff and Christian welcome Raj Deut from Melbourne, Australia to report on his experience at PAX Australia. Topics include the Star Citizen FPS mode debut, the "Day Zero" release of Call of Duty: Advance Warfare, the Internet Arcade, YouTube supporting 60fps, and Bethesda officially canceling Prey 2. In the Playlist, everyone has strong opinions about Sunset Overdrive, Christian has a few hour...
1hr 55m Nov 03, 2014
1hr 55m
Episode 46: Stuff is just BIG
Jeff and Christian welcome Cam Robinson from Gamespot UK and the Reality Check show to discuss the PS4 SharePlay update, the Xbox One price cut, 50 new things for Super Smash Bros WiiU, Titanfall's co-op mode, Assassin's Creed Unity's crazy PC specs, Extralife 2014 and more. In the Playlist, Cam has been playing games for 24 hours, including Wolfenstein and more, Christian digs the SOuth Park ...
1hr 38m Oct 27, 2014
1hr 38m
Episode 45: Come Say Hi To Me!
Jeff and Christian welcome Andrea Rene from Gametrailers and Gamespot TV to the show this week to talk about Super Smash Bros Wii U, Driveclub's release woes, photo mode in Shadow of Mordor, EVE playing like a speadsheet, porn sites sponsoring eSports teams, and more. In the Playlist, Andrea has finished Destiny and Shadow of Mordor's story modes, Christian is back to Walking Dead, and Jeff is...
1hr 45m Oct 20, 2014
1hr 45m
Episode 44: Rub Superman's Shoulders
Jeff and Christian welcome Brian Brushwood from Scam School, Cordkillers, and Night Attack to the show to talk about NBA 2K15's nightmarish faces, Driveclub's poor launch, a new Star Wars arcade game, Xbox's "parity clause", Assassin's Creed's resolution issues, and more! In the Playlist, Brian has been playing Far Cry 3 and Wasteland 2, Jeff has been scared by Alien: Isolation, and Christian ...
1hr 32m Oct 13, 2014
1hr 32m
Episode 43: A Good Bidet To Die
Jeff is back from his honeymoon and he and Christian are happy to welcome Scott Johnson from Frogpant Studios back to the show as well. They talk about Blizzard's plans with Hearthstone, Titan, and more, the missing Ps from the upcoming Assassin's Creed, VR innovations RoomAlive and Dexmo, and much more. In the Playlist, everybody has praise for Shadow of Mordor, Christian is playing Super Sma...
1hr 40m Oct 06, 2014
1hr 40m
Episode 42: Cat Holding an AK-47
With Jeff Cannata still in Italy enjoying his honeymoon, Christian Spicer is back leading the charge. This week's he's joined by (1) Xav de Matos from Joystiq PLUS (2) Ify Nwadiwe from SocialTronLive and UCB! They dive into Destiny's leaked DLC plans, it's story allegedly being cut down before release, Visceral saying Battlefield Hardline will work at launch, the Xbox One launching in China, an...
1hr 42m Sep 29, 2014
1hr 42m
Episode 41: Mashing While Smashing
Jeff is now a married man and enjoying an Italian honeymoon, which means it's up to Christian to pilot the good-ship DLC. Good thing he's joined by two awesome guests, (1) Gamerant, Screenrant, and FilmFracture's own Anthony Taormina PLUS (2) from Cuddles and Rage and the People I Think Are Cool podcast, Liz Reed! The gang chat about Grand Theft Auto V getting a first-person mode, Final Fantasy...
1hr 48m Sep 22, 2014
1hr 48m
Episode 40: Croissants are 90% Butter
Jeff and Christian welcome Polygon's Deputy Reviews Editor and StreamFriends Twitch streamer, Phil Kollar back to the show this week to talk about the huge sale of Mojang to Microsoft for $2.5 billion, GTA V coming to next gen, gaming ramifications for iPhone 6 and Apple Watch, the White House GameJam, and much more. In the Playlist, things get heated as the guys debate the merits of Destiny, ...
1hr 45m Sep 15, 2014
1hr 45m
Episode 39: Playing Upside Down
Jeff and Christian welcome their old friend from Weekend Confirmed, Andrew Yoon to the show - but now he's a bona fide game designer, with his new card game, Divorce! They discuss the free game Xbox One deal, Samsung's new VR headset, beating Dark Souls with a Rock Band guitar, playing Destiny on Vita, ESPN declaring eSports not a sport, and more. In the Playlist, Andrew is playing Dreadnaught...
1hr 41m Sep 08, 2014
1hr 41m
Episode 38: Look At My Bust
With Garnett Lee filling in for Christian this week, he and Jeff welcome special guest Rich Grisham from the Press Row Podcast to the show to discuss the New 3DS, Sony's big TGS announcements, including Persona 5, Yakuza Zero, and more, GOG offering DRM-free movies, Pokken Tournament, Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell, and more. In The Playlist, Rich and Garnett break down Madden 15 in depth, and Je...
1hr 41m Sep 02, 2014
1hr 41m