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 39m Mar 23, 2015
1hr 39m
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 50m Mar 02, 2015
1hr 50m
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 44m Feb 16, 2015
1hr 44m
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 34m Jan 27, 2015
1hr 34m
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 45m Jan 19, 2015
1hr 45m
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 39m Jan 13, 2015
1hr 39m
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 38m Jan 05, 2015
1hr 38m
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 48m Dec 29, 2014
1hr 48m
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 40m Dec 15, 2014
1hr 40m
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 47m Dec 08, 2014
1hr 47m
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 54m Nov 03, 2014
1hr 54m
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 44m Oct 20, 2014
1hr 44m
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 41m Sep 29, 2014
1hr 41m
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 47m Sep 22, 2014
1hr 47m
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 40m Sep 02, 2014
1hr 40m
Episode 37: Darth Vader Riding a Dragon
Jeff and Christian welcome comedian, improviser, and all-around nerd, Alex Berg to the show to discuss Amazon possibly buying Twitch, new VR demos for Netflix and Half-Life 2, Microsoft's predictive DeLorean cloud gaming system, one Dad's solution to Minecraft griefers, the success of PC gaming, and more. Plus, the guys answer criticism that they were too mean to Microsoft last week. In the Pl...
1hr 37m Aug 25, 2014
1hr 37m
Episode 36: Persona Non Golden
Jeff and Christian welcome Anthony Carboni from We Have Concerns and Rev3Games to the show to talk all things Gamescom and Gencon. First up is the Microsoft press conference, and everybody has a complaint about how the Rise of the Tomb Raider exsclusivity was handled. Not to mention 3 bundles, the Halo Channel, and no Kinect. For the Sony press conference, the guys are excited about new games i...
1hr 45m Aug 18, 2014
1hr 45m
Episode 35: Until We Delete Them
Jeff and Christian welcome Devindra Hardawar from Venture Beat and the /Filmcast to the show to discuss Twich's crackdown on copyrighted music, Evolve's delay, Fantasy Flight's new X-COM and Star Wars games, the return of the Sierra brand, and more. In the Playlist, Devindra finished Watch_Dogs, Christian is loving The Swapper and Rogue Legacy, and Jeff is still digging the alpha of Heroes of ...
1hr 35m Aug 11, 2014
1hr 35m
Episode 34: Uncle George At The Ranch
Jeff and Christian welcome David Nottingham, the co-founder and creative director at Dynamighty to the show to talk about his upcoming game, Counterspy, his history working at Lucasarts and Rockstar, and his choice to develop at a smaller studio. In Story of the Week, they talk about EA's new subscription service, EA Access, endgame details for Destiny, Bioshock on iOS, and problems curating t...
1hr 29m Aug 04, 2014
1hr 29m
Episode 33: Losing Friends to MOBAs
Jeff and Christian welcome Veronica Belmont to the show to talk about all the big Comic Con news, including the Mako coming back to Mass Effect, a redesign of Batman, the Halo: Nightfall trailer and more. Also, Gamestop customers don't know you can trade in games? A free browser based Catan? Bravely Default sells a million? In the Playlist, Veronica is loving Tropico 5, Christian level caps th...
1hr 26m Jul 28, 2014
1hr 26m
Episode 32: Don't Choke On That Thing
Jeff and Christian welcome Ben Silverman from Yahoo! Games to talk about The International DOTA Championships, Microsoft laying off 18,000 and ending the Xbox Entertainment Studios, a new DOOM, the Yogscast Kickstarter debacle, and high-earning MMOs. In the Playlist, Jeff and Ben have lots to say about the Destiny Beta, while Christian talks Walking Dead season 2. Ben has paid money to enjoy M...
1hr 43m Jul 21, 2014
1hr 43m
Episode 31: Between Pot and Pint
Jeff and Christian welcome David Walgrave, Producer on Divinity: Original Sin, to DLC this week to talk about understanding what a game developer does, the EVO 2014 fighting game championships, Raiden joining Mortal Kombat X, Tekken 7 announced, Hearthstone: Curse of Naxrammas pricing info, and more. Then in The Playlist, Jeff goes a little crazy praising Divinity: Original Sin, which he calls...
1hr 41m Jul 14, 2014
1hr 41m
Episode 30: Oh, Sweet Shaders!
Jeff and Christian welcome David Eckelberry, the Game Director of Fable Legends, to the show this week to talk about DnD Next, Cliffy B returning to video game design, Hearthstone tournaments allowing women to play, Giant Bomb's hiring only men, Mario Kart 8 being hacked, Dungeon Kepper being deem NOT free-to-play by the ASA, and more. In the Playlist, David is enjoying Wolfenstein and Wolf Am...
1hr 35m Jul 07, 2014
1hr 35m
Episode 29: I'm The Other Vita Guy!
Jeff and Christian welcome Ryan O'Donnell from Area 5 to the show this week, to talk about YouTube going 60 FPS, Games Done Quick raising over $700,000 for charity, a new world record speed run for Super Mario Bros, Minecraft's astonishing console sales number, Crytek's possible problems, DOTA International's $10 million prize pool, and more. In the Playlist, all three guys have been playing S...
1hr 47m Jun 30, 2014
1hr 47m
Episode 28: Susan Can Go To Space
Jeff and Christian welcome Geoff Engelstein to the show this week, for a special Tabletop Time episode! Geoff is the designer of The Ares Project, Space Cadets, and Space Cadets Dice Duel, as well as the host of the Ludology Podcast and Gametech on The Dice Tower. The guys discuss Kickstarter's effect on games, the Steam Summer Sale, and a crazy WoW player who leveled to 90 without ever leaving...
1hr 27m Jun 23, 2014
1hr 27m
Episode 27: You're The Best In Town
Jeff and Christian are joined by the very first member of the DLC 5-Timers Club, Garnett Lee, from Garnett on Games to work through all of the post-E3 news. First up, it is the Destiny Alpha, which has been making a good first impression all weekend long. Christian is perplexed by the discovery of great graphics setting hidden inside the PC code for Watch_Dogs. And Jeff hopes the fate of the Wi...
1hr 45m Jun 16, 2014
1hr 45m
Episode 26: E3 Day 3 - Choo Choo
Jeff and Christian welcome Ashley Esqueda, Senior Editor at CNET and host of the uncoming Tomorrow Daily show to help them wrap up a huge week of daily E3 episodes. They discuss The Order 1886, No Man's Sky, Splitoon, Super Smash Bros, Playstation Now, Counterspy, Destiny, Batman: Arkham Knight, Sunset Overdrive, and much much more. Plus, they each name their Games of Show for E3. All that, plu...
1hr 44m Jun 13, 2014
1hr 44m
Episode 25: E3 Day 2 - Now THAT'S a Dongle
Jeff is without Christian for this, the third DLC Special Edition episode, covering the second official day of the the E3 conference. But fear not! Jeff has a couple of awesome guests host to fill in, complete with their own experiences from the E3 show floor. Jeff Mattas from Weekend Confirmed and the upcoming game, Narcosis, and Matthew Burnside, formerly of the Indoor Kids Podcast help Jeff ...
1hr 52m Jun 12, 2014
1hr 52m
Episode 24: E3 Day 1 - Witcher Voice
Jeff and Christian welcome Cory Banks from PC Gamer Magazine to the show for the second live E3 episode of 2014. This, the first official day of the conference, started with Nintendo's big Nintendo Direct announcements, and continued with great games. Jeff and Christian report from their show floor and behind closed doors experiences with Bloodbourne, The Witcher 3, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Hori...
1hr 49m Jun 11, 2014
1hr 49m
Episode 23: E3 Day 0 - Monsters with Flatulence
Jeff and Christian welcome big time Hollywood Director, Dan Trachtenberg to the show to discuss the first day of E3 2014! Microsoft, Sony, EA, and Ubisoft press conferences with surprise announcements, big games, and more! Check back for live episodes every day of E3 this week as the biggest event in gaming continues! Sponsored exclusively by Squarespace (http://squarespace.com/dlc) (coupon JE...
1hr 47m Jun 10, 2014
1hr 47m
Episode 22: If That Sounds Awesome... Awesome
Jeff and Christian welcome Christopher Livingston, freelance writer for PC Gamer and Rock Paper Shotgun to DLC this week for a giant E3 Hype Train and predictions episode. First up, in Story of the Week, the guys discuss the pre-E3 leak-nnouncements of Battlefield: Hardline, Mortal Kombat X, Forza Horizon 2, and Homefront: Revolution. Plus, Nintendo is sharing profits with YouTubers and Jack T...
1hr 41m Jun 02, 2014
1hr 41m
Episode 21: Live In The Now!
Jeff and Christian welcome their buddy Garnett Lee back to DLC for the 4th time. Garnett is the host of Garnett on Games and the John + Garnett podcasts. This week, he's talking about the contrast between hype and reality in games, specifically with Watch Dogs being released. Christian is interested in the PS4 being released in China, and Jeff is overwhelmed by the massive number of games relea...
1hr 43m May 26, 2014
1hr 43m