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Gamer Friends

Gamer Friends is a podcast about gaming and the gaming community from a Black, queer, and lefty perspective. If you’re looking for more melanin or rainbows in your gaming life, you’ve found your people!

Episodes

009: Historically Inaccurate E3 Extravaganza

As promised, it’s an E3 extravaganza open this week’s Gamer Friends. AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah painstakingly take you through all of the games announced at E3 (that we care about) in our longest episode to date! No rock is unturned in our quest to fill you in on nearly everything that happened during the biggest week in gaming. Links: EA E3 Recap Microsoft E3 Recap Bethesda E3 Recap Devolver Digital E3 Recap Square Enix E3 Recap Ubisoft E3 Recap PC Gaming Show E3 Recap Sony E3 Recap Nintendo E...

Jun 18, 20182 hr 18 min

008: We Have A Dream

Next stop, E3! Your Gamer Friends are here to discuss all of the major news in the lead-up to one of the industry’s most important events. Logging On, we’re reacting to the Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey leak, Battlefield V’s reveal trailer (and all that drama), Bungie’s Year Two announcement for Destiny 2, The Sims 4 finally confirming Seasons, Fallout 76’s info dump, Pokemon coming to Switch, Mario Tennis Aces, Megalodon in Sea of Thieves, and the newest PUBG vs. Fortnite beef. These Past Two Weeks...

Jun 04, 20181 hr 35 min

Bonus of Feet

If you enjoyed our last episode and want to hear more from our resident Destiny clan, Bones of Feet, you're in luck! We have extra content from the guys that we just could not let go unheard!

May 29, 201815 min

007: Bones of Feet

On a very special episode of Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah kick off the show Logging On with a discussion about Thanos in Fortnite, the fate of Radical Heights, a new SuperHot, Microsoft’s adaptive controller, Halo coming to arcade, Black Ops 4, and the now-infamous E3 leak. Next, the guys chat about Deadpool 2, Solo, a potential Ms. Marvel movie, and AudioNerd stays true to his namesake and helps explain why you’re hearing “Yanni,” “Laurel,” or both. Since all they’ve been playing ...

May 21, 20181 hr 15 min

006: Gamer With A Capital G

This week on Gamer Friends, Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are Logging on with E3, EA Play and Red Dead Redemptions new trailer! While only one of us is excited about Red Dead, both of us take joy in clowning a New York Times piece on gamers. In “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re continuing our talk about the MCU (spoilers ahead!) and some things not-so-MCU, including Venom, Black Lightning and Teen Titans Go! To the Movies. This week on “The Homescreen,” we’re talking about DiRT Rally, we fin...

May 07, 20181 hr 27 min

Infinity War SpoilerCast: We're Shook

For the very first bonus episode of Gamer Friends, we have a SPOILER ALERT! 🚨🚨🚨 AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah go over every salacious detail from Avengers: Infinity War. If you listen to this, you will be spoiled! And friend of the show (and brother of AudioNerd64), Chace, calls in with his immediate MCU thoughts.

Apr 30, 201853 min

005: Can You Turn On Your Xbox?

It’s a big week on Gamer Friends, with our second-ever guest, SaraWithAStar! Big Nkrumah  and AudioNerd64 chat it up with Sara about our recent weekend with her Nintendo Switch and a bunch of Switch-exclusive games, such as Mario Kart, Breath of the Wild, and Big Nkrumah’s new favorite party game, Overcooked. Before they get to chatting with Sara, your Gamer Friends spend some time “Logging On” with an outsider’s perspective on God of War’s triumphant return and everyone’s favorite new batt...

Apr 23, 20181 hr 34 min

004: That Was A Rant

This week on Gamer Friends, Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are really excited about the Spider-Man release date, PUBG’s new map, and April’s upcoming Games With Gold. They’re less excited about Destiny 2’s update and No Man’s Sky arrival on Xbox. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’ve got a recap of the Generations nerdcore rap tour, a quick review of the new Infinity War posters, and AudioNerd reminds us that he’s really into DC’s Arrowverse by going over all of the recent renewals over at the CW...

Apr 09, 20181 hr 22 min

003: A Happy Socialist Whatever™

For the third episode of Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah cover the (admittedly less exciting) news from the past two weeks, and spend some time on the first “Indie Spotlight” discussing Post/Capitalism, A Way Out, and the most innovative shooter we’ve played in years, SuperHot. Logging On,” we’re covering the beautiful response to the White House’s violent video game reel, the Nindies, mobile launches for PUBG and Fortnite, the latter’s massive livestream featuring Drake and Travis Sc...

Mar 26, 201853 min

002: Gamer Friends 2: We Love A Good Subtitle

This week on Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah are hosting their first guest! ThatTimDude joins the guys to share stories about cultivating an online community through gaming, and the story of how he met your charming hosts. “Logging On,” we’re chatting about GTA 5 rumors, the ESRB’s new labels, the new Sims 4 game pack, “Jungle Adventure,” Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. announcement and Ubisoft's announcement on The Division 2. In “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” AudioNerd64 recaps his ...

Mar 14, 20181 hr 14 min

001: Rooting For Everyone Black

For the very first episode of Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah are keeping it all black everything for Black History Month. “Logging On,” we’re discussing the DICE Awards, Destiny 2’s new roadmap, the current state of PUBG, Mario Kart coming to mobile for the first time, and Burnout Paradise’s (lack of) microtransactions. In “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re diving into a spoilery dicussion of DC’s Black Lightning, everyone’s new favorite movie, Black Panther, and speculating on ...

Feb 25, 20181 hr 10 min
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