Happy Labor Day, Gamer Friends! This episode, we’re “Logging On” with Marvel’s Avengers, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, NBA 2K21, Spellbreak, and The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu, a recap of Gamescom highlights, the most recent Ubisoft Forward, Super Mario 3D All-Stars, and Nvidia. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” a legend has departed this world. RIP to Chadwick Boseman, our very own King T’Challa. After pouring one out, we discuss Disney’s release of Mulan and New Mutants, and Star Trek: Discovery’s c...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 29 min
Your Gamer Friends are here with another respite from your quarantine blues. “Logging On,” Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battletoads, and Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time Have released, Epic Games vs. Apple and Google, Ghost of Tsushima, Untitled Goose Game, Control, Summer Games Done Quick, Oculus, Deathloop, WB Montreal and Rocksteady. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re diving into DC’s Fandome (a truly dumb name for what was otherwise excellent content), including Robert Pattinson’s Batma...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Blame capitalism for keeping this episode from you for almost a full week! Our sincere apologies. We’re “Logging On” after some Alias-inspired beats with Destroy All Humans, Cuphead, Fall Guys, Skater XL, Fast & Furious Crossroads, and Hyper Scape. We also discuss Nintendo’s “gigaleak,” Animal Crossing, Marvel’s Avengers, Analogue Pocket, Apple and Game Pass, Halo Infinite, Suicide Squad, and general Playstation news. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re talking George R.R. Martin and Gam...
Aug 19, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Your Gamer Friends are coming at you hot, because we are literally melting in New York right now. “Logging On,” we’re breaking down the Xbox Summer Games Event, including Halo: Infinite, Everwild, Tell Me Why, Grounded, The Outer Worlds, and Fable. We’re also talking about the releases of Ghost of Tsushima, Paper Mario: The Origami King, The Sims 4: Nifty Knitting, and Ooblets. Also on the docket is G4’s return, Madden 21, Rocket League, Metacritic changes, and Ubisoft’s binders full of women. “...
Jul 31, 2020•1 hr 43 min
This week, we’re “Logging On” with Maneater, Disintegration, and Iron Man VR’s respective releases, NBA 2K21’s price hike, directs from Bungie, Ubisoft, and Devolver Digital (including our reactions to Watch Dogs Legion, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, and Far Cry 6), military e-sports, Superhot’s sequel, and some big Sony news. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” Spongebob is gay, Fallout, Borderlands, and The Sims are getting television shows, Batwoman replaces Ruby Rose, Ready Player Two is hitting ...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 40 min
Your Gamer Friends return with (most but not all) of the news we’ve missed while taking some time to decompress. “Logging On,” The Last of Us II has been released, Sony revealed the PS5, Cyberpunk 2077, Marvel’s Avengers, Nintendo, and EA all held updates/press conferences in lieu of #E32020, Cards Against Humanity, streaming platform Mixer, and Amazon’s Crucible implode, and Big Nkrumah risks cancelation to discuss the long-rumored Harry Potter RPG. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” COVID conti...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Hello Gamer Friends! We’re taking it easy this week and bringing you some small updates and a rerun of a very special episode of the show. We hope you are all taking care of yourselves, each other and are doing your best to navigate what’s going on in the world right now. To help you through that, we’ll be linking to some of our recommended readings and resources. But first, we’re taking you all back to our episode on the GDoC Expo, here are the links to the games we covered: Skate & Date Th...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 6 min
We took a break, but now we’re back! We promise we’ll tell you about it next time. “Logging On,” we’re discussing Gears Tactics, Streets of Rage 4, Wasteland 3, Unreal Engine 5, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, The Last of Us II, Ghost of Tsushima, Jedi: Fallen Order, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, the 2020 Toyko Game Show, Paper Mario: The Origami King, Twitch’s “Safety Advisory Council,” Valorant, Disco Elysium, Fortnite, and the dozens of replacement events in lieu of E3 2020. “These Past Two Weeks in Ner...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 27 min
Your COVID-19 comrades are back! This go around we’re “Logging On” with Final Fantasy VII Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, Sony’s DualSense controller, Stadia’s desperation, the Last of Us II, Gearbox, and HQ Trivia. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” Marvel is giving away free comics because of the pandemic, but San Diego Comic-Con refuses to cancel. Finally, after much fanfare, friend of the show and Bones of Feet member Edna (Enya [Edna]) joins us to talk smack about Big Nick’s favorite outbrea...
Apr 14, 2020•59 min
Happy quarantine! Please keep yourself, your loved ones, and random strangers safe by staying inside and listening to your Gamer Friends. “Logging On,” DOOM Eternal, Animal Crossing, Call of Duty: Warzone, Half-Life: Alyx, and Bleeding Edge have all launched, the console wars are brewing again, all sports have become e-sports, and you should probably stop shopping at Gamestop. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” everything has been delayed because of the pandemic (literally everything), but there’...
Mar 27, 2020•48 min
Your Gamer Friends are back with a brand new episode! “Logging On,” we’re talking the FFVII Remake Demo, Samurai Jack’s new game, GDC’s postponment, Destiny 2’s new season, Ghost of Tsushima, NFL 2K’s comeback (ish), Mortal Kombat 11 and we pour one out for a legend. In These Past Two Weeks In Nerdom, we’re getting into Black Widow Trailer, The Last Of Us, Black Panther’s comic run, the Artemis Fowl trailer, and we forget things about Thor: Love and Thunder. In The Homescreen we’ve got friend of...
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Your Gamer Friends are back with a brand new episode! “Logging On,” we’re getting into the DICE Awards, Half-Life Alyx, Stadia’s undoing, updates on E3, HQ Trivia’s shut-down and a whole bunch of updates on games including, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Darksiders Genesis and AudioNerd’s impassioned thoughts from the Animal Crossings Direct. In These Past Two Weeks In Nerdom, we’re talking Birds of Prey (and their themed cocktails), Sonic the Hedgehog, and the Borderlands movie. In The Homescre...
Mar 01, 2020•54 min
Your Gamer Friends are here with part one of our two-year anniversary celebration! It’s not much of a celebration yet, so don’t get too excited. “Logging On,” we’re chatting about CDProjektRed, Pokémon Home, The Sims, the recent studio shakeups at Rockstar and The Coalition, The Division 2: Warlords of New York, Warcraft 3: Reforged, House House’s pro-Indigenous activism, and the Flashpoint project. “These Past Two Weeks In Nerdom,” Big Nick has finished The Witcher, AudioNerd has thoughts on th...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 28 min
It’s delay season for real! Your tardy Gamer Friends have finally gotten caught up on January’s news and we’re happy to report that everyone else is running late, too. “Logging On,” major delays for several AAA titles have been recently announced, including Cyberpunk 2077, Dying Light 2, Marvel’s Avengers, Iron Man VR, and Final Fantasy VII Remake. However, Journey to the Savage Planet and Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot were on schedule and have been released! Meanwhile, Sony is making moves with PlaySt...
Feb 13, 2020•1 hr 10 min
It’s been a while, Gamer Friends! Your fashionably late hosts have battled illness and capitalism to bring you a brand new episode a mere three weeks late. We’re kicking things off by “Logging On” with the “new” PS5 logo and spec leaks for next gen consoles from Sony and Microsoft, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Sims 4: Tiny Living, Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC (and Dexit), Escape From Tarkov’s lack of playable women, and Games Done Quick. In “These Past Two Weeks In Nerdom,” we deep-dive into ...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 5 min
It’s a new year and we’re back with our Games Of The Year roundup! We’re changing things up with NEW AWARDS so we can dive even deeper to the games we loved playing this past year. Thank you so much for listening (and for your patience!) As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter , give us a rating or review, and tell your gamer friends about the show!...
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr 21 min
Your Gamer Friends are back with our last episode of 2019! “Logging On,” we’re going in-depth on the 2019 Game Awards and talking the return of MLB’s The Show franchise, updates to the DualShock 4, Rocket League’s microtransaction woes, the ongoing streaming wars between Twitch and everyone else, BioShock 4, and Fortnite’s continued foray into in-game events. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we got caught up on Rick and Morty, The Mandalorian, and Crisis on Infinite Earths. We’re also asking qu...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 10 min
Your Gamer Friends are back with a brand new episode! “Logging On,” we’re talking Halo: Reach’s new home, Apex Legend’s new game-changing updates, Destiny 2’s new Season of Dawn, Microsoft’s views on VR, Twitch losing even more of its content creators and the 2019 Game Awards (and the associated drama!) In These Past Two Weeks In Nerdom, we’re getting into the new Black Widow Trailer, Jedi Fallen Temple and spend an uncharacteristically long time talking about DC with Titans season 2 finale and ...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr
In this latest episode of Gamer Friends, we’re “Logging On” with Stadia news (???), a whole bunch of releases (!!!), updates from XO 19, Half-Life’s announcement, Ubisoft getting into the podcast game, and Tell Me Why. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’ve got plenty of updates from DC, some thoughts on Disney+ and The Mandolarian, Charlie’s Angels reboot, Alan Moore dragging all of nerdom to filth and the future of Runaways and Steven Universe. Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we are playing ALL...
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Your Gamer Friends are back with a brand new episode! “Logging On,” we deep dive into #BlizzCon2019 and the lingering Hong Kong controversy (including Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft), and then chat about Luigi’s Mansion 3, Planet Zoo, Microsoft’s Xbox All Access plan, EA’s NBA Live cancelation and their games returning to Steam, and the lifting of the Death Stranding embargo. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” Into the Spiderverse 2 is confirmed along with Ant-Man 3, tr...
Nov 09, 2019•1 hr 15 min
Well, we were on time for the last episode! In a post-illness edition of Gamer Friends, we’re “Logging On” with Stadia news, several game delays, the Mixer takeover, Call of Duty Modern Warfare, WWE 2K20, Fortnite 2.0, the Sims 4, and Fallout 76. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’ve got casting news for the new Batman, Raising Dion and Watchmen’s respective premieres, MCU news (of course), Marvel’s legal dispute over X-Men music, the final trailer for Rise of Skywalker, and the Joker. Finally...
Oct 30, 2019•1 hr 47 min
It’s time again! Gamer Friends is back with a brand new episode. This time, we’re “Logging On” with the launch of our very own Discord server, big PlayStation 5 news, Sony’s cross-play announcement, Blizzard’s growing involvement in the Hong Kong protests, launches for Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, Apex Legends Season 3, Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, and FIFA20, Rocket League’s new loot boxes, and Avengers game news. In another packed edition of “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” the boy is back!! Tom Hollan...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 29 min
It’s a new episode of Gamer Friends! This time we’re “Logging On” with huge news about the future of E3, the recent Apple Arcade announcement, updates for EA’s Project Atlas, Apex Legends Season 3, the new Avengers AR gam, and the launches of Link’s Awakening and Untitled Goose Game. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re (finally) celebrating Ash’s victory at the Pokemon League, and discussing rumors about an Iron Man appearance in the Black Widow prequel, another Battlestar Galactica reboot, ...
Sep 30, 2019•1 hr 7 min
Gamer Friends is back again, just a little late, but we’ve been very busy being exploited by capitalism! We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming next week. “Logging On,” AudioNerd has a note on the gaming industry’s ongoing #MeToo moment, we discuss the launches for Gears 5, Greedfall, Borderlands 3, NBA 2K20, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and the Sims 4: Realm of Magic, there’s talk of Disney remastering some classic SNES games, Yakuza 7 is formally announced, Ubisoft releases Od...
Sep 18, 2019•1 hr 26 min
We’re back with a packed episode of Gamer Friends this week! “Logging On,” the boys are talking about all of the major Gamescom news, including Cyberpunk 2077, The Avengers, and Death Stranding, The Sims 4, launches for No Man’s Sky Beyond, Control, World of Warcraft Classic, Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey, and Astral Chain, Sony’s purchase of Insomniac, Halo: Infinite news, Fortnite, and Ion Fury. Next up, we address the mouse in the room during “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” including the...
Sep 04, 2019•1 hr 33 min
It’s a tardy for the party episode of Gamer Friends! This go around we’re “Logging On” with a note on the recent mass shootings in the United States and the implications of blaming violent video games, related and unrelated Call of Duty news, the joint Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony loot box announcement, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep’s delay, Apex Legends Solo Mode, Mortal Kombat news that doesn’t involve racism, and EA’s Need for Speed: Heat announcement. Moving on to “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” ...
Aug 22, 2019•1 hr
Hello Gamer Friends! This week we are Logging On with the Fortnite World Cup, The Outer Worlds, Gears 5 drama about no in-game smoking, Google Stadia, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Wolfenstein Young Blood and Cyberpunk’s good deeds. In These Past Week In Nerdom we’re tying up our loose ends from SDCC, talking about Young Justice: Outsiders (mainly that we need to watch it) and all the nerdiness happening over at Amazon. In The Homescreen we’re hearing all about Nick’s adventures in GTA Online and ...
Aug 04, 2019•50 min
We’re coming at you with a bonus “These Past Two Weeks In Nerdom” with a spoilercast of Spider-Man: Far From Home and a recap of Marvel’s SDCC presentation.
Jul 31, 2019•37 min
It’s a fairly light episode of Gamer Friends this go around! Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd are “Logging On” with the Nintendo Switch Lite announcement, Sea of Solitude’s release, Watch Dogs: Legion’s call for fan-made music, upcoming Division 2 DLC content, and finally, perhaps most importantly, Gamer Girl Bath Water. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” Big Nkrumah makes a pitch for an SDCC/Spider-Man spoilercast, with bonus talk about Netflix’s newest gaming-inspired original show based on Cuphead, a...
Jul 18, 2019•49 min
We’re living in a post-E3 world, Gamer Friends! We have a jam-packed episode for you covering all of the latest and greatest since our E3 recap episodes. “Logging On,” Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are getting into all of the juicy news that didn’t make the main stage at E3, such as Stadia’s pricing, no National Pokédex in Pokémon Sword and Shield, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s realism issues, and some initial gameplay reactions from Marvel’s Avengers, Outer Worlds, and Gears 5. “These Past Two W...
Jul 04, 2019•1 hr 30 min
