Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. And it's making the Switch 2 accessories cost more money :( THINGS MENTIONED Wired with the details on Switch 2's pricing : https://www.wired.com/story/the-nintendo-switch-2-price-wont-get-hit-by-trumps-tariffs/ Forbes' Paul Tassi on the almost certainly legit Oblivion remake : https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2025/04/17/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remake-is-real-an...
Apr 21, 2025•1 hr 6 min
We love gaming :) THINGS MENTIONED: No, Mario Kart won't be $90 : https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/no-switch-2-games-arent-90-the-internet-is-just-broken-beyond-belief/ Welcome to Fortnite, Sabrina Carpenter : https://www.thecut.com/article/sabrina-carpenter-fortnite-skins.html Microsoft joins the BDS list : https://aftermath.site/microsoft-bds-games-journalism Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: ...
Apr 13, 2025•46 min
I may not be the same thickness I was in 2017, but the new Nintendo Switch is!! Yeah OK every gaming podcast is doing it and so are we: we're talking about the hot Switch 2 barrage of announcements from last week. Lock in and get ready to go into debt. THINGS MENTIONED Polygon's breakdown of the Switch 2 Direct : https://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch-2/550857/switch-2-direct-all-games-news-trailers Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Look, if everyone's consenting and happy, what's wrong with it? Oh but other than that there was some interesting game news this week — a legacy publication is seemingly back from the grave and Nintendo sure is going crazy. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon's rundown on the latest Nintendo Direct : https://www.polygon.com/news/547591/nintendo-direct-march-2025-everything-announced-switch IGN with the latest on this live-action Zelda movie : https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-mo...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Alright, no matter what we say in this episode you should absolutely NOT Google search "GamerGate." I'm serious. You should, however, look up this week's guest, Jamal Michel. He's a poet and writer whose writing on games has been published all over the place. You can read more about Jamal and his work on his website: jamalmichel.com . THINGS MENTIONED Jamal's article in the NYT about playing GTA as a kid : https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/arts/grand-theft-auto-islam.h...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 15 min
Have you ever played Disco Elysium? Would Family Guy clips or a Subway Surfers video alongside it help? That's not really what's happening to Disco Elysium but it's a funny mental image. And that's just one of the news items we're talking about this week!! THINGS MENTIONED: Eurogamer on Disco Elysium's new mobile port : https://www.eurogamer.net/disco-elysium-is-being-reimagined-for-mobile-devices-to-captivate-the-tiktok-user Oh yeah and ZA/UM announced their next game : ...
Mar 17, 2025•51 min
We're taking the week off, but we have a special treat for the feed: a recent episode of Video Game Podtimism where Noah and Tori got to gush about Kingdom Hearts 2. Subscribe to Video Game Podtimism wherever you listen to our show. We'll be back next week! Original episode description below: *** Hey Podtimists, This week we're covering Kingdom Heart 2, and we were graciously joined Press START's Tori and Noah. This game is so damn good and we couldn't keep that all to oursel...
Mar 10, 2025•2 hr
We're joined this week by Gameboy modder, soldering iron wizard and all around cool uncle Marisa from the YouTube channel Your Cool Uncle Marisa. She talks us through her first modding projects, what she likes in a handheld and what she hates about one particular boutique game publisher. Special thanks to listener Giovanni for recommending that we bring Marisa on as a guest :) Follow Marisa on YouTube at Your Cool Uncle Marisa . Tori's on Instagram: toridp98 Nathaniel's on twitter: ...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 25 min
Guys, I think we may have willed a new Tony Hawk remaster into existence. Oh and not that I actually think any of our listeners are big GameStop shoppers, but boy do we have some news for you... THINGS MENTIONED: New Tony Hawk remaster on the horizon : https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-skater-claims-hes-in-a-new-tony-hawk-remaster-about-to-come-out/ Fuck Gamestop : https://gizmodo.com/gamestop-ceo-scapegoats-dei-for-company-troubles-2000565613 NPR on the impacts of Target axing its DEI ...
Feb 24, 2025•49 min
If there's one thing we know how to do on this show it's cover a lot of ground. Strap in :3 THINGS MENTIONED: Aftermath on the PSN outage: https://aftermath.site/sony-playstation-network-outage-psn-ps5-pc Epic is going to keep giving out games you sort of own: https://kotaku.com/epic-store-free-games-stats-steam-mobile-fortnite-1851764053 PlayStation State of Play recap from Polygon: https://www.polygon.com/playstation/522584/everything-announced-sony-state-of-play-february-2025-trailers...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 12 min
We're grinding and ollie-ing our way through the hottest skating game of 2004 — a game that came out when we were in Elementary School. Come for the skating, stay for the 2004 of it all, however unfortunate some of that may be. Tori's on Instagram: v.dominguez.98 Nathaniel's on twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts BTW we don't ...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 34 min
Left alone this week, Nathaniel had no other options but to record a podcast all by his lonesome (with the help of two very special guests). Lots of game news this week, buckle in :) THINGS MENTIONED Polygon: MultiVersus is dead for real this time : https://www.polygon.com/gaming/517406/multiversus-canceled-shut-down-date Pokemon TCG Pocket is leaky as hell : https://www.polygon.com/news/515271/pokemon-tcg-pockets-space-time-smackdown-leak-datamine-weavile-bidoof A fake PlayStation that plays re...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Cancellations, whacky prices and more this week.... THINGS MENTIONED: The team behind Celeste's new game is canceled : https://www.polygon.com/news/512505/earthblade-devs-celsete-followup-canceled IGN on GTA 6 pricing rumors : https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-at-100-would-be-a-bridge-too-far-even-for-grand-theft-auto New Xbox announcements : https://www.polygon.com/news/512692/everything-announced-xbox-direct-january-2025 A funeral for a friend : https://x.com/CultureCrave/status/188288254...
Jan 27, 2025•57 min
Yeah OK I guess Switch 2 announcement kinda overshadowed everything else this week, huh? Also, sorry about my (Noah) audio quality. Had a mic issue, that's why I sound like the speaker on a Wii remote. It won't happen again. THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon on the Switch 2: https://www.polygon.com/opinion/510594/nintendo-switch-2-reveal-apple-iphone-comparison This Twitter thread on the Silksong cakespiracy: https://x.com/pex_ton/status/1879982270737707078 Polygon on the canceled live service g...
Jan 20, 2025•1 hr 32 min
Some of gaming's "leading advisors" (us) are here to outline our plans to maximize the best value for our stakeholders (you). We're gonna do that by talking about gaming news, fwiw. THINGS MENTIONED: Forbes on the Nintendo/Genki beef : https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2025/01/10/nintendo-finally-comments-on-leaked-switch-2-hardware-and-videos/ Geoff Keighley's very bad tweet : https://x.com/geoffkeighley/status/1877407095710167515 This video about the origins of The Game Awards : http...
Jan 13, 2025•1 hr 29 min
It's time to close the book on 2024, then we'll never talk about it again :) THINGS MENTIONED: Our friend Ari's video about Death Stranding : https://youtu.be/ECtVgVdQods YouTuber AfterThoughts on God of War's sex minigames : https://youtu.be/PwBef_sVVCM Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on this podcast Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts...
Jan 06, 2025•2 hr 9 min
It's the holiday season and you know what that means? We got each other gifts :) Another week without news but instead? Joy :) Mario 64 holiday mix courtesy of Hotline Sehwani !! THINGS MENTIONED: YouTuber Razbuten on gaming for non Gamers : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LdenlAKb2g Casual Viewing by Will Tavlin for n+1 : https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewing/ Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Na...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 5 min
In the holiday spirit of working as little as possible, we're mostly just BSing this week. Should we start a Lord of the Rings show? THINGS MENTIONED: Nintendo Forecast on the new Switch dock : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pEoCMu6lw SOFTDRINKTV on NFL Head Coach : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V89YmdgoU5Q Nathaniel's Christmasy story for work : https://www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2024-12-23/horse-drawn-sleigh-rides-northeast-kingdom-offer-timeless-winter-tradition Tori's on Twitter: ...
Dec 24, 2024•1 hr 15 min
We're reaching the point where it almost feels like we need to rebrand as a movie podcast. This one's got some Game Awards talk and lots of Wicked talk. THINGS MENTIONED: Alleged Switch 2 leaks : https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch2/comments/1hciwjy/switch_2_leak/ No, I'm not linking to Ben Shapiro. Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's out enjoying his life Noah's on Twitter: ...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 10 min
When Tori's out of town Noah and Nathaniel always go down some weird ass rabbit holes. Enjoy. THINGS MENTIONED: Geoff Keighley's unserious Game Awards Tiktok : https://www.tiktok.com/@thegameawards/video/7442490565985357102 Polygon on Fursan al-Aqsa : https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492245/fursan-al-aqsa-steam-game-removal-ritchie-torres IGN on the free slice of Gran Turismo available on Playstation : https://www.ign.com/articles/my-first-gran-turismo-is-a-free-to-play-intro-to-the-racing-sim-for...
Dec 08, 2024•1 hr 15 min
It's almost American Thanksgiving and we're using that as our excuse to not talk about video game news. I hope you can hold space for this podcast. Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: nathanbased Noah's on Twitter: noah_hurts As always, our cool sounds and intro/outr...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 16 min
This week, Tori and Nathaniel are joined by fellow Gen-Z gamer, streamer and YouTubers Rowndlet. The gang talks about her history with gaming, retro collecting in Europe and more. THING(S) MENTIONED: This tweet about Ariana Grande : https://x.com/ArianaToday/status/1856492487529115748 Follow Rowndlet on social media! She's @Rowndlet on Twitter , YouTube , Twitch , TikTok and you can add her on Pokemon TCG Pocket with her friend code: 6203072500666307 Noah and Nathaniel are also playing PTCGP Noa...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 6 min
It's the family-friendly, backwards compatible Gen-Z video game podcast with oodles of monetizable intellectual property — and this time it has three hosts. We're discussing last week's biggest news item (no, not that one) and the latest in scummy business practices in journalism. THINGS MENTIONED: IGN with a breakdown on Nintendo's casual info about a live action Zelda movie : https://www.ign.com/articles/well-at-least-we-know-the-live-action-the-legend-of-zelda-movie-will-be-released-before-th...
Nov 10, 2024•57 min
Hey, did y'all hear that the Dreamcast is back? Call of Duty is back, too, but that's a lot less exciting. Tori and Nate discuss... THINGS MENTIONED: Polygon on the CoD ban in Kuwait : https://www.polygon.com/news/470233/call-of-duty-black-ops-6-kuwait-ban Tim Walz, for reference : https://x.com/BoozeRadly/status/1851238159746482278 Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's on Twitter: natha...
Nov 05, 2024•56 min
Tori's holding down the fort this week with the lovely guest hosts Kim and Chase from all kinds of podcasts. You'll recognize them from shows like dotzip, Frog of the Week and Video Game Podtimism. No news this week, just a rootin-tootin good time discussing the games we love :) Find our guests online! Kim hosts Frog of the Week and dotzip Chase hosts dotzip and Video Game Podmitism Tori's on Twitter: tori_as_always Nathaniel's ...
Oct 20, 2024•1 hr 43 min
Sometimes the biggest game release isn't even a game, it's an alarm clock. THINGS MENTIONED: Vice is trying to resurrect Waypoint : https://www.vice.com/en/article/i-want-waypoints-return-to-be-like-the-silent-hill-2-remake/ Alarmo... : https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-sound-clock-alarmo-121311/ The many spiritual successors of Disco Elysium : https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/theres-now-a-third-studio-boasting-disco-elysium-veterans-trying-to-follow-up-the-beloved-rpg-here-wi...
Oct 14, 2024•50 min
We start with some news and jump into talking about the new Zelda and also a completely unrelated big magnet. THINGS MENTIONED: Aftermath on the Gamurs layoffs: https://aftermath.site/gamurs-group-has-more-shitty-layoffs Polygon: Palworld is coming to PS5 despite its ongoing lawsuit : https://www.polygon.com/gaming/455993/palworld-playstation-5-ps5-release-date Everything announced at the recent State of Play : https://blog.playstation.com/2024/09/24/everything-revealed-in-state-of-play-septembe...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Resignations, layoffs and the soulless husk of a beloved (?) mobile game in the news this week. Plus: Nathaniel delves deeper into tinkering, a femininomenon in Elden Ring and Tori's crunchy audio quality because she's still on vacation and had a recording hiccup. THINGS MENTIONED: Variety on the realities of the PS5 Pro's power : https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24243216/playstation-5-pro-ps5-big-4k-screenshots What's up with the Annapurna resignations? : https://www.polygon.c...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Tori and Nathaniel are out this week, so Noah recruited a crack team of gamers to talk about the week in game news. First is Brendon Bigley of Into the Aether and second is Emily Price, whose writing on games is all over the place including Unwinnable and Paste. Find Brendon's work : https://wavelengths.online/ Find Emily online : https://bsky.app/profile/emilyprice.bsky.social THINGS MENTIONED: The Sonic suit (don't buy it, we're not sponsored) : https://www.opposuits.com/products/s...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 44 min
Well, you know we have to talk about last week's Nintendo Directs, we can't not. Plus there's some other games coming out soon that we're excited about and one that led to a company getting shuttered regardless of its quality. THINGS MENTIONED: Robin Bea's Visions of Mana review for Inverse : https://www.inverse.com/gaming/visions-of-mana-review Gematsu on the closure of Ouka Studios : https://www.gematsu.com/2024/08/bloomberg-netease-games-plans-to-close-visions-of-mana-deve...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr 3 min
