On this very special BONUS episode of The GAP, Joaby reads out the novelette he wrote so that you don't have to sit there reading a bunch of dumb words yourself. Do Not Kill is a novelette about a man who goes to Antarctica, interacts with his first AGI and gets more than anyone bargained for out of it. It's inspired by The Thing and Who Goest There? (I know, I know) and At the Mountains of Madness and I think its pretty good. It probably should have been a short story, but my words, my beautifu...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 651
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy enter the world of PlayStation VR. The games they've been playing this week include Sons of the Forest, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, The Pale Beyond, The Light Brigade, Gran Turismo 7, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Gunfire Reborn, Mighty Doom, and more, . Over in the news we get our first look at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Mortal Kombat 12 is announced, Elden Ring is getting an expansion, and Beyond The Summit is shutting down. This...
Mar 03, 2023•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 650
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about weird words. The games they've been playing this week include Atomic Heart, Wild Hearts, The Light Brigade, The Forest, Rooftop Renegade, Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, and more. Over in the news Xbox signs a 10 year deal with Nintendo and Nvidia, Firaxis confirms the development of the next Civilization game while Jake Solomon and Steve Martin leave the studio, Diablo IV is getting a beta, and Blizzard changes its work from home poli...
Feb 24, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 649
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about wild SuperBowl plays. The games they've been playing this week include Hogwarts Legacy, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Wild Hearts, The Light Brigade, Metroid Prime Remastered, In Death, Madden 23, and more. Over in the news Dead Island 2 is releasing early, PUBG studios is developing an Escape From Tarkov style game, Nintendo raising the prices of its games - starting with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Remedy gives ever...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 648
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about a few Steam Next Fest demos. The games they've been playing this week include Apex Legends, Bonelab, Shadows of Doubt, Super Auto Battlemon, Cardboard Town, Plan B: Terraform, Hell Let Loose, and more. Over in the news Hogwarts Legacy breaks a Twitch record, Sons of the Forest is delayed again, The Day Before has a gameplay video, Nintendo looks to be raising the prices of its games, Insomniac's Wolverine is supposedly going to be...
Feb 10, 2023•2 hr 24 min•Ep. 647
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy how 7 is still the new 5. The games they've been playing this week include Hi-Fi Rush, Dead Space, GoldenEye 007, GTA V, and more. Over in the news they wrap up the Xbox Developer Direct, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has been delayed, and EA is stopping development of Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:02:09 – ‘Another 7, IGN?’...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 646
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are back for a new year of podcasting. The games they've been playing this week include Dead Space, Atomic Heart, The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me, Soulstone Survivors, Peglin, Tiny Tactics, Super Auto Pets, The Forest, and more. They also talk about HBO's The Last of Us, and the DualSense Edge controller. Over in the news Battlefield is going back to a class system, Justin Roiland resigns from Squanch Games, Brian Birmingham lea...
Jan 26, 2023•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 645
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie, Joab Gilroy and Nathan Lawrence look back at the year and talk about their favourite games. Before that they talk about the games they've been playing this week including Call of Duty Warzone 2.0, Vampire Survivors, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Neon White, Immortality, Peglin, Prime Hack, and more. They discuss some of the highlight news items of the 2022, give out a few genre awards, and then each list their 5 favourite games they played this year. Be wa...
Jan 03, 2023•12 hr 25 min•Ep. 644
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about YouTube thumbnail reviews. The games they've been playing this week include High on Life, Call of Duty Warzone 2.0, Pentiment, Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator, Vampire Survivors, Sifu, Starcom: Unknown Space, and more. Over in the news a God of War tv show is announced by Amazon, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is set for the end of 2023, and John Carmack is leaving Meta. This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coars...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 643
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about how a computer den is slowly turning into a gym. The games they've been playing this week include High on Life, Call of Duty Warzone 2.0, Cyberpunk 2077, Fortnite, Portal with RTX, Idle Research, and more. Over in the news IGN suffers some layoffs, and The Game Awards happened so they recap most of the exciting stuff. This episode goes for 2 hours and 10 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:1...
Dec 16, 2022•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 642
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about playing a bunch of Diablo IV. The other games they've been playing this week include The Callisto Protocol, Need For Speed Unbound, Fortnite, Ctrl Alt Ego, Hell Let Loose, and more. Over in the news a new update for Valheim is released, Call of Duty will be heading the Nintendo platforms, Elden Ring is getting a colosseum update, Xbox is raising their software prices, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be at The Game Awards. This e...
Dec 09, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Ep. 641
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the soccer. The games they've been playing this week include Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 DMZ, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, Elden Ring, Warhammer 40k: Darktide, Marvel Snap, Dave the Diver, ZERO Sievert, and more. Over in the news The Witcher remake will be an open world game, the Australian government looking to take on loot boxes, and The Callisto Protocol will have a season pass. This episode goes for 1 hour and 55 minutes, it also...
Dec 04, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 640
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and the DMZ. The games they've been playing this week include Warhammer 40k: Darktide, God of War Ragnarok, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Evil West, Dave the Diver, and more. Over in the news Bethesda puts out a response to Mick Gordon, Volition will be integrated into Gearbox, and Battlefield 2042 has a new season of content. This episode goes for 1 hour and 40 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timest...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 639
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy attempt to explain what Marvel's Midnight Suns is. The games they've been playing this week include God of War Ragnarok, Depths of Sanity, Hell Let Loose, Golf With Your Friends, and more. Over in the news Mick Gordon returns with some Doom Eternal drama, Sonic Frontiers receives some fan backlash, and Control 2 officially is announced. This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – St...
Nov 21, 2022•2 hr 14 min•Ep. 638
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are joined by Nathan Lawrence to talk about God of War Ragnarok. The games they've been playing this week include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Gotham Knights, Sonic Frontiers, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Dead Island 2, Grounded, Hitman 3, Smurfs Karts, Garfield Lasagna Party, and more. Over in the news PSVR 2 details are revealed, Diablo 4 is rumoured for April 2023, Modern Warfare 2 makes a bucketload of money, and HBO's The Last of Us has a...
Nov 11, 2022•3 hr 11 min•Ep. 637
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the latest PlayStation exclusive God of War Ragnarok. The games they've been playing this week include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Gotham Knights, Marvel Snap, Grounded, and more. Over in the news Slay the Spire has a boardgame, Henry Cavill is leaving The Witcher tv series, the Dota 2 International champion is crowned, and Modern Warfare 2 has a massive opening week. This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contai...
Nov 03, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Ep. 636
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about The Jackbox Party Pack 9, and if the series is starting to wear thin. The games they've been playing this week include Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, God of War: Ragnarok, Gotham Knights, Marvel Snap, Grounded, Scorn, Phantom Abyss, and more. Over in the news Bayonetta 3's voice actor drama continues, The Witcher is getting a remake, and Co-founders and studio heads Rocksteady Studios are leaving. This episode goes for 2 hours an...
Oct 30, 2022•2 hr 20 min•Ep. 635
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about how much of a cheater Joab is at golf games. The games they've been playing this week include Gotham Knights, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, PGA Tour 2K23, Scorn, Marauders, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, and more. Over in the news Bayonetta 3 has a bit of controversy, a new The Sims game is in the works, the Nvidia 4080 12GB model has been relaunched, and a bunch of new Silent Hill games are on the way - apparently. This episode g...
Oct 21, 2022•2 hr 46 min•Ep. 634
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy head off to Pax Aus. The games they've been playing this week include Overwatch 2, Street Fighter 6, Alone in the Dark, Rooftop Renegade, Blob Person, A Halloween Valentine, and more. Over in the news God of War goes gold, Kojima is teasing something with Elle Fanning, and the Nvidia RTX 4090 reviews go live. They also talk to Jacob Leaney from Things For Humans about A Halloween Valentine, and Ivan Moltini from Good Morning Games about Knig...
Oct 14, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep. 633
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about electric cars – the future of driving! The games they've been playing this week include Return to Monkey Island, Overwatch 2, Grounded, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Slime Rancher 2, Dredge, Forever Skies, Arkanoid: Eternal Battle, Necrofugitive, and more. Over in the news Rockstar Games has a massive leak with Grand Theft Auto VI, Nvidia reveals their next line of graphics cards, CD Projekt outlines their production slate, Goog...
Oct 06, 2022•2 hr 37 min•Ep. 632
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about all of the things NBA 2K23 gets right and wrong. The other games they've been playing this week include The Last of Us Part I, Moonbreaker, The Quarry, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, and more. Over in the news Lars Gustavsson leaves DICE, Bonnie Ross leaves 343, a bunch of new Assassins Creed games are announced, PlayStation and Nintendo have a games showcase, and Amy Hennig is working on a Black Panther and Captain America game. This epis...
Sep 16, 2022•2 hr 16 min•Ep. 631
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the spit that stopped the world. The games they've been playing this week include The Last of Us Part I, Immortality, Stick It To The Stickman, Terminator Resistance, Idle Cave Miner, Idle Dyson Sphere, and more. Over in the news Sons of the Forest is delayed, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting an expansion, several Assassin's Creed games are being announced, and Xbox Game Pass friends and family goes into testing. This episode goes for 1 ...
Sep 09, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 630
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are joined by Andreas Klebo-Espe from Gamer.no to review Immortality. The other games they've been playing this week include Grounded, Dead by Daylight, NBA 2K22, Stick It To The Stickman, Soulstone Survivors: Prologue, V Rising, and more. Over in the news Sony raises the price of the PlayStation 5, a new Mafia game is announced by 2K, Amazon didn't buy EA this week, and Assassin's Creed Mirage is next in the series. This episode goes for 2 ...
Sep 03, 2022•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 629
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about playing the board game The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31. The games they've been playing this week include Saints Row, Entropy : Zero 2, Escape From Tarkov, Idle Superpowers, Ultrakill, and more. Over in the news Embracer Group acquires a bunch of stuff, some bigots get upset about a Spider-Man mod being removed, Gamescom kicks off, Death Stranding heads to PC Game Pass, and the PlayStation VR2 is coming out early next year. This...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 628
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about gaming monitors. The games they’ve been playing this week include Rollerdrome, Tower of Fantasy, Ultrakill, Cult of the Lamb, Hell Let Loose, PUBG and more. Over in the news the teas of Tamriel Elder Scrolls Online are delicious, Quakecon kicks off, the Fallout TV show begins filming, Order goes into administration, Microsoft claims Sony is paying devs to keep their games off game pass, Death stranding is probably coming to PC gam...
Aug 19, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 627
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Predator. The games they've been playing this week include Cult of the Lamb, Two Point Campus, MultiVersus, Video Game Fables, Turbo Golf Racing, Tiny Tactics, and more. Over in the news Marvel's Midnight Suns is delayed again, Microsoft is testing Game Pass for families, and Saints Row has a collab with some beer. This episode goes for 1 hour and 40 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:11:49...
Aug 13, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 626
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about dead games, and why player counts do matter. The games they've been playing this week include MultiVersus, Marvel Snap, Video Horror Society, Idle Superpowers, PUBG, Monster Hunter Rise, Not Archero 2, and more. Over in the news GTA 6 is rumoured to have a female protagonist, Grounded now has a release date, and PUBG gets a new update. This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:0...
Aug 06, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 625
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about a few of the things that happened at Comic Con. The games they've been playing this week include As Dusk Falls, Marvel Snap, Dinkum, Hitman 3, Legendary Encounters, Ancient Enemy, Idle Superpowers, and more. Over in the news Ubisoft has canceled 4 games including Ghost Recon Frontlines, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is put on hold, EA is working on a Black Panther game, and that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is delayed aga...
Jul 29, 2022•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 624
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about gangster films. The games they've been playing this week include Saints Row, Stray, Powerwash Simulator, Quasimorphosis: Exordium, PUBG, Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!, Hell Let Loose, Toilet Chronicles, Idle Superpowers, and more. Over in the news John Romero is making a new FPS, Bungie is now officially part of PlayStation, Skate 4 will be a free-to-play live service game, and Rockstar Games looks to be all hands on deck for GTA VI. ...
Jul 22, 2022•2 hr 40 min•Ep. 623
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about parody video games. The games they've been playing this week include Outriders, GWENT: Rogue Mage, The Looker, Good Company, Pronty, Idle Superpowers, Actorle, House Flipper, and more. Over in the news Blizzard's CEO doesn't get why people are upset with Diablo Immortals' microtransactions, PlayStation finalises the purchase of Haven Studio, Assassin's Creed Liberation HD has a bunch of content delisted. This episode goes for 2 ho...
Jul 16, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 622
