On today’s episode #184, new breaks on the former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman Fried, the International prize pool for the biggest esports tournament in the world was lackluster this year, and Layoffs and delays again plague the video game development community. Also, Extra Life game day is happening this Saturday - so stop by, join us for some fun, and donate if you can!

On today’s episode #183, Pumpkin Spice takes over everything in the United States in the fall, Sony decides that the PS5 needs a smaller, sleeker design, and ChatGPT is used again to write something it shouldn’t. Also, we played another one shot - this time with 10 people - and Extra Life game day is happening in two weeks.

On today’s episode #182, the writer’s strike comes to a conclusion after 148 days, Backerkit takes a stance after Kickstarter makes an unpopular choice, and many, many video games are unplayable lately. Also, I want more people to start Cultural Appreciation nights, which we’ll talk about in our film section.

On today’s episode #181, Unity decides to backtrack on a controversial price hike for their software amid backlash from developers, Neuralink begins open recruitment for their recently approved BCI implants, and we’ll take a look at the list of who is striking in the US today. Also, announcements from several showcases, we tried out another one-shot, and of course, we’ve been playing games.

On today’s episode #180, the SAG-AFTRA board unanimously votes to give an interactive media strike to members, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem was so successful it’s getting a video game sequel, and Apple reps for their next event. Also, Baldur’s Gate III has dropped out of the top 10 highest-rated games of all time list, Starfield makes some weird choices, and of course, we’ve been playing games.

On today’s episode #179, we cover national news for Alex because he keeps seeing headlines but scrolling, and Charles Martinet is replaced by Chris Pratt as the voice of Mario. Plus, we played an RPG that we couldn’t pronounce, Overwatch 2 gets an absolute gem of a rating on Steam, and of course, we’ve been playing games.

On today’s episode #178, Twisted Metal on Peacock of all streaming services has a 94% audience score while EVE online gets a new board game. Plus, Baldur’s Gate III released to nearly universal acclaim, the LotR novels are passed by the total amount of dialogue in Baldur’s Gate III, and of course, we’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate III.

On today’s episode #177, the brother of the guy from Ancient Aliens talks UAPs with Congress while the division between SAG-AFTRA and AMPTP deepens. Plus, Activision Blizzard lays off 50+ people from their esports division, Frosthaven hits a special rank on Board Game Geek, and of course, we’ve been playing games.

On today’s episode #175, the best movie of the summer so far features a callback to multiple video games in the franchise and the FTC is pushing back against the Microsoft / Activision merger/acquisition. Plus, CDPR has opinions on your opinions of Cyberpunk 2077, BlizzCon announces that it will be streamed free this year, Tim is getting ads to go to work in American Truck Simulator, and of course, we’ve been playing games.