The Gaming Nexus Show

Though we are missing our wonderful Elliot (I highly doubt they are), our resident game developer Max has assumed the throne! Crown him (king of mouth clicks) as he and Editor in Chief Eric talk about his game "Ocean's Heart" hitting the Switch, NFT's, then he (Max) and our Streamer Joseph talk about the advancement in "demakes". This episode is to the Max, so give it a listen! (so many!...) You can also preorder his game for the Switch here. -written by Joseph, with small edits by Elliot (I'm still here bitches)

This week’s topic for The Gaming Nexus Show was difficulty. Our presentation today in three acts. Act one Eric talks about how hard it is to be good at video games, and even though he reviews games he’s not necessarily good at them. Act two Joe and Eric chat about the glory days of the original PlayStation era, back when games only had one difficulty. They break down their top five games from that system, with a bevy of honorable mentions (be sure to listen for Elliot’s top five at the top of the show). We round out the episode talking about the biggest gaming news of 2022 so far, Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard. How difficult will it be for Sony now that Microsoft owns an ever growing library of games? If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us) here are the jumping on points for this week’s segments: 3:44 Eric difficulty with games 13:50 Joseph and Eric’s top five PlayStation games 48:25 Activision-Blizzard bought up by Microsoft Enjoy listening to us weekly? Help us out and tell someone about The Gaming Nexus Show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game, go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast. All the ways to enjoy all the other stuff we make can be found in one handy link.

We have made it through the holiday break here on The Gaming Nexus Show. Video game news and releases may have been few and far in between the past couple of weeks, but things are looking up in the world of video games. Our topic for this week’s show was feelings. Eric and Elliot sat down to talk about theirs and the game Hades, something Elliot has been into since it’s initial release in 2020, and a game Eric has just recently given a try. After that Joseph chats with Eric about his cousin Ania. Of course we end with the selection of next episode’s word, and you’ll never believe who gets to finally pick it. If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us) here are the jumping on points for this week’s segments: 2:55 Hades with Eric and Elliot 22:20 Joseph shares about Ania 57:33 wrap up and next episode’s theme Enjoy listening to us weekly? Help us out and tell someone about The Gaming Nexus Show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game, go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast. All the links for our other stuff can be found in one handy link.

Eric was once again allowed to pick the topic for this week’s show, he went with horses. We somehow found the gusto to put out three segments, some a little closer to the horse culture than others. We begin with a little end of the year chat about our favorite games of the year. And then Eric give us a tale of a knee replacement, and the game he will forever tie his recovery from it with. Elliot is joined by friend of the show Scott, of the Budget Arcade Podcast, to talk about horses and videogames. They both break down and end up talking about World of Warcraft. Finally Eric tests Joe's knowledge about the Atari era of video games. If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us) here are the jumping on points for this week’s segments: 4:40 Favorite games of 2021 15:32 Eric and Red Dead 25:42 Elliot and Scott talk mounts in games 41:52 Eric and Joe Atari trivia 1:17:00 Next episode’s topic Be sure to check out Scott’s podcast Budget Arcade, you can frequently hear Elliot as a guest. You can get the link to all our other projects right here.

You read that right. This week we turned Eric's terrible idea of trucks and snakes into a podcast about video games. If you like that you'll love the next episode's word. We also give our thoughts on some of the Game Awards nominees. Max talks to Eric about a truck that meant a lot to some of us in our formidable years. Joe gives his thoughts on the game Returnal.  And stick around as Elliot loses his mind over who gets to pick the next topic. If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us) here are the jumping on points for this week’s segments: 5:53 Game Awards 19:58 Mew under the truck 54:15 Returnal 1:12:54 Wrap up

Stuck at home with a room full of people you’re not super excited to see this Thanksgiving? Your weird uncle asleep on the couch? Want something time consuming without putting in any physical work? We may have the show for you. We have a heaping portion of The Gaming Nexus Show for you this week. This week our topic was press-start. Joseph found himself pushing start on a newly purchased PlayStation 5. And boy does he have opinions. He sat down with Eric to talk and tells the listeners if he thinks it’s worth trying to pick up one right now, or if you’re better off just waiting. Joseph wasn’t done giving you his opinion of things, and as such read his op-ed he wrote a few weeks back on gamingnexus.com. And finally Elliot and Eric talk about the recent stealth release of Halo Infinity’s multiplayer. Elliot comes from a background where he played the first handful of games almost religiously, and this was Eric’s first foray into the series. And not to shock anyone, they have different opinions of the release. If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us) here are the jumping on points for this week’s segments: 18:50 Joseph buying a PS5 42:35 Joseph sounds off on Nintendo 55:30 Eric and Elliot talk Halo Infinity multiplayer 1:25:20 Wrap up Enjoy listening to us weekly? Help us out and tell someone about The Gaming Nexus Show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game, go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast.

We are finally back! After a little hiatus The Gaming Nexus Show is back and better than ever. The Gaming Nexus Show is a podcast for people who like video games but want something a little different than the typical podcast. What does that mean? Well each episode we’re going to choose a word (or sentence if you’re Joe) and bring you some stories with that as a theme. This week’s theme is loyalty. We have three stories to share, one from Joe (who played Murder House) One from Eric and Aidan, and a little essay by Elliot about brand loyalty.  If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us) here are the jumping on points this week: 8:25- Forza 19:00- Joe gives his thought on Murder House 35:32- Eric and Aiden talk about friendships made while gaming 105:30- Elliot talks brand loyalty 1:11:16- wrap up and next episode’s topic Enjoy listening to us weekly? Help us out and tell someone about The Gaming Nexus Show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game, Ocean's Heart go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast. You can also find us on Twitter: Aidan @AidanAllDay2000 Elliot @Elliot_Argues Eric @eric_hauter Joe @GamesNMoorer Max @11Mraz

Where have we been? Well we’ve been on a little bit of an unscheduled break that became more than that. We’re still going to be gone for a few more weeks, but we will return! And with our return comes a new and hopefully improved version of our show. Look for the new style on November 11. Thanks for sticking by, just a few more weeks.

We did something a little special last week. The four of us had the opportunity to speak at a panel at GDEX? Not sure what GDEX is? Well it’s a, “convention dedicated to a love of games and creative technology, located in Columbus, Ohio.  GDEX features a weekend expo showcase, combined with presentation sessions, artist alleys, raffles, tournaments, and Charity events. The GDEX expo is a curated showcase of some of the most exciting up and coming developers so that you can see the latest games before anyone else!” We decided to record our panel as well and the results were better than I expected. The audio quality isn’t as great as our normal episodes, but still very listenable. Elliot and Eric bring two separate games with very similar rules. Joe shows us his improv chops to hilarious results, and Max does research for something he didn’t need to, but decides to share his findings anyway.  Joseph also decided to stream the panel, and you can choose to watch it instead of just listening.  Want even more content by these four guys? Try Joseph's Twitch page, or the video game Max developed, Ocean’s Heart. Eric has a YouTube and Elliot has another other podcast he does with his wife.

Netflix has been very shy about just how many people watch their shows and movies. That changed this week when they gave us not only the top ten most watched movies and shows, but how many hours each one has been viewed as well. Max and Eric try to guess which shows make the list without much success. We also discuss how Twitch is trying to handle curbing the hate raids. And then everyone takes a turn reviewing a recently played game or two. We hope you enjoy listening to us weekly, and if you do help us out and tell someone about The Gaming Nexus Show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game Ocean’s Heart, go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast. And of course you can visit the place where it all started, gamingnexus.com.

Did you know the Emmys took place last week? We talk about how basic cable hosted a show devoted to awarding online streaming shows and movies, and no one is surprised. Eric brings up the topic of Diablo 2 and if it’s ok to support a game that has ties to Blizzard. Joseph gets upset about rumors, even when they’re not about him. Elliot hates on old people just because they’re old. And Max brings up Catan World Explorers, a game that was in development which is now going away before being completely finished. We round out the episode with some listener questions. Enjoy listening to us weekly? Help us out and tell someone about The Gaming Nexus Show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game, go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast. And of course you can visit the place where it all started, gamingnexus.com.

Is it too late for Nintendo to add Bluetooth to the Switch? Does anyone care? Have you heard about this whole Epic vs Apple but find it confusing? Elliot tries to explain it to the best of his knowledge to the other three, with some mixed results. Joseph bails on the pod halfway through the episode, and Elliot is bullied into leaving it unedited, to hilarious results. Eric and Joseph talk about the Artful Escape and why everyone should play it. Max forgets what day of the week it is and brings nothing, absolutely nothing to the table. Like the show? Help us out and tell someone about the show, our listens all come from word of mouth, we don’t advertise the show. We also have other projects you can get into as well! Like catching Joe’s Twitch, look for Max’s game Ocean's Heart, go to Eric’s YouTube channel, and listen to Elliot’s other podcast.

We are back to our typical four man roster of Joseph, Max, Eric and Elliot. Joe brings up Nintendo and their unwillingness to let people play the games they want, the way they want to play them, sparking discussions about a number of different things. Eric gives a review for Life is Strange: True Colors which releases on September 10. Max didn’t do his homework this week and scrambles to give us the lore of the Kirby character Meta Knight. And because Elliot wanted to feel important we let him talk about Bus Simulator, and how it surprised him. You can listen to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. You can also find the show on Youtube. Want even more content by these four guys? Try Joseph's Twitch page, or the video game Max developed, Ocean’s Heart. Eric has a YouTube or Elliot’s other podcast. We have other projects you can get into as well! Like Joe’s Twitch, Max’s game, Eric’s YouTube channel, and Elliot’s other podcast.

We’re moving our recording days from Tuesday nights to Wednesday nights. What else are we changing? Well for one, Max and Eric both bring a bit of news with them this week. No Joseph this week, so nothing gets too hot and bothered. Max talks about Steam’s refund policy for games, and potential fixes to it. Eric puts Kotaku on blast, after Kotaku puts Eric on blast earlier in the day. Want even more content by these four guys? Try Joseph's Twitch page, or the video game Max developed, Ocean’s Heart. Eric has a YouTube or Elliot’s other podcast.

This week on the podcast we discuss how Battlefield 2042 isn’t out yet for a few months but cheats like aimbot and radar are already out. Elliot attempts to bring up Pokemon, to the dismay of the other three hosts. We talk about Gamescom, and how Xbox Game Pass continues to be the best deal in gaming. Eric tries to cheat in Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Max does his research on Roblox, or is it Robux?

After taking the last week off, the boys of The Gaming Nexus Show are back and ready to talk. We dive into Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase from last week, often getting sidetracked on a couple of tangents. We talk about just how much money games like Warzone and Grand Theft Auto V made in the last year, and why they’re in no hurry to deliver sequels to those games. We end with talk about movies and the pandemic. Elliot gets angry at the Delta variant, Max yells at everyone, Joe is still playing Knockout City, and Eric tells a story about a song made into a game that no one but him has heard of. In case you wanted to follow along, this was the site we used to help talk about just how much some of these games made this past year.

This week we had another guest on the show, Julie Buchanan. Julie is an award-nominated composer and sound designer for games currently living in San Diego. She recently helped ship Say No! More which was nominated for IGF's Excellence in Audio Award (2021), contributed an anthem pack for Rocket League, and did additional sound design for Godfall. After hearing about her line of work she sticks around to talk with us about Playdate, Tencent, Predator, and Scarlett Johansson suing Disney. She also attempts to derail the show by bringing up Mass Effect, to great effect. You can see more of Julie on her Twitter, personal website, or check out the recent game she was on Say No! More. Be sure to check out our website Gamingnexus.com for more video game related news and reviews.

We’re a little short staffed today (no Joe) So we decided to bring on friend of the show Jeff. Jeff has a number of podcasts one might find interesting. Budget Arcade (they review a free to play game every other week) The Movie Draft House (a movie review podcast) and Hitchcock Chronologically (He reviews all of Hitchcock's movies, well, chronologically). This week the gang dives into San Diego Comic Con, and the lack of excitement shared by all, as well as EA’s Play Live from last week. Elliot admits to never playing a popular series of games, Max recommends spending time outdoors, Eric talks of his love for Ghostbusters, and Jeff just finds everything ok. Once you subscribe on your platform of choice you can then check out some of our other stuff like Joseph's Twitch page, the soundtrack to Max’s game Ocean’s Heart, Eric’s YouTube or Elliot’s other podcast.

We don't really say it at the top of the show, but each week the boys from gamingnexus.com sit down to talk about the news that Elliot finds worth talking about, the others interject with things they deem important from time to time. The boys of The Gaming Nexus Show (Max, Joe, Eric, and Elliot) bring an action packed episode where the biggest news of last week was the Steam Deck, and we talk a whole three minutes about it towards the end of the show. We had bigger fish to fry this week, namely wishing Eric a happy birthday on this week’s episode. We recall stories of past jobs where Eric was our boss, kinda like he is now. We talk about Netflix getting into the video game biz, and debate on who the Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl game is really aimed for. Other highlights include Eric admitting to never playing a pretty big series of games, Joe and Elliot reminiscing about the shows Salute Your Shorts and Hey Dude. And all poor Max wants is to get to his frisbee golf outing. Be sure to check out some of our other stuff like Joseph's Twitch page, Max’s itch.io, Eric’s YouTube or Elliot’s other podcast.

As always, check out gamingnexus.com to see the stories we covered but didn’t talk about on the podcast. This week on The Gaming Nexus Show the boys talk about the trend of old school Nintendo games selling for insane amounts of money. We see what Sony showed what it has coming up, and if it was a smart move to stay away from E3 after all. Max holds a TED talk about making games that every person can enjoy; Elliot admits to not actually playing any games. Joseph once again bans no one, and Eric talks about having an awkward video game moment with his son and not knowing when to stop.