The GAP Podcast

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy get into a few more demos from Steam Next Fest, and some of the most recent releases. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Slay the Spire 2, Marathon, Resident Evil Requiem, Clutchtime: Tournament Edition, Wanderburg, and Gambonanza. Over in the news Highguard is shutting down, Cory Barlog’s project reportedly a God of War spin-off, first image from the God of War TV show draws criticism, Bluepoint previously pitched a Bloodborne remake, Sony rethinks first-party PC releases, Ball x Pit heads to mobile, EA lays off Battlefield developers, Nvidia appears at GDC, and Nintendo files a lawsuit in the US. This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:04:34 – Gambonanza 00:08:44 – Wanderburg 00:12:51 – Clutchtime: Tournament Edition 00:23:36 – Resident Evil Requiem 00:36:47 – Marathon 00:46:07 – Slay the Spire 2 01:30:02 – News 01:54:28 – Weekly Plugs 02:00:06 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie, Joab Gilroy and Jeremy 'Junglist' Ray talk about a lot of demos from Steam Next Fest. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Marathon, Resident Evil Requiem, Super Battle Golf, Wanderburg, Scritchy Scratchy, Ashes of the Singularity, Windrose, Wardrum, Arms of God, Lootbound, The Loopler, Fogpiercer, Vampire Crawlers, Gambonanza, Australia Did It, HAM, Here Comes the Swarm, Repterra, and Down With the Ship. This week there is no news because they talked way past Joab's bed time, but we promise to get to it in the next show. This episode goes for 3 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:04:23 – Down With the Ship 00:12:49 – Repterra 00:21:21 – Here Comes the Swarm 00:27:16 – HAM 00:35:32 – Australia Did It 00:42:27 – Gambonanza 00:50:54 – Vampire Crawlers 01:06:11 – Fogpiercer 01:10:50 – The Loopler 01:20:09 – Lootbound 01:23:20 – Arms of God 01:33:00 – Wardrum 01:40:38 – Windrose 01:45:54 – Ashes of the Singularity 01:47:12 – Scritchy Scratchy 01:53:33 – Wanderburg 02:00:50 – Super Battle Golf 02:09:49 – Resident Evil Requiem 02:32:30 – Marathon 02:56:19 – Questions 03:02:10 – Weekly Plugs 03:03:16 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about a bunch of demos from Steam Next Fest. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Civilization VII, Returnal, Deadlock, Raccoin, Vampire Crawlers, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, Cursed Words, Meat Grinder, and Pro Jank Footy. Over in the news Slay the Spire 2 receives an official release date, Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games, major Xbox leadership shake-up sees Phil Spencer retiring and new leadership appointed, Christopher Judge teases the next God of War reveal this US summer, and Wolverine locks in a September 15 release date. This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:12:42 – Pro Jank Footy 00:19:01 – Meat Grinder 00:23:27 – Cursed Words 00:30:30 – Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War 00:36:44 – Vampire Crawlers 00:44:51 – Raccoin 00:49:11 – Deadlock 01:00:00 – Returnal 01:07:21 – Civilization VII 01:16:08 – News 01:32:19 – Questions 01:35:48 – Weekly Plugs 01:38:10 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are at it once again fixing issues with sports. The Games they’ve been playing this week include High On Life 2, Roadside Research, Overwatch, Mewgenics, and Deadlock. Over in the news they recap the PlayStation State of Play and PS6 delay considerations, Snake joins Rainbow Six Siege, Diablo’s Warlock appears across multiple games, Highguard faces layoffs and its website shuts down, Battlefield 6 Season 2 backlash from the community, and Slay the Spire 2 launches next month. This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:10:54 – Deadlock 00:25:13 – Mewgenics 00:33:24 – Overwatch 00:40:35 – Roadside Research 00:45:36 – High on Life 2 00:52:16 – News 01:30:53 – Weekly Plugs 01:32:34 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about creating their own Olympics. The Games they’ve been playing this week include YAPYAP, Mewgenics, The Quarantine Zone, Freefall 95, Deadlock, Dead by Daylight 2, and Monster Train 2. Over in the news an AI mistakenly issues a DMCA against Minecraft-like game Allumeria, Horizon Hunters Gathering is revealed, and PlayStation announces a new State of Play presentation. This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:05:53 – Monster Train 2 00:24:46 – Dead by Daylight 2 00:31:16 – Deadlock 00:47:49 – Freefall 95 00:51:37 – The Quarantine Zone 01:01:17 – Mewgenics 01:13:13 – YAPYAP 01:15:33 – News 01:25:36 – Questions 01:28:04 – Weekly Plugs 01:29:33 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the new movie based on a video game, Iron Lung. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Highguard, YAPYAP, Absolum, Deadlock, Monster Train 2, Nullpoint Protocol, Dead by Daylight, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Arken Age. Over in the news Take-Two provides an update on GTA VI and shuts down digital-only rumours, AMD teases next-gen Xbox hardware, Valve shares an update on new Steam hardware, and Overwatch 2 rebrands back to Overwatch. This episode goes for 2 hours, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:04:03 – Iron Lung 00:12:06 – Arken Age 00:19:57 – Red Dead Redemption 2 00:25:58 – Dead by Daylight 00:31:52 – Nullpoint Protocol 00:37:23 – Monster Train 2 00:52:24 – Deadlock 01:10:21 – Absolum 01:15:41 – YAPYAP 01:22:21 – Highguard 01:37:02 – News 01:45:23 – Questions 01:53:52 – Weekly Plugs 01:56:55 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Nathan Lawrence talk about a couple of older games they've been revisiting. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Dispatch, Red Dead Redemption 2, Batman: Arkham City (GOTY) / Batman: Arkham Origins, Highguard, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Metroid Prime 4, and Fallout 4 / Fallout: New Vegas. Over in the news the Xbox Showcase shows off titles like Fable and Forza, Ubisoft announces a major restructure with layoffs and studio changes, and rumours suggest GTA VI may launch as digital-only. This episode goes for 2 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:03:10 – Fallout 4 / Fallout: New Vegas 00:25:38 – Metroid Prime 4 00:33:35 – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 01:10:04 – Highguard 01:23:38 – Batman: Arkham City (GOTY) / Batman: Arkham Origins 01:44:15 – Red Dead Redemption 2 01:57:42 – Dispatch 02:13:42 – News 02:33:45 – Weekly Plugs 02:38:44 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy return for another year of talking about video games. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Dispatch, Death Stranding 2, Hades II, Dying Light: The Beast, Nonolith, Hytale, Cubic Odyssey, The Séance of Blake Manor, Quarantine Zone, Patient Zero: Pandemic Simulator, and Magic: The Gathering – Lorwyn Eclipsed. Over in the news Meta lays off over 1,000 staff and shuts three VR studios, a new expansion is reportedly in development for The Witcher 3, GPU prices may spike due to hardware shortages, and The Division director Julian Gerighty departs Massive for DICE. This episode goes for 2 hours and 25 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:10:09 – Magic: The Gathering – Lorwyn Eclipsed 00:15:29 – Patient Zero: Pandemic Simulator 00:22:20 – Quarantine Zone 00:29:46 – The Séance of Blake Manor 00:36:26 – Cubic Odyssey 00:40:44 – Hytale 00:44:39 – Nonolith 00:46:18 – Dying Light: The Beast 00:58:44 – Hades II 01:11:43 – Death Stranding 2 01:24:35 – Dispatch 01:37:39 – News 01:59:17 – Questions 02:14:39 – Weekly Plugs 02:19:36 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy look back at 2025 and talk about their favourite games that came out. They discuss some of the biggest news of 2025, hand out a few genre awards, and then each list their 5 favourite games they played for the year. This episode goes for 3 hours and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:58:06 – Year In Review 00:42:42 – Best Downloadable 01:02:22 – Best Sports / Racing / Fighter 01:19:01 – Best Action Adventure 01:45:58 – Best Strategy / Puzzle / Platformer 02:20:08 – Best Shooter 02:37:13 – Best RPG 02:48:06 – Best New IP 02:54:07 – Biggest Disappointment 03:04:49 – Craze in Gaming 03:18:49 – Top 5 Games of the Year 03:39:04 – Questions 03:50:34 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about some of the games they want to get around to before the year wraps up. The games they’ve been playing this week include Terminator 2D: No Fate, Re:Call, Death Howl, Diablo IV – Season of Divine Intervention, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Ball x Pit, and ARC Raiders. In the news, The Game Awards wrap up for another year, Hollow Knight: Silksong – Sea of Sorrow is announced as a free expansion, Deus Ex Remastered has been delayed indefinitely with preorders refunded, and Bungie’s Marathon now has a release date. This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:08:18 – ARC Raiders 00:23:41 – Ball x Pit 00:26:06 – Deep Rock Galactic Survivor 00:29:12 – Diablo IV – Season of Divine Intervention 00:32:42 – Death Howl 00:56:50 – Re:Call 01:08:34 – Terminator 2D: No Fate 01:17:04 – News 01:55:30 – Weekly Plugs 01:57:00 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about broken toes, and the purpose of a toe. The games they’ve been playing this week include Metroid Prime 4, Wild Bastards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Toroa Skycall, and the Queen’s Domain. In the news, Call of Duty developers say they won’t release back-to-back games in the same series anymore, Skyrim has somehow made its way onto the Switch 2, Netflix potentially buying Warner Bros for $83 billion, and The Game Awards are just around the corner. This episode goes for 1 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:16:55 – Queen’s Domain 00:22:11 – Toroa Skycall 00:31:42 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 00:48:43 – Wild Bastards 00:58:13 – Metroid Prime 4 01:07:21 – News 01:39:47 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie, Joab Gilroy, and Jeremy 'Junglist' Ray talk about Fortress and Jung's singlet. The games they’ve been playing this week include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Davy X Jones, Endless Legend 2, Wild Bastards, Tower Dominion, Kill the Crows, Effulgence, Wretch: Divine Ascent, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Monsters Are Coming!, ARC Raiders, and Fortress. In the news, CD Projekt shared its Q3 earnings update and confirmed the next Witcher trilogy will release across six years, Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 35 million copies with 135 developers already working on its sequel, Tim Sweeney is under fire for saying developers should not need to disclose the use of generative AI on storefronts, and Helldivers 2 is working on a patch aiming to cut its file size by 85%. This episode goes for 2 hours and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:07:18 – Fortress 00:19:33 – ARC Raiders 00:32:39 – Monsters Are Coming! 00:41:28 – Marvel Cosmic Invasion 00:49:03 – Wretch: Divine Ascent 00:58:28 – Effulgence 01:01:48 – Kill the Crows 01:09:10 – Tower Dominion 01:10:29 – Wild Bastards 01:19:42 – Endless Legend 2 01:39:55 – Davy X Jones 01:45:12 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 02:06:38 – News 02:29:13 – Weekly Plugs 02:32:18 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talks about Joab being tricked by Darren Aronofsky's latest movie. The games they’ve been playing this week include Vampire Survivors VR, Monsters Are Coming – Rock & Road, ARC Raiders, and SCP: Secret Laboratory. In the news, Valve says Steam Machines will be priced like PCs rather than positioned as console competitors, a Far Cry TV series is in development from Noah Hawley and Rob Mac, Charlie Cox credits the motion-capture performer for his role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, early sales data suggests Black Ops 7 is selling less than Battlefield 6, and rumours point to Destiny 3 entering early production. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 1 hours and 40 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:10:54 – SCP: Secret Laboratory 00:21:12 – ARC Raiders 00:36:41 – Monsters Are Coming – Rock & Road 00:52:37 – Vampire Survivors VR 01:02:01 – News 01:25:36 – Questions 01:30:26 – Weekly Plugs 01:32:17 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Predator: Badlands and how Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 isn't on their list right now. The games they’ve been playing this week include Deadpool VR, ARC Raiders, Megabonk, and The Seance of Blake Manor. They also talk about Double Fine's The Making of Keeper video. In the news, Valve has showcased new hardware (but still no Half-Life 3), Ubisoft abruptly postponed its earnings call amid buyout speculation, The Game Awards nominees have been announced, and Cities: Skylines 2 is shifting to a new development team. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:25:10 – The Seance of Blake Manor 00:36:07 – Megabonk 00:42:52 – ARC Raiders 01:15:55 – Deadpool VR 01:25:36 – The Making of Keeper 01:30:35 – News 02:04:31 – Weekly Plugs 02:09:12 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about donating blood. The games they’ve been playing this week include ARC Raiders, Afterplace, The Seance of Blake Manor, and RedSec. In the news, GTA 6 is delayed again, Marvel’s Rise of Hydra is delayed, Valve appears to be up to something, reports suggest major games have been astroturfing Reddit, Elden Ring: Nightreign — The Forsaken Hollows surfaces, and Media Watch covers Press Start AU's dodgy practices. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language.   Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:14:14 – RedSec 00:18:09 – The Seance of Blake Manor 00:34:24 – ARC Raiders 01:12:05 – Afterplace 01:17:00 – News 01:43:00 – Weekly Plugs 01:47:50 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify  

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab's getting sick after coming back from his trip. The games they’ve been playing this week include The Outer Worlds 2, Dead Static Drive, Ball x Pit, and Battlefield RedSec. In the news, Steam has added screen-off downloading for the Steam Deck, The Simpsons are coming to Fortnite, and Dan Houser has shared some thoughts about the Red Dead series and more. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 1 hour and 30 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:12:00 – Ball x Pit 00:35:00 – Battlefield RedSec 00:40:00 – Dead Static Drive 00:58:00 – The Outer Worlds 2 01:13:00 – News 01:19:00 – Questions 01:24:00 – Weekly Plugs 01:25:00 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab's recent trip to Japan. The games they’ve been playing this week include RedSec, PowerWash Simulator 2, Ball x Pit, Battlefield 6, and Death by Scrolling. Over in the news Amazon’s gaming division has suffered another round of layoffs. A single update from Valve has wiped millions from the CS:GO skins market. Halo: Combat Evolved is heading to PlayStation, but reportedly won’t include multiplayer. And new leaks have surfaced about the next Xbox console. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 1 hour and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language. You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:36:00 – Ball x Pit 00:48:00 – Death by Scrolling 00:57:00 – PowerWash Simulator 2 01:06:00 – Battlefield 6 01:19:00 – RedSec 01:31:00 – News 01:47:00 – Weekly Plugs 01:50:00 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Nathan Lawrence talk about some of the games they haven't been playing for like 30 minutes. The games they’ve been playing this week include Battlefield 6, and Ball x Pit. Over in the news Battlefield 6 becomes the fastest selling game in the series, Xbox president Sarah Bond says their next console will be a “premium" experience, Remedy Entertainment’s CEO has stepped down, and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is receiving mixed early reviews. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 2 hours minutes, it also contains coarse language. You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:33:22 – Ball x Pit 00:45:24 – Battlefield 6 01:38:48 – News 01:57:09 – Weekly Plugs 01:59:12 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Nathan Lawrence dive into the first week of Battlefield 6 being out in the wild. The games they’ve been playing this week include Battlefield 6, Megabonk, Ghost of Yotei, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, and more. Over in the news Vince Zampella complains about the EA app’s ongoing issues. PlayStation and AMD share early details on next-gen console hardware. Xbox consoles are reportedly disappearing from store shelves. Borderlands 4 is already on sale less than a month after launch. You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 2 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:12:41 – Deep Rock Galactic Survivor 00:33:38 – Ghost of Yotei 00:53:30 – Megabonk 00:57:33 – Battlefield 6 02:04:05 – News 02:25:54 – Questions 02:35:20 – Weekly Plugs 02:38:05 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie, Joab Gilroy, and Jeremy "Junglist" Ray talk about if the latest Battlefield title is a return to form. The games they’ve been playing this week include Battlefield 6, Ghost of Yoeti, Megabonk, Knightica, 9 Kings, Silent Hill f, and more. Over in the news Xbox has jacked up the price of Game Pass Ultimate by quite a bit. Microsoft reaffirmed that a next-gen Xbox console is still in development. Ubisoft cancelled a planned Assassin’s Creed set during the American Civil War, and Guy “Yug” Blomberg (of AustralianGamer) has launched “The Game Club” as a new project. You can support Joab's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment. This episode goes for 2 hours and 30 minutes, it also contains coarse language. You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:09:35 – Silent Hill f 00:19:30 – 9 Kings 00:26:00 – Knightica 00:37:14 – Megabonk 00:44:54 – Ghost of Yoëti 01:44:51 – News 02:09:18 – Questions 02:23:27 – Weekly Plugs 02:26:48 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify