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A down to Earth gaming podcast focused on the latest video game news and everything happening in the industry. Featuring Jerrad Wyche and his co-host Dominic Orlando.
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The Controlled Interests Gamecast is a video game podcast focused on good vibes, thoughtful criticism, and a focus on celebrating the things we love. Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando enjoy playing across various genres on multiple platforms, but share a love of FromSoftware, gripping narratives, and well-crafted Metroidvanias.PlayStation Price Hikes:https://blog.playstation.com/2026/03/27/new-price-changes-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-remote-player/ Controlled Interests links:http://controlledinterests.com Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/cipod.bsky.social Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnmMPgjXXTPgjiyoXQdxZ?si=2e7f3d2ffb2f4464 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/controlled-interests-gamecast/id1148234533 Jerrad WycheBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/jerradw.bsky.social Dominic OrlandoBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/obi-domkenobi.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS:Intro - 00:00Welcome - 00:12Quickie News: PlayStation Price Hikes - 00:27TOTS: Early Access Games Aren’t For Me - 05:32Marathon Impressions - 12:19Pokemon Pokopia post-game thoughts - 19:22Closing - 30:00
Darren’s site: http://johtotimes.com Pokemon Legends: Celebi (A Concept) https://johtotimes.com/posts/feature/2024-02-22-pokemon-legends-celebi-a-concept 30th Anniversary Kotaku Article: https://kotaku.com/pokemon-day-30-anniversary-go-anime-cosplay-stream-2000672824 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/johtotimes.bsky.social Mastodon: https://donphan.social/@johto
Controlled Interests links:http://controlledinterests.com Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/cipod.bsky.social Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnmMPgjXXTPgjiyoXQdxZ?si=2e7f3d2ffb2f4464 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/controlled-interests-gamecast/id1148234533 Jerrad WycheBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/jerradw.bsky.social Dominic OrlandoBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/obi-domkenobi.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS:Intro - 00:00Welcome - 0:12Anniversary Pop-Quiz - 03:29TOTS: Our Top 10 Games of the Last 10 Years (2016-2025) - 18:05Closing - 156:06
The Controlled Interests Gamecast is a video game podcast focused on good vibes, thoughtful criticism, and a focus on celebrating the things we love. Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando enjoy playing across various genres on multiple platforms, but share a love of FromSoftware, gripping narratives, and well-crafted Metroidvanias.Controlled Interests links:http://controlledinterests.com Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/cipod.bsky.social Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnmMPgjXXTPgjiyoXQdxZ?si=2e7f3d2ffb2f4464 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/controlled-interests-gamecast/id1148234533 Jerrad WycheBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/jerradw.bsky.social Dominic OrlandoBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/obi-domkenobi.bsky.social TIMESTAMPS:Intro - 00:00Welcome - 0:12Quickie News - 01:02Pokemon Presents 2026 Recap + Review - 08:29What We’ve Been Playing - 29:14Closing - 30:43
Logan’s Podcast: Chapter Selecthttps://open.spotify.com/show/4f1TLZXbwtSX7uHROe9KlS?si=83162e19ec544bfe TIMESTAMPSIntroductions - 00:00Fast Five - 05:14Your First Steps - 09:00The Core Memory - 24:30The Elite Four - 29.39Team-Building Exercise - 52:00Forced Evolution - 01:06:32Return To Sender - 01:12:54Closing - 01:23:40
Xalavier Nelson thread:https://bsky.app/profile/writnelson.bsky.social/post/3metmilikns25 The Very Best Ep. 1 w/ Max Robertshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IILmZa9jsSI The Controlled Interests Gamecast is a video game podcast focused on good vibes, thoughtful criticism, and a focus on celebrating the things we love. Hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando enjoy playing across various genres on multiple platforms, but share a love of FromSoftware, gripping narratives, and well-crafted Metroidvanias.Controlled Interests links:http://controlledinterests.com Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/cipod.bsky.social Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4TnmMPgjXXTPgjiyoXQdxZ?si=2e7f3d2ffb2f4464 Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/controlled-interests-gamecast/id1148234533 Jerrad WycheBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/jerradw.bsky.social Dominic OrlandoBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/obi-domkenobi.bsky.social
In this episode, Jerrad and his guests recap the brand new PlayStation State of Play, discussing what the highlights and lowlights of the presentation were. The topic of the show centers on gaming blindspots as the guys discuss which games or franchises they haven’t touched, for one reason or another. Lastly, covering what they played this week, Max and Mike discuss their experience with Highguard and how they’re feeling after learning that almost the entire development team was laid off earlier this week. Jerrad quickly provides impressions and explanations of Drop Duchy, Winter Burrow, and the newly released critical darling, Mewgenics.
The Controlled Interests Gamecast returns after 3 years, as host Jerrad Wyche discusses his most anticipated games of 2026. Titles discussed include Fable, Marvel's Wolverine, Mina The Hollower, and Control Resonant.
Jerrad and Max discuss everything from Steelix vs. Scizor, to whether the remakes of Gen 2 are the best games in Pokémon's history. They also build Napoleon Dynamite's perfect Pokémon team and share traumatic stories about childhood bus drivers.
With GDC 2023 taking place this week, there was plenty of news and information in the world of gaming occurring. The topic of the show centers on The Future of Unreal Presentation by Epic and their partners and how Unreal Engine 5 is being utilized in jaw-dropping projects such as Senua's Saga: Hellblade II and the Unreal Editor For Fortnite. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are officially getting the AAA game treatment via an adaptation of the beloved The Last Ronin comic book story that saw the return of original creators Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman. Other news this week includes Tarsier Studios teasing their next non-Little Nightmares game, and new details regarding Arkane's Redfall hit the internet. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
Despite a slow news week the guys find an interesting way to merge the world of video games the the super popular NCAA Basketball March Madness Tournament into a fun back-and-forth game. In terms of actual gaming news there seems to be new details emerging about Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Codename Red. Techland, the developers of the Dying Light series have also unveiled concept art for their next AAA franchise. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orland.
Bethesda finally announced that Starfield will be releasing on September 6th, 2023. In addition to the release date, Todd Howard also revealed that the Starfield Direct presentation with take place on June 11th, following the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. It's a pretty superpowered focused week in quickie news with rumors about who will voice Wolverine in Insmoniac Games' upcoming Marvel's Wolverine, and it seems that Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League may have been delayed out of 2023 entirely. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Chris Nunes.
Team Ninja's highly-anticipated Souls-like title Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty finally released and fans are wondering if it's set to be the next great experience in the genre following FromSoftware's Elden Ring in 2023. Other news this week includes Telltale Games delaying Wolf Among Us and Playstation's big pre-E3 showcase looms. Jerrad also talks about his time with Super Mario Galaxy, a game he's crossed off his backlog of shame. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
The highly anticipated and rumored PlayStation State of Play finally took place. Expectations were set correctly, with everyone understand a handful of PSVR 2 titles, several partner games, and a 15-minute deep dive into Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League would be the content featured. The guys discuss how they'd grade PlayStation's latest State of Play and what Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League's presentation did for both their hype and the interest of general gamers and DC Comics fans. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
A lot of news and rumors are floating in the air as 2023 gets going in full swing for the gaming industry. Things are starting to buzz about multiple PlayStation events in the coming months, with one being a State of Play, and the other a premium Showcase. It's also been confirmed that a bevy of The Lord of the Rings video games are in the works according to publisher and license holder Embracer Group. Lastly, it's time to talk about what's next from Crystal Dynamics & Eidos Montreal. Is a reboot from Tomb Raider or Deus Ex more exciting, and why? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
Nintendo's much anticipated first Nintendo Direct of 2023 finally occurred. In addition to the expected appearance of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the presentation feature many surprises and reveals. Games like Sea of Stars saw release dates and demos drop, and Metroid Prime Remastered was shadow dropped as a digital title the day of the Nintendo Direct. It's time to go over all of the reveals, announcements, and surprises. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
It may already be February, but the crew is finally going over their Top 10 Games of 2022 and celebrating the singular video game that won the 2022 CIGC Game of the Year. The guys tend to have similar gaming interests but for the first time in years their lists couldn't be any more different. From mobile games to narrative adventures, there are plenty of twists and turns on this week's episode. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
PlayStation is in an interesting place in 2023 where their only upcoming first-party exclusive for the year happens to be Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Fans are eagerly awaiting the next PlayStation Showcase that unveils the next chapter of PS5 games to be excited about. Whether PSVR 2 ends up working out or not, it's safe to assume that there are plenty of games in development waiting to be announced. This week all the rumors, reports, and details regarding the development state of PlayStation Studios is investigated. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
As 2023 begins and Xbox news is on the horizon, it felt like the right time for the crew to refresh themselves on everything Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda, and 3rd-party Publisher partners have in development for the platform. Xbox Game Pass continues to grow in value with each new first-party release from Xbox, but when can we expect these games and what's coming down the pipeline? Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
With 2023 providing a fresh new year for the gaming industry, the guys are set to make their predictions for the coming year. Not only are they looking into the crystal ball to predict announcements and reveals, but also betting on promising game releases in 2023 to review well. In this episode the guys draft their Fantasy Critics League teams for 2023, while also manifesting dreams and hopes into reality. Featuring hosts Jerrad Wyche and Dominic Orlando.
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