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Burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
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We played Deadlock. A lot of Deadlock. The memes are true, it will
overwhelm you and you'll be left wanting more. Kyle is happy to report that
Slay the Spire 2 is more Slay the Spire, exactly what we wanted. Garrett
played World of Warcraft, and its exactly what he wanted. Nintendo sueing
America? Everyone wants that. But it seems not everyone wanted FF14 loot?
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Games come and games go, some fast and some slow. This is Grinding Gear
podcast where we discuss all the industry happenings, along with our own
retro journey. Sony Pulls back from games on PC. Resident Evil 9 sold well,
but lacks cultural splash. Highguard announces final update. Crimson Desert
hype is building? Pokopia crits player desires. We've been playing Arc
Raiders, RE1, Minecraft, FF14 and Deadlock.
Jesse and Preach return to the Podcast to discuss the MSQ that was and the
surrounding state of MMOs. Final Fantasy XIV has delivered a tight patch
and a glimpse at where the story is heading. We question what will be
important later, who are the Winterers, the Squirrel Suit, what was Yoshi P
hinting at and much much more. Fan Fest will be here before we know it and
the Roundtable shall return.
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You’ll take our PCs from our old RAM hands! On the GG podcast this week
Kyle is lost in the BG3 sauce again, Garrett gets sold on Blue Mage,
Highguard sure has low hype, AI might be on the ropes, and folks want to
know about Garrett’s NYC adventures!
The Grindys, The Golden Gears, Return! The Best of 2025. What a year it has
been. GG has survived several YouTube-polyspes and played many games. Some
retro, but more modern than our normal affair. This is the final official
podcast record for the year 2025 and we have our own LEGALLY DISTINCT
accolades to hand out. An insane year for video games comes to a close. Who
will win “Best I Think It’s an Indie game” and who will walk away with
Brightest Dumpster Fire. Our plans are big for 2026, we’ll see you then.
Supportourbromance.com for a big new year of GG in 2026! That’s no joke.
Jesse Cox returns to the show to discuss the Game Awards! The reveals, the
trailers, the gossip and the awards. Fathoming Highgaurd and trying to sell
us on Ace Combat. What is Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic? How much goo
fits in a single Divinity body? These are all classic questions that
Garrett and Kyle need answers for. We are also on the eve of a fresh new
Final Fantasy XIV MSQ Patch. We all played Dispatch too.
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Guild Wars 1, Octopath 0, new FFXIV content on the horizon, revisiting our
favorite childhood films, talking smack about Tarantino talking smack, and
exploring Jujutsu Kaisen! ALL on today’s episode of the GG Podcast!
We touched the grass, ate the turkey and watched the sports ball. Video
game discord trudged on. With these perspectives, we return to ai up to its
old bull. Banana Fish has been released on Amazon Prime Video with a horrid
case of the Computer voice for the english dub. Where Winds Meet’s ai chat
bots are being tricked into completing quests early. In other news, Team
Cherry wants to make new things, Jeff Keighley has found a terrible portal
and Kyle’s voice is going out!
The Game Awards nominees are here! Let’s see how many Expedition 33 racked
up and who else broke through! On top of that Yoshi P is out here hyping up
the next chapter for FFXIV, WoW housing is bumming us out, and Steam
Machines are back and made by Valve!
Expedition 33 special with music YouTube extraordinaire, MarcoMeatball is
today’s offering! Marco joins the boys to talk not just about the
exceptional music of Clair Obscure. But also it’s story and the hot takes
that start flying around chat whenever someone gets to the ending. Enjoy
this deep dive in Sandfall’s first game as well as our brains’ as content
creators!
Will Pokemon save us from the Ai? Stormgate, you remember Stormgate right?
Tim Morten had a rather honest rundown of where he feels the post-Blizzard
design team went wrong and brings up the changing landscape of Venture
Capital. The episode can’t help but get real on the eve of Pokemon’s
release. Love em or hate em, Nintendo is about to drop another massive
Poke’drama’pocalypse into the world as reviews come in around 8/10. Xbox
continues its cursed run by talking about an upcoming “ad supported” tier
of Xbox Game Pass. We’re both playing Megabonk. Emails and more.
The Round Table gathers. 7.3: The Promise of Tomorrow MSQ ends the
Dawntrail ark in traditional fashion. Garrett, Kyle and Jesse freshen
themselves up on the story happenings, having played it back in August.
Preach, recently caught up, shares a fresh viewer's perspective. Is Calyx
around for the long haul? What does that mean for the story and Sphene?
What lessons have the devs learned from Dawntrail and what will they carry
into the future. One thing is clear, FFXIV is a story first game and it’s
future rides on its ability to capture it’s fans once again. 7.3 seems a
solid start.
A day of many trailers, of many announcements. Kojima Productions, Capcom,
Star Wars, Silent Hill and more. The Prince of Sweden is giving awards to
Split Fiction. Fornite is trying proximity voice chat. The Expedition 33
continues, Garrett’s playing Hollow Knight and Kyle is READING BOOKS?!
Nintendo Direct! New HOTS patch! The problem with game music. AND SO MUCH
MORE!
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The tubes are on fire. Or maybe they have been for a month. In a massive
conspiracy turned reality, YouTubers found that they’re views have dropped
by half in the month of August due to YouTube’s new features. Indie games
don't know how to price themselves in the wake of Silksong’s release. We
got the Yoshi P interview round up covering all the teases and perhaps
walkbacks on the upcoming job update. Blizzard continues to C&D classic
plus private servers. Hollow Knight, Expedition 33 and more.
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this is a CORE podcast?
Kyle, if you want a good Spire-like, Banners of Ruin. Redwall inspired deckbuilder roguelike set in a dark low fantasy kingdom in turmoil. Took about 20 hours for me to beat. Also, there's practically no difference between roguelike and roguelite, they are modernly used interchangibly.
i haven't been able to find Cavaliers new youtube content - can you help?
big fan of not paradox always bringing great game knowledge
Awesome show guys. Dodge the Salt Wall!
great podcast loved listen to it
capitalism is why we have the luxury to play these great games. The guest is beyond annoying.