Gamer Friends

Gamer Friends is a podcast about gaming and the gaming community from a Black, queer, and lefty perspective. If you’re looking for more melanin or rainbows in your gaming life, you’ve found your people!

109: Bungie Shenanigans: Journey to The Final Shape

Hello Gamer Friends, As we start to blow the dust off our microphones, we're coming back with a two-part episode featuring our Canadian Gamer Friend Stanley, that's all about Bungie's road to The Final Shape for Destiny 2. Get those exotics ready to go back in time as Stanley and Big Nick take us to the first annoucment to the exspansion to their predictions for the story, with all of the nonsense inbetween! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

06-07
01:32:40

108: The Skrulls Are Cancelled (feat. Jay)

Hello Gamer Friends! We've got a double spoilercast for two shows that are well past the need for any spoiler warnings. First up, we talk with our MCU Correspondent Jay to talk Secret Invasion and close out with season 2 of Loki. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

02-22
58:55

107: The Worst Year In My Adult Life

We're alive! Your Gamer Friends return to share some updates. Basically, last year was the worst year of our lives. Everything sucks! Not even two Spider-Men could save 2023. But, we're back, and we're going to talk about it all, including a very informal recap of our gaming adventures last year as well as a haphazard yet well deserved crowning of Game of the Year. If you don't want to hear about our clinical depression, jump to 35:45 to get to the games. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. We're trying to get off of social media, so hang out with us on Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en) or support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true). Once we get a few episodes under our belt post-hiatus, please tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks!

02-01
01:22:36

Almost A Triple Spoilercast: How Y'all Doing?

Your Gamer Friends Return! Finally! After an unexpected and unplanned hiatus, Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 explain what they've been up to before diving in to spoilery reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, Across the Spider-Verse, and John Wick 4. We're recording again the weekend this episode releases and will have some more gamer content for you soon! Thanks for your patience and all the love. Spoiler Timestamps: Guardians of the Galaxy Part 3 (9:22) Across the Spider-Verse (18:53) John Wick 4 (39:32) Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true) (currently on pause, lol), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

06-16
51:33

Quantumania Spoilercast: The Revolution Will Be In The Quantum Realm

Your Gamer Friends are back with a spoilercast for Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

02-28
35:53

106: Rip-Roaring Mad

We're back, this time with another deep-dive into the wild world of D&D drama! This time, your Gamer Friends are joined by friend of the show and D&D correspondent, KetracelBlack, to get caught up on the recent OGL drama between Wizard's of the Coast, pretty much every other tabletop game company, and the TTRPG community at large. From the origins of the OGL and initial skirmishes between players and their corporate overlords to this year's absolute blowup, Jay has you covered. Oh, and yeah, we're gonna be playing some D&D for the pod. We keep dancing around it but we might as well confirm it for those of you who read the show notes. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

02-06
59:48

105: 2022's Games of the Year

Our 2022 recap is here, and we have plenty of surprises in store for our favorite games of the year. This year we're giving flowers to our favorite backlog experiences, indie games, the coveted top three, and an extra special category. Love our list? Hate it? Big Nick is off Twitter so feel free to direct any hate in AudioNerd's direction. Until next time, thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

01-17
01:23:05

GotG Christmas Special Listen-Along

It's a Christmas miracle! We've got one more surpirse for our Gamer Friends, come listen along with us as we watch the Guardians of The Galaxy Christmas Special. These are usually for our patrons but the Christmas spirit called us to share it with everyone. Hope you enjoy and we'll see you next year with our GOTY episode. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

12-28
46:22

104: A Banger of a Start

We're back with a huge episode to close out the year! Big Nkrumah's favorite Cities: Skylines content creator, Few Candy, is here to discuss her hugely successful first year on YouTube, her next big project, and what it was like being contacted by Colossal Order, the game's developers. Please make sure to check out Few's content! Her one-year anniversary stream is happening tonight (Boxing Day 2022) @ 7:30PM UK time (https://youtu.be/KFPoKJ5_LjU) -- come check it out and say hello to Big Nkrumah who will be in the audience for a good part of the stream. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

12-26
53:36

Negro Cat 2: Negroes Forever Spoilercast

Your Gamer Friends are back to recap and discuss Wakanda Forever and Phase 4 of the MCU! Well, minus AudioNerd -- he got a fancy new job making the official Black Panther: Wakanda Forever podcast, so he doesn't want to be associated with our foolishness on this one. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

12-20
01:44:31

103: THIQUE

Happy Halloween! To close out spooky season, AudioNerd and Big Nkrumah are talking about the horrific allegations surrounding the imminent release of Bayonetta 3 and the scary (not really) prospect of James Gunn taking over the DC film universe. Also, have you noticed how queer Apex Legends and Destiny are? We certainly have! With the launch of Apex Legend's newest trans character, Catalyst, and Destiny's latest season featuring a queer mom, we decided it was time to talk about it. What are the benefits and limitations of queer representation in these games? You'll have to listen to hear the answer [spoiler alert: there is no answer]. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

10-31
50:35

She-Hulk by Night Spoilercast

Yeah, our spoilercasts are just episodes now! This week, your Gamer Friends are joined by friend of the show @JenYetAgain (https://twitter.com/jenyetagain) to discuss the joy that was She-Hulk, and what she represents for a lot of different Marvel fans. We also dig our claws into Werewolf By Night, the new Halloween special. We don't want to spoil the spoilercast, so that's the only description you're getting. Don't forget -- if you're a patron, our She-Hulk finale listen-along is now live! Thank you so much for listening. As always, we really appreciate the support! Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon. Jen's Pull List: She-Hulk by Dan Slott (2014) Marvel's Voices: Pride (2022) She-Hulk by Soule and Pulido (2018)

10-19
52:26

102: Committed To The Occult

It's that time again! Your friends in gaming Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are joined by Enya (Edna) to discuss the payment for goods and services that led Big Nkrumah, notorious for being against all dark-sided games, to screaming his way through Phasmophobia and Dead by Daylight. If you're a Patron, you already have access to a video of Professor Dumptruck, Enya (Edna), and Big Nkrumah playing through the first two Phasmophobia levels. If you're getting ready for Spooky Season, this is the episode for you! As requested, please do let us know if you'd like to join us in some Dead by Daylight action this month. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

10-01
48:49

101: Racist Space Monkeys

Join your Gamer Friends as they embark on the first episode with the new format! This time, we're joined by friend of the show and Dungeon Master @KetracelBlack (https://twitter.com/ketracelblack) to discuss the recent Dungeons & Dragons controversy surrounding the Hadozee, a race of space monkeys that some claim to be racist charicatures of Black people. We talk about the origins of the drama, the merits of the arguments against the Hadozee and other race-focused play in D&D, as well as other similar trends going on in the tabletop space. For more context, check out the links in the show notes. We're really excited about having more of these conversatrions in the future, and we'd love to hear your feedback! As always, you can reach us at info@gamerfriendspodcast.com. Also be on the lookout for the next episode of our sister show, Player 2 Has Entered the Podcast (https://anchor.fm/player2hasenteredthepod), which is taking over regular gaming news and analysis on our off weeks! Big Nkrumah is in the most recent episode and talks all about Sony's latest shenangians, their new pro controller, ongoing labor issues, and a lot more. Check it out (https://anchor.fm/player2hasenteredthepod/episodes/Gaming-News-Power-to-the-People--ft--Big-Nkrumah-Gamer-Friends-e1nk9le)! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

09-17
01:09:43

100: One Hundred Things Are Percolating

We've made it to 100 episodes, and we have some big plans to share for the future of Gamer Friends. Shoutout to all of our incredible listeners for getting us to this milestone! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

09-06
51:31

Marvelous Ms. Thor: The Ms. Marvel and Thor 4 Spoilercast

The recquisite amount of time has passed, lets get into the spoilercast for Ms. Marvel and Thor: Love and Thunder! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

07-22
42:12

099: No Man's Skyrim

Hey Gamer Friends! This episode we're "Logging On" with the releases of Sniper Elite 5, Roller Champions, Industria, Mario Strikers: Battle League, The Quarry, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. We also cover the successful unionization of Raven QA at Activision Blizzard King, making them the first game workers union in the United States! We also somehow ended up in an E3 season without E3, including the Summer Games Fest, Sony's most recent State of Play, the Microsoft/Bethesda Showcase, and Devolver Digital's annual meta-commentary soap opera. There are literally too many games to list, so we won't! Due to the sheer number of announcements and trailers, we're pushing our usual Nerddom and Homescreen segments to the next episode, our 100th full-length episode! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

06-19
01:16:30

098: Pride Month Throwback

We're taking it easy for this episode. A little too much is happening in the world, and it's Pride! While we recalibrate, enjoy this throwback to our infinite optimism in our Avengers: Endgame spoilercast. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

06-09
01:23:20

097: Yes Yes Y'all

Gamer Friends is back with a new episode! We're "Logging On" with the releases of Trek to Yomi, Evil Dead: The Game, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, Square Enix's massive selloff, Bethesda's major delays for Starfield and Redfall, FIFA and EA beef, some absolute devilry via Dead Space and Silent Hill, and the new gameplay trailer for Gotham Knights. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," there's a lot of new Marvel television news, including trailers for Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk as well as Echo and Secret Invasion info. We also honor the big homie George Perez, comic book pioneer and OG. Plus, are we actually into Star Wars? Maybe? On "The Homescreen," Big Nkrumah dives into Trek to Yomi, AudioNerd64 tries the alpha for Prehistoric Kingdom, and the boys play Civilization 6 and more Apex Legends. Spoilers for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from 23:42 to 25:12 Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

05-22
01:09:15

096: Playing Every Game

Hey, Gamer Friends! We're back with a brand new episode (and some corrections from our recent spoilercast, lol). "Logging On," we're discussing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports, the Playdate, Sega reboots (including Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio), Skull & Bones, a new Star Wars game, and PAX East. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," we put a feather in the cap of our Moon Knight and Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spoilercast, talk extensively about The Batman, and touch on the Mario movie, It Takes Two, and the Halo television series. Finally, Bones of Feet member and union steward extraordinaire Alex joins us to discuss Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Elden Ring, Pokémon, MLB The Show 22, and more. It's a wicked good conversation. Spoilers for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from 21:10 to 24:14 Spoilers for The Batman from 24:56 to 34:04 Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

05-13
01:11:13

Jason Salvo

Yesssssss omg they're back!

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Michael Peterson

Hands down, my favorite gaming podcast! Always funny, interesting, and informative!

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