Gamers With Jobs – Conference Call

Rich, Daryl, Amanda, and Aaron continue Genre Month with a dive into Adventure Games. Games: Animal Well, Indika, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, and Hades II Early Access. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show[...]

It's Genre Month! Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk games, and then later in the show, Amanda is joined by community puzzlers Scuigi and Pink_Stripes for a dive into the world of puzzles. Games: Indika, Zoombinis, Fallout: New Vegas. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk[...]

Rich and Amanda are joined by Rob Parker to deep dive into Dungeon Role-Playing games. Games: No Rest for the Wicked, Stillfleet, Balatro, and Solium Infernum. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich and Amanda are joined by Allen Cook to discuss entering the era of good video game properties outside of games. Games: Children of the Sun, Bears in Space, Slice & Dice, Balatro, Immortals of Aveum, Lightyear Frontier. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk[...]

Rich and Daryl are joined by special guest Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me podcast to talk about what gives good gamefeel. Games: Predecessor, Dragon's Dogma 2, Broken Roads, and Immortals of Aveum. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda get into the impact of discourse on gaming. Games: F1 23, NecroSmith 2, Balatro, Unicorn Overlord, Dragon's Dogma 2, Stellar Blade Demo. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, and Aaron talk problem games. Games: NecroSmith 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Dragon's Dogma 2, Destiny 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Andrew, Aaron, and Beto are briefly joined by Amanda to talk time management and gaming, your messages, and more! Games: Dragon's Dogma 2, Princess Peach: Showtime To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda get into when different mediums intersect with games. Games: Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Unicorn Overlord, Daggerheart TTRPG, Sifu. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and show notes.

Rich and Amanda are joined once more by Beto O'Byrne to get into the topic of awareness of what we don't know when it comes to gaming. Games: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Inkulinati, Unicorn Overlord, Backpack Battles, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 Character Creator. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk games, games, games. Games: The Thaumaturge, Pacific Drive, Balatro, Shiren the Wanderer, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Unicorn Overlord Demo, Solium Infernum, Dead Cells, Pentiment. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about Games That Leverage Atmosphere. Games: Pacific Drive (PS5), Solium Infernum (PC), Balatro (Switch), LEGO Fortnite (Switch), Dawncaster (Mobile), Unicorn Overlord Demo (PS5), Helldivers 2 (PS5). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda get into the future of exclusives. Games: Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Ultros, The Thaumaturge, Helldivers 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

This week, Amanda, Daryl, and Aaron get into core gaming memories. Games: Helldivers 2, Suicide Squad, Immortals, Spiderman 2, Tingus Goose, Synergy Demo, Summerhouse demo. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

This week Rich, Aaron, and Andrew get into Remake or Remaster, That Is the Question. Games: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Silent Hill: The Short Message, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Sonic Superstars, Sovereign Syndicate, Atari 50, Titanfall 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the[...]

Today Rich and Beto discuss where they are with gaming in the broader context of their lives today, where it fits historically, and their hopes/fears for the future. Games: Against the Storm, Etrian Odyssey 3, Far Cry 5 and 6 To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to[...]

Amanda, Daryl, Rich and are joined by special guest Wil Petre to dive deep on social gaming, and discuss his game Social Alchemix. Games: Sovereign Syndicate, Kingsvein, Timberborn Update, Desperados 3, Spendee, Wordle, Warzone To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk about the games they're looking forward to in 2024. Games: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Coyote & Crow TTRPG, This War of Mine, Ludus Mortis, and LEGO Fortnite. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

EPISODE 900! Rich, Andrew, Aaron, and Glendon celebrate by discussing games released on years divisible by 9.   Games: Against the Storm, The Finals, Astral Ascent, Hammerwatch 2, Ludus Mortis, Powerwash Simulator, Astral Ascent, Disney Dreamlight Valley. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about,[...]

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew are visited by Aaron to talk about their 2023 Honorable Mentions and GOTY Wildcards. Games: Spider-man 2, Super Mario Brothers: Wonder, Forspoken, Exoprimal, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Fortnite, Goodbye Volcano High, Beneath Oresa, BG3, Armored Core 6, Labyrinth of Zangetsu, Astral Ascent, Venba, Thirsty Suitors, Moonring, Sea of Stars,[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Andrew (with a visit from Aaron) talk Top Games of the Year 2023 - Part 2. Games: Hi-Fi Rush, Dave the Diver, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Alan Wake 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about,[...]

Rich, Allen, and Aaron talk spoilers about Alan Wake 2 and its extended universe. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Aaron discuss their Games of the Year - Part 1: Top pics. Games: Season: A Letter to the Future, Octopath Traveler 2, Star Wars: Jedi Survivor, and Baldur’s Gate 3. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Aaron discuss their perspectives on the most recent Game Awards. Games: Warhammer 40K: Rogue Trader, Arizona Sunshine 2, Fortnite Rocket Racing, Fortnite Festival, and LEGO Fortnite. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Daryl sit down to chat about games they look forward to in 2024. Games Played: The Last Faith, Baldur's Gate 3 update, Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Raft, Beneath Oresa, Superliminal, XCOM: Enemy Within, Spider-Man 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about,[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Daryl join forces to come up with a very serious holiday game-shopping guide. Games: Weird West, Lethal Company, In Stars and Time, and The Last Faith. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links[...]

Rich, Aaron, and Daryl form team RAD to discuss the game marathon. Games: PlayStation Portal, The Last Faith, Spider-man 2, Alan Wake 2, and 7th Guest VR. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show[...]

Rich, Andrew, and Amanda report on their bespoke video game listicles. Games: The Iron Oath, Super Mario Brothers Wonder, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Alan Wake 2, Peglin, Brotato. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show[...]

Rich, Allen, and Amanda have a chat about games that make mechanics you hate more fun. Games: Laika: Aged Through Blood, Thirsty Suitors, Alan Wake 2, Cultic: Intermission, Forgive Me Father, World of Horror. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Aaron discuss a recent NYU Game Center lecture on the political, artistic and cultural role of video games during the current polycrisis. Games: Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Beto get into some of the many spoilers possible in Act 2 of Baldur's Gate 3. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich and Amanda talk about the top games of 2023 that they didn't get a chance to play. Games: Beneath Oresa, Jackbox 10, Spider-man 2, Cyberknights: Flashpoint Early Access, and World of Horror. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Rich provides a recap of events so far in the Alan Wake universe leading up to the release of Alan Wake 2. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich is joined by Dene Carter and interviews him about his new Ultima-like Moonring, his approach to world-building, and more. Dene Carter has been involved in the creation of numerous classics including Dungeon Keeper and Fable. Games: Cataclismo, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, The Thaumaturge, and The Pale Beyond. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Beto discuss their thoughts on decolonizing games. Games: Beneath Oresa, Starfield, Moonring. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Daryl are joined by special guest Dave Gilbert from Wadjet Eye Games to talk about what it's like being a developer in 2023. Games: Cyberpunk 2077, Dynasty Warrior’s 9, Moonring, Word Factori, Perfect Tides, Nighthawks, Old Skies. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Glendon chat about the art of the hint. Games: Immortals of Aveneum, Harmony: The Fall of Reverie, Armored Core 6, Lies of P. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show[...]

Rich and Amanda are joined by Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory to hear about his experiences and games played play at PAX West 2023. Games: Thank Goodness You're Here, Void Stranger, and Lies of P. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Beto talk Starfield and DC legends before diving into an interview with actor Sam Béart, aka Karlach from Baldur's Gate 3 and Thomasina Bateman from The Excavation of Hob's Barrow. Games: Starfield, DC Legends. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about their favorite under-the-radar games for 2023. Games: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Baldur's Gate 3 on Console, Armored Core 6, and Sea of Stars. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links &[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Aaron talk about starting with sequels. Games: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game, Immortals, and Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, and Beto get into some of the many spoilers possible in Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

It's summer break: Amanda sits down for some quick chats with Glendon Hass and Shawn Andrich on their summer games for 2023. Games: Dave the Diver, Marvel Snap, Baldur's Gate 3, Remnant 2, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about,[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk the nature and value of side quests. Games: Stray Gods, Backpack Hero Early Access, OneBit Adventure, Elden Ring, Baldur's Gate 3. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Graham Rowat reads Son of Pong - written by John DeVore Read the original article: Son of Pong - Coming of age as the child of a video game junkie Check out more readings by Graham Rowat for Gamers With Jobs To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda are joined by Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution and author Ben Chicka to talk Fandoms: The Good, The Bad, and the Toxic. Games: Homebody, Venba, PGA 2K23, Baldur’s Gate III. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Rich and Aaron huddle to discuss the details of FINAL FANTASY XVI from Square Enix. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich and Amanda get into Sequels: Part 2 - what we're on the lookout for and what makes us interested in a sequel. Games: Remnant 2, Arcadian Atlas, Flood It!, Alan Wake, Dave the Diver. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever[...]

Rich recaps Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and remembers some relevant Forgotten Realms Lore. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk about hype and how it impacts games and gaming. Games: Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Alan Wake Remastered, Control, Returnal, and Dave the Diver. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk psychogeography in games. Games: Jagged Alliance 3, Neurocracy 2049, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Dave the Diver, Returnal. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich and Amanda are Joined by Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution to talk about media literacy and why it matters. Games: AEW: Fight Forever, PotionCraft, Lies of P Demo, FFXVI catch-all thread. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Amanda, Andrew, and Aaron discuss their views on the character creation process. Games: Dave the Diver, Final Fantasy XVI, Terra Nil, and Let's Build a Zoo. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about what makes an RPG. Games: Final Fantasy XVI, Aliens: Dark Descent, and Mask of the Rose. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich and Amanda report in with Julian Murdoch to talk about what it takes to explain a board game, as well as the games they played at Rabbitcon2023. Games: Final Fantasy XVI demo, Scribbly Gum, The Year of the Dragon, Cat in the Box, Forgotten Waters, Phantom Ink. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your[...]

 Rich and Aaron are joined by Beto O'byrne get spoilery on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Aaron, and Beto talk Street Fighter VI, concerns with Diablo IV, Miasma Chronicles, Alan Wake, and revisiting old games because they ran out of money. Games: Street Fighter VI, Miasma Chronicles, Control, Alan Wake, Fallout 4, Pillars of Eternity. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Andrew talk about games they're still playing, games they're looking forward to, and being a better player. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Andrew talk about things we're getting too old for in games (and the things we've aged into). Games: Dark Quest 3, Little Nightmares, Star Wars Battlefront 2, V Rising, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Aaron get into the ways we break gameplay for fun and profit. Games: Humanity, Stranded: Alien Dawn, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Rich and Andrew have an in-depth discussion on the RPG OCTOPATH TRAVELLER II by Acquire/Square Enix. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Rich, Andrew, Amanda and Daryl discuss the different flavors of anticipation we experience with upcoming games. Games: Stranded: Alien Dawn, Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Wartales honorable mention). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.[...]

Rich, Amanda, Allen, and Glendon get into AI and it's future in video games. Games: Shadows of Doubt, Dredge, Labryrinth of Zangetsu, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes.

Rich, and Amanda are joined by returning guest Beto O'Bryrne from Radical Evolution, creator of The World of Kir, to talk about the interesting challenges of games with a licensed world. Games: Labryrinth of Zangetsu, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda discuss what's in a name. Games: Strayed Lights, Dredge, Blasphemous, A Space for the Unbound, Wartales, Season: A Letter to the Future, Wildfrost To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show[...]

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew have a not funny breakdown of comedy in games. Games: Wildfrost (Switch), Shardpunk (PC), Wartales (Steam), Tails of Iron (PS5), Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (Card Game) To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew talk about their favorite game villains and end worlds. Media: Meet Your Maker (PS5), Tails of Iron(PS5), Destropolis (PC), Heavenly Bodies (PS5), Clubhouse Games (Switch), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Movie). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Rich, Andrew, and Aaron are joined by Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory (Cane & Rinse) to hear about Chris's experience at PAX East 2023. Games: RE4 Remake (PS5), The Last Worker (PC), Flamecraft (Boardgame), Roadwarden (PC), Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe (Switch), Octopath Traveller 2 (PS5). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on[...]

Rich and Amanda are joined by returning guest Beto O'Byrne of Radical Evolution to revisit Games of Revolution. Games: Root (PC), We Bare Bears: Match3 Repairs (Android), Kriegsfront Tactics demo (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Glendon talk about the Long Run in games: where the longer run time has enhanced the experience. Media: Code Vein (PS5), The Last Spell (PC), Octopath Traveller 2 (Switch), Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to[...]

Rich and Aaron have an in-depth discussion on the RPG Chained Echoes by Matthias Linda. Click Here to Download! Listen at your own discretion, this is spoiler country. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind.

Rich, Shawn, Andrew, and Amanda talk games that mechanically buck the trend. Games: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty (PC), The Last Spell (PS5), Phantom Brigade (PC), Railbound (PC, Switch). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew discuss games that drive them to obsession. Games: Caves of Lore (PC), Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PS5), Merge & Blade (PC), Octopath Traveler 2 (Switch), The Quarry (PS5). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is[...]

We've got a full house this week with Rich, Amanda, Aaron, Jason, and Chris O'Regan from The Sausage Factory/Cane & Rinse as they talk about the PSVR 2 release. Games: Redemption Reapers (PC), Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line (Switch), Europa Universalis (the board game), Fallout 76 (PC), Wild Hearts (PS5), Caves of Lore (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com![...]

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda discuss Games That Leave You Wanting More. Games: Wild Hearts (PS5), Forspoken (PS5), Sea of Stars Demo (Switch), NBA2K23, Hades (PS5), Middle Earth: Shadow of War (PS5). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Andrew unpack the controversy around Hogwart's Legacy. Breakout discussion from episode 853, originally recorded 2.12.23.

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew talk about the moments they fell in love with games. Games: Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch), Bust a Move 2/3 (Switch), Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (Switch), Capcom Arcade Statium (Switch), When the Past Was Around (PC), Daily Dadish (Mobile,PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing[...]

Shawn rallies Sean Sands, Allen Cook, and special guest Rob Zacny to discuss your questions, AI, dogs, and more! Games: Seasons: A Letter to The Future, Dead Space Remake, Hi-Fi Rush, Hitman 3 Freelancer, Against The Storm, and The Great War: Western Front. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show,[...]

Rich, Amanda, Andrew, and Glendon get into how they plan for games (with a little dip into anticipated games for 2023) and the perks and drawbacks of planning. Games: Hi-Fi Rush (PC), Forspoken (PS5), Subnautica: Below Zero (PC), Atone Heart of the Elder Tree (PC), and the Super Mario Brothers Game & Watch. To contact[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Andrew are joined by special guest Beto O’Byrne from Radical Evolution to talk about games as vehicles of liberation. Games: Wasteland 3 (Xbox), Go (Board), Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes (Mobile), DC Legends (Mobile), Atone: Heart of the Elder Tree (PC), Valheim (PC), Chained Echoes (Switch). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues[...]

Rich, Daryl, and Andrew get into examining IPs that they've invested in long-term, your emails, and more! Games: Chained Echoes, Fallout 76, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Spiritfarer, Disney Dreamlight Valley, NBA 2K23. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich get back into the swing of things by catching up on games, Daryl's Late to the Game-of-the-Year, and more! Games: Lone Ruin (PC/Switch), NBA 2K23 PS5), Dinosaur Fossil Hunter (PC), PS+: Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Axiom Verge, Fallout 76. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you[...]

It's time for the GWJCC Games of the year for 2022: Amanda, Allen, and Shawn get into their top picks for the year. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

It's time for more GWJCC Games of the year for 2022: Amanda, Andrew, Lara, and Eleima get into their top picks for the year. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

It's time for the GWJCC Games of the Year: Amanda, Rich, and Glendon get into their top picks for 2022. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew discuss their impressions of The Game Awards for 2022. Games: Forspoken Demo (PS5), Isle of Arrows (iOS), Disney Dreamlight Valley (Steamdeck), Marvel Snap (iOS), Valheim(PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, and Jason (aka ThatGuy42) talk about how DLC and expansions have changed a game's content journey. Games: Marvel Midnight Suns (PS5, PC), Bear & Breakfast (PC, Switch), Pentiment (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links[...]

Amanda, Andrew, and Daryl, chat about what they've been playing, and later Amanda does another round of interviews with Lara Crigger and Sean Sands about gratitude and gaming. Games: FIFA 23 (PS5), Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Switch), Skyrim (PS5), Walkabout Minigolf Myst DLC (VR), Marvel Snap (Mobile). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Amanda, Allen, and Rich chat about what they've been playing, and later Amanda interviews Julian Murdoch and Shawn Andrich about gratitude and gaming. Games: Pentiment (PC), Against the Storm(PC), McPixel 3(PC), Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Switch), Pastel Putter (PC), and Rocksmith+ (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Aaron joins Andrew, Amanda, and Rich to talk about so many games, your emails, and more! Games: God of War: Ragnarok (PS5), Tactics Ogre Reborn (Switch, PC), Sonic Frontiers (PS5), Marvel Snap (Mobile), Orbital Bullet (switch), A Little to the Left (PC), A Castle Full of Cats (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Daryl talk about game crossovers they'd like to see. Games: Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth (PC), SUPERHOT (PS5), Skald: Against the Black Priory (PC), Potionomics (PC) To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show[...]

Rich and Andrew get into the Halloween spirit to talk about the specter of Death in video games. Games: Mario vs Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (switch), Roguebook (Switch), I was a Teenage Exocolonist (PC), Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about,[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich (with a dash of Glendon) live-stream the latest GWJ episode on Twitch and talk about game worlds they'd like to live in. Games: Knotwords, What the Golf, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Faith: The Unholy Trinity, The Last Oricru. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich are joined by Manon Gage, lead actress from Immortality, to talk about her experience with the game. Games: What Remains of Edith Finch, Asterigos: Curse of Stars, Overwatch 2, Immortality To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.[...]

In this episode of Gamers With Jobs, Rich and Julian get into a classic: the topic of narrative in games. PC Games: Dome Keeper, Peglin, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Return of the Obra Dinn, Cult of the Lamb, RPG Time: The Legend of Wright, Slay the Spire: Downfall. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew are joined by the delightful Chris O'Regan (aka Aeoringas on the forums) from the Cane and Rinse Podcasts to talk about things he saw from PAX West, Seattle Indie Expo, and EGX Expo. Games: The Secret of Monkey Island (PC), Dome Keeper (PC), You Suck at Parking (PC/Xbox), Beacon Pines (PC), The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (PC), Harvestella[...]

Amanda and Rich are joined by Eleima Stargazer from the GWJ community to discuss what games they'd suggest for getting someone back into gaming. Games: Return to Monkey Island (PC), Spiritfarer (PC), Ooblets (Switch), and Trombone Champ (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew discuss what games stood out from the Playstation State of Play and Nintendo Direct for September. Games: Ooblets (Switch), Foretales (Switch), Little Noah (SteamDeck), Riven (SteamDeck). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Andrew talk about Round: 1 - our early first rounds with gaming experiences. Games: Maneater (PS5), Dark Anthology: Little Hope (PS5), Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5), Myst (Steam Deck), Orcs Must Die 3 (Steam Deck), Ooblets (Switch). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Shawn get together to chat about the best games we played this week, the GWJ 2022 Donation Drive, and Extra Life! Games: Cursed to Golf, As Dusk Falls, Immortality. Immortality spoilers start at the 1:07:00 mark. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Amanda and Rich and Andrew get together to chat about games they consider emotionally healing or bring them comfort when recovering. Games: Rollerdrome (PS5), Toodee and Topdee (Switch), Steam Deck (Handheld Console). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Amanda and Rich sit down and connect over Pauses in Gaming Habits. What motivates us to make those changes, and what are some external influences that can cause this to happen? Games: Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Switch), Necrosmith (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew are joined by Jamie Madigan from The Psychology of Video Games to talk about What is Play, The Engagement Game, and more! Games: Elden Ring, Solasta: Crown of the Magister, D&D The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, ANNO: Mutationem, Steam Deck. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

An all-board games Special GenCon 2022 correspondence! Allen Cook is joined by Mike (McChuck) Bretzlaff and Charlie Hall at Gencon 2022 in Indianapolis, IN. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Glendon, Amanda, Sean, and Allen talk about games they're playing, and later on Andrew and Glendon review Gems of War, courtesy of our Patreon supporter and forum member, Mixolyde! Games: 7 days to Die (PC), T Minus 30 (PC), No Man's Sky: Endurance (PC), Project Warlock (PC), NecroSmith (PC), Ravenous Devils (PC), Walkabout Mini Golf: Labyrinth (VR), Gems[...]

Glendon, Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Andrew talk Pacifist Tense: games that use non-violent verbs. Stray (PS5), Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (Switch), Spider-man Miles Morales (PS5), Man of Medan (PS5), Borderlands 3 (Switch), Passifist Tense, your emails, and more! To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Rich and Glendon are joined by Jason Silvera (aka ThatGuy42) to talk about the media that gets them through these times. Games: Escape Academy (PC), Destiny 2 (PC), Disco Elysium (PC), Star Trek: Online (PC), Ape Out (PC). Shows: Only Murderers in the Building, Dark Books: The Expanse by J.A. Corey, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett Podcasts: Dungeons and[...]

Amanda, Daryl, and Glendon are joined by Aaron from The Co-Operatives Podcast to talk about changes of tune when it comes to games. Games: The Quarry (PS5), House Of Ashes (PS5), TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (PC), F1 2022(PS5), Outriders(PC), Pixelverse: Deck Heroes Early Access (Android), Redactle (web). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon discuss how mood affects gaming habits. Games: Zen World (PC), Metal:Hellsinger (PC), Outriders: Worldslayer (PC), Neon White (PC), Gordian Quest (PC), Subterfuge (iOS). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, Julian, and Andrew discuss their longest gaming partnerships. Games: Tinyfolks (PC),The Cycle: Frontier (PC), Shadowrun Trilogy (PS5), SuperEpic (Switch), Timelie (Switch), Gordian Quest 1.0, Citizen Sleeper (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Glendon talk games, games, games. Games: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (PC, XboxSX), the joy of Playstation Plus (PS5), Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Outer Wilds (PS5), Neon White (PC/Switch), Tinyfolks (PC), Symphony of War: The Nephalim Saga (PC), Dome Keeper Demo (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show,[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about a few of their takeaways from The Summer Games Fest and Wholesome Direct. Games: Freshly Frosted (Switch), Symphony of War: The Nephalim Saga (PC), Card Shark (PC), V-Rising (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever[...]

Amanda and Rich are joined by our Editor-in-Chief for Gamers With Jobs, Andrew aka Antichulius, to catch up on some games, the Playstation State of Play, as well as some live corrections. Editors are amazing. Games: Diablo: Immortal (Mobile, PC), Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch), Mini Motorways (Switch), Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy (PC), Salt and Sacrifice (PS5),[...]

Rich leads Amanda, Daryl, Glendon, and Mel in an exercise of improvisation and play. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich are joined by Ben Chicka to talk about the expression of violence in video games. Games: Salt & Sacrifice (PS5), Trek to Yomi (PC), Vampire Survivors (PC), V Rising (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links[...]

Amanda, Glendon, Daryl, and Allen talk games, games, games. Games: Nightmare Reaper (PC), Songs of Conquest (PC), Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (PC), Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PC), Rogue Legacy 2 (PC), Nascar Heat 5 (PS5), Tiny Tina's Wonderland (PC), Evil Dead: The Game (PC), Beat Star (mobile). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show,[...]

Rich, Amanda, and Glendon are joined by Jason Silvera aka ThatGuy42 to talk about why it's good to be bad sometimes. Games: Citizen Sleeper (PC), Planet Coaster (PC), Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Rogue Legacy 2 (PC), Loot River (PC), Trek to Yomi (PC), When it's good to be the bad guy, and more! To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon officially welcome Daryl to the team and talk about games you can play while doing other things. We also announce the launch of the GamersWithJobs Redbubble merch site! Games: Stacklands (PC), Death Stranding (PS5), Elden Ring (PS5), Patrick's Parabox (Mobile), Black Book (Mobile), Ascension (Mobile), Subterfuge (Mobile), John Wick Hex (PC), Shapez.io (PC). To contact us,[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Julian talk about games we're playing right now, and later Amanda sits down with Serenity, VP of Engagement for NISEI to talk about the future of the beloved fan-favorite 2-player card game Android Netrunner. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich talk about games and catch up on your emails. Games: Per Aspera (PC), PS5 stuff, ValiDATE Demo (PC), Rich's Dream Game (tm). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes.

Shawn and Sean join Glendon to talk about instances where playing multiple games within a genre has informed enjoyment of each other. Games: Elden Ring (PC), Norco (PC), Weird West, FORWARD: Escape the Fold (PC), Beyond All Reason (PC), Age of Empires 4: Festival of Ages (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing[...]

Amanda, Rich, and returning guest host David Bauer are joined by Jerimiah McCall from Gaming the Past to discuss teaching history through video games. Games: Wildermyth (PC), Phoenix Point(PC), Skyrim Anniversary Edition(PC), Kaycee's Mod for Inscryption(PC), Norco (PC), Weird West (XBOX). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are joined by guest Daryl Lathon to talk about what makes simulation games so satisfying. Games: Gran Turismo 7 (PC), F1 2021 (PC), Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (PC), Weird West (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk board games, and later Amanda sits down with Jenn from Restoration Games to talk about animal games and Restoration at GAMA. Video Games: Tunic (Xbox/PC), Not for Broadcast: Prologue (PC). Boardgames: Azul, 7 Wonders: Architects, The Expanse, Earth, Key to the Kingdom, Berried Treasure, Unmatched, New York Zoo, Isle of Cats. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon discuss their favorite gaming moments. Games: Far: Changing Tides (PC), Hero's Hour (PC), Triangle Strategy (Switch), Gloomhaven (board game), Valheim: Cave Update (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes.

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon celebrate some birthdays and take a break from talking about games to talk about books and TV Shows. Games: Neon White (PC), Elden Ring (PS5, PC) Not Games:  The Expanse (Book/TV), Schitt's Creek (TV), Bojack Horseman (TV), Midnight Mass (TV). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the[...]

Shawn Andrich steps in to wrangle up a crew this week to discuss Elden Ring as well as a few other games! He is joined by the mysterious and elusive Sean Sands, the passionate Soulsian Rich Lovejoy, and delightfully special guest David Heron from The Game Design Round Table podcast. Games: Elden Ring (PS5, PC), Horizon: Forbidden West (PS5), Lost[...]

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich talk about games followed by a segment with Glendon and his partner about their experiences with Biped. Games: Horizon Forbidden West (PS5), Moss (VR), Beat Saber (VR), Oculus Quest 2/VR, Ark Nova (board game) Biped (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk[...]

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich are joined once again by Julian Rabbit Murdoch to talk about games, games and more games! Games: Vampire Survivors (PC), Infernax (Switch), Old World (PC), Triangle Strategy Demo (Switch), FF16 (PC), Steam VR (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is[...]

Amanda, Glendon, Rich, and Shawn celebrate Episode 800 and talk about some iconic games. Games: Max Payne (Xbox), Avernum 3: Ruined World (PC), Icewind Dale II (PC), Arx Fatalis (PC), Divine Divinity (PC), Kingdom Hearts (PS2). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Glendon and Rich are joined by returning guest Daryl Lathon to discuss how games inspire creativity. Games: Nobody Saves the World (Gamepass), Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children (PC), Europa Universalis IV (PC), Don’t Starve (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon chat about past and present bold gaming predictions and do readings of listener submissions. Games: Blackwind (PS5), Nobody Saves the World (PC), Hitman 3 (VR), Ragnarock (VR). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about the games they're looking forward to in 2022. Games: Sackboy, Railroad Ink, and Expeditions: Rome. Some online board gaming, a pop quiz, and a trip down memory lane about gamer tags. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else[...]

Amanda, Shawn, and Rich are joined by our very own Ian Dorsch aka Podunk to discuss the creation and process of composing the score for Praey for the Gods. Games: Praey for the Gods (PC, PS5), Project Zomboid (PC), Chicory: A Colorful Tale (PC,Switch), Death's Door (PS5), Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut (PS5). To contact[...]

2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Allen and Amanda. Each 2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts! This week's episode features Lara Crigger sitting down with Allen Cook to discuss his gaming comforts of 2021, while Glendon Hass[...]

2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Aaron and Shawn. Each 2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts! This week's episode features Rich Lovejoy sitting down with Aaron Amendola to discuss his top winners, while Sean Sands swaps seats[...]

2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Andrew, Glendon, and Sean. Each 2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts! This week's episode features Amanda Knowlton interviewing Andrew (aka Antichulius) and Glendon, while Shawn Andrich sits down with Sean Sands[...]

2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Lara and Rich. Each 2021 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts! This week's episode features Rich Lovejoy interviewing Lara Crigger, followed by Rich's own interview conducted by Sean McKenna! To contact us,[...]

Glendon, Amanda, and Rich talk about games we connect to major events. Games: Chorus (PS5), Solar Ash (PC), The Lost Ruins of Arnak (Boardgame), Patchwork (Boardgame, PC), Deep Rock Galactic Update (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is[...]

Amanda and Rich are joined by Karla to chat with guest Dr. Ben Chicka, Lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies at Curry College, to discuss Social Ethics in Video Games and his book Playing As Others: Theology and Ethical Responsibility in Video Games. Games: The Forgotten City (PC), Opus: Echo of Starsong(PC), JETT: The Far Shore(PC), Bloodborne: The Card Game, Nox[...]

Amanda, Shawn, Rich and Aaron sit down to discuss their Video Game Mixed Tapes. Games: Halo Infinite Multiplayer Beta (Steam/Xbox), Inscryption (PC), Gloomhaven (PC), Dungeon Encounters (Switch), Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5), Sherlock Holmes: Chapter 1 (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Amanda and Rich are joined by Daryl Lathon and his colleagues David Gilbert (CCO) and Abe Goldfarb (Voice Actor) from Wadjet Eye games to discuss creativity and long-term collaborative projects. Games: Forza Horizon 5 (XBox), Tales of Arise (PS4), Super Mario Brothers 2 (Raspberri Pi), Dungeon Encounters (Switch). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you[...]

Amanda and Rich reconnect with the Neurocracy team in an interview with creator, writer, and narrative designer Joannes Truyens along with writer and narrative designer Leigh Alexander. Games: Phoenix Point (PS5), Unpacking (PC), Animal Crossing New Horizons: Happy Home Paradise DLC (Switch), Neurocracy (Web).  To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the[...]

Inscryption spoiler section with Allen, Sean, Glendon, and Amanda. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about or whatever else is on your mind. Show Notes

Amanda, Glendon and Rich pose a challenge: YOU HAVE DIED. What would be your response? Games: Age of Empires IV (PC), Gloomhaven (PC), Inscryption (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Glendon and Rich are joined by guest Daryl Lathon to talk about games that challenge our morality and humanity. Games: Inscryption (PC), Disciples: Liberation (PS5, PC), The Last Guardian (PS4). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Glendon and Rich talk about games, and we get a chance to sit down and chat a moment with our very own The Week Ahead writer Felix Threepaper, aka Ben Callinan aka LanceCalhoon. Games: The Riftbreaker (PC), Metroid: Dread (Switch), Critters For Sale (PC), Back4Blood (PC), Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your[...]

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich are joined by Aaron Amendola from the Party Chat Podcast to discuss Set Pieces in Gaming. Games: Metroid: Dread (Switch), Far Cry 6 (PS5), Back4Blood (PS5), Diablo 3 (PC), Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to[...]

[url=https://twitter.com/Amoebic]Amanda[/url], [url=https://twitter.com/staygoldgh]Glendon[/url] and [url=https://twitter.com/theharpomarxist]Rich[/url] are joined by scholar, gentleman, and Honey Heist Bear David Bauer (Karnak from the forums) to discuss the development of language in gaming. New World (PC), Storybook Brawl (PC), Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars (PS4/5, Xbox, Steam, Nintendo), Hot Wheels Unleashed (PC), Timberborn (PC/Mac), Hot Wheels Unleashed (PC). To[...]

Amanda and Glendon and Rich talk games, while Shawn and Amanda chat with Jeff Beeman, aka Doogiemac about exciting life changes and the future. Games: Age of Empires 4: Technical Test (PC) Sable (PS5), Moonlighter (Android, Xbox), Deathloop (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.[...]

Build Block Episode 1 - Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous. For our inaugural edition of Build Block [url=https://twitter.com/theharpomarxist]Rich[/url], [url=https://twitter.com/Amoebic]Amanda[/url], [url=https://twitter.com/ShawnAndrich]Shawn[/url], and [url=https://twitter.com/ElysiumGWJ]Sean[/url] talk about the builds they've rolled with on their Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous crusaders.

Amanda and Glendon are joined by Chris Cobb from Pragma to talk about online services for multiplayer game studios and what they need for a successful multiplayer game to work. Games: DeathLoop (PC), Splitgate (PC + Consoles), Valheim: Hearth and Home (PC), Skatebird (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich speak with Tom Larrow aka Skrout from the forums about burnout and work-life balance. Games: Football Manager 2021 (PC) The Ramp (PC), The Artful Escape (Xbox SX, PC), Moonlighter (Xbox SX), Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you[...]

Allen and Cory join Amanda and Glendon to talk about the games they’ve been playing! Games: Jupiter Hell (PC), Psychonauts 2 (PS5), Orcs Must Die 3 (PC), PowerWash Simulator (PC), Splitgate (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda, Rich, Shawn, and Glendon talk about the games they’ve been playing and the 2021 GWJ Donation Drive! Games: Psychonauts 2 (GamePass XboxSX/PC), Twelve Minutes Update (PC), Black Book (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Amanda and Glendon chat about what kind of datable weapons they would be, discuss some listener questions, and read a shout-out! Games: Cats Organized Neatly (PC), Twelve Minutes (PC), Humankind (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, and special guest Scott Benson talk about games we're playing, listener emails, and more! Games: Resident Evil: Village (PS5), Returnal (PS5), Loop Hero (PC), SNES Emulators (PC), Boyfriend Dungeon (PC), Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous(PC), Black Book (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about our Death Trash Key Giveaway Contest, Gross Video Games, and GWJ updates. Games: Returnal (PS5), TaleSpire (PC), Fortnite: Rift Tour (PC), Death Trash (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon answer Video Game Questions from Twitter! Games: Cris Tales (PC, Xbox, Playstation), Insurmountable (PC), Orcs Must Die! 3 (PC), Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Beta (PC), Pokemon Unite (Switch), Death’s Door (PC). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, and Aaron talk about the Steam Deck and their “Perfect Handheld." Games: Death’s Door (PC, Xbox), Pokemon Unite (Switch), CrisTales (PC, Xbox, Playstation), The Messenger (Xbox). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Amanda and Rich are joined by guests Daryl Lathon and Sean Williams from Gideon Media to talk about Perceptions of Gaming in Popular Media. Games: Wildermyth, Minecraft, Rocksmith+ Closed Beta, Neurocracy. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are joined by special guest Axel Hassan Taiari, contributing writer and narrative designer for the futuristic murder mystery game Neurocracy. (Out now!) Games: Crying Suns (Mobile), Skald: Against the Black Priory (iOS), Going Medieval (PC), Becasteled (PC) Doki Doki Literature Club Plus (PC), The House in Fata Morgana (PC). To contact[...]

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, are joined by Aaron Amendola to do a little mid-year recap and check-in on games of interest for 2021. Games: Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox X/S), ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (Switch), Minit (Switch), Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (PS5), Space Jam: A New Legacy (Xbox X/S), Knockout City (PC), Scarlet Nexus[...]

Games: Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance (PC), A Little to the Left Demo (PC), Spirit Swap Demo (PC), Rocksmith Misadventures. Amanda and Rich are joined by returning guests Leyla and Soren Johnson from Mohawk Games to discuss the release of Old World! To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing[...]

Games: Sable (Xbox S), Severed Steel (PC), Tunic (Xbox S), Death Trash (Xbox, Others), Mechajammer (iOS), Deathtrap Dungeon (PC), Road 96 (PC). Amanda and Rich and Glendon are joined by returning guest Daryl Lathon to discuss summertime gaming and games that evoke summer. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show,[...]

Amanda and Aaron are briefly joined by Rich to talk about the glut of game announcements and demos for the summer. In the show notes is a link to a listing of free game demos and alpha/beta/early access games for you to check out! This is a work in progress and more game demos will[...]

Amanda and Rich and Glendon chat about nesting, building, and the creation of homes in games. Games: Biomutant (PC), Solasta: Crown of the Magister (PC), Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Sister of the Thorn DLC + Chaos Wastes (PC), An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs (PC) , Mass Effect 1 (PS5). To contact us, email[...]

Amanda and Rich and Glendon are joined by Larry Zoll and Jason Narvy from TourGuide Games to talk about TourGuide and the nature of onboarding a shared narrative experience. Games: Biomutant (PC), Solasta: Crown of the Magister (PC), Project Ninja Panda Taco (TTRPG), All Outta Bubblegum (TTRPG). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your[...]

Amanda and Rich and Glendon are joined by Shawn Andrich and GWJ Twitch Streamer and Paragon of the forums Eleima to talk about games and more. Games: Mind Scanners (PC), Thousand Year Old Vampire (TTRPG), Darksiders: Genesis (PC), Eastshade (PC) Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PC, PS5). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts[...]

Amanda and Rich and Glendon chat about games, ice cubes, emails, and more. Games: Mass Effect Legendary (PC, PS5), Subnautica: Below Zero (PC), Hood: Outlaws & Legends (PC), Nintendo Switch. To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your[...]

Amanda and Rich are joined by special guest writer and comedian Brock Wilbur to answer your tweets and questions! Games: Cozy Grove (Switch), Resident Evil Village (Xbox Series X), Say No More (PC), Returnal (PS5). To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are joined by Mike (aka McChuck) to discuss board game mechanics in video games. Games: Returnal (PS5), It Takes Two (PC), New Pokemon Snap (Switch), There is No Game: Wrong Dimension (Mobile, PC), Superliminal (PC) To contact us, email call@gamerswithjobs.com! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want[...]

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, and Aaron are joined by special guest Chris O'Regan from Cane & Rinse to talk about Games Preservation. Games: Resident Evil: Village Demo, Before Your Eyes, Immortals: Fenyx Rising (PS5), Spire (TTRPG), Twilight Imperium 4th edition (Boardgame), Nintendo Land (Switch), Hand of Fate 2 (PC). Chris O'Regan Twitter | Twitch | Cane[...]

Amanda and Rich are joined by video game voice-over artist, producer and actor Daryl Lathon to discuss What makes a great supporting character. Games: FIFA 2021(PS4), F1 2019 (PS4),Trials of Fire (PC), and Siege of Avalon: Anthology (PC).

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about taboos and gaming. Games: Trials of Fire (PC), Cozy Grove (Switch), Risk of Rain 2 (PC), Outriders (PC). 

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about spoilers and the people who love them. Games: Outriders (PC), Dorfromantik (PC), Disco Elysium Final Cut (PC) Dark Souls 2 (PS5).

Amanda and Rich are joined by GWJ Twitch streamer Josh aka "Seu" to discuss the many plot twists of Zaum Studio's Disco Elysium. GWJ Deep Dive content ventures into spoiler territory. Listen at your own discretion, and enjoy!

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are joined by guest Rob Parker to discuss what games show to us about ourselves, how they reveal things about the player, and which games we personally find illuminating. Games: Monster Hunter: Rise (PS5), Vaporum: Lockdown (PC), Becastled (PC), Madden 2021 (PC Gamepass), Conscious Existence - A Journey Within (Index VR).

Amanda, Rich, Aaron, and Lara talk about revisiting classics. Also: Kiss, Marry, or Kill... but make it video games. Games: Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney (Switch), Breath of the Wild (Switch), DQ3 (Switch), Avengers DLC (PS5), Fortnite season 6 (PS5), Outward (PS5).

Amanda, Rich, Aaron, and Glendon talk games, your emails, the weather, and more! Games: Hellish Quart (PC), Loop Hero (PC/PC adjacent), Maquette (PC), Game Dev Story (Ps4/5).

Shawn, Allen, and Amanda talk games, spend some time in Valheim, and discuss your emails! Games: Super Mario 3D World (Switch), Bowser’s Fury (Switch), Loop Hero (PC), Valheim (PC), Hellish Quart (PC).

Amanda, Aaron, and Rich chat about dialogue trees in video games.   Games: Curse of the Dead Gods (Switch), Persona 5 (PS5), Urtok: The Desolation (PC), Bowser’s Fury (Switch), Gunfire Reborn (PC), Outriders (PC, PS5).

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, are joined by Aaron Amendola to talk Banana Dogs, odd-couples, and mash-ups; some of our picks for unlikely pairs. Games: Project Triangle Strategy Demo (Switch), The Good Time Garden (PC), Medal of Honor: Above and Beyond, Suzerain, Destiny: Trials Of Osiris and Presage Quest (PS5/PC). Curtain Call: The High School Theatre RPG[...]

Listener Question Lightning Round! Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk games, questions, and more.   Games: Valheim (PC), Bowser’s Fury (Switch, Suzerain (PC), Empire of Sin (PS5).

The crew talks current games, funny gaming moments, and a sample of our Hitman 3 Deep Dive! Games: Valheim (PC), Dice Throne Season 1, 2, Adventures (Tabletop Game), Red Dead 2 Online (PS5), Rift Breaker (Steam Demo), Potion Craft (Steam Demo).

Shawn, Sean, and Allen go deep on Hitman 3 by IO Interactive. GWJ Deep Dive content may venture into spoiler territory for some. Listen at your own discretion, and enjoy!

Amanda and Glendon chat with Lara Crigger regarding stocks, reddit, and social unrest while Rich catches up with the rest of the crew about games. Games: Dyson Sphere Program (PC), Gordian Quest (PC), Resident Evil VIIIage: Maiden Demo (PS5), Gears of War 5 (PC).   Website | Twitter | Discord | Twitch | Instagram

GWJ Bold Predictions! Amanda, Allen, Aaron, Rich, and Glendon talk about all their future hopes and predictions for 2021.  Games: Hitman 3 (PS5, Xbox, PC), Dyson Sphere Program (PC), Wreckfest (PC), Destiny 2 (PS5), Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest (Switch), In Death (Valve Index - PCVR).

Build Day: Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about all kinds of things character-build related. Games: Empire of Sin (ps5), Planet Zoo (PC), Hyrule Warriors (Switch), Cloud Gardens (PC), Dark Souls (PS5).

Variety Game Roundup: Amanda and Aaron are joined by ThatGuy42 (Jason) and McChuck (Mike) from the forums to talk games! Games: Five Dates (PS4), Assasin's Creed: Valhalla (PS4), Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Switch), Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion (board game), Koi-Koi (card game), Marvel Avengers (PS4), Ironman VR (PS4), Your Emails, and more!

2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Rich, Aaron, and Allen.  [i]Each 2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts! After the last episode airs on January 6th, there will be a front-page post on gamerswithjobs.com with everyone’s lists and[...]

2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Glendon, Amanda, and Shawn.  Each 2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts. After the last episode airs on January 6th, there will be a front-page post on gamerswithjobs.com with everyone’s lists and[...]

2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Lara and Sean. Each 2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts. After the last episode airs on January 6th, there will be a front-page post on gamerswithjobs.com with everyone’s lists and a[...]

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon discuss navigating problematic content and creators.  Games: Demon's Souls (PS5), 10,000,000 (Mobile) You Must Build a Boat (Mobile), Vermintide 2 (PC).

Amanda, Shawn, Julian, and Rich talk about their gaming Queen's Gambits. Games: Demon's Souls, Immortals Fenyx Rising, AC: Valhalla, Twin Mirror, Morbid: The Seven Acolytes.

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich dip into the mailbag and read some listener emails. Games: Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PC), World of Warcraft (PC),  NES classic games (Switch), Grim Valor (iOS), Black Legend (PC).

Amanda, Allen, Aaron, and Rich talk about games they associate with major life changes. Games: Fuser, Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Ps5), Bugsnax (PS4), Star Wars: Tales From Galaxy’s Edge (Oculus Quest 2).

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about some of their favorite things: Items in Games. Games: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla, Teardown, Xbox Series S, The Outer Wilds.

Amanda, Glendon, Rich, and Aaron talk about what games they'd leave with their fellow cohosts on a deserted island. Games: Ghostrunner (PC), Watch Dogs: Legion (Aaron - Ps4), Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (PC), Best Friend Forever (Switch), Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown (PC)

Amanda, Shawn, Rich, and Glendon talk about their favorite starting zones in games. Games: Watch Dogs: Legion (PC), Solitaire Conspiracy (PC), Half-Life Alyx (VR), Pistol Whip (VR), 9th Dawn III (PC). gamerswithjobs.com patreon.com/gwj

Amanda, Allen, Cory, and Rich talk about what makes modern multiplayer games scary.  Games: Deep Rock Galactic Update, Partisans 1941, VR: Quest 2, I Expect You to Die, Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition, Baldur's Gate 3, Solasta: Crown of the Magister.

Amanda, Julian, Aaron, and Karla are joined by Rob Daviau to talk about Pandemic Legacy Zero. Games: Phasmophobia (PC), Dead by Daylight (PC), Hades (PC), Avengers (Ps4), Star Wars: Squadrons (PC).

Amanda and Rich are joined by Amanda Gardner from The Deep End Games to talk about the Kickstarter for Romancelvania: The BATchelor's Curse! Games: Baldur's Gate 3 (PC), Genshin Impact (PC), Hades (PC).

Amanda and Rich are joined by Shawn Andrich to catch up and talk about the GWJ Donation Drive. Games: Wasteland 3, Genshin Impact, Root, The Last of Us 2, Star Wars: Squadrons.

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about Spiritual Successors in gaming. Games: Hades (PC), Embracelet (Switch), Horizon Zero Dawn (PC), Democratic Socialism Simulator (PC), Superhot VR (PC).

A few episodes back, we were generously gifted three codes for Crusader Kings III to give away! Due to the sudden and sometimes hazardous events that can happen in CK3, We asked our listeners to send in their most memorable gut-punches and games-gone-sideways. Here are our readings of the winning entries.  Warning: Spoiler territory. 

Amanda, Julian, and Rich to talk about some of our favorite cheat codes, mods, and hacks for game accessibility.  Games: Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2 (PS4, PC), Spelunky 2 (PS4), Hades (PC), Among Us (PC), Blaseball (Web).

Amanda and Rich are joined by guests Lara and Karla to discuss shipping in video games and media. Games: Crusader Kings 3 (PC), Wasteland 3 (PC), Board Game Arena (PC), Paradise Killer (Switch), Paper Mario (Switch), The Last Campfire (PC).

Amanda, Glendon, Rich, and Aaron talk about Surprise Gut Punches in games. Games: Marvel's Avengers (PS4), The Room VR: A Dark Matter (Oculus, Steam, PSVR), Wasteland 3 (PC), Tell Me Why (PC), Tony Hawk Pro-Skater 1 & 2 (PS4), Crusader Kings 3 (PC), Nvidia Geforce NOW (PC).

Amanda, Glendon, Rich, and Aaron talk about which directors they'd like to see take on particular video game franchises. Games: Wasteland 3, Manifold Garden, Othercide, Necrobarista.

Amanda, Cory, Glendon, and Julian are joined by special guest Eugene Huo from The Magic Hour Show Podcast to talk about The role of simulation in society and its function in the modern world. Games: PGA 2K21 (Stadia), Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (PC), The Librarian (PC), The Beatles: Rockband (Wii), Call of Duty Ghosts (PS4).

Amanda, Rich, and Aaron are joined by partners Paige and Liz to discuss Emotional Intimacy in Gaming. Games: Fast & The Furious: Crossroads (PS4), One Night Stand (PS4), An Outcry (PC), Total War: Troy (PC), and a smattering of multi-player games.

Amanda and Rich talk about games that make you fill in the blanks. Games: Griftlands Early Access (PC), Ring Fit Adventure (Switch), No Man’s Sky (PC), Fall Guys (PC).

Amanda and Rich are joined by guest Lara Crigger to talk about games that "grew the beard." Games: Final Fantasy 7: Remake (PS4), Final Fantasy 7: Original (Switch), Final Fantasy 8 (Switch), Paper Mario the Origami King (Switch), Fight Crab (PC), Blaseball (Web).

Aaron, Allen, Amanda, and Rich talk about the recently announced PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles and games. Games: Carrion (PC), Paper Mario the Origami King (Switch), Mortal Shell (PC), Hardspace Shipbreaker (PC), Ghost of Tsushima (PS4), Bloodstained Curse of the Moon 2 (PC), Subterfuge (Android).

Amanda, Glendon, Greg and Rich talk about Dogs in Video Games. Games: Ghost of Tsushima (PS4), Valve Index (PC), Gorn (PC), Avocuddle (Switch), Bloodborne (PS4), Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark (PC).

Amanda, Glendon, Greg, Rich, and Aaron talk Video Game Blind Dates. Games: Max Gentleman Sexy Business! (PC), Wildermyth (PC), Signs of the Sojourner (PC), Neoverse (PC), Thief Simulator (Switch), (PC) Black Mesa (PC). *Show should be dated for July 15th, 2020.

Amanda, Sean, Karla, and Michael are joined by guests Fred Keiper and David Bauer to talk about The Next Big Sting: A GWJ Honey Heist RPG! Games: Path of Exile: Harvest (PC), Satisfactory (PC), Hardspace: Shipbreaker (PC), Children of Morta (PC), Hades (PC), Mass Effect: Andromeda (with mods, PC), Desperados III (PC), Monster Train (PC),[...]

Amanda and Karla are joined by guest GWJ Twitch Streamer Josh (SeuGWJ) to talk about creating and experiencing LGBTQIA+ content in gaming. Games: Path of Exile: Harvest (PC), Animal Crossing (Switch), Age of Wonders: Planetfall (PC).

Amanda, Glendon, Julian, and Rich talk about Gaming Outside the Game. Games: Beyond Blue (PC), Path of Exile: Harvest (PC), F1 stuff, Greedfall (PC), The Waylanders (PC).

Julian, Sean, and Cory sit down and talk about their ideal media cocktails of books, movies, music, games, and more. Games: Europa Universalis IV: Dharma (PC), Slay the Spire on iOS, Monster Train (PC), Divinity Original Sin 2 (PC).

Amanda and Rich are joined by special guests Sarah Elmaleh and Graham Rowat to talk about voice over in video games, life, and more! Games: Animal Crossing, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Disco Elysium, Bundle for Racial Equality and Justice, Online improv and online RPGs, COD Modern Warfare, Codenames and Jackbox Games via Zoom.

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are Joined by guest Aaron Amendola to catch up on listener emails!  Games: Minecraft Dungeons (PC), Maneater (PS4), Destiny 2 (PS4), Apex Legends (PS4), Predator: Hunting Grounds: Arnold DLC (PS4), Disco Elysium (PC), Black Book: Prologue (PC).

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk Surprise Rabbit Holes: Games That Came Out of Nowhere. Games: Deep Rock Galactic (PC), Maneater (PC), Spirit of the North (PC), Super Mega Baseball 3 (PC), Disco Elysium (PC), Breath of the Wild (Switch).

Amanda, Julian, and Rich are joined by returning guest host Jason aka ThatGuy42 to talk about the Joy of Playing Through the Pile. Games: Titanfall 2 (PC), PlanetSide 2 (PC), Deep Rock Galactic (PC), Breath of the Wild (Switch), Star Trek Online (PC), Deliver Us the Moon (PC), Hunt a Killer (Mail-in Mystery Game).

Amanda, Julian, Rich, Greg, and Glendon talk about Learning Machines: Games that teach us how to play them. Games: Planetside 2 (PC), Octopath Traveller (Switch), Black Book: Prologue (PC), Deliver Us the Moon (PC), Contra Rogue Corps (Switch), Rogue Bit (Switch), Chimera Squad (PC).

Amanda, Sean, and Rich are joined by guests Soren and Leyla Johnson from Mohawk Games to discuss the early access release of OldWorld. Games:  Gears Tactics (PC), Offworld Trading Company (PC), Raft (PC), Cloudpunk (PC), Control (PC), Horizon’s Gate (PC).

Amanda, Cory, Glendon, and special guest Aaron Amendola talk about the spaces we play in. Games: Resident Evil 3 Remake (PS4), Predator: Hunting Grounds (PS4), XCOM: Chimera Squad (PC), MB Bannerlord (PC).

Amanda, Greg, Julian, and Rich talk about Sense Memories in Gaming. Games: VALORANT beta (PC), Butter Royale (Apple Arcade), Control (PC), Magic: The Gathering Arena (PC), Minecraft RTX(PC), Round Guard (Apple Arcade), Final Fantasy 7: Remake (PS4).

Amanda, Cory, Rich, and Glendon discuss their current gaming Alpha and Omega: First game remembered vs last game played. Games: Final Fantasy 7: Remake (PS4), Stellaris: Federations DLC (PC), Mount & Blade 2 Bannerlord (PC), Animal Crossing (Switch), Doom Eternal (PC), Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (Board Game).

Amanda, Julian, Rich, and returning guest McChuck talk about Fitness Gaming and Playing to Stay Active. Games: Eve Online (PC), Moonlighter (Switch), Remnant: From the Ashes (PS4), Armello (PC), Animal Crossing: New Horizons Seasonal Events (Switch), Jackbox games (PC), Dreamscaper (PC), RingFit Adventure (Swith), Just Dance 2020 (Switch), Fitness Boxing (Switch).

Amanda, Julian, Rich, and Glendon talk Max Chillaxing: Games That Relax Us. Games that can calm vs games that aren't inherently relaxing, but help us unwind and process the world around us. Games: Stellaris: Federations DLC (PC), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch), Doom Eternal (PC), Doom 64 (PC).

Allen, Amanda, Julian, and Rich are joined by the site admin Jeff 'Doogiemac' Beeman to discuss gamerswithjobs.com updates and Online Distance Gaming. Games: Doom Eternal (PC), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch), Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC), Murder by Numbers (Switch) , FF7 Remake demo (PS4), Wasteland 3 Beta (PC), Black Mesa (PC),[...]

Amanda, Greg, and Rich talk about which video game characters they'd like to have with them for a Final Boss Fight!   Games: The Longing (PC), Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX (Switch), Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC), Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch).

Amanda, Glendon, and guest Aaron Amendola take a 20/20 look back at each hundred-level episode and discuss some milestones made for gaming and GWJ. Games: Outer Wilds (PC), Division 2: Warlords of New York (PC), Spellbreak Closed Beta (PC), Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 The Black Order (Switch), Ori and the Blind Forest (Xbox).

Amanda, Julian, and Rich get into the games they're most looking forward to in 2020! Games: Device Six (iOS), Kentucky Route Zero (PC) , Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (PC), Forgone (PC), Disco Elysium (PC), In Other Waters (PC).

Amanda, Rich, Greg, and Glendon discuss Channeling Your Inner Protagonist.  Games: World Of Horror (PC), Them’s Fightin’ Herds (PC), Satisfactory (PC), Crypt of the NecroDancer (Nintendo Switch).

Amanda, Karla, and Michael Zenke are joined by Chris O'Reagan from Cane & Rinse to talk about tabletop gaming and how to get into groups. Games: Vader Immortal (Oculus VR), Luna: The Shadow Dust (PC),  Sundered: Eldritch Edition (PC), Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (PC), There’s This Girl (Android).

Allen, Amanda, and Rich talk about motivation to play, it's importance in our lives, and why you should make some time for that thing you've been meaning to play. Coffee Talk (Switch), Thief Town (Switch), Operencia: The Stolen Sun (PC), Kentucky Route Zero (PC), The Pedestrian (PC) Ironsworn (TTRPG).

Amanda, Rich, Greg, and special guest Glendon announce a few site updates for GWJ and talk about some of their favorite games you may not heard of before. Video Games: The Outer Wilds (PC), The Cycle(PC), Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch), Through the Darkest of Times (PC), Speaking Simulator (PC).

This week Amanda is joined by Karla Andrich and Lara Crigger to discuss Narrative Crossovers and games. Video Games: The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt (PC), Return of the Obra Dinn (PC), Kitsune Kitchen (PC), Kitty Love - Way to look for love (Switch), Frostpunk: The Last Autumn DLC Beta (PC), Kentucky Route Zero (PC).

This week Julian Murdoch and Allen Cook are joined by David Heron from The Game Design Roundtable Podcast to talk about board games they played at Winter Rabbitcon 2020. Board Games: Wavelength, Dune (1979), Just One, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Hanamikoji, Raccoon Tycoon, ShipShape.

Greg Decker and Rich Lovejoy join host Amanda Knowlton this week as they dive into the mailbag backlog and answer your emails and more! Games: Death Stranding, Dragon's Dogma, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Gato Roboto, Consider It, Sayonara Wild Hearts. 

Julian and Amanda are joined by special guest Rob Daviau from Restoration Games to talk about Return to Dark Tower! Games: Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Slay the Spire, and Wattam.

Another full house with Sean, Allen, Julian, Cory, and Amanda! The crew finishes off their favorite games list from the last decade.

It's a full house with Sean, Allen, Julian, Cory, and Amanda! The crew starts to dig into their top ten favorite games from the last decade.

Sean, Allen, Julian, and Amanda discuss their favorite games from 2019.

Cory and Amanda are joined by special guest Nicole Banks to discuss accidentally becoming a gamer. Pokemon Sword & Shield, Revisiting Classics: Metroid Fusion and Rockband.

Sean, Cory, and Julian discuss What Makes a Great Video Game Character & Some of Their Favorites. Games: Escape From Tarkov, Noita, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Cory, Amanda, Julian, and Karla talk about Character Creators. Games: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Superliminal, Steam Remote Play, Ultimate Chicken Horse.

Gamers with Lives- Rich Lovejoy.

Cory, Amanda, and Sean discuss Great Gaming Set-Pieces: Moments Intended to Awe. Games: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Planet Zoo, Bee Simulator.

Amanda, Cory, and Julian catch up on your Emails! Games: The Outer Worlds, Modded Minecraft, Autochess/DOTA Underlords, Solitarica.

Amanda, Cory, and McChuck catch up with guest Aaron Amendola! Games: The Outer Worlds, Afterparty, Luigi's Mansion 3, Ring Fit Adventure, Destiny 2, Darkwood.

Amanda, Shawn, Sean, and Julian get into Scary Games Beyond Jump-scares, Your Emails, and More! Games: The Outer Worlds, Disco Elysium, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

This week Amanda, Allen, and Sean talk games, catch up on your emails, and celebrate International Gamers With Jobs day!

This week Amanda, Allen, and Lara talk about "gaming catnip," those pure little moments of absolute bliss.

This week Amanda and Allen talk Expectation vs Reality: how we wish we gamed vs how we actually game.

This week Julian, Sean, Cory, and Amanda break down their videogame mixed-tapes!

Amanda, Sean McKenna, and guest Rich Lovejoy talk Untitled Goose Game, Children of Morta, Hitman 2, Betrayal: Legacy, Kind Words, The Joyconjurer, and more!

Cory, Julian, Sean and Amanda talk about which games taught us the most!

Allen, Cory, Julian and Amanda catch up on your emails!

September 3rd: GWJ Conference Call Episode 673 World of Warcraft Classic, Children of Morta, Control, GWJ Donation Drive 2019, Shawn: Fond Memories and Safe Travels, your emails and more!

Shawn, Sean, and Amanda talk about childhood gaming rituals!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian, Cory and Amanda pour through old news stories from the first year (2003) of Gamers With Jobs!

This week Shawn, Amanda and Michael Zenke catch up on your emails! 

This week Shawn, Elysium and Amanda launch the 2019 GWJ Donation Drive! We also have a report from Gencon on the coolest new games from the show!

Gamers With Lives - Lara Crigger

This week Julian, Amanda and Shawn talk about how you find diamonds in the rough. 

This week Shawn, Allen, Amanda and Karla talk about games they'd adapt for Netflix and how'd they'd go about it!

This week Cory, Amanda and Sean are joined by GWJ community member Jason (ThatGuy42) to talk about gaming on a budget!

This week Allen, Cory and Michael Zenke talk summer games.

Gamers With Lives - Cory Banks

Live from summer rabbitcon 2019! Amanda and Julian are joined by Lara and Rob Daviau! 

This week Allen, Julian and Shawn talk about the games that transform folks into Enthusiasts. 

This week Julian, Allen, Shawn and guest David Heron talk E3 stuff!

This week Cory, Shawn and Amanda catch up on games and the worlds they love to bring people into.

This week Julian, Sean Sands and Shawn are joined by returning guest Shareef Jackson! We have so many games this week we had to skip the topic!

This week Amanda, Sean and Julian talk about entitlement culture!

This week Shawn, Amanda, Allen and Julian pitch you their hottest Minecraft killer augmented reality game ideas.

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Amanda talk favorite gaming moments!

This week Amanda brings her trivia A-game to stump Shawn, Sean & Julian.

Gamers With Lives - Amanda Knowlton

This week Shawn, Allen, Lara and Greg Decker talk about the ways games positively impact kids!

This week Sean Sands, Allen Cook and Julian Murdoch are joined by David Heron to talk about landmarks and going places in games.

This week Amanda, Julian and Sean talk about table top systems they’d love to see in video games!

Pressed for time a bit this week, but Shawn, Amanda and Julian manage to carve out some time to talk about what franchises we wish had another kick at the can.

This week Shawn, Allen, Elysium and Julian talk about the cynical cash grabs that could take us for every penny.

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian dive into GDC news. We have OPINIONS.

Path of Exile, Hypnospace Outlaw, Iconic Sounds in Games, Your Emails and More!

This week Shawn, Julian and Sean are joined by Greg Decker to talk about all the time we put into games before we're even playing them. 

This week Shawn, Julian and Amanda talk about APE OUT, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Division 2 Open Beta and more! They also chat about AI companions. 

Sean McKenna hosts a series of interviews starting with the GWJ Conference Call podcasters and guests. This month Sean talks to Sean Sands. AKA The Game King, AKA Big Pilgrim. They talk about growing up and always on the move, his career, family and more!

This week Allen, Cory, Amanda and Shawn talk about expressing yourself through gameplay.

This week Shawn, Sean Sands, Allen and Julian talk about game loops and Raph Koster's Theory of Fun.

This week Shawn, Sean Sands, Amanda and Allen talk about game streaming and stuff. 

Trans Lifeline Charity Wrap-up, Sunless Skies, Subnautica: Below Zero, Mystic Vale, Kingdom Hearts 3, Your Emails and More!

Resident Evil 2, Wargroove, Gothic Armada II, Anthem Demo, Card Thief, SEGA Heroes, Pikuniku, Jackbox Party Pack 5 and More!

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen, Amanda and Lara chat about all the cool boardgames they played at winter rabbitcon!

Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Vane, Astrobot, Moss, Bold Predictions 2019, Your Emails and More!

Red Dead Redemption 2, Return to The Obra Dinn, Celeste, Going Against The Grain, Your Emails and More!

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Scythe Digital, Kingdom Rush: Vengeance, MTG: Arena, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Games of 2019 We're Into, Your Emails and More!

Part Two of Our Games of The Year!

Sean McKenna hosts a series of interviews starting with the GWJ Conference Call podcasters and guests. This month Sean talks to Shawn Andrich in part 2 of their long ranging interview.

Gamers With Lives Episode 4 - Shawn Andrich Part One

Kingdom: Two Crowns, GRIS, Below, Just Cause 4, Katamari Damacy REROLL, Part One of Our Top Games of 2018 and More!

Ashen, GRIS, Hidden Agenda, Pokemon Let's Go, Lots of Your Emails and More!

X4: Foundations, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, Reigns: Game of Thrones, Special Guest Luca Redwood From EightyEight Games, Your Emails and More!

Gamers With Lives - Graham Rowat

Spider-Man, Shadow of The Tomb Raider, Hitman 2, Kenshi, A Graham Rowat Reading, Your Emails and More!

Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76, Minit, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Warhammer 40K: Mechanicus, Shawn's Secret Questions, Your Emails and More!

Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76 Pre-Launch, Tetris Effect, HellSign, Party Hard 2, The Little Touches That Mean So Much, Your Emails and More!

Red Dead Redemption 2, Fallout 76 Beta, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, Diablo 3, Chasm, GWJ Donation Drive Launched!, Checking in on Game Subscription Services, Your Emails and More!

Red Dead Redemption 2, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Spider-Man DLC, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, When Reality Gets in The Way of Fun ... Does Fun Still Win? Red Dead Labor Issues, Your Emails and More!

SoulCaliber 6, Dragon Quest 11, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Beautiful Games, Your Emails and More!

Super Mario Party, Yet Even More Spider-Man, Pizza Titan Ultra, NES on Switch, Arena of Valor and Magic The Gathering: Arena. Also, we check in with McChuck of Table Tanked to talk about game pairings.

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Wandersong, The Gardens Between, Head's Off, Clicker Racing, Forza Horizon 4. Also, we talk to Justin McElroy about The Sawbones Book and creating things as well as your emails & more!

Moss, Beat Saber, some general VR discussion and Magic: The Gathering Arena. Also, getting deeply invested in your games, your emails & more!

Nintendo Switch Online Plan NES Games, Bard's Tale IV, closing the door on Wow and even more Spider-Man. Also, 'Do gaming upgrades matter as much as they once did?', your emails & more!

Spider-Man, Shadow Of The Tomb Raider, Donut County, Two Point Hospital, Why Is It Hard to Make Games From Famous IPs, your emails and more!

Spider-Man, Dragon Quest XI, Divinity Original Sin 2, PAX Wrap UP – Boyfriend Dungeon, Ashen & Villainous. Game Spaces That Remain Unexplored, your emails and more!

Divinity Original Sin 2 Coop, Donut County, Path of Exile: Delve, Subnautica, PAX West With Amanda, Your Emails and More!

Graveyard Keeper, WoW Update, Dad Quest, Grimmwood, Phantom Doctrine, Are Re-Releases Choking Out New Games? Your Emails and More!

World of Warcraft: Battle For Azeroth, Can You Really Go Home Again? Your Emails and More!

Star Traders: Frontiers, WoW Stuff, No Man's Sky, MTG: Arena, Dead Cells 1.0, Games Trending Toward in Early Access, Your Emails and More!

Live From Gencon 2018!

holedown, No Man's Sky Next, Horizon Zero Dawn, Pool Panic, Second Chances, Your Emails and More!

Gamers With Lives - Allen Cook

Milkmaid of The Milky Way, World of Final Fantasy, Hollow Knight, Battleheart 2, Rowdy Wrestling, MTG Arena, Your Emails and More!

Table Tanked Launch, Live From Summer Rabbitcon, Board Games and More!

Dragon Quest Heroes 2, Battle Chef Brigade, FIFA 2018, Gatekeeping in Gaming, Your Emails and More!

Six Ages, Red Faction Guerilla ReMARStered, House Flipper, PC Building Simulator, Misfit Games, Your Emails and More!

Gamers With Lives Episode 1 - Julian Murdoch

Hollow Knight, Octopath Traveller, Xenonauts 2, Lieve Oma, Cultist Simulator, State of Decay 2, How Expectations Change Your Threshold For Game Mechanics, Your Emails and More!

Prey: Mooncrash, Jurassic World Evolution, Hollow Knight, Some E3 Stuff, Game Mechanics, Your Emails and More!

Vampyr, State of Decay 2, Detroit: Become Human, Conflict Engines in Storytelling, Your Emails and More!

Vampyr, Raft, State of Decay 2, Onrush, E3 Hopes and Dreams, Your Emails and More!

Dark Souls Remastered, Raft, Game Sound Tracks, Your Emails and More!

Revisiting Skyrim, MachiaVillain, Deep Town, Speed Dating For Ghosts, What Makes You Care About a Game Setting?, Your Emails and More!

Pillars of Eternity II, Monster Prom, Enchanting Mahjong Match, Slay The Spire, Our Favorite Kind of Game Moments, Your Emails and More!

Pillars of Eternity II, BATTLETECH, God of War, Bury Me, My Love, What Makes Game Characters Relatable? Your Emails and More!

BATTLETECH, God of War, Magi Quest, Tower of Time, Frostpunk, Nintendo Labo, Special Guest Justin McElroy, Your Emails and More!

BATTLETECH, God of War, Ninja in Vegas, Kingsway, PAX East and Rezzed Reports, Your Emails and More!

Far Cry 5, Dead Cells, Slay The Spire, Dishonored 2 Revisited, Lots of Your Emails and More!

Far Cry 5, Vermintide 2,Florence, Skyrim Switch, Our 600th Episode! We Look Back, Your Emails and More!

Far Cry 5, Vermintide 2, Ni No Kuni II, Guest Rob Daviau Launches Fireball Island, Your Emails and More!

Sea of Thieves, Subnautica, Kerbal Space Program, Mega Man Maker, Teamwork, Your Emails and More!

Northgard, Gold Rush: The Game, Raspberry Pi Gameboy Hacks, A Magical Highschool Girl, Stuffed Fables, What Games Drag Us Back in After Finishing Them?, Your Emails and More!

Surviving Mars, The Council, Shadow of The Colossus PS4, Subsurface Circular, Earworm's Kickstarter Launch, Trivia With Amanda, Your Emails and More!

Into The Breach, Moss, One Hour One Life, Golf Story, When Is It Fair to Compare Movies to Games, Your Emails and More!

Celeste, Assassin's Creed: Discovery Tour, Doom on Switch With Motion Controls, Beast Battle Simulator, Can Video Games Ever Be Large Cultural Events?, Your Emails and More!

Evil Within 2, Subnautica VR, Darkest Dungeon, Special Guests Shawn Elliott and Jeff Green, When a Game Becomes Good, Your Emails and More!

GWJ Conference Call Episode 593

Civilization 6: Rise and Fall, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Celeste, Checking in With Soren Johnson and 10 Crowns, Your Emails and More!

Monster Hunter World, Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire, Assassin's Creed: Origins The Hidden Ones, Subnautica, A Reading By Graham Rowat, Your Emails and More!

Monster Hunter World, Zwift, The Red Strings Club, Tesla Vs. Edison Duel, Gloomhaven, Bringing Beginners Into Multiplayer Games, Your Emails and More!

Gloomhaven, Slay The Spire, They Are Billions, Golf Story, Nintendo Labo, Sean Wishes Early Access Never Ended, Your Emails and More!

Arena of Valor, Steamworld Dig 2, Fallout (Boardgame), Dropmix, Live From Winter rabbitcon 2018 and More!

Civilization 6 iPad Edition, Arena of Valor, Skyrim (Switch), Bold Predictions 2018, Your Emails and More!

Steamworlds Dig 2, Gorogoa, Games of 2018 We're Looking Forward To, Your Emails and More!

Part Two of Our Games of The Year and More!

FIFA 17, Gorogoa, SteamWorld Dig 2, Part One of Our Games of The Year and More!

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Monster Hunter World Beta, 7th Continent, Dice Hunter, Lots of Your Emails and More!

Xenoblade Chronicles 2, The Cultural Obsession With The Apocalypse, Your Emails and More!

Skyrim VR Update, Black Mirror, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp, Family Gathering Fun Time Games, Your Emails and More!

Skyrim VR, PAX: Unplugged, Pillars of Eternity, Mario Odyssey, American Truck Simulator: New Mexico DLC, Heat Signature, Superflight, Launching Games, Your Emails and More!

Horizon: Zero Dawn, Spintires: MudRunner, Wolfenstein: The New Order Replay, Hand of Fate 2, Beat The Game, Mario Odyssey, Is The Winter Season a Bummer For Games? Your Emails and More!

Assassin's Creed: Origins, Blizzcon Thoughts, Destiny 2 PC, Switch Love, 2007 Franchise Report Cards, Your Emails and More!

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, Super Mario: Odyssey, Assassin's Creed: Origins, Dungeons 3, Your Emails and More!

Until Dawn, Total War: Warhammer 2, Guild Wars 2, Gamers With Hope, Your Emails and More!

Forza 7, Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, Through The Ages, Destiny 2, Galaxy Trucker, Video Game Middle Manager, Your Emails and More!

Divinity Original Sin 2, Heat Signature, Tembo the Badass elephant, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Cuphead, Destiny 2, Forza 7, Dishonored 2 Death of The Outsider, TopShelfGamer Interview, Your Emails and More!

Cuphead, Everybody's Golf, Divinity Original Sin 2, Metroid: Samus Returns, Hob, Project Octopath Traveler Demo, Your Emails and More!

This week Shawn, Amanda, Julian and Rob Zacny talk Destiny 2, game NPC communities and more! 

This week Shawn, Julian, Amanda and Elysium talk about Amanda's PAX West experience and more!

GWJ Conference Call Episode 568

Live from Gencon 2017!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Amanda are joined by Spawn on Me's Shareef Jackson!

This week Shawn, Amanda, Julian and Greg Decker talk about how games have changed and how they've changed with them.

This week Sean Sands, Shawn, Amanda and Rob Zacny talk dehumanizing NPCs and much more!

This week Sean Sands, Shawn, Amanda and Rob Zacny talk dehumanizing NPCs and much more!

This week Sean Sands, Shawn, Amanda and Rob Zacny talk dehumanizing NPCs and much more!

This week Sean Sands, Shawn, Amanda and Rob Zacny talk dehumanizing NPCs and much more!

This week Amanda, Shawn and Allen answer a bunch of your emails and tweets!

Orbital Decay Episode 12 

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Cory talk achievements, backward compatibility and more!

This week Sean, Amanda and Cory talk about the extension of longevity.

This week Shawn, Julian, Amanda, Cory and Sean Sands get into their E3 impressions!

Amanda Knowlton is joined by Shareef Jackson to spoiler What Remains of Edith Finch!

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Amanda are talking about their ideal multiplayer opponents!

This week Allen, Sean and Shawn are joined by Engaged Family Gaming's Stephen Duetzmann to make their hot E3 predictions!

This week Allen, Sean, Shawn and Lara talk about games that inspire real life action!

This week Julian, Shawn and Amanda are joined by former Irrational Games developer Bill Gardner who goes deep on development of his new company's game Perception which launches May 30th!

Sean Sands and Julian Murdoch finally get a show all to themselves.

This week Shawn, Sean and Julian are joined by gaming luminary Jeff Green!

This week Amanda, Allen, Julian and Cory talk soundscapes!

This week Amanda, Allen and special guest Scott "bombsfall" Benson talk emotional sincerity in games and more!

Amanda and Allen go deep on Night in The Woods with developer Scott "bombsfall" Benson. 

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium squeeze in a holiday recording and tackle your emails!

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Amanda talk about when to jump into games.

Shawn and Julian go deep on Horizon: Zero Dawn!

This week Sean, Julian and Shawn talk about when a game goes from temporary entertainment to ongoing relationship.

This week Sean Sands, Cory Banks and Greg Decker talk coming to big franchises late in their life cycles!

March 22nd: GWJ Conference Call Episode 645

GWJ Conference Call Episode 544

This week Shawn, Cory and Elysium talk about games you avoid playing, outmoded game mechanics and who would win in a podcaster fist fight?

This week Shawn, Cory, Julian and Allen talk about the future of Steam in a post-Greenlight world.

This week Shawn, Allen, Julian and Amanda talk about the moments when you feel like you're going into a "Big Game."

This week Julian, Sean Sands, Amanda and Shawn roll the wheel and hit 3 random topics submitted by listeners!

Chris "C" Cesarano and Colleen "momgamer" Hannon go deep on Final Fantasy XV!

This week Shawn, Cory, Julian and Amanda talk about the fresh Nintendo Switch announcements and some of their most anticipated 2017 games!

This week the whole crew offers their bold predictions for 2017!

Live from rabbitcon 2017!

Join Shawn, Allen, Julian and Elysium in the second half of our games of 2016! With special Cory and Amanda bonus content!

It's time for the top games of 2016!

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Amanda talk multiplayer invading our single player games.

This week Shawn, Cory, Elysium and Amanda get so caught up on talking loads of games they skip right to emails after!

This week Sean Sands, Julian and Shawn talk building coasters, multiple game endings and more!

Shawn, Elysium and Julian go deep on Dishonored 2.

Dishonored 2, Tyranny, STEEP Open Beta, Planet Coaster, Google Earth VR, Overwatch Updates, Creating a Sense of Wonder, Your Emails and More!

This week Sean Sands and Julian talk about playing in an evil world in video games. Can't imagine why.

The ... Heist?

This week Shawn, Amanda, Greg Decker and Karla talk about breaking away from multiplayer game communities.

This week Shawn, Allen, Amanda and Julian talk about the Nintendo Switch, League of Legends Semi-Finals live in New York and so many games!

This week Amanda, Sean and Julian are joined by Graham Rowat to talk lots of PSVR, Trivia and more!

This week, Shawn, Elysium and Cory unearth some ancient emails and talk so many games!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Allen and Cory talk about their ideal time period for playing games 

This week Shawn, Allen and Amanda are joined by GWJ writer Greg Decker to talk indie games!

This week Julian Murdoch, Sean Sands, Cory Banks and special guest Ken Levine!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Amanda talk PAX West, Patreon and more!

This week Shawn, Julian and Rob Zacny catch up on your emails!

This week Sean, Shawn and Julian are joined by Chris O'Regan!

This week Sean and Shawn do a two man show!

This week Shawn, Julian and Amanda dive into whether or not we want to play in simulated worlds in the wake of No Man's Sky.

Live from Gencon 2016!

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Amanda answer your burning twitter questions and more!

This week Sean, Julian, Shawn and Erik Hanson talk about how games are perfecting story length.

This week Shaw, Julian, Karla, Allen and Amanda talk socioeconomic status and how it intersects with gaming.

This week Julian, Amanda and Allen get into Pokemons and AR. 

This week Sean Sands, Julian and Cory hold it down from the rabbit hutch garage!

Join Shawn, Karla and Jeff Cannata as they dive deep on all things VR!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Amanda talk E3 and game exclusives!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Amanda catch up on emails and talk about Amanda's new Oculus experience!

Join Shawn Andrich and Lara Crigger as they explore their very different reactions to Uncharted 4.

This week Shawn and Julian are joined by the illustrious Lara Crigger and Rob Daviau!

This week Julian, Sean and Amanda are joined by Julian's son Peter and Captain Forever Remix's Dean Tate!

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Rob Zacny talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and how far games can go to meet them.

This week Shawn Andrich, Sean Sands and Julian Murdoch revisit the very first topic from our first show! Game violence, where we stand 500 episodes later.

It's our 500th show! Shawn Andrich, Sean Sands, Julian Murdoch, Allen Cook, Amanda Knowlton and Cory Banks are all on hand to celebrate!

As we roll toward our 500th episode, Shawn, Allen, Amanda and Elysium catch up on your emails!

Dark Souls III, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, King's Quest, The Journey of Offworld Trading Company With Soren Johnson, Your Emails and More.

This week Sean, Julian and Allen rediscover their survival instincts. 

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Sean McKenna talk about Sean's trip to Rezzed!

This week Shawn, Sean and Amanda talk about game streaming to an audience of none.

This week Julian, Sean, Amanda and Rob Zacny talk about "uncool" games.

Live from rabbitcon 2016! 

This week Julian and Amanda are joined by Jeff Green and Ken Levine!

This week Allen, Julian and Shawn talk about feeling lonliness, anxiety and where games fall in.

This week Amanda, Shawn, Elysium and Julian talk about what it takes for a game to win them back.

Karla, Amanda, Kate and Lara do a spoiler section for the final Dragon Age: Inquisition DLC!

This week Amanda, Karla Andrich, Lara Crigger and Kate Craig go deep the draw of dynamic relationships in games.

This week Allen, Sean, Julian and Amanda talk about emotional games and ... emotional manipulation? 

This week Shawn, Elysium, Amanda and Allen talk about how pre-release coverage and opinions color their game experiences.

This week Sean Sands, Julian Murdoch, Shawn Andrich and Rob Zacny talk games that begin with "The" and catch up on your emails!

This week Cory, Sean Sands, Allen and Amanda talk about their favorite games to play on a snow day.

The Crew Chimes in on Their Most Anticipated Games of 2016!

This week Amanda, Sean, Cory, Allen and Shawn talk about Julian's top 5 games of the year and some other stuff!

Join Julian, Russ Pitts, Rob Borges and Rob "Tanglebonitis" Starobin as they spoil The Force Awakens.

This week Julian, Amanda, Allen and Shawn talk about Julian's top 5 games of the year and some other stuff!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Amanda, Cory and Allen Talk about some of their favorite games and experiences in 2015!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Allen talk about character development vs. plot and video games. What a surprise!

This week Cory, Elysium and Julian talk about holiday games and a whole lot more!

This week Shawn, Amanda, Elysium and Julian talk about lots of games and get caught up on some emails!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian, Amanda and Allen talk a lot of Fallout 4 and game companions!

This week Julian Murdoch, Allen Cook, Sean Sands and Shawn Andrich talk hot new games, new PCs and the kind of difference real places make in games.

This week Julian Murdoch, Allen Cook and Shawn Andrich are joined by the real power behind GWJ, Jeff Beeman!

This week Shawn, Julian, Amanda and Rob Zacny talk a ton of games! We also have a new reading from Graham Rowat.

Steam Controller and Link, Wasteland 2: Director's Cut, Mad Max, Downwell, Special Guest Ian "Podunk" Dorsch  Talking Game Music, The Debut of The Meeples Song 'Portland', Your Emails and More!

This week the GWJ crew is joined by community guest Michael Foster (Skiptron!). We discuss a lot of games and the games we've spent the most time in.

This week Sean Sands, Julian Murdoch, Allen Cook and Shawn Andrich talk a whole mess of games and why they don't play realistic shooters quite so much.

Julian Murdoch, Allen Cook, Erik Hanson, Shawn and Karla Andrich spoiler the heck out of The Beginner's Guide and delve into their unique reactions to the game.

David Heron and Shawn Andrich give you all the Metal Gear Solid V you could ever need. 

This week Cory Banks is getting married. Join us mere hours from the ceremony!

This week Shawn, Elysium, and Allen talk franchises jumping the shark and whatever weird stuff Allen is playing.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Cory and Amoebic tackle so many GWJ forum threads!

This week Shawn, Cory, Julian and community guest Sean McKenna (legopirate27) to talk about video games in education!

This week Shawn, Julian, David Heron and Jeff Green talk about gameplay-less games and Environmental Digital Theatre. 

This week Shawn Andrich and Russ Pitts revisit the old GWJ Radio format for a special edition of the show! 

This week Sean Sands, Julian Murdoch and Rob Zacny talk payment models, their Rocket League love and more.

This week Shawn, Cory and Allen are joined by the amazing Chelsea (Aeneia) who talks about her psychological research and work around the gaming community to promote more positive social behavior.

This week the usual chuckle heads are joined by amazing GWJ community member Amoebic! She comes bearing trivia questions and more! 

This week Sean, Cory, Allen and Shawn catch up on emails and enjoy a nice Graham Rowat reading.

This week Cory, Sean and Julian get back to normal and talk about couch coop games!

Live from Maine we gather to celebrate Cory Bank's upcoming nuptials! 

Live from summer rabbitcon! Allen, McChuck, Sean, Julian and Shawn recount their board game and RPG adventures.

This week Sean Sands, Julian, Allen and Shawn talk about their E3 impressions. We also have a segment with Jeff Cannata to talking his hands-on experiences at the show!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian do an extreme amount of navel gazing and talk about how their history covering the industry.

This week Cory, Allen, Shawn and Julian talk about some of their favorite amongst-NPC relationships. 

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Allen talk Witcher 3 and get caught up on your emails!

This week Julian, Elysium, Allen and Shawn talk about their default approaches to learning new games.

This week Julian, Sean Sands and Shawn talk about how to guard your heart against cynicism. 

This week Sean Sands, Cory Banks and Allen Cook talk Early Access.

This week Allen, Shawn, Julian and David Heron talk about Steam selling mods because that's still totally relevant!  

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Elysium talk game trailers, being bread and more!

This week Allen, Elysium and Shawn talk about procedural games and stuff.

This week Shawn, Julian and Rob Zacny hold it down for Easter weekend. We also feature a new reading by Graham Rowat!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian are joined by Jeff Green to talk about games making us feel foolish.

This week Julian, Cory, Allen and Sean Sands are joined by Captain Forever Remix dev Dean Tate!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Allan are joined by GWJ Writer JR Ralls to talk about his new Kickstarter launch!

Live from PAX East 2015!

This week Shawn and Julian are joined by the excellent Lara Crigger!

This week David Heron and Micael Zenke join Sean and Allen talk about games as service.

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium are joined by Shawn Elliott to talk about subverting game design!

This week the GWJ crew are joined by Soren Johnson to talk Offworld Trading Company and more!

This week Shawn, Cory, Rob Zacny and Elysium talk games and lots of your emails!

Julian Murdoch and Amanda Cosmos tell you all about Pidgeon Dating in Hatoful Boyfriend!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Cory and Allen talk about their ongoing relationship with multiplayer gaming.

It's bold prediction time!

This week Shawn, Allen and Elysium talk about their most anticipated games of 2015!

Live from rabbitcon 2015!

This week Shawn is joined by special guests to talk about their favorite games and experiences of 2014!

Join Sean Sands, Allen Cook, Rob Zacny and Shawn Andrich as they talk about their best and worst games and experiences in 2014! We also reveal Sean Sands as The Game King. All hail.

Join Karla, Lara and Shawn as they deep dive into Dragon Age: Inquisition!

This week Sean, Julian and Cory talk about irrational feelings about games!

This week we have a new reading by Graham Rowat! Sean, Shawn and Julian tackle a ton of your emails.

This week Shawn, Sean and Julian talking about game coaching.

This week Shawn, Julian and Karla talk a whole lot of Dragon Age Inquisition and game homes!

This week Rob Daviau joins the crew to launch the Funemployed Kickstarter and talk about weak points in game design.

This week Julian, Cory and Allen talk about franchises that can span game genres.

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium talk about games that play themselves for you. Shawn also reveals that he's the worst.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Allen go deep on GWJ forum threads. 

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian are joined by Ubisoft writer C.J. Kershner!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian tell you to get off their lawn.

This week Shawn and Julian are joined by JP Grant and the Editor in Chief of Escapist Magazine Greg Tito!  

This week Sean Sands and Julian Murdoch hold down the fort! They also get caught up on emails and answer your tweets.

This week Julian, Allen and Elysium talk about loss in games.

This week Shawn, Julian and Russ Pitts talk Destiny and what keeps them locked into a AAA game for months on end.

This week Sean Sands, Cory Banks, Rob Zacny and Graham Rowat talk about the launch of the donation drive and weekend session games!

This week Sean Sands, Shawn Andrich and Kate Craig tackle the state of the game indutry. 

This week community podcast supporter Tboon joins us on the show!

A Long And Lonely Fall   a radio play by Kevin Kulp   Using the Bioshock Infinite world created by Ken Levine and Irrational Games   Starring Graham Rowat as Ezekiel Hunt and Karla Andrich as Violet Malloy   Featuring Kevin Kulp as Vanderwald, Rob Daviau as Jack Fowler, Rob Borges as Robert Adell, Lara[...]

It's the live Gencon 2014 show! 

This week D&D 5th edition lead designer Mike Mearls sits down with Julian to talk about the new D&D! 

Join Shawn, Elysium, Julian, Allen and Rob Zacny as they debate whether or not games are a bit better when they're a little broken.

Join Shawn, Cory, Russ Pitts and Walter Strapps as they discuss all the weird sites and smells that remind them of games.

Today Shawn, Cory and Allen get caught up on emails!

Our inter-dimensional flux technology has captured an alternate-dimension episode of the Conference Call! This one is from December 28th, 1994. Listen in on our alternate selves as we talk about our favorite games of 1994. Julian also interviews Rand Miller, Co-founder of Cyan Worlds and Co-creator of MYST!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Cory and Julian talk about making long term comittments to games.

This week Shawn, Julian and Cory see what stuck in their minds now that the E3 dust has really settled. Jeff Cannata also chimes in with his E3 thoughts!

This week Julian, Sean and Lara talk silent protagonists. Also an interview with the Project Lead for Europa Universalis IV, Thomas Johansson. And, finally, a Transistor spoiler section after the show.

Julian, Sean, Jonathan and guest host Dru Staltman of Bootsnake games predict what we'll see at this year's E3. A bunch of wrong ensues.

This week Cory, Sean, Allen and Jonathan talk the recent rash of PC remakes, and whether we can or should let go of our past!

This week's show comes from summer Rabbitcon, and covers board games, board games and more board games! Shawn and Julian are joined by Graham Rowat, Lara Crigger and Cory Banks.

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium are joined by community member Brandon Willsie! Also known as AmazingZoidberg.

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Allen talk about games they just can't go for.

Join Cory Banks, Shawn Andrich and David Heron as they talk all kinds of Dark Souls II.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Rob Zancy and Karla tackle your Twitter questions, emails and more!

This week Allen, Sean Sands, Julian and Shawn talk about what a one game future might look like.

This week the fantastic Kate Craig joins the crew to talk about the Film Noir genre in gaming and lots more!  

Live from PAX East 2014! Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Cory are joined by Ken Levine and Elena Siegman for their 'Gamers With Jobs Saves Gaming' panel.

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian get caught up on emails!

This week Cory, Sean Sands and Graham Rowat talk about game clones!

This week Sean Sands, Shawn Andrich and Allen Cook are joined by indie developer and community member Ed Ropple!

This week Shawn and Julian are joined by XCOM creator Julian Gollop!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Allen pitch their big game ideas.

This week David Heron joins Shawn Andrich and Julian Murdoch to talk about free to play mechanics encroaching on AAA games. 

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Allen talk about DEATH (in games). We also have a new reading from Graham Rowat! 

This week Cory Banks, Sean Sands, Allen Cook and Jonathan Downin are all about game difficulty.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about games that make you fight to love them.

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Elysium look forward to the games of 2014!

This week Bill Harris pops by to talk about his new game Gridiron Solitaire. 

Live from Winter rabbitcon 2014!

This week Allen, Julian and Cory talk about CES news, the Oculus Rift, Steam Machines and more!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian, Cory and Allen look back at their 2013 bold predictions and lay out some new ones for 2014!

This week Allen Cook, Jeff Cannata and Jeff Green sit down with Shawn to recount their favorite games and experiences of 2013!

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium talk about their favorite games of 2013!

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Elysium talk their history with DOOM. We also have a new Graham Rowat reading!

This week Cory Banks snatches the hosting chair! Julian, Rob Zacny and Allen Cook join him to wax nostalgic about the last generation of consoles and more!  

This week Shawn, Elysium and Cory start the process of identifying the best games of the past generation of consoles. 

This week Shawn Andrich and Sean Sands are joined by Dean Tate and Jeff Canatta to talk all things Xbox One! We also have a new reading by Graham Rowat and a report from the console wars.

This week Charlie Hall joins Shawn, Cory, Allen and Julian to talk about the PS4 launch and all the games!

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium talk about game inputs and lots of new games.

This week Cory, Allen, Elysium and Shawn talk a bunch of games and annual franchises. 

This week Shawn and Julian fly solo and keep it positive.

It's a full crew this week as we talk so many games we don't even have time for a topic!

Our final show live from Tahoe! Rocksmith 2014 hands-on, boardgames, Rob Daviau on Seafall, your questions and more. 

Episode 365! Join Elysium, Julian, Cory, Rob Zacny and Shawn as they sit around a table in Tahoe and answer your pressing questions.

It's a full house this week at Allen, Cory, Elysium, Julian and Shawn catch up on what they've been playing and take a deep, dark look at SteamOS.

This week Shawn and Elysium are joined by Jeff Green and Dean Tate to talk GTA V and more! We also have an interview with Dean Tate and Owen Macindoe to talk about launching Captain Bubblenaut!

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium are joined by Rob Borges! He's launching a Kickstarter and we're launching the donation drive. Symmetry!

This week Shawn, Julian and Cory get caught up on some emails and we have a new reading by Graham Rowat!

This week the filthy usurper Julian Murdoch hosts the show will Shawn Andrich languishes in the fourth chair. 

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Graham talk about all kinds of games, their favored platforms and more. After the credits we have a FINAL spoiler section for Gone Home.

Lots of stuff this week! Tons of games, a report from Gencon, Emails and a half-spoiler section on Gone Home after the credits!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Cory talk about the Oculus Rift, Everquest Next and more! We also have a spoiler section for the game Brothers after the credits.

This week Sean Sands, Julian and Allen talk about gaming accomplishments. 

It's a big one this week as Shawn, Elysium and Julian talk about whether or not AAA games are held to a different standard than indie titles. After the credits, the long awaited Last of Us Spoiler Section with Rob Zacny, Dean Tate, Cory Banks, Karla Andrich and Shawn!

This week community member Walter Strapps joins the show to talk about games, e-sports, things in games that drive you nuts and more!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Allen talk about playing the mundane.

Live from rabbitcon! This week we talk about games, cars, music and more! We also have a new reading from Graham Rowat and a hot track from The Meeples.

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Allen catch up on all your emails!

This week Julian, Cory and Elysium talk a whole mess of games and how consoles will fit into their lives in the future.

This week Shawn, Elysium and Cory chill out and talk E3 aftermath. 

We are hot and heavy into E3! This week the crew records fresh off the Sony press conference to give their thoughts on the day.

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian talk about mid-tier games on the eve of the E3 AAA onslaught. 

This week we announce Cory's new job with PC Gamer! We also have an interview with Denis Dyack and Shawn Jackson of Precursor Games about Shadow of the Eternals!

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Rob Zacny emerge from their podcasting couple retreats to talk about finding authenticity in games. 

This week Shawn, Cory, Elysium and Julian talk about the most important things in gaming.

This week Julian, Elysium, Allen and Justin McElroy talk about what they see in the MMO genre and what they're looking for.

This week Shawn, Cory and Jonathan talk about the proliferation of Let's Play style videos. We also have a new reading by Graham Rowat!

This week Shawn, Julian and Cory are joined by Graham Rowat to talk about voice acting and game unions.

Julian, Rob Zancy and Shawn get caught up on emails and talk a ton of games!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Allen are joined by community member Jason Edmunds! Apologies for Allen's track this week, it's a bit rough. 

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian have a non-spoiler discussion of Bioshock Infinite. They also share their PAX 2013 thoughts and impressions! After the credits, Shawn, Cory and Jeff Cannata have a spoiler discussion about Bioshock Infinite.

Shawn, Elysium, Julian, Cory, Jeff Green and Justin McElroy talk about why they game in front of  live audience at PAX East.

Join Shawn, Elysium and Cory as they talk Heart of the Swarm and answer your burning Twitter questions and emails! 

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian, Rob Zacny and Jeff Cannata talk SimCity, games as service, Jeff's new Kickstarter and more!

This week Sean Sands and Cory Banks are joined by The Escapist's Susan Arendt to talk Tomb Raider, reboots and more!

The PS4 Reveal brings more questions than answers. We discuss the implications and realities with returning guest Graham Rowat.

This week donation drive supporter Gameguru joins Shawn, Julian and Elysium to talk future tech!

This week Allen and Shawn are joined by Charlie Hall to celebrate his new gig at Polygon. 

This week Jon Shafer tells us about his new Kickstarter game At The Gates!

This week Allen, Julian, Cory and Shawn talk about the (potential) new genre of games with little in terms of mechanics. 

This week is our show recorded at rabbitcon! Lots of boardgames and RPGs discussed, we'll get back to video games next week!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Jon shafer talk about some of the weirdness out of CES and Jon's chilling view of a keyboardless future. We also have a new reading by Graham Rowat! 

This week Shawn, Elysium and Cory hold it down with what they're looking forward to in 2013!

This week we make our bold predictions for 2013! We also have a segment from Allen Cook, Rob Zacny, JP Grant and Charlie Hall talking about their favorites from 2012.

This week we wrap up our 2012 retrospective. We also get a visit from Jeff Green!

Part one of our 2012 retrospective! This week we talk about the games of the first half of 2012. We also have a segment with Justin McElroy to share his thoughts on the past year.

This week Jeff Cannata joins Shawn, Elysium and Julian to talk some Bioshock Infinite and whether or not spoilers (in general) are such a big deal.

This week former 1Up allum and current Bioshock Infinite designer Shawn Elliott joins the crew to talk about game attachment psychology! We also have a Walking Dead spoiler section after the credits! 

Today Rob Zacny, Julian and Shawn enjoy a leisurely post-Thanksgiving email/twitter show!

This week Cory, Julian, Allen and Shawn reveal their deep, dark gaming confessions. Shawn and Julian also dish on the Wii U!

This week 343 Halo 4 developer David Ellis joins us to talk about his game. Spoiler section included! 

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Rob Zacny talk games. Shawn and Justin McElroy also file their grievences on Assassin's Creed 3 and we have another reading by the talented Mr. Graham Rowat.

This week we get reports from east and west coast GWJ Day events! We also do a Dishonored spoiler section after the credits.

This week Cory, Julian, Elysium and Allen talk scary games, The Walking Dead and more!

This week Cory takes the big chair and guides Sean Sands, Julian and Jeff Cannata through a show about XCOM, Dishonored and playing games the right (or wrong) way.

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Charlie talk XCOM, Dishonored and to dogmatic trope that is boss fights.

This week Shawn, Julian, Sean and Cory talk about how gaming fits into their day to day lives and ravenous Pomeranians. 

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium pump Rob Zacny for impressions of the full version of the new XCOM!

This week marks the triumphant return of Jeff Green! We talk about community outreach for game companies and much more.

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium, Rob Zacny and Michael Talk about the financial state of the industry, the future and a whole bunch of games!

This week we have a special feature written by Julian Murdoch and performed by Graham Rowat! We also have an interview with the producers of the upcoming arcade documentary, 100 Yen.  00.01.22 Diablo III--paragon style!00.05.20 Darksiders 200.10.07 King's Bounty: Legions00.15.59 Transformers: Fall of Cybertron00.21.00 Guild Wars 2!00.36.35 This week's topics:00.37.11 Rabbit's article read by Graham[...]

This week Shawn, Julian, Justin McElroy and Jonathan Downin talk about Sleeping Dogs and more! We also have a live segment from Gencon! Chairman_Mao's Timestamps00.02.35 Sleeping Dogs00.18.40 Julian's gameplay struggles00.22.13 Rocksmith Bass DLC and an extended riff on Julian's future in music00.29.28 Persona 300.36.22 Darksiders 200.38.33 This week's topic: Gencon01.26.23 Your questions!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about developer relations with the press. After the credits, a spoiler section for Spec Ops: The Line! 00.03.07 Firefall (recently updated!)00.09.57 Sound Shapes00.19.11 Driver: San Francisco00.27.43 FTL00.38.01 This week's topic: Should developers talk to the Media?00.56.02 Your emails!01.19.49 Spoiler section: Spec Ops: The Line

This week Julian, Lara, Allen and Shawn talk about Zynga copying game design. Cory also sits down with 10000000 developer Luca Redwood! 

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Cory dip into free to play games and look at what the future has in store.

This week Shawn and Julian are joined by Jeff Cannata and DayZ expert Charlie Hall!

This week Cory, Allen and Julian are joined by Colby Dauch to discuss Summoner Wars and moving boardgames onto iOS.

Join us as we navel gaze on our 300th show!

This week we talk about video games and stuff!

It's a five man show this week as the guys talk Microsoft Surface, Kinect 2.0, the 3DS XL and more!

This week Shawn, Cory, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about real stuff getting into our games. After the credits, a Dragon's Dogma spoiler section with Polygon's Justin McElroy!

This week Jeff Cannata joins Shawn, Julian and Elysium to talk about our post-E3 thoughts. 

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium make their E3 predictions and hey, you already know how wrong they are. Fun!

This week we record live from rabbitcon!

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Cory reminice about the Diablo series on top of our thoughts on Diablo III!

This week James Stevenson from Insomniac Games joins Shawn and Elysium to talk Outernauts, going Facebook and much more!

This week Shawn, Julian and Allen are joined by Sean McBride from Hi-Rez to talk about Tribes Ascend!

This week Shawn, Julian and Allen are joined by Stardock's Jon Shafer to talk about tutorials and respecting players.

This week Jeff Cannata joins the crew to talk about levelling and RPG systems invading games. The free to play angle, Diablo III and much more. We also have an interview with Portal creator Kim Swift about Quantum Conundrum! 

This week Shawn, Elysium, Allen, Cory and Julian look back on PAX East and some of the games they saw.

Our first ever PAX Panel! Ken Levine and Jeff Green join Shawn, Elysium, Cory and Julian to talk about getting older in gaming.

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Rob Zacny tackle a bunch of your twitter topics!

This week Julian, Cory, Allen and Elysium talk about the casual market and after the credits, a Journey Spoiler Section!

This week Sean, Julian, Shawn and special guest Justin McElroy talk about Diablo III's release date, Wasteland's Kickstarter, appearing in games and more. There's also a Mass Effect 3 spoiler section after the credits!

This week, lots of Mass Effect 3 talk and why certain games just drive us to obsession. 

This week it's a cozy Conference Call with Sean, Julian and Cory.

This week Julian, Shawn and Cory are joined by Jonathan Downin as they talk about caving and buying the Vita. 

Live from rabbitcon! We talk boardgames, Artemis and RPGs.

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Rob Borges talk about the characters we inhabit in games.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about the state of game preservation, the Diablo III beta and more!

Video games and stuff!

This week Lara, Karla and Shawn talk loads of games and the non-gameplay stuff pushing further into games.

This week Julian, Rob Zacny and Shawn talk games of 2012, THQ tanking, LOTRO's slippery slope and more.

This week Russ Pitts and Justin McElroy join the crew to talk about the future of gaming coverage.

This week Allen, Shawn, Elysium and Julian look back on their bold predictions from 2011 and make fresh ones for 2012.

It's time for our favorite games of the year! 

This week is all about the MMOs! Mainly The Old Republic, but Sean, Shawn, Julian and Cory also get into their fondest memories from MMO launches of yore. 

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Cory tackle your Twitter questions and emails!

This week Julian, Elysium, Allen and Lara talk games, your emails and expectation management!

This week Cory, Julian, Elysium and Shawn talk a bunch of games and answer your emails.

This week Allen and Rob Zacny join Shawn to talk a bunch of new games and where Skyrim falls short. Karla also hops in for a segment to talk about Zelda: Skyward Sword!

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium are joined by both Justin McElroy and Jeff Cannata! Lots of Skyrim talk and thoughts on what to do when the trilogies have run their course. 

This week David Heron joins Shawn, Julian, Cory and Lara to talk about Uncharted 3, whether games deserve introspection and much more!

This week we talk Battlefield 3 and Rocksmith for games. There's two spoiler sections this week!  Batman: Arkham City 56:00 to 1:15 Dragon Age 2: Mark of The Assassin (and other DA2 stuff) 1:15:00 to 1:42:00

This week Cory, Julian, Allen and Shawn talk sticky game mechanics and hit a whole bunch of your Twitters and Emails.

It's the live GWJ Conference Call International GWJ Day Show!

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium talk about whether or not games inform or reflect our societies. Also, RAGE, Dark Souls and more!

This week Shawn, Julian and Cory are joined by Jeff Cannata from The Totally Rad Show! Thoughts on Rage, DOTA 2, The Binding of Issac, breaking the status quo and more!

This week Shaw, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about what makes for a good "throw back" game.

This week Shawn and Elysium are joined by Russ Pitts to talk Dead Island, coop games, video killing the games journalist star and more!

This week Sean Sands and Julian are joined by Rob Zacny and J.P. Grant to talk about their deep love for consoles, JRPGs and deep, story-based games. I think it was love ...

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium, Allen and Rob Zacny dig into the ol' email bag.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Allen and Rob Zacny talk about Deus Ex: Human Revolution and a bunch of topics spinning off that theme.

This week Sean Sands triumphantly returns to the show! To celebrate, we talk about all the games we're excited about this Fall.

This week Shawn, Cory and Julian are joined by Michael Zenke to talk about MMOFPS games, blurring lines and the state of pay.

This week Lara, Allen, Erik and Charlie Hall record live from Gencon and talk about all the cool stuff they saw!

This week Greg Kasavin joins us to talk about Bastion and a great deal more! Stay tuned after the credits for an insightful Bastion spoiler section. 

This week Shawn and Julian hold down the fort and talk about the ressurgence of PC gaming. 

This week we hit the mailbag like a thousand angry gods.

This week special guest Roger Travis is joined by Allen, Lara and Julian to talk about romantic relationships in games.

This week Ken Levine joins the cast to talk Bioshock and a whole lot more!

This week David Heron joins Elysium, Sean and Cory to talk about how to change the direction of the gaming industry and a ton of new games.

This week John Davison joins Cory, Allen and Julian to talk about game review relevence. 

This week Shawn, Julian and the two Rob's talk about E3 and a wide range of AAA and indie games.

This week, E3 predictions proven wrong immediately.

Live from rabbitcon 2011!

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory, Rob Zacny and Allen talk LA Noire, The Witcher 2 and plenty of your emails and Twitter questions!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Cory and Rob Zacny tackle a bunch of games and whether or not they're harbingers of things to come.

This week Shawn, Rob Zacny, Rob Borges and Jonathan Downin take you on a wonderous journey into the world of brand loyalty. 

This week Justin McElroy joins Shawn, Elysium and Allen to talk PSN outage and what it means to the wider gaming industry.

This week Shawn, Julian, Lara and Allen cover a wide range of topics. After the credits, Portal 2 spoiler section!

This week Cory, Elysium, Allen Cook and Rob Zacny dissect the Portal 2 ARG and what it all means.

This week Cory, Shawn, Julian and Elysium talk about games that don't require violence or even puzzles.

This week, an interview with Craig Adams from Superbrothers and a Dragon Age 2 spoiler section after the credits!

This week Cory, Julian and Shawn are joined by Hot Head's David Heron to talk about developing Swarm!

This week Soren Johnson joins the show to tell us Facebook games can be about more than just cow clicking.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Rob and special guest Karla talk plenty of Dragon Age 2. Cory checks in from PAX East with an interview from the classic games arcade!

The push and pull between social games, mobile and traditional publishers. Also ... gameification. Awww yeah.

This week Elysium, Julian and Cory talk about offensive marketing and whether or not it works.

This week Julian, Cory, Rob Zacny, Lara and Erik raise the roof live from rabbitcon!

This week Shawn, Julian and Cory explore the wonders that is pinball.

This week Shawn and Sean hold down the fort with a pile of emails.

This week Shawn, Allen, Julian and Elysium talk about the state of mods, Dead Space 2, Magicka and more!

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Rob tackle your hard hitting Twitter questions!

This week Cory, Lara and Allen talk about some of their favorite (and most hated) game mechanics.

This week the fellas talk about CES and imagine where some of the latest in tech might take gaming.

This week Julian, Elysium, Shawn and Jonathan revisit our bold predictions from 2010 and look to the future.

This week Shawn, Julian and Elysium break down their favorite games of the year. Cory and Lara also chime in with their picks!

This week we finally get caught up on our giant mailbag.

This week we talk Cataclysm, the future of MMOGs, 2011 and more!

This week Allen, Julian and Lara are joined by Ken Levine and Justin McElroy!

This week Rob Zacny, Julian, Shawn and Elysium talk about all kinds of games and how Steam sales mess with thier heads.

This week Shawn and Elysium hold down the fort while Julian and Cory chime in on Gamma World.

What would happen if they Conference Call was recorded in 1998? Let's find out!

This week Shawn, Julian and Allen talk about Youtube's impact on gaming.

This week Russ Pitts and Justin McElroy join Shawn and Elysium in talking about a ton of games and why they're always broken these days.

This episode was recorded live this past Saturday! Enjoy the edited version.

This week we talk about video games, the tao of roleplaying and more!

This week we cover a whole range of small topics.

This week Runic Games' Max Schaefer joins us to talk about dungeon delving!

It's a five man show this week with the return of Rob Borges and the second appearence of Rob Zacny.

This week we talk Halo Reach, have special guest podcast Three Moves Ahead and more!

In which we wrap up some PAX stuff and talk time limits in games.

Live from PAX 2010! We talk all things PAX, games and the experience.

GWJ Conference Call Episode 203

This week we talk about surviving conventions and playing video games.

This week we celebrate 200 episodes with lots of special audio bits!

This week Ken Levine visits to talk about Irrational's next game! Also, a live show from Gencon 2010.

These are a few of our (gaming) things.

Emails, emails, emails, emails. And Limbo. And Dr. Who.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Allen and Rob talk games, reaching back to comforting tropes and old mascots.

Cory, Lara, Julian and Allen talk online privacy.

This week Shawn, Allen, Julian and Sean Sands talk games and random questions Shawn pulls out of his arse.

Our special E3 episode!

This week our new producer Jonathan Downin joins us on the show!

Episode 191 - June 9th, 2010 Alpha Protocol, Red Dead Redemption, Alan Wake, DDO, The Emerging Free to Play Market, Our New Producer, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Free to Listen 43.5 megs, 1:16:02)

Episode 190 - June 2nd, 2010 Live From rabbitcon!, Boardgames, Listener Questions, Coronas and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Live 38.3 megs, 1:06:52)

Episode 189 - May 26th, 2010 Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, Jedi Academy Playdate, Which Gaming Era In Your Life Would You Re-Visit?, Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (35.9 megs, 1:02:48)

Episode 188 - May 19th, 2010 3D Dot Game Heroes, Lost Planet 2, 100 Rogues, Starcraft 2, Rocket Knight, Game Films, Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (45.3 megs, 1:19:11)

Episode 187 - May 12th, 2010 Halo: ODST, 100 Rogues, iBlast Moki, Frozen Synapse, Retro Game Flood, Emails, Emails and Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (38.8 megs, 1:07:49)

Episode 186 - May 5th, 2010 Nier, Halo Reach Beta, Super Street Fighter IV, Tecmo Bowl, Twitter Beta Keys, rabbit's MAME Cabinet, Online PnP, People Who Won't Play, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (Me-ow 46.1 megs, 1:20:34)

Episode 185 - April 28th, 2010 Halo Reach Hands-On, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Frozen Synapse, Chaos Rings, Gettysburg: Scourge of War, Our Fondest Multiplayer Memories & Play Dates, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (What Up! 46.2 megs, 1:20:41)

Episode 184 - April 21st, 2010 Splinter Cell: Conviction, Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse, Strategry, Collaborative Storytelling, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Collaborative 40.2 megs, 1:10:10)

Episode 183 - April 14th, 2010 Dragon Age: Awakening, Mount & Blade: Warband, Shatter (PC), War Storm, Star Craft 2 Beta, Winners and Losers, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Winning 41.9 megs, 1:13:16)

Episode 182 - April 7th, 2010 Dragon Age: Awakening, The PAX East Report, Star Craft 2 Beta, iPad Impressions & The Future, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Padded 39.5 megs, 1:09:02)

Episode 181 - March 31st, 2010 Just Cause 2, Metro 2033, God of War 3, Dawn of War: Chaos Rising, Returning Special Guest Eskil Steenberg! Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Loving 50.9 megs, 1:28:58)

Episode 180 - March 24th, 2010 God of War 3, Darksiders, Pain (What?), Supreme Commander 2, Lots of Twittering Tweets, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Movin' 35.7 megs, 1:02:17)

Episode 179 - March 17th, 2010 Final Fantasy XIII, Bad Company 2, Scrap Metal, What If Crazy Things Happened?, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Hypothetical 44.7 megs, 1:18:05)

Episode 178 - March 10th, 2010 Toy Soldiers, Darksiders, Heavy Rain, Games Marketing For Fun & Profit, An Interview With Irrational Games' Collin Moore, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (An Arghy 61.2 megs, 1:24:41)

Episode 177 - March 3rd, 2010 Heavy Rain, Heavy Rain Spoiler Section, Star Trek Online, Titan Quest, Everquest 2, Tense Gaming, Our Contest Winner, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Heavy 61.2 megs, 1:46:59)

Episode 176 - February 24th, 2010 Bioshock 2, Dante's Inferno, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, FIFA 10, Trials HD, Saving The World is So Exhausting, A Contest (Starcraft 2 Beta Key In The Prize Pool!), Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Diminutive 39 megs, 1:08:09)

Episode 175 - February 17th, 2010 Bioshock 2, Dante's Inferno, Slay, Space Miner, A New Contest, Lots of Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Shocking 48.9 megs, 1:25:23)

Episode 174 - February 10th, 2010 Mass Effect 2 Spoiler Section, MAG, No More Heroes 2(ish), Comfort Gaming, Sound Waves, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Streamlined 56.7 megs, 1:38:59)

Episode 173 - February 3rd, 2010 Mass Effect 2, Assassin's Creed 2: Battle of Forli, Live From rabbitcon, Your Questions and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Conned 47 megs, 1:28:58)

Episode 172 - January 27th, 2010 Spelunky, Bayonetta, Uncharted(s), Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, Special Guest Kyle Orland & An Interview With Introversion!, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Blackened 47 megs, 1:22:11)

Episode 170 - January 20th, 2010 Army of 2: 40th Day, Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes, Bayonetta, Angry Birds, Homage Vs. Copy, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (Back From The Dead 41.3 megs, 1:12:05)

Episode 170 - January 13th, 2010 Darksiders, Bayonetta, Borderlands PC, The Hunter, Our Amazing 2009/2010 Predictions, New Music By Ian "Podunk" Dorsch, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Rocking 53.2 megs, 1:32:56)

Episode 169 - January 6th, 2010 Catching Up On Holiday Games, League of Legends, An Interview With Gaming Legend Sid Meier, Social Network Gaming, Your Emails and more! Right Click Here and 'Save As' to Download! (A Civilized 50.9 megs, 1:28:58)