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Tired of the same mindless gaming drivel by pre-teen boys screaming into their mics and making asses of themselves? So are we. Each week GameHounds brings you the best of gaming news, views and commentary from the perspective of the adult gamer!

GameHounds


    • Nov 6, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 31m AVG DURATION
    • 536 EPISODES

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    The GameHounds Podcast is a fantastic gaming podcast that has a unique and refreshing take on the industry. The hosts, Edie, Hawkes, and Tim, bring a perfect blend of humor, knowledge, and honesty to each episode. They provide insightful discussions about the latest gaming news and trends while also injecting their own personal opinions and experiences.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the chemistry between the hosts. They have a great rapport with each other and their banter is always entertaining. It's clear that they genuinely enjoy talking about games and sharing their thoughts with listeners. Additionally, they aren't afraid to speak their minds and express their true opinions, even if it goes against popular opinion or industry hype. This authenticity is refreshing in an industry that can sometimes feel very marketing-driven.

    Another great aspect of The GameHounds Podcast is their coverage of iPhone apps/games. While many gaming podcasts focus primarily on console or PC gaming, GameHounds also takes the time to discuss mobile gaming. This is especially appreciated for listeners who may not have as much time for traditional gaming but still want to keep up with the latest apps and games on their iPhones.

    While there are many positive aspects to this podcast, one potential downside is that it is explicit in nature. While this may not be an issue for some listeners, others may prefer a more family-friendly podcast. However, it should be noted that the explicit language adds to the authenticity and humor of the show.

    Overall, The GameHounds Podcast is a must-listen for any gaming enthusiast. With its witty banter, insightful discussions, and unique perspective on the industry, it stands out as one of the best gaming podcasts available. Whether you're looking for news updates or just some good entertainment while driving to work or doing chores around the house, GameHounds will surely deliver.



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    Latest episodes from GameHounds Podcast

    GameHounds 695: One Month of News

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 178:43


    Streamed live on Nov 5, 2023 — Edie's back and whole, and now we can get back to talking about news.

    GameHounds 694: Say Goodbye to Edie

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 187:42


    Streamed live on Oct 1, 2023 — Last Week for Edie!!! Next week: Nick gets spooky.

    GameHounds 693 Let s Talk about the MS Leak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023 158:07


    Sep 24, 2023 - Oh man. That leak of Microsoft documents! So many interesting revelations -- and contradictions of what Phil et al have said in public! Let's talk about it!

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    GameHounds 676: Redfall? More Like RedFAIL!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2023 187:32


    Good lord, can't anyone make a decent f#%king game, lately? I know the pandemic was bad, y'all, but seriously... what the frick? Anyway... Redfall reveals more bad news, Suicide Squad delayed a emeffin' YEAR... and in shocking, North Dakota is apprently the the tech hub of the United States. Who knew?! Edie and Nick wrap the week's news.

    GameHounds 675: F*ck Monster

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 150:42


    So much bad news coming this week. First, we have Studio Wildcard doing everything it can to completely piss off fans, and then we have Monster Energy drink suing indy devs because they think they own the word "Monster."

    GameHounds Episode 647: We Need To Talk About Elon's Fart Obsession

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 179:04


      The title is a little misleading... we won't be talking about fart jokes the WHOLE time. We also have the roundup of news, including Naughty Dog's apology for the Last of Us Part 1's PC port, the return of an OG Dragon Age dev to the team, and the unofficial final curtain for E3.

    GameHounds 673: I Bought a Tesla

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 188:43


    Yaaaaa... that happened.

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    GameHounds 671: Is the fall of Square Enix?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 176:14


    If you didn't know any better, you might think there's trouble at Square Enix. In one week they close.... uh, make that "absorb"... the Forspoken studio and boot their CEO. Strange things are afoot at the Circle S.

    GameHounds 670: JUST SAY IT! Suicide Squad is a LIVE SERVICE GAME!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 170:38


    This week, do you say "It's a live service game" without saying "live service"? Well Rocksteady Games showed us how, and the gaming world HATES it. Microsoft attempts to blunt the whole "CoD monopoly" holding up their Activision buyout in the most cynical way possible. And E3 is not dead; it just smells that way.

    GameHounds 669: Super Bowl Means Super Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 119:35


    Nick and Edie are in person and reviewing this week's news.

    GameHounds 668: Late n' Shitake Mushrooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 165:37


    We are late!

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    GameHounds 668: OGL 1.0 Fans Win. But For How Long?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 139:36


    The epic saga of Wizards of the Coast's complete bumbling of their brand was like an epic screenplay, with the little guy winning. But is this win really the end of the battle? No. Absolutely not.

    GameHounds 667: Community Forces WotC Retreat, But There's More to the Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 153:58


    Nearly every day last week we've had new developments in the DND OGL firestorm. The latest moves put Wizards of the Coast on the back foot, but the damage is done. We discuss whether it can be repaired as well as why this probably isn't a win for a community but a tactical retreat for WotC.

    GameHounds 666: OpenD&D Goes on Warpath!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 184:38


    Lots of news: First and foremost, Wizards of the Coast learned very quickly that games can be made (and broken) by consumers, Chinese government will soon have a controlling interest in many game studios, and Skull & Bones once again fails to make it's scheduled landing, leaving us to wonder if this boat will ever get to shore.

    GameHounds 665: XBox Goes Full Pachino on FTC; Immediately Regrets It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 144:17


    It's slow days for news, but that's when all the crazy stuff bubbles to the surface. Another studio gets bought up by another international conglomerate, January's free Amazon Prime games, Steam Awards 2022, and the strange tale of Microsoft losing its ever-lovin' mind in a court filing.

    GameHounds 664: New Year, New Hangover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 218:27


    Yes, we're hungover... Well... Edie is. But we have two weeks of news to catch up on. Epic hit with a massive judgement, gamers sue over the Microsoft-Activision acquisition, and C-suite departures from Activision. Yes, there's more than Activision in the news, but when there's a shitshow, lean in.

    GameHounds 660: Jesus Tweets and Mario Middle Fingers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 132:35


    It's been a really, REALLY weird week. Elon Musk loses his mind, launches a new Twitter service, and it (predictably) goes off the freakin' rails. Then we find out this Control title is not a spin-off but a sequel. Then Ubisoft says Prince of Persia isn't cancelled, but they refund all the preorders. We're livin' in CRAZY TOWN!

    GameHounds 659: April Showers Bring Diablo IV Flowers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 159:53


    There's rumors afoot and they all come down to The Game Awards in December. Also, check your Destiny 2 version; you may be playing "the wrong one."

    GameHounds 658: Free V Rising and Bayonetta Drama Continues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 153:29


    Yes, V Rising is free to play this weekend and we have another chapter in the Bayonetta 3 Shitshow... do we need a new banner? Also, Games with Gold and PSPlus free games for November, and Modern Warfare 2 proves why disks are dead.

    GameHounds 657: Bayonetta Drama Deepens

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 140:40


    We knew there seemed to be more to the story of Bayonetta 3 and VO actress Hellena Taylor, and there very much was.  

    GameHounds 656: Bayonetta Boycott and Price Tourists

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 186:50


    We're back and ready to rumble. We dish the dirt over Bayonetta's voice actress calling for a boycott of the title, Brazil approving the ActiBlizz buyout, and how some of the shittiest people on consoles actually HELPED People Can Fly.

    GameHounds LIVE 655: Stadia Dies and Scr**ws Over Devs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 161:17


    It's one thing to shut down your service; it's a whole other to say it's not shutting down, signing contracts with developers, and then shutting it down and not letting people working for you know until they read it in the news. That's just evil. On the plus side, one of the more evil people in games just lost her job. Sayonara, a&*hole. And Twitch launches a new feature that is THE STUPIDEST THING EVER!!!

    GameHounds 654: GTA 6 Leak Tea is a-Spilllin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 170:42


    We talk an arrest in the GTA 6 leak and how it had a surprisingly good side-effect, how a big content creator destroyed his career with one tweet, and all the other big news of the week. We also review Pillars of Eternity 2 and Hellpoint.

    GameHounds 653: Nintendo Direct, CoD Next, and OMG HUGE GTA LEAK!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 131:06


    If this is real, this is a heeeeelll of a big leak for GTA. Like Half Life 2-big. But we also recap what happened at this week's Call of Duty Next and Nintendo. Oh, and Shaaaaaawwwwn!

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    GameHounds 652: Welcome to Assassin's Creedland

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 149:23


    This week we see if Nick has softened at all about Stardew Valley and Edie revisits The Forgotten City for a more complete ending. We also cover news, including Ubisoft Forward announcements, Sony's displeasure at the CoD contract XBox offered, and all the mobile cashgrabs... er, I mean, games... announced this week. Our Discord: Our Patreon: Our Website:

    GameHounds 651: The "Mirage" is Real and Diablo Immortal Harpoons Whales with Debt

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 143:04


    APOLOGIES: AFTER THIS SHOW MY HARD DRIVE MELTED DOWN. FIVE SHOWS COMING THIS WEEK. STORY IN A FUTURE EPISODE. This week, Edie and Nick discuss the news, including Edie's review of The Forgotten City, Ubisoft confirms "Assassin's Creed Mirage" leak is real, what's staying and leaving from PS Plus and Game Pass, and how some Diablo Immortal whales were put in tens of thousands in debt by Blizzard.

    GameHounds 650: Price Hikes, Gamescon, and the Metaverse NOBODY Wants

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2022 203:26


    We've got two weeks of news stored up, and it's ready to blow! Price hikes everywhere on hardware AND software, Amazon may -- or may not -- be purchasing EA, Gamescom reveals some (but not many) surprises, Nintendo's squeeky-clean image may be just that... an image, and WHAT THE FUCK IS MARK ZUCKERBERG DOING, FFS??!!?!?

    GameHounds LIVE 649: PT is Dead; Microsoft Hates Sony

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 133:49


    Kojima takes a shot at Konami on PT's eight-year anniversary, and the fight between Sony and Microsoft over the Activision sale is getting juuuucy. Get your popcorn!

    GameHounds 648: It's Not Dead Yet!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 119:32


    So many things that aren't dead yet this week. And some that are. Beyond Good and Evil is apparently, not dead. Playstation accolades is. And the Guilmot family being part of Ubisoft... that's a bit up in the air. Edie and Nick chat the news.

    GameHound 647: Back After Three Weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 147:53


    We're back! Yes, it's been a couple weeks off, but that means we have sooooo much to talk about. Faceboo... uh, Meta loses and IMMENSE amount of money on its effort to make VR relevant, Crusader Kings isn't the only game to allow incest anymore, and an ignominious death to Anthem. And in possibly the greatest bit of fan theories... we now know where Gizmo comes from. 

    GameHounds 646: Skull and Bones and Ragnarok

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 126:51


    It's a massively news-filled week. We have release dates for God of War Ragnarok and Skull and Bones, we have new gameplay videos for both, and we have a cautionary tale about checking your damn facts before you tweet (Sorry, Hideo Kojima. This just sucks.)

    GameHounds 645: They're a 10 But They Let Idiots Run Their Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 159:53


    Sometimes you just gotta call out the idiots. Electronic Arts puts it foot firmly in its mouth by insulting fans (and by extension, developers) of single-player games. And we have a special guest host, Mr. Maynard, who offers up a extensive and detailed review of the Steam Deck. 

    GameHounds 644: Play Stupid Games, Win $7.6 Lawsuit from Bungie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 150:29


    News: Skull and Bones re-reveal coming soon, Bungie files suit against DMCA takedown fraudster, and the Diablo Immortal five-star-gem struggle is so much more real than you could ever imagine.

    GameHounds 643: So Many Days, So Little Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 114:44


    It's a month of "days." Steam Summer Sale, XBox Summer Game Fest, Amazon Prime Day. So much dealzzz! Also.. ahem... DRAGON'S DOGMA 2 IS REAL! We apologize for being so behind schedule on uploading. We will be dumping the last three shows all at once. Sorry to do this to you. Last time; we promise.

    GameHounds 642: GameFests, Showcases & States of Play, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 133:58


    The summer E3-legacy season is here, and sooo many games to cover. Plus huge announcements in tech for Game Pass and Switch. We apologize for being so behind schedule on uploading. We will be dumping the last three shows all at once. Sorry to do this to you. Last time; we promise.

    GameHounds 641: Our Heart's Just Not In This

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 89:05


    It's a holiday weekend, and honestly, we are elsewhere. We apologize for being so behind schedule on uploading. We will be dumping the last three shows all at once. Sorry to do this to you. Last time; we promise.  

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    GameHounds 640: EA Sold? Maybe soon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 137:42


    It shouldn't come as any surprise that with tall the cash being flung about like a stripper's cleavage, EA would be thinking of taking a turn on the pole. Who are they talking to? And could this really happen? Edie and Nick debates the likelihood of somebody makin' it rain for EA.

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    GameHounds 639: Starfield Delayed... And Now Things Are Weird

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2022 128:17


    We got some bad (but arguably good) news that Starfield is now delayed until 2023. Why this doesn't make us angry at all. But with its departure, things on XBox are now... really weird.

    GameHounds 638: Square Enix, Embracer, and a Lot of Fed Investigations

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 125:30


    It's been yet another crazy week, with yet another major studio acquisition. Embracer Groups buys Square Enix studios and IPs, and with all the latest sales, it's no surprise the feds are starting to look hard at them. Also, Nvidia gets slammed with a multi-million fine for hiding how much cryptomining has been a part of their GPU sales. Edie & Nick cover it all.

    GameHounds 637: Sony Says "No Stacking Memberships!"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 164:55


    When is a 30-day pass not a pass for 30 days? When Sony converts your pre-paid PS Plus voucher to its new PSPlus system. Edie and Nick cover that and the rest of the news of the week.

    GameHounds 636: YouTube Finally Pisses Off an 800 lb. Gorilla

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 106:06


    Edie and Nick cover this week's news, including a sordid story of impersonators shutting down dozens of Destiny 2 streamers by exploiting YouTube's appallingly lax DMCA takedown process, causing Bungie to file suit. A can of whoop-ass has just been opened.

    GameHounds 635: Easter Schmester

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 125:03


    It's Easter for Edie and Nick, but fortunately for you, we workship at the altar of video game news. We discuss the latest developments in the Activision Blizzard shitshow.

    GameHound 634: Great Week for Unreal, Bad Week for NFTs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 97:29


    If you ever needed any proof that NFTs and gaming don't mix, Ubisoft just proved the point as it pulls future updates for Breakpoint. And Unreal Engine 5 scores another big title.

    New PS Plus a GamePass Killer? GameHounds Ep. 633

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022


    Yeah, we could talk about games (and we will) but the big news is the recently unveiled PlayStation Plus program that's, in theory, supposed to hit XBox where they live. Will it?

    GameHounds 632: The Return of Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 124:01


    Andrew is back this week, so we have three chairs and lots to talk about. We discuss Chivalry 2's free weekend, the skeevy cash-grab that is Grand Tourismo 7, buckets of donations raised for Ukranian relief efforts (and more coming), and Andrew's pro-gaming childhood (whatup...).

    GameHounds 631: The "Return" of E3?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 138:32


    Edie and Nick today, and we're talking news, including how the ESA says it's still doing E3 despite cancellation reports and a new freebie for PS4 users from Apple TV.

    GameHounds 630: Who's on Strike? Not us!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 49:30


    Edie, Nick, and (maybe) Andrew cover this week's events, including a new Activision lawsuit that provides more details about events leading to the DFEH charges, gaming journos strike and nobody covers it, and more companies boycott Russia (while others inside Ukraine scramble).

    GameHounds 622: The Post-Christmas Christmas Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 300:01


    Or, as we like to call it, the Holiday DrunkCast.

    GameHounds 622: What the Hell Happened to Us?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 146:10


    We have a show. This is a thing. Holidays suck.

    GameHounds 621: NO SHOW

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2021 1:46


    GameHounds 621: NO SHOW

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    GameHounds 620: All Together Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 92:55


    Edie's back in the USA and Nick is... well, he's just Nick. We talk Battlefield 2042's bad Santa, free games, and what at shitty, shhhhiittty company Take Two has proven itself to be.

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