Gamer Friends

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

She really done did it now. Your Gamer Friends recall their experience with Moon Knight and Dr. Strange while dipping their toes into the MCU discourse. This episode goes out to all of the moms out there. We see you, even if your kids live in another universe!

We're back again with a lighter episode! This time we're "Logging On" with the releases of MLB The Show 22 and eFootball 2022, the official release of Unreal Engine 5, E3 2022, the Game Developers Conference (and related award ceremonies), Microsoft and Sony's plans for ads in gaming, and Activision Blizzard's latest mess. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," Ghost of Tsushima is getting a movie, Moon Knight continues to be good, and Thor: Love and Thunder's first trailer dropped. Finally, on "The Homescreen," Big Nkrumah is finally able to talk about Horizon Forbidden West. There's also talk of Shredders, Tunic, Apex Legends, and Destiny 2. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

After a long recovery, AudioNerd's illness has abated enough for the return of your Gamer Friends! We're "Logging On" with the releases of WWE 2K22, Tunic, Shredders, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Weird West, GhostWire: Tokyo, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, LEGO Star Wars, and the Ukraine Bundle. We're also getting caught up on the Sony discrimination lawsuit, ExoPrimal, Returnal's new DLC, the Steam Deck, Game Pass, Playstation Plus Premium's unveiling, Breath of the Wild 2's delay, The Witcher 4 and Kingdom Hearts 4's respective announcements, Fornite's no-build mode, Ubisoft's NFT blunder, and a subscription service for GTA Online. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," we discuss the first two episodes of Moon Knight, the disastrous release of Morbius, Tekken: Bloodline's announcement, and the finale but not actually finale of Attack on Titan. Finally, in "Party Chat," listener favorite Leslie returns with their thoughts on beating and being beaten by Elden Ring. Is it truly and undeniably the greatest game of all time?? Still sounds like a game Big Nkrumah is going to skip. They also share thoughts on their favorites from the Ukraine Bundle, as well as the surprisingly difficult and delightful Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

A limited time Patreon exclusive! Your Gamer Friends couldn't record because of a sick AudioNerd, so we did something with a lower lift to make up for it. Enjoy our ignorance. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

It's that time, Gamer Friends! Friend of the show and co-founder of Dual Wield Studio (https://dualwieldstudio.com/), Rowan (https://twitter.com/RowanRowden), joins us to talk all things Witch Queen, Destiny 2's new expansion. And by all things, we really just mean the vibes. But before that, we're “Logging On” with Elden Ring, Martha is Dead, Roguebook, Grid Legends, Gran Turismo 7, and Apex Legends Mobile. We also discuss the full launch of Amazon Luna, the GMG Union, Street Fighter 6, the surprise announcement of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Forspoken's delay, and Epic's acquisition of Bandcamp. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we didn't watch The Batman but we did watch more Peacemaker and Attack on Titan. We also dive into news of God of War and Disco Elysium television shows coming to Amazon, Disney's latest fuckery, including Matoaka, and #Bendergate. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

Your Gamer Friends have returned to discuss one of the most packed gaming months in recent memory! “Logging On,” we saw the release of CrossfireX, Lost Ark, Horizon Forbidden West, and Destiny 2: Witch Queen. There was also a Nintendo Direct, drama in the Cities: Skylines modding community, the Sims 4's homosexual agenda, Cyberpunk 2077's relaunch, and that mofo Bobby Kotick. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we watched the new Dr. Strange trailer and more Peacekeeper, a Bioshock movie is coming, and Big Nick reacts to the most recent season of Attack on Titan. Finally, in “Party Chat,” friend of the show and Pokémon Correspondent Brae joins us to discuss his experience with Pokémon Legends Arceus as well as the Nintendo Direct that proves the Switch console is for the girls, gays, and theys. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

Welcome to Gamer Friends, fourth anniversary edition! After some celebratory housekeeping, we're “Logging On” with releases for Dying Light 2, OlliOlli World, Sifu, and Pokémon Legends Arceus, Bungie's acquisition by Sony, GTA VI's bland announcement, Watch Dogs Legion, Respawn's triple Star Wars gambit, Stadia's demise, and Suicide Squad's updated release date. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we watched Peacemaker, have some totally ignorant thoughts about Boba Fett, and stop short of really discussing the Moon Knight trailer because of AudioNerd64's filthy mind. Finally, on “The Homescreen,” Big Nkrumah has been playing Cities: Skylines' new airport expansion, The Outer Wilds, and Disco Elysium, while AudioNerd has been focused on Pupperazzi and Sifu. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

2022 gets started with a bang! “Logging On,” we're talking all aspects of the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard (and King) including unionization, monopolies, and exclusivity. We also saw the releases of Cities: Skylines – Airports, The Anacrusis, Democracy 4, Nobody Saves the World, and Rainbow 6: Extraction. We also chat about the recent NFT discourse, PSVR2's recent announcement, new NVIDIA chips, and perhaps the final nail in E3's coffin.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” lots of stuff has released that we haven't seen, including Peacemaker, Naomi, The Witcher, and the Book of Boba Fett. We also celebrate the unionization of Image Comics, the first North American union of comic book workers!Finally, in an extended Party Chat, our Spider-Man correspondent Jen jumps genres and assignments to walks us through her thoughts about The Matrix: Resurrections. If you didn't like it, there may be a sociopolitical reason why – who knew?!Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.Links:A Jackbox Wedding Reception, Our Sister Pod's latest episode featuring AudioNerdImage ComicsActivision Blizzard to reorganize Raven QA workers amid union effortsJen on TwitterLearn about some modern art!

Who could have guessed that 2021 would be, in many ways, worse than 2020? Well, at least the video games were great. It's been another year, so your Gamer Friends are cataloguing their favorite video game experiences from 2021. Will 2022 be any better? Probably not until capitalism falls, but there will be some great next-gen experiences!Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:The First Link We Talk About The Second Link We Talk About

For our final full episode of the year, we're catching up on The Game Awards, the latest union busting efforts from ActivisionBlizzard, Bungie's own culture problems, Battlefield 2042's ongoing issues, a Splinter Cell remake, and Sony's answer to Game Pass (kind of).We're skipping These Past Two Weeks in Nerddom because of the two spoilercasts we've got headed your way before the end of the year. However, we've played a ton of games recently that we haven't talked about yet for The Homescreen, including Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, It Takes Two, Rider's Republic, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ghost of Tsushima: Iki Island, and Deathloop.Thank you so much for listening! Hopefully next year sucks way less. As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon with our 2021 Games of the Year!Links:The Battle for Bungie's Soul: Inside the Studio's Struggle for a Better Work CultureABetterABK on Twitter

Gamer Friends! We're fresh off of our excitement from Hawkeye's season finale and ready to spoil it as a Christmas present. Happy holidays from your Gamer Friends. “Where are my background singers?!”

Gamer Friends, we've got a true holiday treat for our Spider-Man: No Way Home Spoilercast. We're bringing back Kenji (@afreshmind) to discuss the movie as an abolitionist text. But don't worry! We still get into our usual fanboying and nerdery too.

Happy (late) Thanksgiving! Your Game Friends are “Logging On” with Guardians of the Galaxy, GTA Definitive Edition, Age of Empires IV, Jurassic World Evolution 2, Rider's Republic, Mario Party All-Stars, Forza Horizon 5, Skyrim (again), Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, Battlefield 2042, Halo Infinite Multiplayer, cloud streaming services, Xbox's 20th Anniversary, the Nintendo Online expansion pack, Multiversus, and the obscene and disturbing news from Activision Blizzard.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” Disney+ dropped Hawkeye's first two episodes, Spider-Man: No Way Home has a new trailer, Cowboy Bebop arrived on Netflix, Arcane takes center stage, and Mass Effect and Halo have TV shows coming out!Finally, in “Party Chat,” we welcome back ThatTimDude, longtime friend of the show and member of Bones of Feet. He played a bunch of games we haven't (and won't!), including Metroid Dread, Dark Souls, Elden Ring, and Pokémon Unite.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.Links:ABetterABK on TwitterHappy Holidays!

Hello gamer friends!We're coming at you with a spoilercast of Marvel's The Eternals. We sat down with filmmaker and content regurgitator @Boringstein to talk about the film, being an MCU crank and the overall state of movies.You can check out some of their work here.

Hello again, Gamer Friends! We're “Logging On” with Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Metroid Dread, Sable, New World, Hot Wheels Unleashed, eFootball, FIFA 22, NHL 22, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Far Cry 6, Nintendo Direct and Animal Crossing, Halo, Grand Theft Auto, Twitch's leak, Steam's NFT ban, Destiny 2's latest stumbles, and Ghost Recon Frontline.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” DC Fandome 2.0 dropped! We're talking trailers for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Gotham Knights, The Batman, Black Adam, The Flash, Peacekeeper, and the ongoing Ruby Rose Batwoman controversy. We also jump into Dune, Marvel cruises, and the Uncharted movie.Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we've been enjoying Back4Blood, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6, and Battlefield 2042.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here in two weeks

Gamer Friends! We've got another double feature spoilercast for you! We're getting into Star Wars Visions and What If…! The spoilers come in hot and fast for both so only listen when you've watched both (or don't! We care about keeping you all unspoiled but ultimately, that decision is up to you).We'll be back soon with a full episode!

It's been a minute, huh? On this episode of Gamer Friends, we're “Logging On” with an absolute truckload of releases, including Humankind, Quake, Myst, Life is Strange: True Colors, Splitgate 1.0, SkateBIRD, and Deathloop to name about half. We're also discussing the latest Activision Blizzard news, the “conclusion” of the Apple vs. Epic lawsuit, Death Stranding 2, Gamescom 2021, and the recent Playstation Showcase. Spoiler alert: we are extremely excited about the MGU's expansion with Spider-Man 2 and Wolverine.“These Past Several Weeks in Nerdom,” we're catching up on several episodes of What If…?, the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, Twisted Metal, The Matrix, and Star Wars Visions.Finally, we've played quite a few games! On “The Homescreen,” we spent time with Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs Legion, Rider's Republic, Twelve Minutes, Destiny 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and Civilization 6.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.Links:The Matrix as a Transgender Narrative by Kenzie LuteceA more controversial take: The Matrix Sequels Are Good, Actually by Curio (ft. Sarah Zedig)

Hello Gamer Friends!We are hard at work on our next full episode but we've got a spoilercast to hold you over until then! We're getting into Shang-Chi so PLEASE don't listen if you haven't seen it yet!

On this episode of Gamer Friends, we're “Logging On” with Second Star, Tribes of Midgard, The Ascent, The Sims 4: Cottage Living, Pokémon: Unite, Activision Blizzard, the console wars, EA Play 2021, and XDefiant, lol.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we caught up on Harley Quinn, are acutely aware of Suicide Squad and Idris Elba, are hearing interesting things about Tim Drake and Funimation/Crunchyroll, and continue to be disappointed in Disney.Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we played the Back4Blood Beta, Apex Legends Season 10, Mini Motorways, and share our adventures using xCloud.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:Second Star's Kickstarter!Our episode with Leslie about Second Star

On this episode of Gamer Friends, we're “Logging On” with Palestine, post-E3 news, Switch OLED, Valve's Steam Deck, Scott Cawthon, Xbox Streaming, Apex Legends, Sony's State of Play, Assassin's Creed Infinite, Robocop: Rogue City, Player One, Blue Box, and Anthony Bourdain and The Witcher 3. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we get caught up on E3 announcements, talk about finally watching Mythic Quest, Space Jam, and Invincible. Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we've secured a PS5! Hear our first impressions of the DualSense controller, Astro's Playroom, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Miles Morales, and Detroit: Become Human. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here soon.

Gamer Friends! We've got a Double Feature with our latest Spoilercast. We're getting into Black Widow AND Loki, while also quickly devolving into our theories for what's next to come in the MCU.If you haven't watched these two IN THEIR ENTIRETY, check this out when you do because we're diving right in!We'll catch you soon with a new full episode of Gamer Friends.

We're back with Part II of our E3 Extravaganza and with our gamer friends at Player 2 Has Entered The Podcast, MCPaperstacks and Full Metal Murk.For Part II we're getting into Microsoft/Bethesda and Nintendo's presentation. Check out the links to the full presentations below:Links:Check out the show link for P2HETP above and you can check out Full Metal Murk's shop here!Follow, MC Paperstacks on Twitter, and Gamer Goodies & More on InstagramMicrosoft/BethesdaNintendo

For our 4th year talking all things E3, we've invited some guests! From our gamer friends at Player 2 Has Entered The Podcast, MCPaperstacks and Full Metal Murk are joining us for a full two-part recap on E3 and the Summer Games Fest.For Part I we're getting into Summer Games Fest, Ubisoft, Square Enix, Devolver Digital, the PC Game Show and the Guerilla Collective Showcase. Check out the links to the full presentations below. Look out for Part II where we get into Xbox/Bethesda and Nintendo's presentations.Links:Check out the show link for P2HETP above and you can check out Full Metal Murk's shop here!Summer Games FestUbisoft ForwardSquare EnixDevolver DigitalPC Game ShowGuerilla Collective Showcase

We're back! This episode we're “Logging On” with Skate City, Knockout City, Hood: Outlaws and Legends, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Resident Evil Village, Biomutant, Horizon Forbidden West, Far Cry and the Division, Ubisoft's new free-to-play strategy and upcoming games, Bethesda & Microsoft, Sony, Sonic, Super Mario Party, and more corporate greed!With so much in the news, we don't have any escape to Nerdom for you this episode, but we do get into the weeds on Knockout City, Planet Zoo, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Software, Inc., and Destiny 2 in “The Homescreen.” Also, spoilers for our E3 and Summer Games Fest plans!Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We'll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:Check OutBig Nick's Appearance On Player Two Has Entered The PodcastFollow, MC Paperstacks, one of the hosts!Learn More About SpeedRunning!Prehistoric Kingdom's Trailer

On this episode of Gamer Friends, we’re “Logging On” with Super Meat Boy, Neir Replicant, MLB The Show ‘21, Returnal, New Pokémon Snap, Sony’s State of Play, Apple vs. Epic, Discord, Outriders, and corporate greed.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we saw Godzilla vs. Kong and Mortal Kombat, but have yet to see Bat Batch, Yasuke, Invincible, and a million other things. Most importantly, we got a Phase 4 trailer from Marvel Studios!Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we reached the endgame on Outriders, had some fun on the new Among Us map, were blown away by the story and music of Genesis Noir, and took a trip down memory lane with Urban Dead.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.Links:A Detailed Log Of Big Nick’s Copaganda Phase

TFATWS SpoilerCast: (Black) Captain AmericaGamer Friends PodcastHello Gamer Friends! We’re coming at you this week with a full-length spoiler cast for Falcon and The Winter Solider and we’re bringing a guest along with us for the ride? Who is that guest? You’ll have to hit play to find out!We’ll be back with our regularly scheduled episodes early next week!

This episode we’re “Logging On” with It Takes Two, Monster Hunter: Rise, Disco Elysium: The Final Cut, The Binding of Isaac: Repentance, Outriders, Oddworld: Soulstorm, Narita Boy, Genesis Noir, Xbox Network, Sony and Evo, E3 2021, and CD Projekt Red.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” drama at Wookiepedia, Space Jam’s new trailer, Godzilla vs. Kong, the Loki trailer, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier.Finally, we have a very special guest this week! Leslie is the Marketing Specialist at Dyscordion Entertainment and is here to talk all things Second Star. After a discussion about the game’s demo, we also talk about their podcast Nice Things Cast, as well as Monster Hunter: Rise, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, and more. You can play the Second Star demo on Steam beginning April 14, and make sure to wishlist the game.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:Second Star’s websiteAnd give them a follow on Twitch!Garbage_Hime’s TwitterNice Things CastWhat Big Nick was Trying To Imitate

Your Gamer Friends are back! This episode we’re “Logging On” with Pokémon’s 25th Anniversary, Sony’s State of Play, Square Enix Presents, E3 2021, Bethesda, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles revival.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” Big Nkrumah eats major crow on The Snyder Cut (fine -- it was good), Sony announces a Ghost of Tsushima film, and Falcon and the Winter Soldier premieres on Disney+.Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we’ve played the Outriders Demo! And it’s pretty good! Also, Destiny 2 is the gift that keeps on giving (unless you’re AudioNerd, in which case it’s a curse).Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:If you’re looking to become more knowledgeable and active in the fight against anti-Asian racism in the US, stopaapihate.org is a great place to start.Red Canary Song also offers resources and places to donate to their organization and the families affected by the Atlanta shooting.

Hello Gamer Friends! We’re back with a SpoilerCast for Wandavision before our next regular episode.Before diving into this one, we recorded this before the violent attack that took place in Atlanta, Georgia. We decided to leave this episode as-is so we can spend the time to listen to our AAPI peers and give the topic the space it deserves to talk about it in our next full episode.

Your Gamer Friends are back, “Logging On” with Persona 5: Strikers, Brethedge, and the Outriders Demo. Also on the agenda is Blizzconline (yes, we make fun of the name), the long-awaited Nintendo Direct, Microsoft’s FPS Boost, Destiny Universe, Hogwarts Legacy, Saudi Arabia (!?!?), and finally, Anthem.“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we discuss the Mortal Kombat trailer, DC’s Blue Beetle movie, Avatar Studios, Spider-Man: No Way Home (!!!), and WandaVision.Finally, in “Party Chat,” we chatting with famous-enough-to-be-in-Times-Square streamer, voice actor, and professor Data Dave! We deep dive into the Nintendo Direct, Nintendo generally, and what’s going on in the world of voice acting. Make sure to check out Data Dave on Twitch and give him a follow for some extremely entertaining variety streaming.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:Jason Schreier’s Anthem piece2K Saved My Life EpisodeAudioNerd was going to post a link about the “DownBadGuy” here but he just couldn’t bring himself to do it here. It’s too much. TikTok at your own risk.

Welcome back to Gamer Friends, where we’re celebrating our second anniversary! Thank you for two incredible years. Here’s to many more!“Logging On,” lots of spooky stuff has been released! The Medium, The Sims 4: Paranormal Stuff, and Little Nightmares II are all games Big Nkrumah will be avoiding, but there’s always Bowser’s Fury. We also discuss the GameStop stock drama, CD Projekt Red’s hack, Six Days in Fallujah’s imperialism, and Epic’s MetaHuman creator. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” the Borderlands movie makes some questionable casting choices, the Snyder Cut of Justice League looms large, casting news drops for The Last of Us show on HBO, and WandaVision continues to give us the MCU nourishment we’ve been craving.Finally, on “The Homescreen,” AudioNerd64 has been playing de Blob and Dead By Daylight, while Big Nkrumah has been all about Destiny 2: Beyond Light, Assassins Creed Valhalla, and Apex Legends.Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter, Discord, or Instagram, support us on Patreon, and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks.Links:VFX Artists React to Avengers Endgame