Gaming Meal Podcast

On episode 222 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Myka and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we discuss Jade Raymond's sudden departure from Haven Studios and some Microsoft rumors around Xbox emulation and Steam integration.For our main course, we discuss the best arcade games and actually list a Top 10. We had to argue and defend why certain picks are better than others but that's normal for this type of discourse. Tune in to see what we think are the Top 10 best arcade games of all time.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 221 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Sony considering raising prices across the board and Square Enix ‘refocusing' on quality over quantity as a company.For our main course, we discuss gaming white whales. The most obvious example being Half-Life 3 which has been anxiously anticipated for decades (yes, plural) and it still doesn't exist. We also talk about seemingly dead IP's like Bloodborne and games that have been in development for a long time (we think) like the next BioShock.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 220 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Microsoft raising prices across the board (at least they had a neat Gears Reloaded announcement), Half-Life 3 back in the rumor mill, and Apple getting some judgement.For our main course, Grand Theft Auto 6 has been making waves this week and we wanted to focus on that. We discuss the delay news and the impact it might have on the industry as a whole. Follow that up with a discussion on the latest trailer. Let the hype train begin.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 219 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Cesar and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order chaos, and EA canceling more projects and cutting more people.For the main course, we talk about the recent renaissance we have been noticing with game design. A lot of games with ‘older' designs that haven't been relevant in a long time have been leaving great impressions and are even GOTY material. From Astro Bot, a 3D platformer winning GOTY last year to the recent Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a turn based RPG, making shockwaves.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 218 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Oblivion Remaster getting officially announced and shadow dropped, Discord getting a new CEO, and Reviews of recent games.For the main course, we reminisce about old experiences with preordering. Games or consoles. Did anyone in the group camp out for a full night? Yes… Because of course we did.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 217 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Manny, Gilbert and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Bungie's Marathon, Star Wars Zero Company, and The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered.For the main course, we discuss what games we have been playing and assess the status of game subscriptions.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 216 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Star Citizen reaching $800 million crowdfunding.For the main course, we discuss all the news and details that came out after the reveal of the Switch 2.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 215 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Gilbert we discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. Exciting new game announcements, hardware specifications and price increases. Good stuff but also some bad.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!

Gaming Meal Episode 214 - Felt Like Having a Snack (Nintendo Switch 2 Predictions)On episode 214 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Myka felt like snacking. Basically, we just wanted to talk about predictions for the Switch 2 before it the direct drops. We made a bingo card, in other words, 25 predictions.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 213 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Game Informer coming back, Xbox UI showing Steam, and Ubisoft restructuring.For the main course, we discuss the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. We talk about the Virtual game cards, Metroid Prime 4 and more.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 212 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows review scores and some upcoming game announcements like Space Marine 3 and Powerwash Simulator 2. For the main course, we go back in time and recap what games were like 10-20-30 years ago. We take a look at some of the popular games of each time and talk about the good old days.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 211 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Scopely buying out Pokemon Go for 3.5 billion, EA adding microtransactions in a closed alpha test, and Death Stranding 2 latest trailer. For the main course, we talk console wars… Particularly PlayStation and Xbox. The war itself might be mostly over but these companies are still fighting for a space in the industry. What is the current status and what does the future hold?For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!

On episode 210 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we start with a discussion on the Pokémon Z-A trailer, then talk a little about the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 reveal announcement and finally we discuss some of the recent games that have launched and how they are being received by critics. For the main course, we just talk about Monster Hunter Wilds for like an hour… We discuss why we think it's good, what has changed from previous titles and what makes it stand out as a good entry point in the series.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 209 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we discuss various gaming related news. We start with a discussion on WB closing down 3 studios, more CEOs and their lovely comments on gaming, RIP Dauntless and Balatro catching a break. For the main course, we revisit some predictions we had completely forgotten about. Predictions we made more than 100 episodes ago (that's roughly 2 years and 8 months). Let's see how wrong we were… or how right.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 208 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we discuss various gaming related news. We start by going over the recent Elden Ring Nightreign network test, with our impressions and answer some questions. Then we discuss the recent Marvel Rivals layoffs, Overwatch 2 bringing back lootboxes, Niantic being sold, and Nintendo removing their gold coins program and adding more patents.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!

On episode 207 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Cesar, Manny, Eric, Myka and Gilbert go over our main course (topic) where we talk about the State of Play and all of the new reveals and announcements. We also did an addendum to our draft, see Myka's picks. Finally, we go over EA CEO comments and how did PSN to go down for a whole day.For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at @gamingmeal.bsky.social, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal!Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 206 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Cesar, Manny, Eric, Myka and Gilbert go over our main course (topic) where we discuss the result from our 2024 Fantasy Game Draft and Gaming Predictions to see how good (or bad) we did last year. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 205 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we discuss the Xbox Developer Direct announcements. Including Ninja Gaiden 4 and a bunch of release dates. For our main discussion, we then try to predict what will happen for the gaming industry during 2025. Doom and gloom or hopeful predictions? A bit of both. We then plan to revisit this next year to see how good or bad we did. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 204 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, and Gilbert catch up on all of the news that we have missed over the holiday break. We discuss the Sony live service graveyard, some recent AAA and live service news and is increasing game prices good for the industry? For our main discussion, we talk about the recently announced Nintendo Switch 2. Not much was shown but we speculate a little on what the future holds for Nintendo. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 203 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Gilbert, and Cesar dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we performed our 2025 videogame fantasy draft and preview the games expected to come on 2025. We will revisit this list a year from now. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

Happy Holidays! On episode 202 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Cesar go over the best of the Game Awards 2024 presented by Geoff Keighley. This year had a ton of fantastic announcements that were incredible. We want to dive into each of our favorites and discuss in detail what we thought about the announcements, the future of these developers and the future of the industry as a whole. We also go into the winners and what we thought about the show in general. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 201 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert, and Cesar discuss the best of the best of the year! We go over our nominees for the best of the year. So many categories, so little time but we still manage to squeeze them all in. What is the best meal we had all year? Can Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC, win our prestigious Meal Of The Year award? Surely a DLC cannot beat a game that came out this year like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth or Metaphor ReFantazio… right? Join us and find out. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

Happy Thanksgiving! On episode 200 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert, and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where it's a special 200th episode! We wanted to discuss live which games should make it into the nominees for our upcoming Gaming Meal awards. So we did just that… it was maybe a tad messy. For our main discussion, we figured why not take a fond look back and some of the most unforgettable gaming moments for us. Whether it be a unique moment in a specific video game, an event that we attended, a reveal that blew our collective minds, anything we deemed unforgettable. Would you kindly sit back, relax and enjoy the show ;) For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 199 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Sony reportedly in talks to buy Kadokawa, Microsoft's "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign, and PlayStation Portal update adding cloud streaming support.  For our main topic, we discuss the Videogame Awards nominations, and discuss why the Elden Ring DLC should be (or not) nominated for the Game of the Year.  For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 198 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we are having tapas again! We talk about Nintendo confirming backward compatibility, Kojima now owns the Death Stranding IP, Halo 2's E3 demo level is playable, a new Virtua Fighter is in development, and then it turns into a Monster Hunter podcast as we catch up on MH related news including a new mobile game and discussions about the Wilds beta. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 197 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we are having tapas! We picked more topics than usual is all that means… We talk about Firewalk Studios officially closing down, Capcom releases some interesting sales statistics, Ubisoft releases an NFT game, World of Warcraft has a $90 mount, Nintendo releases a music app, and a review round-up covering a lot of recent releases like Call of Duty Black Ops 6 and Mario Party Jamboree. For our main topic, we flip around last week's episode and talk about common features that we think are over-appreciated and unwanted. Features that are generally pretty common and we think should not be in games any more. They can be frustrating and are no longer gimmicks that we find fun. At the very least, they need to be greatly overhauled to become fun, fresh or worth implementing. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 196 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Valve mentioning that Steam Deck 2 is not necessary yet, a previous Sony executive comments about the state of AAA games and the lack of AA games, and Ubisoft is disassembling the Prince of Persia: Lost Crown team. For our main topic, we talk about features that we think are under-appreciated or taken for granted. Features that we think should be in every game no matter how simple or complicated it might be and that very often stand out when they aren't implemented. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 195 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Nintendo's Alarmo clock and Destiny: Rising, a mobile game by NetEase set in the Destiny universe. For our main topic, we discuss different gaming opinions and what we think about them. Are graphics still king? Is gaming better or worse now? Agree, disagree, or agree to disagree. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 194 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Joe, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) that turned into a buffet. We talked about the Halo Studios announcement and how Halo is switching to Unreal Engine 5, new game releases and their review scores + impressions, and Ubisoft... again. Ubisoft is still making news and we are starting to wonder how they are still operating. This turns into a whole discussion about game design, monetization, current gaming cultures, Sony making non-consumer friendly moves; you know, down the gaming rabbit hole. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 193 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Nintendo going after emulators (again), and California's new law forcing stores to admit that they are only licensing content. We then get into our main course where we reminisce about the Dreamcast and the good old days. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 192 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Nintendo is suing Palworld and Assassins Creed: Shadows is getting delayed. We then get into our main course where we go over the recent State of Play announcements and give our impressions. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 191 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Annapurna's exodus, Australia making changes to their ratings for games with gambling, and Unity finally backpedaling. We then get into our main course where we discuss the PS5 Pro announcement… $700!! For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 190 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Joe go over this week's tapas (various gaming news with one overarching topic). Talking about the current state and future of the gaming industry. We discuss Concord being canceled and what that means for Sony and the industry, the likelihood of prices rising for consoles and games, corporate greed as well as corporate fumbling, and more. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 189 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar jump straight into the main discussion: to find out which is the best SNES game of all time. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 188 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Fortnite back on iPhones, Final Fantasy 16 coming to PC, and Black Myth Wukong's successful release. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we go over the announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 187 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Myka, go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Tango Gameworks is back from the dead and Apple's updates to their Terms of Service greatly affecting Patreon. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about games coming out in the remainder of 2024. Which ones are hype? Which ones are duds? For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 186 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Chiara, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Game Informer being shut down, follow up on news at Bungie, and Warner Bros is trying to sell its gaming division... again. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss jolly cooperation in video games. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 185 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about PSVR 2 price drop and sales surge, Bungie lays off %17 of its workforce, and Voice Actors strike over AI. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we lay to rest the ashes of the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 online store has officially closed down and we just wanted to share memories regarding the greatest platform of all time (Episodes 149-150). For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 184 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about FTC commenting on Game Pass raising prices, Concord is not even out and is already struggling, and a different take by a CEO on live services. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about our experience at the 2024 Evo Championship. Discussing the new venue, the game announcements, and what we thought about the event in general. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 183 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Game Pass Changes, Palworld Entertainment, and Nintendo's plans to meet demands for the Switch 2. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss some unique game mechanics that have stayed unique. For some reason, these mechanics were never truly mimicked. For our desserts, we had some bonus conversations about Concord, Gacha games and #WhoIsEmio. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 182 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about unplayed Steam libraries, Sony is still developing a whole 2 games for VR, and Xbox coming to Fire TV as well as missing some big upcoming titles. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss if we think new game content should be considered for GOTY. In a year where game expansions are having a massive impact, it made for a very interesting and heated conversation. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 181 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Chiara, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), where we talk about EA Executives making millions, and Koei Tecmo failing to meet expectations. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the Nintendo Direct from June 2024. A lot of new announcements to cover, including Mario & Luigi's return in Brothership, Zelda is finally the main character in a Zelda game, and Metroid Prime 4 is actually happening. Also, we review our predictions from a couple episodes ago and see how we fared. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 180 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Chiara and Cesar go straight into discussing all of the latest reveals and trailer from the most popular showcases. Starting with the Summer Games Fest, we talk about Monster Hunter Wilds, Phantom Blade Zero and Blumhouse getting into horror game publishing. From the Xbox Showcase, we all liked Perfect Dark and Doom: The Dark Ages, talk a little history about Fable and Gears. We even go into the Ubisoft Forward and the turnaround Dragon Age pulled off. Basically, as much as we could cram in here. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 179 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the PSVR2 PC adapter, another CEO considering raising videogame prices, and a live-service game becoming a regular game. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we predict what we will be seeing during E3 this year. E3 doesn't exist anymore? Excuse us, Not-E3's shows, including Summer Game Fest and the Xbox Showcase, among others. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 178 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Microsoft moving to ARM, Riot and Ubisoft being greedy, Call of Duty coming to GamePass and we discuss the state of Sony following info from their most recent business meeting. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the games announced in the May 2024 PlayStation State of Play, including gameplay of Monster Hunter Wilds. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 177 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Square Enix's restructuring, EA dreams about ways to deliver ads in games, and Assassin's Creed Shadows. Plus, a bonus lightning round covering other recent news! We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the digital stores available to consumers. Mostly comparing Steam to Microsoft to Sony to Nintendo to Epic and what makes them tick. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 176 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Cesar as joined by our newest guest Chiara, and go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and more at Bethesda, the Helldivers 2 PSN PC requirement debacle, Sony pulling Horizon: Zero Dawn from PlayStation Plus, and Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement.  We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the future of gaming and discuss a wide array of topics, including future ideas and insights on the future and path forward for the industry. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 175 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Stellar Blade, Sony patents 'Auto-Play' game mode for Playstation, and Escape From Tarkov's new $250 PVE downloadable content. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about some game remakes we would want to see. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 174 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about gamers seeking ways to stop developers from rendering online games unplayable, that 60 percent of playtime in 2023 went to 6-year-old or older games, and Embracer splitting into three companies. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about game pricing and the tipping/subscription model for gaming. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 173 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Gearbox being bought by Take Two and where does that leave Embracer, and the news that deals for developers to put games on Xbox Game Pass and Epic Games exclusivity have gone away.  We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about Game Informer's recent 2024 bracket on the Best Game of all Time (as voted by its readers). For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 172 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Phil Spencer wanting Epic Games Store Xbox, Dragon's Dogma 2 launch woes, and Xbox reportedly developing a handheld gaming device. We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about Metacritic's Best Publisher of the 2023. We just go over the list and discuss the surprise. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast! Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.