Geek Salad

Gladiators Online: Death Before Dishonor the beautifully designed game with gruesome combat where you play as a Lanista or gladiator manager in ancient Rome. Created by Dorado Games, this game visually stunning game plays from your browser, but we not the ones here to tell you about it. We were happy to have Nick Porsche from Dorado games coming all the way from Malta in Europe to tell us a little about the game.

Step inside a video game streaming channel, but not just any channel, Twin Galaxies Live. We talk with Xander Denke about what it is like running and hosting a web stream and the challenges of dealing with guests and the audience.

We talked with Scott Cooley, the official spokesperson for Bookmaker.eu one of the largest sportsbooks in the world that are now offering betting from some of the biggest eSport tournaments ranging from European Gaming League to Evolution Championship Series and Major League Gaming. We talked to Scott about the changing face of sports betting and how eSports came to be included in the world of online betting as well as how it may influence how we look at the sport.

All the hacking, none of the jail time. We go Beyond the Game trailer of Hacknet an intriguing terminal-based game or as they call it a “hacking simulator” that uses actual UNIX commands. We spoke with Matt Trobbiani who developed the game about what players can expect when they immerse themselves in his world.

On this episode of Geek Salad we are talking, Root the cyber espionage themed FPS game by Digital Tribe Games and Deep Fried Enterprises and speak to creators about what you can expect when you enter their world.

We delve into the world of the physiological thriller as we take a look at the update for the indie game, Enola from, The Domaginarium. Before we premiered the trailer we got a chance to talk with creative director, Sergio Rosa about the game as well as about one of his all-time favorite horror games, Silent Hill. About Enola: Enola is a psychological horror/adventure game that delves into the inherent darkness of love, death and revenge. As Enola, you must survive a macabre world conjured up by the tortured memories of her love, Angelica.

We premiere the cinematic trailer for Fragments of Him, a unique and interesting first-person drama gaming experience coming to PC and Xbox. We headed out to the Netherlands to talk with Mata Haggis about what players can expect from the game. About Fragments of Him: Fragments of Him is a narrative-driven first-person experience that follows the aftermath of protagonist Will's sudden death, and how the lives of those close to him are affected by this loss. Players experience memories and snapshots of four lives, including victim Will, his boyfriend, ex-girlfriend, and grandmother. Fragments of Him will come to Xbox One via the ID@Xbox self-publishing program, and PC in 2016 and is supported by funding of the Dutch Stimuleringsfonds and Gamefonds.

Sometimes you don't find your true passion until you walk away from the corporate world and start your own business and that is what our guest Tony Gowland did. He's had a fruitful career working for companies such as Rockstar and Activision and then founded Ant Workshop, an indie studio that is set to release their game, Binaries. We talk with Tony about his time working on AAA titles like GTA: Chinatown Wars and Red Dead Redemption and his move to creating his own studio and about his latest game, Binaries, a unique look at the PC puzzle platformer.

We go out to the great white north to talk with developer, Brad Smith on his latest project titled, Lizard. His Kickstarter brings us a cool platformer for the NES where you explore an 8-bit world while wearing a lizard for a true retro inspired adventure.

Randy and J.A. celebrate Randy's success in finally finding a PS5, we also talk about the idea some have that saying terrible things while gaming is "part of the game". We also talk, movies, television, food and more on this stacked pod.

A little something different. For this episode we are featuring two different gamer stories from world record holder, Carrie Swidecki. What is a gamer story? It can be about something funny or heartwarming that happened while playing a game or doing something gaming related and Carrie has two good ones to start off with.

For those of you who have been fans of Obsolete Gamer for a while, you will know we started as a classic gaming website and love all things Retrogaming. For this episode of OGS we feature Eli from Piko Interactive a company that develops and publishes new and previously released games for classic consoles. Imagine playing Duke Nukem 3D for the Sega Genesis, yes, you can do that! We talked with Eli about his company, his gaming background and some of his favorite classic games. Fans of vintage games will really want to check this one out.

Originally Recorded in 2016: We take a look at Seven: The Days Long Gone, the Isometric, parkour climbing, stealth RPG by Fool's Theory and we're joined by story designer and VFX artist, Karolina Kuzia who introduces us to this new world and what we as gamer have to look forward too.

Originally recorded in Oct 2015: We go beyond the game trailer of the new RTS game Battlefleet Gothic: Armada based on the Games Workshop tabletop game and talk with Romain Clavier from Tindalos Interactive about the features of the game. Developed on Unreal Engine 4, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is an RTS in which the player takes command of one of these battlefleets composed of the most powerful spaceships from the Imperial, Chaos, Eldar and Ork forces, in a no-quarter given struggle for the control of the Gothic sector of space. Featuring many different game modes including dramatic battles in both single and multiplayer, against players and the AI, and a full single-player campaign pitting you against Abaddon the Despoiler, Battlefleet Gothic: Armada will have you unlocking and upgrading the ships in your fleet as well as specializing the captains that helm them, each with their own behaviors.

Now they say you shouldn't have the same act twice but as a lover of FPS games we personally thought a game set in the civil war would be pretty awesome and that is exactly what War of Rights brings to the table. This title intends to bring the gameplay and authenticity that not only gamers would expect but Civil War reenactors as well. We talked to the team behind War of Rights about what player can expect from the game.

Ignacio joins J.A. on the show to talk about all the games he has played since Covid-19. We also rant on Cyberpunk, being essencial workers and Twitch.

Randy and J.A. talk about difficultly of being a retro video game collector as J.A. admits he is addicted to buying retro video games on Nintendo Switch. We also discuss if Microsoft's Game Pass is worth it and we review the lazy egg card game, Gudetama.

We talk with, Yash Jain founder of, Hero Trainer, the fitness app where gamers can earn video game related swag just for getting outside for some fresh air.

The New Year is here and we are back to talk about all the video and table top games we received over the holidays.

On this special Christmas Eve episode, Randy and J.A. discuss video game presents from Christmas past recounting some of their favorite video game related gifts from holidays gone by.

On this special podcast J.A. tells a Christmas story from his youth about him and his mother on the hunt for a Super Nintendo Entertainment System on Christmas Eve.

We head to Haifa, Israel to talk with Noam Matan Rotem about his upcoming indie hardcore platformer, Luciform.

Randy reviews the huge 25lb board game, Gloomhaven. J.A. reviews the Terraria inspired video game, Dig or Die and the Sennheiser GSP 500 gaming headset.

Our live show streamed on 1-13-19 where we discussed the fall of some of our favorite video game companies, best gaming gifts, getting old and more.

We break down what we liked and what we didn't like from E3 2018 from Fallout 76 to Battlefield 5.

Randy's in the thick of it as he gives us his reviews and impressions on Call of Duty Black OPS 4 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey we even talk a little bit about World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth and our returning addiction.

We're talking Fallout 76 and if the recent bad press is justified or are people overreacting. We also discuss the pros and cons of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and if Battlefield 5 will pull players away. Finally, we go over the PR nightmare that was the Blizzcon announcement of Diablo Immortal.

We ring in the holiday season talking about the fire and fury over Fallout 76 and how much of it is justified. We also talk Elder Scrolls Online, The Outer Worlds, the table top game KeyForge, Red Dead Redemption, Battlefield V and our favorite gaming related Christmas gifts.

On this episode we review the table top game, Scythe from Stonemaier Games and beg for Jamey Stegmaier to come on our show. We also open box the Accell usb 3.0 docking station and talk about Randy's upcoming trip to PAX East.

We dedicate a special episode to saying goodbye to our beloved toy store, Toys R Us. We talk memories of going to the store as kids as well as the pro's and con's of Toys R Us during it's time and why it is closing its doors.

On our tenth episode we interview, Jamey Stegmaier of Stonemaier games about his passion for creating fun and engaging board games including Viticulture, Euphoria, Scythe, and Charterstone.

J.A. reviews Star Crusade and Randy talking about video games made in to board games.

Randy breaks down some of his favorite board games showcased at Gencon. J.A. reviews West of Loathing.

Randy shows us some really interesting Tabletop related Kickstarters, J.A. reviews West of Loathing and we showcase, Richard Garriott in our Gamer Profile.

We discuss the unique and fun tabletop game, Charterstone and J.A.'s love/hate relationship with shooting based MMORPG's. Finally we go through some cancelled MMOs and what led to their downfall.

In our first episode we look at Mass Effect Cards against humanity's new deck, Terminator the Board Game, the Miami Heat sponsoring an E-Sports team and a review of Mysterium.

Randy breaks down Player Unknown Battlegrounds while J.A. gives his thoughts on the FMV game, Late Shift. This weeks board game reviews include Super Dungeon Explore and Rick and Morty Mr. Meeseeks Box O' Fun.

The Geek Salad crew gives their impressions on everything that came out of E3 2017, the good , the bad and the strange.