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A podcast discussion between friends on their most beloved hobby, video games! A no holds-barred discussion on the industry and the games they play today and while growing up.

The Tanders


    • Jun 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 3h 59m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Post E3 2021 discussion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 108:45


    As promised! We give our impressions on the games that were annouced during this E3 2021 season! As usual Matthew from https://xboxoutsider.com/ joins us on this follow up episode! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://podlink.co/nw2 Shopee - https://podlink.co/hg9 Amazon - https://podlink.co/80t Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    E3 2021 Speculation Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 107:27


    It's this time of the year again and E3 season is just around the corner! Even though everything is held digitally, that will not stop our fun! Join the Tanders as they try to wildly predict the annoucements of the presentations Special thanks to Matthew of https://xboxoutsider.com/ for joining us in this one! Talking points: Guerrilla Showcase Battlefield Reveal Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest: Some Kind of Big Reveal Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest: Koch Primetime Gaming Stream, Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest: Ubisoft Forward Wholesome Direct Gearbox Software Devolver Digital Geoff Keighley's Summer Games Fest: Microsoft's Xbox and Bethesda Showcase Square Enix Capcom Take-Two Interactive: Marvel XCOM Nintendo Bandai Namco If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://podlink.co/nw2 Shopee - https://podlink.co/hg9 Amazon - https://podlink.co/80t Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    How to get started with content creation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2021 65:07


    Thinking of starting a podcast, stream, vlog? This episode might help you get started! We discuss on how to get started with creating content with the help of Jaba Orellana from Tier One Entertainment If you're interested in applying to the AMPLYFY Academy, you can do so here: http://bit.ly/AMPLFYAcademy Here are our talking points: What is the first thing to think about when creating content? What gear do you need to start? Audio content Video / streaming content What is the best platform to distribute your content? What are the KPIs that you need to look for when publishing your content? What’s the biggest challenge when starting your content creation journey? How difficult is it nowadays to find an audience for your content? What are the ways to monetize your content? What is the Amplfy Academy? Can anyone apply or join the program? What can aspiring content creators expect from the program? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://podlink.co/nw2 Shopee - https://podlink.co/hg9 Amazon - https://podlink.co/80t Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Play to earn games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 54:07


    Understanding Non Fungible Tokens (NFT)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 48:05


    The evolution of gaming hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 98:11


    It's all about gaming hardware / peripherals for this episode. The Tanders tackle everything and anything that hardware manufactueres deem as a "gaming" peripheral We also have Gian Viterbo from Gadget Pilipinas (https://gadgetpilipinas.net/). Please do to make sure to visit his site and all other content from Blip Media (https://blipmedia.ph/) Talking points: Remembering the days without gaming specific hardware? What were our struggles? What was your very first gaming peripheral / hardware? Were you skeptical before buying it? A non-existent industry that suddenly became big. What was the catalyst? Gaming peripherals that may or may not help your performance What are the gaming hardware that you can personally recommend? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://podlink.co/nw2 Shopee - https://podlink.co/hg9 Amazon - https://podlink.co/80t Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    An ode to survival games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 77:16


    The Tanders have been obsessed with Valheim for quite sometime, so they decided to do an episode all about the survival game genre! Talking points: What was the first survival game you played What makes the genre so unique? Why do we love Valheim so much? Some notable survival games to try (besides Valheim) If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://podlink.co/nw2 Shopee - https://podlink.co/hg9 Amazon - https://podlink.co/80t Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Understanding Crypto Currencies

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 100:42


    We try to lift the mystery that is called Crypto Currency and the Block chain! We discuss in the detail on what it is and what gives value to Bitcoin, Etherum and the other popular cryptos nowadays. For this episode we invited Rico Z. from Spark Point to help us explain all of this Talking points: What is Crypto Currency? Why do we keep hearing the word “blockchain” with it? Do you think it will co-exist or even replace fiat currencies? How does one start investing in Crypto? What are the risks involved? Is it advisable to mine for Crypto Currencies? Why did you start Sparkpoint? What are the other applications of Blockchain technology? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://podlink.co/nw2 Shopee - https://podlink.co/hg9 Amazon - https://podlink.co/80t Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Best competitive games for Tito / Tita gamers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 79:05


    Let's admit it, we aren't fast as the kids nowadays when it comes to competitive gaming, but that shouldn't stop us from keeping the fierce competitive spirit alive! The Tanders talk about how competitive or PVP games have helped them in their personal lives and why we should keep playing them! Talking Points: How is competitive gaming different from back then to now? Did you ever stop playing PVP / Competitive games? Why the need to stay competitive? What hardware can give you that slight competitive edge? What are your personal picks for competitive games? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU Tander Trips Music Credits: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Tander Flash Music: By Teknoaxe http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1598 Background artwork: artwork by @visualdon – https://instagram.com/visualdon

    Evolving tastes in video games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2021 89:57


    The Tanders have been playing video games since the early '80s and as the industry evolves, so do their tastes! They discuss what genres they initially hated, but grown to love over time and what kind of games they really stuck until today Here are our talking points: To set some context first, when did you start gaming? Did you stop at any point? How was your journey of discovery of video games? Did you try to play everything? At any one point, did you form an instant bias against a genre? What made you try other genres or games that you otherwise wouldn’t have tried If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Tander Picks 2020 (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 93:36


    We continue part 2 of our Tander Picks for 2020! Your “Babalik ka rin” game Game that you previously dropped, but keep coming back to it Matthew: Batman Arkham Knight Colin: Mobile Legends Jed: Baldur's Gate II Rico: Civilization VI James: iRacing Best Tanders purchase of the year Hardware purchase that enriched your gaming experience Matthew: Xbox Series X Colin: Thera Gun & PS5 Jed: Xbox one Controller Rico: New PC James: Xiaomi Gaming Monitor 34” Ultrawide Your most anticipated game for 2021 Matthew: Psychonauts 2 (Mar 2021) Colin: Persona 5 Strikers, Stray Jed: Hitman 3 Rico: Mulligan James: Back 4 Blood Best game of 2020 A game that has a culmination of everything enjoyable and you can overlook the things you did not like Matthew: FF7 Remake Colin: Ghost of Tsushima Jed:Hades Rico: Outer Worlds James: iRacing Sorry for the delay of the episode, we had some scheduling conflicts the past few week, but hopefully for the coming episodes it will be back to our regular programming! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Tander Picks 2020 (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 106:45


    Here are our categories for our picks: Best backlog game that you completed A game you dusted away from your backlog and played from start to finish Matthew: Dragon Age: Inquisition Colin: Spider-Man Jayvee: The Division 2 Jed: Assassin’s Creed Rogue Rico: Civilization 6 James: Ghost of Tsushima Best game that is respectful of your time A game that you feel that’s very satisfying to play for very short gaming sessions Matthew: Gears 5 Colin: Pokemon Sword and Shield Jayvee: Genshin Impact Jed: Diablo 3 Rico: Mobile Legends Chess TD James: R6 Siege Best comfy game of the year A game where you can sit back and relax and really keep playing for long stretches of time Matthew: Spirit Fairer Colin: Persona 5 Royal Jayvee: Portal Knights Jed: Satisfactory Rico: Cities: Skylines James: Modern Warfare Best game that you unexpectedly enjoyed Matthew: Final Fantasy 7 Remake Colin: Ghost of Tsushima Jayvee: Snowrunner Jed: R6 Siege Rico: Call of Duty Warzone James: Modern Warfare We will continue the episode next year and it will definitely include our GOTY for 2020! So watch out for that! Special thanks to our guests for this episode, Colin of Ungeek.ph and Matthew from the Three Point Landing Podcast (please make sure to give it a listen too!) and Toomuchgaming.net If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official

    Gaming with your kids

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 71:48


    Some tips to help you share the hobby with your kids The Tanders talk about on how to game with your kids or younger members of the family. It could be easy for some and a little rough for others, but nevertheless, play video games with both young and old is definitely fun! Main topic talking points: How to introduce gaming to your kids? What were the initial hurdles that your kids faced when first starting out To non-gamer parents who want to play games with your kids, how to help you get started with video games? How to successfully rub off our passion of video games to the next generation Gaming with our kids in the future Our picks for games to play with the family (can also mention games to avoid): Marvel Super Heroes King of Tokyo (Boardgame) Mario Kart 8 Switch Super Smash Bros. Mario 3D World Minecraft Portal Knights If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Remembering our favorite '80s cartoons!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 105:15


    Join us in this nostalgia episode to talk all about our favorite animated series back in the day The Tanders decide to put a hold on video game talk and decided to do a nostalgia trip with their favorite '80s cartoons! We discuss all our favorites (and sometimes not so favorite) cartoons while we were growing up. Main topic talking points: Why did 80s cartoons leave such a big impact on us? Let’s talk about the best of the best: Giant Robots / Mecha Transformers Gobots Mighty Orbots Tekkaman Action fighting men with gadgets G.I. Joe Centurions Chuck Norris and the Karate Commandos Rambo M.A.S.K. He-Man Talking fighting animals Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dinosaucers Dinoriders Sci-Fi Galaxy Rangers Captain Power The Real Ghostbusters The Original Ghostbusters Aimed for girls, but we enjoyed anyways Care bears Rainbow Bright Jem and the Holograms Beverly Hills Teens She-Ra Other cartoons that don’t fit the main genres Turbo Teen Yogi’s Treasure Hunt Cartoons of the 80s vs Cartoons of today If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    What will be truly next-gen in gaming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 56:30


    Once again, we are at the dawn of next generation consoles! Does it still excite you? The Tanders take a deeper look into what makes next-gen, next-gen. With the latest Playstation and Xbox dropping soon, we take a trip down memory lane on some of the consoles of past that got us truly excited. Here are our main talking points: Remembering major leaps in console generations Let’s all remember, motion controls was supposed to be next-gen Next-gen was supposed to be VR, what happened? What will be truly next-gen for you? Will you be getting a PS5 or Xbox Series X? Rico's latest monitor - https://bit.ly/tandermonitorshop (Shopee) or https://bit.ly/tandermonitor (Lazada) If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    An ode to horror games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 60:30


    All our favorite spookiest games just in time for the spookiest time of the year! The Tanders literally face their fears and talk about their all time favorite horror games! We discuss why the horror genre is appealing and what games over the years made a horrific impression on us! Our talking points: Why do you enjoy horror games? If you don’t, why not? What was the first horror game that left an impression? What are games that are not horror but got you scared of them? Exceptions: for horror fans, which horror games did you not enjoy? For non-horror fans, which ones did you enjoy? Your top picks for must-play horror games? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our affiliate links: Lazada - https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Shopee - https://bit.ly/tandershop Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU Background artwork: artwork by @visualdon – https://instagram.com/visualdon

    Tander Flash - Our thoughts on: Genshin Impact earns $100M in two weeks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 13:41


    Gacha fever has taken over both PC and console! We talk about why Genshin Impact is such a big deal. We discuss the very successful launch of Genshin Impact. The latest hotness from a Chinese developer called Mihoyo as this is their rookie attempt in crossing into the PC and Console platform. He are our talking points for this episode: Why does this interest us? Will their success be short lived? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our Lazada affiliate link: https://bit.ly/tanderlaz Make sure to click on the link before checking out. We will get a small comission from all your purchases, this will go directly to supporting the show. Music Credits Tander Flash Music: By Teknoaxe http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1598 Background artwork: artwork by @visualdon – https://instagram.com/visualdon

    Tips on managing your videogame backlog

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 68:45


    We've all fallen into the trap of buying more games than we can actually play! It's always a good feeling to get to try the shiny new game that came out, but then again so is clearing your backlog! The Tanders try to impart their sage advise on how to help out thin that gaming backlog! Here are our show notes: What we've been playing James: Mario Odyssey, Ghost of Tsushima Jed: Hades Rico: Warframe Jayvee: Genshin Impact Main topic talking points: How did you accumulate your gaming backlog? Why did the accumulation happen? How to avoid it? Will games be designed when our age group become senior citizens? What are your top tips for thinning out the backlog? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Lastly, if you want to help support the show! You can do so by using our Lazada affiliate link: https://bit.ly/tanderlaz please make sure to click on the link before checking out! We will get a small comission from all your purchases and this will go directly to supporting the show. Thank you! Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Free to play games done right

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 101:14


    The Tanders have recently fallen in love with Warframe lately and this was an inspiration for a podcast topic! We discuss Free to play (F2P) games that are worth your time and maybe your money if you're willing to spend a bit! Here is a run down of the talking points: Games we've been playing: James - Talks about his new monitor! A brief review on the Xiaomi 34inch Ultrawide Gaming Monitor. If you would like to buy the same monitor, please use our affiliate link with Lazada: https://bit.ly/TanderMonitor. For every successful purchase, we get a small comission and this will go towards to supporting the podcast Jed - Talks about his new toy also, a Retroid Pocket 2! If you want something similar, you can also try the RG350M. Please use this affiliate link also :) https://bit.ly/TanderConsole Jayvee - Quickly talks about Warframe and then goes into a lot more into Portal Knights RIco - Trying to fit in with the kids nowadays, takes a crack at Among Us Main topic talking points: What was your first F2P game that got you hooked and invested a lot of time in playing? What was the worst F2P game you played? Some F2P mechanics to watch out for: Grind mechanics Monetization practices (is it Play to win?) Gacha / Loot box systems How will F2P games fare vs Premium games in the Pandemic economy Why do you play F2P games? Besides the low low cost of Free! What are your most highly recommended Free to play games? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Tander Flash - Our thoughts on the Microsoft acquisition of Bethesda

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 15:38


    We started another new format called Tander Flash! In this show, we will be doing 15 minute episodes that discuss all the breaking news, events or scandals in the gaming industry! For our very first epsiode we discuss the behomoth that is Microsft, flexing their big bucks muscles are buying up studios left and right. Their latest acquisition, Zenimax Media, owners also of Bethesda, ID software, to name a few. In this epsiode we talk about the following: What are the reasons for the acquisition? How will this affect releases on the Playstation platform? Microsoft planning for more studio acquisitions! Who do you think will be next?? Will this be good or bad for the industry in the long run? If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU Tander Trips Music Credits: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio Tander Flash Music: By Teknoaxe http://teknoaxe.com/Link_Code_3.php?q=1598 Background artwork: artwork by @visualdon – https://instagram.com/visualdon

    Tander Trips - The benefits of working from home

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 88:13


    The pandemic has forced us to do all kinds of new things for the sake of adapting to the "new normal". One of those things that was most impacted was the way we work. Working from home is not really a new concept, but for the most of us, is something new to experience. How is your WFH life nowadays? This is what we discuss in today's episode! Our main talking points for this episode: Have you been working from home even before the pandemic started? What was the biggest change when shifting to working from home? Have your working habits improved? Do you enjoy working from home rather than in the office? What do you think are the hesitations of employers for letting employees work from home? How to improve the working conditions of a WFH setup? Make sure to visit Toggl.com to learn more on the tool that Rico talks about in this episode! https://toggl.com/ If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU Tander Trips Music Credits: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Quarantine Gaming part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 131:21


    How are you doing in this quarantine season? 6 months in and the Tanders discuss how Video Games helps them to cope with the stressess of the current situation. Not only that, we discuss the future of the console releases and how economical it will be to launch with COVID-19 happening all over the world Special thanks to our guest, Tito Jopes for joining us in this one! Please don't forget to follow and like his Facebook page for some retro goodness: https://www.facebook.com/titojopes If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU Tander Trips Music Credits: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Tander Trips - Imagining Life After the Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 73:32


    Welcome to the very first spin-off show called Tander Trips! In this show, we discuss more general topics which are outside of video games. All this while playing Euro Truck Simulator 2, to hopefully capture the roadtrip conversation which are deeper and more meaningful. The pilot episode will be all about life after the pandemic. How the pandemic changed our lives and what we want to do when its safe to go out. We hope everybody enjoys this episode! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Tander Chats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU Tander Trips Music Credits: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

    Esports, the future of sports

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2020 121:55


    Competitive video games and playing it professionally has now been a reality! Unfortunately, here in the Philippines, Esports is struggling to be recognized seriously by the mass market. The Tanders tackle this delicate topic with our special guest, Franco from Mineski Events Team Apologies for the sudden cut near the end of this episode! We ran into some technical difficulties and wasn't able to salvage the last 30mins of the podcast, nevertheless, I hope you can enjoy this episode as it is! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Video games we almost ignored

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2020 102:56


    Did you write off a video game, just because how it looked or had some of bias against it without even playing it? Don't worry, the Tanders pretty much had a lot of those as well! Listen to them discuss on games that they almost ignored, but it turns out they loved it! Special thanks to Playstation Philippines Facebook group. If you have a Playstation and love video games, please join the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PlayStationPhils If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Video Games in other media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2020 119:29


    Ever wished there was a good adaptation of a video game movie? We do too! Let's go back in time and discuss video games in their other forms (cartoons, tv shows, movies). In usual Tanders form, we talk about all the old stuff as well as the new! Don't forget to check out Ruinarch https://store.steampowered.com/app/909320/Ruinarch/?curator_clanid=35884729 If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TanderChats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Gaming in the 80's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 93:54


    It's always fun to be nostalgic and reminisent about your childhood, most especially when the memories include video games! The Tanders revist their childhood memories of the 80's on the struggles and joys of gaming back then. Come and join us in our time machine! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: Facebook.com/TanderChats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Our virtual reactions to all the virtual events

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2020 131:45


    In an unprecedented time, all in-person events have been cancelled, but that doesn't stop the gaming industry to look to live streaming to present all the games that will be coming out this year and the next. The Tanders share their reactions on what these shows are about! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can leave a like on our Facebook: Facebook.com/TanderChats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Predictions for the show that was formerly known as E3!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 127:12


    We definitely live in extra ordinary times. Because of the global pandemic, in-person events such as E3 will be cancelled. Nevertheless, the Tanders will still continue and speculate for the things to come in 2020 If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, please leave a like on Facebook: Facebook.com/TanderChats Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Quarantine Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2020 93:51


    The Tanders tackle on how they're coping with the enchanced community lockdown that's currently happening. Is it a time to clear that backlog or still status quo? We hope we can provide some entertainment during this period of uncertainty! Keep safe, keep healthy! @TanderChats Facebook.com/TanderChats Tanderchats@gmail.com Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    The Joys of Holiday Gaming

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 82:30


    The air is colder, the nights are longer and that means the holidays are here! The Tanders gather around the glow of their monitors and chat about what a joy it is to play video games during the holidays. If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can do so on the following platforms: @TanderChats Facebook.com/TanderChats Tanderchats@gmail.com Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Games we no longer have time to play

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 84:06


    The Tanders are back and we are joined by Colin from ungeek.ph to share our frustrations and how we cope on being adults at the same time trying to keep the gaming hobby alive! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can do so on the following platforms: @TanderChats Facebook.com/TanderChats Tanderchats@gmail.com Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    A perspective from both gamers and makers (game developers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 85:39


    Jed and James discuss a unique perspective on both being gamers and game developers. They discuss their insights and give tips on how to start and break into the industry! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can do so on the following platforms: @TanderChats Facebook.com/TanderChats Tanderchats@gmail.com We also usually hangout in the Popsicle Games Discord server (https://discord.gg/UU69Dtd)! Come chat with us there if you feel like it! Just look for INQUE (James) or jRev (Jed), please make sure to ping us and say hi! Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Our E3 2019 Reactions!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 116:06


    On this episode, James and Jed discuss their reactions on what happend to this year's E3! Listen in to what games they are most excited for and they discuss both the funny and not so funny things that happend during the various pres conferences! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can do so on the following platforms: @TanderChats Facebook.com/TanderChats Tanderchats@gmail.com We also usually hangout in the OMGeek.net Discord server (https://discord.gg/Ndedxue)! Come chat with us there if you feel like it! Just look for INQUE (James) or jRev (Jed), please make sure to ping us and say hi! Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

    Our E3 2019 Predictions!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 5421:00


    We grace our very first episode of Tander Chats with our E3 2019 predictions. What games, hardware or surprises will be shown in this year's show? James and Jed will be laying out their predictions for this coming E3! If you want to leave us a message or interact with us, you can do so on the following platforms: @TanderChats Facebook.com/TanderChats Tanderchats@gmail.com We also usually hangout in the OMGeek.net Discord server (https://discord.gg/Ndedxue)! Come chat with us there if you feel like it! Just look for INQUE (James) or jRev (Jed), please make sure to ping us and say hi! Music Credits: Transient by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported — CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/Gv0OSpS2ABU

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