Beeps & Bloops Podcast

Shawn, Pory, Kaz, and Aaron from NerdCrave welcome "Radical Reggie" as we discuss the PlayStation Showcase, and the Nvidia leak at the top of the hour. Later in the show, we get into a discussion of "comfort food" games that we love to play over and over, and the tendency over the last year or two to re=play old games rather than get into new experiences.

Shawn, Pory, Kaz, and Aaron from NerdCrave are joined by friend Tyrone, as we discuss games, and a few movies and TV shows coming this fall and into the holiday season!

We welcome an expanded crew tonight, The Usual suspects, Aaron, Shawn, Pory, and Kaz are joined by Retro Tony and CyndaKiel for a Celebration of the content creators we watch, and a discussion of our inspirations in the Gaming content space. We start the night discussing Game Ratings, the number of ratings you get from places like Metacritic and IGN. Do they even mean anything anymore? how can they be objectively accurate in such a subjective medium?

Kaz, Shawn and Aaron from NerdCrave Deep Dive into Remakes and Remasters, when it's done well, and when its a quick cash grab. Be sure to Drop by NerdCrave on YouTube and say hello!

Shawn, Kaz, and newcomer, Cameron join Aaron from NerdCrave to discuss just what the term INDIE even means anymore. We break down the Indie World presentation and discuss our favorite selections while trying to figure out how to define Indie. It used to mean, developed by an amateur, or an individual or small, non-corporate team, but now the term seems to include anything "retro-styled" or 2D. we finish off the night discussing some of our favorite indies on the switch

Shawn, Pory, Kaz and Aaron from NerdCrave discuss trending topics at the top of the hour, then dive into a celebration of casual and simulation games. What is a casual game exactly? we discuss and try to define casual games, and maybe disagree just a little!

Shawn, Pory, Kaz and Aaron discuss the prohibitive price of upgrading storage in your PS5 and other modern systems like the upcoming Steam Deck. We debate the age old argument of Physical games vs Digital.

Shawn, Pory, and Aaron discuss the Activision scandal and lawsuit, the rising price of new games, and "perceived value" and then move into the main topic for the night, video game controllers, through the years.

Shawn, Pory, Kaz, and Aaron from NerdCrave discuss this week's trending topics at the top of the show and then move into a deeper discussion of the many times game franchises moved into the handheld space, and elevated the genre rather than being a quick cash grab. We discuss games with "synergy" the idea of connectivity between handhelds and their parent consoles, and a few times when this went horribly wrong!

Shawn, Pory, Kaz, and I discuss the glut of retro styled games that have been produced over the last few years and try to determine what's so great about them and why they have become so popular!