Fathers of the Grind

After 4 years and 200 episodes, The time has come to say goodbye to the Fathers of the Grind podcast. This week, we talk about the history of the show, some of our favorite moments, and what’s happening next for our fearless co-hosts. 

Of course, Tim, Derek, and Dan aren’t done podcasting yet – there is still a place where you can hear all their yammering every week. The new show is called Current Gen, and you can subscribe to it now on all major podcast providers. Please go give it a listen and let us know what you think!
Thank you, everyone, for tuning in each week! I’m excited to continue bringing you unsolicited gaming hot takes on Current Gen. Thank you!!!

You can find the new show here: https://anchor.fm/current-gen

It’s time to rewind the tape and review the 2010’s. In this episode, we take a walk down memory lane for the years 2015-2019. We talk about the major moments in the gaming industry as well as our favorite games from those years. Enjoy!

It’s time to rewind the tape and review the 2010’s. In this episode, we take a walk down memory lane for the years 2010-2014. We talk about the major moments in the gaming industry as well as our favorite games from those years. Enjoy!

Dan, Derek, and Tim each list their personal favorite games of 2019, and then walk through the results of our community votes for GOTY awards. We also answer some questions from our listeners and Facebook group members. Thanks for listening!

2020 arrives with high expectations in the gaming community. We walk through the major release dates that we know about and make some predictions as well. Before we preview the video games of 2020, we talk about the Oculus Rift and Quest, Asgard’s Wrath, Luigi’s Mansion 3, Frostpunk, Star Wars Jedi: The Fallen, Order, and more!

FINALLY. Here is the big daddy of them all: Our list for Best Overall Game of 2019. First, we name our favorite remakes, remasters, and DLC expansions of the year. Then we dive into our debate over the best overall game of the year. Guests this week: Dan Phillips, Jeff Widman, Kyle Neely

It’s true – sometimes we play video games with other people! So, we pick our favorite multiplayer experiences of the year. After that, we jump into the ranking debate for the Best Story of 2019. Guests this week: Dan Phillips, Jeff Widman, Kyle Neely

Sure, we’ve arrived at the year 2020, but that doesn’t mean we are finished talking about 2019! In this portion of our GOTY 2019 debates, we pick our favorite music of the year, and then we have a LONG discussion about the top 10 Best Visuals in video games. Guests this week: Dan Phillips, Jeff Widman, Kyle Neely

More GOTY 2019 are heading your way! In this episode, we cover our personal picks for best First Person Shooter games. After that, the crew creates a shared Top 10 list of the Best Combat of the year. Guests this week: Dan Phillips, Jeff Widman, Kyle Neely

Our annual Game of the Year debates continue! Next up, we talk about our personal selections for best motion capture and/or voice acting performances. Then we dive into a debate about the Top 10 Open World or Exploration experiences of the year.