Fresh off the Nintendo Switch presentation event, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick welcome Rob Roberts from Orange Lounge Radio to discuss all the news revealed this evening! They discuss the console's release information, online capabilities, Joy-Con features, and of course, the games announced thus far.

This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick look back at the year 2016 in gaming! They look at the biggest news stories of the year, their top games, and look back at last year's resolutions while making new ones for the new year!

This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick celebrate 25 years of Sid Meier's Civilization by looking back at the history of the franchise! The Podcast Pirates examine how the games evolved over the years to become the ultimate name in 4x strategy gaming and its addictive "one more turn" gameplay.

This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick talk about the long road to Final Fantasy XV! The Podcast Pirates briefly discuss the history behind the game's lengthy development before launching into an overview of the characters, story, and battle system as well as the game's place in the Final Fantasy franchise.

This week, First Mate Slagkick and Captain Spike discuss the theme park simulation genre with a focus on the Roller Coaster Tycoon franchise, which started from one man's newfound love of roller coasters and grew into a cult hit, but later derailed as Atari struggled to find the right creative talent to develop further titles. The original games helped to spawn a subgenre of sim games that eventually gave rise to the new heirs to the RCT throne: Planet Coaster and Parkitect.

This week, the Podcast Pirates look back at the life of the Wii U as it is rumored to be ending production. They look at the highs and lows of Nintendo's console as well as some of the best games, many of which can only be experienced on the Wii U.

This week, the Podcast Pirates discuss the Nintendo Switch trailer and the information we know so far about Nintendo's new console/portable hybrid! Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick discuss their predictions and hopes for the new hardware.

This week, the Podcast Pirates share their experiences from the GaymerX 4 conference, which took place in Santa Clara, CA from September 30-October 2 - including discussion on how the convention has grown over the years and why a safe space for diverse members of the gaming community is so important.

It's a Tokyo Game Show 2016 Playstation news-a-palooza!

This week, Captain Spike and First Mate Slagkick discuss the recent Sony event unveiling the PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro! They go over the details of the new members of the PS4 family and the different roles they fill as well as their capabilities. and their opinion on whether it's worth the price of admission.