Game Goose

Today we're talking about the thespians among. The most dedicated gamers who put the roleplaying in RPG. Did you write a 5 page backstory for your Skyrim Orc Paul? We didn't think so.  

Where did all the power-ups go? Today we're taking about the video game staple that's gone by the wayside recently. Mushrooms, pellets and shells abound!

Today we're talking game play loops! What is a game play loop you ask? Well they come in all shapes and sizes. Some obvious, some not so much. Come take a gander! 

We're talking currencies and game economies in todays episode. Stonks! 

Today Dan reviews, "Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made," by Jason Schreier. An enlightening expose of the sheer grind making a video game has become.  

Today we're covering the graphic card shortage that's handicapped a variety of industries over the past year or so. The topic takes us from Bitcoin, to automated scalpers, to Joe Biden.  

I know, I know, I know...Blizzcon was over a month ago. This one got lost in the hopper. That's on me folks. That said, we also tackle gamers ever-increasing expectations and how we think developers should go about announcing and advertising their games before release. 

Today we're breaking down the increasingly present aspect of roles within multiplayer games. Where did it all start? Why has the style flourished in recent years? Why does our healer have the most kills?

Welcome to Video Games Most Eligible Bachelor/Bachelorette! This week we're analyzing a pool of 16 contestants in hopes of finding the perfect life partner. Who will win our undying affection? The answer will shock you the the core! Or maybe it won't. I don't really know you that well. 

This episode is really about Monster Catching games but since that genre is so firmly planted in the zeitgeist of the late 90’s early 00’s we get wonderfully distracted, hence the title. Dan makes a cheeky Yu-Gi-Oh joke, Clinton hates Pokemon, and Neal invents a new sexual maneuver.