*DISCLAIMER*

There were some issues with the audio during the first ~30 minutes of recording, where a filter was compressing some of our guests' audio and causing them to cut out. For the rest of the podcast, though, it is fixed. We try to deliver the absolute best product that we can, and very deeply apologize for dropping the ball on this one.

Our guest for this episode is a Canadian streaming duo named Si1verz! Jack and Joel are an absolute delight to hang out with on their stream, and we knew we wanted to kick it with them on the podcast. They recommended us Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and we never could have expected how big of Star Wars fans these boys really are!

We get into the weeds about this game, the Star Wars canon, slacking off while working at restaurants, and so much more! Enjoy!

The boys are back, after playing one of the greatest games of all time. We talk Palworld 1.0, Lebron's free agency nightmare, the state of our NBA teams, and finally, what we thought of our first Castlevania venture! You don't wanna miss this one!

Big Henny, UserUser_NameName, and special guest Manbearsteer link up to discuss PlayStation's gutting of physical media support. Our relationships to physical media, impacts on console and PC gamers alike, and on physical media outlets are all covered, before we switch up to talking about our GotY frontrunners + what's on our 2026 backlogs!

The usual XP Grind crew is joined by the one, the only, the man with the iconic Knuckles beanie himself, MCKNUX! We spend a while getting to know our guest, then hop straight into his recommendation for this month's Gamer Book Club: Mega Man Legends for the PS1/N64!

The game was a delight, and the guest was even better! Hope ya'll enjoy listening as much as we did recording!

UserUser_NameName, Big Henny, and Jabin get together to discuss their favorite reveals from the Sony State of Play and the Xbox Games Showcase! After that, the trio hop into a deep dive on a GBA JRPG classic, Golden Sun! ...But does it live up to its legacy?

Hit play and find out!

It's the halfway point for this month's Gamer Book Club game! They're still plugging away at the game, but Useruser_Namename and Big Henny link up to react to a sweet ol' grandma getting arrested because of trolls, Star Citizen hitting a billion dollars in crowdfunding, and other gaming news, topics, and questions. Everything from NBA playoffs to Leon Kennedy's cocktail order is on the table in this chill-out episode!

In an extra large, jam-packed episode of Gamer Book Club, your favorite gamers who game talk through another month's game swap. On one hand — the foundation of the modern rogue-like, one of Jabin's favorite games of all time, The Binding of Isaac! On the other — one of the most hopeful and heart-breaking, thoughtful and personal, beautiful and ambitious JRPGs of al time, Nier: Automata!

We have a LOT to say about these games, and are so excited to share them with you all! Thanks for watching, listening, rating, commenting, and any and every small or big way that you support us! Check us out on YouTube and Twitch as well!

It's a slow news week—but the gamers who game still find plenty to talk about! From User (poorly) explaining tariffs to Big Henny, to Big Henny's biggest discovery of the year: Gamer Athletic Apparel! Throw a few uncalled for strays at the Assassin's Creed gamers, and you have hell on your hands with this one!

Due to a scheduling conflict, Jabin is out this week... :( But User and Henny are here to hold down the fort, and talk about this month's games: Pokemon Black & White, and Tony Hawk's Underground! From Bethesda games sucking, to Call of Duty voice controls, to shootings over Pokemon cards... we're bringing you some wild news and some even wilder takes!

The XP Grind gamers were still powering through their games for this month, but still wanted to kick it with you! So we decided to record an episode talking about some gaming news, such as a controversy involving AI artwork in Crimson Desert, the DLSS 5 announcement, and more! After that, we talk through the games on our backlog, our favorite MMOs, and our favorite stories in gaming!