Gaming Meal Episode 170 - Is the Game Industry Crashing?

On episode 170 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert and Cesar (the crew is back baby!) go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Rooster Teeth being shut down, MAR10 day announcements, and some recent canceled game leaks.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the potential Gaming Industry bubble, particularly around AAA games and current industry trends… that we mostly hate and ideas on how to fix them.

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Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

Gaming Meal Episode 169 - What puts the ‘J’ in “JRPG?”

On episode 169 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny and Gilbert (skeleton crew again, let's go!) go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Warner Bros claims that AAA games are “too volatile,” Toys for Bob is going Indie, and Nintendo shutting down Yuzu.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we just talk about JRPGs, what makes games a “JRPG,” and some of our experiences, favorites and pet peeves about this sub-genre.

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

Gaming Meal Episode 168 - February Snack

On episode 168 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny and Eric, the real skeleton crew, go over recent gaming news, talking about more bad news for Sony, including layoffs and cancelations. We also discussed recent Nintendo news, from rumors about the Switch 2 release window to the recent Pokémon Showcase and Nintendo Direct. Last but not least, some reactions to the Elden Ring DLC, Shadows of the Erdtree trailer.

It was meant to be short and sweet but we still talked the usual amount...

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On episode 167 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Cesar, Gilbert (and a surprise guest appearance by Joe in the end), and go over this week's appetizer (gaming news), talking about the news that Sony will not release new major titles before March 2025, Sony president’s interest in multi-platform releases, and the success of Helldivers 2 and it being PlayStation's biggest Steam launch game ever.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the news coming from the recent Official Xbox podcast about the Xbox business moving forward, and how 4 Xbox games will be coming to other consoles.

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 166 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar, Gilbert welcome a special guest and friend, Joe, and go over this week's appetizer (gaming news), talking about the XboxEra report that Microsoft plans Starfield & Hi-Fi Rush for PlayStation 5 and that Disney investing $1.5 billion for a stake in Epic Games.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the recent PlayStation State of Play from February 2024 and the many games shown, such as Stellar Blade, Silent Hill 2, Rise of the Ronin, and Death Stranding 2,

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 165 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go into our entrée (main discussion), where we perform our gaming predictions for 2024. 

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Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 164 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about the sudden success of Palworld and some of the accusations of plagiarizing Pokémon, our reactions to the Xbox Developer Direct games like Avowed, Hellblade II, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, the news that Ubisoft says that gamers need to get comfortable with "Not Owning Your Games,” Riot’s restructuring, and we end with some review roundup on Tekken 8 and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth.

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 163 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Cesar and Gilbert go into our entrée (main discussion), where we go over the result of our 2023 Fantasy Game Draft and go over last year's predictions, to see how close we came. 

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 162 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert, and Cesar dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we performed our 2024 videogame fantasy draft and preview the games expected to come for 2024. 

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.

On episode 161 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, Gilbert, and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news), talking about The Day Before studio Fntastic announcing its closing down 4 days after launch. 

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we discuss the Game Awards trailers and winners for 2023. 

For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media at: Twitter at www.twitter.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.twitch.tv/gamingmeal, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/gaming.meal.14. Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

Music credit goes to SubspaceAudio, celestialghost8, Worlfgang, and mutkanto.