Gaming Meal Podcast

On episode 177 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Square Enix's restructuring, EA dreams about ways to deliver ads in games, and Assassin's Creed Shadows. Plus, a bonus lightning round covering other recent news!

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the digital stores available to consumers. Mostly comparing Steam to Microsoft to Sony to Nintendo to Epic and what makes them tick.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

On episode 176 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Myka, and Cesar as joined by our newest guest Chiara, and go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Microsoft closes Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and more at Bethesda, the Helldivers 2 PSN PC requirement debacle, Sony pulling Horizon: Zero Dawn from PlayStation Plus, and Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement. 

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about the future of gaming and discuss a wide array of topics, including future ideas and insights on the future and path forward for the industry.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

On episode 175 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Stellar Blade, Sony patents 'Auto-Play' game mode for Playstation, and Escape From Tarkov’s new $250 PVE downloadable content.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about some game remakes we would want to see.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

On episode 174 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about gamers seeking ways to stop developers from rendering online games unplayable, that 60 percent of playtime in 2023 went to 6-year-old or older games, and Embracer splitting into three companies.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about game pricing and the tipping/subscription model for gaming.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

On episode 173 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Gearbox being bought by Take Two and where does that leave Embracer, and the news that deals for developers to put games on Xbox Game Pass and Epic Games exclusivity have gone away. 

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about Game Informer’s recent 2024 bracket on the Best Game of all Time (as voted by its readers).

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

On episode 172 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about Phil Spencer wanting Epic Games Store Xbox, Dragon's Dogma 2 launch woes, and Xbox reportedly developing a handheld gaming device.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about Metacritic’s Best Publisher of the 2023. We just go over the list and discuss the surprise.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

On episode 171 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news), talking about PS5 Pro specs and rumors, PSVR2 is stopping production, and Steam’s updated Family Sharing.

We then dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we talk about games that we think would make a good introduction to specific genres. Is a Mario game the best 2D platformer to recommend for someone new to 2D platformers? Tune in to find out as well as many other genres.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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

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.

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 share and subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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...

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 so much for listening, and please subscribe to the Gaming Meal Podcast!

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