This week our friend Max enthralls us with tales of using giant crabs to throw explosive-strapped turtles into other tribes' bases in Ark: Survival Evolved.

In addition to crazy Ark adventures, we talk about survival crafting games in general, including, but not limited to:

In the third episode as we work on our time management skills (it's a long one...) we talk about mobile gaming.

Sony bought a mobile gaming developer, and Logitech is making an Android based cloud gaming handheld!

Beyond that, we talk about how mobile gaming has grown a lot in quality, size and options including things like cloud streaming, the Steam Deck, and subscription services (Apple Arcade, Google Play Pass).

Near the end Greg goes on a tangent about infinite-growth based stocks, but saves it, and we end talking about the most notable game we never would have played if not for Xbox Game Pass.

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Packy powers through being sick to attend the second episode of Party Chat Cast where we talk about the opening night of Gamescom.

The first episode of Jetpack Swords, a casual podcast about games, gaming, and whatever else catches our attention.

Today we talk about our backgrounds, cloud gaming, and free to play games.