This week Jordyn and Sam are joined by NYMG alum Ashley Barry-Biancuzzo (@ashleybiancuzzo) to talk about Sea of Solitude (Jo-Mei Games 2019) (and games in general) and mental health. N.B. We are not speaking as mental health professionals, but as gamers and people with our own unique set of experiences, so your mileage may vary.

What We're Playing:
Elder Scrolls Online
WoW Classic
Gears 5 *
Borderlands 3
The Sims: Realm of Magic
Re:Legend *
Minecraft
Vampyr
Unravel 2

What We're Reading
Pet
Storm of Locusts
Five Dark Fates

What We're Drinking:
Orange-Vanilla Seltzer
Ciderboys Pineapple Hula
Fat Tire

* Sam received PR codes for Gears 5 (from Microsoft) and Re:Legend (from 505 Games) for streaming and review purposes.
What We're Playing:
Elder Scrolls Online
WoW Classic
Gears 5
Borderlands 3
The Sims: Realm of Magic
Re:Legend
Minecraft
Vampyr
Unravel 2

What We're Reading
Pet
Storm of Locusts
Five Dark Fates

What We're Drinking:
Orange-Vanilla Seltzer
Ciderboys Pineapple Hula
Fat Tire

This week we look at this Fall's upcoming games and talk about the ones that we are most looking forward to. Some surprising, some not so surprising.

What We're Playing:

Catastronauts
Lovers in a Dangerous Space Time
Coffin Rot
Unravel Two
Board Games (Mysterium, Harry potter Hogwarts Battle, Sushi Party Go)
Dream Daddy
The Church in the Darkness
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Woodle Tree 2 Deluxe
Bear with Me
The Tower of Beatrice
Slay the Spire
LIS: Before the Storm
Breath of the Wild
Welcome To Your Perfect Home
Pokemon Go
What We're Reading

Feminism, Labor, and Digital Media by Kylie Jarrett
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Mrs. Sherlock Holmes
What We're Drinking:

Peach-Ginger Honey Wine
Glenlivet
Peach Margarita

This week we had a conversation with TreaAndrea Russworm (@ProfessorTMR UMass-Amhearst), Amanda Phillips (@NazcaTheMad Georgetown University), and Angela Rain Kim (@angelarainkim UMass-Amhearst) about the #30Games90Days project and the struggle of playing video games as a scholar. Settle in for an amazing conversation as we talk about games and shit (quite literally).

What We're Playing:

Injustice: Gods Among Us
Dream Daddies
Project High Rise
Dandara
Binding of Isaac
Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies
Life is Strange Before the Storm
Azul
Emily is Away
Halo
Gears 5 Tech Test
Dragon Quest Builders 2
What We're Reading

Rainbow Arcade Collection
How to Play Video Games ed. by Matthew Thomas Payneand Nina B. Huntemann
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
Lola by Melisa by Scrivener Love
The Erotic Life of Racism by Sharon Patricia Holland
The Mad Man by Samuel R. Delany
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Saga comics
The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemison
What We're Drinking:

Grapefruit Radler
Glenlivet
New City Mule Ginger Beer
Kirkland Tequila

This week we had a conversation about summertime gaming. We talked about everything from having more time to having less time for gaming in the summer and everything in between.

What We're Playing:

Sea of Solitude
The Sinking City 
Stranger Things 3
Dead by Daylight
Sherlock Holmes The Devils Daughter
Portal 2
My Big Sister
Azul
Sagrada
Welcome to Your Perfect Home
What We're Reading

War Storm (Red Queen 4) by Victoria Aveyard
7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
Hunger by Roxane Gay
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
What We're Drinking:

Grapefruit Shandy
312
Flat Tire
Jose Cuervo Pink Lemonade Margarita

This week we had a conversation with Bonnie (Bo) Ruberg (University of California, Irvine), author of Video Games Have Always Been Queer and co-editor of Queer Game Studies, about their latest book and queer game studies.

What We're Playing:
State of Decay 2; Heartland
Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled
Katamari 
Gears of War Ultimate
Halo: Combat Evolved

What We're Reading
Video Games Have Always Been Queer by Bonnie Ruberg
King's Cage
Two Dark Reigns
Trail of Lightning

What We're Drinking:
Sneaky Sneaky
Glenlivet
Blueberry Moscato

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about the best (and worst) of E3. Now you get to hear what we are most and least excited for and hear us talk about the predictions we made in the last episode. 

What We're Playing:

Wargroove
State of Decay 2; Heartland
L.A. Noire
Elder Scrolls Online
What We're Reading

Video Games Have Always Been Queer by Bonnie Ruberg
Crazy Rich Asians
Three Queens
What We're Drinking:

Guiness
Glenlivet
Jose Cuervo 1800 Peach Margarita

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about their E3 hopes, dreams, and predictions. We get the specifics of the Death Stranding bet between Sam and Alisha and so much more!

What We're Playing:

Dead by Daylight
Nidhogg 2
Speedrunners
Mafia
Sagrada
Hearthstone
State of Decay 2
Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God
Dauntless
Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark
Minecraft
What We're Reading

Video Games Have Always Been Queer by Bonnie Ruberg
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
What We're Drinking:

Bay Bridge Rose Wine
3 Floyd's Gumballhead
Jose Cuervo 1800 Peach Margarita

This week Sam, Alisha, and Jordyn talk about their experience playing Bendy and the Ink Machine (Joey Drew Studios, 2017). Sam tries to pay penance for giving in the Solo cups...

What We're Playing:

Bendy and the Ink Machine
Glass Masquerade
Sims 4: Strangerville
Brawlhalla
Rocket League
Rage 2
Overcooked 2: Campfire Cook Off
Borderlands 2 
State of Decay 2
What We're Reading

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard
Video Games Have Always Been Queer by Bonnie Ruberg
The Girls by Emma Cline
Lord of California by Andrew Valencia
What We're Drinking:

Oliver Soft Red with Lime Extract
Old Fashioned and 3 Floyd's Gumballhead
Pink Grapefruit Sparkling Water with Mango Pineapple vodka

This week we talk about the joys and problems of playing games together in co-op mode. The struggles of playing games offline and on and, of course, Sam and Alisha talk about State of Decay 2...again.

What We're Playing:

Inside (iOS)
Dead by Daylight
Kitty Keeper
Hearthstone
Overcooked 2: Campfire Cook Off
Borderlands (GOTY Edition)
Truberbrook
State of Decay 2
What We're Reading

Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Red Queen Series by Victoria Aveyard
Games User Research
Video Games Have Always Been Queer
How to Play Video Games
What We're Drinking:

Sauvignon Blanc
Old Fashioned
Sneaky Sneaky (The Peach Edition)

This week we are joined by TreaAndrea Russworm (UMass-Amerhearst) to talk about Far Cry: New Dawn (Ubisoft 2019), race, and representation.

What We're Playing:
The Division 2
Night in the Woods
Into the Breach
State of Decay 2

What We're Reading
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
Gaming Representation ed. Jennifer Malkowski and TreaAndrea Russworm

What We're Drinking:
New City Mule Ginger Beer
Old Fashioned
Joes Cuervo 1800 Peach Margarita