Praise the Game

Will Nintendo ever get cell phone gaming right? This week, PtG throws Mario Kart Tour right into the Trash Compactor along with the timed exclusive Call of Duty Spec Ops mode. Plus, The Last of Us 2 trailer and release date are out in the wild!

What's Loaded Up - Regular ol' garbo including Rocket League, Counter Strike and Mario Kart Tour

Topic of the Day - Last of Us 2 at State of Play

Trash Compactor - Mario Kart Tour & CoD Spec Ops Mode

In a very JAPAN episode, PtG throws down their top takes from Tokyo Game Show 2019 and Andy hosts Japanese Boyz Pt. II on You Gambled. Can they make sense of the latest Death Stranding trailer? Can Nick and Pete correctly identify boss battles by their music?

What's Loaded Up - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta, Code Vein demo, Red Dead Online Frontier Pursuits, No Man's Sky Beyond

Topic of the Day - Tokyo Game Show 2019

Topic of the Day - Japanese Boys (game directors and boss battle themes)

PtG celebrates Labor Day, discussing favorite game developers and studios - the people who make what we play! Plus, a trio of trash gets shoved into the compactor and we're all in dire need of some Pepto.

What's Loaded Up - Remnant: From the Ashes, Astral Chain

Topic of the Day - Labor Play Celebration

Trash Compactor - Trio of Trash

Do the recent high caliber dev departures from games like Halo Infinite and Dragon Age 4 make for an ominous gaming future? Does Andy still get the VR meat sweats? Does Pete have it in him to take down Andy in a You Gambled session hosted by Nick? Dial in and find out...

What's Loaded Up - Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Pillars of Eternity, No Man's Sky VR

Topic of the Day - Game Dev Departures

You Gambled - A Musical Challenge (Nick hosts)

PtG debates the important question... which Fire Emblem house has the best waifus and husbundos? Plus, Nick's blood boils at the Bloodstained Switch port and the boys discuss the recent move of major Twitch streamers like Ninja to Microsoft's Mixer platform.

What's Loaded Up - Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Topic of the Day - Ninja, Mixer and the Twitch exodus

Heat wave 2019! PtG whips out some hot takes on the Switch Lite and new revision. Plus, the buzzsaws and hammers come out for an anime-fueled PtG Workshop.

What's Loaded Up - Smash Bros Ultimate, Attack on Titan: Final Battle, Judgement, The Witness, CoD: Infinite Warfare

Topic of the Day - Switch Lite and revision

PtG Workshop - Dingus Ringus 3: The Infinite Ree - Final Chapter Blimp Hog2

The Sun is out for Summer and that means time for some kick-ass game deals. This week, PtG gives their top recommendations for what to pick up. Pete hosts a particularly patriotic You Gambled and the boys empty their bank accounts for Gamer Girl Bath Water.

What's Loaded Up - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Minecraft, Judgement, Borderlands 2

Topic of the Day - Summer Game Sale Deal

You Gambled - America!

Trash Compactor - Gamer Girl Bath Water

PtG is back with pneumonia and ready to wheeze their way through a total E3 highlight breakdown. Who had the best conference? What were the standout games? Plus, Final Fantasy and Animal Crossing characters put on the boxing gloves for the most off-kilter Battle Royale yet.

What's Loaded Up - Fallout 76, Total War: Three Kingdoms, Octopath Traveler

Topic of the Day - E3 2019 Full Take

Battle Royale - Tom Nook (Animal Crossing) vs Cait Sith (Final Fantasy 7)

Stay a while and listen! Sony and Microsoft have reached an agreement on sharing Cloud streaming tech. Are they gearing up for a unified front against Google Stadia? Andy is hooked on Final Fantasy VII, Pete talks Mortal Kombat and Nick tests PtG with some famous game quotes as host of You Gambled.

What's Loaded Up - FFVII, Mortal Kombat 11

Topic of the Day - Microsoft and Sony Peace Accord

You Gambled - Gaming quotes

Finally, the Final Fantasy VII remake is on the horizon courtesy of the latest Sony State of Play (what a suave name). But where the hell is Tifa in that teaser?! Plus, PtG deliberates what would happen if Cloud had to fight Eren from Attack on Titan (weeb Battle Royale). Andy saw Detective Pikachu. Nick is an Octo-Dad. Pete gets crunchin' in Mordhau.

What's Loaded Up - Mordhau, Octopath Traveler, Earth Defense Force V, Detective Pikachu, retro game pickups

Topic of the Day - FF VII and Sony's State of Play

Battle Royale - Cloud (FF VII) vs. Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)