Grind through the end of this wild week with us! Nintendo Direct unleashed a number of announcements that caught our eye. Dota 2, a long-running MOBA, is getting rid of Battle Passes while Diablo 4 prepares to unleash its first one. Garrett and Kyle extol the virtues of Diablo 4 for a bit, before heading into FF16 review round-up which is looking mighty impressive. Emails and more.

Spartan Direct | The Grinding Gear Podcast #45

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After welcoming his third child into this world, Kyle has returned! Garrett catches up with Kyle and helps Kyle catch up on all of the things that he missed during his paternity leave. The new Fallout show, FFXIV Dawntrail drama, lots of baby sitting and birth stories, and of course… where babies come from? This episode goes places.

Go Wake Daddy! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #81

Marco returns to talk more than just music! Well of course music is also discussed. But Garrett and Marco talk shop about creating content for streams and Youtube, Honkai: Star Rail, Warframe, Helldiver 2, Final Fantasy 7, and the most underrated game soundtracks of all time.

Delighting the Audience with Marcomeatball | The Grinding Gear Podcast #80

Dawntrail is on its way! A release date has been announced for the upcoming Final Fantasy darling MMO. Garrett and Kyle give you the scoop to grind through your week. But first, Larian parts ways with the Hasbro juggernaut Dungeons and Dragons, to much celebration. Dragon's Dogma 2 doesn't make the best first impression, but true fans are too busy playing. Will the League of Legends MMO ever release? All this and more.

MM-NO! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #79

Garrett returns from the Mountains of Wrestling. Kyle was here but survived his venture to buy Warhammer paints. Helldivers Devs lash back at players on Discord causing a comment drama. Garrett and Kyle discuss the huge influence Toriyama had on the anime medium as a whole and their exposure to Dragon Ball Z growing up. Are crossovers going too far?! Your emails and more.

Skill Issue | The Grinding Gear Podcast #78

Beau Schwartz returns to the Podcast. Now having long completed his Diablo 4 quest for statue fandom, we play a little game we like to call Hot TAKES with the help of the live chat. We also discuss Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (spoiler free), Helldivers, State of MMOs and streaming life.

Spartan Direct | The Grinding Gear Podcast #45

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