On this week's episode, IGN's entertainment editor for games and film, Lucy O’Brien, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss why people expect major sites to score AAA games an 8 or above, the state of diversity in games writing, how most reviewers come to a certain consensus on major new releases, and what game she'd most like to review in 2017.

On this week's episode, MMA aficionado, life-long gamer, and host of the Bushido Talk podcast, Tommy Toe Hold, joins host Josiah Renaudin to rank the top 10 most anticipated games of the year. They cover the open world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, how Horizon: Zero Dawn looks like nothing else out there, the viability of 3D platformers in 2017, and the launch lineup of the Nintendo Switch.

On this week's episode, Tom Mc Shea, Carolyn Petit, and Joseph Knoop join host Josiah Renaudin to determine the 10 best games of 2016. The crew debates the narrative consistency of Uncharted 4, discuss the concept of addiction in Overwatch, dig in to a medley of indie games, and spend more than two hours trying to come to some sort of compromise.

On this week's episode, FOO VR CEO Will Smith joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss the current state of virtual reality and where it's going in the next few years. Will discusses his new work at FOO, the differences between the HTC Vive, PlayStation VR, and Oculus Rift, which games make the best use of the medium, his former work at Tested, and what 2017 could mean for VR.

On this week's episode, Waypoint senior editor, Mike Diver, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss VICE's new video game vertical, joining forces with Austin Walker and Patrick Klepek, the split between full-time and freelance work at Waypoint, the value of traditional game reviews, and culture writing in video games.

On this week's episode, Failbetter founder and Paradox/BioWare writer, Alexis Kennedy, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss contracted games writing, what it's like working with BioWare, the joys (and difficulties) of the Dragon Age lore, and how to best handle choice/agency in video games.

On this week's episode, NeoGAF extraordinaire and industry insider, Shinobi602, joins host Josiah Renaudin to talk about the ins and outs of the largest and most infamous gaming community. He explains why the NeoGAF forums are so important, how he went from a fan of games to an insider, why people get so mad at him for being positive, and what games we should look forward to next year.

On this week's episode, the current CEO of Iron Galaxy Studios and former vice president of third party relations at PlayStation, Adam Boyes, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss his years working with indie devs, the success of the PlayStation 4, the nerves that come with speaking at an E3 press conference, the Giant Bomb community, and his new role at Iron Galaxy.

On this week's episode, writer and critic, Tevis Thompson, joins host Josiah Renaudin to break down games criticism. They cover what makes for good criticism, the elements of a bad review, why not all games should just be escapism, which writers you should follow, and what Waypoint and Glixel could mean for the future of gaming culture.

On this week's episode, Kahlief Adams, the owner and host of the Spawn On Me Podcast, joins host Josiah Renaudin to discuss how to start a podcast, getting the right audio quality, representation in video game coverage, the improving diversity in games, and where we go from here.