Ryan continues his research for his Patreon Host Special focused on Romance in Video Games with Date Everything. Jocelyn played this one last year, so we spend a bit of time returning to the part puzzle game, part dating sim. Afterwards, we recount our latest TGI Game Night adventures in R.E.P.O. Over in the news, Ryan sneaks in a Sonic movie story with the casting for Amy Rose, Sony is shutting down Bluepoint, Discord issues an update on their age verification plans, and details behind a big leadership shakeup at Xbox.

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00:00:00 - Date Everything

00:20:42 - R.E.P.O.

00:28:43 - News

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As Ryan continues to prep for his Patreon Special, we discuss our return to Coral Island. Looking at the post 1.0 launch version, discussing activities, museum donations, and of course, romance! Before we head into the news, we touch on what’s next on the show with Date Everything and some further Steam Deck experiences for Jocelyn. In the news, the shortage of RAM and storage components thanks to AI demands is causing Steam Deck supply issues and could potentially harm PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 plans, Highguard is struggling and signs of life don’t look good, and finally, PlayStation outlines their 2026 plans in the latest State of Play.

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00:00:00 - Coral Island

00:25:35 - Date Everything and Joce's Steam Deck

00:33:20 - News

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After a bit of winter weather talk, we return to the world of Life is Strange and the return of main character Max Caulfield with the 2024 entry Double Exposure. We then move into spoiler territory for Season 2 of Fallout, which just wrapped up on Prime Video. Over in the news, Valve announces the delay of Steam Machine pricing and launch details, Guerrilla and PlayStation show off more Horizon that is not Horizon 3, Baldur’s Gate III will continue on HBO with Craig Mazin leading the show, and Discord unveils plans to require age verification for certain features next month.

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00:00:00 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure

00:22:17 - Fallout Season 2 with Spoilers

00:53:44 - News

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Jocelyn returns and gives a preview of her latest Patreon Host Special, as well as a tease for what's arriving next. Ryan prepares for Resident Evil Requiem by finally playing Resident Evil Village and the DLC Shadows of Rose. Jocelyn returns to Frostpunk 2 with the Fractured Utopias DLC, and now has a Steam Deck to test out. Over in the news, we return to the Xbox Developer Direct for our thoughts on Fable, the God of War TV show has had a lot of casting news, and Sony patents an AI podcast feature with video game characters that recap your PlayStation adventures.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:16 - Resident Evil Village + Shadows of Rose DLC

00:22:51 - Frostpunk 2 Fractured Utopias DLC

00:41:04 - Jocelyn's Steam Deck Test

00:46:15 - News

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Jocelyn is out sick this week, but thanks to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Ryan has managed to complete the AvenDaDs guest hosts on TGI with the final hold out: Whirlwind! Before deep diving into Samus’ latest adventure on Nintendo Switch 2, Whirlwind updates on his retro investment withe the Analogue 3D. Over in the news, Xbox had their Developer Direct showcasing their projects for 2026, Blizzard is queuing up showcases of their own to celebrate their 35th anniversary, and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie has a new trailer.

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00:00:00 - Analogue 3D

00:14:18 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

00:51:47 - News

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We have our post TGI Game Night discussion, this time recounting our adventures in Deep Rock Galactic. After chats of friendly fire and mining, Ryan finishes his journey through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth which includes a 30 minute YouTube video going over the "what is going on" ending. Since we were off last week, we have plenty of news to catch up on. Ubisoft restructures and cancels Prince of Persia Sands of Time, New World is shutting down next January, Anthem is no more, Mass Effect 5 is likely a long ways away now that Bioware is a one project studio, and LEGO unveils some new and EXPENSIVE Nintendo sets.

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00:00:00 - Deep Rock Galactic

00:13:03 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:49:20 - News

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We’re off this week, so we thought we would release one of our Patreon Host Specials on the main feed! As chosen by the Patrons, they’ve decided to release Jocelyn’s Host Special on EA. Enjoy and we’ll return with a new episode next week.

For decades, gamers have joked that the real gaming villain isn’t Ganon, Bowser, or The Illusive Man…it’s Electronic Arts. The studio-shuttering, loot-box-pioneering, “surprise mechanics”-defending corporate monolith that somehow became the symbol of everything broken in modern gaming. How did that reputation happen? Does EA actually deserve the crown?

In this episode of Innside Stories, Joce takes a deep dive into the rise (and repeated falls) of EA, from its idealistic origins championing “Electronic Artists,” to the studio graveyard it left behind, to the crunch culture exposed by the EA Spouse letter, to the Maxis and Spore disasters, all the way to their $55 billion Saudi-led buyout in 2025. If you’ve ever wondered how EA became gaming’s favourite villain, or whether they ever truly were, this one’s for you!

Each month, we alternate posting a Host Special, focusing on personal experiences, our favourite games, or just stories that peaked our interest. If you’d like to receive these monthly specials and other Patreon bonuses, consider becoming a Patron of The Gamers’ Inn. Thank you for the support!

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With our first episode of 2026, we catch up on what we’ve been playing over the holidays, and what we’ve built! Kicking things off, Ryan received the LEGO Game Boy for Christmas and describes this epic throwback build. Jocelyn picked up many games in the Steam Winter Sale, but starts with Strange Antiquities and Wanderstop. Before moving to the news, Ryan gives us an update on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. In the news, Ubisoft has closed a studio that unionized just a month before, PlayStation patents an AI Assist that could play games for you, and The Witcher 3 could receive a new expansion 11 years after release.

Discussion

00:00:00 - LEGO Game Boy

00:18:55 - Strange Antiquities

00:25:12 - Wanderstop

00:38:41 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:54:16 - News

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We close out 2025 with our Games of the Year episode! Kicking things off, we go over our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions. After the break, we chat about the Games We Missed in a VERY busy year of video games. Finally for us, it’s our Most Anticipated video game of 2026. Closing out the show, we highlight some Listener Picks. Thank you so much to those that submitted their picks in the Discord, and thank you to all our listeners in 2025. Here’s to next year being an excellent year of video games once again!

Discussion

00:00:00 - Sorry Bloodlines 2

00:06:16 - Top 5

00:46:56 - Honourable Mentions

01:17:46 - Games We Missed

01:29:08 - Most Anticipated

01:32:37 - Listener Picks

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With The Game Awards behind us for yet another year, we take some time to discuss the winners and the ads. But first, we have games we played to discuss! Ryan has finally started his journey in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, while both Joce and Ryan played PlateUp! With Travis and Nevermore on our latest Extra Life stream. Inspired by the Best Adaptation category at The Game Awards, Jocelyn watched Until Dawn. Over in the news, we have the winners and the ads from The Game Awards, plus another unionization effort under Xbox Studios, this time from the makers of DOOM.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Until Dawn Movie

00:15:24 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:28:53 - PlateUp! + Extra Life

00:35:25 - The Game Awards + News

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