Janet and Isaiah talk about Isaiah’s first BANANAGRAMS win (according to him), keeping score of board game winners in the house, and what announcements at the Xbox Developer Direct 2025 are they excited for and eager to play (GAMES). Then they go over the recent winter break changes to their apartment layout, which changes are a big improvement, and which changes they are already regretting (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 06:10 Games / Nintendo Switch 2 Official Reveal
• 40:04 Games over break
• 01:18:15 Not Games /  TIkTok Goodbyes
• 01:39:44 Birthday Celebrations
• 02:17:05 Poll of the Show
• 02:18:49 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah talk about the official reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, what they’re excited for, and what they want to see from Nintendo at launch. They also go over some of the games they’ve been playing over the holiday break (GAMES). Then they go over their history with TikTok as it (seemingly) is getting shut down in the United States. Finally, with Janet’s birthday having recently passed, they go over what were birthdays like for them growing up as well as how they like to celebrate things now that they’re older (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
https://gamesandnotgames.com/poll

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 06:10 Games / Nintendo Switch 2 Official Reveal
• 40:04 Games over break
• 01:18:15 Not Games /  TIkTok Goodbyes
• 01:39:44 Birthday Celebrations
• 02:17:05 Poll of the Show
• 02:18:49 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah say goodbye to 2024 with some final Game and Not Game shout outs! Then Janet and Isaiah say hello to 2025 with their New Year’s Resolutions!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 02:26 Our 2024 Shout Outs
• 01:10:08 Our 2025 New Year's Resolutions
• 01:44:16 Poll of the Show (SKIPPED)
• 01:45:04 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah go over the first annual GANG of the Year awards. For each of the 7 "Games and not games" categories, Janet and Isaiah talk about their top choices, discuss what wins each category, and ultimately pit the 7 winners against each other to decide what walks away with the honor of being 2024's GANG of the Year!

Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Opening Ceremonies
• 04:48 Video Game of the Year
• 01:50:55 Board Game of the Year
• 02:26:29 Movie of the Year
• 02:57:17 Show of the Year
• 03:29:02 Album of the Year
• 04:00:05 Experience of the Year
• 04:18:00 Food of the Year
• 04:34:45 GANG of the Year
• 04:49:32 Poll of the Show
• 04:49:50 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah go over the TGA winners, see which of their predictions were correct, and chat about this year’s announcements and trailers. They also go over their PlayStation Wrap-Up and reflect on their gaming throughout the year (GAMES). Then they go over their Apple Music Replay, chat about Isaiah having wisdom teeth surgery, and how Trello has made a return and is helping them plan their lives (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 02:26 Games / The Game Awards Check-In
• 31:23 PlayStation Wrap-Up 2024
• 01:04:09 Not Games / Apple Music Replay 2024
• 01:30:24 Isaiah’s Wisdom Teeth Surgery
• 01:38:19 Bringing Tello back
• 01:59:32 Poll of the Show
• 02:03:43 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah go over what they’ve been playing. Isaiah talks about the collection of games he’s started and beaten since the last episode while Janet gets into her time with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle as well as Infinity Nikki (GAMES). Then they go over attending the MLS Cup Finals and watching the LA Galaxy win it all and become the 2024 MLS Champions (NOT GAMES). 

Poll of the Show:
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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 01:46 Games / What we’ve been playing
• 01:13:04 Not Games / LA Galaxy wins the MLS Cup
• 02:01:32 Poll of the Show
• 02:04:09 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah go over what they’ve been playing as well as their Thanksgiving day fun (GAMES). Then they go over their new Thanksgiving Day approach to food, chat about modern day Black Friday shopping, and ask the question “How early is too early to decorate for Christmas?” (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 02:35 Games / Grunn
• 23:09 The Case of the Golden Idol
• 31:37 1000xRESIST
• 51:24 Gaming on Thanksgiving
• 01:14:24 Not Games / Thanksgiving Retrospective
• 01:39:35 How early is too early for Christmas decorations?
• 01:50:29 Poll of the Show
• 01:52:14 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah talk about platinuming LEGO Horizon Adventures and Isaiah finishing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Then they get into their predictions for The Game Awards (GAMES). Janet and Isaiah then get into their thoughts on Deadpool & Wolverine (spoiler free & spoilers) (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Catching Up
• 07:08 Games / Gaming Updates - Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• 15:25 Gaming Updates - LEGO Horizon Adventures
• 24:11 The Game Awards - Our Picks & Predictions
• 01:20:12 Not Games / Deadpool & Wolverine - Spoiler-Free Thoughts
• 01:23:28 Spoilers Begin
• 01:40:27 Future MCU Interest
• 01:45:47 Poll of the Show
• 01:49:41 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah talk about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes as well as Lego Horizon Adventures (GAMES). Then they discuss attending their first Clipper’s game at the brand new Intuit Dome and review the experience. Lastly, they talk about exercise (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
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Timestamps:

• 00:00 Intro
• 00:28 Finding a game that grabs you
• 02:53 Games / Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
• 31:44 LEGO Horizon Adventures
• 52:15 Not Games / LA Clippers Game @ The Intuit Dome
• 01:31:56 Back to Exercising - 2025 Beta
• 01:56:35 Poll of the Show
• 01:58:48 Outro

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Janet and Isaiah preview Crimson Desert and talk about finally hate finishing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (GAMES). Then they talk about how they listen to music while unpacking some of the Grammy’s nominations (NOT GAMES).

Poll of the Show:
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