We're bringing enough energy to McTwist over a helicopter on this episode of the GGD Podcast, as Game Informer's Blake Hester joins the panel to passionately debate Tony Hawk Soundtracks (and Paul W. S. Anderson movies) before pitching us one of his favorite games of all time and sharing a lively game of Back of The Box Trivia. It's a podcast worthy of a grind (but the skateboard kind, not a menial slog) so join us and please enjoy the episode!

Join us on this short episode with our good friend Ryan filling in for Wes as we answer a few community questions and play fun filled game of Kill Your Babies: Game Mechanics!  

 P.S. If you find Wes let us know.

The Crystal Beckons and it’s time to party up to defend the realm from evil. But who do you take with you on your fated quest? Only the best classes are worthy and that’s what we’re here to decide today on the Great Game Debate Podcast as Geoff Moonen of The Fun and Games Podcast joins the panel for a Final Fantasy Jobs debate, pitting Blue Mage against the Monk job. Will monster magic win out in the end, or will the way of the fist pummel the competition? Tune in to find out (and don’t forget to drop you vote in the Discord to help decide). Plus, the panel discusses their biggest video game turn-ons and turn-offs, plays a round of video game 20 questions and, as usual, sling some hot, hot game pitches. Let the quest begin!

If you’ve Gotta Catch Em’ All, make sure you catch this episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast, as special guest John Carson joins the crew to duel Steven in a Top 3 Pokémon debate for the ages. And believe me, it definitely goes places. We also discuss what fictional universes we’d most like to live in, and have some terrific video game pitches. Plus, love is in the air as we run through our inaugural round of The Video Game Dating Game! 4 eligible video game singles will all vie for the affection of our eligible bachelor (John) to ride off into the sunset in digital bliss. Who will John choose? Tune in to find out!

Grab your Insect Glaive, charge up the Switch Axe and gear up your Palico (or Palamute) because we have a monstrous debate in store on today's GGD Podcast. Casey DeFreitas of IGN joins the hunt to debate our resident Monster Hunter expert, Kaedhen, in a Monster Hunter World Vs. Monster Hunter Rise debate for the history books. Only one Monster Hunter can come out on top in a bigger clash than any Elder Dragon. Then the crew pitches some games (surprise surprise) and we premier a new game from Jonah called "The Games a 10 But..." Sink your teeth into this monstrously great podcast!

Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/102020162?asc=u

So many excellent game series deserve a second chance and that’s what our debate is all about this episode! Join us as game developer and community member Kevin (aka TongueSurgery) joins the crew to talk about the series we want to see brought back from the depths. Then after some excellent game pitches, we determine the future of video games as we play a heated game of “Kill The Future”! Only one game will remain. Which hot IP will make it through unscathed? You’ll have to tune in the find out and we’re pretty sure you’ll be surprised with the outcome! Cheers and enjoy the episode.

 Kevin's game page: https://tonguesurgery.itch.io/

Welcome to this musical episode of The Great Game Debate Podcast! Joining us this week we have Ryan from the Spelunkers Podcast and Travis from The Draftpunks Podcast. We have an up beat and bumping music game debate over The Artful Escape and Sayonara Wild Hearts. Then we move to the pitch where we pitch three games and the crew has to decide if they will buy in or not. Last but not least we end the show with our game due to the absence of the the game master himself Wes Bates,  Kaedhen takes up the title GM for 20 Questions. Will the crew guess the correct game or will they bust. 

One last big thank you to all the folks of the GGD community for donating to Doctors Without Boarders!

Kaedhen's Dungeon Master link: https://startplaying.games/gm/kaedhen

The Spelunkers: https://twitter.com/theSpelunkers?s=20&t=OIybgL4NuLWbVip2SyLIiw

The Draftpunks: https://twitter.com/RealDraftPunks?s=20&t=OIybgL4NuLWbVip2SyLIiw

It's time to steal some hearts and explore the Metaverse in today's podcast, as friend of the show, Jesse Vitelli, returns to debate Persona 5 Royal confidants! Take your time as we battle it out to determine which character is the best to prioritize investing YOUR time with - Detective Prince, Goro Akechi or Teacher/Maid, Sadayo Kawakami. Outside of the debate, the crew also reminisces about old video game magazines, gives some dynamite video game pitches and strain their brains in a fresh game of Video Game 20 Questions! Board the cat van cause this show is going places! Cheers and enjoy the episode!

We have a bit of an oddball episode for you this week. Originally we were going to fill the back half of the podcast with hype from the last couple of weeks of showcases and highlight some of the most exciting announcements that got us jumping out of our seats with anticipation but unfortunately due to technical issues, we lost the majority of that discussion. Thankfully we were able to salvage a great horror game themed debate with our guest Justin from Justin's Gaming Corner and we had our good friend Sal Viesca along for the ride as well. We have a few other laughs to share along the way too so sit back and enjoy half a podcast! Cheers and thanks for sticking with us on this off the cuff episode!