The Grinding Gear Podcast

The Walton Dead | The Grinding Gear Podcast #66

The Holidays are incoming. Garrett and Kyle return from Thanksgiving festivities to bring you all the important happenings from the dinner table! Bungie is messing it up again, but we don’t have time for that. Fallout has a tv show ...

MMO Roundtable: BlizzCon 2023 | The Grinding Gear Podcast #64

We have gathered an ELITE team of current, former, and cautious World of Warcraft content creators for our post-BlizzCon round-table. Previous GG guests Preach, Okaymage and Jesse Cox all make a triumphant return to talk WoW’s announcement for an upcoming ...

Live Not from BlizzCon | The Grinding Gear Podcast #62

Immediately following the BlizzCon Opening ceremony live watch, Garrett and Kyle take a seat to talk about the hits, misfires and mysteries. It should be no secret that you won't be hearing much about the Overwatch news. Diablo was also ...

No More Long Distance | The Grinding Gear Podcast #60

What a week! We have announced The Bromance Studio. The big drive is underway. Podcast will soon be recorded TOGETHER and oh so much more. In this episode you will learn all about the Studio plans, how long we’ve had ...

Hot, Cold and Spooky with Kristen and Jon | The Grinding Gear Podcast #58

A guest filled episode of Halloween gaming and Hot Takes! Grinding Gears own moderator, Dirty 30’s Reviewer (more incoming) and CEO of the House Kristen Ashton joins the episode, along side the MSQurator Jon Jagger. After hearing the previous Unpopular ...

Cyberpunk’s Not Dead | The Grinding Gear Podcast #56

The bountiful riches of video games and adjacent content as we GRIND through the end of your week. Cyberpunk 2.0 is out and they want you to start a new game. Onimusha is getting a Netflix adaptation, with mixed reactions. ...

Stare-field | The Grinding Gear Podcast #54

We field your questions and field the STARS! Starfield is out for the wide public and you won’t believe it, but Garrett is in love. In fact, Kyle is on the back foot for this adventure. From bugs, ship building, ...

Target Kiosk Tryhard | The Grinding Gear Podcast #52

A burden of riches is upon us! Baldurs Gate 3 keeps on giving, but there is even more greatness to be had. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk has smitten Kyle, and Garrett got the Gamescom coverage. Armored Core 6 is TOMORROW?! Mario ...

Type D Measuring Contest | The Grinding Gear Podcast #50

The Gates are open. Baldur the Third is here. Reviews are off the charges and we are in love. Garrett and Kyle currently quest through act one and give you the spoiler-free lowdown on the internet darling, Baldur’s Gate. A ...

Building Garrett's Baldur's Gate 3 Character - Garrett & Kyle's Podcast Vacation Vol.3

Oh my goodness, look at the time. Baldur’s Gate is basically out when we return from Fan Fest and as it is a construct of 5th Edition D&D, Kyle gives Garrett the full run down. What shall Garrett make? Is ...

Safe or Not for Work | The Grinding Gear Podcast #47

Day of the deepest dives. In preparation for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Garrett has rewatched EVERY movie, including the Crystal Skull. Kyle has become deeply invested in Transformers and shares his findings. Pokemon has started a forum ...

Spartan Direct | The Grinding Gear Podcast #45

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 ...

Dia-Bros | The Grinding Gear Podcast #43

Beau Schwartz of the Core Podcast joins us LIVE from the field today for a massive talk on Diablo 4. Beau is participating in the race to lvl 100 hardcore events and every minute counts, including the ones on this ...

Is This E3? | The Grinding Gear Podcast #41

Playstation unleashed a haul of trailers yesterday, and we’re here to talk about them. Trailer with no gameplay, mysteries abound but also lots and lots of cute indies and mainstream games coming our way. Assassin's Creed returning to form? Dragons ...

Cooking with Jesse Cox | The Grinding Gear Podcast #39

Garrett and Kyle have finished FFXIV Shadowbringers which has summoned the Jesse Cox primal. Join as they talk Warhammer, getting friends into Final Fantasy XIV, and the end of Shadowbringers.

Blocking Blizzard | The Grinding Gear Podcast #37

All the Mario! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #35

Sometimes, Nintendo does what the internet wants. Mario breaks all the records and a new trailer for Tears of the Kingdom has been released. Diablo excitedly announced their battle pass will take 80 hours to complete. Star Wars Celebration announced ...

Attack Dog | The Grinding Gear Podcast #33

From Resident Evil 4 to FF16, this episode is packed with game goodness. RE4 was unleashed to rave reviews and already has sold 3 million copies. Yoshi P shows off FF16 in real time at PAX East, while combating the ...

Octopath Babblers | The Grinding Gear Podcast #31

While Garrett plays Octopath Traveler II and Kyle works his way through Bloodborne, there is a new game on the horizon: Diablo 4. With tomorrow’s (at the time of recording this) Beta weekend right around the corner, Kyle shares his ...

Too Much Star Wars! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #29

Grinding Gear goes to the movies! Elden Ring sells 20 Million copies, Liam Neeson says Star Wars has lost its magic and Marvel reaches burnout with still solid Ant Man sales. We wrap up with a video game (and movie) ...

Music Talk! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #27 w/ MarcoMeatball

Macromeatball, pro opera singer turned voice actor and youtuber, joins the show to take us to school on Video Game music. This episode has heart! No genre of music left untouched, though you may have a particular interest in this ...

Left 4 Farcry | The Grinding Gear Podcast #25

Don’t call it a deep dive! Xbox Direct unleashed a wave of new video game trailers, one of which came out that very day! Minecraft Legends, Forza Motorsport, Hi-Fi Rush and ESO, all shall be covered, as well as our ...

Get Your PC Together Sony! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #23

Companies are going weird! Sony Playstation denies that FFXVI will come on on PS and Yoshi P says “Sorry, I went Overboard”. Wizards of the Coast is tightening its grip on content using its Open Game Licence. Kyle and Garrett ...

“Content Creator Sympathy Pains” w/ Jesse Cox | The Grinding Gear Podcast #21

FFXIV Spoiler warning, this episode is joined by the internet’s own Jesse Cox! We talk about the MMO market, World of Warcraft, game producing, and of course a mighty serving of Final Fantasy 14. Jesse attempts to maintain the hype ...

Dial of Diablo | The Grinding Gear Podcast #19

The episode that went places! The Video Game Awards approach, Diablo 4 is making waves. That’s the part we planned. The Washington Post reveals mid-show that they are suing Microsoft over the Activision Blizzard buyout. We effortlessly switch to Trailer ...