Uncut Games

 We sat down with Stephen and Caleb to discuss their new initiatives to bring esports to the city. We talk Valorant, Detroit's future and the in's and out's of how a team comes together for pro level play. 

On this episode Jake and Alex are joined by Ryan of New Meddle Repairs.
Ryan is the guy who has been up in the guts of many a Replay console, including our very own modded and custom painted Dreamcast. We sit down to discuss his journey into the daunting unknown of console repair, hunting down anime DVD's and how a fall from a bike started it all. 

New Meddles Facebook

This episode Jake and Alex sit down with their new esports manager, Joel Graves. Joel is a many of many titles, but they all tie back to his one love-esports.  Joel takes us through the treachery and tumult that lead him to acknowledge the PC as the supreme gaming machine and how league and esports got him on the weatherbeaten path he walks to day. 

Meet the men who raised and shaped our business with their very own hands and ears. In this episode Jake and Alex sit down with their friends, Efthimi and Niko, the Matsamakis brothers. Efthimi is the editor of this very podcast and Niko is single handedly responsible for our stage, front desk and TV Stands. We take a long walk into their tortured psyches and explore their twisted, dark dynamic as well as their long term artistic projects. In terms of games: we're talking yellow version and how mom's can be big bummers when it comes to screen time and having the dome light on in the car.  Plus, both Niko and Efthimi have bands, you can listen to in the links below!

Efthimi's band, The Sundots
Niko's band, The Sneeks
Niko's web-series, Sunday Night in Niko's Basement 

We sat down this week with our good friend and live stream coconspirator, Zach Lewis of Take Detroit and Take Studios. Zach has built his brand's name bringing small Detroit baed businesses to the attention of thousands online. We talk Speak Easy Culture, Crypto and explore what makes COD: Warzone so unique in modern gaming.

Zach's Insta
Take Detroit's Insta

Jake, Jonah and Alex sit down with the man who brings the arcade cabs to Mo Pop and much more, Dave Zuchora of Psychic Drive. We trace his path from his halcyon card store days as a MTG semi-pro to his current work hauling his specialty candy cabs around the country. Also, Alex's desire for 10-player arcade game, "Killer Queen" is validated.

Psychic Drive on Instagram
Psychic Drive's Website
Dave's Personal Insta

We sit down with the man of many titles, Norris Howard - of the Checkpoint Daily Podcast and Checkpoint XP on Campus to discuss his love for the narrative immersion of Final Fantasy, the head to head fire of Street Fighter, the intimate innovation of Coffee Talk and why Mario just doesn't do it for him.  Equal parts an encyclopedia and hot take vending machine, Norris brings gaming's past and its possible future into view on this episode of UNCUT GAMES.

Listen to Checkpoint Here
Follow Norris on Twitter
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We sit down with Creative Content Producer and Esports Broadcaster, Candace Byrnes to discuss everything from The Sims to her Spanish techno loving neighbors to Joy Con Jesus. Some Dadvice is exchanged and we introduce our newest replay crew member Jonah "The Sports Brother" Rzeppa.

Links:

The State Champs Esports Show

Candace's IG

Bruno's Work

In the first official episode of Replay Cafe's Uncut Games, Jake and Alex discuss landing jokes with new gaming groups,  if Halo is a true "two stick shooter", how Alex became a natural leader in Warzone, Epic and Apple head to court (finally), how streaming services have become just as trash as the cable hegemony they were designed to replace and more!  

Welcome to episode 0, ground zero for Replay Cafe Detroit's official talk-core podcast.  Jake and Alex sit down to discuss the previously obscure origins of Replay Cafe. The guys talk shop, review America's best LAN CAFE's, dish business tips and evaluate the truthfulness of a story Jakes Grandmother told him about why you should wear a hat at summer camp. It's rough, it's tough, it's EPISODE 0/X.