Waypoint Radio

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What's good, Internet? Join VICE Gaming's Austin Walker and Patrick Klepek twice a week, as they break down the biggest stories in video games and unfairly compare everything to Dark Souls.

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There comes a time in every PC owner’s life where you have to make some tough decisions. Well, for the better part of the last two years, one Rob Zacny has been slowly stemming the oncoming waves of failing computer ...

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01.15.2021 Episode 371: The Bitcoin Corruption of Austin Walker There comes a time in every PC owner’s life where you have to make some tough decisions. Well, for the better part of the last two years, one Rob Zacny has been slowly stemming the oncoming waves of failing computer ...
01.12.2021 Episode 370: Yakisoba In A Hot Dog Bun Light spoilers for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim at 25:56 - 28:30 After 2021's wild first week, the Waypoint Radio now crew comes to you with a calmer vibe. First up, Gita has been checking out the new Reigns: Beyond, where ...
01.08.2021 Episode 369: The First Week of 2021 Austin, Patrick, and Cado start this podcast off by talking through their feelings on the events of January 6th, when white supremacists stormed the US Capitol building. After the break, Patrick is learning the limits of streaming services by playing ...
01.05.2021 Episode 368: A Holiday Netrunner Miracle We’re Back! After a hopefully restful and relaxing break, Rob, Gita, and Cado are here on this most auspicious of Mondays. We avoid the Great Slack Crash of 2021 by podcasting through it and talking about our breaks and how ...
01.01.2021 Our Favorite Waypoints of 2020 The crew at Waypoint Radio have decided to ring in the new year with one final look back at the last one. Join Austin, Gita, Patrick, Rob, and Ricardo as they each pick a piece of media, a podcast, or ...
12.30.2020 Our Favorite Games of 2020 The time has finally come to put an end to 2020, and as with any end of year extravaganza on a gaming podcast, that means it's GOTY time. Join Austin, Gita, Patrick, Rob, and Ricardo as they discuss the one ...
12.28.2020 Never Have I Ever: Gaming Edition Never have I ever played a game of "Never Have I Ever" like this! Listeners chimed in with their weird, amazing, and unique gaming experiences and we played never have I ever with them! Come along as Austin, Gita, Patrick, ...
12.25.2020 The Sorkincast If you're a longtime listener you'll remember that a few of the staff have a, lets say, complicated relationship with Aaron Sorkin. So in a year where he releases both a movie and a West Wing reunion special, there was ...
12.23.2020 The Games of 2020 - Part 2 Light Spoilers for all games discussed Welcome back to Waypoint's Holiday Hootenanny 2020! Somehow, despite our best attempts, we ended up going so long on our year in review recording that we needed to split it into two podcasts, who'd've ...
12.21.2020 The Games of 2020 - Part 1 2020 has been a wild decade, quite possibly the longest decade of the last century. Given this, we need a bit of a refresher as we form our Game of The Year lists. Join Austin, Patrick, Rob, Gita, and Ricardo ...
12.18.2020 Holiday Hot Takes We asked you for your hottest take inducing questions and you came through! Join Austin, Patrick, Rob, Gita, and Cado as they weigh in on everything from making whisky into ice cubes to the best game in a franchise to ...
12.15.2020 Episode 367: This is for ELVES ONLY Austin, Gita, and Cado are in the digital studio today to discuss "gaming's biggest night," The Game Awards. They go over their favorite announcements and discuss some of the awards, how they're chosen, and what Game Direction really means. Austin ...
12.11.2020 Episode 366: The AI Has Anxiety Now Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2 starting at 1:06:30 Space is the place this week as we take a trip to Mars to terraform it. Gita's our captain as we dive into sim-builder Per Aspera, where you play as an ...
12.08.2020 Episode 365: "A Better World is Possible" - Cyberpunk 2077 Content Warning for mention of suicide from approximately 55:56 to 57:24 One of the most "hyped" games of 2020, with highly problematic marketing, is finally hitting stores this week and Rob Zacny is here to tell us all about it. ...
12.04.2020 Episode 364: Vice Games New Podcast Deluxe+ Join Austin, Patrick, and Cado for a chill time talkin' bout games. Austin and Patrick have a lengthy discussion on Immortals: Fenyx Rising, what it pulls from Breath of the Wild and how sometimes more isn't necessarily better. After the ...
11.30.2020 Episode 363: PUT IN THE WHISTLE FROM ALL-STAR We're back from our break to talk about how the whistles from all-star really do go with everything. But first- Gita is back on the pod to talk about Empire of Sin, the new mobster tactics game from storied developers ...
11.23.2020 Episode 362: I'm the Potato Marshal Now! It’s Thanksgiving week here in the US so we’re serving up a feast of gaming for you! First up, Rob takes us along his Demon’s Souls journey through rage, bargaining, and (finally) ass kicking. Austin’s been playing Marvel’s Spiderman: Miles ...
11.20.2020 Episode 361: Who Could Say If The Prison of Elders Was Bad? Austin and Patrick are on their most Waypoint of Waypoint bullshit: Demon's Souls bullshit. But this time, Rob's coming along for the ride! Join as the crew talks through the remake's aesthetic and mechanical differences to the original, and check ...
11.17.2020 Episode 360: Gaming Advice Dot Com The five star runtime continue with a special double crew pod this week! First up, Austin, Cado, and Patrick talk through Rob’s newfound Demon’s Souls appreciation, comparing other third person melee combat to Souls combat, and take a quick dip ...
11.13.2020 Episode 359: Variks, The Prison Abolitionist We've gone and hit a five star runtime with today's podcast, and for good reason! First up, Austin, Rob, Patrick, and Cado talk all things next gen, from Rob's issues with Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, to Patrick's time with Demon's Souls ...
11.10.2020 Episode 358: Everyone Has An AC We've got a meaty episode for y'all today, Join Austin, Rob, Patrick, and Cado as they debrief after the election results. Then Patrick talks about his time with Bugsnax, a game with a surprisingly touching story about community alongside it's ...
11.06.2020 Episode 357: There's Verified and Then There's Bluechecks It's been a long week in the US, and the Waypoint Radio crew is ready to talk about it. Austin, Gita, Patrick, Rob, and Cado gather around for a Politics Minute about the election and beyond. Then, Rob brings us ...
11.02.2020 Episode 356: The Downfall of Sierra Games Rob welcomes special guest Duncan Fyfe to do a deep dive on how adventure game behemoth Sierra Games was brought to its from an unlikely reason. You can read Duncan’s full article on this story here: How Sierra Was Captured, ...
10.30.2020 Episode 355: Big Ass Playstation We’ve got a stacked episode for you today! First up, Rob, Patrick, Gita, and Cado talk about the PS5 and give their impressions on the Dualsense controller. Then, Gita takes us through the new Sims 4 expansion that takes you ...
10.26.2020 Episode 354: The Strangereal - Nier Connection Content warning for the sounds of bugs in the post pod (Halloween 3 clip) We've got a spooky episode for y'all today! First, Rob leads the crew into the Streangreal world of Ace Combat 7 and learn that not all ...
10.23.2020 EPISODE 353: MCGOOSTA MEMORIES Mechanical and light story spoilers for Amnesia: Rebirth from approximately 23:45 to 27:36 We're getting into the Halloween spirit this episode! Patrick has been playing Amnesia: Rebirth, Austin, Rob, and Cado join him to do a deep dive into the ...
10.20.2020 Bonus: Vice News Reports: The Bubble Introducing a new podcast, VICE News Reports. Episode 2: The Bubble. We take you inside the NBA/WNBA bubble told through exclusive recordings. To salvage their 2020 seasons amid the pandemic, the WNBA and NBA create a “bubble” where players and ...
10.19.2020 Episode 352: Have You Ever Met a Grad Student? Join Austin, Gita, and Cado as they talk about the latest season of Blaseball and the games they've played over the weekend. First up, Gita's been checking out the murder mystery game Lucifer Within Us, a game with a Phoenix ...
10.16.2020 Episode 351: As Loud As I Wanna Be - The Rob Zacny Story We’re back from our short break refreshed and with plenty of new games to talk about! First up though, the PS5 UI was released and we have some questions about the future of guides based coverage. After the break, Austin ...
10.09.2020 Hades Spoilercast We've had a wave of Hades fever here at Waypoint Radio, so much so that we're doing a spoilercast! Supergiant Games has used their knack for evocative narrative, killer third person isometric action, and beautiful art and design in a ...
10.05.2020 Episode 350: Don't Believe This Podcast Title's Lies It's been a wild weekend so we spend more than a minute on a Politics Minute. Join Rob, Patrick, Gita, and Cado as they talk about recent events and check in on how everyone's doing. Afterward, Patrick explains the Super ...
10.02.2020 Episode 349: Games Criticism Just Got CRITIQUED 2020 has been a wild year, so of course this is when the long meme'd Steve (from Minecraft) has finally and actually received his invitation to Smash. Join Austin, Rob, Patrick, and Cado as they discuss the news and how ...
09.25.2020 Episode 348: They Put The Worm In You're hearing this on Friday, but we recorded it on wednesday, still partially recovering from Save Point 2020, so it's a weird one! Join Austin, Rob, and Cado as they talk about the new publisher and studios from ex-Blizzard employees, ...
09.21.2020 Episode 347: Microsoft Buys Bethesda We weren't supposed to be here. After a long and amazing Save Point stream, we were all planning on snoozing our alarms and taking a well deserved rest. Turns out, Microsoft had other plans. About as close as you can ...
09.19.2020 Episode 346: Save Point 2020 LIVE Save Point 2020 is running from September 16 - September 20th, this year we're raising money for National Bail Out. Go to http://savepoint.stream for a schedule and to watch and donate! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.14.2020 Episode 345: Three Turkeys and a Caveman Sometimes a game comes along and you think it's ideal, a perfect expression of it's component mechanisms, and that nothing more should be added. Then, as Patrick learned this week, sometimes a sequel drops and it's somehow an improvement on ...
09.11.2020 Episode 344: This Is You, Allegedly Perhaps you expected a shorter episode. It’s a pre-next-gen season, AAA games are slowing down. But that just means we have more time for indie games! Join as Austin, Patrick, Gita, and Cado talk about all the news surrounding next-gen ...
09.07.2020 Episode 343: Out Damn Sauce! It's Labor Day here in the US, meaning that the Waypoint Crew is enjoying some well earned time off. Luckily for you dear listener, we've pre-recorded a mailbag episode for you to enjoy! Join Austin, Rob, and Cado as they ...
09.04.2020 Episode 342: Ms. Marvel's Miss-ed Opportunity It's a-me, a surprise Nintendo Direct! Austin, Patrick, Gita, and Cado gather this week to discuss the 35th anniversary Mario Direct that dropped early Thursday morning, filled with a variety of Mario news, from a new compilation to Mario Battle ...
08.31.2020 Episode 341: I Love Bath Theater It's finally here, the day Gita, Rob, and Austin have long been anticipating: Crusader Kings III day! Come and hear the tale of intrigue, deception, and baths, then check out Gita's review. After the break, Gita taps out and Patrick ...
08.28.2020 Episode 340: Mafia Corleone I never wanted this for you. I work my whole life - I don't apologize - to take care of my family, and I refused to be a fool, dancing on the string held by all those bigshots. I don't ...
08.26.2020 Bonus: VENT from VICE UK Content Warning: Descriptions of Sexually Explicit Acts Introducing VENT Documentaries from VICE UK: Young people from London, telling you the stories they care about. In this episode, Khalil grew up with homophobic parents, so he had to learn about being ...
08.24.2020 Episode 339 - Hot Topic Goth Batman Join Austin, Patrick, and Cado on this comic filled podcast. They talk the DC related announcements, the rocky Avengers beta, and do some important red-color-scheme superhero disambiguation. Discussed: Avengers Beta 26:12, Gotham Knights 53:35, Suicide Squad 1:02:36, News 1:10:53, Emails ...
08.21.2020 Episode 338: Try BrefEx, the Breath Fix! In this whirlwind world of ours, sometimes you don't have time for a full meal. There's a million and one meal replacements out there, but what if you need to make an impression? When the stale cheerio smell of Soylent ...
08.17.2020 Episode 337: The Eco Corner - with Rob Zacny Eco. Economy. Ecology. Rob Zacny has Opinions on both on this podcast! First, Austin, Rob, Patrick, and Ricardo sit down and unpack the Apple/Epic Games beef, what the stakes are, and who stands to gain from the legal battle. After ...
08.14.2020 Episode 336: Graphics Go Brrrrrr Austin has a hypothetical for you. Say he's gonna buy an Xbox Series X. What sorta games we talkin' about here? The Waypoint Radio crew discuss recent news of next gen delays, the finer points of ancient grecian military strategy, ...
08.10.2020 Episode 335: A Leather Patch Laptop Welcome to T-ēmptor, VICE's new podcast where Austin Walker describes the new Tech he's buying while simultaneously enticing the rest of the staff to buy it too. This week, Gita, Rob, and Ricardo join him to take a look at ...
08.07.2020 Episode 334: Beware the Third Beep We've got GAMES for y'all. Austin is back and brings us tales of internet outages and frog based edutainment. Patrick is enjoying the new party game du jour Fall Guys, and Cado has been chilling in the afterlife with Necrobarista. ...
08.03.2020 Episode 333: A Lo-fi Cabin in the 'Burbs Hello Internet! Your friendly neighborhood podcast producer is back from vacation having played basically no games! Luckily, Gita has accidentally taken up the shlooter mantel and played Destiny 2, and well, let's just say the quest system is a lot! ...
07.30.2020 Episode 332: Sports! Sports! They’re happening, sort-of. And that’s why we’re talking about sort-of sports games. Austin, Gita, and Rob revisit the league politics of Blaseball and secrets the baseball sportsbook simulator has been yielding. Rob’s playing F1 2020, which is less a ...

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Waypoint Radio episodes:

Episode 371: The Bitcoin Corruption of Austin Walker

Episode 370: Yakisoba In A Hot Dog Bun

Episode 369: The First Week of 2021

Episode 368: A Holiday Netrunner Miracle

Our Favorite Waypoints of 2020

Our Favorite Games of 2020

Never Have I Ever: Gaming Edition

The Sorkincast

The Games of 2020 - Part 2

The Games of 2020 - Part 1

Holiday Hot Takes

Episode 367: This is for ELVES ONLY

Episode 366: The AI Has Anxiety Now

Episode 365: "A Better World is Possible" - Cyberpunk 2077

Episode 364: Vice Games New Podcast Deluxe+

Episode 363: PUT IN THE WHISTLE FROM ALL-STAR

Episode 362: I'm the Potato Marshal Now!

Episode 361: Who Could Say If The Prison of Elders Was Bad?

Episode 360: Gaming Advice Dot Com

Episode 359: Variks, The Prison Abolitionist

Episode 358: Everyone Has An AC

Episode 357: There's Verified and Then There's Bluechecks

Episode 356: The Downfall of Sierra Games

Episode 355: Big Ass Playstation

Episode 354: The Strangereal - Nier Connection

EPISODE 353: MCGOOSTA MEMORIES

Bonus: Vice News Reports: The Bubble

Episode 352: Have You Ever Met a Grad Student?

Episode 351: As Loud As I Wanna Be - The Rob Zacny Story

Hades Spoilercast

Episode 350: Don't Believe This Podcast Title's Lies

Episode 349: Games Criticism Just Got CRITIQUED

Episode 348: They Put The Worm In

Episode 347: Microsoft Buys Bethesda

Episode 346: Save Point 2020 LIVE

Episode 345: Three Turkeys and a Caveman

Episode 344: This Is You, Allegedly

Episode 343: Out Damn Sauce!

Episode 342: Ms. Marvel's Miss-ed Opportunity

Episode 341: I Love Bath Theater

Episode 340: Mafia Corleone

Bonus: VENT from VICE UK

Episode 339 - Hot Topic Goth Batman

Episode 338: Try BrefEx, the Breath Fix!

Episode 337: The Eco Corner - with Rob Zacny

Episode 336: Graphics Go Brrrrrr

Episode 335: A Leather Patch Laptop

Episode 334: Beware the Third Beep

Episode 333: A Lo-fi Cabin in the 'Burbs

Episode 332: Sports!

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