On this week’s sode, EA shuts down BioWare, PEGI shuts down lootboxes, and Xbox shuts down the concept of owning anything ever again. Later, we haunt some of our favorite games to make them extra spooky and then JD picks a turn based strategy game for Dice of Destiny.
27 October 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 26 minutes
Episode 497 - It's Always Tremors
This week we are talking AI taking over video games and vibe coding, little baby XBox controllers, Epic's Star Wars/Marvel shooter, and some other news. Then we talk about some intense moments in gaming. JD reviews From Glory to Goo.
20 October 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 32 minutes
Episode 496 - That Fresh Tournament Smell
This week we have more Playstation disk drama, physical game spending is up, Pokemon tournament smell, and more. Then JD reviews some of the October game releases and does a mulligan on his Dice play.
13 October 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 19 minutes
Episode 495 - More Gore
On this week’s sode, the extraction genre flops, Riot Games only needed a million players to make 2XKO a success, and Disney isn’t buying Epic Games...yet. Later we talk about handholding and yellow paint in video games and then JD picks an RTS game.
6 October 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 28 minutes
Episode 494 - A Date with Destiny
This week XBox Game Studios is disappearing, RAM conspiracies, Halo, and Bungie. We talk about games we can jump right into seamlessly after years of not playing and the JD reviews his wild Dice pick of Wall-E on the PS2.
29 September 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 34 minutes
Episode 493 - Pokemon's Greed
On this week’s sode, Microsoft wants to put ads in all your loading screens, cheaters are making billions, and every Japanese game developer is putting AI slop in their games. Later we give out tons of kudos and then talk about college football in IRL.
22 September 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 36 minutes
Episode 492 - Huffin' Farts
On this week Playstation is looking bleak, Blizzard workers finally come to the table with a contract, Nintendo with a terrible idea and more. Peterson speed dates a few games and then reviews his Dice game, Sephiria. JD gets a terrible Dice roll.
15 September 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 13 minutes
Episode 491 - Crashing Like the 80s
On this week’s sode, the game industry is on fire, Steam is full of shovelware, and every PS5 on earth is sold out. Later, we talk about produce and then we run down September game releases.
8 September 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 4 minutes
Episode 490 - Artificial IntelliJD
This week NVIDIA's DLSS tech is unnecessary and dumb, a leaky Valve gives us some good insight into 2003-2013, Fortnite kids are thirsty, and XBox does something interesting with discs. JD becomes AI. Peterson reviews Gamble with your Friends and Machine Party. Peterson picks his Dice game.
1 September 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 45 minutes
Episode 489 - Chief Bullying Officers
This week we have GTA leaks, Playstation coming to conclusions we came to years ago, EA workers on the Saudi deal, Saber's CEO being a complete moron and more! Then we do a full rundown of the Mistborn deck builder and JD gives a preview of his Dice game. We roll another dice.
25 August 2026, 1:00 pm
1 hour 47 minutes
Episode 488 - Playing Piggies
In this episode Roblox is in the hot seat (as usual), Microsoft on blast, Blizzard, and an bunch of fun Riblets. We talk about the Good, Bad, and Ugly of board games (because we just got back from a board game cruise).