Rich & Daryl team up to kick off the show to talk games, then take a momentary detour to A-town to hear from Aaron & Amanda to talk even more games.

Games: Tactical Breach Wizards, Steam World Heist 2, Our Adventurer Guild, The Crimson Diamond, Castlevania: Dominus Collection, Trio, and Star Wars Outlaws.

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Amanda and Beto talk summer games, then later Rich sits down with Actor and SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee Chair Sarah Elmaleh to discuss the strike.

Games: Gourdlets, Arco, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about architecture in games.

Games: Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree, The Alters Demo, Pinball Spire demo, Synergy Early Access.

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It's time for the GWJCC Games of the Year: Amanda, Rich, and Glendon get into their top picks for 2022.

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Amanda, Rich, and Andrew discuss their impressions of The Game Awards for 2022.

Games: Forspoken Demo (PS5), Isle of Arrows (iOS), Disney Dreamlight Valley (Steamdeck), Marvel Snap (iOS), Valheim(PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Jason (aka ThatGuy42) talk about how DLC and expansions have changed a game's content journey.

Games: Marvel Midnight Suns (PS5, PC), Bear & Breakfast (PC, Switch), Pentiment (PC).

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Amanda, Andrew, and Daryl, chat about what they've been playing, and later Amanda does another round of interviews with Lara Crigger and Sean Sands about gratitude and gaming.

Games: FIFA 23 (PS5), Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Switch), Skyrim (PS5), Walkabout Minigolf Myst DLC (VR), Marvel Snap (Mobile).

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Amanda, Allen, and Rich chat about what they've been playing, and later Amanda interviews Julian Murdoch and Shawn Andrich about gratitude and gaming.

Games: Pentiment (PC), Against the Storm(PC), McPixel 3(PC), Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Switch), Pastel Putter (PC), and Rocksmith+ (PC).

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Aaron joins Andrew, Amanda, and Rich to talk about so many games, your emails, and more!

Games: God of War: Ragnarok (PS5), Tactics Ogre Reborn (Switch, PC), Sonic Frontiers (PS5), Marvel Snap (Mobile), Orbital Bullet (switch), A Little to the Left (PC), A Castle Full of Cats (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Daryl talk about game crossovers they'd like to see.

Games: Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth (PC), SUPERHOT (PS5), Skald: Against the Black Priory (PC), Potionomics (PC)

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Rich and Andrew get into the Halloween spirit to talk about the specter of Death in video games.

Games: Mario vs Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (switch), Roguebook (Switch), I was a Teenage Exocolonist (PC), Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (PC).

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Amanda, Daryl, and Rich (with a dash of Glendon) live-stream the latest GWJ episode on Twitch and talk about game worlds they'd like to live in.

Games: Knotwords, What the Golf, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Faith: The Unholy Trinity, The Last Oricru.

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Amanda, Daryl, and Rich are joined by Manon Gage, lead actress from Immortality, to talk about her experience with the game.

Games: What Remains of Edith Finch, Asterigos: Curse of Stars, Overwatch 2, Immortality

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Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk recent games and demos played during the most recent Steam Nextfest.

Games: Destiny - The Final Shape, Dungeon Alchemist, Coyote & Crow's Wolves, FF7 Rebirth, Nine Sols. Demos: Entoria - The Last Song, B.C. Piezophile, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Tactical Breach Wizards

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In this episode of Gamers With Jobs, Rich and Julian get into a classic: the topic of narrative in games.

PC Games: Dome Keeper, Peglin, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Return of the Obra Dinn, Cult of the Lamb, RPG Time: The Legend of Wright, Slay the Spire: Downfall.

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Amanda, Rich, and Andrew are joined by the delightful Chris O'Regan (aka Aeoringas on the forums) from the Cane and Rinse Podcasts to talk about things he saw from PAX West, Seattle Indie Expo, and EGX Expo.

Games: The Secret of Monkey Island (PC), Dome Keeper (PC), You Suck at Parking (PC/Xbox), Beacon Pines (PC), The Excavation of Hob's Barrow (PC), Harvestella Demo (Switch), Overwatch (PC).

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Amanda and Rich are joined by Eleima Stargazer from the GWJ community to discuss what games they'd suggest for getting someone back into gaming.

Games: Return to Monkey Island (PC), Spiritfarer (PC), Ooblets (Switch), and Trombone Champ (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Andrew discuss what games stood out from the Playstation State of Play and Nintendo Direct for September.

Games: Ooblets (Switch), Foretales (Switch), Little Noah (SteamDeck), Riven (SteamDeck).

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Amanda, Daryl, and Andrew talk about Round: 1 - our early first rounds with gaming experiences.

Games: Maneater (PS5), Dark Anthology: Little Hope (PS5), Tiny Tina's Wonderlands (PS5), Myst (Steam Deck), Orcs Must Die 3 (Steam Deck), Ooblets (Switch).

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Amanda, Rich, and Shawn get together to chat about the best games we played this week, the GWJ 2022 Donation Drive, and Extra Life!

Games: Cursed to Golf, As Dusk Falls, Immortality.

Immortality spoilers start at the 1:07:00 mark.

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Amanda and Rich and Andrew get together to chat about games they consider emotionally healing or bring them comfort when recovering.

Games: Rollerdrome (PS5), Toodee and Topdee (Switch), Steam Deck (Handheld Console).

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Amanda and Rich sit down and connect over Pauses in Gaming Habits. What motivates us to make those changes, and what are some external influences that can cause this to happen?

Games: Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Switch), Necrosmith (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Andrew are joined by Jamie Madigan from The Psychology of Video Games to talk about What is Play, The Engagement Game, and more!

Games: Elden Ring, Solasta: Crown of the Magister, D&D The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, ANNO: Mutationem, Steam Deck.

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An all-board games Special GenCon 2022 correspondence!

Allen Cook is joined by Mike (McChuck) Bretzlaff and Charlie Hall at Gencon 2022 in Indianapolis, IN.

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Rich and Amanda talk games before Rich hops into an interview with game developer Anders Lauridsen, maker of Skald: Against the Black Priory.

Games: Dungeon Divers Demo, Capes, 1000xRESIST, Tiny Glade Demo, Nine Sols, Skald: Against the Black Priory.

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Glendon, Amanda, Sean, and Allen talk about games they're playing, and later on Andrew and Glendon review Gems of War, courtesy of our Patreon supporter and forum member, Mixolyde!

Games: 7 days to Die (PC), T Minus 30 (PC), No Man's Sky: Endurance (PC), Project Warlock (PC), NecroSmith (PC), Ravenous Devils (PC), Walkabout Mini Golf: Labyrinth (VR), Gems of War (Mobile).

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Glendon, Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Andrew talk Pacifist Tense: games that use non-violent verbs.

Stray (PS5), Little Noah: Scion of Paradise (Switch), Spider-man Miles Morales (PS5), Man of Medan (PS5), Borderlands 3 (Switch), Passifist Tense, your emails, and more!

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Rich and Glendon are joined by Jason Silvera (aka ThatGuy42) to talk about the media that gets them through these times.

Games: Escape Academy (PC), Destiny 2 (PC), Disco Elysium (PC), Star Trek: Online (PC), Ape Out (PC).

Shows: Only Murderers in the Building, Dark
Books: The Expanse by J.A. Corey, Discworld series by Terry Pratchett
Podcasts: Dungeons and Daddies
Movie: Primer

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Amanda, Daryl, and Glendon are joined by Aaron from The Co-Operatives Podcast to talk about changes of tune when it comes to games.

Games: The Quarry (PS5), House Of Ashes (PS5), TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge (PC), F1 2022(PS5), Outriders(PC), Pixelverse: Deck Heroes Early Access (Android), Redactle (web).

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon discuss how mood affects gaming habits.

Games: Zen World (PC), Metal:Hellsinger (PC), Outriders: Worldslayer (PC), Neon White (PC), Gordian Quest (PC), Subterfuge (iOS).

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Amanda, Rich, Julian, and Andrew discuss their longest gaming partnerships.

Games: Tinyfolks (PC),The Cycle: Frontier (PC), Shadowrun Trilogy (PS5), SuperEpic (Switch), Timelie (Switch), Gordian Quest 1.0, Citizen Sleeper (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Glendon talk games, games, games.

Games: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (PC, XboxSX), the joy of Playstation Plus (PS5), Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Outer Wilds (PS5), Neon White (PC/Switch), Tinyfolks (PC), Symphony of War: The Nephalim Saga (PC), Dome Keeper Demo (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about a few of their takeaways from The Summer Games Fest and Wholesome Direct.

Games: Freshly Frosted (Switch), Symphony of War: The Nephalim Saga (PC), Card Shark (PC), V-Rising (PC).

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Amanda and Rich are joined by our Editor-in-Chief for Gamers With Jobs, Andrew aka Antichulius, to catch up on some games, the Playstation State of Play, as well as some live corrections. Editors are amazing.

Games: Diablo: Immortal (Mobile, PC), Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch), Mini Motorways (Switch), Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy (PC), Salt and Sacrifice (PS5), Valheim (PC), Pokemon Legends Arceus (Switch).

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Rich leads Amanda, Daryl, Glendon, and Mel in an exercise of improvisation and play.

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Amanda and Rich check in with Skald: Against the Black Priory and Nine Souls in the realm of video games followed by some tabletop pen & paper RPGs, board games, and more from Rabbitcon!

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Amanda, Glendon, and Rich are joined by Ben Chicka to talk about the expression of violence in video games.

Games: Salt & Sacrifice (PS5), Trek to Yomi (PC), Vampire Survivors (PC), V Rising (PC).

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Amanda, Glendon, Daryl, and Allen talk games, games, games.

Games: Nightmare Reaper (PC), Songs of Conquest (PC), Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (PC), Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PC), Rogue Legacy 2 (PC), Nascar Heat 5 (PS5), Tiny Tina's Wonderland (PC), Evil Dead: The Game (PC), Beat Star (mobile).

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Rich, Amanda, and Glendon are joined by Jason Silvera aka ThatGuy42 to talk about why it's good to be bad sometimes.

Games: Citizen Sleeper (PC), Planet Coaster (PC), Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Rogue Legacy 2 (PC), Loot River (PC), Trek to Yomi (PC), When it's good to be the bad guy, and more!

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon officially welcome Daryl to the team and talk about games you can play while doing other things. We also announce the launch of the GamersWithJobs Redbubble merch site!

Games: Stacklands (PC), Death Stranding (PS5), Elden Ring (PS5), Patrick's Parabox (Mobile), Black Book (Mobile), Ascension (Mobile), Subterfuge (Mobile), John Wick Hex (PC), Shapez.io (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Julian talk about games we're playing right now, and later Amanda sits down with Serenity, VP of Engagement for NISEI to talk about the future of the beloved fan-favorite 2-player card game Android Netrunner.

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Amanda, Glendon, and Rich talk about games and catch up on your emails.

Games: Per Aspera (PC), PS5 stuff, ValiDATE Demo (PC), Rich's Dream Game (tm).

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Shawn and Sean join Glendon to talk about instances where playing multiple games within a genre has informed enjoyment of each other.

Games: Elden Ring (PC), Norco (PC), Weird West, FORWARD: Escape the Fold (PC), Beyond All Reason (PC), Age of Empires 4: Festival of Ages (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and returning guest host David Bauer are joined by Jerimiah McCall from Gaming the Past to discuss teaching history through video games.

Games: Wildermyth (PC), Phoenix Point(PC), Skyrim Anniversary Edition(PC), Kaycee's Mod for Inscryption(PC), Norco (PC), Weird West (XBOX).

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are joined by guest Daryl Lathon to talk about what makes simulation games so satisfying.

Games: Gran Turismo 7 (PC), F1 2021 (PC), Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (PC), Weird West (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk board games, and later Amanda sits down with Jenn from Restoration Games to talk about animal games and Restoration at GAMA.

Video Games: Tunic (Xbox/PC), Not for Broadcast: Prologue (PC). Boardgames: Azul, 7 Wonders: Architects, The Expanse, Earth, Key to the Kingdom, Berried Treasure, Unmatched, New York Zoo, Isle of Cats.

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Daryl, Rich, and Amanda are joined once more by Diego aka PinkStripes and Ted Lowendick from the GWJ Racing Dorks to get into racing games.

Games: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord and Little Kitty, Big City.

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon discuss their favorite gaming moments.

Games: Far: Changing Tides (PC), Hero's Hour (PC), Triangle Strategy (Switch), Gloomhaven (board game), Valheim: Cave Update (PC).

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon celebrate some birthdays and take a break from talking about games to talk about books and TV Shows.

Games: Neon White (PC), Elden Ring (PS5, PC)
Not Games:  The Expanse (Book/TV), Schitt's Creek (TV), Bojack Horseman (TV), Midnight Mass (TV).

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Shawn Andrich steps in to wrangle up a crew this week to discuss Elden Ring as well as a few other games! He is joined by the mysterious and elusive Sean Sands, the passionate Soulsian Rich Lovejoy, and delightfully special guest David Heron from The Game Design Round Table podcast.

Games: Elden Ring (PS5, PC), Horizon: Forbidden West (PS5), Lost Ark (PC), Total War: Warhammer III (PC), Slay The Spire (PC).

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