Hello Gamer Friends, As we start to blow the dust off our microphones, we're coming back with a two-part episode featuring our Canadian Gamer Friend Stanley, that's all about Bungie's road to The Final Shape for Destiny 2. Get those exotics ready to go back in time as Stanley and Big Nick take us to the first annoucment to the exspansion to their predictions for the story, with all of the nonsense inbetween! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

Hello Gamer Friends! We've got a double spoilercast for two shows that are well past the need for any spoiler warnings. First up, we talk with our MCU Correspondent Jay to talk Secret Invasion and close out with season 2 of Loki. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

Happy Halloween! To close out spooky season, AudioNerd and Big Nkrumah are talking about the horrific allegations surrounding the imminent release of Bayonetta 3 and the scary (not really) prospect of James Gunn taking over the DC film universe. Also, have you noticed how queer Apex Legends and Destiny are? We certainly have! With the launch of Apex Legend's newest trans character, Catalyst, and Destiny's latest season featuring a queer mom, we decided it was time to talk about it. What are the benefits and limitations of queer representation in these games? You'll have to listen to hear the answer [spoiler alert: there is no answer]. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

Your Gamer Friends are back at it! “Logging On” gets a little derailed by Anthem-induced stress, but we manage to dive into Devil May Cry 5’s launch, Steam’s most recent controversy, EA’s mishandling of their influencer program, an #E32019 update, Nintendo Labo’s newest offering, Fortnite lawsuit news, Swimsanity’s beta, and the AFL-CIO’s open letter to the video game industry.

“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we officially stan Brie Larson and Captain Marvel, Big Nick shares some geeky theme park news, and we get to ask AudioNerd if he finally watched Titans (for a fourth episode in a row).

Finally, on “The Homescreen,” Anthem’s failures have led us to greener pastures in EA’s catalogue, including our continued obsession with Apex Legends, Big Nick’s first foray into the Mass Effect universe, and AudioNerd’s first go at Titanfall 2.

Thank you so much for listening! We really appreciate the support. Make sure to follow us on Instagram and Twitter, give us a rating or review, and tell your gamer friends about the show! Catch you in two weeks!

Links:

Humans Who Make Games “Game Workers Unite”

Steam statement

AFL-CIO open letter

This week on Gamer Friends we’re getting into ALL OF THE GAMES that have come out since we’ve last spoke to y’all. It’s a lot. After that we get into all of the Nintendo news including the Nintendo Direct presentation, Reggie Fils-Aime leaving the company and Xbox Game Pass (allegedly) coming to Switch (!!!).

After that we’re getting nerdy with some iconic black films, Black Panther and Into the Spider-Verse. We’re getting into all of the cancellations both Marvel and DC has seen and we take a trip down memory lane with Legos!

The second half is all Homescreen and we touch on Sea of Thieves and Apex Legends. We deep dive into Anthem and we give our (hopefully) fair and nuanced review of the game now that it has finally launched (for the second time).

Thanks for listening! As always please rate, review and subscribe if you like the show but most importantly, tell a Gamer Friend! We’ll see y’all in two weeks.

Links:

Swimsanity Beta Sign-Up

I’m Obsessed With Anthem’s Mech-Entering Sequence

On a jam packed episode of Gamer Friends, your hosts are “Logging On” by discussing the near-flawless Apex Legends launch, the recent Jump Force, Anthem, and Division 2 betas, layoffs at Activision Blizzard, Swimsanity’s upcoming public debut, the new Assassin’s Creed III remaster, Metro Exodus’s switch to Epic, and cross-platform play via Xbox Live is apparently incoming.

“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” AudioNerd still sucks and hasn’t watched any DC content, but he’s excited to hear about the newly announced Aquaman spinoff and sequel. In Marvel news, we got some new footage from Endgame and Captain Marvel, but we won’t be looking at it. Instead, we’ll focus on the upcoming Marvel animated series, Disney’s decision to put current Foxprojects on ice, and finally, RIP Mr. Oreo.

Lastly, in “Party Chat,” we have a repeat-but-not-really guest joining us to go into the weeds on the games we’ve been playing together, including Apex Legends, Anthem, and The Division 2, plus discussing Resident Evil 2’s remaster as GOTY contender!

Thanks for joining us for Gamer Friends! If you liked what you heard, please rate, review, and tell a few of your gamer friends about the podcast! See you all in two weeks.

Links:

Swimsanity Beta

ACIII Comparison Trailer

Bell Let’s Talk

Professor Dumptruck on Twitch

Gamer Friends is back with the hottest takes from the Anthem VIP Demo! But before we get to The Homescreen, your hosts are Logging On with the launch of Resident Evil 2’s remaster, a Cyberpunk 2077 staffing shake-up, promising news from the Game Developers Conference, and a return to the debate over Sea of Thieves: is it good now?

These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom, Big Nick is still crying over the Steven Universe finale, AudioNerd has failed to watch anything on the DC streaming service, and both of your Gamer Friends have slacked on the Marvel TV universe. Finally, some troubling news comes out of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker movie.

As promised, we go into the weeds on the Anthem VIP Demo in The Homescreen. But that isn’t our only promise fulfilled. In Party Chat, our first ever returning featured guest, best friend of the show and her husband (also up there in the rankings), SaraWithAStar and House Trotter! We’re talking everything Switch, including more Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Overcooked 2, Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart 8, and Mario Tennis Aces.

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Half of Game Devs Want to Unionize

Joker Movie Rewritten During Filming

BioWare is working on Anthem Demo Issues

We’re back from the holiday break and from being sick! Although we’re sliding into your feeds a late this week, we got a jam-packed show for y’all. First up, we’re Logging On with Bungie, Anthem, EA fumbling the Star Wars bag, Sony playing nice with Rocket League, Second Dinner’s new Marvel announcement and Assassin’s Creed DRAMA!

There’s a lot going on the world of nerdiness and we’re diving in with all the Spider-Man news including Spider-Verse and Far From Home. We’re also chugging along on the #EndgameConspiracyTrain and Nick is shady towards DC (as per usual).

In the Party Chat, we’re getting into all the games we played over the break and debate whether one of them was even a game in the first place.

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Bungie’s Announcement

Anthem’s Demo Information

Ex-Heartstone leads are working on a new Marvel game

Riot Game’s New Values

Inside The Culture of Sexism At Riot Games

Forza Horizon Series 5 Update

Your Gamer Friends are starting off the new year diving right into a discussion on our Top 3 picks for Game of the Year. We’re keeping the show notes sparse this week so we don’t ruin the surprise and trust us, the conversation is full of them.

On the penultimate episode of 2018, your Gamer Friends get a little goofy. “Logging On,” we’re talking Super Smash Bros, recapping The Game Awards (including trailers for Journey to the Savage Planet, Rage 2, Mortal Kombat 11, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 3, and Far Cry: New Dawn), surprised by leaked player numbers for the PS4, happy to see another Fortnite dance lawsuit, and outline some new competitors to Steam on PC.

Next up on “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we come to terms with the furry uprising and the new Sonic movie poster and put AudioNerd in the hot seat over the epic “Elseworld” Arrowverse crossover event. Naturally, we discuss the second Captain Marvel trailer as well as the (incredible!) first teaser for Avengers: Endgame. Finally, your hosts engage in what is effectively under-hyping “Into the Spider-Verse,” the greatest Spider-Man movie to date.

Last but not least, get excited for another interview, this time with Khalil and Ahmed, the developers of the upcoming multiplayer action extravaganza that is Swimsanity. We dive into a deep discussion on the duo’s favorite games, and how they inspire them now as developers.

Thanks to all of you for the love and support! We’ll be back in two weeks with our final episode of 2018 — and it’s a big one!

Relevant Links:

The Game Awards Recap

Super Smash Cypher

PS4 Player Numbers

Gamer Friends are taking it easy this episode on a light news week, “Logging On” with an update on the disastrous fallout from Bethesda’s Fallout 76 (sue us), Battlefield V’s struggling sales, Red Dead Online’s debut, and some upcoming expansions for Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey and Destiny 2.

:These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we are shocked and dismayed to hear of Daredevil’s cancelation at Netflix (and we’re still not done with season three), and in more frustrating news, Black Lightning showrunner and Neil DeGrasse Tyson deal with sexual misconduct allegations. We do have some good news in early reviews of Into the Spider-Verse, as well as promising trailers for Runaways S2 and Young Justice: Outsiders.

Finally, we’re revisiting Detroit: Become Human in “Party Chat” and celebrate Big Nkrumah’s new Playstation 4. We also make sure to at least run through the games we’re playing as well, although it’s a pretty familiar list.

We appreciate you tuning in, as always! Please rate and review if you like the show (thanks again to those that have!) and we’ll see you all in two weeks.

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Odyssey's New Approach to Franchise Expansions

Bungie ViDoc: The Road Ahead (Year 2)

On this episodes of Gamer Friends, your hosts are tackling a metric ton of news (which is pretty unusual for this time of year, tbh). First up “Logging On,” we’re talking Activision’s earnings diss to Bungie, all the Nintendo Direct news, several new game launches including Sims 4: Get Famous, Fallout 76, and Hitman 2, the class action lawsuit against Riot Games, the legendary Prima Game Guides shuttering, an update to the Blizzcon drama, no Sony at #E32019, and finally, the Game Awards.

“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we have to pour one out for the big homie, Stan Lee. Then, we tackle a few news items related to his legacy, including Daredevil S3 and the upcoming Disney streaming service character shows.

Instead of “The Homescreen” this week (we’re still playing Assassin’s Creed, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Destiny: Forsaken), we’ve got a long-form interview with indie tabletop game developer Brie Sheldon (@briecs) to discuss their upcoming game, Turn. It was quite the insightful interview and one you will not want to miss!

Thank you for listening! We appreciate the support. Please rate and review if you like the show and we’ll see you all in two weeks!

Relevant Links:

The Game Awards Nominees

Inside the Culture of Sexism at Riot Games

Diablo 4 Announcement Pulled from Blizzcon

Turn’s Kickstarter Page

Brie’s Blog, Thoughty

Gamer Friends returns with a packed episode, and an interview with Big Nick’s IRL best friend, clingypumpkin. ”Logging On,” we went hands-on with Google’s Project Stream, aka the future, and comment on some of the funnier Soulcalibur VI character creations. We’re also disappointed in Battlefield V’s battle royale delay, Fallout 76’s beta (and bugs), CD Projekt Red’s social media team (again), and all of the misogynists on Twitch.

“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we finally finished Iron Fist and started on Daredevil. We also got word of the original Teen Titans returning, a new animated Star Trek show from Justin Roiland, and a mea culpa on Luke Cage.

Joining us in “Party Chat,” best friend of the show XXX and your Gamer Friends are all over Red Dead Redemption 2, and maybe talk a little bit about Grand Theft Auto V.

Thank you for listening! We appreciate the support. Please rate and review if you like the show and we’ll see you all in two weeks!

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Inside Rockstar’s Culture of Crunch

More Game Makers are Talking Crunch

Yeah, our spoilercasts are just episodes now! This week, your Gamer Friends are joined by friend of the show @JenYetAgain (https://twitter.com/jenyetagain) to discuss the joy that was She-Hulk, and what she represents for a lot of different Marvel fans. We also dig our claws into Werewolf By Night, the new Halloween special. We don't want to spoil the spoilercast, so that's the only description you're getting. Don't forget -- if you're a patron, our She-Hulk finale listen-along is now live! Thank you so much for listening. As always, we really appreciate the support! Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon. Jen's Pull List: She-Hulk by Dan Slott (2014) Marvel's Voices: Pride (2022) She-Hulk by Soule and Pulido (2018)

This week we are diving into Red Dead’s 100-hour work weeks, Black Ops 4, City Skylines, a new Sims expansion, Fallout 76’s stress test and praising the latest Kotaku feature on SonicFox.

We get into all things Marvel-related with Iron Fist, Luke Cage, and Daredevil...and maybe speculate on the fate of Jessica Jones. We talk about the new Glass trailer and get real black with our thoughts on the finale of Insecure, Black Panther 2 and Black Widow (according to ScarJo, that counts too). We finish the segment with the controversy surrounding the popular blerd site, Geeks of Color.

After that we’re talking about what we’re playing. The list includes...Destination 2? Oh no, Destiny 2 (sorry, it’s been a while for some of us), Halo 4, Two Dots, For(t)za 4 and Assassin’s Creed.

Thanks for listening as always and we’ll see y’all in two weeks!

This week your gamer friends are getting into the continuing saga of the Fortnite cube, news from Oculus, Super Mario Party, Life Is Strange 2, the Harry Potter rumor and KFC Gaming (???)

We’re going to get down and nerdy with all things NYCC, including Aquaman, Titans, and Fantastic Beasts and give y’all a healthy dose of Marvel with Dark Phoenix, Venom and Into the Spider-Verse.

This week we’re just grazing the surface of Forza Horizon 4 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey and moving onto Big Nick’s first narrative segment for the show! We won’t spoil anything about it here, so you’ll have to listen to check it out!

Thank you for listening! We appreciate the support. Please rate and review if you like the show and we’ll see you all in two weeks!

This week we are “Logging On” with some big topics on Gamer Friends, including Animal Crossing coming to Switch, NBA 2K’s microtransactions, Call of Duty killing PUBG (maybe?), and the incoming Sony Classic console.

“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re chatting about the new Captain Marvel trailer (while trying not to speak too much on it), Marvel’s rumored limited series TV shows for secondary MCU characters, Iron Fist season 2, and the mess that is the DCEU.

Finally, on “The Homescreen,” we dive into Forza Horizon 4’s demo and give some quick updates on Destiny 2. After the break we’re heading into “Party Chat” with a new friend of the show Jen, our resident Spidey expert, to talk about the politics of the new Spider-Man game and superheroes in general.

Links:

Game Devs Looking to Unions to Fix the Industry’s Exploitative Culture

This week your gamer friends are getting into a (short) list of news including Battlefield 5’s underwhelming demo, Fortnite’s cosmic cube, and Cyberpunk 2077 (which is going to be the best game of all time, yes, we’ve joined the bandwagon).

After that we’re getting into Netflix’s ‘Witchter’ adaptation, Captain Marvel, the new Joker movie, and the Adventure Time finale. *gets email from Netflix account* Oh yeah, and we’re talking about Iron Fist too.

We’re breaking out in the second half of the show with a quick, Sanhok-sized update on PUBG, and digging deep into Destiny 2’s Forsaken and Insomniac’s Spider-Man (it’s amazing, just go buy it already).

Thank you for listening! We appreciate the support. Please rate and review if you like the show and we’ll see you all in two weeks!

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Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal

The History of Spider-Man Video Games

We’re coming at you with a bonus episode this week all about the one-day trail of Destiny 2’s new game mode, Gambit. Your hosts are joined by gamer friends Dylan…uh we mean George and David.

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Subnautica’s Honest Trailer

AudioNerd’s Hero Moment

Your Gamer Friends are back for another episode, Logging On with a Gamescom roundup. Big Nkrumah is a fan of the Fortnite theme park, Sekiro’s new gameplay and release date, the Battlefield 4 open beta, but AudioNerd64 is less happy about The Division’s pay-to-play stash situation and no new Assassin’s Creed in 2019. The guys also discuss Forza Horizon 2 and 4, including a Halo crossover, PUBG, Destiny 2, NBA Live 19, Cyberpunk 2077(‘s social media team), and Ice-T on the console wars.

These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom, we jump right into Marvel news with rumors of Taika Waititi in talks with Disney in the wake of Guardians of the Galaxy 3’s hold, Doctor Strange 2, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Eve Ewing penning a new Ironheart series; AudioNerd64 makes a correction about the Arrowverse and puts a lot of faith in Regina King’s Watchmen adaptation. Then your hosts switch gears to discuss some black pop culture, including Insecure Season 3, Sorry to Bother You, and BlacKkK lansman, and the “beef” between Boots Riley and Spike Lee.

On The Homescreen, your Gamer Friends are trying really hard to complete the Solstice of Heroes event in Destiny 2, AudioNerd64 is still practicing for Forza Horizon 4, and Big Nkrumah tries Captain Spirit and For Honor.

Thank you so much for tuning in! If you’re a fan of the show, tell a friend and drop us a rating and review -- the more reviews we have, the more likely it is that we’ll be featured. Good looking out, and catch you in two weeks!

Links:

Gamescom Roundup

Fortnite Theme Park

Everything You Need to Know for Destiny 2: Forsaken

Boots Riley on BlackKklansman and Spike Lee’s response

Open Letter to Spike Lee

Professor Dumptruck on Twitch

This week on your favorite show, Big Nick and AudioNerd64 have a lot to discuss. Logging On, we talk Red Dead Redemption 2, Super Smash Bros., everyone’s favorite streamer, ongoing sexism in video gaming, Sony’s new PS4 Pro, World of Warcraft, Overcooked 2, No Man’s Sky, and We Happy Few.

After that your Gamer Friends discuss These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom, including an update on the James Gunn fiasco, a new Oscars category (for Black Panther), a new Harry Potter audiobook, celebrating Avatar: The Last Airbender’s finale 10 years later, Ruby Rose as Batwoman, finally finishing all of Luke Cage Season 2, and lastly, the very first Wakandacon.

On The Homescreen, AudioNerd64 talks Dandara, Forza Horizon 2, and Destiny 2, while Big Nkrumah discusses GTA Online’s new update, After Hours, Hitman, and the terrifying Subnautica.

Thank you for listening! We appreciate the support. Please rate and review if you like the show (thanks again to those that have!) and we’ll see you all in two weeks!

Links:

Inside The Culture of Sexism at Riot Games

Ninja Won’t Play with Women Gamers

No Love for Wanda

On a very special episode of Gamer Friends, we’re taking you deep into some of the games on display at the Game Developers of Color Expo in our second narrative segment. But before we get to of the incredible games we played there, we’re Logging On with No Man’s Sky’s arrival on Xbox, Microsoft’s XCloud, Twitch’s new Creator Camp, Dungeons and Dragons, and Destiny 2.

These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom have been all about the revelations at San Diego Comic-Con, specifically the oodles of DC properties news, including the new Aquaman and Shazam trailers, Birds of Prey, Titans, Young Justice’s long-awaited return, and CW’s ever-confusing universe decisions. We also got a first look at the Steven Universe movie, M. Night Shyamalon’s Glass, Dr. Who’s first female doctor, and #CloneWarsSaved. Your Gamer Friends also tackle the incredible shitshow that is James Gunn’s unceremonius firing from Guardians of the Galaxy.

Our main event this week features several indie games by developers of color, including:

Skate & Date

The Last Stop

So;Obscure

SwimSanity!

Becker Derby (Apple App Store) (Google Play)

The Ultimate Clapback

Thank you so much for listening! Please rate and review if you like the show (thanks again to those that have!), make sure to tell your friends, and come back for more Gamer Friends in two weeks!

Links:

GDoC Homepage

GDoC Livestream

Additional Music by Fog Lake, "rattle snake"

Gamer Friends has returned this week with lots of news and a dope new guest! Logging On, we tackle the ArenaNet mess and subsequent fallout before discussing toxicity in gaming more generally, including Rainbow Six Siege’s awesome approach to the use of slurs in-game. Next we chat a bit about Warframe coming to Switch, walk through all of the latest Destiny: Forsaken info, and learn just how helpful spell check could have been for Aliens: Colonial Marines.

These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom have been a doozy, with news that Billy Dee Williams will be returning to Star Wars’ to-be-named ninth installment, Black Widow’s solo movie snagging a director, and more praise for Cloak and Dagger. The boys have struggled through more of Luke Cage, but spend a lot more time thinking about the future of Steven Universe. Finally, Big Nick walks through his jumbled Ant-Man and the Wasp theory for Avengers 4 and makes a bold prediction for the future of the MCU.

For The Homescreen, we’ve been sticking to the rivers and lakes that we’re used to with more of The Sims 4, Forza Horizon 3, PUBG’s test server, and Rocket League’s 3rd Anniversary event.

This week on Party Chat, friend of the show DJBobbyFlay joins your Gamer Friends to explain what levain is and trash Goldeneye on N64, but mostly to talk JRPGs. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of Final Fantasy blasphemy thrown in for good measure. Please direct any and all complaints isaidwhatisaid@gamerfriendspodcast.com.

We appreciate you tuning in, as always! Please rate and review if you like the show (thanks again to those that have!) and we’ll see you all in two weeks!

Links:

Jessica Price’s original thread

@beaglerush’s explanation thread

Streamers love slurs, apparently

We’re back this week starting off with the aftermath of E3, but don’t worry, it will be in much less detail. For the rest of Logging On, we’re talking Battlefield Feminism...uh, we mean Battlefield V’s alpha, updates on PUBG, Nintendo and Sony making friends, and Google making new enemies. Also, AudioNerd tugs at Anthemn’s wig and someone’s excited for the next NHL video game.

In These Past Two Weeks in Sequels, we’re talking Ant-Man and The Wasp, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Far from home, Luke Cage on Netflix and The Incredibles 2. We also get into a podcast that is near and dear to our hearts that just dropped a super nerdy episode discussing all things Kung-Fu and Avatar.

In The Homescreen, Big Nick talks a little bit about Cities Skylines, and a lot about The Sims 4 and their latest DLC, Seasons (but you knew that already). We also reminisce over Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Sunset Overdrive, Halo Wars and Halo Wars 2 (so many sequels!) and AudioNerd gets bored with Elder Scrolls Online.

Then we jump into Party Chat talking all things racing. AudioNerd gives his review on The Crew 2 from their closed beta, gushes even more about Forza Horizon 4 and drops some major keys for anyone trying to be a better racing gamer, maybe even inspiring Big Nick’s.

Thanks as always for the listen! Please rate and review if you like the show (thanks again to those that have!) and we’ll see you all in two weeks!.

Links:

How To Tune - Quick Guide - Setting a Base Tune and Troubleshooting

How to Drift Tutorial! Drifting tips and tune to help you stop spinning out!

THE ULTIMATE MANUAL W/ CLUTCH GUIDE!

It's that time again! Your friends in gaming Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are joined by Enya (Edna) to discuss the payment for goods and services that led Big Nkrumah, notorious for being against all dark-sided games, to screaming his way through Phasmophobia and Dead by Daylight. If you're a Patron, you already have access to a video of Professor Dumptruck, Enya (Edna), and Big Nkrumah playing through the first two Phasmophobia levels. If you're getting ready for Spooky Season, this is the episode for you! As requested, please do let us know if you'd like to join us in some Dead by Daylight action this month. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

As promised, it’s an E3 extravaganza open this week’s Gamer Friends. AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah painstakingly take you through all of the games announced at E3 (that we care about) in our longest episode to date! No rock is unturned in our quest to fill you in on nearly everything that happened during the biggest week in gaming.

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EA E3 Recap

Microsoft E3 Recap

Bethesda E3 Recap

Devolver Digital E3 Recap

Square Enix E3 Recap

Ubisoft E3 Recap

PC Gaming Show E3 Recap

Sony E3 Recap

Nintendo E3 Recap

Next stop, E3! Your Gamer Friends are here to discuss all of the major news in the lead-up to one of the industry’s most important events. Logging On, we’re reacting to the Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey leak, Battlefield V’s reveal trailer (and all that drama), Bungie’s Year Two announcement for Destiny 2, The Sims 4 finally confirming Seasons, Fallout 76’s info dump, Pokemon coming to Switch, Mario Tennis Aces, Megalodon in Sea of Thieves, and the newest PUBG vs. Fortnite beef.

These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom, the guys discuss Deadpool 2 (in semi-spoilery fashion), Solo bombing at the box office, Pusha T absolutely bodying Drake, and AudioNerd64 finally watches Steven Universe. This week on The Homescreen, we dive into State of Decay 2, Big Nkrumah finally gets around to LA Noire, AudioNerd reminisces with the Sega Genesis Classics, we play some more Destiny, The Division, and Rocket League.

Finally, friend of the show and technical 2x guest, Paragon2Abyss, aka Chace, joins your Gamer Friends to talk about his recent outings in single player gaming, most notably God of War and Detroit: Become Human (read this again after the episode and you can tell who writes these).

Please rate and review if you like the show! We really appreciate all of the love, and we’ll be back again after E3 for some more Gamer Friends goodness.

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Beekeeping Dog

Stop Hoarding Trash Gear (The Division)

If you enjoyed our last episode and want to hear more from our resident Destiny clan, Bones of Feet, you're in luck! We have extra content from the guys that we just could not let go unheard!

On a very special episode of Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah kick off the show Logging On with a discussion about Thanos in Fortnite, the fate of Radical Heights, a new SuperHot, Microsoft’s adaptive controller, Halo coming to arcade, Black Ops 4, and the now-infamous E3 leak.

Next, the guys chat about Deadpool 2, Solo, a potential Ms. Marvel movie, and AudioNerd stays true to his namesake and helps explain why you’re hearing “Yanni,” “Laurel,” or both. Since all they’ve been playing this week is Warmind, the new Destiny 2 expansion, Big Nkrumah considers that he might be a little more optimistic about the game than he’d like to admit.

Finally, a project that inspired the creation of this podcast. For our first narrative segment, AudioNerd is telling the story of Bones of Feet, the gaming clan that Big Nkrumah has been playing with for almost three years. Gamer Friends is incredibly proud to share this piece with you, and we look forward to bringing you more narrative content from the world of gaming in the near future.

E3 Leak

King's Fall D*** Wall

Bones of Feet

This week on Gamer Friends, Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are Logging on with E3, EA Play and Red Dead Redemptions new trailer! While only one of us is excited about Red Dead, both of us take joy in clowning a New York Times piece on gamers.

In “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re continuing our talk about the MCU (spoilers ahead!) and some things not-so-MCU, including Venom, Black Lightning and Teen Titans Go! To the Movies.

This week on “The Homescreen,” we’re talking about DiRT Rally, we finally play Rocket League and the new Donkey Kong. Big Nick also gives us his (not so enthusiastic) take on Monster Hunter.

Later in the show, we’re taking a Deep Dive into Destiny 2’s new expansion, Warmind!

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The Lesser-Known History of African-American Cowboys

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For the very first bonus episode of Gamer Friends, we have a SPOILER ALERT! 🚨🚨🚨 AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah go over every salacious detail from Avengers: Infinity War. If you listen to this, you will be spoiled!

And friend of the show (and brother of AudioNerd64), Chace, calls in with his immediate MCU thoughts.

It’s a big week on Gamer Friends, with our second-ever guest, SaraWithAStar! Big Nkrumah  and AudioNerd64 chat it up with Sara about our recent weekend with her Nintendo Switch and a bunch of Switch-exclusive games, such as Mario Kart, Breath of the Wild, and Big Nkrumah’s new favorite party game, Overcooked.

Before they get to chatting with Sara, your Gamer Friends spend some time “Logging On” with an outsider’s perspective on God of War’s triumphant return and everyone’s favorite new battle royale adventure, Radical Heights. We also chat about Monster Hunter’s new dragon, the upcoming Cities: Skylines expansion, Destiny 2: Warmind’s official announcement, the launch of Nintendo Labo, and some mild groveling from Anthem’s development team.

“These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we give a spoilery recap of Ready Player One and brush on the topic of gaming and pop culture as identites, and what that might mean for a dystopian future like the one depicted in the movie. At 00:42:01 the spoilers end and the boys hype Infinity War’s impending release, our first bonus episode (a spoilercast all about the MCU), and the ongoing Universal FanCon catastrophe.

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God Of War History

Universal FanCon Statement

Ready Player One Trailer

This week on Gamer Friends, Big Nkrumah and AudioNerd64 are really excited about the Spider-Man release date, PUBG’s new map, and April’s upcoming Games With Gold. They’re less excited about Destiny 2’s update and No Man’s Sky arrival on Xbox. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’ve got a recap of the Generations nerdcore rap tour, a quick review of the new Infinity War posters, and AudioNerd reminds us that he’s really into DC’s Arrowverse by going over all of the recent renewals over at the CW. Meanwhile, Deadpool got canceled at FXX and Donald Glover got petty about it. His next project? A good script for Taraji P. Henson. This week on “The Homescreen,” Big Nkrumah finally got AudioNerd64 to play The Division, we give initial reactions to Marvel’s new mobile game, Strike Force, and your intrepid hosts discover that sailing the ocean blue in Sea of Thieves requires a specific state of mind. To round us out, your Gamer Friends have to make an editorial correction about Ninja in light of his n-word drama and deep dive into the topic of racism in video games, specifically within the streaming community and on Twitch. Big Nkrumah’s rant is not to be missed. If you liked the show, please tell your friends about us and give us a rating on your platform of choice! We really appreciate all of the love and support, and we’ll be back in two weeks.

For the third episode of Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah cover the (admittedly less exciting) news from the past two weeks, and spend some time on the first “Indie Spotlight” discussing Post/Capitalism, A Way Out, and the most innovative shooter we’ve played in years, SuperHot. Logging On,” we’re covering the beautiful response to the White House’s violent video game reel, the Nindies, mobile launches for PUBG and Fortnite, the latter’s massive livestream featuring Drake and Travis Scott, and more! This week on “The Homescreen,” Big Nkrumah finally got AudioNerd64 to play The Division, we investigate claims of botting on PUBG mobile, Burnout Paradise is remastered and better than ever, and Assassin’s Creed: Origins drops another excellent DLC. Relevant Links: Beautiful Game Reel (http://www.ign.com/articles/2018/03/13/beautiful-video-game-reel-serves-as-response-to-trumps-focus-on-violence) Sorry to Bother You (Trailer) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enH3xA4mYcY) Post/Capitalism (https://colestia.itch.io/postcapitalism) If you liked the show, please tell your friends about us and give us a rating on your platform of choice! We’ll catch you again in (less than) two weeks.

This week on Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah are hosting their first guest! ThatTimDude joins the guys to share stories about cultivating an online community through gaming, and the story of how he met your charming hosts. “Logging On,” we’re chatting about GTA 5 rumors, the ESRB’s new labels, the new Sims 4 game pack, “Jungle Adventure,” Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. announcement and Ubisoft's announcement on The Division 2. In “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” AudioNerd64 recaps his experience at this year’s #OnAirFest, including a sneak peak at Marvel’s upcoming podcast, “Wolverine: The Long Night.” On “The Homescreen,” we’re playing a lot of PUBG and talking about the recent #TwitchRivals tournament, and dipping our toes back into The Division. Closing us out, friend of the show ThatTimDude stops by to share the story of his gaming journey, and why he’s so captivated with Monster Hunter World. Relevant Links: Tim's Swastika Coverup (https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/13l31c/a_friend_and_i_took_care_of_a_graffitied_swastika/) If you liked the show, please tell your friends about us and give us a rating on your platform of choice! We’ll catch you again in (less than) two weeks.

Join your Gamer Friends as they embark on the first episode with the new format! This time, we're joined by friend of the show and Dungeon Master @KetracelBlack (https://twitter.com/ketracelblack) to discuss the recent Dungeons & Dragons controversy surrounding the Hadozee, a race of space monkeys that some claim to be racist charicatures of Black people. We talk about the origins of the drama, the merits of the arguments against the Hadozee and other race-focused play in D&D, as well as other similar trends going on in the tabletop space. For more context, check out the links in the show notes. We're really excited about having more of these conversatrions in the future, and we'd love to hear your feedback! As always, you can reach us at info@gamerfriendspodcast.com. Also be on the lookout for the next episode of our sister show, Player 2 Has Entered the Podcast (https://anchor.fm/player2hasenteredthepod), which is taking over regular gaming news and analysis on our off weeks! Big Nkrumah is in the most recent episode and talks all about Sony's latest shenangians, their new pro controller, ongoing labor issues, and a lot more. Check it out (https://anchor.fm/player2hasenteredthepod/episodes/Gaming-News-Power-to-the-People--ft--Big-Nkrumah-Gamer-Friends-e1nk9le)! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

For the very first episode of Gamer Friends, AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah are keeping it all black everything for Black History Month. “Logging On,” we’re discussing the DICE Awards, Destiny 2’s new roadmap, the current state of PUBG, Mario Kart coming to mobile for the first time, and Burnout Paradise’s (lack of) microtransactions. In “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we’re diving into a spoilery dicussion of DC’s Black Lightning, everyone’s new favorite movie, Black Panther, and speculating on the future of the MCU after our first visit to Wakanda. The discussion starts at 00:21:34 so skip ahead to 00:43:00 to avoid any spoilers! On “The Homescreen,” we’re covering Assassin’s Creed Origins, PUBG, GTA Online, and The Sims. Wrapping up, AudioNerd64 is “Late to the Party” on Assassin’s Creed, and your Gamer Friends discuss the history and mechanics of the franchise through the years, and why Bayek is such a BFD for the industry. Stick around after the episode to hear our thoughts on Kendrick Lamar's "Black Panther" album. If you liked the show, please tell your friends about us and give us a rating on your platform of choice! We’ll catch you again in two weeks.

AudioNerd64 and Big Nkrumah introduce Gamer Friends.

We've made it to 100 episodes, and we have some big plans to share for the future of Gamer Friends. Shoutout to all of our incredible listeners for getting us to this milestone! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

The recquisite amount of time has passed, lets get into the spoilercast for Ms. Marvel and Thor: Love and Thunder! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

Hey Gamer Friends! This episode we're "Logging On" with the releases of Sniper Elite 5, Roller Champions, Industria, Mario Strikers: Battle League, The Quarry, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. We also cover the successful unionization of Raven QA at Activision Blizzard King, making them the first game workers union in the United States! We also somehow ended up in an E3 season without E3, including the Summer Games Fest, Sony's most recent State of Play, the Microsoft/Bethesda Showcase, and Devolver Digital's annual meta-commentary soap opera. There are literally too many games to list, so we won't! Due to the sheer number of announcements and trailers, we're pushing our usual Nerddom and Homescreen segments to the next episode, our 100th full-length episode! Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

We're taking it easy for this episode. A little too much is happening in the world, and it's Pride! While we recalibrate, enjoy this throwback to our infinite optimism in our Avengers: Endgame spoilercast. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

Gamer Friends is back with a new episode! We're "Logging On" with the releases of Trek to Yomi, Evil Dead: The Game, and Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, Square Enix's massive selloff, Bethesda's major delays for Starfield and Redfall, FIFA and EA beef, some absolute devilry via Dead Space and Silent Hill, and the new gameplay trailer for Gotham Knights. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," there's a lot of new Marvel television news, including trailers for Ms. Marvel and She-Hulk as well as Echo and Secret Invasion info. We also honor the big homie George Perez, comic book pioneer and OG. Plus, are we actually into Star Wars? Maybe? On "The Homescreen," Big Nkrumah dives into Trek to Yomi, AudioNerd64 tries the alpha for Prehistoric Kingdom, and the boys play Civilization 6 and more Apex Legends. Spoilers for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from 23:42 to 25:12 Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

Hey, Gamer Friends! We're back with a brand new episode (and some corrections from our recent spoilercast, lol). "Logging On," we're discussing The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Nintendo Switch Sports, the Playdate, Sega reboots (including Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio), Skull & Bones, a new Star Wars game, and PAX East. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," we put a feather in the cap of our Moon Knight and Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness spoilercast, talk extensively about The Batman, and touch on the Mario movie, It Takes Two, and the Halo television series. Finally, Bones of Feet member and union steward extraordinaire Alex joins us to discuss Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Elden Ring, Pokémon, MLB The Show 22, and more. It's a wicked good conversation. Spoilers for Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from 21:10 to 24:14 Spoilers for The Batman from 24:56 to 34:04 Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

We're alive! Your Gamer Friends return to share some updates. Basically, last year was the worst year of our lives. Everything sucks! Not even two Spider-Men could save 2023. But, we're back, and we're going to talk about it all, including a very informal recap of our gaming adventures last year as well as a haphazard yet well deserved crowning of Game of the Year. If you don't want to hear about our clinical depression, jump to 35:45 to get to the games. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. We're trying to get off of social media, so hang out with us on Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en) or support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true). Once we get a few episodes under our belt post-hiatus, please tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here in two weeks!

She really done did it now. Your Gamer Friends recall their experience with Moon Knight and Dr. Strange while dipping their toes into the MCU discourse. This episode goes out to all of the moms out there. We see you, even if your kids live in another universe!

We're back again with a lighter episode! This time we're "Logging On" with the releases of MLB The Show 22 and eFootball 2022, the official release of Unreal Engine 5, E3 2022, the Game Developers Conference (and related award ceremonies), Microsoft and Sony's plans for ads in gaming, and Activision Blizzard's latest mess. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," Ghost of Tsushima is getting a movie, Moon Knight continues to be good, and Thor: Love and Thunder's first trailer dropped. Finally, on "The Homescreen," Big Nkrumah is finally able to talk about Horizon Forbidden West. There's also talk of Shredders, Tunic, Apex Legends, and Destiny 2. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

After a long recovery, AudioNerd's illness has abated enough for the return of your Gamer Friends! We're "Logging On" with the releases of WWE 2K22, Tunic, Shredders, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Weird West, GhostWire: Tokyo, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, LEGO Star Wars, and the Ukraine Bundle. We're also getting caught up on the Sony discrimination lawsuit, ExoPrimal, Returnal's new DLC, the Steam Deck, Game Pass, Playstation Plus Premium's unveiling, Breath of the Wild 2's delay, The Witcher 4 and Kingdom Hearts 4's respective announcements, Fornite's no-build mode, Ubisoft's NFT blunder, and a subscription service for GTA Online. "These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom," we discuss the first two episodes of Moon Knight, the disastrous release of Morbius, Tekken: Bloodline's announcement, and the finale but not actually finale of Attack on Titan. Finally, in "Party Chat," listener favorite Leslie returns with their thoughts on beating and being beaten by Elden Ring. Is it truly and undeniably the greatest game of all time?? Still sounds like a game Big Nkrumah is going to skip. They also share thoughts on their favorites from the Ukraine Bundle, as well as the surprisingly difficult and delightful Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

A limited time Patreon exclusive! Your Gamer Friends couldn't record because of a sick AudioNerd, so we did something with a lower lift to make up for it. Enjoy our ignorance. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.

It’s that time, Gamer Friends! Friend of the show and co-founder of Dual Wield Studio (https://dualwieldstudio.com/), Rowan (https://twitter.com/RowanRowden), joins us to talk all things Witch Queen, Destiny 2’s new expansion. And by all things, we really just mean the vibes. But before that, we’re “Logging On” with Elden Ring, Martha is Dead, Roguebook, Grid Legends, Gran Turismo 7, and Apex Legends Mobile. We also discuss the full launch of Amazon Luna, the GMG Union, Street Fighter 6, the surprise announcement of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Forspoken’s delay, and Epic’s acquisition of Bandcamp. “These Past Two Weeks in Nerdom,” we didn’t watch The Batman but we did watch more Peacemaker and Attack on Titan. We also dive into news of God of War and Disco Elysium television shows coming to Amazon, Disney’s latest fuckery, including Matoaka, and #Bendergate. Thank you so much for listening! As always, we really appreciate the support. Make sure to give us a rating and review, follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/gamerfriendspod), Discord (https://discord.gg/ZKepzNA), or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/gamerfriendspod/?hl=en), support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/gamerfriendspodcast?fan_landing=true), and tell your gamer friends about the show! We’ll catch you back here soon.