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EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 59 MIN

Season Finale: Gaming Might Not Be Shit After All [S01E10]

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It's the Season 1 finale, and we're coming full circle. 10 episodes ago, we kicked things off with a bold claim: Gaming Is Shit Now. But after 20 weeks of arguing about everything from Half-Life 2's superiority over GTA to the death of couch co-op and the predatory practices of EA (f##k EA) and Ubisoft (f##k Ubisoft even more), we've reached a surprising conclusion.In this episode, we confront our own hypocrisy. We hate live service games... but we're both paying for EA Play to play Battlefield 6. We despise subscription models... but we're using them like they're demo discs. We complained about broken launches and day-one patches... but maybe early access and the ability to fix games post-launch isn't the worst thing?What We Discuss:Are we just hypocrites for complaining about things we actively support?Live service games, season passes, and monetization (and why we tolerate them)How cross-platform play has revolutionized gaming accessibilityThe Stop Killing Games initiative and consumer protectionsWhy broken launches still suck but patches are actually beneficialThe positives of modern gaming we've been ignoringOur final verdict: Is gaming ACTUALLY shit?BONUS: Post-credits rant about Call of Duty Black Ops 7's disastrous launch, Battlefield 6's victory, and Steam's new console dominating the future.After 10 episodes of being grumpy bastards, we've finally admitted it: gaming in 2025 might actually be... good? The benefits far outweigh the negatives. Cross-play, consumer choice, accessibility, and yes, even those bloody subscription services have their place.Thanks for sticking with us through Season 1. We'll be back in 6 weeks for Season 2, bigger, grumpier, and ready to contradict ourselves all over again.https://gog.fmhttps://gog.fm/bloghttps://gog.fm/spotifyhttps://gog.fm/applehttps://gog.fm/amazonhttps://gog.fm/discordhttps://gog.fm/twitchhttps://gog.fm/steamhttps://gog.fm/curatorhttps://gog.fm/facebookhttps://gog.fm/twitterhttps://gog.fm/bskyhttps://gog.fm/instagramhttps://gog.fm/threads

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