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Closing Staff Podcast
by closingstaffpodcast
A podcast of former GameStop employees! Informing former, current and future employees as well as consumers and gamers of the inner workings of GameStop, and providing constructive criticism as opposed to ranting! Also the occasional video game talk and reminiscing
Episodes
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Episode Bonus 11: Pokemon and Elden Ring
It has been awhile since we uploaded some episodes, but we're still here and talking about more video game stuff, especially the Pokemon Gen 4 remakes and FromSoftware's upcoming Elden Ring!
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Episode Bonus 10: Catching Up On Gaming Events Post-2020
Wow, for whatever reason, this is being uploaded much later than intended! This episode was actually sitting ready for upload but somehow flew under the radar! We talk about the Skyward Sword HD and the 2020 Game Awards (yes, it's THAT late of a notice). We only noticed because we were just about...
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Episode 18: GameStop News Recap
Although this was recorded quite a few months ago, much of the topics discussed is still relevant now for GameStop, or if anything, brings into more detail with how employees dealt with changes that were happening with the onset of the pandemic. In this episode, we have new guests FDO (at the…
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Game Talk: PlayStation Sequels - God of War
Expect SPOILERS!! And we're back! We recorded this episode way back in January 27, but due to a lot of life things, it just wasn't finished editing until recently. This is quite a long one as we discuss PlayStation Exclusives (or in the case of Horizon, previously exclusive) and predict where the...
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Game Talk: PlayStation Sequels - Spider-Man
Expect SPOILERS!! And we're back! We recorded this episode way back in January 27, but due to a lot of life things, it just wasn't finished editing until recently. This is quite a long one as we discuss PlayStation Exclusives (or in the case of Horizon, previously exclusive) and predict where the...
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Game Talk: PlayStation Sequels - Horizon
Expect SPOILERS!! And we're back! We recorded this episode way back in January 27, but due to a lot of life things, it just wasn't finished editing until recently. This is quite a long one as we discuss PlayStation Exclusives (or in the case of Horizon, previously exclusive) and predict where the...
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Game Talk: Yakuza w/ Tradehold
Debuting our new segment, Game Talk! Starting with the Yakuza series, in tandem with the new Yakuza: Like A Dragon release (Time Stamps below for topics)! Because we're not all always available at the same time, it becomes difficult, especially near the end of the year, to schedule a podcast, so...
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Profiles: Cashwrap
Our next Profiles segment, this time focused on our soothe-singer Cashwrap! Initially, we didn't plan on having these Profiles back-to-back and wanted some normal episodes in-between (we have plenty of topics left, trust us), but we all really wanted to try the hot sauces! Again, this is an…
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Profiles: Distro
Our official 1-year anniversary since recording episode and a brand new segment! Our Profiles segment in which we focus and learn more about any members or guests, following the Hot Ones format with a few of our own tweaks, and we're starting with Distro! This is actually a video recording that…
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Episode Bonus 09: Sony and Sega Announcements
Sony's PlayStation 5 event is fast-approaching with a claim of a "strong" video game line-up, while Sega is teasing a major announcement for the same day (or is it?); although Cashwrap is MIA again, we have another former coworker, Shrink, joining us in the discussion! Also, we mentioned…
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Episode Bonus 08: Reg 3 Now Open, Cashwrap Returns
Here's our latest episode, with the return of Cashwrap on Zoom call! We catch up with him on his activities during self-isolation and discuss the recent Inside Xbox livestream, what systems had the best launch titles and possible future video game announcements! We also have a very exciting...
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Episode Bonus 07: Before the Nintendo Switch...
The Nintendo Switch has gotten extremely popular amidst the pandemic, but there was a poorly marketed device that would become the technology and precursor to the Switch! Perfect Survey joins us again to discuss this handheld device! Look forward to our next episode when we have a long-awaited...
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Episode Bonus 06: Post-FF7 Remake
Have you all completed Final Fantasy VII Remake yet? This week's bonus episode was devoted in depth to the remake - from comparing to the original, our impressions of the ending and discussing our thoughts of the saga's future Warning: MAJOR spoilers - not just for the remake but the original as...
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Episode 17: Perceptions of GameStop
Hope you're all staying safe! In this next episode, we have FuncoLand returning once again to talk about the perceptions people have of GameStop, and more discussions regarding Reggie Fils-Aime joining their Board of Directors and GameStop as an essential business.
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Episode Bonus 05: Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII Remake is quickly approaching - who's excited? In honor of the 23-year celebratory release, we have a bonus episode where we talk about our memories of the original Final Fantasy VII (caution: some spoilers were mentioned), thoughts on the upcoming remake, and the franchise. We...
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Episode 16: Gutted and Resealed New
You know what's frequently discussed with GameStop? Gutting and resealing display games, and selling opened games as New. We have Field Destroy back with us for this episode to talk about this very subject!
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Episode 15: From FuncoLand
For this episode, we have a special guest that's a personal friend of Tradehold, FuncoLand! We discuss the work environment, policies and transitioning to GameStop from....well, FuncoLand! We also touch upon the early years of GameStop and how it is now! Once again, Cashwrap couldn't join us as...
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Episode 14: Reggie on the Board and "Essential Business"
We have a new recording today, coincidentally recorded before and uploaded during GameStop's delivery service Deliver@Door. This episode discusses Reggie Fils-Aimé joining GameStop's Board, as well as GameStop's response as an "essential" business amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, with our special...
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A Hot Minute - March 2020
While waiting for Distro to arrive, Tradehold talks to our special guest, Perfect Survey, about what's currently hot in the video game market!
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Episode 13: Reactions to Recent News
In our latest episode, we respond to the most recent news surrounding GameStop amidst declining revenue and the hopeful revitalization from next-gen launches. Now, we did this recording before the news about Reggie and JK joining their Board of Directors, which we will instead get into in our...
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Episode 12: Customer's Perspective
Our latest episode features the perspective from a customer (whom we've dubbed Reg1) and his impressions of GameStop! Fair warning: We go off on tangents fairly often in this episode! Also, there were a lot of expletives, so prepare to hear that alert sound often!
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Episode Bonus 04: Video Games in 2020
We talk about video games going into 2020 and what we expect, along with the last Game Awards for 2019 and our thoughts on The Last of Us receiving Game of the Decade (among most award givers)!
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Episode 11: Where GameStop is Heading 2020
We talk about where GameStop is headed this year, and discuss our thoughts amidst all the folks predicting the downfall of GameStop (although we start off with a bit of casual talk). Although it's mentioned at the beginning of this episode, I'll go ahead and reiterate it here as well; we likely...
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Episode 10: Women of GameStop 01
We have our first segment of the Women of GameStop, featuring Field Destroy, who has worked with GameStop for over 10 years in over 20 stores! Here, she gives us her perspective and insight during her tenure!
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Episode Bonus 03: Current Games
With Endcap back (and Cashwrap MIA again), we discuss what games we're currently playing and what games we're excited about for release
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Episode 09: Transitioning (GameCrazy) To and From GameStop
We got one of our friend and former coworker as a guest this time around! Endcap used to work at GameCrazy until they shut down and transitioned into GameStop - we discuss with him how this transition felt, the difference in work environment and policies, and how he compared GameStop's work...
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Episode 08: Budgets, Incentives and Finances
We talk about individual store budgets, creating incentives and different levels of finances throughout the company in the perspective of corporate, regional and district! You may notice that Cashwrap's audio is a little low - this wasn't an audio issue, but rather more how Cashwrap becomes…
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Episode 07: Leadership Insight
We have a very special podcast today - well, to us at least! Our former manager joins us in reminiscing over his 11 years of experience (a phrase you will hear a lot) with insight of opening, staffing, and leading a new store! We’ve aptly gave him the handle of LevelUp! Unfortunately, Distro was...
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Episode 06: Limited Products and Holds
"GameStop employees hold everything for themselves!" We have a new episode today where we discuss limited quantity products and the general beliefs when it comes to holds! Cricket is back with us with an interesting intro! Also, no audio issues this time! Outside of Cashwrap speaking softly.
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Episode 05: Evolution of Products
This episode required a lot of editing due to mic issues (so prepare for amateur-ish audio levels, which we have identified and resolved for future recordings). Anyways, here is our newest upload, where we discuss the evolution of products working at GameStop! We have special guest Cricket…
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Episode 04: Inter-Store Relations
Store transfers, borrowing employees, product handoffs/deliveries, friendly (or sometimes, not so friendly) competition - for various reasons, GameStop store employees often worked with other GameStop locations. We talk about handling those relations in this episode, including working at other...
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Episode Bonus 02: Post-E3 2019 Impressions
We have a special guest and former coworker, Cricket, in this bonus episode where we discuss our post-E3 impressions. Also, about 34 minutes in, we discuss a very unlikely theory about next-gen consoles (particularly Sony and Microsoft). We also had a minor issue issue with our mics caused by the...
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Episode 03: Event Launch
There was a time when we were given more free reign over having a midnight launch for big game titles - some stores may still have that option! But often times, they came out of our own pocket to do something fun and exciting!
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Episode Bonus 01: News and E3 2019
We have a Bonus episode up! It's a little early in our series, I know, but we're all gamers and every so often we just want to talk about games and events! In this episode, we talk about recent GameStop news, but also anticipation for E3!
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Episode 02: Day to Day
In this episode, we talk about our daily operations - from rushing to turn off the alarm after struggling to unlock the shutters and door, checking new updates, printing new labels, marking off currently received inventory, prepping new marketing...all before opening the store!
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Episode 01: Roots
You may have noticed that our logo is very similar to GameStop - that’s because we’re all former employees! Despite what you may believe, this podcast was NOT made to rant about or slander GameStop, but rather to share our experiences, good and bad. We aim to be informative and entertaining,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast of former GameStop employees! Informing former, current and future employees as well as consumers and gamers of the inner workings of GameStop, and providing constructive criticism as opposed to ranting! Also the occasional video game talk and reminiscing
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A podcast of former GameStop employees! Informing former, current and future employees as well as consumers and gamers of the inner workings of GameStop, and providing constructive criticism as opposed to ranting! Also the occasional video game talk and reminiscing
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