Gamers Must Die

Jared and Alex encounter a wall of naked people, a Mighty No. 9 trailer has gamers' panties in a bunch, and Ben bemoans gender neutrality expectations in games.

Alex explains the basics of Overwatch. Spurred on by recent Playstation 4 and Xbox One rumors, Ben delivers a profanity-laced rant about console add-ons.

CoD: Infinite Warfare and Battlefield 1 revealed, E3 2016 rumors, and a defense of critics who have the audacity to write negative reviews for popular games.

The team cuts through the excuses to figure out what users' actual reasons are for pirating games. Also, why do some indie devs actually embrace game piracy?

Ben hates April Fools Day and diehard comic book fans. Alex built plutonic friend blanket forts for gaming in high school. Jared doesn't like to die or fail.

Pokemon Go is already looking like a shitty cash grab, No Man's Sky could be another Spore, and the top 3 games that each host enjoyed but never beat.

In news: the 2016 DICE Awards and Xbox One fans hating on freebies. Also, a heated discussion about social development and ethics in online gaming interactions.

Alex cried over a fanny pack, Ben doesn't care about VR, and Jared is stuck in the past. Also, the team analyzes and reviews Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The team discusses breast deformation physics, yeast infections in skin folds, and their personal favorite games of 2015.

Hideo Kojima was banned from the VGAs, Alex confuses the hell out of everyone, and Ben lays out why gamers should stop whining about "bad PR" from developers.

Coverage of November's incredible game releases, gender-bent Nintendo characters, a marketing campaign Fueled By Autism™, and Ben's hatred of melodrama.

Jared's odd pre-show banter, Ben nearly dies in Brazil, and the team's favorite videogame cheats. Also, why accusations of rose-colored WoW glasses are BS.

Ben and Jared don't like open betas (but Alex might like facial hair), and the difference between people who say "I play video games" vs. "I am a gamer".

Ben and Jared explain to Alex why normal people don't get angry over jokes made on late night network shows. Also, unexpected Steam finds and Unholy Heights.

Featuring a lively round of The Worst Thing That Happened To Us This Week in which Alex excoriates the Tale of Tales devs for being giant douche bags.

Nobody over the age of 12 cares about who "won" E3 this year, so instead the team chats about the games and news tidbits from E3 2015 that interested them most.

Ben digs news of an XCOM sequel, Dragon Quest: Heroes piques Jared's interest, and Alex talks about dressing her friends in speedos.

The Witcher 3 early reviews and Fallout 4 news leaks. Also: Fire Emblem eugenics.

Ben and Alex try to convince Jared that paid MODs are not a bad thing, followed by all of your favorite recurring segments.

New trailers for Star Wars VII and Batman v Superman are here, along with lots of annoying whining about the new Star Wars: Battlefront reboot.

Ben wants to visit an old friend, MOBAs are taking over the world, and there is much debate over what it means to be a Supporting Character.

This week the team covers Pillars of Eternity, the delay of Zelda on Wii U, the Halo 5 reveal trailers, and introduces two new segments to the show.

After covering recent news that includes Bloodborne and Mass Effect 4, Ben, Alex and Jared riff on the Dreamcast running in 480p, portrayals of females in video games, and the death of arcades.

Nintendo has announced plans to bring their IPs to smartphones, so the team combs through the press conference to figure out what this news actually means. Later on we take a dive into a Gamestop dumpster, then talk to Becky about her initial impressions of Sid Meier's Starships.

Ben talks about his struggles to find a hard copy of Zelda: The Ocarina Time 3D before describing his brief time as a game tester at Nintendo. As Sarah points out at the end, it's "all downhill" from there...

This bonus episode features co-host Alex Morrow during her actual interview audition.

This bonus episode features co-host Sarah Peters during her actual interview audition.

It's our first episode with the new team, so come listen as we drop our new co-hosts Alex and Sarah into the deep end and see how well they podcast!