The Giant Beastcast

Join Vinny Caravella, Jeff Bakalar, Dan Ryckert, Abby Russell, and Alex Navarro for a live Beastcast Reunion panel at PAX East 2024!

This is it folks and the whole family is here to sendoff the number one podcast in the universe!

Jeff Bakalar goes into Returnal, while Alex talks about We Are the Caretakers, and we learn a little about turnips and tax evasion. We've also got the news, your emails, and much more!

Big thumbs up for so far for Hitchhiker, Alex plays some NieR Replicant, and Bakalar continues building an actual arcade in his house. We've also got the news, including a new entry in the children's/assassination book genre, and your emails!

Jeff Bakalar officially joins the "Games Group", we talk about the new Oddworld, and Alex gets angry we haven't watch the latest Fast and Furious trailer.

We're back and talking about Evil Genius 2, Cozy Grove, and getting back into the arcades. We've also the news, even the weird stuff, your emails, and more!

Lucy James and Jake Dekker from GameSpot join us to talk about Disco Elysium, Evil Genius 2, Narita Boy, and Genesis Noir! Who says games aren't coming out?! We've also got the news, emails, and more!

Let the healing begin! We're here to talk about Pioneers of Olive Town, Loop Hero, Superman, Batman, cargo... all sorts of stuff. We've got the latest news and also your emails as well! Join us!

This week we're joined by Jeff Gerstmann while we loop back into Loop Hero and take a dip into Mundaun. More content coming to Game Pass, new PS VR Controllers, and some hot breaking acquisitions! It's knife or death type of episode!

We get into Loop Hero, conclude the current Harvest Moon saga, and talk about Maquette. Bethesda and Microsoft seal the deal, Roblox stock goes on sale, and Mike Patton loves to dine on turtle soup. Also, don't eat solder.

Find out about Fights in Tight Spaces, Maquette, and that new Harvest Moon game. Maybe just stick around to learn about Story of Seasons versus Harvest Moon and why should or should not care. Same goes for NFTS! We've also got your emails, the news, and m

Alex introduces us to Fights in Tight Spaces, we visit The Room 4, and Bakalar is getting busy in Teardown. We've also got this week's news and even news we'll have to get to next week! Join us!

It's Episode 300! So much has changed and so much is still the same. Is it still the best time to be playing games? Probably. How about games like Persona 5 Strikers? Bowser's Fury? Valheim? We've also got a summary of that Nintendo Direct, your emails, a

The old Destiny 2 Season is dead. Long live the new Destiny 2 Season! Interested in Person 5 Strikers? Did you know Dragon Quest Builders 2 is pretty good? Thoughts on the new Sonic movie? It's all here.

We dig ourselves out of the snow to talk about digging ourselves out of the snow. We also talk about The Medium, Hitman 3, and some good old Destiny 2! Got some buying regrets? We do. Join us!

People are selling, people are buying, people are building Dyson Spheres. It's wild times and we're here to walk down this road together with you. Join us, won't you?

Join the whole crew as we submit our personal top ten games into the site's Game of the Year machinery!

As we near our Game of the Year talks we've got some more thoughts on games like Ghost of Tsushima, 13 Sentinels, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla. We've also got our CES news with Jeff Bakalar, more movie talk, and emails!

We came back from our break excited to have a normal podcast talking about some games, pinball, and old movies. We get there.

Austin Walker returns to guide us through another end of year bonus episode of The Giant Beastcast. Thanks everyone for listening and supporting us through 2020 and we'll be back with our regular show next week.

We're nearing the end of the year and ready to head out for a bit of a break. Join us as we talk about Rubik's Cube, Spiritfarer, and mail boxes. We've also got a bit of the news and your emails! Thanks for listening.

We're joined by Samantha Kalman as we briefly enter the world of Roblox, continue in the world of Cyberpunk, and return to the world of the mid to late 90s. What's your favorite Guns and Roses song?

Ron Funches pops in to talk about Cyberpunk 2077, staying positive during stressful times, and when seasons actually begin and end. We've also got the news of the (video game) world and your emails! Join us!

Building bridges with the Walking Dead, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and documentaries on Midway! PLUS, do you fold your underwear? Big questions this show, so don't miss it.

It's Abby's last official day on The Beastcast and we celebrate by talking about Miles Morales, water heaters, and sharing our favorite jokes. It's not goodbye, it's just see you later!

There's Crash, Fuser, Astro's Playroom, The Sims, Miles Morales, Black Ops, and more! So many games to get to, not a whole ton of news, and of course, your emails!

Bugsnax! Assassin's Creed Valhalla! Crash Bandicoot 4! These are all video games and we're here to talk about them. Also, new consoles are arriving in the hands of the public! What a season!

We're back to talk about Yakuza, Dirt 5, Teardown, and more journeys into VR and cannabis. Two separate journeys. Journey with us and listen.

So much to get through. Amnesia: Rebirth, Transformers: Battlegrounds, Dark Pictures: Little Hope and even a bit about that PS5 and its controller! We've also got news, emails, and more!

It's a nostalgia trip starting with some G.I. Joe talk and heading through childhood cartoon favorites. Of course, there will be some hockey talk along the way, some news, and those emails!

Let's talk Baldur's Gate 3, Xbox Series X details, and all of the new PlayStation user interface news. Speaking of news, have you heard all the latest? Tune in to hear it!

We've got Star Wars: Squadrons to talk about and Bakalar is here to talk about keyboards. That's his new thing and we're happy he wants to share. We also talk about that PS5 dissection video, playing games with celebrities, and more!

We're back and Jeff Bakalar even brought an Xbox Series X to show us! We talk all about what can be talked about currently with it and I'm satisfied! We've also got news, your emails, and more!

Sony and Microsoft battle it out in regards to pricing, exclusives, and what exactly you'll be playing on their systems while a new challenger enters the ring... Amazon? Let's go!

Holy Smokes! Got some business to cover here. The gang is back and so is the information dump on new consoles. Join us to get our thoughts on the Xbox and PlayStation news, thoughts on the GB and CNET sale, and what some of us have been up to while taking

The boys are away so today we have a special episode featuring Mary Kish from Twitch, Riana from What's Good Games, and Merrit K from Fanbyte! We discuss games like Tell Me Why, Paradise Killer, and the Last Campfire. Also, listen close for amazing first

Ron Funches is BACK and he's got beef with Andy Milonakis! Talk about a hot scoop! We also talk about games like Tell Me Why, Spiritfarer, and all of those Marios! Jeff also talks about that fancy new NVIDIA card. You DO NOT wanna miss this one, folks!

The Beastcast is here and we're back to discussing underwear again? We're fresh out of the Gamescom Opening Night Live stream and have thoughts on that, along with some updated impressions of Spiritfarer and golf! We haven't had golf in awhile, that's fun

Jeff Gerstmann joins us to talk about Flight Simulator, Battletoads, Rogue Legacy 2 and much more! So many games and even a bunch of news! Welcome to Butt City folks!

Did you know Halo Infinite has been delayed? It's true. Did you know Epic and Apple are fighting? They are. Did you know there's a bird that maybe eats flamingos? I'm still unclear on this.

Vinny's power is still out but that's okay because Abby, Alex, Jeff, and Jeff's Dog are all here to hang out and talk video games! Like Fall Guys and the wonderful world of Blaseball! Wahoo!

We're back and ready to talk about our first impressions of Grounded, some final thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima, and big thoughts on the mighty mosquito. Also, what is going on with Mega Cities and sports? What is going on in general? These are the questio

Ben Pack joins us to talk about Paper Mario: The Origami King, Microsoft's latest not-E3 showing for their upcoming games, and much more!

We're back and we've got impressions of Ghost of Tsushima, Paper Mario: The Origami King, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and Watch Dogs: Legion! Games! Also, some news, your emails, and more!

Come hear about some near final thoughts of The Last of Us 2, the return of HQ but in Tetris form, and Bakalar's Pinball Palace! We've also got news, emails, and only one poop story.

We're back and now ALL of us have played The Last of Us 2 and we can start picking apart the most minor of details. We also settle the most monstrous way to eat pizza, say goodbye to Chuck E. Cheese, and miss our friend Ryan Davis.

This is a heavy episode that talks explicitly about sexual and emotional abuse allegations. If that is not something you are interested in listening to for any reason I'd recommend skipping this one and we'll see you back next week.

It's the season for announcements, so who knows what you'll know that we didn't when we recorded this? We do know a bit about Hardspace: Shipbreaker, The Last of US 2 (no spoilers), and a few other things though! Thanks for listening.

We've waited (and thank you for your patience) so we can talk about The Last of Us Part II and Sony's Not-E3 Press Conference. We've also got some other news and emails! Join us!

The Beastcast crew is here to share our support, our thoughts on what we're playing, and to talk about... Fog Gaming? We also would like to introduce you to the Game Gear Micro. It's extremely small.