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The guys talk about the lackluster Wrestlemania build-up and after being distracted finally talk about some game dev related things, including Valve releasing FEX to the public and Chip commiting to giving it a try, and How AI has effected things.youtube available: https://youtu.be/RbkXcvaoKNs

Chip updates us on his community collabs, Gimpy came down with a sickness so was out of commission, the guys update each other on their progress. Chip is currently in the prototype phase of each project.youtube available: https://youtu.be/ut6bpN5pyKE

The guys look ahead in 2026 and see that it is the start of a giant onslaught of video game movies, from Super Mario Galaxy, to a new Resident Evil attempt. Chip and Gimpy discuss how they would like video game movies to be made.youtube available:https://youtu.be/nh2LCVVqARw

The guys talk about the horrid AI slop look of DLSS 5, later they discuss Crimson Desert completely locking INTEL ARC users out of their game. The Steam spring sale is upon us, and finally they give an update on the status of their solo projects DLSS 5 Announcement Trailer https://youtu.be/dJACkKbN-Eo?si=S_Hvhs3paGD9SWGSyoutube available:https://youtu.be/oRrku-Y7UCA

Gimpy has behaviors working in his pig game, he shares the current progress, Chip is learning LOVE2D and built a train toybox you can test out yourself, the guys talk about their progress what has worked for them and the current status of everything they are working on. Chips Train Toybox https://chippedmonk.itch.io/trains-and-vibes Megacrit’s Gamejam game https://megacrit.itch.io/dancing-duelistsyoutube available:  https://youtu.be/sa0zKnnq2zk

Chip and Gimpy update everyone on what they are currently working on, Chip is disenchanted with the FPS genre as a whole, Gimpy is back to working on his mobile pig game and shares some progress. The guys also touch on NVIDIA not making any new cards in 2026 and on the Xbox CEO shakeup.youtube available: https://youtu.be/dlqknGeet5k

Gimpy and Chip dive into the current state of Ubisoft, 6 games canceled, workers voting to strike, they can’t keep out of the news cycleyoutube available: https://youtu.be/XBLPCofhWlY

Gimpy and Chip discuss the news of Meta shuttering 3 first party studios, canceling games, and seemingly starting the process to abandon VR.youtube available: https://youtu.be/pJPlPoaM0Bs

Gimpy and Chip look forward to 2026, share what they are looking forward to and look back on what they worked on this past year.Chips Homebox Results: https://youtu.be/emJIhDXe7Ys?si=Kppb6uVDbNbfxIAhyoutube available:https://youtu.be/6BZ8YK7_svc

Chip updates on the results of his experimentation with arduino boards and organizational tricks he discovered.youtube available:https://youtu.be/D-BO8mHRPkM

Gimpy and Chip reconnect after the Thanksgiving holiday, each states what they are up to and the status of their own projects / hobbies. Chip’s inspiration to exploring arduino boards and hardware https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjAXGJEqgG4 Chip trying out Homebox for inventory management https://homebox.software/en/youtube available: https://youtu.be/jSPieYfCLGY

The guys share what they are going to get this black Friday, in this slow gaming season, also small update on Gimpy’s Pig game progress, with a quick discussion on the upcoming game awards GOTY picks.youtube available:https://youtu.be/u2uA-1gkCyw

The guys catch up after Gimpy’s work trip, Then discuss Valve’s big hardware announcement.youtube available:https://youtu.be/7DqN3XFBcyM

Gimpy shares his excitement for TimeSplitters – Rewind this November, Chip fills us in on his own voxel engine and his plans to get back into the unity grind. They also discuss Microsoft waiving the white flag in the console wars.youtube available: https://youtu.be/Nj1iX7lp7y4

Gimpy’s encounter with natural gas buildup (hes ok) Chip threw his back out, so time to Game I guess, its a weekend of battlefield with BF6 and forefront VR open beta happening, Gimpy gives his first thoughts. Chip touches on software updates (Godot, Defold, Cave Engine, BlockBench) Gimpy updates on the pig game.youtube available: https://youtu.be/OsBRUJFqktw

Chip shares the progress of his zine comic, then the boys discuss the latest news of Microsoft and Sony raising current gen console prices. They also discuss what happened to cultural landmarks and how software as a service has infiltrated everything.youtube available:https://youtu.be/GvxSU4tPokU

Chip shares his daily drawing habit with Gimpy and how it has allowed him to continually get better and master the basics, Gimpy discusses his excitement on the gaming front for October and his 3D Printer headaches. The boys then dive into the habits they formed to allow them to continue their hobbies of game development.youtube available: https://youtu.be/mBD7RXmNjZI

Gimpy and Chip talk about the recent news regarding Valve’s latest filings for ‘Steam Frame.’ They discuss the state of VR and if they think Valve is too late to stop META.youtube available:https://youtu.be/DrRXD7YdkGw

Gimpy and Chip talk about the console wars potentially ending with Sony and Xbox embracing collaboration, Helldivers 2, Forza, Gears, The Show all going multi platform, the guys reminisce about their memories of the console battlefield. They also discuss googles new AI world building model and chip drops conspiracy tidbits.youtube available: https://youtu.be/nIEYGNF2z2M Links referenced:Google Genie 3 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDKhUknuQDgChips conspiracy source - https://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/09/11/221402021/court-decision-means-another-look-at-google-street-view-case

Gimpy and Chip talk about the Battlefield 6 beta, and the news that BF6 will be the first AAA game to require Secure Boot, with COD following shortly after. Is it too much?youtube available: https://youtu.be/0xA69554y7w

Gimpy and Chip go over the latest Splitgate 2 news that the game is going back into the beta oven yet remaining playable while the team works on it. youtube available: https://youtu.be/aYAgXtJT3lc

Gimpy and Chip discuss the state of Ubisoft after the announcement that the Ceo’s son will be heading a subsidiary responsible for shepherding new entries in the Assassins Creed, Far Cry and Rainbowsix franchises.youtube available: https://youtu.be/hTmbfFHwllU

Gimpy updates on his game progress and the boys go over the time they worked together on the GDEVELOP Jam last year, the struggles of working as a team and managing personalities.youtube available:https://youtu.be/kljWb3QVXE8

Chip is back to playing games, his long drought is over. He tells us about his takes on Balatro and Ninja Gaiden, The guys then touch on the current state of the “Stop Killing Games” initiative.https://www.stopkillinggames.com/youtube available: https://youtu.be/89F1uSRsjn4

Chip and Gimpy are back, Gimpy was under the weather, they discuss the steam sale a bit, and catch up on things like Splitgate 2. Very Casual episode to catch up.youtube available: https://youtu.be/C8MPA8zn2m0

Chip and Gimpy discuss the switch 2 a little bit, neither of us bought it. Chip picked up a tablet and has been practicing “flip book” animation. Chip goes in on his rediscovery of an often looked over resource, the public library.youtube available:https://youtu.be/UjiQz5Jc1ts

Chip and Gimpy haven't spoke since last week, so a quick update on our personal lives then Gimpy discusses his experience with Doom Dark Ages, and dives a little in to how they giving the keys to difficulty to the player. It could be the start of an interesting trend of letting the player tailor their gaming experience themselves.youtube available: https://youtu.be/QdBTWgRlDIoDoom from the enemies perspectivehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cp6CmdxeqKQ

Chip and Gimpy took an unplanned break, both being sick, and mothers day plans made meeting up to do the pod difficult. We are back and catching up with each other and we discuss the latest Bungie drama.youtube available: https://youtu.be/tMZOVCQmpl8

Chip started digging into the business side of AI and doesn't believe its sustainable, not to mention the ethical concerns. The guys discuss the Oblivion remaster surprise drop and if these AAA surprise releases steal the thunder from smaller games. They also discuss their thoughts on remakes vs remasters and their place in the scene.youtube available: https://youtu.be/2aiDLrSc8ak

Gimpy updates us on his pig game progress (with a screenshot), Chip speaks about finally starting to realize his dream card game and putting his idea through its paces in a Monte Carlo simulation. The guys then talk about Lords Of The Fallen 2.0 and their huge re-haul does it move the needle?youtube available:https://youtu.be/RqKhPLGvOvcSuper Galaxy Start Busters https://gamejolt.com/games/super-galaxy-start-busters/62929 Lords Of The Fallen 2.0 Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jQ3S2JzA9s

Gimpy shares his plans of relaxing on his porch, The Minecraft movie hate being overblown, and shares his handling of pop culture with his children. Chip has been diving into local AI models and is compiling them all to form Voltron. Chips Web Novel https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/91361/the-multitasking-mageyoutube available: https://youtu.be/9MFSyLpV7l8

Gimpy and Chip discuss a little bit about the switch 2, and the way the gaming industry is going as a whole. Chip has spent the time to develop a new brainstorming tool available for free designed to help during the early conception / prototype stage available here. https://determined-clams.static.domains/chippedyoutube available:  https://youtu.be/GPDdwuu-fgU

Gimpy updates on figuring out mobile game camera’s, Chip is working hard on a single screen tiger electronic inspired project turned rhythm game and is playing musical chairs with engines. The guys have a discussion on designing for expectations and praise artists/creators offering their services to aid you in your game dev journey.youtube available: https://youtu.be/kbyQM1gWr7o

Gimpy discusses his solution to gaming in a hotel Chip discusses his continued progress in RUST and reveals his game and watch inspired mini game he is working on.youtube available: https://youtu.be/4WTz7iYpOLY

Gimpy updates on his progress for his casual game, Chip speaks on entering the rabbit hole that is the RUST programming language, Gimpy questions why? And wonder if its too complex to complete a project in.youtube available: https://youtu.be/RSPb7WAfcuo

Godot 4.4 is out and the gamedev community is very hyped about the release. Chip and Gimpy discuss their personal takes on the engines they prefer (unity/gamemaker studio 2) and talk about why they won’t switch and what they would suggest for others to learn/teach.youtube available:https://youtu.be/hnhwY90-prM

Chip used AI to generate two prototypes, the guys jump in on their thoughts on this. The guys discuss whether its good or bad for game creation. The guys end the episode on the impact of commercialization of creative mediums.youtube available:https://youtu.be/qEuQJXOLlvAX - @combowombopod

The guys discuss progress on their own personal projects. Gimpy talks about where he is on the planning phase of his mobile cozy game, Chip comes in with the design doc for his next project and the roadblock of simply launching Unity.youtube available:https://youtu.be/673HrGxWLGg

The guys discuss the state of VR in the beginning of 2025, Gimpy believes it needs more “good” games and not necessarily a “killer app”, Chip Disagrees, Chip shares his next writing project and Gimpy gives an update on where he is on his casual game idea.youtube available:https://youtu.be/GDGnIakaqys

The guys go over the Xbox Dev stream, Gimpy speaks on his excitement for Ninja Gaiden 4. Chip goes on about not getting in your own way on creative endeavors. Gimpy recommends the game “Greed & Darkness”, praises its animation and sound design. check out Greed & Darkness For Free https://yrgo-game-creator.itch.io/greed-and-darknessyoutube available:https://youtu.be/O6AND5q432c

Chip and Gimpy discuss the Switch 2 announcement, and Chip reveals he doesn’t think Nintendo is doing anything that’s worth the time any longer, Gimpy states the potential software he is excited for with the new device.youtube available:https://youtu.be/UD6w8Yd-QvE

Chip and Gimpy go over their goals / resolutions for 2025, The last year definitely inspired Gimpy to keep going, Chip is in his chill out stage.youtube available:https://youtu.be/H5MPxFXupxY

Chip and Gimpy go over their personal favorite games of 2024, their favorite tool for gamedev and discuss the fiasco that was itch.io vs funko.youtube available: https://youtu.be/Mt5dtqcQuUo

Chip and Gimpy freeform discuss a little about what they are doing while winding down the end of the year. Translation : Chips spends 12 minutes going on about his various conspiracy theories in the industry.youtube available: https://youtu.be/KYlW-30LFU0

Gimpy ventures out and tests implementing multiplayer in Gamemaker using Warp by Evoleo and testing Godots current method.Warp By Evoleo: https://github.com/evolutionleo/Warp/releases/tag/v7.0.0youtube available: https://youtu.be/wkin2kKmCgM

Chip and Gimpy discuss the need for optimization in the current modern gaming landscape, Chip goes back to the Quake era and discovers the fun, Gimpy gives his initial thoughts on the Halo VR mod.youtube available:https://youtu.be/jVuB9TIflE8

Jam is over, we had time to reflect, now Gimpy and Chip discuss the next things they will be working on and games they are looking forward to for this years Black Friday.youtube available:https://youtu.be/wLrQ3Ynsx3k

Gimpy and Chip talk about their experience with Gdevelop Big Jam # 6 Multiplayer jamgame here: https://itch.io/jam/gdevelop-big-game-jam-6/rate/3098794Servers seem to be slammed at time of posting if desyncs happen try less players or singleplayeryoutube available:https://youtu.be/KNQzsmhA9-c

Gimpy and Chip Reveal they are participating in Gdevelop Big Jam # 6 Multiplayer jamthe guys talk about potential issues, and the excitement for it.youtube available: https://youtu.be/gQ7aHGRylrU

Gimpy and Chips participation in a gamejam has solidified, Chip immediately calls Gimpy out on trying out his open source trello alternatives, The guys talk a little about the game jam preparation and the tools we need for our workflow.youtube available:https://youtu.be/xzpC9Y8aEPk