Episodes
Episodes



Thursday May 15, 2025
Episode 585: Half-Sized
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
This episode is half-length, but still has the guys talking about Bam Margera being officially confirmed for Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4, the Original Stalker trilogy getting an Enhanced Edition upgrade on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, and Atlus teases next Persona game, livestream this week. The news items includes:
Valve issues statement refuting claims of a Steam data security breach
Ubisoft moving "some of our biggest productions" into 2026 and 2027 after positive impact of Assassin's Creed Shadows delay
Let us know what you think.



Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Episode 584: Oblivion's Back
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
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The guys talk about the new trailer for Doom: The Dark Ages, which reveals the medieval equivalent of the BFG is a huge crossbow, Another Crab's Treasure getting a huge 'Year Of The Crab' update, Devolver Digital revealing Cult of the Lamb is its best-selling IP at around $90 million in revenue. The news includes:
Star Wars Zero Company gets first trailer with 2026 release window
Gamers shocked as Elder Scrolls IV revealed and launched on same day
Let us know what you think.



Friday Apr 11, 2025
Episode 583: Three Quarters
Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
[Reupload] Sorry for the audio issues in this episode. In this episode, the guys discuss Ubisoft's defense against The Crew lawsuit (you don't actually own your games), Bowser telling Nintendo fans "Don’t want the Switch 2? Just buy a Switch 1!", Marathon won't require a PlayStation Network account on PC and Xbox, and Endless Legend 2 comes to Steam Early Access in summer 2025. The news includes:
Former Blizzard president says 'I'm not sure where Diablo is going'
Xbox announces June showcase event
PlayStation legal issue delays Vampire Survivors cross-save on PS4 and PS5
Let us know what you think.



Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Episode 582: No Plan B
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
Tuesday Apr 01, 2025
[This podcast upload was corrupted. Reuploaded.]The news this week: Elon Musk's estranged daughter weighs in on his pro gamer claims: 'He was a Bronze Torbjörn main. He was fucking dogshit', Palworld decides it wasn't April fooling after all, is actually making a visual novel dating sim where you can, uh, 'dismember and eat' some of its cast, Death Stranding has crossed 20 million players since launch, If the Switch 2 stumbles, Nintendo has no Plan B, Final Fantasy 9 Anniversary celebration begins, Star Wars XCOM game on the way?, and Shuhei Yoshida believes Nier: Automata was a turning point in modern Japanese games.



Friday Mar 21, 2025
Episode 581: Five Nights
Friday Mar 21, 2025
Friday Mar 21, 2025
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The news this week:
The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered's PC specs and features detailed, as Sony reiterates no PSN account required, EA Sports College Football 26 to increase NIL payouts to $1,500, Palworld update 0.5.0 patch notes bring crossplay to the game, Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope says 'it's a tragedy' his 2013 immigration sim now feels so on-the-nose, Xbox lists Hollow Knight: Silksong as part of "incredible" upcoming indie line-up, Apple & Google face antitrust charges as EU defies threat of Trump tariffs.
Let us know what you think.



Friday Mar 14, 2025
Episode 580: The Next Xbox
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Friday Mar 14, 2025
Some of the minor news discussed include Defiance coming back 4 years after servers were shut down, BlizzCon 2025 not happening, Moon Studios going full indie, buying No Rest For the Wicked's publishing rights from Take-Two and Final Fantasy 16 PC version removing Denuvo Anti-tamper DRM. The Gaming Flashback is 2015's Bloodborne.The news includes:
Humble Games Showcase
Killing Floor 3 delayed to later in 2025
Next-gen Xbox reportedly coming in 2027, handheld rumored for this year
Let us know what you think.



Friday Mar 07, 2025
Episode 579: More Tony Hawk
Friday Mar 07, 2025
Friday Mar 07, 2025
This week, the guys discuss the fact that Cities: Skylines 2's asset editor is remaining a distant dream as Colossal Order is still working on it but says it's 'proven more technically challenging than initially anticipated', Western Digital sold their SSDs to SanDisk, and Naughty Dog boss says "don't bet" on there being a The Last of Us Part 3.The news includes:
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 official announcement reveals deluxe edition with Doom Slayer
Call of Duty admits it's using generative AI to 'help develop some in-game assets'
Let us know what you think.



Friday Feb 21, 2025
Episode 578: More and More Layoffs
Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
The guys discuss the week's goings-on, including Diablo speedrun sleuths proving a 15-year world record was fake after reverse-engineering the game and failing to replicate the run in 2.2 billion possible randomized dungeons, Call of Duty's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover costing $90, Valve releasing the Team Fortress 2 source code, and a mystery Tony Hawk remaster mentioned by pro skater involved in the game.
For the first time in years, we have a Gaming History: The Civilization II Eternal War.
The news includes:
Netflix culls staff at Oxenfree developer Night School Studio
Marvel Rivals team hit by layoffs despite major launch success
Days Gone Remastered $10 PS5 upgrade not available for game redemptions via PS Plus
Let us know what you think.

GameStooge Lives!
This podcast originated on Gamestooge.com, which was shuttered a long time ago. On Feburary 26, 2010, the first episode was launched, and since then over 500 episodes have been released.
The regular hosts have included Jonah Falcon, Richard Elliott, Filippo Paris, Dan Quick, Jordan Lund, Paul Nowak, Scott Dirk and TJ Denzer.