We react to the winners of The Game Awards 2024 and count down each of our top 10 moments and announcements from the broadcast plus we also debate the value of the awards themselves and evaluate their place in the game industry.Av Game Junk

Hello friends, and welcome to this, the final show of 2024! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I look back on what a year it’s been, both personally and in our gaming lives, to find out what surprised us, what disappointed us, and so on, all of which you can see below. If... The post SGJ Podcast #478 – A Look Back at 2024 appeared f…

Hey friends, welcome back to the show! Again, apologies for the longer-than-anticipated break, but cataract surgery waits for no man. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I do a check-in and talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. The games we’re playing are all over the map, as are our mental... The post SGJ Podcast #477 –…

We get gobsmacked by the first few hours of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle plus we also discuss Marvel Rivals, Skydance's Behemoth, Star Wars Outlaws and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies.Av Game Junk

We share our anomalous initial thoughts on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl plus we also discuss Return of the Obra Dinn, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Hogwarts Legacy, Leap Year, Nine Sols and more.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I (OMG full crew again) talk about space legs. You know, when you can walk around your ship, stations and the like. We found out that it seems to work more often than not, but when it doesn’t work, it’s... The post SGJ Podcast #476 – Space Legs appeared fir…

We react to the The Game Awards 2024 nominations and tally up our predictions from last episode plus we also discuss The Rise of the Golden Idol, Mario & Luigi: Brothership and Batman: Arkham Shadow in VR.Av Game Junk

Welcome back to the show, folks! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about exploration, both in space and other types of games. We go through which games we feel nail it — of which there aren’t a ton — which games we feel could do better, and more. It’s a fun... The post SGJ Podcast #475 – Exploration appeared first on Space G…

We attempt to predict The Game Awards 2024 nominations and discuss all of the Game of the Year contenders plus we also play the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta and discuss Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Crow Country, My Friendly Neighborhood and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.Av Game Junk

We give our initial thoughts on the campaign for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 plus we also discuss Balatro, Neva, Star Wars Outlaws, Home Safety Hotline and RetroRealms Arcade.Av Game Junk

We get excited for Nintendo Alarmo and discuss all of the announcements from the latest Xbox Partner Preview including Subnautica 2 and FBC: Firebreak plus we also talk Neva, Gris, Indika, Visions of Mana, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Steam Next Fest.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, sorry this is a day late, yesterday totally got away from me. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about user interfaces and the user experience, how they relate to gaming, and which games do them well and which could do better. It’s a fun and spirited discussion, and we... The post SGJ Podcast #474 – UI/UX appeare…

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about the jobs we’d like to have if we lived in a space video game. The conversation got pretty lively, and we all came up with some really fun answers! Next week, we’ll be talking user interfaces and... The post SGJ Podcast #473 – Professions in the…

Frank gives us his thoughts on the original Silent Hill and initial impressions of Silent Hill 2 Remake plus we also talk Nobody Wants to Die, The Crimson Diamond, Kill Knight and Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip.Av Game Junk

(welcome text here) This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about what we’re playing and how we’re doing. It’s a varied show, as we talk about a lot of games, but also how the current world situation is affecting us. We’re still working on our topic for next week, but it’ll surely... The post SGJ Podcast #472 – Check-In appeared f…

Hey friends, welcome to the show! So sorry this is late. First, last week got away from me, THEN the site was down for several days! UGH. Anyway, this time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I try something a little different. In lieu of one topic, we spin a wheel and tackle several. We’ve... The post SGJ Podcast #471 – Spin the Wheel appeare…

We react to all of the announcements from the latest Sony State of Play including the Ghost of Yotei reveal trailer plus we also discuss the Assassin's Creed Shadows delay and air our grievances over the bed stacking mechanic in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.Av Game Junk

We give our initial thoughts after playing the first few hours of The Plucky Squire and discuss the Unity 6 Time Ghost demo and keynote plus we also talk UFO 50, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Astro Bot, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds and Sea of Thieves.Av Game Junk

We debate the value of Metacritic and how it can negatively impact the game industry and also discuss Unity's latest pricing structure changes plus we also talk more Astro Bot, Cat Quest 3, Crypt Custodian and Mafia: Definitive Edition.Av Game Junk

We react to the PS5 Pro announcement and discuss the joy of Astro-Bot plus we also address the premature death of Concord and talk Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 and Pico Park 2.Av Game Junk

We weigh in on all of the major video game releases coming out over the next four months with our annual Fall Game Preview plus we also give some updates on playthroughs of Red Dead Redemption 2, Cat Quest III and Star Wars Outlaws.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Kevin Lin of Wx3 Labs to talk about his sophomore entry into the Starcom series, Starcom: Unknown SpaceE! We talk a lot about the changes to the new game, Kevin’s history and game development philosophy, and more.... The post SGJ Podcast #…

We discuss the announcement of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS5 plus we also offer initial impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, Black Myth: Wukong, Concord, Deadlock and Thank Goodness You're Here.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s episode!! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David, and I take the barest thread of a topic, loans in gaming, and turn it into almost an hour of banter! Hooray! It’s a pretty fun show, so we hope you enjoy it! We are off next week, but we’ll be... The post SGJ Podcast #469 – Loans and Debt in Gaming appeare…

We give our initial thoughts on the highly anticipated Cat Quest 3 and catch up on some other games we've been playing including EA Sports College Football 25, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Super Catboy and the PSVR2 PC Adapter.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show. Sorry for the delay in getting it out, I’ve been swamped at work and the week got away from me. So, this time, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I have one of our regular check-ins, where we talk about what we’re playing (which you can see below)... The post SGJ Podcast #468 – Check-In appeared first …

Hello, my friends, and welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I sit down with Daniel Fedor of Blue Bottle Games to talk about his upcoming “Firefly episode generator,” OstranautsE! Now, we do talk about the game, but we also go on a LOT of fun tangents in this... The post SGJ Podcast #467 – Ostranauts appear…

Hey friends, welcome back to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Jasper Pol, to talk about his amazing game, Taxinaut. The game just hit a major milestone, so we talk about its journey so far, why I personally find it so compelling, and ideas for the future. It’s... The post SGJ Podcast #466 – Taxinaut appear…

We give our initial thoughts on a handful of new games including Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess plus we also discuss Dungeons of Hinterberg, Stellar Blade and Tiny Lands and Frank finally gives Red Dead Redemption 2 another shot.Av Game Junk

For our 200th episode, we dip into the mailbag to answer a bunch of your questions including our top 5 gaming memories, favourite video game soundtracks, game design ideas that make us jealous and mindblowing moments that stand out as massive leaps forward for the medium.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, welcome to the show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I talk about video game locations at which we’d like to take a vacation or holiday. Independently, three of us came up with The Citadel from Mass Effect, but there were a lot of other great entries too, as you can... The post SGJ Podcast #465 – Favorite Gaming Vaca…

We discuss the increasing popularity of PC gaming and how it might affect the future of consoles plus we also talk Beyond Good & Evil: 20th Anniversary Edition, Botany Manor, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden, #BLUD, Polimines and Red Dead Redemption.Av Game Junk

Hey friends, welcome to this week’s show! This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I discuss our favorite video game soundtracks, the list of which you can see below! It’s a pretty wide-ranging list, and we had a lot of fun talking about all this wonderful music. Next week on the show, we’ll talk... The post SGJ Podcast #464 – Favorite Ga…

Welcome to this week’s show. First, let me apologize for the audio. I forgot to hit record on my mixer, so the audio is taken straight from the video file I record as a backup. This week, Spaz, Julie, Thorston, Jacob, David and I welcome back Steve Hunt of Cold Beam Games to talk about... The post SGJ Podcast #463 – Beat Hazard 3 appeared first on …