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TGI 684 - Ye Olde Disc Box

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:09:41 GMT

Jocelyn emerges from her cubicle bubble with a brand new Nintendo Switch 2! Ryan on the other hand has finally put down Resident Evil Requiem and moves on to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Over in the news, we have some DLSS 5 updates to get to and an AI statement from Capcom, the FBI is looking for more information from those impacted by Steam games that contained malware, Epic is laying off 1000 employees, and the Sonic the Hedgehog 4 teaser brings confirmation of returning and new cast members.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Nintendo Switch 2

00:16:37 - Resident Evil Requiem

00:21:49 - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

00:31:07 - News

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TGI 683 - Swipe A Card For Your Witcher

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:33:52 GMT

Jocelyn returns with adventures in Slay the Spire 2 after diving into the early access launch, while Ryan plays the latest Witcher game with Reigns: The Witcher. Over in the news, we share our thoughts on the DLSS 5 announcement and fallout, Jeff Kaplan had some choice words for gamers that hate without playing a game, Project Helix won’t reach alpha until 2027, fired Subnautica 2 CEO should be back after court ruling, and Mario will finally get a proper LEGO minifigure in 2027.

Discussion

00:00:00 - News Preview + Resident Evil Requiem Update

00:06:32 - Reigns: The Witcher

00:14:37 - Slay the Spire 2

00:25:27 - News

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TGI 682 - Nostalgia Road Trip

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:18:11 GMT

While Jocelyn is away, Ryan will deep dive on Resident Evil Requiem with Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast! We keep things spoiler free, outside of what has been featured in the marketing, so don't fret if you haven't had a chance to finish the game just yet. Or finished it 4 times like Jon did. Over in the news, Valve clarifies their launch window for their hardware after a bit of a scare, Xbox confirms Project Helix is a PC/console hybrid, Nintendo and Illumination present their final trailer for the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and Fortnite is too expensive for Epic so V-Bucks will be more expensive soon.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Resident Evil Requiem

00:50:29 - News

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TGI 681 - Zombie Light Switch Manager

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:56:31 GMT

Jocelyn kicks off the show with a confession, she’s back playing World of Warcraft! With thoughts on the new Blood Elf starting area and the addition of player housing. She’s also returned to Date Everything, which caused a bit of heartache with its ending. Ryan on the other hand, is playing Resident Evil Requiem and is so far enjoying the adventure, even if it’s much scarier than the previous entry. In the news, we have our first look at the God of War TV show, Pokémon announces their next mainline entries, Highguard will shut down on March 12th, and reports suggest Sony is pulling away from PC releases for their single player games.

Discussion

00:00:00 - World of Warcraft: Midnight

00:16:40 - Date Everything!

00:28:36 - Resident Evil Requiem

00:53:59 - News

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TGI 680 - Magic Love Glasses

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:07:59 GMT

Ryan continues his research for his Patreon Host Special focused on Romance in Video Games with Date Everything. Jocelyn played this one last year, so we spend a bit of time returning to the part puzzle game, part dating sim. Afterwards, we recount our latest TGI Game Night adventures in R.E.P.O. Over in the news, Ryan sneaks in a Sonic movie story with the casting for Amy Rose, Sony is shutting down Bluepoint, Discord issues an update on their age verification plans, and details behind a big leadership shakeup at Xbox.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Date Everything

00:20:42 - R.E.P.O.

00:28:43 - News

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TGI 679 - Return to Coral Island

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:02:26 GMT

As Ryan continues to prep for his Patreon Special, we discuss our return to Coral Island. Looking at the post 1.0 launch version, discussing activities, museum donations, and of course, romance! Before we head into the news, we touch on what’s next on the show with Date Everything and some further Steam Deck experiences for Jocelyn. In the news, the shortage of RAM and storage components thanks to AI demands is causing Steam Deck supply issues and could potentially harm PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 plans, Highguard is struggling and signs of life don’t look good, and finally, PlayStation outlines their 2026 plans in the latest State of Play.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Coral Island

00:25:35 - Date Everything and Joce's Steam Deck

00:33:20 - News

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TGI 678 - Life is Still Strange

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:12:46 GMT

After a bit of winter weather talk, we return to the world of Life is Strange and the return of main character Max Caulfield with the 2024 entry Double Exposure. We then move into spoiler territory for Season 2 of Fallout, which just wrapped up on Prime Video. Over in the news, Valve announces the delay of Steam Machine pricing and launch details, Guerrilla and PlayStation show off more Horizon that is not Horizon 3, Baldur’s Gate III will continue on HBO with Craig Mazin leading the show, and Discord unveils plans to require age verification for certain features next month.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Life is Strange: Double Exposure

00:22:17 - Fallout Season 2 with Spoilers

00:53:44 - News

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TGI 677 - Don’t Turn Off The Heat

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:25:14 GMT

Jocelyn returns and gives a preview of her latest Patreon Host Special, as well as a tease for what's arriving next. Ryan prepares for Resident Evil Requiem by finally playing Resident Evil Village and the DLC Shadows of Rose. Jocelyn returns to Frostpunk 2 with the Fractured Utopias DLC, and now has a Steam Deck to test out. Over in the news, we return to the Xbox Developer Direct for our thoughts on Fable, the God of War TV show has had a lot of casting news, and Sony patents an AI podcast feature with video game characters that recap your PlayStation adventures.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:16 - Resident Evil Village + Shadows of Rose DLC

00:22:51 - Frostpunk 2 Fractured Utopias DLC

00:41:04 - Jocelyn's Steam Deck Test

00:46:15 - News

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TGI 676 - Desert Amiibo Radio

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:36:00 GMT

Jocelyn is out sick this week, but thanks to Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Ryan has managed to complete the AvenDaDs guest hosts on TGI with the final hold out: Whirlwind! Before deep diving into Samus’ latest adventure on Nintendo Switch 2, Whirlwind updates on his retro investment withe the Analogue 3D. Over in the news, Xbox had their Developer Direct showcasing their projects for 2026, Blizzard is queuing up showcases of their own to celebrate their 35th anniversary, and the Super Mario Galaxy Movie has a new trailer.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Analogue 3D

00:14:18 - Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

00:51:47 - News

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TGI 675 - Game Night Mining Tutorials

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:57:09 GMT

We have our post TGI Game Night discussion, this time recounting our adventures in Deep Rock Galactic. After chats of friendly fire and mining, Ryan finishes his journey through Final Fantasy VII Rebirth which includes a 30 minute YouTube video going over the "what is going on" ending. Since we were off last week, we have plenty of news to catch up on. Ubisoft restructures and cancels Prince of Persia Sands of Time, New World is shutting down next January, Anthem is no more, Mass Effect 5 is likely a long ways away now that Bioware is a one project studio, and LEGO unveils some new and EXPENSIVE Nintendo sets.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Deep Rock Galactic

00:13:03 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:49:20 - News

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TGI Special - The Biggest Villain in Gaming…EA

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:26:34 GMT

We’re off this week, so we thought we would release one of our Patreon Host Specials on the main feed! As chosen by the Patrons, they’ve decided to release Jocelyn’s Host Special on EA. Enjoy and we’ll return with a new episode next week.

For decades, gamers have joked that the real gaming villain isn’t Ganon, Bowser, or The Illusive Man…it’s Electronic Arts. The studio-shuttering, loot-box-pioneering, “surprise mechanics”-defending corporate monolith that somehow became the symbol of everything broken in modern gaming. How did that reputation happen? Does EA actually deserve the crown?

In this episode of Innside Stories, Joce takes a deep dive into the rise (and repeated falls) of EA, from its idealistic origins championing “Electronic Artists,” to the studio graveyard it left behind, to the crunch culture exposed by the EA Spouse letter, to the Maxis and Spore disasters, all the way to their $55 billion Saudi-led buyout in 2025. If you’ve ever wondered how EA became gaming’s favourite villain, or whether they ever truly were, this one’s for you!

Each month, we alternate posting a Host Special, focusing on personal experiences, our favourite games, or just stories that peaked our interest. If you’d like to receive these monthly specials and other Patreon bonuses, consider becoming a Patron of The Gamers’ Inn. Thank you for the support!

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TGI 674 - Mandatory Cozy Quiet Time

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:41:21 GMT

With our first episode of 2026, we catch up on what we’ve been playing over the holidays, and what we’ve built! Kicking things off, Ryan received the LEGO Game Boy for Christmas and describes this epic throwback build. Jocelyn picked up many games in the Steam Winter Sale, but starts with Strange Antiquities and Wanderstop. Before moving to the news, Ryan gives us an update on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. In the news, Ubisoft has closed a studio that unionized just a month before, PlayStation patents an AI Assist that could play games for you, and The Witcher 3 could receive a new expansion 11 years after release.

Discussion

00:00:00 - LEGO Game Boy

00:18:55 - Strange Antiquities

00:25:12 - Wanderstop

00:38:41 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:54:16 - News

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TGI 673 - Games of the Year 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:04:07 GMT

We close out 2025 with our Games of the Year episode! Kicking things off, we go over our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions. After the break, we chat about the Games We Missed in a VERY busy year of video games. Finally for us, it’s our Most Anticipated video game of 2026. Closing out the show, we highlight some Listener Picks. Thank you so much to those that submitted their picks in the Discord, and thank you to all our listeners in 2025. Here’s to next year being an excellent year of video games once again!

Discussion

00:00:00 - Sorry Bloodlines 2

00:06:16 - Top 5

00:46:56 - Honourable Mentions

01:17:46 - Games We Missed

01:29:08 - Most Anticipated

01:32:37 - Listener Picks

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TGI 672 - Game Awards at 3x Speed

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:55:17 GMT

With The Game Awards behind us for yet another year, we take some time to discuss the winners and the ads. But first, we have games we played to discuss! Ryan has finally started his journey in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, while both Joce and Ryan played PlateUp! With Travis and Nevermore on our latest Extra Life stream. Inspired by the Best Adaptation category at The Game Awards, Jocelyn watched Until Dawn. Over in the news, we have the winners and the ads from The Game Awards, plus another unionization effort under Xbox Studios, this time from the makers of DOOM.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Until Dawn Movie

00:15:24 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

00:28:53 - PlateUp! + Extra Life

00:35:25 - The Game Awards + News

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TGI 671 - A Grand Painting Adventure

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:45:08 GMT

With days before The Game Awards, we're in a weird limbo of game announcements, but not to worry as we have plenty of fun games to discuss! But first, a movie based on a game: Five Nights at Freddy's. Next, Jocelyn completes her adventures in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 in preparation for our own GOTY episode. Finally in what we're playing, Ryan shares his thoughts on Constance, a new metroidvania with some very welcome accessibility options. Over in the news, Bad Robot Game Studios is partnering with Sony for their game, Bethesda finds YET ANOTHER platform to release Skyrim on, and Netflix hand waves away the game studios as part of their acquisition plans for Warner Bros.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Five Nights at Freddy's Movie

00:22:21 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

00:38:46 - Constance

00:55:26 - News

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TGI 670 - Dungeon Shopping Spree

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:10:47 GMT

After a week off, the innkeepers return to catch up on the games they've played over the last two weeks. Jocelyn prepares for GOTY with her time in Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Both Ryan and Jocelyn recount the latest TGI Game Night with Rabbit and Steel. And Ryan delves deep into the dungeons of Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault, which is now available in Early Access. Over in the news, Valve confirms the Steam Machine will not be priced like a console, Far Cry is getting a TV adaptation at FX, CD Projekt Red has big plans for the next Witcher trilogy, and Paramount has another Sonic Universe movie for 2028.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

00:32:24 - Rabbit and Steel

00:37:58 - Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

00:49:41 - News

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TGI 669 - Dispatch a Season 2 Please

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:57:04 GMT

Dispatch is fully available with all 8 episodes playable, so Ryan and Jocelyn share their thoughts on Season 1 of this comic book hero adventure. Want more Dispatch? Be sure to join our TGI Game Club starting this Sunday in Discord where we’ll be playing one episode a week. Over in the news, we’ve got new trailers for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie and Fallout Season 2, plus Nintendo shares first images from The Legend of Zelda movie. Moving back to actual video games, Sony and NCSoft announce a mobile focused Horizon MMO, and Valve announces new hardware for early 2026!

Discussion

00:00:00 - Dispatch (minor spoilers)

00:44:41 - News

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TGI 668 - R.E.P.O. Bookends for Extra Life

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:11:12 GMT

With Extra Life Game Day behind us, we recap the fun filled day. From Fortnite to Smite 2, and new favourites PEAK and R.E.P.O. Thank you to all that showed your support for this amazing cause! Over in the news, Netflix is making an Overcooked reality series, N7 Day brings news of new Mass Effect for video games and the small screen, Nintendo confirms their release cadence for future movie projects, and Nintendo teases an Ocarina of Time LEGO set.

Discussion

00:00:00 - Extra Life Game Day Recap

00:33:21 - News

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TGI 667 - A Very Simpsons Mini-Season

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:17:06 GMT

Ryan has rolled credits on Hades II, which means our spoiler episode will be coming soon. Plus Ryan travels back to 2009 thanks to Plants vs Zombies Replanted. Jocelyn brings a Fortnite update that brings Springfield to the popular battle royale mode. Over in the news, Animal Crossing New Horizons will receive a free update and Nintendo Switch 2 version in January, Fantastic Pixel Castle confirms it will shut down on November 17th, and the US patent office will take another look at a patent from Nintendo.

Discussion

00:00 - Hades II Update

10:32 - Plants vs Zombies Replanted

22:14 - The Simpsons in Fortnite + Extra Life

26:42 - News

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TGI 666 - Scary Season, Scary Number

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 17:31:21 GMT

A spooky episode number for a spooky season, but are we playing spooky games? Turns out not so much, unless you count PEAK with the AvenDaDs for Extra Life. We kick off the show with a slight Hades II update, as Ryan has managed to progress a bit further towards credits. We also get an update on PEAK as Ryan and the AvenDaDs returned to the game for their Extra Life event. Over in the news, Halo jumps to PlayStation in 2026, the next Xbox is likely to be a console/PC hybrid, and Amazon Games layoff 14,000 employees and ceases their MMO development.

Discussion

Start - Intro and Hades II Update

20:36 - The PEAK AvenDaDs

30:02 - News

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TGI 665 - Dispatch the R.E.P.O. Crew

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 15:58:49 GMT

We kick off the show with Jocelyn’s thoughts on maybe playing Bloodlines 2, then dive straight into our latest TGI Game Night with R.E.P.O. Afterwards, Ryan shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of Dispatch, which is out now. Over in the news, Quantic Dream takes on competitive multiplayer games with Spellcasters Chronicles, Sony reveals when to expect that Horizon Zero Dawn movie thanks to a lawsuit filing, and Hearthstone and Warcraft Rumble devs vote to unionize.

Discussion

Start - Bloodlines 2 Reviews

9:56 - R.E.P.O.

24:56 - Dispatch

39:10 - News

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TGI 664 - Hades II Deep Dive With Hat

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:29:17 GMT

Ridiculous Hat is back yet again for Hades II, and this time we don't hold back on that deep dive we promised. The conversation is split into two parts, with the first keeping spoilers to a minimum and focusing on the mechanics and gameplay, while the second part goes further into spoilers. Should be noted though: Jocelyn has finished the game, but Hat and Ryan have not, so the ending is not discussed (a spoilercast is already planned when credits roll for all). Over in the news, A Minecraft Movie sequel is set for July 2027, and reports suggest a next generation PlayStation and Xbox will be due in 2027.

Discussion

Start - Hades II (Minimal spoilers)

54:50 - Hades II (Spoilers, but not of the ending)

1:29:23 - News

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TGI 663 - Too Many Games With Hat

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:56:04 GMT

Ridiculous Hat returns to the Inn for what was going to be a Hades II deep dive, but with Jocelyn off sick, we delay that chat to talk about how there’s too many games. Hat keeps us from diving too far into Hades II, before chatting about finishing Hollow Knight: Silksong, all the cool ninja games, Legends of Runeterra, and the last DLC for Rise of the Golden Idol. Over in the news, Microsoft chooses to shoot itself in the business again with Game Pass changes, Unity needs you to update your Unity games, and Amazon Prime Gaming shifts over to Luna.

Discussion

Start - Hades II

6:27 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

28:20 - Ninja Indies and Too Many Games

41:13 - Legends of Runeterra and Rise of the Golden Idol DLC

45:51 - News

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TGI 662 - PEAK Silksong Skills

Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:31:53 GMT

While we were off last week, Jocelyn played A LOT of Hades II. But that's for next week with special guest Ridiculous Hat. For this episode, Jocelyn hangs up her cloak on Hollow Knight: Silksong while Ryan continues to find the fun. Also on Ryan's gaming plate is a second helping of Frostpunk 2 with it's console edition. Wrapping up the games they're playing, Ryan and Jocelyn recap TGI Game Night with PEAK. Over in the news, PlayStation showcases some heavy hitters for 2026, EA goes private, and Palworld takes on Animal Crossing.

Discussion

Start - More Hades II Next Week

8:24 - Hollow Knight: Silksong

26:01 - Frostpunk 2 Console Edition

41:24 - PEAK

48:40 - News

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TGI 661 - Probably Not Friend

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:51:55 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn are still making their way through Hollow Knight: Silksong, which has led Steam to think Joce has a new favourite genre. To balance the algorithm, Jocelyn checks out Little Witch in the Woods. Ryan on the other hand returns to Donkey Kong Bananza after that DLC announcement. Speaking of which, Nintendo dropped it's largest Nintendo Direct in a long time, detailing titles for Switch 1 and 2 releasing into 2026. Finally, we offer our thoughts on The Witcher Season 4 teaser trailer from Netflix.

Discussion

Start - Hollow Knight: Silksong

16:35 - Little Witch in the Woods

22:33 - Donkey Kong Banaza

32:54 - News

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TGI 660 - Where’s The Map?

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 19:57:28 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn check out the highly anticipated Hollow Knight: Silksong, discussing our first steps in the game. From combat to exploration, and of course the difficulty of some of those bosses, platforming sections, and bench runs. Over in the news, Amazon has their new Lara Croft with Sophie Turner, and PlayStation 6 rumours point to the return of a detachable disc drive.

Discussion

Start - Hollow Knight: Silksong

46:50 - News

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TGI 659 - Like Herding Calicorns

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:17:49 GMT

We return after vacation to catch up on the video games and video game experiences we’ve been enjoying. Ryan travels back from The Minecraft Experience in Toronto, while also herding calicorns in Herdling. Jocelyn discovers the Anno franchise with Anno 1800, and then jumps into Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge which is a cozy frog sanctuary game. Over in the news, Hollow Knight: Silksong finally has release details and Perfect Dark almost had another chance.

Discussion

Start - The Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue

19:46 - Anno 1800

27:51 - Herdling

35:15 - Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge

45:54 - News

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TGI 658 - Seat Management 101

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:32:26 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn return with plenty of Gamescom Opening Night Live to catch up on, but before that we have updates on some video games we’re playing. Ryan finishes up Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound while Jocelyn continues to date all the things in Date Everything! What’s new this week is Jocelyn is playing Is This Seat Taken?, a new logic puzzle game on Steam. In other news, Nintendo talks about Kirby Air Rides for 45 minutes, we have our first teaser for Fallout Season 2, and Bioshock’s future has some ups and downs.

Discussion

Start - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

15:47 - Date Everything!

28:50 - Is This Seat Taken?

37:43 - News

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TGI 657 - Dating All The Things

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 17:44:14 GMT

Jocelyn decides to return to the dating simulator world with Date Everything! While Ryan goes back in time to the era of 2D side scrolling action games with the throwback title Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. As promised, we go over the payment processors vs NSFW content story (see Brad and Will Make a Tech Pod 298 for some more conversation on the topic). In other news, ID checks are coming to GTA VI, Nintendo hosts an Indie World Showcase (no Silksong), and Nintendo announces the My Mario range of products.

Discussion

Start - Date Everything!

37:29 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

50:09 - News

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TGI 656 - Resting Evil Face

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:07:28 GMT

Ryan kicks off the show with more to share from Donkey Kong Bananza, while Jocelyn returns to Lord of the Rings games with Tales of the Shire. Over in the news, Microsoft back pedals in desperate need of a good news story, Amazon has all the video game TV adaptations, and Darksiders 4 delivers on a promise over a decade in the making.

Discussion

Start - Donkey Kong Bananza

20:07 - Tales of the Shire

42:55 - Tabletop Simulator: Frosthaven

47:44 - News

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TGI 655 - Going Bananzas

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:26:14 GMT

The Nintendo Switch 2 has its second big exclusive, and Ryan is ready to share his early thoughts on Donkey Kong Bananza. Over in the news, Mortal Kombat II gets its first movie trailer, Valve boss talks about his daily schedule, Supermassive Games delays its next Dark Pictures game after layoffs, Pokémon announces a bunch of stuff, and Amazon’s Mass Effect show shares some Fallout DNA.

Discussion

Start - Donkey Kong Bananza

32:57 - News

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TGI 654 - Hell No Operator

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:54:23 GMT

Jocelyn tunes in on The Operator, but it fails to impress with a somewhat flat story. Ryan on the other hand returns to a remake of a favourite with The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening with boosted performance on Switch 2. Over in the news, SAG-AFTRA strike officially ends,Nintendo Switch 2 owner receives a ban thanks to a second hand game, Nintendo is ending their voucher service in January, Ghost of Yotei looks excellent, Uma Musume players send a lot of grass to a retired race horse, and Nintendo reveals their Link and Zelda casting for The Legend of Zelda film.

Discussion

Start - The Operator

23:18 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

36:58 - News

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TGI 653 - Completing the Expedition

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:40:21 GMT

We return with 50% less salt, but still pretty upset with Microsoft. But besides that fun business, Ryan has completed his journey through Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and picked up a few Steam Summer Sale games with Mini Motorways and UFO 50. Jocelyn on the other hand goes post apocalyptic with After Inc: Revival. In the news, Neil Druckmann has left HBO’s The Last of Us, The Last of Us Part II gets a free update for Chronological Mode, John Romero’s studio is not closed, and we talk about Crocs and Animal Crossing…

Discussion

Start - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

19:10 - After Inc: Revival

31:59 - Steam Summer Sale

37:49 - News

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TGI 652 - WTF Xbox

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:38:55 GMT

We start off the show with the news out of Microsoft regarding yet another round of layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations. Trying to lift our spirits, Ryan shares a fun experience he had with the family playing Mario Kart World. Then we descend into spoiler territory to discuss our final thoughts on The Alters.

Discussion

Start - More Microsoft Layoffs

23:47 - Mario Kart World + GameChat

36:54 - The Alters (Spoilers)

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TGI 651 - All Alters On Deck

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:48:46 GMT

We kick off the show with a recap of our TGI Game Night featuring Smite 2, talk about a blast from the past! Then we move into The Alters, which we're both currently obsessed with. Over in the news, Nintendo announces some stuff with Splatoon Raiders and a Donkey Kong Bananza Direct, plus Bungie delays Marathon. Meanwhile, Microsoft confirms their next-generation plans, a Quest 3S Xbox edition, and of course, more layoffs on the way being reported...

Discussion

Start - Intro + Smite 2

17:12 - The Alters

45:54 - News

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TGI 650 – Ghost of E3 2025

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 16:17:08 GMT

Even though the Nintendo Switch 2 launched this past week, we can’t help but jump into our Ghost of E3 discussion to cover the PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest, and the Xbox Showcase (plus a few 2026 hints from Phil Spencer). Switching back to Nintendo, Ryan shares his initial thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and Jocelyn provides an update on her time with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

Discussion

Start – Ghost of E3 2025

1:09:59 – Nintendo Switch 2 + Mario Kart World

1:37:33 – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

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TGI 649 – Part 1 of Part 2 Spoilers

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:22:34 GMT

With HBO wrapping up their second season of The Last of Us, the innkeepers prepare to share their spoiler filled thoughts on the return of Ellie and Joel. Keep in mind, spoilers are present for the TV show, but we do our best to limit spoilers for the remainder of The Last of Us Part 2 the video game. After the spoilers, we move to the news to cover Discord's newly proposed Orbs currency, Bethesda QA union workers reach a tentative contract with Microsoft, and CD Projekt RED shows off The Witcher 4 tech demo at the State of Unreal.

Discussion

Start – Tainted Grail and Ghost of E3 Approaches

7:22 – The Last of Us Season 2 (Includes Spoilers)

54:07 – News

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TGI 648 – Quest for the Tainted Grail

Fri, 30 May 2025 15:33:19 GMT

After a quick check-in on Ryan's upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, Ryan shares his final thoughts on DOOM: The Dark Ages now that he's completed the campaign. Jocelyn then ventures into Arthurian lore with Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. Over in the news, Warhammer shares all the Warhammer things at their Nintendo Direct style event, Elden Ring is making the jump to the big screen, Fortnite returns to the US Apple App Store, Xbox goes retro with their new Retro Classics service, we have a release date for the next Pokémon adventure, and EA cancels their Black Panther game.

Discussion

Start – Nintendo Switch 2 Check-in

8:14 – DOOM: The Dark Ages

19:54 – Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

33:29 – News

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TGI 647 – Sawblade Shield, Of Course

Wed, 21 May 2025 23:40:44 GMT

We kick off the show with another check in for Jocelyn’s ever growing Google Doc on Blue Prince, then Ryan shares his thoughts on the Shield and Parry (instead of Rip and Tear) mechanics of DOOM: The Dark Ages. Over in the news, the next Mario movie may have a title, tariffs are likely to impact other video game companies, Fortnite battles with Apple and questionable AI choices continue, while Helldivers 2 highlights their next major patch.

Discussion

Start – Blue Prince

14:27 – DOOM: The Dark Ages

34:59 – News

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TGI 646 – Random Drill Bits and Boomerangs

Wed, 14 May 2025 16:23:30 GMT

Jocelyn is now all in on roguelikes with her continued drafting adventures in Blue Prince, plus both innkeepers get some co-op time in Crab Champions. In the news, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra has been delayed to 2026, new rumours suggest Horizon 3 is due out in 2027, Fallout gets a second season teaser and a third season confirmation, Overwatch devs unionize, and Nintendo hasn't ruled out Switch 2 price increases due to tariffs.

Discussion

Start – Blue Prince

14:54 – Crab Champions

36:13 – News

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TGI 645 – That Force Lightning Guy

Wed, 07 May 2025 19:53:06 GMT

We kick off the show with Ryan making questionable financial decisions, coupled with the fact that Xbox is raising prices across the board. Then we move into recapping our time in Fortnite for a Star Wars themed Extra Life event. Before discussing the news, Jocelyn updates us on her Blue Prince achievement hunting while Ryan chats a bit about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In the news, Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until May 26th, 2026 and has a new trailer, Epic offers an olive branch to Apple, Polygon has been sold to Valnet, EB Games is back (in Canada), and Gears of War arrives on PlayStation this Summer.

Discussion

Start – Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Pricing Changes

20:37 – Fortnite + Star Wars

31:52 – Blue Prince + Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

39:00 – News

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TGI 644 – Daredevil Swears in French

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 16:28:20 GMT

Jocelyn is away this week, so Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast joins Ryan to discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A brand-new French RPG that has old-school turn-based RPG vibes. We keep things light on spoilers, discussing the events of the prologue and the mechanics that are introduced during Act I. Jon also finished Ghost of Tsushima before Scott. Over in the news, Frostpunk is getting a revamp with Frostpunk 1886 in 2027, we have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of games, Blizzard is looking to Nexon to help with Overwatch mobile, and EA layoffs impact Respawn and other EA functions.

Discussion

Start – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

31:57 – Ghost of Tsushima

45:56 – News

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TGI 643 – Drafting the Podcast Room

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:16:42 GMT

After last week’s discussion around Blue Prince, Ryan joins Jocelyn in the wonderful world of drafting rooms in search of puzzle solutions. Over in the news, Discord is looking to go public, we finally have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 stuff, the spirit of XCOM returns with Star Wars Zero Company, the Oblivion remaster is really real and available now, and Ghost of Yotei releases October 2nd.

Discussion

Start – Blue Prince

40:23 – News

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TGI 642 – Not King Butt

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:16:35 GMT

This week we aim for 80% fun, kicking things off with TWO games we have been really enjoying. Jocelyn dives into the rogue-like puzzle game Blue Prince, while Ryan has started and completed his journey through South of Midnight. Over in the news, Apple TV+ has cancelled Mythic Quest, Bungie shares first details on Marathon, PlayStation Plus raises prices in Canada, and that Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake is actually real.

Discussion

Start – Blue Prince

28:46 – South of Midnight

42:08 – News

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TGI 641 – Nintendo $witch 2

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:20:54 GMT

Due to a massive ice storm that rolled through last week, we had to delay our Nintendo Switch 2 Direct discussion. But we’ve got power back now and we’re ready to talk Nintendo! Before that though, Ryan finally played Astro Bot on PlayStation 5 (not the pack in), and saw A Minecraft Movie with the family. As for the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct… Lots of info is still up in the air as of this recording, including game prices and pre-order delays.

Discussion

Start – Astro Bot

17:14 – A Minecraft Movie

29:07 – Nintendo Switch 2 Direct

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TGI 640 – That’s Good Water!

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 19:56:38 GMT

After being off last week, we return to discuss the conclusion to Ryan’s adventures in the Living Lands as he’s completed Avowed. In the news, we kick things off with AI, specifically Microsoft’s plans to bring Copilot to Xbox. Also, we have Game Informer returning with all of its previous staff. Kayden and Ryan watch Minecraft Live, and we share our thoughts on the Dreamhaven Showcase.

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TGI 639 – Split on the Fiction

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:06:26 GMT

We kick off the show with our thoughts on the return of BlizzCon in 2026, followed by Jocelyn's split screen adventures in Split Fiction. After discussing our TGI Game Club for The Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess for a bit, we move into the last week in video game news. We know a bit more about some functionality of the Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to an FCC filing, The Last of Us Season 2 has a new trailer, LEGO reveals a new Mario Kart set for your shelf, and reports detail plans for what's next from Xbox hardware wise.

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TGI 638 – Welcome to the Sonic Museum

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 17:30:04 GMT

The first half of the show has a weirdly Sonic feel as Ryan watched Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Jocelyn found Sonic in her Two Point Museum. Quickly moving away from the blue blur, Jocelyn finds a lot of fun in this business simulation game from Two Point Studios. Ryan continues his movie thoughts with George A. Romero's Resident Evil, a documentary about the failed Resident Evil film adaptation from legendary zombie director George A. Romero. Closing out what we played, Jocelyn started her adventures in Avowed. In the news, we go over the latest Pokémon Presents, 8Bitdo releases a follow up to their best controller offering, A Minecraft Movie got a final trailer, and Monster Hunter Wilds becomes Capcom's fastest selling game in just 3 days.

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TGI 637 – Shadow of Wardor

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 17:04:13 GMT

Ryan welcomes Jocelyn to the world of Avowed and how if you loved Skyrim like we did, Avowed is an excellent follow up! You know, since a certain fellow Xbox Studios isn’t bringing Elder Scrolls 6 anytime soon. After a quick update on TGI Game Club, we move over to the news, where WB Games closes down three studios, Fable slips to 2026, LEGO Horizon Adventures gives us an affordable Horizon LEGO set, Yuri Lowenthal says Peter Parker will be off the couch in Spider-Man 3, and Pokemon GO is up for sale.

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TGI 636 – My Civilization for a Patch

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:06:59 GMT

Jocelyn returns with tales of technical and gameplay woes for Civilization VII, add another one to the dreaded Skyward Sword list. Ryan on the other hand has been really enjoying Eternal Strands and finished it up this week. Plus we have a few weeks worth of news from Warner Bros continuing to flounder with games, Nintendo makes some changes to Gold Points and the Voucher system for Switch 2, and our favourites from the latest PlayStation State of Play.

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TGI Mini – Minecraft Chat with Kayden

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:04:36 GMT

Jocelyn is off sick this week, so Kayden jumped in for a TGI Mini talking about Minecraft! He’s all in on the game, and has thoughts on survival and creative modes, Super Mario Minecraft Edition, plus some Minecraft books, and the Minecraft movie coming soon. We close out the show with a quick fire reaction to the latest PlayStation State of Play (with more thoughts next episode when Joce returns).

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TGI 635 – The Sims Friendship Manager

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 16:59:40 GMT

Jocelyn travels back in time with The Sims Legacy Collection from EA, and finds managing friends in the early 2000's was actually pretty complex! Joce also shares her quick thoughts on the Heroes of Starcraft Mini-Set in Hearthstone. Ryan on the other hand checks out Eternal Strands, which is from the previous Dragon Age Creative Director. In the news, PlayStation is dropping PS account requirements for certain games, EA says a bunch of OOF stuff about Bioware, and MultiVersus will be shut down in May by Warner Brothers.

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TGI 634 – Who Are The Roottrees?

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 19:05:30 GMT

We kick off the show with our adventures in registering for the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Toronto, which sadly ended with no tickets. Ryan finished up Arcane Season 2 while out on the road, while Jocelyn continues her Laser Eyes search with The Roottrees are Dead (Game Jam version available on Itch.io). Over in the news, Resident Evil is getting another movie reboot, Microsoft shows off the next 6 months or so of Xbox games, and The Sims 1 & 2 may be making a return.

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TGI 633 – Knock-On Oopsie

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:01:51 GMT

We promise this isn't going to turn into a Fortnite podcast, but let's start the show with Godzilla invading Fortnite. Ok, now as we move away from Fortnite, Ryan completed his adventures in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and has final thoughts to share. Over in the news, the Until Dawn movie got it's first trailer, Nintendo finally reveals the Nintendo Switch 2 and those leaks were spot on, PlayStation cancels two more unannounced live service games, and Marvel Snap gets caught up in that TikTok mess.

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TGI 632 – The Disappointment in Me

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 01:58:25 GMT

After discovering the next entry in the Dark Pictures Anthology will release later this year, Ryan and Jocelyn check out The Devil in Me, which they missed when it released in 2023. Until Dawn released its movie first look, which leads nicely into Ryan’s thoughts on Secret Level on Amazon Prime. In the news, Nintendo announces a LEGO Game Boy, Nintendo sent their lawyers to Genki’s CES booth over their Switch 2 mockup, we got a whole bunch of leaks for the Switch successor reveal, and Assassin’s Creed slips by a month (but not by a fiscal year).

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TGI 631 – The 2025 Look Ahead

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 01:29:22 GMT

For our first official episode of 2025, we catch up on The Game Awards announcements that we haven’t had a chance to discuss. Which nicely leads into a look forward towards the next 12 months of video games! Over in the news, Secret Level is getting a second season, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will arrive in Spring 2027, Sony announces multiple movie and TV projects for their video game properties at CES 2025, and Nvidia unveils the next generation of their graphic cards.

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TGI 630 – Games of the Year 2024

Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:39:06 GMT

It's that time of year again, as we close out the year with our Games of the Year episode! What makes this episode extra special this time around is that we recorded LIVE to conclude our Extra Life campaign. We kick off the episode by catching up on The Game Awards and their Game of the Year winner, and will have more thoughts on the announcement next week. Moving into our Games of the Year, we start with our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions, then plan for the future with Games We Missed. Wrapping up the show, we discuss Listener Favourites that were submitted through Discord. Thank you for all the support, and here's to an epic 2025!

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TGI 629 – Spider-Man Rivals

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:30:41 GMT

Jocelyn is off this week, so Crofton returns to the Inn with his new favourite past time: Playing as Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals! Ryan on the other hand goes on an adventure with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Wrapping up what we’re playing, Crofton shares his latest family co-op game with Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. In the news, Valve may have some future Steam OS software and hardware surprises, publishers aren’t ready to commit on 2025 until GTA VI does first, and Rocksteady wraps up Suicide Squad with Season 4.

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TGI 628 – Ryan Finished Laser Eyes

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 01:51:08 GMT

You read that episode title correctly, Ryan finished Lorelei and the Laser Eyes! Without delay Jocelyn and Ryan dive in to a spoiler filled discussion surrounding the game. Afterwards, they do a quick recap of Extra Life events from the past few weeks, while previewing what’s to come before the end of the year. In the news, Valve lays out some ground rules for how a season passes work on Steam, PlayStation brings game streaming to the Portal without a PS5 (and possibly has a handheld version of the PS5 in the works), video game corporations say the quiet part out loud when it comes to retro games, and Tencent's homework looks a bit too close to Horizon.

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TGI 627 – Ryan Started Laser Eyes

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 21:29:18 GMT

We kick off the show with a chat surrounding the nominees for The Game Awards. Then Ryan travels back in time for the 20th anniversary of Half Life 2. But worry not, for Ryan did get some time in with Lorelei and the Laser Eyes much to Jocelyn's relief. Over in the news, Secret Level gets a second trailer, Blizzard celebrates 30 years of Warcraft, Microsoft confirms an Xbox handheld is in the works, and Mythic Quest Season 4 confirmed for January 2025.

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TGI 626 – Doki Doki Bargaining Club

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:25:47 GMT

Jocelyn has come to bargain in exchange for Ryan playing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, which oddly leads to Jocelyn possibly watching all of the Knuckles series for Extra Life? Anyways, Jocelyn keeps up her end by playing Doki Doki Literature Club and Slay the Princess. Ryan continues to delay Laser Eyes with a 20 year old book by Chris Kohler titled Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life and his continuing adventures in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. In the news, Nintendo keeps their legal team busy by suing a content creator for streaming pirated content and an update on the Palworld lawsuit, while a Mass Effect television show is confirmed to be in the works at Amazon.

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TGI 625 – Extra Life Voyage Royale

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 16:39:33 GMT

With Extra Life Game Day 2024 behind us, it's time to recap our awesome 12 hour stream! We go over our time in Fortnite, Dead by Daylight, and Sea of Thieves from our November 2nd event. After our Extra Life chatter, Ryan wraps up his time with Alan Wake II after completing The Lake House DLC (not to be confused with the movie). Plus, we kick off our Dragon Age: The Veilguard content as both Ryan and Jocelyn take their first steps in this new BioWare adventure. In the news, Microsoft says Call of Duty helped add a record number of subscribers to Game Pass, Nintendo continues to not announce the Switch 2 with the Nintendo Music app, and Nintendo teases a few details about the Switch Successor which is still set to be revealed before this end of fiscal (April 2025).

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TGI 624 – Exploring the Lake House

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 16:38:33 GMT

Extra Life Game Day is just around the corner, but we manage to squeeze in a new episode with our hype for the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Ryan's continuing adventures in Alan Wake II with the Lake House DLC. Over in the news, Ubisoft disbands the Lost Crown team and moves them to other projects, Sony closes Concord studio and cancels game, Animal Crossing Pocket Camp lives on, and Xenoblade Chronicles X may just be the sunset for Nintendo Switch.

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TGI 623 – Princesses of Spooky Season

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 21:57:50 GMT

After a false start, The Gamers’ Inn regains it’s footing a little later in the week to discuss Jocelyn’s new found obsession in Fortnite, while Ryan recaps his AvenDaDs Extra Life event and his descent into madness with Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut. Over in the news, Xbox hosted a Partner Showcase, Vampire Survivors says the quiet part out loud with it’s Ode to Castlevania DLC, that Nintendo play test leaked IMMEDIATELY, and Netflix shuts down it’s AAA game studio before it has a chance to release a game.

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TGI 622 – Returning to Sanctuary

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 15:35:32 GMT

Ryan returns to Diablo IV for the Vessel of Hatred expansion, with thoughts on completing the main campaign and first impressions on the new content including the Spiritborn class, Mercenaries and his first steps into Seasonal content. Over in the news, Nintendo announces an alarm clock, then a few days later sets up a mysterious Nintendo Switch Online test, Xbox will start selling Xbox games in their Xbox app on Android, and we have our first look at Sunderfolk from Secret Door and Dreamhaven.

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TGI 621 – Living That Utopia Life

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:19:32 GMT

We return to Frostpunk 2 and tackle the Utopia Mode, which is a form of a sandbox mode for the game. Moving into the news, filming on the Until Dawn film has wrapped, Halo Studios promises new Halo experiences, Ubisoft acknowledges buyout talks, and an Alien Isolation sequel is in the works.

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TGI 620 – Hordes of Not the Zerg

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 18:57:45 GMT

After some Game of the Year musings, we move into Space Marine 2 and all the Warhammer confusion (for us at least) that comes with it. Jocelyn has also returned to World of Warcraft raiding with The War Within expansion. In the news, Horizon 3 may be farther away than most hope, the next The Sims game is not the Project Rene we initially saw, Hi-Rez Studios lays off staff after less than stellar launch of Smite 2, and Nintendo shuts down another Switch emulator.

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TGI 619 – Get Along and Stay Warm

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:33:08 GMT

Jocelyn is back and helping her through recovery has been the soothing gameplay of Frostpunk 2! We've both been playing this highly anticipated sequel, so plenty of thoughts to share off the top of the show. In the news, we break down the latest State of Play from PlayStation and The Last of Us Season 2 has it's first trailer.

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TGI 618 – Reload the Epilogue

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 15:54:07 GMT

Firebyrd returns to the show with a JRPG to discuss in Persona 3 Reload: Episode Aigis, plus Cat Quest 3 and Astro Bot. Ryan on the other hand, returned to Alan Wake II with the DLC that dropped earlier this summer Night Springs. Over in the news Steam launches Steam Families out of beta, a 14 year old developer is caught up in a video game addiction lawsuit, Square Enix says the line, and Nintendo sues Palworld dev for patent infringements.

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TGI 617 – Astro Bot Beep Boop Fun

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:56:25 GMT

Travis returns to the Inn for a very PlayStation episode of The Gamers’ Inn. Ryan has finally finished Final Fantasy XVI and shares final (spoiler free) thoughts before the PC release next week. Travis has been loving the well received Astro Bot. Plus in the news Sony gave us a first look and details for the PlayStation 5 Pro. Oh, and Arcane got a season 2 trailer!

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TGI 616 – Tavern Management 101

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:05:49 GMT

Nevermore returns to the inn with some fun simulation games on Steam, after a quick update on Disney’s Dreamlight Valley. But speaking of those simulation games, we kick things off with Galaxy Burger then move to a WoW inspired inn for Tavern Manager Simulator. In the news, Remedy partners with Annapurna for Control 2, Rocksteady hit with layoffs, Concord is soon to be no more, and we talk about THAT Minecraft movie teaser.

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TGI 615 – Crofton and the Crimson Diamond

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:38:07 GMT

Crofton from the Dungeons and Diapers podcast returns to the inn to question our intro and talk about his various video game adventures. He kicks things off with The Crimson Diamond, a throw back game to the EGA era. After a year and a half, Ryan finally jumps into Diablo IV on Xbox Game Pass. And before we hit up the news, Crofton travels to New Caledonia with Tchia. In the news, Nintendo will be ending service for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in October, Nintendo clears their Direct schedule with an IndieWorld + Partner Showcase combo, we have a new Mafia game arriving in 2025, and we have our first look at Sonic the Hedgehog 3!

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TGI 614 – Don’t Go Building Castles Y’all

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:18:46 GMT

While determining what to play next, Ryan is distracted by the latest mobile offering from Bethesda with Elder Scrolls: Castles. Jocelyn on the other hand continues her farming adventures in Coral Island. Over in the news Valve confirms they’ll be getting Steam OS running on the ROG Ally, Final Fantasy 16 has a date with the PC, Nintendo shows off their new museum, and our favourite announcements from GamesCom Opening Night Live.

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TGI 613 – The Thing On An Oil Rig

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:19:13 GMT

We kick off the show with spoiler free thoughts on Deadpool and Wolverine, as well as Jocelyn guesting on TWO podcasts (Bread and Butter for Hearthstone and For Azeroth for World of Warcraft). Moving into games we played, Ryan has an update on his time with Outer Wilds for TGI Game Club, and he finally finished a game with Still Wakes The Deep. Jocelyn on the other hand has a news story about a Sea of Thieves exploit that put some major gold into the economy.

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TGI 612 – Remember Your Sushi Friends

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:04:20 GMT

After a bit of MCU talk as Jocelyn and Ryan prepare to see Deadpool and Wolverine, we get an update on the latest TGI Game Club game Outer Wilds. Now’s the perfect time to play along with our amazing Game Club guides! Jocelyn on the other hand is avoiding space with Rolling Hills: Make Sushi, Make Friends on Xbox Game Pass. Over in the news, the union stories keep coming with the World of Warcraft team announcing a full team union, video game voice actors go on strike, Humble Games uses the wrong word for laying off all staff, and LEGO has more Super Mario for fans.

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TGI 611 – Season of Vacation Expansions

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 00:03:43 GMT

After getting lost within the intro rabbit hole, we move over to discussing Ryan’s continued adventures in Zenless Zone Zero. Jocelyn updates us on the recently released Hearthstone expansion, Perils in Paradise. Before moving to the news, Ryan still has his Wii U hooked up and played The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD. Over in the news Deadpool and Wolverine bring us Deadpool and Wolverine Xbox controllers with butts, Orcs Must Die returns in 2025 with a new entry, Halo is cancelled at Paramount+, and Bethesda developers unionize! We close the show with a listener email about rogue-like/lights and Hearthstone Battlegrounds.

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TGI 610 – Zoneless Zumba Zellers

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:48:05 GMT

We kick off the show with some thoughts on the TETRIS movie available on Apple TV+, then Ryan shares first impressions on Zenless Zone Zero. Jocelyn on the other hand has returned to World of Warcraft for a Mists of Pandaria event. Before moving to the news, as promised, we discuss Have a Nice Death. Good news is Jocelyn is out of her city building funk! Bad news is roguelikes still aren’t for her. In the news we have fresh stories on AI from Nvidia and Nintendo, as well as Microsoft’s changes to their Xbox Game Pass program.

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TGI 609 – WHAT THE Delay?

Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:40:54 GMT

Let’s get this out of the way right away, Ryan cancelled his PRE-ORDERS for the NES Championship thing. You’re welcome. Now, as we head into the show proper after a long weekend in Canada keep both innkeepers are busy as Ryan chats about the Apple Arcade game WHAT THE CAR? and Jocelyn gets a bit of city builder burnout with Fabledom. Moving into the news, Frostpunk 2 has been delayed until September, Nintendo swears they’ll have enough Switch Successor stock at launch, Steam shares some interesting controller data, and Nintendo sues some more.

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TGI 608 – Sphere of Gods Simulator

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:54:05 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn check out the new God simulator Reus 2, which proves to be a more complex game than it appears at first launch. Then we would normally move to the news, but this week we decided to have a topic discussion! How did we get into gaming you ask? Well now it’s time to find out!

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TGI 607 – Many Notes, Also No Notes

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 18:15:59 GMT

Jocelyn completes her notebook filled journey through Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. After that we deep dive into the June Nintendo Direct which featured new Mario, new Zelda, and the return of Metroid Prime 4! We also discuss the possibility of a handheld Xbox experience and Arcane getting a second and final season this November on Netflix.

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TGI 606 – The Ghost of E3 2024

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 17:15:30 GMT

We have a news filled episode this week as we go over all the announcements during The Ghost of E3! We kick things off with the Geoff Keighley led Summer Game Fest, then move over to the PC Gaming Show. Before the break, we focus in on BioWare's reveal of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Wrapping up the show, we check in on the Xbox Games Showcase, including Phil Spencer's answer to the recent layoffs and shutdowns at his studios. Finally, we close out the show with a few thoughts on Ubisoft Forward.

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TGI 605 – The Audacity of Stickers

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 17:10:49 GMT

We explore Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door on Nintendo Switch, and share our history with the franchise. For the news, we go over the latest PlayStation State of Play, PS VR2 is coming to PC soon thanks to an adapter, and the Asus ROG Ally gets an upgrade.

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TGI 604 – The Sad Blacksmith

Thu, 30 May 2024 16:20:34 GMT

We kick off the show with Jocelyn's reaction to Liam Hemsworth as The Witcher in Season 4. Then after an internet outage and a day later, Ryan shares his adventures in Final Fantasy XVI, while Jocelyn enters the wild world of Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Over in the news, Nintendo makes an acquisition from Embracer, MultiVersus relaunches with more Warner Bros characters, Capcom may have more Resident Evil Remakes in the works, and welcome to Ryan Don't Buy It Part 2 with expensive The Legend of Zelda LEGO.

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TGI 603 – Don’t Buy It Ryan

Thu, 16 May 2024 15:30:21 GMT

We return with a little more Fallout 4 (last time for a bit, we promise) and a lot more Dead by Daylight (going to be a fun year). After going over the 8th Anniversary stream for Dead by Daylight, we move into other video game news from the past week. We start with the thing Ryan likely shouldn't buy which is the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition, then move over to Tomb Raider returning for a TV show on Amazon, Square Enix will re-focus on multi-platform releases, and we have a new Assassin's Creed arriving in November.

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TGI 602 – Distracted by the Wasteland

Wed, 08 May 2024 15:18:00 GMT

We kick off the show with the question on everyone's mind, should you purchase Hades II in Early Access? We also continue to have Fallout on the brain with Ryan still playing Fallout 4 and we then go into spoilers for the Fallout TV Show. If you're not caught up, you may want to come back to this discussion later. Moving into the news, Microsoft once again closes studios and lays off staff, PlayStation gets into and out of hot water with Helldivers 2 on PC, and Nintendo acknowledges the Switch successor in a Tweet.

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TGI 601 – Early Access Manor Building

Thu, 02 May 2024 15:24:57 GMT

We kick off the show with 60 seconds of Jocelyn approved Knuckles talk. Then we quickly divert to Fallout 4 on PC, inspired by Ryan's viewing of the Amazon Prime TV show. Jocelyn on the other hand checked out recent Early Access launch of Manor Lords on PC Game Pass and Sea of Thieves Season 12! Moving into the news Blizzard has announced there will be no BlizzCon this year, while Xbox confirms Activision and Blizzard will be present for their June showcase, we pick out a few things from the ID@Xbox presentation, and we go over a few more Switch 2 rumours.

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TGI 600 – My Camera Bumps

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 14:01:10 GMT

We kick off the show with the news that Fallout has been renewed at Amazon. Then Ryan shares his thoughts on the Backbone One USB-C Gen 2 controller, which he has been using with Apple Arcade, Remote Play apps, and the new Delta emulator. As for specific games, Ryan checks out a new rougelite in Early Access called Shadow of the Depth. Moving into the news, PlayStation looks set to have a PS5 Pro this Fall with Enhanced games, PC gamers have a new overlay to look forward to with trophies, and Embracer splits into three “and Friends” companies.

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TGI 599 – Okey Dokey

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 14:38:13 GMT

Like most we have Fallout on the brain with Season 1 dropping on Amazon Prime. But before that Ryan concludes his watch through of Halo Season 2. Jocelyn shares her adventures in Hearthstone Battlegrounds Duos. Over in the news we FINALLY know who will voice Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, a certain someone thinks games should have tip screens, Ubisoft makes not so great headlines with Star Wars Outlaws, and Take-Two announces layoffs while cancelling unspecified projects.

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TGI 598 – Halo Maybe Eventually

Thu, 11 Apr 2024 15:56:02 GMT

We've got sequels on the brain as Ryan checks in on Master Chief and friends with Season 2 of Halo on Paramount+, while both Jocelyn and Ryan discuss further adventures in Alan Wake 2. Over in the news, Apple is opening up the App Store to retro game emulators, Xbox is moving ahead with a next-gen Xbox, our favourite stuff from the Triple-i game showcase, and we have a new story trailer for Star Wars Outlaws.

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TGI 597 – It’s Showtime!

Thu, 04 Apr 2024 15:00:14 GMT

After a week off, we return with brand new video games to discuss! Jocelyn guides Peach through her latest adventure in Princess Peach: Showtime! Ryan on the other hand spreads democracy, liberty, and freedom through the universe in Helldivers 2. Moving over to the news, we have our first look at Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, Marvel Rivals looks an awful lot like Overwatch, Take-Two will acquire Gearbox from Embracer, and Discord will have ads soon in the form of Sponsored Quests.

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TGI 596 – Tactics Unicorn

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:19:09 GMT

Ryan branches out from Fire Emblem to enjoy the newest strategy tactics game with Unicorn Overlord on Xbox Series X. Jocelyn on the hand catches us up on Hearthstone with the latest expansion Whizbang's Workshop. We have some great news this week as Activision QA workers form the largest video game union yet and we have confirmation that Saber has escaped the clutches of Embracer. Wrapping up the news, we go over the improved Steam Families feature that is now in beta, and the Verge has a report about the PS5 Pro capabilities.

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TGI 595 – Timeout for the Suicide Squad

Thu, 14 Mar 2024 01:19:58 GMT

Ryan returns to a galaxy far, far away and completes his journey through Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Meanwhile, Jocelyn battles timeouts in Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and the ding desert on Warcraft Rumble. We have plenty of news to catch up on as Yuzu and Nintendo reach a settlement in their lawsuit, EA lays off 690 workers, Saber and Toys For Bob escape their corporate overlords, Warner Bros wants more free to play and less AAA, Frostpunk 2 gets a July release date, Nintendo celebrates Mar10 Day with a few announcements, and Amazon Prime has a new Fallout trailer.

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TGI 594 – Galactic Mining Time

Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:52:53 GMT

We've got plenty of news to discuss this week, as Jocelyn and Ryan think about renaming the news section to "Layoffs and Lawsuits". But before that mess, Ryan has been mining to survive in Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, while Jocelyn played the very complex sounding (and looking) board game Eclipse. As we move into the news, we catch up on the Nintendo Partner Showcase that unveiled 2 of the 4 Xbox Studios games arriving on other platforms, Pokemon Company celebrates Pokemon Day with a few announcements, and we have our first full trailer for the Borderlands movie. In the layoffs category, PlayStation will be laying off 900 staff, and for lawsuits, Nintendo is suing Yuzu. To end on a more fun note, we got our first look at the Elden Ring DLC launching in June!

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TGI 593 – Puzzle Solving With A Crowd

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:57:39 GMT

Who's ready to talk about video games? We are! Ryan updates us all on the TGI Game Club for The Last of Us Part I as they wrap up the main game and prepare for the DLC. Jocelyn on the other hand follows Dead by Daylight dev Behaviour Interactive over to Islands of Insight, which they published. Finally, Ryan jumps between new phone and PlayStation 5 with Honkai Star Rail. In the news, it's all about waiting, as Nintendo may not launch the Switch successor until March 2025, the next Nintendo Direct will be a Partner Showcase, a Pokemon Presents airs next week, and the Borderlands movie spins up the marketing machine as we speed towards their summer release.

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TGI 592 – Who Turned Out The Lights?

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:46:37 GMT

This week we delve into known and unknown territory for The Gamers' Inn. First up, into the unknown as Ryan recounts his adventures in Star Citizen. Then we travel back to Dead by Daylight with Jocelyn's experience with the limited time mode Lights Out. Over in the news, and the main reason for a later in the week episode, Xbox had that business announcement, Sony confirms no major first party games before March 2025, Embracer continues to be the worst, and Princess Peach Showtime has a few new outfits!

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TGI 591 – Jump Scare Interference

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 15:10:06 GMT

We kick off the show with Jocelyn’s update on befriending everyone in Coral Island, then her experience with Lil Guardsman. Also as promised, Ryan and Jocelyn journey into Alan Wake II, discussing the first few chapters that introduce Saga Anderson and Alex Casey. Over in the news, we mentally prepare alongside the rest of the Internet as Microsoft will announce “Xbox business plans” next week, SONIC NEWS, and Disney invests $1.5 billion into Epic to create an expansive and open games/entertainment universe.

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TGI 590 – Guarding the Sprawl

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:13:11 GMT

We start the week a bit late so we can catch up on the latest announcements from PlayStation on the first State of Play for 2024. But before we get to all the news, Ryan has been enjoying Lil' Guardsman on Steam Deck, while Jocelyn has been trying to make friends with everyone in Coral Island. Back to the news, Xbox reveals some 2024 plans in the latest Developer Direct, then lays off 1,900 staff from Activision Blizzard King and Xbox.

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TGI 589 – We’re All Pals Here Guy

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 20:54:45 GMT

Ryan can't help but check out Palworld on Xbox Game Pass as his subscription comes to an end in a matter of days. While Jocelyn returns to Sea of Thieves to report back on Season 11 and the creation of a TGI Guild! Over in the news, we focus on 2024 video games we're looking forward to, while also chatting about the announcement that Until Dawn will be getting a movie adaptation.

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TGI 588 – What Is My Cookie Cutter

Thu, 18 Jan 2024 15:41:34 GMT

Ryan wraps up his Cookie Cutter Metroidvania adventure with a little help from his PC. He also shares a hardware recommendation with the 8BitDo Ultimate 2.4G Controller. Jocelyn returns this week with an update on Disney’s Dreamlight Valley and the Rift in Time expansion. In video game news, Season 2 of Halo gets an official trailer, Smite Night may return in the future with Smite 2, and Frostpunk 2 shows off its gameplay for the first time.

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TGI 587 – Short Rest at the Inn

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 17:10:25 GMT

Jocelyn is out this week, so Travis joins Ryan to get an update on all the holiday gaming that went on. Ryan returns to Darkest Dungeon II on his Steam Deck for The Binding Blade DLC, and also checks out a new Metroidvania game called Cookie Cutter. Over in the news, Sony provides an update on various adaptations, Xbox announces their first Developer Direct of the year, and The Last of Us on HBO casts their Abby.

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TGI 586 – Games of the Year 2023

Thu, 21 Dec 2023 02:53:44 GMT

It's been a busy year for video games, and a busy year for the innkeepers at The Gamers' Inn! But that won't stop us from going over our favourite games of 2023. We kick things off with our Top 5 Picks, followed by Honourable Mentions. Then we go over the games we missed this year. Finally, we close the show with a look at some favourites from the community! Thank you for listening and supporting us in 2023, see you in 2024 for more gaming fun!

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TGI 585 – Please Wrap It Up

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:52:13 GMT

With our second to last 2023 episode of TGI, Ryan squeezes in some virtual reality zombie slaying with Arizona Sunshine 2, and Jocelyn eagle dives into Assassin's Creed Mirage. Then before tackling The Game Awards winners and announcements, we discuss the announcement that E3 is officially no longer happening.

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TGI 584 – Building a World with Steam

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 15:14:47 GMT

Jocelyn has returned! To welcome her back to the show, Ryan shares his latest adventure in the SteamWorld franchise with SteamWorld Build. Jocelyn on the other hand has been enjoying portable gaming with little Olivia, with both Hearthstone and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Moving into the news, we have our first trailer for the Fallout Amazon Prime series, Phil Spencer says no to Game Pass on Nintendo and PlayStation platforms, and GTA VI receives it's first official trailer.

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TGI 583 – Hardcore Classic Beau

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:55:58 GMT

Beau Schwartz from the CORE podcast returns to the inn to update us on his adventures with Blizzard properties of old, including StarCraft 2 and World of Warcraft Classic + Hardcore Mode. Also it wouldn’t be a Beau appearance without some VR chat, discussing Assassins Creed Nexus VR and the new Meta Quest 3 headset. Ryan on the other hand brings a physical card game to the show with Scott Johnson’s Dungeon Murder. Plus a recently launched out of early access Backpack Hero. In the news, Marvel Snap tries to reassure players that they don’t want to go, Tribes 3 will enter large scale player testing soon, and we have our first look at the Fallout TV series.

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TGI 582 – Super Firebyrd RPG

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 19:12:22 GMT

This week Firebyrd from The Gamers' Inn Discord guests on the show to bring the Disgaea franchise to the podcast with it's latest release. Firebyrd has also been playing Picross games on the 3DS and checked out Super Mario RPG on the Wii U Virtual Console. This leads into what Ryan has been busy with since the 17th: the Super Mario RPG Remake on Nintendo Switch! After wrapping up the remake talk, we move over to Worldless, a brand new 2D platforming, turn based action game. Moving into the news Blizzard gives Heroes of the Storm fans hope with yet another patch, The Last of Us franchise is getting another re-release with the remaster of Part II on PS5, and Embracer continues it's downward spiral.

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TGI 581 – Crofton Got a PS5

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 16:27:04 GMT

A scorned Crofton from Dungeons and Diapers guests on the show after being bounced around on the schedule a bit, but once we sort through that mess we're ready to talk about Crofton getting a PlayStation 5 for Spider-Man 2! Ryan on the other hand has been enjoying The Invincible on PlayStation 5, and You Will Die Here Tonight on Steam. Moving into the news, Steam Deck is getting an OLED upgrade and The Game Awards has announced their nominations.

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TGI 580 – Regis III and the Return of BlizzCon

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:04:07 GMT

Joining Ryan this week to help recap all the announcements at BlizzCon is Manny from For Azeroth! But before we get to the return of BlizzCon, Ryan explores Regis III in The Invincible, we go over The Legend of Zelda movie announcement, and recap our efforts from Extra Life Game Day. Moving to BlizzCon, we discuss the various updates from Overwatch, Diablo, Hearthstone, and World of Warcraft.

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TGI 579 – Party Time Quoth The Nevermore

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:43:56 GMT

Nevermore returns to The Gamers’ Inn and kicks things off with Party Animals, giving a preview for one of the games we’ll be showcasing on Extra Life Game Day this year. Next Nevermore makes us all eager to order pizza with Good Pizza, Great Pizza on Steam. Following that, we get an update on PlateUp! and Sea of Thieves. Plus Ryan provides spoiler free thoughts on Spider-Man 2 on PlayStation 5. Wrapping up the show we unveil our full Extra Life Game Day schedule. Hope to see everyone out on Saturday, November 4th!

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TGI 578 – Trying To Win Beneath Oresa

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:50:01 GMT

Travis returns to the Inn to discuss his time with the PlayStation 5 version of Baldur's Gate III, including his journey for the Platinum Trophy and providing details on the Dark Urge play through. Ryan on the other hand has been playing a 3D fighting roguelike deckbuilder called Beneath Oresa on his Steam Deck. Wrapping up what we're playing, we provide an overview on our latest Extra Life event with the AvenDaDs and our adventures in various N64 games. Moving into the news, it's finally over... Microsoft has closed their acquisition of Activision Blizzard KIng, and addresses when we can expect to see those games arrive on Game Pass. Also, PlayStation Plus Premium gets a PS5 Cloud Gaming upgrade this month.

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TGI 577 – Cyperpunk Spy Thriller

Thu, 12 Oct 2023 00:19:08 GMT

First off, a big Gamers' Inn welcome to Baby Kearney who arrived on Friday, October 6th, make sure to send your congrats to Jocelyn and Matt! This week I’m joined by Monica, a.k.a. Wicked Kitten from GORE Podcast and Hearthcasual, to get into the Halloween spirit with talk of scary movies and Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle. Plus, Monica checks out Baldur's Gate III as her first RPG, and Ryan has made it into the Phantom Liberty content of Cybperpunk 2077. In the news, the Unity CEO is stepping down, more updates on the soon to hopefully be done Activision Blizzard acquisition, Cyberpunk 2077 to receive a live action adaptation, Animal Crossing gets the LEGO treatment, Nintendo will sunset online services for 3DS and Wii U in April 2024, and PS5 will have a new look this holiday season.

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TGI 576 – DLC REvivals with Jon

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 14:18:52 GMT

This week Ryan welcomes Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast back to The Gamers' Inn to discuss the Resident Evil 4 Separate Ways DLC, as well as our return to the world of Cyberpunk 2077 for the Phantom Liberty expansion. For video game news, we catch up with the highlights from the past few weeks including an update from Unity, Jim Ryan retiring from PlayStation, the latest for Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard (please let this end), Netflix adapting MORE video game properties, and Epic layoffs.

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TGI 575 – Navigating the Sea of Stars

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 15:54:11 GMT

With Jocelyn now on leave as she awaits Baby Kearney, Ryan welcomes our first guest co-host Travis! Our main focus this episode is on Sea of Stars, a brand new RPG that launched across all platforms (and a few subscription services too). Before moving to the news, we chat about Extra Life and Travis' brief adventures in Gotham Knights. We've got lots of news to discuss this week, kicking things off with an update from Unity and their terrible ideas, plus a huge trove of leaks from Microsoft (plus Phil's response) on the updated Xbox Series X and Controller, the next Xbox, and a Bethesda release schedule.

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TGI 574 – Exploring Story in the Starfield

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:05:50 GMT

We've got Starfield on the brain as both Jocelyn and Ryan have started their adventures in the Starfield. Before that we confirm that Jocelyn will be taking a bit of a break from TGI as she welcomes Baby Kearney into the world. But fret not, as Jocelyn Will Return, aiming for around Extra Life Game Day at the start of November. Look forward to awesome guest co-hosts over the coming weeks! Moving out of Starfield, Jocelyn updates us on Hearthstone and the latest Twist. Over the in the news, we've got Unity with egg on it's face, and the latest Nintendo Direct and PlayStation State of Play.

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TGI 573 – Roll for Podcast Check

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:15:38 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn are ready to chat about Baldur's Gate III as Jocelyn has now had a chance to play the game. We talk about the initial learning curve and talk through some of those early hurdles in the game. And yes, the Quick Save/Quick Load conversation pops up again. In the news, Nintendo hosted a Super Mario Bros Wonder Direct and may have shown the Switch 2 behind closed doors. Also Lenovo unveils another Steam Deck competitor and Saints Row developer Volition has been shutdown.

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TGI 572 – Jocelyn Watched Sonic 2

Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:02:43 GMT

Yes, you read that correctly, Jocelyn watched Sonic 2 because of your awesome Extra Life donations in 2022. However, we didn't record an audio commentary, as we figured a podcast discussion would be the most accessible way to hear Jocelyn's journey through this SEGA epic. While we didn't think we could talk about Sonic 2 for an hour, we sort of did... But fear not! We have a few video game news stories as well with the increase in price for PlayStation Plus tiers and the confirmation that Elder Scrolls 6 has entered early development.

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TGI 571 – Time to Buckle the Swashes

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 22:08:23 GMT

We kick things off this week with a look forward to Starfield as Ryan contemplates how he's going to finish Baldur's Gate III by September 6th, although he did just wrap up Act I and is making his way through Act II of BG III. Jocelyn on the other hand checked in on the Texas Chain Saw Massacre game, which shouldn't surprise anyone given her love of Dead by Daylight. Finally, Ryan took a break from clicking through a giant RPG with the latest swashbuckling adventure, En Garde! Moving into the news, Charles Martinet is stepping back as the voice of Mario, Xbox has some new wraps for the Series X, PlayStation Portal is the new Remote Play device from Sony, and our highlights from Gamescom 2023.

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TGI 570 – Cozy MMOs and Dice Rolls

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 18:37:10 GMT

After a bit of a break for summer vacation and sick kids, we return with "Cozy MMO" Palia which is now in Open Beta. As promised, we've also been playing Baldur's Gate III. Just first impressions for now, so expect more Baldur's Gate III on future episodes this month! Over in the news, Netflix is testing games on TVs (and soon PC/Mac), THQ Nordic had a showcase, and Xbox highlights their new strike system to address bad behaviour.

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TGI 569 – A 3D Platformer Game Club

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:30:52 GMT

As Ryan and Jocelyn prepare for Baldur’s Gate III, they share why they’re excited for the massive RPG arriving this week. Jocelyn shares her thoughts on the latest Hearthstone expansion that is live now. While Ryan travels back in time with Tamagotchi and Psychonauts 2 (join our Game Club in the Discord). For video game news, Final Fantasy XIV is heading to Xbox (and possibly more), Nintendo may have a Switch successor ready for the second half of 2024, and Alien is coming to Dead by Daylight.

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TGI 568 – Thinking With Instant Photos

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 02:36:12 GMT

Thanks to a busy schedule, Ryan has a few quick mobile hits to share including GuessThe.Game on the web and Coffee Golf on iOS/Android. Also, Ryan dived into the latest first person puzzler Viewfinder. Jocelyn on the other hand has been surviving in the post-apocalypse atop a giant lizard in The Wandering Village, which is now on PC Game Pass. Over in the news Blizzard will be bringing their games to Steam, Xbox has created a pizza scented controller, Mortal Kombat 1 confirms their first guest characters, and a few updates on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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TGI 567 – Time Ghost Shenanigans

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 01:39:04 GMT

We've got some Netflix fun this week with the release of Oxenfree II. But before Ryan chats about that, he goes back and plays Oxenfree I. Both were played on an iPad with the Netflix subscription. There be some time travel discussions in this here segment! Moving to the news, we have a very Microsoft heavy list kicking things off with the change of Xbox Live Gold to Xbox Game Pass Core starting September 14th and Xbox will be launching a new voice reporting feature. And of course, all the latest news on the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard, including it's legal fight with the FTC, pausing legal battles with the CMA in the UK, and Sony finally signing a Call of Duty deal.

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TGI 566 – Dave is a Big Fan of Diving

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:56:43 GMT

Jocelyn returns and has a quick update on Tears of the Kingdom before discussing her early time with Final Fantasy XVI. Ryan on the other hand has been diving deep into the depths of Dave the Diver on his Steam Deck. Over in the news, EA has announced a single player Black Panther game, Baldur's Gate 3 revealed some Druid specific romance scenes, and Square Enix is considering more remasters.

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TGI 565 – A Song of Shiva and Ifrit

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:53:48 GMT

Travis guests on the show this week to discuss his time with the new PlayStation 5 exclusive: Final Fantasy XVI. Ryan joins in on the chat thanks to his time with the demo. Moving into our next game, Elden Ring returns to the show thanks to the Patron Backlog Choice. In the news Nintendo fills us in on their Fall lineup, Meta reveals their VR subscription service, and the latest from the Activision Blizzard acquisition hearings.

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TGI 564 – Many Showcases, Handle It!

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:38:04 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn catch up on all things video game showcases, with not one, not two... BUT FIVE video game showcases worth of news to discuss. And this doesn't even include the Nintendo Direct taking place in time for our next episode... We kick things off with a promise to wrap up our Tears of the Kingdom chat soon, then move into the Summer Game Fest showcase. Afterwards we go over the Xbox + Starfield Showcase, where we are very much looking forward to Fable. Moving into the second part of our showcase discussion, we share our highlights from the PC Gaming Show, Ubisoft Forward, and the Capcom Showcase (we love you Capcom!).

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TGI 563 – Spoilers of the Kingdom

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:12:55 GMT

We have more Tears of the Kingdom thoughts to share, this time with some spoilers to work through. Please be sure to look at the time stamps in the notes to avoid story spoilers if you're still making your way through the game. That being said, let's dive into more Tears of the Kingdom (we promise we'll have new games to chat about soon). Also in what we're playing, Ryan checks in on the Cook Serve Delicious franchise with the latest offering in Early Access: Cook Serve Forever. Over in the news, as promised we discuss the announcement of the Meta Quest 3 alongside Apple's new Vision Pro headset. Also from Apple and WWDC is a new Proton-like tool that will allow Mac users to run Windows games. Finally, we look forward to the upcoming video game announcements with Xbox committing to no CG trailers for their first party games.

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TGI 562 – Hanging Out With Gollum

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 23:03:08 GMT

More Tears of the Kingdom talk as we continue our time in Hyrule. We keep spoilers to a minimum, but plan to have a spoiler discussion on our next episode. Also, Jocelyn checks out the latest Lord of the Rings experience with Gollum. In video game news, we go over the PlayStation Showcase, Microsoft’s appeal has been filed with the CMA, and Redfall development detailed in a new Jason Schreier report.

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TGI 561 – Rocket Shield Puzzle Skip

Tue, 23 May 2023 23:57:43 GMT

Jocelyn has returned to The Gamers' Inn to join Ryan in discussing The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. We are still discovering a lot about this game, but it should be noted that we do discuss story, gameplay, and exploration that would be considered spoilers for those who have not progressed in the game. If you're avoiding spoilers, best come back to this conversation. That being said, after Tears of the Kingdom we skydive into the news starting off with the ASUS ROG Ally arriving in June, plus three stories for Activision Blizzard including an EU approval, Overwatch 2 PVE mode has been scrapped, and BlizzCon is back on this year. Closing out the news, Amazon is working on a new Lord of the Rings MMO and Dead by Daylight is expanding thanks to Supermassive Games.

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TGI 560 – It’s An Open World Ghost Town

Thu, 11 May 2023 00:32:01 GMT

This week we welcome Travis back to the show to talk about his adventures in Ghostwire Tokyo and his recent trip to Japan. Ryan ventures into the darkness with Darkest Dungeon II, out of Early Access now. Finally, we close what we're playing by talking about Extra Life in Spring! In the news, Discord is upgrading usernames very soon, the IOC welcomes Fortnite to the Olympics, Nintendo says no new Switch hardware this year, and Phil Spencer talks Xbox and Redfall on the latest XCast.

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TGI 559 – Save the Rogue-Lite Multiverse

Wed, 03 May 2023 19:13:47 GMT

With Jocelyn off for a few weeks, Ryan welcomes guest co-host Ridiculous Hat to talk video games, and we have a good amount to work with! Starting things off, Hat goes over his main rotation games (Hearthstone, Marvel SNAP, Runeterra) and his investment in a Steam Deck. Next we move into Trinity Fusion, a brand new rogue-lite early access game available on Steam, then chat about Hat's time with the adventure throwback Case of the Golden Idol. Finally, we close out the show with Ryan's deep sea adventures in Dave the Diver and Hat's vacation travel Switch games (Wildfrost, Have a Nice Death, Dredge, Sports Story). Moving into the news, we see a bit of a trend with film and TV adaptations of video games featuring Vampire Survivors, Twisted Metal, and Gran Turismo. Finally, we close out the show with our thoughts on the release of Redfall.

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TGI 558 – Post Game Robot Frog DLC

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 00:35:42 GMT

There is new Horizon content out in the world, so of course we are covering it as soon as we can on TGI! Ryan and Jocelyn dive back into the world of Horizon Forbidden West with the new post game expansion Burning Shores. Since this takes place after the main game, there are spoilers for the ending of Forbidden West, so listener beware if you have yet to complete Aloy’s second adventure. Over in the news Guerrilla teases Aloy’s next adventure(s), the Super Mario Bros Movie is on it’s way to earning a billion at the box office, Epic Games loses their appeal, and the CMA blocks Xbox’s Activision Blizzard deal.

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TGI 557 – Digging Into Wall World

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:39:37 GMT

Are you ready for Tears of the Kingdom? Well Jocelyn experienced some "fun" while purchasing her new controller. After some Zelda inspired conversations, Ryan chats about his experience with Wall World on Steam. This leads into a chat about Jocelyn maybe, possibly purchasing a Steam Deck. Over in the news, Tears of the Kingdom has received it's final pre-launch trailer, Paramount+ has it's next hit with the Knuckles series, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has officially been delayed to next February, and SEGA confirms it's purchasing Rovio.

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TGI 556 – Luigi is in Another Castle

Tue, 11 Apr 2023 23:31:02 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan share their thoughts on the Super Mario Bros. Movie. The discussion includes some spoilers, so if you’re avoiding them it's best return to this chat at a later date. Also at the movies, Joce saw the newest Dungeons and Dragons film. Plus Ryan returns to Resident Evil for the remake of RE4. In video game news, it’s adaptation central with news for Arcane season 2, Five Nights at Freddy’s, and Minecraft. Microsoft has a new controller made from partially reclaimed plastic and Sony may be working on a streaming only follow up to the PS Vita.

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TGI 555 – Recycling For The Win

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:34:24 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan play the brand new reverse city builder, Terra Nil (PC and iOS). After bringing back the wastelands, we jump into the news for the cancellation of E3 2023, it is no joke that Sonic has been murdered, and MultiVersus is shutting down its open beta.

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TGI 554 – Fishing With a Side of Terror

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 23:33:08 GMT

Both Jocelyn and Ryan have some thoughts to share about the open beta for Diablo IV, both on PC and PlayStation 5 with cross progression. Plus Ryan has gone fishing on Steam with the new fishing game with a hint of horror called Dredge. Moving into the news, a YouTuber has poured out $22,000 dollars for the closure of the Wii U and 3DS eShops, Tears of the Kingdom has more stuff for you to spend money on (plus 10 minutes of gameplay), Netflix is still keen on making games work, and the UK's CMA seems to be OK with the Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

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TGI 553 – A Very Castlevania Dead Cells

Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:08:35 GMT

After missing last week, we return to catch up on the games we've been playing and The Last of Us on HBO. Ryan tests out his new Steam Deck Dock from iVoler with the brand new DLC for Dead Cells, Return to Castlevania. Jocelyn returns to Coral Island and checks in on Graveyard Keeper. We then jump into our The Last of Us on HBO spoiler discussion. If you haven't watched the entire season you may want to return to this segment after watching (check time codes below). Moving into the news, we've received our final Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer and Nintendo will be pricing games at $70 on a game by game basis.

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TGI 552 – Don’t Forget to Parry!

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:15:13 GMT

We have another Souls-like game for the Inn this week with Ryan playing Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty on Xbox Game Pass. Plus Jocelyn returns to Coral Island to continue her adventures of cleaning oceans, contributing to museums, and delving into mines. We also have a lot of video games news to cover, including The Olympics getting into Esports, Dead by Daylight is getting a movie, the Microsoft Activision Blizzard deal is reported to be approved in the EU, Ghostcrawler is no longer at Riot, Cities: Skylines 2 is coming this year, while The Wolf Among Us 2 and Starfield see delays.

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TGI 551 – All The Coral, No Sharks

Thu, 02 Mar 2023 16:33:59 GMT

This week, Ryan digs into Dome Keeper on Steam, while Jocelyn checks in on the so far shark-less Coral Island in Early Access (Steam or PC Game Pass). Over in the news, Elden Ring fans will be happy to hear an expansion has been confirmed, PlayStation had a State of Play with a major focus on The Suicide Squad, Pokemon presented a bunch of new stuff, Mortal Kombat 12 receives the least exciting release confirmation, and Valve confirms all Steam sales for 2023.

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TGI 550 – Pushing Those Nostalgia Buttons

Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:53:39 GMT

Jocelyn has returned to the Inn to discuss her time with The Witcher 3 during her time off. Plus Ryan returns to his early GameBoy days with the addition of GameBoy and GameBoy Advance games to Nintendo Switch Online. Moving into the news, the story of Tetris will be told on Apple TV+, Microsoft has signed a ten year deal for Call of Duty with Nintendo and Nvidia, and Blizzard staff aren't very happy with Mike Ybarra after a recent Q&A session.

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TGI 549 – It’s The Kraken’s Ship Now

Thu, 16 Feb 2023 14:53:24 GMT

Joining Ryan this week is Nevermore, and we have a bit of a theme this week with Streaming Adventures! Nevermore kicks things off with Sea of Thieves, brings a new co-op madness game to the Inn with PlateUp, and wraps up her adventures with KeyWe. Ryan, thanks to his lovely Extra Life donors, played and streamed Elden Ring with Travis and LC. Moving into the news, we have a Chris Pratt-less Super Mario Movie ad, and Nintendo raises developers pay to strengthen the workforce.

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TGI 548 – The Season for Shadow Drops

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 01:26:58 GMT

This week Ryan is joined by returning guest host Travis, who has been on a bit of a Platinum Adventure with Avengers and Strangers of Paradise. Plus Ryan finally got a chance to boot up the excellent shadow drop of Hi-Fi Rush on Xbox Game Pass. After an update on TGI Game Club and our Extra Life Elden Ring stream (be sure to tune in Friday, February 10th at 8 PM ET for that), we move into the news! We have a Nintendo focused section this week thanks to a Mario Kart skit on SNL and all the announcements from the February Nintendo Direct.

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TGI 547 – Game Club… With Portals!

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 16:48:54 GMT

Jim returns to the podcast to discuss Fire Emblem Engage, plus we check in on TGI Game Club for Portal RTX and Portal 2. Moving into the news we get our first listen of Seth Rogen's Donkey Kong, The Last of Us on HBO has been renewed for a second season, IGN reports that E3 2023 may not have the big three, Amazon may have purchased the Tomb Raider rights, and new details reported on what's next for Halo.

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TGI 546 – It’s Time To… ENGAGE

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 14:47:34 GMT

Crofton from Dungeons & Diapers guests on the show this week to chat about the newly shadow dropped game, Hi-Fi Rush! Plus OF COURSE Ryan has early thoughts on Fire Emblem Engage to share. Finally, Crofton closes out the what we're playing section with a point and click adventure throwback, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow, and a quick look at Deathloop. Moving into the news, we say goodbye to Marvel's Avengers this year, 343 isn't done with Halo, and all those announcements from the Xbox Developer Direct showcase.

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TGI 545 – Drop The Wrench

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:48:49 GMT

Ryan returns to The Witcher 3 with the brand new next generation update, bringing 60 frames per second, 4K, and some ray tracing to Geralt's latest adventure. Plus Ryan and Jocelyn discuss the premiere episode for The Last of Us on HBO. Moving into the news, we have a few stories related to Ubisoft, highlighting recent game cancellations/delays and some not so great words from the CEO.

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TGI 544 – The Many Games of 2023

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:51:00 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan return from the holidays to catch up on what they've been playing. Ryan continues his adventures in Marvel Midnight Suns and ventures into SPACE with Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Moving into the news, there's a report that the Switch Pro is dead in favour of a Switch 2, and PlayStation unveils Project Leonardo. Wrapping up the show, we preview all the big games to look forward to in 2023!

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TGI 543 – Games of the Year 2022

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:03:23 GMT

It's that time of year again! Where Jocelyn and Ryan go over their favourite video games that they played in 2022. While a good portion of our picks released in the past year, some are from years before! One isn't technically out until the FUTURE... Alongside our top 5 picks, we go over honourable mentions and community picks. All that and we confirm details for the next TGI Game Club starting up in the new year. Enjoy and see you in 2023!

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TGI 542 – Powering Cards With Friendship

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:28:48 GMT

After a lot of Ragnarok talk in the past few weeks, we have a bit more to go in 2022 as The Game Awards showered the latest God of War with awards. But before we recap The Game Awards announcements and winners, Ryan has spent a lot of time getting to know Marvel heroes in Midnight Suns on PC. Oh, and of course we talked about the latest clip from the Super Mario Bros. Movie. Tune in next week for our own Game of the Year episode as we wrap up 2022, and be sure to let us know your GOTY picks so we can share them on the show!

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TGI 541 – Pod of War: Ragnatalk

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 15:04:41 GMT

This week we're joined by special guest Ridiculous Hat, Jocelyn's co-host on The Angry Chicken, to chat about God of War: Ragnarok! We are in full SPOILER mode for this discussion, so only listen if you're ready to have major story moments spoiled. We also talk about combat, ranged vs melee, gear changes, side quests, and the potential future of the franchise. Pull a chair up next to the fire, and enjoy this lengthy Ragnatalk!

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TGI 540 – Talking Up Your Potions

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 15:14:41 GMT

Before we chat about the newest Mario movie trailer, Ryan takes us through the mashup of many genres that is Potionomics. Plus Jocelyn updates us on the launch of World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. Moving to the news, yes Chris Pratt is still the voice of Mario in the second trailer for The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the Witcher 1 remake will be a modern re-imagining with an open world, and Microsoft is likely to make EU concessions for Activision Blizzard deal soon.

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TGI 539 – Take That, Tooltips!

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 14:17:43 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn returned from Ragnarok to offer early game impressions and story thoughts (we don't go further than the completion of the quest The Word of Fate, around the 15 hour mark). If you're looking to stay spoiler free on God of War Ragnarok, you may want to use the time stamps to head into the news. Speaking of the news, we'll have a full Inn-side the Game for God of War Ragnarok in a few weeks, so stay tuned! But also the news, Netflix is developing a triple-A PC game, and some stories out of the Activision Blizzard acquisition as Sony lightly confirms a PS6 after 2027 and the FTC may be launching an anti-trust lawsuit soon.

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TGI 538 – Timey-Wimey Puzzle Solving

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 13:59:24 GMT

After a week off, Ryan and Jocelyn return to share our adventures from Extra Life Game Day. We had a blast raising funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals while playing Splatoon 3, Overcooked 2, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Hearthstone, Sea of Thieves, and Dead by Daylight with our amazing guests. Thank you all for the great support! Before we head into the news though, Ryan chats about The Entropy Centre, while Jocelyn wraps up God of War and heads for Ragnarok. Going over the last few weeks of video game news, Lionsgate CEO thinks John Wick would make for a great AAA video game, Netflix continues their video game adaptation obsession with Gears of War, Jocelyn determines how much free time she has for a Horizon MMO, and Nintendo partners with DeNA to form a new joint venture focused on Nintendo Account experiences.

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TGI 537 – Rat Swarm Tech 2.0

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 14:17:17 GMT

We return to the messy world of A Plague Tale with Requiem, the follow up to the 2019 title from Asobo, which is available on Game Pass. Jocelyn has been keeping busy with the latest Hearthstone announcements (learn more on the latest TAC), as well as our TGI Game Club for God of War 2018. Before we move into the news, we detail our Extra Life Game Day that will be taking place all day on Saturday, November 5th. In the news, we kick things off with The Witcher universe where the first game is getting a remake and Henry Cavill will be handing off the swords for season 4 of the Netflix TV show. Looking at subscriptions, both Xbox and PlayStation had some news for their respective services. Finally, we close out the show with the VERY expensive PlayStation VR2.

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TGI 536 – Marvel Is Just A SNAP Away

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 13:21:20 GMT

Marvel SNAP has been enjoying a global release for the last week, so Ryan checks in on the game to join Jocelyn in her obsession for the new card battler. Before the news, Jocelyn continues her Norse adventures in Northgard, while Ryan re-subscribes to Apple Arcade for Shovel Knight Dig. Wrapping up the show, we go over two major showcases from the past week, one from Konami on all things Silent Hill and another from Capcom for upcoming Resident Evil content.

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TGI 535 – Property Damage Unleashed

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:47:18 GMT

Both Jocelyn and Ryan are back in the innkeeper chairs as we check in on God of War 2018 thanks to the latest TGI Game Club. Plus, they both played Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. In the news, we get Jocelyn's take on the Mario Movie trailer, and then wrap up the show by going over the original Bayonetta voice actor calling for a boycott of the game over pay issues (plus an update on the situation from Jason Schreier).

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TGI 534 – Mario Jumps To The Big Screen

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 15:06:13 GMT

While Jocelyn is off this week, Ryan returns with guest host Manny (from the For Azeroth and Going IRL podcasts), as we catch up on the last few weeks in the video game industry. Manny has been running through the Metroid franchise after enjoying Metroid Dread, and also has some advance thoughts to share on the lead up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight. While Ryan has been busy recovering, he's also go some time in with his new Steam Deck (more on that in the coming weeks). Over in the news, of course we discuss the first look at the Mario Movie, plus The Last of Us has their first trailer as well from HBO, CD Projekt RED forcasts a bunch of games, Google is closing Stadia, and Meta announces the Meta Quest Pro virtual reality headset.

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TGI 533 – Welcome to the Splatlands

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 17:55:35 GMT

While Ryan is away this week, Jocelyn is joined by returning guest TriplePhase3, AKA Dustin! They kick off the show with details on our next TGI Game Club which will be for God of War 2018. Plenty of games to discuss this week as Jocelyn played Splatoon 3 and Beacon Pines, while Dustin played Deathloop, You Suck At Parking, and Metal Hillsinger. Best part? All of these games other than Splatoon 3 are available on Xbox Game Pass! Over in the news, Nvidia announced their next generation of graphic cards, discussing the leak of Grand Theft Auto VI, and closing out the show with some Sonic news.

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TGI 532 – A Valley Packed With Disney

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 19:11:30 GMT

Ryan travels back in time to the late 90's for a little Wave Race 64 on Nintendo Switch, while Jocelyn goes full Disney with Dreamlight Valley on Xbox Game Pass. Moving over to the news, the last seven days was a busy one for video game showcases, so we go over the highlights from the Disney and Marvel Games Showcase, Ubisoft Forward for September 2022, a main series Nintendo Direct, and the latest State of Play from PlayStation.

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TGI 531 – An Endless Cache of Weirdness

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:01:33 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan check out the latest from Sam Barlow and team with Immortality, which is available on Xbox and PC Game Pass. Moving into video game news, Microsoft wrote a blog post in support of their Activision Blizzard acquisition, Steve Blackman confirmed that Horizon 2047 has nothing to do with Horizon while Netflix confirms Aloy will be the main character, and finally CD Projekt RED announces an expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 and details tie-ins for the upcoming Netflix anime series.

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TGI 530 – Cult of the Genre Smoosh

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:02:25 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan are back to close out the summer season with a quick look ahead at fall video game releases (even if Ryan blanked on most of them). Moving into what we're playing, Jocelyn played Cult of the Lamb, while Ryan returns to 2006 with the Destroy All Humans 2 remake. For video game news, the next Dark Pictures Anthology game will be out in November, the PlayStation 5 will be seeing a price increase in certain regions (but Microsoft and Nintendo won't be, for now), and sadly Netflix has cancelled their Resident Evil series.

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TGI 529 – Dog, Moustache, Go!

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:56:30 GMT

After a week off Jocelyn and Ryan return to discuss the latest TGI Game Club with Pyre, and Two Point Campus on PC Game Pass. Oh, and that's not the end of the show, we have plenty of news to catch up on! Sony is working on two new film adaptations (Days Gone and Gravity Rush), Twitch changes some Partner rules for streaming on other platforms, Embracer Group buys some more stuff, and GamesCom Opening Night Live happened.

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TGI 528 – Moss… Dramatic Pause… Book II

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:06:28 GMT

Jocelyn returns and brings tales of spotty cell service for half games of Marvel Snap, but the main attraction is Hooked On You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim! Ryan on the other hand, continues his virtual reality adventures with Moss Book II. Moving into the news, we have a release date for the third Sonic movie, Pac-Man will be trying out a live action adventure, Dead by Daylight developers have some other announcements up their sleeve, Marvel Snap faces it's first monetization issues, and all the cool stuff announced for the next Pokemon.

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TGI 527 – Third Chronicling of Xenoblade

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:46:57 GMT

Jocelyn is off this week, but Ryan welcomes back Josh (BabylonRedeemer) to the show to discuss the latest entry in the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise on Nintendo Switch. After a spoiler free deep dive into the first few chapters of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, we move over to the news to discuss the second wave of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, Backbone One receives a PlayStation look and feel, and Logitech announces their intention to create a cloud gaming handheld with Tencent.

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TGI 526 – Dishes Break as QTEs Fail

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 00:12:06 GMT

As Jocelyn is on vacation, Ryan welcomes Dustin TriplePhase3 back on to the show to discuss the latest in Xbox Game Pass greats: As Dusk Falls. Dustin has also been relaxing with rhythm based game Aaero on Xbox, after needed a break from the latest Dead by Daylight update. Ryan however, re-enters the world of VR to check in after getting his hands on Moss Book II (more on that specific game next week). In the news, the Meta Quest 2 will be seeing a $100 increase in August, the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake may be indefinite hold, and Discord voice chat is arriving on Xbox very soon.

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TGI 525 – A Whole New Resident Evil

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 19:44:56 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan team up and return to The Quarry for some online co-op. Plus both innkeepers have watched the first few episodes of Resident Evil on Netflix. Moving over to the news, Dynamo Pictures will evolve into Nintendo Pictures after being acquired, and PlayStation to launch their own loyalty program to catch up with Xbox and Nintendo.

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TGI 524 – The Quarry Story Time

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:12:28 GMT

We kick off the show to wish Jocelyn a happy birthday (which is the date of posting if you’re listening day one). Then Ryan catches up on a five year old gem, Hollow Knight. Wrapping up our games conversation, Jocelyn checked out The Quarry. In the news, SEGA announces the Genesis Mini 2, Blizzard puts Heroes of the Storm in maintenance mode, Nintendo and LEGO unveil a very expensive Bowser set, and Ubisoft re-reveals Skull and Bones.

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TGI 523 – Whale Proof Rafts in 1.0

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:43:59 GMT

Jocelyn dodges whales for the launch of Raft 1.0, while Ryan wraps up the first TGI Game Club. Speaking of Game Club, if you have suggestions for our next game, be sure to drop them into our Game Club channel in Discord soon! We have a lighter section on the games we played this week, but make up for it with video game news. First up, a Nintendo fan purchased a good chunk of Nintendo stock to ask a question at an investor's meeting, She-Hulk may be the next hero to arrive in Marvel's Avengers, Sony confirms God of War Ragnarok will launch in November, and Xbox 360 games will no longer be included in Games with Gold starting in October. Closing out the show, we go over a list of the most backlogged video games according to How Long To Beat.

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TGI 522 – Three Hopes for Fódlan

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:13:36 GMT

EA pushes Jocelyn to return to Nobody Saves The World, which brings up the discussion of New Game Plus. While Ryan returns to Fódlan for Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. In the news, Nintendo delivers a Direct Mini focusing on third party titles coming to Nintendo Switch, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 gets a dedicated Nintendo Direct as well.

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TGI 521 – Lost in EA Support Chats

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:35:24 GMT

We kick off the show with a classic segment known as EA is not great, as Jocelyn recounts her time with EA Chat Support to try and access Lost in Random on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate on PC. Afterwards, we discuss our thoughts on the game Lost in Random, moving away from our EA woes. Next up, Ryan played some TMNT Shredder's Revenge, while Jocelyn continues to enjoy Marvel Snap. Moving into the news, Square Enix has announced when to expect the second part to the Final Fantasy VII Remake project, and Tony Hawk himself confirms Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3+4 was planned but is now in limbo.

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TGI 520 – You’re A Humanity

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:54:05 GMT

What’s this, another extra long TGI because of the Ghost of E3? It’s true! We start off with Ryan’s final thoughts on season 1 of the Halo TV series, then move in to the Xbox + Bethesda 2022 Showcase. There’s a lot to break down from Xbox, but we leave some time to chat about the Capcom Showcase as well.

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TGI 519 – Microtransactions From Hell

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:51:11 GMT

We're a bit late this week as we adjusted our schedule for Summer Games Fest, but we've got thoughts to share on Diablo Immortal and Marvel Snap! Moving to the news, we couldn't resist diving into the recent reports about the Horizon TV show, we catch up on the latest State of Play from PlayStation, and go over all the goodies unveiled at the Summer Games Fest showcase. Finally, we close the show with some quick thoughts on the Netflix Geeked announcements, which include a Dragon Age anime.

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TGI 518 – Ready Your Random Rogues

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:43:35 GMT

Jocelyn returns to the inn this week, with Ryan sharing his adventures in Rogue Legacy 2 and the latest additions to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pass. Complete with wireless N64 controller nostalgia! Moving into the news, we made sure to save the Dead by Daylight Dating Sim story for Joce, plus Xbox is looking to enter the streaming dongle business. Oh, and Star Wars Celebration gives us a glimpse at Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

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TGI 517 – An Extra Life for Elden Ring

Thu, 26 May 2022 00:20:07 GMT

Travis is back on the show this week to chat about his adventures with the Spider-Man Remaster on PlayStation 5, as well as his plans for Extra Life with Elden Ring. We're kicking off Extra Life earlier this year, with the team page up and Travis starting his streams in June. Make sure you tune in! Also, Ryan is late to the party, but he's finally finished Guardians of the Galaxy. Moving into the news, we chat about the announcement of Marvel Snap, and more details emerge for the new PlayStation Plus offerings.

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TGI 516 – The VR Dungeons of Demeo

Fri, 20 May 2022 00:25:25 GMT

Crofton Steers of Dungeons & Diapers fame is our guest co-host this week, as Jocelyn will be away for a few more episodes. Ryan finally enjoys the chore of unpacking with Unpacking on Xbox Game Pass, which leads into a chat about playing smaller titles in between larger ones. This conversation brings up some thoughts on Guardians of the Galaxy, which we'll have more in a future episode as Ryan is nearly finished the action adventure game. Wrapping up what we're playing, Crofton goes over the fun he had playing Demeo with a few friends on PC and VR. In the news, of course we'll be saving the Dead by Daylight Dating Sim for when Jocelyn returns, but we also discuss the delay of Starfield and Redfall from Bethesda into 2023.

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TGI 515 – Tales from the Othercide

Wed, 11 May 2022 17:40:43 GMT

Jocelyn is off this week, but joining Ryan as a guest co-host is Jimmy the Shovel! Jim brings along Othercide to the Inn, a turn based tactics game with a Dynamic Timeline. We also discuss our Game Club for 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, which is currently heading into it's fourth milestone. If you're interested, be sure to jump into the Discord! For video game news, we chat about Fortnite being back on Apple devices thanks to Xbox Cloud, EA is back in the LOTR business with a new free-to-play mobile game, and Xbox had a few unfortunate outages over the weekend.

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TGI 514 – All Hands on Steam Deck

Sat, 07 May 2022 02:50:40 GMT

Jocelyn is out this week, but Ryan is joined by his Zombies Ate My Podcast co-host Lou to chat about his time with the Steam Deck. Lou has had a few months to put his Steam Deck to the test, with games like Elden Ring, Rogue Book, and Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster. We chat about the hardware, the software, and everything in between! Moving into the news, Blizzard has announced a new Warcraft mobile game, Nintendo confirmed some 2022 shuffles, and Square Enix sells it's Western studios to the Embracer Group.

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TGI 513 – Inn-side Forbidden West

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 00:47:53 GMT

As promised, Ryan has completed Horizon Forbidden West in April, so we're ready for our spoiler discussion episode! Jocelyn and Ryan chat about the new companions added to the sequel, notable quests, our favourite areas, and of course the new villains too. We cap off the discussion with our thoughts on the ending and what may be next for the franchise.

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TGI 512 – Return of the Hedgehog

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:37:56 GMT

Ryan gets one more opportunity to chat about the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie because he saw it in theatres! Jocelyn continues her late March video game madness with Ghostwire Tokyo. Moving into the news, we spend the remainder of the show discussing the idea of the "metaverse" with the news of LEGO and Sony investing billions in Epic Games.

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TGI 511 – Wonderlands of D&D Madness

Thu, 07 Apr 2022 23:54:31 GMT

Jocelyn is back this week and ready to help Ryan discuss early thoughts for TUNIC. Plus Jocelyn has been getting into the Borderlands spirit with Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. Before we move to the news, we detail the TGI Game Night Preview happening on April 29th. We’re looking for Patrons input, but all are welcome to tune in for the event. As for video game news, looks like we're returning to Monkey Island later this year, E3 2022 is officially cancelled digitally now too, and Xbox Game Pass may have a Family Plan in the future.

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TGI 510 – Helmet Not Always Required

Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:57:33 GMT

Jocelyn is away this week, but Ryan welcomes Crofton from Dungeons & Diapers to guest host this week. Just returning from a vacation, Crofton details some of his vacation Nintendo Switch games with Golf Story and Into The Breach. Ryan watching the first episode of the Paramount+ Halo TV series, while Crofton returned to Valheim. Moving into the video game news, PlayStation has announced it's revamped PlayStation Plus, Nintendo has delayed the Breath of the Wild sequel to Spring 2023, and Epic Games permanently adds no building mode to Fortnite.

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TGI 509 – Pokémon on the Horizon

Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:43:22 GMT

We have a video game movie to talk about this week, and before you ask, it's NOT Sonic! It's actually Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. While Ryan chatting about the movie with his co-host on Zombies Ate My Podcast, we thought it would be a good idea to share the film with TGI as well! Plus, Ryan dove into Pokemon Legends Arceus, so we'll have some first impression thoughts to go over there as well. Moving into the news, Ghostbusters is getting a new video game from the devs behind Friday the 13th, Supermassive surprised us with a brand new game coming in June, and The Witcher will return in video game form thanks to Unreal Engine 5.

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TGI 508 – Guardians Against The Avengers

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:58:41 GMT

Ryan kicks off the show with a surprise for Jocelyn, before quickly pivoting over to Guardians of the Galaxy. While he's had the game since last year, we figured this was a good time to discuss it with the game arriving on Xbox Game Pass. We then move into Horizon Forbidden West, which does include some spoilers for the first half of the game (check the time stamps below). We'll have a full spoilercast for Horizon soon! After our slight spoiler chat, we move into the latest video game news including Microsoft's Perfect Dark studio troubles, Riot Games investing in the animation studio behind Arcane, and more info on Hogwarts Legacy expected shortly.

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TGI 507 – Journey Across The Sea

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:50:43 GMT

Ryan returns and brings back Horizon Forbidden West to the show with him. After some minor early game spoilers (note the timestamps), we chat a bit more about the mechanics of Forbidden West. Moving on to new games, Ryan visits FAR Changing Sails and Jocelyn returned to the Beholder franchise with the third entry in the series. Moving into the news, we catch up with the new Pokemon, Amazon is looking to bring Kratos to the small screen, Blizzard confirms some upcoming Warcraft announcements, and Super Nintendo World expands to Hollywood in 2023.

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TGI 506 – Lands Between Twitter Goes Places

Thu, 03 Mar 2022 18:48:59 GMT

Ryan is away this week, but we've got Beau Schwartz of CORE fame here to talk all about Elden Ring, and why even those who didn't love previous FromSoftware titles might want to dig their teeth into this one. There's also a little bit of chatter about Forbidden West and Disco Elysium off the top. Enjoy!

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TGI 505 – Look At That Grass!

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 18:44:41 GMT

Horizon Forbidden West has finally arrived and we're ready to start chatting about it! That being said, if you're worried about spoilers, we have not made actually made it to the Forbidden West in the game, so that will give you an idea of where we're at. After a good introduction to the new Horizon, we move into the latest video game news. This includes the new Uncharted film performing well, Call of Duty may be skipping 2023, and Dead by Daylight may be getting a dating sim spin off.

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TGI 504 – Octopus Zombie

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 20:41:57 GMT

After a brief video game TV/movie update brought to you by Paramount+, we move into a discussion of Death's Door. Afterwards, Jocelyn goes over her adventures in Lost Ark and Final Fantasy XIV. As we jump back into the news Horizon continues to invade Joce's shelf space with the newly announced LEGO Tallneck, Cyberpunk 2077 has received it's current generation console upgrade, the Wii U and 3DS eShop is being shut down, and a Bioshock movie is back on the table thanks to Netflix.

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TGI 503 – Mouthful of Horseshoes

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:17:27 GMT

Jocelyn has completed her journey through Insrcyption, so we're ready to chat spoilers for this deck building game. But before that, we look forward to Horizon Forbidden West and Jocelyn's upcoming time in Final Fantasy XIV. In the news, there's a hint of more Warcraft coming to mobile this year, Google Stadia may be shifting to primarily a tech offering, The Wolf Among Us 2 has it's first trailer, and YES a new Nintendo Direct!

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TGI 502 – Creepy Cards of Inscryption

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 19:25:21 GMT

After we kick off the countdown of non-Horizon Forbidden West Gamers' Inn episodes, we move over to a fan favourite of 2021: Incryption. Ryan started his journey through the creepy card battler over the holidays, and finished before this episode, while Jocelyn is fresh on her path to defeating Leshy. We keep the conversation spoiler free, as we recommend going into this one fresh. In the news, we have our first full length trailer for the Halo TV series, Sony is buying Bungie for 3.6 billion dollars, and Wordle joins the acquisition club thanks to the New York Times.

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TGI 501 – Nobody Saves Everybody

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 00:49:22 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn return to share more of their thoughts on Nobody Saves The World. Plus, Ryan returns to the stealth strategy genre with Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice. Over in the news, there's more to dive into when it comes to the Activision Blizzard acquisition, which includes diving into the back catalogue of Activision franchises, and Call of Duty staying on PlayStation (for now). Finally, we close out the show with Blizzard's recruiting announcement for a new survival game based on a fresh IP (tune into The Instance this week for more on this one from Joce).

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TGI 500 – 10 Years at the Inn

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 02:44:26 GMT

That's right, we're celebrating TEN YEARS of The Gamers' Inn this week. The celebrations include a Guess That Game segment with clips selected by listeners of the show, and some listener suggested topics to help us look back at the last 500 episodes. We chat about one new game called Nobody Saves The World, that's out now on Game Pass (more on the game next week). Finally, we close out the show with the bombshell news that Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for 70 billion dollars! This is a developing story, and just broke the day we recorded. Likely more to discuss next episode.

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TGI 499 – Get Into The Gunk

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 19:22:11 GMT

We’re back with our first episode of 2022 as we hurdle ever closer to the big TGI 500. We kick off the show with some holiday game discussions as Jocelyn purchased Skyrim again, leading to her playing a bunch of Elder Scrolls Online. Also Dead by Daylight appears to be having some balance issues. Ryan finished up Halo Infinite over the holidays, and managed to squeeze in some time with The Gunk, both on Xbox/PC Game Pass. Finally, Ryan has been enjoying the devilish delights of Rogue Lords. We forgo the news to discuss our most anticipated titles of 2022, including some honourable mentions.

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TGI 498 – Games of the Year 2021

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 01:37:20 GMT

Welcome to the annual Gamers’ Inn Game of the Year episode! We go over our top 5 video game experiences from 2021, which does include a few older games we played this year. We close our the show with some Honourable Mentions and Games We Missed. Wouldn’t want to leave anyone out on this momentous occasion! Look forward to some of those games making a comeback in 2022!

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TGI 497 – The Alan Wake Awards

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 03:41:00 GMT

Ryan welcomes back Jocelyn with a surprise ripped straight from The Game Awards. Then we move into our promised Arcane spoilers, where we discuss the first full season for the Netflix animated series. While Jocelyn was away she completed the entire main game of Control, including the Alan Wake expansion. Moving into our news segment, we focus in on The Game Awards, looking at the awards and the announcements.

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TGI 496 – Most Jim Trails Lead to Anime

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:53:51 GMT

Jimmy The "Play Trails" Shovel guests on the show this week with Ryan to dive into the latest anime experiences! Jim kicks things off with Scarlet Nexus, which he played on Xbox Game Pass for PC. Inspired by Ryan's time with Arcane, he checked out League of Legends: Wild Rift and Legends of Runeterra on iOS. Closing out our games section, Jim updates us all on the Doki Doki Literature Club Pus, an updated paid version to the free game. In the news, we have a large chunk of Activision Blizzard updates where one of the protest leads is leaving Blizzard, The Game Awards made headlines for how they may or may not deal with Activision Blizzard, and Raven QA team members let go after being promised full time positions for months. Closing out the news, we look at the reports that PlayStation is preparing a response to Xbox Game Pass.

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TGI 495 – Driving Like It’s Forza Kart

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:42:15 GMT

We're soon to be all loaded up on current generation consoles as Jocelyn has successfully ordered a PlayStation 5! Plus, what should we do for our 500th episode to mark ten years of The Gamers' Inn? Moving into games that we're playing, Ryan is driving around in Forza Horizon 5 while thinking about Xbox Game Pass. Jocelyn on the other hand is crafting the superior dinosaur park in Jurassic World Evolution 2. Moving into the news, we have more on Activision Blizzard as Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo all weigh in on the matter. And to conclude the news, League of Legends is renewed at Netflix with Arcane Season 2 in production, and Amazon may be adapting Mass Effect soon.

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TGI 494 – MOBAs Renewed on Netflix

Thu, 18 Nov 2021 02:01:20 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn take a break from video games to talk about a Netflix series based on a video game! That's right, we discuss the first three episodes of Arcane, the new League of Legends series. We discuss some spoilers for this first arc, so if you're looking to experience yourself, best skip ahead. Next up, Ryan had some time in Back 4 Blood with his ZAMP co-host. In the news, there's another damning update in the Activision Blizzard saga as WSJ has released a report on Bobby Kotick's actions over the years and the story behind Jen O'Neal's departure. In more news, The Game Awards released it's nominee list, and for Xbox's 20th anniversary Microsoft announced a documentary, showcased the first teaser for the Halo TV series, and launched Halo Infinite multiplayer early!

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TGI 493 – House of What a Twist

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:39:31 GMT

After a very successful Extra Life Game Day, Ryan and Jocelyn bring The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes to the inn. We go into full spoilers for the entire game, so if you're looking to experience the game for yourself be sure to skip ahead. Before closing out the show, we chat about the continuing adventures of video game movies where Nintendo is looking at their next film starring Donkey Kong, and Mass Effect 5 received new concept art for N7 Day.

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TGI 492 – What’s The Left Bit For?

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:04:43 GMT

Both Jocelyn AND Ryan return this week to catch up on all the latest games and Chris Pratt news. Ryan brings a slew of games to chat about including his final thoughts on Metroid Dread (and a little Super Metroid thrown in for good measure). Plus a visit to the post apocalyptic sim builder genre with Endzone: A World Apart. Finally, we conclude what we're playing with the overpriced, but nostalgia driven N64 expansion to Nintendo Switch Online (and N64 wireless controller). In the news, there's more Activision Blizzard updates with BlizzConline 2022 cancelled, Overwatch 2/Diablo IV being delayed, and Jen Oneal (one of the co-leaders) leaving the company. Plus we get Jocelyn's take on that new Uncharted movie trailer.

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TGI 491 – No Look Charge Beam Shot

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:57:23 GMT

While Jocelyn is away, Crofton from Dungeons & Diapers joins Ryan on the show to unpack Metroid Dread. We keep the conversation relatively spoiler free, so don't worry if you're avoiding story spoilers outside of the intro. Moving over to the news, Nintendo unveiled the final free update for Animal Crossing New Horizons, alongside details for a DLC and the final pricing for Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. We also got our first look at the Uncharted movie with a new trailer!

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TGI 490 – Welcome Back Alan Wake

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:03:01 GMT

Jocelyn returns to the show having finished up Alan Wake Remastered, and is ready to continue on with the Remedy-verse. To prepare for this journey, you may want to check out our Inn-side the Game episode of Quantum Break. Ryan keeps the Alan Wake track going with the Control DLC for Alan Wake title AWE. Ryan also received Metroid Dread a little late, so we tease next weeks discussions on the game. In the news, we offer an update on the Twitch hacks (including reports from Eurogamer and The Verge on Twitch security policies), as well as an update on the Fortnite's Imposters Mode with a possible collaboration coming with the Among Us developers.

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TGI 489 – D20 Fortune Telling

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 17:30:47 GMT

We kick off the show with Jocelyn’s experience playing Alan Wake Remasteted on Xbox Series X. The shadow people are here and we’re nearly out of batteries! Ryan returns to Life is Strange: True Colors one last time for the release of the Wavelengths DLC (part of the Deluxe Edition, provided by review code). In the news, we have confirmation that The Game Awards will return to an in-person show on December 9th, Smash Bros. Ultimate final DLC character is Sora, and Twitch suffers a HUGE breach with source code, unreleased projects, and top streamer earnings leaked online.

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TGI 488 – Tales of Anime STYLE

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:10:43 GMT

Two brand new games to discuss this week, with Ryan bringing Tales of Arise to the main show from the TGI Patreon Mini Update Corner, and Jocelyn checking out the new Amazon MMO New World. In the news, we have yet another Activision Blizzard update where a lawsuit was filed and quickly settled (but there's some weirdness to this one), plus we break down the highlights from the latest Nintendo Direct (yes, including the Mario movie casting).

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TGI 487 – Squishy Fishy

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 23:44:06 GMT

We kick off the show wondering what we should do for episode 500, but ultimately decided we should leave it up to the community! Be sure to let us know in the Discord! Ryan then moves into his final thoughts on Life is Strange: True Colors after completing the game (Special thanks to Square Enix for providing a review code). Jocelyn on the other hand has jumped into the sequel to I Am Bread, titled I Am Fish. In the news we have another Activision Blizzard update where the SEC is investigating, with a few more high profile departures from the company for good measure. Moving into lighter news, God of War director explains why the Norse Saga is only two chapters, and Pokemon Company announces Pokemon Trading Card Game LIVE.

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TGI 486 – The Return of Life is Strange

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 15:52:40 GMT

We kick off the show with some thoughts on the launch of Deathloop. While we haven't had a chance to play, we react to the positive reviews on PlayStation 5 alongside the rocky reviews on Steam. Moving over to what we have played, Ryan received a review code for Life is Strange: True Colors on Xbox Series X and has some initial thoughts on the first chapter. We also confirm the next focus for the TGI Patreon Mini Update Corner, which will be Tales of Arise! In the news, we have another Activision Blizzard update with ANOTHER lawsuit being brought forward, LEGO announces a new Super Mario 64 set, Hayley Atwell will be the new voice of Lara Croft on Netflix, and the Epic v Apple ruling is in (but not over with an appeal from Epic).

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TGI 485 – More Marvel Time, Bub!

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 15:55:04 GMT

We return a little later this week, for good reason, as we wait for PlayStation to finally showcase their upcoming games. But before we breakdown the latest exclusives from the house of Kratos, Ryan and Jocelyn introduce listeners to their Extra Life plans! As of now, we'll have multiple streaming events, first starting in October. If you can donate, please do so at bit.ly/tgiextralife2021, or share our team page. Every little bit helps! Over in what we're playing, Ryan recounts his multiplayer adventures in Marvel's Adventures. Plus he has a review to share on the Backbone One controller, which he has been using with Xbox Cloud Gaming and Remote Play. In the news, we kick things off with the story that Nintendo may be adding Game Boy and Game Boy Colour games to their online service, and Alan Wake finally returns with a Remaster of the original game and DLC. Finally, we close the show with our highlights from the PlayStation Showcase!

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TGI 484 – Wakanda for 3-5 Hours

Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:13:56 GMT

As promised, we kick off the show with our 12 Minutes spoiler discussion. After an extra week with the game, we've got some thoughts to get off our chests. If you're avoiding spoilers, or want to avoid discussion on the game (as it goes PLACES), check the time stamps below and skip ahead. Following 12 Minutes, Ryan has returned to Square Enix's Marvels Avengers with the latest content drop: War for Wakanda Expansion. In the news, we have the latest Activision Blizzard update with the planned renaming of McCree in Overwatch, we go over some highlights from Opening Night Live at GamesCom (including the confirmed delay of Horizon Forbidden West), and we discuss the first images from the new Resident Evil movie.

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TGI 483 – Many Turns, Little Sleep

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 14:11:09 GMT

Looking forward to our thoughts on Twelve Minutes? Ryan has some non-spoiler points to share, but we’re going to wait until next episode for a full spoiler discussion. So head on over to Xbox Game Pass and play! What have we played? Well, Jocelyn and Ryan both played HUMANKIND, a brand new 4X game from Amplitude Studios. Heavily inspired by Civilization, the game really took hold of Jocelyn’s sleep schedule, as most 4X games tend to do. One more turn? Yes please!

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TGI 482 – I’m Seeing Other Weapons

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 15:17:00 GMT

We return to the inn with not one, but two brand new roguelites to discuss! Ryan brought Dreamscaper to the show, while Jocelyn completed Boyfriend Dungeon. Both innkeepers entered the world of Pokémon Unite on Nintendo Switch, and share some thoughts on the new MOBA from Pokémon Company and Tencent. In the news, we cover the latest on Activision Blizzard and how they've treated QA and CS contract staff, FROSTPUNK 2 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED (and we're excited), Fortnite absorbs the Among Us gameplay style, and Stranger Things will be exiting Dead by Day light soon.

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TGI 481 – Corporate Overlords in Space

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:12:33 GMT

Ryan welcomes Jocelyn back to the show with talk of the Sonic movie sequel casting Idris Elba as Knuckles the Echidna. In her time off, Jocelyn purchased a new curved monitor to up her spreadsheet game. Moving over to games played, Jocelyn rolled the dice with a new resource management simulation game out of early access called Atomic Society. Ryan on the other hand took Jocelyn's recommendation to heart and played A LOT of Imagine Earth. Moving over to the news, we update everyone on the Activision Blizzard situation, discussing Fran Townsend stepping down from the company's women's network, an Activision Blizzard shareholder joining the fight in calling for a better response from the company, and more confirmed firings of Blizzard developers. Our last news story of the show looks at Niantic's response to a player protest against the roll back of pandemic changes to Pokemon Go.

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TGI 480 – FE Days of Old with Dark Deity

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 15:15:37 GMT

Joce is away this week, so Ryan welcomes Babylon Redeemer on to the show. Also known as Josh! Ryan and Josh discuss Dark Deity, a Steam game that is heavily inspired by the Fire Emblem franchise. In the news, we go over the updates for the Activision Blizzard situation, with the employee walkout, new leadership announced at Blizzard, and a second lawsuit against Activision Blizzard because of the State of California suit. We also offer our thoughts on the new Steam Deck hardware, the potential for a Horizon Forbidden West delay into 2022, and Aloy joining Genshin Impact in the Fall.

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TGI 479 – Time to Change

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 13:44:43 GMT

This week's Gamers' Inn focuses on the State of California suing Activision Blizzard for operating a workplace that created a breeding ground for harassment and discrimination against women. In past Gamers' Inn episodes we've discussed how women are treated in the video game industry, in video game communities, and in video games in general, and we've said it's time to listen. But now, we're saying it's time to change.

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TGI 478 – Expensive amiibo Shortcut

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 15:00:26 GMT

Both Ryan and Jocelyn are all in on The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, with the game, the amiibo, and the new Joy-Cons. After a return trip to 2011, we dive into the news for a bit with a confirmation from Netflix about getting into games, and the Director of FFXIV addressing a sudden surge in players and how they're addressing server instability. Oh, and don't worry, we'll chat about Steam Deck next week!

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TGI 477 – Returning to the Shadowlands

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:34:09 GMT

We kick off the show with some thoughts on the latest return to 2011 with Skyward Sword HD, out on Friday. More thoughts on that next week! Speaking of Year 1 TGI fun, Ryan continues his time with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition having finished up Mass Effect 2. Jocelyn brings Shadowlands back to the Inn, with the latest content patch 9.1 - Chains of Domination. If you're trying to avoid story spoilers, you may want to skip over the discussion starting at the time marked below. After the WoW update, we move over to the news where Netflix is making moves into the video game industry by hiring an ex-EA and Facebook executive to be VP of Game Development.

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TGI 476 – Yes, That Leon

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 17:22:35 GMT

Lou returns to the show to help Ryan discuss the brand new Resident Evil animated series from Netflix title Infinite Darkness. But before we breakdown the new zombie drama, Lou and Ryan have some additional thoughts to share on the Mass Effect Legendary Edition, which Lou has started playing on PC. In the news, Nintendo finally unveiled their next Switch model with very little internal changes, and Ubisoft confirms Assassin's Creed Infinity after Jason Schreier spills the beans.

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TGI 475 – Pirates of the Sea of Thieves

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:04:37 GMT

We kick off the show with... *checks notes* Clifford the Big Red Dog? Any ways, after that we move over to Ryan's concluding thoughts on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. Then we move into the brand new expansion of content for Sea of Thieves crossing over with Pirates of the Caribbean titled A Pirate's Life. Moving over to the news for the week, Microsoft confirms they have moved Xbox Cloud Gaming over to Series X hardware, Windows 11 is going to have some exciting video game features, and CD Projekt RED is "satisfied" with Cyberpunk 2077 stability and performance.

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TGI 474 – Hot Summer Demo Days

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:35:06 GMT

We begin the show by going over our plans for the Sea of Thieves and Pirates crossover, because you never play a live game on the first day of a big content drop. After ranking the Pirates of the Caribbean films, Ryan chats about his time with the Summer Game Fest and Steam Next Fest demo events. On the Xbox side, Ryan checked out the fantastic Tunic, as well as Deathtrap Dungeon, Sable, and Lake. On the Steam side, Ryan loved bringing nature back to the wasteland in Terra Nil. After a feast of demos, Ryan gives his early impressions on Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, with more to come next week when the game is complete. Finally, we close the show with the news where Cyberpunk 2077 has returned the PlayStation Store, EA MAY be reviving Dead Space, LEGO Mario has a new wave of fun arriving in August, and Xbox appears to be upgrading their xCloud servers.

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TGI 473 – E3, Now on Xbox Game Pass

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 18:06:41 GMT

Ryan returns to TGI, just in time to go over some of the biggest news from E3 2021 with Jocelyn. We kick things off with the highlights from Ubisoft Forward, then move into the "Available on Xbox Game Pass" presentation from Xbox and Bethesda. In the second half of the show, we chat about the Marvel games featured in the Square Enix Presents event, then close out the show with the Nintendo Direct (filled with much anticipated follow ups and sequels).

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TGI 472 – Can I? YES YOU CAN!

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 23:06:52 GMT

Ryan is away this week, so Joce takes over the show with ESO: Blackwood talk and special guest Scott Johnson! They go over the stories they love, where ESO might head next, the new companion system, Oblivion themed public dungeons, and more! Looking to start fresh in ESO, check out this Complete Beginners Guide. They then take a look at the highlights of the Summer Game Fest kickoff stream, and last but not least, chat about the newly announced MMO Palia.

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TGI 471 – Open World Gibberish

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:40:20 GMT

As of this recording, Nintendo has yet to announce the rumoured Nintendo Switch Pro. But that doesn't stop us from chatting about it at the top of the show! When we get to the games we're playing, Ryan talks about his time with Biomutant, while Jocelyn dives into planetary settlement in Imagine Earth. In the news, PlayStation dropped about 20 minutes of PlayStation 5 gameplay for Horizon Forbidden West, God of War pushed to 2022 but will be available on PS4, and finally BlizzCon 2021 has been cancelled.

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TGI 470 – Board Game Dodge Roll

Wed, 26 May 2021 14:00:11 GMT

Board games return to The Gamers' Inn thanks to Jocelyn's long weekend time with Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game. Ryan continues his Mass Effect adventures as he nears the end of Mass Effect 1 in the Legendary Edition, but then also dips his toes into Mass Effect Andromeda? In the news we got a new teaser for the next Dark Pictures Anthology game, Summer Games Fest will have an announcement filled event on June 10th, we know who will be in the Resident Evil crossover with Dead by Daylight, and Horizon Forbidden West will have a game play showcase THIS WEEK.

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TGI 469 – Push The Flirt Button

Wed, 19 May 2021 18:31:59 GMT

Mass Effect is BACK with the Legendary Edition, bundling the original trilogy with (almost) all the DLC, remastered for a new generation of consoles. We've only had a chance to focus on Mass Effect 1, but we talk about our history with the franchise, and what we're looking forward to. Including maybe possibly the chance of Mass Effect 3 multiplayer coming to the Legendary Edition?

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TGI 468 – What a Charming Village

Wed, 12 May 2021 16:07:21 GMT

Ryan kicks things off with some Xbox stuff, including his short amount of time with the Xbox Series X. Plus a good chunk of time with the Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS beta. He also picked up an 8Bitdo Mobile Gaming Clip for Xbox Controllers to help with his testing effort. Jocelyn watched a good chunk of Resident Evil Village through iosefka's Twitch streams, so we have some viewers impressions on the latest scarefest from Capcom. Finally, Ryan has a quick Xenoblade Chronicles 2 update. Over to the news, Sony confirms that PlayStation 5 stock struggles will continue into 2022, and Nintendo stealth announces Game Builder Garage.

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TGI 467 – Glass Eye Doorknobs

Wed, 05 May 2021 14:50:11 GMT

Ryan attempts to trick Jocelyn into bringing more TV content on to the show, but it doesn't fly, so he settles for books. This week, Ryan brings the Ask Iwata book to the show, which includes interviews with the late Nintendo President Saturo Iwata. We offer our thoughts on whether Resident Evil Village is in our future, thanks to Ryan's time with the demo. Finally, we close out What We're Playing by closing the book on our return to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (for now). In the news, Microsoft commits to PC gaming with a few cool announcements, Mass Effect Legendary Edition is confirmed to have a large Day One patch, Sony invests in Discord for future partnerships with PlayStation, and a few high level details from the ongoing Epic vs Apple trial (like Sony's insistence on being paid for cross-play and Metroid possibly coming to Fortnite).

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TGI 466 – Piles of Systems and Anime

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:49:31 GMT

We kick off the show with a story of saying goodbye to Ryan's PlayStation 4 Pro. Then, as promised, we accept the challenge to return to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on Nintendo Switch. You're welcome Discord! Finally, we close out the show with the news, featuring a change to the weird Resident Evil Village demo schedule, Super Mario Party FINALLY gets more online support, and Former Dignitas and Houston Rockets execs launch Esports Certification Institute.

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TGI 465 – Many PAC-MAN! Handle It!

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:53:47 GMT

Jocelyn returns to the inn with a brand new 4v1 scary game called Home Sweet Home: Survive. Ryan on the other hand, tries another 99 battle royale game, this time featuring the lovely PAC-MAN. Also there's a new episode of Mythic Quest available to bridge the gap between Season 1 and 2 (we swear this isn't a TV podcast). In the news, the release of Days Gone on PC has us talking about that other Days Gone news, Luigi joins his brother in LEGO form this August, and Resident Evil has a lot of fun planned for their 25th anniversary.

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TGI 464 – It’s An Odd Oddworld

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:43:25 GMT

Travis from Pixel Mountain Pop Art guests this week to bring Horizon Zero Dawn back on The Gamers' Inn! And speaking of returns, Travis has been working his way through the mainline Final Fantasy games and goes over the Lightning Trilogy of Final Fantasy XIII. Ryan on the other hand is exploring Oddworld Soulstorm on PlayStation 5 thanks to PlayStation Plus this month. In the news, Bioware shows off their work on the new Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Aloy arrives in Fortnite (like everyone else not associated with Nintendo), and a new Jason Schreier report shares inside details from some of PlayStation's internal studios.

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TGI 463 – Random Cutscenes of Climbing

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 15:15:00 GMT

New guest host Dustin (@TriplePhase3 on Twitter and Twitch) joins the show to help Ryan break down what's fun, and what's weird about the new co-op sci-fi shooter Outriders. We both played it on Xbox Game Pass, and chat about the story, gameplay, and of course those random transition cutscenes. Dustin also talks about his time with the new killer in Dead by Daylight, and slowly solving puzzles through the creepy worlds of Little Nightmares I and II. In the news, Game Pass gets another boost with backwards compatible games coming to xCloud, and the ESA confirms a digital only E3 2021.

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TGI 462 – Taking Five With It Takes Two

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 17:50:21 GMT

Josh joins us on The Gamers' Inn to discuss the brand new co-op adventure game It Takes Two. He played through the entire game with his sister, and they even produced a Trophy Guide! Ryan played the Friend Pass version of the game, which includes a Free Trial of the first level, and allows you to play with a Friend who has purchased the game at no additional cost. Ryan has also been continuing his adventures in Fire Emblem Three Houses for our Game Club on Summoner's Call. Josh concludes our What We're Playing segment with his time in Valkyria Chronicles. Over in the news, Valve has announced dates for the next Steam Next Fest, Ghost of Tsushima is being adapted into a movie, CD Projekt RED shares it's future plans for development, and Sony confirms the closure of some older digital stores.

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TGI 461 – Anime Time With Jim

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:59:10 GMT

Jim joins us on the show to bring some anime to the inn, with talk of the Trails series and 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Ryan brings Stubbs back from the dead with the re-release of Rebel Without a Pulse, and Square Enix attempts to resurrect Marvel's Avengers with a next generation upgrade (and two Hawkeyes). Moving into the news, we go over the highlights from the Square Enix Presents event, video games continue to be delayed out of 2021 with Gotham Knights being the latest, Sony unveils the new PSVR controllers, and Microsoft may be throwing even more money around in the industry for Discord.

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TGI 460 – Once More Unto The Loop

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 18:05:55 GMT

While Jocelyn is away, Ryan welcomes Crofton from Dungeons & Diapers to chat about his "games to play when there are no games coming out" collection. Featuring the triumphant return of Uncharted 4, No Man's Sky, and Breath of the Wild. On the other hand, Ryan tests out his direction instructing skills by playing We Were Here Together. Plus, just one more loop in Loop Hero! Moving into the news, lots of Game Pass going around, but the most interesting has to be the confirmation that Outriders will be available at launch with the service on April 1st. Finally, Dark Alliance makes it's return this summer!

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TGI 459 – Sounds Like A Colin To Me

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 16:10:02 GMT

Jocelyn runs the numbers with Democracy 4, a politics simulator that is heavy on the stats, graphs, and Steam mods. Ryan then updates us on his time with the PlayStation 5, exploring the wonders of downloading (and accidentally deleting) both PS4 and PS5 versions of the same game. He then chats about his time with Maquette (which he consistently calls Marquette, leading to some not so helpful internet searches). Moving into the news, new reports show an upgraded Switch is likely for 2021, Valve is ceasing development on Artifact 2.0, Marvel's Avengers does it's best to stay in the news for the wrong reasons, and Xbox officially welcomes Bethesda to the family.

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TGI 458 – Ya Buncha Yell Breathers!

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 18:52:34 GMT

Ryan received his PlayStation 5 and proceeded to watch progress bars for a few days as he moved into the next generation of PlayStation. But eventually, he got to play some games with Miles Morales and Astro's Playroom. TGI has upgraded and we're now fully capable of covering the next generation of consoles (when new games come out). We've got plenty of news from the latest State of Play and Pokemon Presents announcements. There's also a good chunk of info out of Bioware with Anthem Next being canned, the next Dragon Age being single player focused, and Henry Cavill teasing a Mass Effect project.

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TGI 457 – Little Bit of Nightmare Controls

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:17:47 GMT

After a surprise PlayStation 5 update from both inn keepers, Ryan shares his thoughts on playing through Little Nightmares I and II. The sequel was actually played on Google Stadia, so Ryan chats about his experience with the game streaming technology. Jocelyn has been on a bit of viking kick in 2021, which continues with Valheim. Moving over to the news, Mortal Kombat is back for another run at theatres (this time with an R rating), Nintendo had a Direct, and BlizzConline brought the Activision Blizzard magic.

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TGI 456 – Last One In Is A Blue Toad

Wed, 17 Feb 2021 14:01:14 GMT

The Nintendo Switch has received yet another Wii U classic with the arrival of Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. We spend some time discussing the new addition of online co-op to the base game, plus early thoughts on the Bowser's Fury expansion. In the news, we discuss a bit of video game movie magic with the release date confirmation for Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Then we speculate on what could be announced later on in the week at BlizzConline, and the first Nintendo Direct in over a year.

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TGI 455 – Set Spoilers to Medium

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 18:17:23 GMT

We're back to discussing The Medium, this time focusing on the story. We spoil the general story path, and discuss the ending. If you're interested in playing The Medium without being spoiled, you'll want to revisit this discussion at a later date. We conclude the show with the latest news, looking at Blizzard Activision having multiple Warcraft mobile games in advanced development, Gearbox is now a part of Embracer, and the ESA is planning an all digital E3 2021.

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TGI 454 – A Tale of Two Mediums

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:51:22 GMT

Ryan provides an update on his weird journey to try and buy a PlayStation 5. Both Jocelyn and Ryan played The Medium, but one on the Xbox Series X and the other on PC. Finally, Ryan wraps up his time (for now) with Cyberpunk 2077. We discuss the various endings, but in vague terms, in an attempt to keep things spoiler free. If you want to go in to the endings absolutely spoiler free, feel free to skip the discussion. We close out the show with various news stories, including that whole GameStop stock situation, there's some new Tomb Raider stuff coming, Google is shutting down internal Stadia studios, and we have more details and a release date for Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

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TGI 453 – Just Play Torchlight II

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 14:43:08 GMT

Ryan unfortunately did not enjoy his time with Torchlight III, but has some tips for securing years of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate at a minimal cost. Jocelyn takes up medieval cemetery management with Graveyard Keeper. Ryan is ready to pick up a PlayStation 5, but are electronic stores ready? We go a little long in What We're Playing, but take some time to discuss the latest news out of Blizzard, with Vicarious Visions merging with Team 3 to work on a Diablo II remake.

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TGI 452 – Deep Dive Into The Deep

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:11:50 GMT

We return after finishing Call of the Sea, and are ready to discuss the puzzles, the story, the setting, and of course... SPOILERS! We keep spoilers pretty light for the majority of our conversation, but begin a chat about the ending around the thirty minute mark. If you're looking to enjoy this game for yourself, from a story perspective, best to skip forward ten minutes to the news. Speaking of news! Ubisoft gets in on the Star Wars fun, and Pokemon will be celebrating 25 years in 2021. And finally, we receive more details on New Pokemon Snap, now due out on April 30th for Nintendo Switch.

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TGI 451 – Talking to Myself on a Mysterious Island

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:46:06 GMT

Addressing the Old Man Murph in the room, Ryan played a lot of PC games over the last week (and promises to limit his complaining). These PC games include Cyberpunk 2077 and Horizon Zero Dawn. Both Joce and Ryan got a chance to check out Call of the Sea, a puzzle exploration game on Xbox Game Pass. In the news, Bowser gets furious in a new trailer for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and Lucasfilm Games announces a new Indiana Jones game from Machine Games and Bethesda.

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TGI 450 – Leave Your Goop Behind

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:00:07 GMT

We're back for 2021 with this milestone, yet totally normal, episode of TGI! We kick things off with the most missed TGI Game of 2020, Hades. Ryan picked it up on Nintendo Switch, after the planets aligned with cloud sync, an eShop sale, and some eShop credit from Christmas. Jocelyn couched it up with some Assassin's Creed Valhalla over the holidays. Finally, Ryan played Super Meat Boy Forever on Nintendo Switch, which sees a change up to the classic Super Meat Boy formula in Ryan's favour (except for the bosses). We then close out the show with our most anticipated games scheduled for 2021.

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TGI 449 – Games of the Year 2020

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 15:25:49 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn close out the year THAT WAS 2020 and chat about all their favourite video game experiences. We kick things off with our personal Top 5 (in no particular order), with a few Nintendo overlaps. After a good jolly chat about some great games, we continue talking about great games with our Honourable Mentions. What were your favourite games of 2020? Be sure to join the conversation in Discord. Thank you to all that supported The Gamers' Inn over the last year, and in previous years. We really appreciate it! Have yourselves a great holiday and see you in the New Year!

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TGI 448 – Compartmentalating

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 14:40:35 GMT

We've got plenty to say about Cyberpunk 2077, but before that we get an update on Ryan's adventures in Bugsnax and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. When it comes to Cyberpunk 2077, Ryan is playing on Xbox One X and Joce is playing on Xbox Series X (check out this great performance comparison by Digital Foundry). We chat about what we like about the game, the bugs we've encountered, the terrible performance issues on base PS4 and Xbox One, and of course all the refund madness (including the fact that most retailers are refusing refunds).

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TGI 447 – The Game Commercials

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 19:11:18 GMT

Joce and Ryan delay their recording this week to chat all about The Game Awards 2020! There were plenty of game announcements to get excited about, including creepy Vin Diesel AND a new Mass Effect. Also Perfect Dark is back! Some fun surprises, some cool indie games, and a few awards given out as well. Tune in for our GOTY episode in just a few weeks, until then happy gaming!

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TGI 446 – Time to Viking It Up

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:57:15 GMT

Jocelyn's Xbox Series X was not a mirage (or a box filled with rocks), so she was able to jump into Assassin's Creed Valhalla on the next gen system. We talk a whole bunch about the new viking adventure, so get your raiding axes ready. Afterwards, we wrap up our chats on Bugsnax, and dip our toes into Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Jackbox Games Trivia Murder Party 2.

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TGI 445 – The Phantom Xbox

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 14:07:37 GMT

Jocelyn was able to get her Xbox Series X order in, but the quest was not an easy one, and some have her convinced it's an empty box? We shall see next week! While Joce waits for her Xbox, she has started her adventures in the Shadowlands for the new World of Warcraft expansion. Ryan promises to join her soon, but has been busy with Miles Morales and Bugsnax. That's right, we're talking about MORE Bugsnax! (Joce's Note: BUNGER, BUNGER, BUNGER, BUNGER)

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TGI 444 – Talking About Bugsnax (and Spider-Man)

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:56:45 GMT

We continue the conversation of not having next generation consoles, and our moments of weakness in trying to break from the PLAN. As promised, Ryan has been playing Spider-Man Miles Morales and takes some time to discuss his thoughts on why the game is a REALLY good cross generation game (be sure to check out IGN's Performance Review for Miles Morales). Jocelyn is talking about Bugsnax, because she has played Bugsnax. Light news week, what with the launch of TWO new consoles, but we take some time to discuss the latest Capcom leaks.

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TGI 443 – I Am Afraid Of Those Ghosts

Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:33:40 GMT

With our official Extra Life Game Day behind us, we go over the successes from the day where we managed to raise $4500 to date as a team! We relive our experiences in Phasmophobia thanks the lovely community helping us hit our $1500 raised for each of us. Then we calm things down with a discussion of our time in Raft. In the news, we get hopeful about the Legendary Edition of the Mass Effect Trilogy, but still wary about the promise of Bioware taking another stab at the franchise with a new game. Finally, we chat about our FOMO and the next generation of consoles launching this week.

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TGI 442 – Witch Sticks

Wed, 04 Nov 2020 14:02:13 GMT

Both Ryan and Jocelyn played and finished Little Hope through co-op. We actually streamed the whole thing and you can check it out if you'd like (Ryan's Perspective / Joce's Perspective). We spend the first chunk of the show sharing our thoughts on the first 3/4 of the game and how Supermassive Games constructed an excellent and tense experience featuring a good chunk of Witch Trials lore. We take a break with the news where the Tomb Raider movie sequel has been delayed indefinitely, Nintendo dropped some news with their final Partner Direct, and WoW Shadowlands has a new release date. Finally, we close the show with SPOILERS for the end of Little Hope. We highly recommend you skip the end of the show if you plan to play or experience the game for yourself. If you played the whole game, or watched our streams, feel free to join us through the end of the episode.

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TGI 441 – Respect Your Sanity (And Your Matches)

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 13:13:04 GMT

Ryan played a bunch of Amnesia Rebirth, the brand new horror game from Frictional Games. He also streamed the first three hours, so be sure to check that out! Ryan has also officially played more Minecraft in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate than he has played Minecraft in Minecraft. That's right, Steve and company are here as DLC for Smash! We have a bunch of news this week which includes our first look at Tom Holland as Nathan Drake, Google wants you to know they don't agree with that Alex guy, Facebook is launching a casual cloud gaming service, Netflix is making a live-action Assassin's Creed series, and Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed to December 10th.

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TGI 440 – The Haunting of VR Headsets

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 13:15:31 GMT

After some deep thoughts about how old TGI is, we get down to business with more Genshin Impact. Jocelyn has been playing Phasmophobia by proxy and is getting ready to jump in herself (and possibly bringing Ryan along for Extra Life). We muse a bit about what it would take for us both to play and stream the game for Extra Life, so if you're interested, be sure to donate and mention it in your comment. Moving into the news, PlayStation is collecting feedback on their new voice chat reporting feature on the PlayStation 5, and Oculus + Facebook = broken Quest 2's?

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TGI 439 – Genshin Makes an Impact

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 13:03:36 GMT

After the Thanksgiving long weekend, Jocelyn and Ryan return to discuss their long weekend and their daily return to Animal Crossing during the Halloween event. Jocelyn backed that Frostpunk board game Kickstarter. Ryan followed the Discord's passion for Genshin Impact and dove into the free-to-play BOTW-like. Moving into the news, Microsoft has a plan to bring xCloud to iOS, Sony details backwards compatibility on PS5, Amazon pulls the plug on Crucible, and TMNT is coming to SMITE in November.

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TGI 438 – Halloween Island Time

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:12:45 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan return to their Animal Crossing island, and after consoling their distraught villagers, they start decorating for HALLOWEEN! Continuing the Nintendo trend, both inn keepers have been running through Super Mario Bros. 35, and offer some pointers to new players. Finally, in what we're playing, Ryan picked up the Super Mario LEGO Starter Pack and has been enjoying it with Kayden! In the news, Insomniac does a face swap on Peter Parker on the PS5, Blizzard delays World of Warcraft: Shadowlands and dates the expansion pre-patch, and Minecraft is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate next week.

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TGI 437 – Limited Time Marios

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 13:12:34 GMT

Ryan spends some more time with Super Mario 3D All-Stars. He also finds some Netflix time to check out High Score, a documentary series chronicling the 80's and 90's of the video game industry. Once again we have a good helping of news from the last week. Mike Morhaime is back with Dreamhaven. Microsoft announced pricing for the Series S/X storage expansion. Among Us developer scraps sequel to focus on original game. Turns out CD Projekt RED will need to do mandatory crunch on Cyberpunk 2077 after all. And finally, Amazon announces Luna, a new game streaming service that will directly compete with Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud.

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TGI 436 – Reassemble for a Patch

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 13:15:25 GMT

Ryan has closing thoughts on Marvel's Avengers (at least until there is a good patch or more hero content). Ryan also got a chance to boot up Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which is a collection of three great games that haven't aged particularly well. We'll have more thoughts on the collection next episode! Jocelyn shares her tales from sorting out the Imposters in Among Us. In the news, Sony makes it official and raises the prices on some next generation games, the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition may be tough to come by at launch, and Microsoft is buying ZeniMax (Bethesda, Arkane, ID, and MORE) for 7.5 BILLION DOLLARS.

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TGI 435 – Revisiting for a Re-Reckoning

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 15:39:47 GMT

We've had some more time with the remaster of a TGI Year 1 favourite, Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning. Afterwards, we jump into most of the next generation console news from the past week. This includes a confirmation of the Xbox Series X pricing, with Xbox All Access moving to 12 additional countries. PlayStation 5 had a huge news dump (both on stream and off), with pricing, release date, launch games, and much MUCH more!

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TGI 434 – Disc-less Consoles

Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:40:20 GMT

Ryan returns with a tale of Paper Mario and the Wii U, his drop into Fall Guys, and reluctant (but hopeful) entry into Avengers post beta phase. In the news we chat about the leak and confirmation of the Xbox Series S from Microsoft, Nintendo's huge (and weird) celebration for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario, and Nintendo's surprise announcement of a Breath of the Wild prequel using the Hyrule Warriors gameplay style.

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TGI 433 – Horizon Revisited

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 23:11:16 GMT

This week on TGI, Ryan is away so Joce is joined by friend of the show Jim! They talk about the newly released PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn, as well as backward compatibility questions that have been raised about the PS5, and wrap things up with games they were excited to see previewed at Gamescom.

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TGI 432 – Better London is Better

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 20:15:50 GMT

We return with more thoughts on Frostpunk: On The Edge, the last DLC for one of our favourite games from 2018. Ryan converts a desktop game to mobile with Ancient Enemy and Steam Link, while also giving the Marvel Avengers beta another go. Moving into the news, we have an update on the Epic vs Apple case, plus all the fun Batman and DC video game announcements from DC Fandome.

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D&D Special – Final Fantasy VII Remake Spoilercast

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 23:50:17 GMT

Crofton and Ryan gather to bring you a special episode of Dungeons & Diapers! This time around, we're discussing Final Fantasy VII Remake with ALL the spoilers. What do we mean by ALL? Well, we discuss the remake, the original, and moments that aren't covered in the remake that could possibly pop up in Part II. I think we even talk about a PSP game.... Anyways, hope you enjoy this spoilercast and please let us know if you'd like to see more content like this from Dungeons & Diapers!

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TGI 431 – A Struggle of Epic Proportions

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:31:46 GMT

We revisit Frostpunk for one of last times, with their newest DLC: On The Edge. Jocelyn tested out Dead by Daylight's new Cross-Play and it works great! Ryan decided to check out Ghost... I mean GoT... Ghost of Tsushima! In the news, we go over Epic's spat with Apple and Google with Fortnite being removed from their respective mobile stores (and Apple going a step forward in stating they will terminate Epic's Developer Account if not resolved to their TOS). We wrap it all up with Facebook requiring Facebook accounts to use Oculus going forward.

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TLOU2 – No Place Like Home

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 00:11:17 GMT

Welcome to the finale of our The Last of Us Part II spoilercast series. In this episode we cover the final segment of the game, as Ellie is unable to leave her quest for revenge behind. We discuss Santa Barbara, the ending, and what could be next for the series.

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TLOU2 – The Other Side of the Story

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 18:45:00 GMT

Welcome to Episode 2 of our The Last of Us Part II spoilercast. We pick up shortly before where we left off as we move into the second segment of the game where you control Abby. We discuss the shift in gameplay and perspective, as we experience the other side of the story.

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TGI 430 – Super Screepy

Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:33:28 GMT

Our show this week kicks off with a quick look at our The Last of Us Part II special series, and how you can see these specials become more of a regular occurrence. On to the games, both Jocelyn and Ryan have been destroying all humans in Destroy All Humans. Next up, Jocelyn jumps into the weird and wacky Fall Guys. Finally, Ryan checked out the new Avengers beta which was a bit of mixed bag. In the news, it's a Microsoft heavy segment with Apple blocking xCloud from iOS, Halo Infinite being delayed, and the Xbox Series X confirmed to be launching in November.

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TLOU2 – Therapeutic Spoiling

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 20:03:20 GMT

In the first episode, Ryan and Jon discuss their highlights from the first segment of The Last of Us Part II where you control Ellie. This should go without saying, but beware of spoilers if you have not completed the game. We do spoil moments throughout the game in our discussions.

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TGI 429 – Ghost of an Xbox Spider-Man

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 19:42:07 GMT

This week we have Crofton Steers jumping into the co-host chair with Ryan to discuss their adventures (past and present) in Ring Fit Adventure. Crofton has been enjoying Ghost of Tsushima on PlayStation 4. Plus Ryan continues his journey to Destroy All Humans, 15 years later. In the news, we chat a bit about Microsoft confirming Halo Infinite will have free to play multiplayer and xCloud getting an official release on September 15th. Spider-Man is ONCE AGAIN involved in an exclusivity controversy (Is this going to happen once a year? Well at least we have Hawkeye.) Finally, we close out news with a report from Jason Schreier about Blizzard employees organizing to seek pay increases.

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TGI 428 – Small, Medium, and Where’s My Butt

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 19:10:20 GMT

Fresh off the Xbox Games Showcase from last week, we have some more to discuss when it comes to the recent showing and the Xbox One. Moving into games, Ryan has been playing Carrion which is a brand new reverse horror game on Xbox Game Pass. Also, both Ryan and Joce have had some time with Paper Mario: The Origami King. We close out the show with news that Netflix is developing a The Witcher prequel series!

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TGI 427 – Xbox Got Games

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 19:18:39 GMT

Before we jump into the Xbox Games Showcase, Ryan gives some final thoughts on Desperados III after finishing the main campaign and taking a crack at a few of those Baron Challenges added to the game through a free update. We spend a bulk of the show going over all our favourite announcements from the Xbox Games Showcase. Enjoy and happy next generation year!

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TGI 426 – The Quick Save and the Dead

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 19:37:32 GMT

E3 may not have happened in 2020, but thanks to Devolver Digital you can explore the abandoned halls of a faux E3 to discover trailers for their upcoming games in Devolverland Expo. As promised, Jocelyn returns to Civilization VI to check out the Red Death mode and had some fun streaming VS Mode. Ryan got his hands on Desperados III and has been having a lot of fun stealthing through the Old West. Getting creative thanks to their forgiving Quick Save/Quick Load system made for easy experimentation.Over in the news we go over the major announcements from Ubisoft Forward, Micorsoft will be launching xCloud in September, 2K thinks next generation games should be more expensive, Amazon wants to make a Fallout TV series with Westworld producers, and the LEGO NES is coming soon (and it's expensive).

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TGI 425 – Amnemonemomne

Wed, 08 Jul 2020 19:35:51 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn beat the heat by diving into the new Animal Crossing update. Jocelyn continues to enjoy Civilization VI and the New Frontier Pass, while Ryan takes a bite out of Cook, Serve, Delicious 3. In the news, we couldn’t resist in talking about the launch date for Horizon on PC, and Kingdoms of […]

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TGI 424 – Bridges by Community

Wed, 01 Jul 2020 19:30:22 GMT

We’ve got more spoiler-free thoughts on The Last of Us Part II as Ryan has wrapped up the PlayStation 4 epic. Plans are underway for a spoilercast for some time in July, so stay tuned! Ryan also jumped back on board with Apple Arcade and has been playing Little Orpheus, a new game from The […]

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TGI 423 – My Emotional Pits

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 23:53:15 GMT

In this episode of The Gamers’ Inn we’re going to cover everything that is going on in the wider industry in terms of sexual assault that has been happening and all of the stories that have come out this week. We also dig into Ryan’s first impressions with The Last of Us Part II and […]

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TGI 422 – Returning to Skyrim

Wed, 17 Jun 2020 19:53:10 GMT

Ryan experiencing bridge building with Poly Bridge 2 so he doesn’t have to subject the real world to his “skills”. Ryan has also been chipping away at Final Fantasy VII Remake in preparation for The Last of Us Part II when it takes over his PS4. This leads into a discussion around the recent reviews […]

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TGI 421 – The Future of (Sony) Gaming

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 23:30:06 GMT

The next generation of consoles will be arriving this holiday season, and we have our first large unveiling of those plans from Sony! Before we break down the big announcements, Ryan shares his thoughts on a smaller tactics experience with Dread Nautical on the Nintendo Switch. If you have been enjoying XCOM Chimera Square or […]

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Time to Listen

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 21:38:58 GMT

This week is not a normal episode of The Gamers’ Inn. This week we are highlighting two podcasts that share the experiences of Black Americans, which is what we should all be open to hearing right now. Time to Listen – DTNSFeaturing Lamarr Wilson, Ant Pruitt, Terrance Gaines, Nica Montford, Chris Ashley, and Robb Dunewood. […]

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TGI 420 – You’re The Shark Now Man

Wed, 27 May 2020 19:35:10 GMT

How about all them podcast TV shows? I mean quarantine episodes… Ryan watched the most recent entry with the brand new Mythic Quest episode. As we move into video games proper, both Joce and Ryan played Maneater on the Epic Games Store (thank you to the PR company for providing a code). Jocelyn also lost […]

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TGI 419 – The Next Generation of Caves

Thu, 21 May 2020 00:13:44 GMT

With the announcement of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ryan has returned to adventure in Greece with Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Jocelyn builds new worlds in Before We Leave, a new strategy game on the Epic Games Store. Finally in what we’re playing, we have our first Animal Crossing event this Friday (May 22nd, 2020) with a Catalog […]

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TGI 418 – Turnips, Turnips Everywhere

Wed, 13 May 2020 20:03:48 GMT

Sorry we missed last week, but we are back to talk about more XCOM, more Animal Crossing, and more ESO (that’s right it’s back)! Ryan is wrapping up Chimera Squad, Joce and Ryan go over the Stalk Market in Animal Crossing, and Joce prepares for the next ESO expansion arriving shortly. In the news there’s […]

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TGI 417 – Always Be Breaching

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:28:30 GMT

Ryan returns with coffee late in the evening to discuss Resident Evil 3 and XCOM: Chimera Squad. Jocelyn has been returning to old favourites for comfort in these COVID-19 times with Frostpunk and Sea of Thieves (they added CATS). Over in the news, Sony has given an update on summer PlayStation 4 releases, Nintendo confirms […]

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TGI 416 – Empathetic Nostalgia

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:09:42 GMT

Ryan jumps into the very 90’s feeling (in a good way) Final Fantasy VII Remake. Even though he hasn’t played the original, he still feels the nostalgia. Moving into the news, we spend a little extra time discussing the new Animal Crossing patch. Then discuss the Super Mario Maker 2 final major update, and the […]

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TGI 415 – Catching Up With The Murphy

Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:50:52 GMT

Ryan is back after a few weeks off to get settled with the newest addition to his family: Isabelle! Be sure to subscribe to Dungeons and Diapers for the full story on the next episode. After catching everyone up on the new baby, Ryan goes over his last few weeks with DOOM Eternal and Animal […]

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TGI 414 – Licking Entrails

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 01:34:18 GMT

Ryan is away this week, due to the arrival of his beautiful baby girl! Joce is joined by Beau Schwartz to talk Hearthstone, Doom Eternal, Civ 6, and Final Fantasy 7. Joce and Beau close out the show with news, which includes PS5 controller reveals and Series X stories, as well as a release date […]

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TGI 413 – New Horizons

Thu, 02 Apr 2020 18:34:12 GMT

Ryan is away this week, due to the arrival of his beautiful baby girl! Joce is joined this week by Josh Cook to go deep into Animal Crossing, because you know she caved… Joce and Josh close out the show with news, which includes another entry in the GameStop saga, as they begin strict safety […]

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TGI 412 – Your Island, Nook’s Rules

Wed, 25 Mar 2020 17:03:46 GMT

The long anticipated Animal Crossing sequel, New Horizons, has finally arrived! Ryan got some time with the game since its March 20th release and is happy to report on many of the improvements made to the Animal Crossing formula. Jocelyn has not been on a deserted island, but did get a chance to check out […]

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TGI 411 – Ori and the Hardware Deep Dive

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:37:23 GMT

We continue our Ori fascination with the brand new sequel on Xbox One and PC: Ori and the Will of the Wisps. There are some vast improvements in the sequel, held back just a bit on consoles due to some performance issues. We both loved it though and you should certainly check it out if […]

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TGI 410 – Ori and the Blind GameStop

Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:04:07 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan are preparing for Ori and the Will of the Wisps by returning to the 2015 indie gem: Ori and the Blind Forest. Both of us played the Definitive Edition on Xbox One through Xbox Game Pass. As we move over to the news, we’ve got a bunch of fun headlines to work […]

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TGI 409 – Sonic Goes To The Movies

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:06:24 GMT

Ryan went to the movies to see Sonic the Hedgehog, which was actually pretty good. Ryan also played a good chunk of Darksiders Genesis and has some thoughts to share. Finally, Ryan purchased the SNES Controller for Nintendo Switch and has had a good, nostalgic time revisiting SNES games the way they were meant to […]

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TGI 408 – The Tangent Test

Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:03:35 GMT

We wrap up our thoughts with Mythic Quest now that we’ve finished the first season of the Apple TV+ series. Ryan played The Turing Test on Nintendo Switch, which inspires some tangent filled discussions. Before we head into the news though, Jocelyn got her hands on the Android xCloud beta. In the news, Sony is […]

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TGI 407 – Mythic Quest of Zombie Slaughter

Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:20:07 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan tear through the Nazi zombie hordes in Zombie Army 4: Dead War. Then we tackle Apple TV+ and its new series Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet. Finally, we close with the news, looking at Rod Fergusson overseeing the Diablo franchise and Anthem getting a big refresh from Bioware. Discussion:1:00 – Zombie Army 4: […]

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TGI 406 – Story Intact, Features Not So Much

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:33:09 GMT

We kick off the show with a follow up from last week in that Google announced just how much YouTube makes in ad revenue. We look at that immense number and wonder no more why Activision Blizzard moved over from Twitch. In other news, Nvidia GeForce NOW launched out of beta with some interesting options […]

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TGI 405 – Red Yarn vs Yellow Tabs

Wed, 29 Jan 2020 14:49:32 GMT

Ryan finally got around to playing Telling Lies, so we have a spoiler filled chat at the end of the show. Before that though, we’ve got plenty of news! This includes a story about being muted in game does not violate your civil rights, YouTube signs exclusive streaming deal with Activision Blizzard for e-sports, and […]

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TGI 404 – Extreme Winter Prep

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 21:19:33 GMT

We’ve got Frostpunk on the brain again thanks to the brand new (and quite excellent) expansion called The Last Autumn. After some questionable choices by all parties, we move into the news. Following up on last weeks stories, Super Nintendo World comes states side in 2023 and Cyberpunk 2077 joins the 2020 delay party. We […]

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TGI 403 – Who Would Pick Toad?

Sat, 18 Jan 2020 04:35:14 GMT

What’s this? An entire episode of TGI with news? Looks like 2020 will be full of surprises! We kick things off with more details from Universal on their Super Nintendo World. Sony is skipping E3 again, even with the PS5 on the horizon. Multiple delays were announced this week (and more after recording) featuring the […]

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TGI 402 – Sailing Through Open Spaces

Thu, 09 Jan 2020 04:22:35 GMT

2020 is still going strong and we have video games to discuss, and some news as well! Ryan fills us in on his time catching up with 2019 games he missed with Gears 5. Plus he wrapped up The Witcher on Netflix, so naturally he picked The Witcher 3 back up. Moving over to the […]

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TGI 401 – Toss a Coin to Your 2020

Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:14:49 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn return from the holidays to chat about their video game experiences over the break. Ryan finished up Luigi’s Mansion 3 and was delighted by every moment of it. Jocelyn got the cooking video game itch after our time with Overcooked 2, which led her down a mobile game path (hopefully ending with […]

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TGI 400 – Games of the Year 2019

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:56:40 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan celebrate EIGHT years of The Gamers’ Inn by going over our favourite games of 2019 (in no particular order). Jocelyn: Dead by Daylight, Days Gone, Man of Medan, Hearthstone Battlegrounds, Luigi’s Mansion 3Ryan: Sea of Thieves, Days Gone, Resident Evil 2, Fire Emblem Three Houses, Luigi’s Mansion 3 We also chat about […]

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TGI 399 – The Game Adwards

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:22:52 GMT

It took some time, but Jocelyn and Ryan have recorded there thoughts about this years Game Awards! We chat about the format, the winners, the not-so-winners, and of course… The announcements! Wouldn’t be a video game event without trailers, now would it? Curious about our personal GOTY choices? Tune in next week as we close […]

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TGI 398 – CHARRS to the Shopkeep

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 03:23:43 GMT

Ryan has an update on his Black Friday adventures. Both Jocelyn and Ryan teamed up to bust ghosts in Luigi’s Mansion 3. More Sea of Thieves fun from our latest Extra Life stream. You’ll want to check out some of the highlights, like CHARRS, or waking up Matt, or SHARKS. Finally, we close out the […]

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TGI 397 – Whole New Bucket of LEGO

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:18:45 GMT

We kick off the show with a Black Friday fueled discussion about upgrading a PS4 to a PS4 Pro through trade-in. Good idea? Bad idea? HORRIBLE idea? Help us (Ryan) out! Moving on to games, Ryan talks about his time with Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order on Xbox One X and the weirdness that is […]

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TGI 396 – Wild Open Spaces

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 18:58:13 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan recount their in-person adventures with Ring-Fit Adventure on Nintendo Switch. Continuing with the Nintendo trend, Jocelyn finished up Luigi’s Mansion 3 and got a good chunk of Pokémon Shield in. Ryan gives a brief TLDR on Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, but promises more details next week. We close out the show […]

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TGI 395 – Goo To Meet You

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:24:10 GMT

We’re fresh off another Extra Life weekend where the team is SO CLOSE to 90% towards our goal. More fun on the way, so stay tuned! Both Jocelyn and Ryan enjoyed being back in Heroes of the Storm for the live stream. Ryan checks out Afterparty on Xbox Game Pass, while Jocelyn boos up Luigi’s […]

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TGI 394 – Back from BlizzCon

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 02:54:03 GMT

Jocelyn is back from BlizzCon! We break down all the announcements, and how it felt to be on the show floor. What did we think about the opening address? How about that new WoW expansion? Numbered sequels anyone? We’ve got thoughts on it all! Once again a “short episode” is actually longer than normal. Enjoy, […]

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TGI 393 – BlizzCon Leaking All Over

Wed, 30 Oct 2019 14:47:22 GMT

While Jocelyn is traveling to BlizzCon, Ryan is joined on the show by Beau Schwartz! Returning after a two year hiatus, Beau is ready to predict all things BlizzCon. Although, it seems this year Blizzard has had some trouble holding on to surprises. If you’re trying to stay SPOILER FREE for the weekend, best to […]

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TGI 392 – Reaping to the Groove

Thu, 24 Oct 2019 23:39:24 GMT

Both Jocelyn and Ryan checked out the new puzzle game Felix the Reaper on Xbox Game Pass for PC. While Ryan was able to finish the game, Jocelyn lost some time sorting through the VERY Windows process of getting the game going. In the news, we chat about Bethesda’s interesting choice to have a subscription […]

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TGI 391 – Banjo > Drums

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 13:17:52 GMT

We’re fresh off our first Extra Life stream of the season, and we had a blast playing Sea of Thieves. There were some moments involving leeches, which you should certainly check out (trust us)! Both Ryan and Jocelyn played more Sea of Thieves after the event, and got to check out the new October update […]

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TGI 390 – What The Subscription?

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 21:55:35 GMT

Let’s talk a bit about Ryan’s change in luck with video game subscriptions, also the amazing time he’s having with Apple Arcade. Specific shout outs to Overland, Mini Motorways, Grindstone, and What The Golf on Apple Arcade, check them out! Jocelyn got to take part in a Dungeons & Dragons experience, and has been enjoying […]

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TGI 389 – A Brightly Coloured Apocalyptic Sequel

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 23:48:58 GMT

Ryan got to check out the Dungeon Creator in the new Link’s Awakening remake, but it’s still not living up to our expectations. Jocelyn checked out the brightly coloured apocalyptic sequel to Far Cry 5; Far Cry New Dawn. Finally, Ryan shares more of his adventures in The Surge 2, thanks to some lovely Twitch […]

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TGI 388 – Battling for Parts

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:55:25 GMT

Jocelyn checks out the new Frontier game currently in beta, Planet Zoo on Steam. Ryan tried a bunch of games to give some early impressions, including Link’s Awakening on Nintendo Switch, The Surge 2 on Xbox One X, and Mario Kart for iOS. In the news we cover the Nintendo Direct-esque offerings from Sony, Microsoft, […]

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TGI 387 – Shoot, Loot, and Coop

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 20:09:58 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan start this week’s Gamers’ Inn with an unscheduled chat about Dead by Daylight, inspired by the launch of the new Stranger Things DLC. Ryan has more Borderlands 3 thoughts to share. Jocelyn has been playing the new Hearthstone campaign content: Tombs of Terror. While Joce hasn’t playing much Blair Witch, she’s watched […]

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TGI 386 – The Body Break Seal of Approval

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 01:56:04 GMT

Both Ryan and Jocelyn are back at the inn to chat about their time with Man of Medan. Jocelyn got a chance to play co-op with Josh, while Ryan checked it out solo. Ryan also got a bit of time with Borderlands 3, but has only scratched the surface. In the news, we go over […]

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TGI 385 – A Very Anime Episode

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 23:57:41 GMT

Jocelyn is away this week, but Jimmy the Shovel returns to the program to help Ryan deliver a truly ANIME episode. Well… Not really, we didn’t watch any anime, but we played a lot of games inspired by the genre! Jim has been playing Valkyria Chronicles on Nintendo Switch, as well as Astral Chain. Ryan […]

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TGI 384 – Now THAT is a Frump!

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 01:04:58 GMT

Ryan is away this week, so Jocelyn mans the inn with help from Jon Jagger! They talk No Man’s Sky, WoW Classic, Man of Medan, and the “revival” of Telltale Games. The Gamers’ Inn is a weekly podcast focused on all things video games! Each week Jocelyn and Ryan discuss what they’re playing, go over industry related news, and cover topics […]

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TGI 383 – Just Keep Scrubbing

Sat, 24 Aug 2019 17:16:53 GMT

After a bit of off topic Spider-man talk, that swings back towards on-topic, then back again… Jocelyn chats about her time with Telling Lies, the follow game from the developers behind Her Story. Ryan has more Fire Emblem Three Houses to chat about, followed by some tales from the Zone in Mutant Year Zero on […]

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TGI 382 – 116 Buttons and a Joystick

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 23:12:50 GMT

We kick off the show with an unscheduled conversation about our favourite games scheduled for late August and September. After that, Joce describes the totally fictional experience in Kindergarten 2, while Ryan has more Fire Emblem Three Houses thoughts. Oh, and let’s not forget the long awaited sequel to Rebel Galaxy! We close the show […]

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TGI 381 – Twitch Puts Ninja in the Corner

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 03:00:23 GMT

A new Hearthstone expansion is out, so Joce is here to give her second yearly update on the game to TGI fans. Hope you all enjoy the Saviors of Uldum! Ryan chats more in-depth about Fire Emblem Three Houses, and makes some wild comparisons to help explain this deep fantasy story. In the news, we […]

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TGI 380 – The Board Game is the Tutorial

Sat, 03 Aug 2019 03:06:03 GMT

Joce returns with a chat about her time with the Fast & the Furious franchise. But, since this is a video game podcast, we mainly focus on her experience with Gloomhaven on Steam and The Sims 4 on EA Origin. Ryan on the other hand has played Darksiders III, about 9 months after release, and […]

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TGI 379 – GameStop by the Barcade

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:53:25 GMT

Jocelyn is away this week, so Ryan is joined by his Dungeons & Diapers co-host Crofton Steers. Ryan has been playing more Super Mario Maker 2 and looking forward to other Nintendo Switch releases. While Crofton has been digging into the Greek buffet that is Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. In the news, we chat about GameStop’s […]

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TGI 378 – Lite on the Switching

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 02:31:30 GMT

Jocelyn gives hints about her time in the new WoW raid, as well as the Fire Fest-EVIL event in Hearthstone. Ryan is still diving deep into Super Mario Maker 2, but also has thoughts on Nintendo’s latest Free To Play offering in Dr. Mario World. In the news, we go over the recently unveiled Nintendo […]

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TGI 377 – Get Bouncy On Them

Thu, 04 Jul 2019 23:47:54 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan take a break from crafting Mario levels in Super Mario Maker 2 to discuss Super Mario Maker 2! Plus, Tiny Towers got a LEGO face lift and Ryan has been stepping on LEGO pieces all week. We wrap up the show with a discussion focused on EA saying they’re really not that […]

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TGI 376 – Groovin’ Through Hyrule

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 01:51:22 GMT

Ryan has a tune in his head and it’s all thanks to the Legend of Zelda spin-off, Cadence of Hyrule. Jocelyn jumps into Ori and the Blind Forest thanks to the Summer Steam Sale, as well as that new Harry Potter Pokemon GO style game: Wizards Unite. As for a topic, we chat about what’s […]

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TGI 375 – Ethical Surprise Mechanics

Sat, 22 Jun 2019 00:58:42 GMT

After a busy few weeks with Days Gone and E3 2019, we slow things down with a few narrative driven adventure games. Jocelyn played Observation on the Epic Games Store, and Ryan played Draugen on Steam. In the news, we discuss EA’s weird attempt at explaining loot boxes to Belgium as “surprise mechanics” and “totally […]

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TGI 374 – E3 2019 Sans Sony

Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:18:00 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan go over their highlights from E3 2019. We chat about Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and of course Nintendo! What was your favourite announcement? Be sure to let us know! Note: Apologies if audio quality is lower than normal, local recording was bugged, so had to use the Twitch backup. Back to […]

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TGI 373 – Hordes of Spoilers

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 02:53:04 GMT

Jocelyn returns from Dallas to help Ryan discuss Days Gone in deep, dark, spoilery details. Plus it’s the week before E3, so we have plenty of news to go through. Top two stories include the latest Pokemon Direct and launch details for Google Stadia. The Gamers’ Inn is a weekly podcast focused on all things video games! […]

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TGI 372 – The Dauntless Cook

Fri, 31 May 2019 02:58:41 GMT

Jocelyn is out of town, so joining Ryan this week is returning guest Josh Cook. While Ryan is still making his way through Days Gone, Josh has a plentiful bounty of games to discuss. This includes the brand new cross-play Monster Hunter-esque game Dauntless. Alongside this new co-op free to play game, Josh has been […]

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TGI 371 – Rats In A Maze

Sun, 26 May 2019 17:03:44 GMT

We wrap up our discussions on A Plague Tale: Innocence, as both inn keepers have finished the game. Beware of spoilers if you’re thinking of checking this one out, as we may chat a bit about the story and our overall thoughts. In the news, Sony announced PlayStation Productions, a studio dedicated to bringing PlayStation […]

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TGI 370 – Now That’s A Rat Problem

Sat, 18 May 2019 01:03:44 GMT

Ryan checked out the new PlayStation documentary, Raising Kratos, a look behind the scenes for God of War. Both Joce and Ryan played A Plague Tale: Innocence, where you play as a sister and brother trying to survive plague stricken France. Finally, we chat about hell freezing over with the news that Microsoft and Sony […]

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TGI 369 – Melee Naming Conventions

Fri, 10 May 2019 23:27:53 GMT

Both Jocelyn and Ryan are really enjoying Days Gone on PlayStation 4. After giving initial impressions last episode, they return to go deeper into the later mechanics and story development in the game. Minimal spoilers for the game, but stay tuned in the near future for a full spoiler episode on Days Gone. The show […]

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TGI 368 – Days Going, Going, Gone!

Sat, 04 May 2019 17:59:05 GMT

Sorry for missing last week, Avengers Endgame took over both innkeepers lives last weekend. But we’re back and ready to close the book on the PlayStation Classic, check in on Virtual Reality, and give first impressions for Days Gone. We close the show with the disturbing look at the new Sonic movie trailer. Jim Carrey […]

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TGI 367 – A Tale of PlayStations

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 01:53:37 GMT

Both Ryan and Jocelyn don’t have new games to chat about, but that doesn’t stop them from diving into the latest and greatest news that peaks their interest. But before the news, Ryan has an update on his PlayStation Classic adventures. Ryan is excited to see progress from EA with Respawn’s single player Star Wars […]

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TGI 366 – Trouble Comes With Three

Sat, 13 Apr 2019 02:45:01 GMT

As Canadians do, we record one day later so Jocelyn can catch the Toronto Maple Leafs playoff opener. But not to worry, we’ve got plenty of video games discussions for you! Ryan picked up a PlayStation Classic on the cheap, and also dug into Return of the Obra Dinn. Jocelyn shares her thoughts on the […]

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TGI 365 – The Timer Scrolls

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:39:23 GMT

Ryan taps and holds with the new Elder Scrolls game on mobile: Blades. Jocelyn continues to explore the wonderfully Crafted World in the new Yoshi game on Nintendo Switch. For our topic, we take a look at a Kotaku article chronicling the seven years of Anthem’s development. Plus the response from Bioware both publicly and […]

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TGI 364 – Hand Crafted Yoshi

Sat, 30 Mar 2019 17:25:02 GMT

Ryan experiences the Final Episode of The Final Season for Skybound’s (TellTale’s) The Walking Dead. A little bit more Division 2. Jocelyn and Ryan both scratched surface on Yoshi’s Crafted World, with more on the horizon. Another big news week with Borderlands 3 finally being unveiled, Apple Arcade (Game Pass for Apple devices), and the […]

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TGI 363 – Baba Is Who?

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:52:58 GMT

Before we chat about games, we welcome the newest addition to TGI Studios: G.E.N.T., a brand new video game podcast from Manny (FAZ) and Ghoti (Gagcast), focused on industry news and relations. As for what we’re playing, Ryan has early impressions for The Division 2, while Jocelyn checks out the puzzle game Baba Is You. […]

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TGI 362 – That Fun Was A Bug

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 20:00:30 GMT

Anthem returns to the Inn for one final shot, and the loot just doesn’t seem to add up (even though the mech suit shooting is a blast). Gathering Storm also returns, this time with some later game discussions. We cover Civilization VI and the newest expansion additions. In the news, Jocelyn is stoked about Harry […]

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TGI 361 – Fart Tarsis

Sat, 09 Mar 2019 05:09:22 GMT

Jocelyn returns from a whirlwind few weeks, from getting married to being sick. But she has returned with many a great tales about Civilization VI: Gathering Storm and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Ryan on the other hand continues down the dark path that is Anthem, as well as some time in Crackdown 3 thanks to Game […]

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TGI 360 – You’ve Been Table Sixed

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:48:01 GMT

Jocelyn is away again this week, but fear not, for Ben The Mage is guesting on the podcast and we’ve got some fun wedding stories for you. That’s right! Both Ben and Ryan were at the geek wedding of the year, hopefully you enjoy these fun memories from TABLE 6. As for video games, we […]

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TGI 359 – Scott Johnson Should Play RE2

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 00:57:52 GMT

Jocelyn is away for her upcoming wedding, so Jon Jagger has jumped back on to the show with Ryan to discuss Resident Evil 2, Apex Legends, and much more! We go into some spoiler territory for RE2 for the first half of the show, so if you’re trying to complete it unspoiled you’re best to […]

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TGI 358 – Surprise Legends

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 03:53:53 GMT

Ryan has been going through Resident Evil 2 in his Second Run, plus we get some Andromeda flashbacks with the Anthem demo. Our topic this week looks at Apex Legends, the new free to play Battle Royale game from Respawn. Both inn keepers played the game and have a lot of high praise for the […]

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TGI 357 – Confusing Collection of Disney

Sat, 02 Feb 2019 03:18:09 GMT

Piranha Plant sprouts into a full fledged fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate this week. The Resident Evil 2 remake has finally arrived in all its zombie killing glory. Kingdom Hearts as a franchise makes its debut on TGI, much to the confusion of both inn keepers. (hoping to get more time with the game […]

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TGI 356 – Layers of Strategy

Sat, 26 Jan 2019 03:24:37 GMT

Some great indie game discussions for you this week. Both Jocelyn and Ryan checked out the deep strategy game At The Gates. This one is a doozy, and not to be tackled unless you’re REALLY into strategy games. Many layers, handle it! Ryan checked out Vane on PS4, a puzzle platformer where you play as […]

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TGI 355 – Picking Up The Walking Dead Fumble

Sat, 19 Jan 2019 00:53:50 GMT

Ryan is very sleepy this week, but he did manage to discuss his time in Yakuza 0. Jocelyn checked out Gris and wasn’t a big fan, but enjoyed her experience with Artifact. For our topic, we take a look at the recent news about EA cancelling yet another Star Wars project. Should we be worried? […]

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TGI 354 – Raft Building 101

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 03:24:28 GMT

Ryan played a whole bunch of Frostpunk, so we close out the loop on that game with a tale from the Fall of Winterhome scenario. Following up on Doki Doki Literature Club from last year, Ryan delves into Jim’s Top 10 list of 2018 with Florence. Rounding out Ryan’s experiences this week is Beholder 2, […]

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TGI 353 – Frostpunk Holiday Fun

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 04:03:26 GMT

Welcome to 2019! Jocelyn and Ryan return from their holiday break to chat about what they’ve been up to. Ryan got a 4K upgrade over the break, while also finding time to finish up the latest Spider-Man DLC. Finally, based on Jocelyn’s recommendation, Ryan played a BUNCH of Frostpunk. The Gamers’ Inn is a weekly podcast focused […]

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TGI 352 – GOTY 2018

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 04:19:19 GMT

It’s that time of year again friends, Game of the Year! Jocelyn and Ryan break down their favourite games that they played in 2018. Expect the expected, but also the unexpected as they go through ten games that made the inn shine. We close the show with listener submitted favourites. Extra Life is back and The […]

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TGI 351 – Behold My Tome of Smash

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 23:59:46 GMT

Thought we were done with new video games to discuss in 2018? You thought wrong (mostly)! Jocelyn checks out the sequel to one of her favourite games of 2016: Beholder 2. Ryan continues his adventures through Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but takes a break from video games to read about a video game. The newest […]

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TGI 350 – The Game Ad Awards

Sat, 08 Dec 2018 15:36:33 GMT

Jocelyn wrapped up her time with Darksiders III, and has some bones to pick with the whip wielding Fury. Ryan jumped into Assassin’s Creed Odyssey after a less than enjoyable time with Origins over the summer. Also, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate launched this week! We wrap up the show with a discussion based around Thursday […]

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TGI 349 – Traversal, You Must Whip It

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:26:12 GMT

Darksiders has returned and the third entry isn’t really what Jocelyn was hoping for, but there is promise! Also, she talks a bit more about The Council in preparation for the finale episode launching next week. Ryan booted Spider-Man back up on PS4 for the second part of DLC. Also, we have a bit more […]

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TGI 348 – Let’s Go Gwent!

Sat, 24 Nov 2018 14:56:27 GMT

Jocelyn has returned to The Council, since the final episode will be released on December 4th. While the story and characters keep her going, the cumbersome mechanics hold the game back. Ryan got a chance to check out Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, a brand new game set in the Witcher universe that takes Gwent to […]

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TGI 347 – Horse Accidents

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 20:24:05 GMT

Jocelyn is away this week, so Ryan welcomes Josh back to the show to talk about Red Dead Redemption II. But before the random world of the wild west, Ryan shares his experience with Two Rooms and a Boom, a party card game that is super scalable from 8 to 40 people! The news this week […]

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TGI 346 – Back from BlizzCon

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 04:04:32 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from BlizzCon, and Ryan has returned from a geeky bachelor party! But before that, we have even more Extra Life coming up this weekend with Jocelyn’s stream on November 10th. Ryan played some cool Dungeons & Dragons campaigns that also included a cool castle replica. Both Innkeepers though have been keeping busy […]

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TGI 345 – Predicting BlizzCon 2018

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 02:02:12 GMT

While Jocelyn is at BlizzCon, Ryan hosts his annual BlizzCon Predictions episode! This year Crofton Steers joins the show to share predictions for World of Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, and more. But before the predictions, we break down our Extra Life progress, talk Red Dead Redemption II, and some new […]

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TGI 344 – Pink Slip or Pink Mist

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 18:42:27 GMT

It was the day before Red Dead Redemption II, and at the Inn, both Ryan and Jocelyn played video games that didn’t feature the wild west. Keeping things light, Ryan booted up the new Tactical Legacy Pack for XCOM 2 and the new DLC for Spider-Man on PS4. Jocelyn partied with Super Mario Party on […]

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TGI 343 – Fancy Driving on the Left

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:14:28 GMT

Ryan has been driving all fancy like through the UK in Forza Horizon 4 on Xbox One, thanks to the Game Pass. Jocelyn brings Reigns: Game of Thrones to the table to discuss the new layer on the swipe left/right mechanics of the first two Reigns games. In the news, Blizzard makes the surprising announcement […]

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TGI 342 – A Strange Road Trip

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 00:36:56 GMT

Ryan has wrapped up Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and has giving Life is Strange another shot by checking out Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Steam code for both games were provided by Square Enix). Speaking of second chances, Jocelyn returned to The Sims 4. In the news, we’ve seen the planet align as […]

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TGI 341 – Good, Bard, or The Witcher 3

Sat, 06 Oct 2018 00:24:11 GMT

Jocelyn is out of town, so Ryan is joined by Beau Schwartz and Crofton Steers of Good, Bad, or Bull fame (and a few other podcasts). Much to Crofton’s frustration, Beau has finally got around to playing Witcher 3. Ryan jumped back in to Destiny 2 Forsaken to progress through the story. In the news, […]

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TGI 340 – Shadowing the Tomb Raider

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 23:03:44 GMT

Ryan returns to wrap up his time in the main game of Spider-Man on PlayStation 4, as well as his early opinions on the Nintendo Online Service. Jocelyn is looking for advice on purchasing a PS4 Pro for Red Dead Redemption 2. Both Innkeepers got some time in with Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with […]

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TGI 339 – BR Burnout

Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:04:43 GMT

Ryan is away this week, so Josh returns to join Joce as they chat about Don't Starve Together, COD Blackout, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and Nintendo Online. They then go over the newest info coming out of a two hour Red Dead Redemption 2 demo, and take a look at the newly announced PlayStation Classic.

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TGI 338 – We’re On Spider-Man Time

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 23:56:34 GMT

Spider-Man has swung on to the PS4 and both innkeepers have returned to chat about the brand new Marvel adventure. We go spoiler free on this one, so if you’re still eagerly waiting to play the game, rest easy knowing you’ll go in unspoiled. For our topic, we break down the latest Nintendo announcements from […]

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TGI 337 – North Chats With North

Sat, 08 Sep 2018 14:21:41 GMT

Jocelyn is away this week, so Crofton returns to the inn this week. We’ve launched our Extra Life team, so if you’d like to help us raise funds FOR THE KIDS, head on over to bit.ly/tgiextralife2018. Over the past two weeks Ryan has been playing more World of Warcraft and the new Battle For Azeroth […]

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TGI 336 – Puzzles!

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 01:15:29 GMT

Ryan was away this week, so Jocelyn was once again joined by Josh! They talked Hearthstone Puzzle mode, Graveyard Keeper, and diving back into the Uncharted franchise.

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TGI 335 – We REDACTED Few

Sat, 25 Aug 2018 01:34:05 GMT

Ryan and Jocelyn revisit the REDACTED world of We Happy Few to see how the last year and change of development has gone. Out with the survival exploration and in with the story driven campaign! Ryan continues his adventures in Battle for Azeroth, with some discussion centred around the Alliance side of things, including Dungeons […]

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TGI 334 – Pirates, Trolls, Witches, OH MY!

Sat, 18 Aug 2018 01:13:25 GMT

The Battle of Azeroth is here and the Innkeepers can’t contain their excitement! After the WoW fever subsides, Ryan talks about his time with beginning of the end for The Walking Dead: The Final Season and Jocelyn ventured back to Sea of Thieves. In the news, we discuss Discord launching an Indie Store. The Gamers’ […]

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TGI 333 – Get Cookin’!

Sat, 11 Aug 2018 01:24:27 GMT

Ryan is away this week, so Josh joins Joce for some Overcooked 2. They also discuss Horizon Zero Dawn sequel ideas, Hearthstone's new expansion, Red Dead Redemption 2's new gameplay trailer, and plagiarism over at IGN.

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TGI 332 – Nathaniel Thanos, Nathanos for Short

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 02:09:32 GMT

It’s a light gaming week at the inn this week, but Ryan went to Egypt and returns with early thoughts on Assassin’s Creed Origins. While avoiding video games, Ryan also opened up his copy of The Legend of Zelda: Encyclopedia. Closing out the show, Joce and Ryan discuss the new Warbringers: Sylvanas video, as well […]

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TGI 331 – Export to Switch, Make Much Money

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 03:01:56 GMT

Ryan FINALLY got around to playing Uncharted Lost Legacy, but also managed to boot up No Man’s Sky to check out the new NEXT expansion. Jocelyn is back from vacation to talk about her time with Candle, as well as her preparations in World of Warcraft with the new 8.0 patch. Oh, and Joce talks […]

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TGI 330 – Surviving in Josh’s RimWorld

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 02:15:07 GMT

Jocelyn is on vacation this week, but returning guest Josh Cook joins Ryan on this weeks Gamers’ Inn. Ryan gets over the burden of choice woes with FAR: Lone Sails. Josh has been crafting stories in RimWorld (you can follow along on Twitter). Inspired by Summer Gaming, we chat about No Man’s Sky NEXT launching […]

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TGI 329 – Ride the Internet Bus

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:44:13 GMT

Ryan did say he would be on vacation this week, but turns out he’s not so great at vacationing! So he’s here to join Jocelyn on a community supported episode. Joce sourced questions from Discord prior to recording, which we get to later on in the show. To start things off though, Jocelyn chats about […]

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TGI 328 – Big Ol’ Box of Gloomhaven

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 02:27:56 GMT

Ryan returns to the wacky land of Mario + Rabbids for their new DLC expansion featuring Donkey Kong. He also returns to Vampyr, driven by his need to finish the game (don’t worry, we keep the Vampyr chat short). Finally, Jocelyn delves deep in to her time with the board game Gloomhaven. Like our board […]

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TGI 327 – Octo Invasion

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 23:39:28 GMT

Ryan revisits familiar inking grounds with the Splatoon 2 Octo Expansion. He also dives back in to Darkest Dungeon thanks to the new Color of Madness DLC. Jocelyn has been enjoying her time in WoW as we slowly creep towards Battle For Azeroth. In the news, we go over how Fortnite is finally putting Sony […]

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TGI 326 – Vampeer In To Your Soul

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 02:46:51 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan are ready to come out of the shadows and chat about their time in Vampyr. While we really enjoy the story and the setting, the combat and some of the gameplay mechanics leave us scratching our heads (at the best of times). We also give a few recommendations in the Steam Summer […]

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TGI 325 – E3 2018: This Is My Jam

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 03:13:56 GMT

Jocelyn returns to discuss her time building the ultimate Jurassic Park in Jurassic World Evolution. A theme park building sim from Frontier Games, the developers behind Planet Coaster. After some sweet dino talk, we start to break down E3 2018. We go over our highlights from the major players: Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. We also […]

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TGI 324 – Steers Toward E3 2018

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 02:07:49 GMT

Jocelyn is on the road, but joining Ryan this week is Crofton Steers from the Good, Bad or Bullshit podcast. Virtual Reality invades the show with a new early access roguelike game called In Death. Ryan completed his first playthrough of Detroit and has some additional non-spoiler thoughts. Vampyr still looks spelled weirdly, but is […]

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TGI 323 – Robot Future Shenanigans

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 02:13:14 GMT

Both Jocelyn and Ryan have been filling out their flow charts in Detroit: Become Human. After the Androids exit stage left, Ryan chats about his experience with Moonlighter, a new roguelike out on PC and PS4. In the news, we go over all the Pokemon announcements: Pokemon Quest, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee, and […]

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TGI 322 – Absorber of Glowy Bits

Sat, 26 May 2018 01:24:22 GMT

Ryan has finally finished God of War, so we put our Norse mythology hats on and have one more spoiler-free conversation. In between sessions of throwing an axe at unsuspecting enemies, Ryan also got a chance to check out Omensight. If you recall our chats about Stories: Path of Destinies, Omensight is the spiritual successor […]

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TGI 321 – Connor Bot, Roll Out

Sat, 19 May 2018 01:36:13 GMT

This week, Ryan continues his adventures through Warmind, the new Destiny 2 expansion. That being said, I’m not sure how much more we can scrap out of that one folks… The Year 2 content can’t get revealed soon enough. Both Jocelyn and Ryan checked out the demo for Detroit: Become Human, a new game from […]

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TGI 320 – A Whole New Warmind

Fri, 11 May 2018 01:45:24 GMT

Jocelyn transports us to a whole new rogue-like game called City of Brass, a first person procedurally generated game where you seek treasure in a city once buried under the sand. Ryan ventures back in to Destiny after a five month hiatus to check out Warmind, the latest “expansion” for the first person shoot MMO. […]

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TGI 319 – Monsterous Pursuits

Fri, 04 May 2018 02:16:05 GMT

It’s a cold medicine in your coffee type of week as Joce and Ryan gather to talk about the latest games they’re playing. Ryan continues his Father and Son adventures in God of War (Kayden isn’t playing with him, so save your emails). He also jumps back in to Hearthstone for a little Monster Hunting. […]

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TGI 318 – Keeping The Heat On

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 01:53:14 GMT

Spring is in the air, but winter is still alive and well in our video games. Ryan goes on a Norse adventure alongside Kratos in God of War, while Jocelyn keeps the heat on in Frostpunk. In the news, Netflix gives us more details on their new The Witcher series, arriving at some point in […]

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TGI 317 – Micromanaging Your Limbs

Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:29:09 GMT

We record one day early to discuss some more streaming adventures, the new orc slicing game Extinction, and go over our new Community Channel coming to our Discord. First off, with streaming adventures we chat about making code requests and the various methods to do so. Including Terminals.io, KeyMailer.co, and the good old fashioned direct […]

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TGI 316 – Sounds Like Anima

Sat, 14 Apr 2018 03:25:12 GMT

With new games to talk about, and plenty of news in the doc, we have a bonus length Gamers’ Inn for you! Kicking things off, we return to Hope County to liberate the south-western region from John in Far Cry 5. While Joce and Ryan continue to enjoy the open world shenanigans, some of the […]

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TGI 315 – Cliff Driving in Hope County

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 03:04:39 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan leave Hope County to update everyone on their initial adventures in Far Cry 5. While they did some solo questing, they also got a chance to experience each other’s unique driving skills with the drop in/drop out co-op. In the news we cover the beginning barrage of PAX East news with the […]

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TGI 314 – The Game Pass Voyage

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:43:16 GMT

We’ve got more Sea of Thieves to chat about as Ryan has made his way on to the high seas for some pirating adventures. Alongside those Game Pass voyages, he checked out Rime and brought Kayden along for the ride. Jocelyn booted up Planet Coaster again, this time with some fresh DLC: the Studios Pack! […]

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TGI 313 – The Council of Thieves

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 00:28:40 GMT

Arrr! Welcome to Shipwre… Wait, no, welcome to The Gamers’ Inn! We kick off the show by talking a bit about Sea of Thieves, but leave the bulk of the details to Shipwrecks and Shanties. While Ryan didn’t get a chance to hit the high seas, he did dabble with Game Pass, which opens up […]

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TGI 312 – The Toothbrush Commitment

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:03:10 GMT

Well, Ryan did it, he got Jocelyn to play Life is Strange again… The bonus episode for Life is Strange: Before the Storm just launched, so Ryan and Jocelyn take one last look at the lives of Max and Chloe in “Farewell”. After those fun times, Joce has been keeping Sims alive in The Sims […]

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TGI 311 – Roadside Nintendo Direct Burger

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:31:57 GMT

What’s this? A Gamers’ Inn on a Monday?!? Your feed isn’t telling a lie, as Jocelyn has just returned from HCT Toronto and we’re ready to record. Ryan has an update from his Streaming Adventures which includes streaming a selection of Nintendo Switch games like Breath of the Wild, Fire Emblem Warriors, and a demo […]

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TGI 310 – The Finch Building Code Curse

Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:41:54 GMT

In Streaming Adventures, Ryan has achieved Twitch Affiliate status! Whoo! Ryan ended up streaming Minecraft this week and had a surprisingly good time. Consider that skeptic converted. Also, Ryan played through What Remains of Edith Finch, and does his best to dance around spoilers for the sub 2 hour game. Jocelyn on the other hand […]

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TGI 309 – Nazis Made of Jam

Sat, 24 Feb 2018 02:14:00 GMT

We have more Streaming Adventures with Ryan this week as we discuss the 50 follower milestone, working on those average viewer counts, and more Stream Elements implementation. Speaking of streaming, Ryan played Wolfenstein II to completion and has great things to say about the “what if” history shooter romp. Jocelyn on the other hand has […]

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TGI 308 – The Gandhi Civ Sub

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 02:05:52 GMT

Another jam packed Gamers’ Inn is here and we kick things off with the launch of a new TGI Presents project titled Shipwrecks and Shanties: A Sea of Thieves Podcast. The new show is hosted by Jocelyn Moffett and Siv, but be sure to listen to the new show to find out Siv’s real name […]

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TGI 307 – Underwater Wonderland

Sat, 10 Feb 2018 02:36:02 GMT

The first episode from Summoner’s Call is here, check it out! Ryan shares more stories from his streaming adventures, including listener questions about hardware recommendations. Ryan has also been playing Iconoclasts and more Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Jocelyn has dived DEEP in to Subnautica to conquer her fear of underwater exploration. In the […]

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TGI 306 – Teenage Drama Before the Storm

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 19:59:26 GMT

Off the top of the show we announce our departure from Amove TV to expand on The Gamers’ Inn with new spin-off and serial projects. We break down our first two The Gamers’ Inn Presents projects, focusing on Fire Emblem Heroes and Sea of Thieves. You can expect Summoner’s Call: A Fire Emblem Heroes Podcast […]

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TGI 305 – Treasure On The Open Sea

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 03:13:17 GMT

We kick off the show with more streaming talk as Ryan continues his adventures over at Twitch.TV/RyanMurphyCA. He did a bit of console streaming, and ventured into OBS, so we talk shop for a bit. After the bitrate chat we move over to games with a stacked show! Both Ryan and Jocelyn played Squids from […]

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TGI 304 – Cardboard Robot, Roll Out

Sat, 20 Jan 2018 03:32:09 GMT

January keeps on rolling and we have games to talk about! Jocelyn played some Vanishing of Ethan Carter, but it turns out that game is creepier than Ryan recalled on previous episodes. As for Ryan, he jumped back into Paladins for the first time in years (since beta launch before Overwatch launched). Also, while traveling […]

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TGI 303 – What’s In The Cards For 2018

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 00:50:38 GMT

Ryan looks at the cards and decides to finally play Hand of Fate 2, a fun card battler with real time arena combat to resolve encounters. A really cool combo that you should certainly check out. Also, Ryan continues his adventures in Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on Nintendo Switch. For our topic, Jocelyn and Ryan list […]

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TGI 302 – Many Zombies Handle It

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 02:14:52 GMT

We’re all about the games on our first episode of 2018! Jocelyn picked up They Are Billions during the Steam Winter Sale and had good fun sorting out how to defend her city from the zombie hordes. Ryan jumped into Xenoblade Chronicles 2 over the holidays and has had a blast with the layers of […]

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TGI 301 – Inn-side the Frozen Wilds

Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:47:05 GMT

Celebrate the holidays with a special gift from The Gamers’ inn: a preview of what may come in 2018, Inn-side the Game! That’s right, we’re taking another crack at what could be a regular feature for TGI with an Inn-side the Game for Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds. This time around we’ve split the […]

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TGI 300 – Games of 2017

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 19:26:56 GMT

We celebrate 300 episodes of The Gamers’ Inn by doing what we do best, talking about video games! We mark the special occasion with our Game of the Year discussions, which include feedback from you, the listeners. We start things off with our Honourable Mentions, then take a quick break before our top 5 experiences […]

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TGI 299 – Kojima and the Goop Monsters

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 01:17:38 GMT

Before we jump into the show we chat about Patreon reversing their service fee plans. It was a stressful week, but luckily Patreon made the right call! Now, on to the games: Ryan jumped back into Breath of the Wild for the Champions’ Ballad and returned to Hearthstone for Dungeon Runs. In the second half […]

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TGI 298 – Anime Gem Touching

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 19:43:12 GMT

December is in full swing and boy do we have lots to talk about this week. We kick things off with the recent announcement that Patreon will be changing the way fees are calculated. There’s a lot to break down, but if you’d like to skip ahead to the video games, those start at 26:00. […]

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TGI 297 – Animal Crossing Pocket Chores

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:35:43 GMT

Nintendo has a new mobile game and Ryan has plenty to say about Animal Crossing Pocket Camp. Jocelyn goes back to ancient Egypt to explore Assassin’s Creed Origins. Closing out the show Ryan tries to explain the progression system in Star Wars Battlefront II and fails (although it’s not really his fault). Finally, we’ve launched […]

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TGI 296 – Random Acts of Shouting

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 03:02:14 GMT

While our American listeners prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, we sit down to talk about the games we’re playing and the Black Friday sales we’re tempted by. Ryan jumped into Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds, mostly due to Joce’s glowing review from last week. And as promised, he completed the Destiny 2 raid and has […]

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TGI 295 – The Frozen Horizon

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 04:44:28 GMT

After a very successful Extra Life, Jocelyn and Ryan down another cup of coffee to bring you this well caffeinated episode of The Gamers’ Inn! Ryan goes over his time over the last few weeks in Destiny 2 on PC, while Jocelyn returns to Horizon for the Frozen Wilds expansion. Finally, we close out what […]

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TGI 294 – Odyssey On The Move

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 21:43:56 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from BlizzCon to tell a tale of the Nintendo Switch in action. She played a LOT of Super Mario Odyssey while traveling. Ryan also played a lot of Mario in the last two weeks, so we have plenty of impressions on the new title from Nintendo. Also of note is that there […]

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TGI 293 – BlizzCon 2017 Predictions

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 00:31:14 GMT

The annual BlizzCon predictions episode returns, but with a slight change. Beau has joined the “Go To BlizzCon” train so Ryan asked Mike from the College Gamers Podcast to stop by. We go over all the Blizzard properties with Starcraft, Hearthstone, Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm, Diablo, and Overwatch. We conclude the episode with the […]

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TGI 292 – Destined To Be On PC

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 17:56:05 GMT

We’ve got more Shadow of War on the brain as Ryan has completed Act III and has moved into the supposedly never ending Shadow Wars in Act IV. While he hasn’t come across Loot Box hell just yet, he is bracing for impact. Ryan also jumped into Destiny 2 on PC when it launched on […]

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TGI 291 – Bruz In The House

Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:24:40 GMT

Shadow of War still has it’s claws in us deep as we move into chatting about Act II of the game. This means we get into more Nemesis systems, conquering Fortress’, and the best damn character introduction of the year with Bruz! Jocelyn also attempted to play the new South Park, but controller woes got […]

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TGI 290 – Shadow of Loot Boxes

Sat, 14 Oct 2017 23:56:31 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan are happy to return to Middle-Earth (for half of the show) to talk about the newest Shadow of War release. Ryan is not much for Tolkien lore, so please be kind in your emails. In the second half of the show we focus on Loot Boxes, which have popped back up in […]

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TGI 289 – 90’s Classic Tour

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 14:36:24 GMT

The SNES Classic is here and Jocelyn and Ryan live to tell the tale of getting one (and a few more for friends) and playing like it’s 1994. From Super Mario World to Donkey Kong Country, the inn keepers work there way through the collection and share their nostalgic stories of old. That being said, […]

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TGI 288 – Controversy Royale

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:27:02 GMT

It’s a Battle Royale at the Gamers’ Inn as we take Fortnite’s new Battle Ground inspired mode for a spin. But before we get down to the controversy of the matter, Ryan chats more about his time with Samus Returns and his obsession with SteamWorld Dig 2. For the topic of the week we dive […]

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TGI 287 – South Park Calling

Thu, 21 Sep 2017 14:40:32 GMT

We’re back to our normal format with plenty of games to talk about, so let’s get cracking! Jocelyn bides her time waiting for the new South Park game with South Park Phone Destroyer, a free to play mobile game on Android and iOS. Ryan picked up War of the Chosen and is ADDICTED (there’s no […]

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TGI 286 – Direct to the Odyssey

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 03:18:05 GMT

Excited about Nintendo news? We are! On this week we chat over the Fall Nintendo Direct which focuses on upcoming 3DS and Switch titles. There’s also a bit of post show where we wrap up our thoughts on the presentation and Super Mario Odyssey. The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/TheGamersInn! If […]

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TGI 285 – Life Is A Big Bunny

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 12:47:36 GMT

Ryan has returned after the birth of Abigail to tell a tale of not having enough time to play games, but somehow found time to finish Horizon and start playing Mario + Rabbids… Hmm… Suspicious! We start the show with Horizon Zero Dawn spoilers, so at the warning point feel free to skip ahead 15 […]

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TGI 284 – GamesCom 2017

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 18:18:29 GMT

Baby Murphy Watch has officially ended! Ryan and Ashley welcomed Abigail Marie to the world on Tuesday, so Jocelyn is joined by Josh Cook for this week’s look at some of the cool announcements of this year’s Gamescom! Tune in to hear their thoughts on Jurassic Park: Evolution, The Sims 4 – Cats and Dogs, […]

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TGI 283 – Uncharted Pre-Orders

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:36:03 GMT

Baby Murphy Watch continues as we make it to yet another episode of Gamers’ Inn! Ryan continues his adventures in Horizon, much to the delight of Jocelyn. Also on Ryan’s plate is Sonic Mania on the Nintendo Switch. Jocelyn returns to the Uncharted universe with Lost Legacy. In the news we talk about our experience […]

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TGI 282 – Back On The Hunt

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 13:28:02 GMT

Ryan keeps his promise to play Horizon and it’s finally clicked! He’s having a blast hunting robots and making bandits feel the pain of an arrow to the knee. Jocelyn chats about the new Hearthstone content and goes back in time to experience StarCraft Remastered. Before we close out the show we go over the […]

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TGI 281 – Inking for a Fortnite

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 02:20:34 GMT

Both innkeepers return to tell their tales of the time in the ink fields with Splatoon 2. Jocelyn dipped into Ranked Mode and Ryan got through SplatFest unscathed. Well almost unscathed… Ketchup didn’t quite make it. We also chat about the inspiration around Salmon Run sent in by a fan of the show. Next up […]

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TGI 280 – Kingdoms Covered With Ink

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:34:55 GMT

The Switch has a new game out and Ryan is getting his Splatoon 2 on! He also brought some new amiibo for show and tell, oh what fun! Jocelyn on the other hand continues her indie fun with Kingdoms and Castles, a fun little city builder with a big heart. In the news we chat […]

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TGI 279 – Injustice Over Yonder

Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:30:32 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from vacation and brings with her details of her week without internet and her time in Yonder, a new exploration game on Steam and PS4. Ryan has been knee deep in DC land with Injustice 2. Which is very fitting, as our topic this week looks at the best gaming news to […]

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TGI 278 – What’s Got You Gaming?

Thu, 20 Jul 2017 02:46:26 GMT

This week Jocelyn is on vacation, so Ryan took calls from listeners to chat about what games has them busy. We talk to VoidChronos, Michael from The Geek Review, and close out the show with Mike from the College Gamers Podcast. Topics range from the Destiny 2 Beta, Splatoon 2, E3 being a public show, […]

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TGI 277 – Netflix Binge-vania

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:22:31 GMT

It’s a quiet week at the inn as Jocelyn and Ryan chat about the new Netflix series based on Castlevania. Both seem to be enjoying the new series, even though it is only four episodes. MORE PLEASE! Speaking of more, Blizzard has finally added more content to Diablo III with the Necromancer class. Ryan has […]

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TGI 276 – Sun’s Out, When Are Games Out?

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 01:30:07 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from Nerdtacular to help Ryan break down the games you should be looking forward to this summer! But before that fun, Ryan updates us on his further time with Battlegrounds and his experience with the new Breath of the Wild DLC. The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/TheGamersInn! If […]

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TGI 275 – Loch SNES Monster

Thu, 29 Jun 2017 23:32:08 GMT

Jocelyn is away at Nerdtacular so long time fan Valerie joins the show to fill us in on her time in Andromeda, Persona 5, and Fire Emblem: Conquest. Ryan has ventured into Early Access world with Dead Cells, which is FANTASTIC! In the news we couldn’t help but discuss the recently announced SNES Mini from […]

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TGI 274 – Surviving Shrinking Circles

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 23:20:43 GMT

Just when you thought we were done with E3, we squeeze out one more episode about it. But before all that, Ryan and Jocelyn got their hands dirty last week on Game Night with some hands-on time with PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Also inspired by Bethesda’s showing of the new Wolfenstein game, Ryan went back and played […]

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TGI 273 – Another Round of E3

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 02:35:53 GMT

Let’s close off E3 2017, shall we? We go through all the major announcements from this years E3 on an extra length Gamers’ Inn. We have chat on major titles from EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo! Tuck in, and have fun! Miss the press conferences? Check out the playlist below for the video […]

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E3 2017 – Nintendo Spotlight

Wed, 14 Jun 2017 00:34:07 GMT

The finale to our E3 live coverage comes with the Nintendo Spotlight. What does Nintendo have in store for their newest console? What bones will Nintendo throw to the 3DS, which they insist on continuing to support. Stay tuned and find out! E3 2017 Schedule This year The Gamers’ Inn is covering all the major […]

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E3 2017 – Sony Press Conference

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 15:13:10 GMT

The behemoth that is Sony brings it’s big guns to E3 with PS4, PS4 Pro, PSVR, and zombies! New looks at 2016 announcements and a surprising absence. Special guests Garrett and Katie Weinzierl join the show to be dazzled by PlayStation gaming fun! E3 2017 Schedule This year The Gamers’ Inn is covering all the […]

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E3 2017 – Ubisoft Press Conference

Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:38:47 GMT

Ubisoft came out swinging, confirming a Mario + Rabbids game, more footage of Assassin’s Creed Origins, and brand never before seen game premieres! Going to be tough to top this one folks, enjoy! E3 2017 Schedule This year The Gamers’ Inn is covering all the major E3 press conferences starting Sunday, June 11th and wrapping […]

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E3 2017 – Bethesda Press Conference

Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:13:09 GMT

Second in our batch of live E3 coverage for 2017 is the Bethesda press conference. Taking more of a Nintendo Direct approach, Bethesda focused on trailers recapping recent releases and future new titles, all of which will be out before the end of 2017. It was short, sweet, and to the point. Plus it was […]

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E3 2017 – Microsoft Press Conference

Sun, 11 Jun 2017 23:57:25 GMT

First up in our E3 2017 coverage is the Microsoft press conference! Finally we have news on what Project Scorpio is, now called Xbox One X. Also new glimpses at the Crackdown and Forza franchise. As well as brand new premieres of never before seen games! Lots of excitement coming from the Microsoft camp, are […]

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TGI 271 – Throwing a Test Punch

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 02:21:08 GMT

ARMS is on the docket this week as Ryan took part in the Global Test Punch last weekend. After the flurry of Joy-Cons, Joce talks about her further adventures in Elder Scrolls Online and the Morrowind expansion. Finally we wrap up what we’re playing with an update on Fire Emblem, both Echoes and Heroes. In […]

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TGI 270 – The Calls of Morrowind

Fri, 26 May 2017 00:46:50 GMT

The innkeepers return with all new games to chat about, including the newest entry in the Fire Emblem series and a new expansion to a popular MMO. Ryan checks out the Fire Emblem: Gaiden remake on 3DS with Shadows of Valentia. Jocelyn booted Elder Scrolls Online back up to try and check out the new […]

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TGI 269 – A Taste of Prey

Fri, 12 May 2017 01:57:48 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan take a break from slinging red shells in Mario Kart 8 to check out Prey: First Hour, which is a demo for Prey, exclusive to consoles. Ryan has also been dabbling in Heroes of the Storm 2.0, and having a hard time describing how he feels about the new loot box system. […]

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TGI 268 – Mario Kart Infinity and Beyond

Fri, 05 May 2017 00:40:10 GMT

The innkeepers have traveled along the Rainbow Road and have braved it’s unguarded edges to return to the Gamers’ Inn to chat about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. There’s also a little more spooky business to take care of with Outlast 2 and Little Nightmares. In the news we chat about details surfacing on the first […]

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TGI 267 – What Remains of Edith’s Loot Boxes

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 01:49:51 GMT

This loot box is getting ready to pop with plenty of new games to talk about, so let’s get to it! We have more Andromeda to talk about, and new games Outlast 2 and What Remains of Edith Finch join the fray. After some quick spooky impressions, we move into our topic: the launch of […]

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TGI 266 – Time Traveling Brutale

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 02:11:55 GMT

The innkeepers return and Joce brings along with her a brand new game: The Sexy Brutale. After we chat about how to pronounce “Brutale” we move over to more Mass Effect: Andromeda and Yooka-Laylee. We close out the show with a bit of news about game developers getting upset with folks for liking a cool […]

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TGI 265 – Highschool Conversation Simulator

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 02:53:29 GMT

Josh “The JDC” Cook joins Ryan on the show to chat about Mass Effect: Andromeda, Persona 5, and a little bit of Yooka-Laylee. First up Ryan gives an update on A New Frontier with Episode 3 launching this last week, followed by some more Andromeda talk focusing on the early story and characters. Then we […]

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TGI 264 – Horizon Spoilers Dawn

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 13:47:02 GMT

While Ryan is away, Jocelyn brings Matt Forcum back on the show to spoil every nook and cranny in Horizon: Zero Dawn. BEWARE folks! If you have not finished Horizon you will want to save this episode for later. There is over two hours of spoiler goodness. You have been warned. 🙂 NOTE: This is an episode […]

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TGI 263 – Funny Sounding Krogans

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:07:50 GMT

We continue our open world focus with Horizon and Mass Effect, but take a small break with Splatoon 2 Global Testfire. While Jocelyn has completed 100% of Horizon, Ryan is still scratching the surface. Moving on to the galaxy of Andromeda, we chat about the negatives the internet is focusing on, but gush about the […]

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TGI 262 – Awkward Space Pioneer

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:36:09 GMT

Mass Effect: Andromeda is finally here and we have thoughts to share, but before all that we chat a bit about Horizon: Zero Dawn and Breath of the Wild (some more). Once we get more talk about Horizon and Zelda out of the way, we jump straight into spoiler free first impressions on Andromeda. We’re […]

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TGI 261 – Wide Open Spaces

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:02:45 GMT

The time has come for the deep dive on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Both Jocelyn and Ryan have finished the main quest and have final thoughts to share. While we don’t necessarily spoil the game, we do discuss some story and game mechanics that could be considered spoiler territory. If you’re […]

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TGI 260 – Switch Between Worlds

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 01:16:51 GMT

Horizon is still awesome, the Nintendo Switch is here, and of course we played a LOT of Zelda. All that means you get a double time episode of The Gamers’ Inn! In the first half of the show Ryan gives his impressions on Horizon while trying not to compare too much of it to Zelda, […]

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TGI 259 – Weird Robot Animals

Sun, 05 Mar 2017 01:45:05 GMT

This week on the show we are joined by special guest Matt Forcum from Geeks of Steel to talk all about the hottest new open world game. No, not Zelda, Horizon Zero Dawn! We go as spoiler free as possible to dig into topics like gameplay, story, setting, art direction, and more! The Gamers’ Inn is supported […]

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TGI 258 – Creepy Landlord Simulator

Sat, 25 Feb 2017 22:29:53 GMT

Jocelyn puts aside her issues with a recent PC indie release and plays a good chunk of Creepy Landlord Simulator, otherwise known as Beholder. Ryan is still stuck in the land of Fire Emblem, but rather than paying into the Orb system in Heroes he picked up Fire Emblem for GBA on the Wii U […]

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TGI 257 – Rock, Paper, Lightning Bolt!

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 01:32:35 GMT

Jocelyn has returned to chat about World of Warcraft and her brief entry into Fire Emblem Heroes. Ryan is in a new mysterious location, and due to this change has only had time to continue his addiction to the world of Fire Emblem on iOS. Also, we begin our journey towards Breath of the Wild […]

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TGI 256 – Fire Emblem Freebies

Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:02:58 GMT

Jocelyn is out sick this week, but fret not, Ventigo is here to join Ryan in his quest to end free time with Fire Emblem Heroes. Outside of Nintendo’s latest free to play offering, Ventigo checked out Conan: Exiles. You may have seen the game pop up in your news feeds thanks to their mature […]

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TGI 255 – Clipping the Snipper

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 21:16:41 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan return from Toronto with a Nintendo Switch filled episode of The Gamers’ Inn. That’s right, one month before the official release, we got hands-on time with the new Nintendo console! We played Splatoon 2, ARMS, Snipperclips, and of course, Breath of the Wild. From the look of the console, to the control methods. […]

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TGI 254 – Xenobread Chronicles

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:18:12 GMT

After taking a break for a week The Gamers’ Inn returns with tales of games and talk of the future! Jocelyn ventures to a far away planet with Xenoblade Chronicles X on Wii U, while Ryan trudges through Pokemon Duel on iOS. In the news, we look at some new stories focusing on Microsoft’s Xbox […]

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TGI 253 – Switch It On UP!

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 16:43:25 GMT

We finally now more about the Nintendo Switch. Pre-orders are up and Joce and Ryan have theirs! On this special episode of the Gamers’ Inn we chat about the Nintendo Switch hardware and the games expected to launch in 2017. This is all thanks to the huge info drop Nintendo gave us during a presentation […]

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TGI 252 – Super Mario Run Into 2017

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 01:06:35 GMT

Welcome to 2017! Jocelyn and Ryan ring in the new year with impressions on Super Mario Run, while Ryan keeps on trucking with TellTale games. The Walking Dead returns with A New Frontier and it’s not half bad… It wouldn’t be a new year episode without looking forward to the games coming out this year. […]

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TGI 251 – Games of the Year, 2016

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 00:50:04 GMT

In our final episode of 2016, Jocelyn and Ryan discuss their favourite games of 2016. These include our top five experiences (in no particular order) and some honourable mentions. Lots of great games discussed this week, check them out if you haven’t already! Thanks for a great year and we’ll see you in the new year. […]

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TGI 250 – Five Years at the Inn

Fri, 23 Dec 2016 02:08:28 GMT

Happy 250 episodes of The Gamers’ Inn! To celebrate, Jocelyn and Ryan go back in time and enjoy some of the games that dominated the discussions of the early episodes of the podcast. Ryan swung back into Skyward Sword and SWTOR, while Jocelyn adventured back into Mass Effect 3 and Skyrim. Here’s to another 250 […]

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TGI 249 – Schick Man Turns Up The Awkward

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 02:17:43 GMT

While the Game Awards and PSX were last week, Jocelyn and Ryan regroup seven days later to discuss the two events. Before the news though, Jocelyn details her time with Final Fantasy XV, while Ryan explores That Dragon, Cancer and Star Wars Battlefront: Rogue One DLC. The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at […]

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TGI 248 – Planet of the Coaster Gods

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 01:58:30 GMT

No Man’s Sky is back with a huge update called Foundation, and Ryan ventures back into the space sim adventure to give The Gamers’ Inn the scoop on what’s new. Ryan also chats about the conclusion to Nova Covert Ops with Mission Pack 3. Jocelyn has locked herself away in Planet Coaster as she designs […]

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TGI 247 – Hack All The Things 2

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:04:22 GMT

It’s a double stuffed episode of The Gamers’ Inn as we’ve combined a whole bunch of games we’re playing with the Patron Hangout! First off, we start the show with what may be the largest collection of games to discuss on one episode. Jocelyn gives Dishonored 2 a second chance, enjoys alpha/beta experiences of Gwent […]

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TGI 246 – NES Mini Controller Cord

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 01:21:30 GMT

The NES Mini is finally here and Ryan was lucky enough to get his hands on one. What’s it like going back in time 30 years to enjoy 30 games on the original Nintendo console miniaturized? Pretty damn good (well except for the short controller cords)! We’ve also got impressions on Titanfall 2 and Dishonored 2. In […]

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TGI 245 – BlizzCon Blizzard Bonanza

Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:05:11 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from BlizzCon and is ready to discuss all the latest news from the house of Blizzard. That’s right, we have Warcraft, StarCraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, AND Overwatch news! But before all that madness, Ryan shares his thoughts (or worries) on purchasing an NES Mini. At the end of the […]

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TGI 244 – Legendary Tin Foil Hat Drop

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:08:34 GMT

Jocelyn is traveling for BlizzCon, so Beau from CORE and Good, Bad or Bullshit joins Ryan to predict all things BlizzCon! We start off the show with our safe bets and conclude with the wacky long shots, fueled by our impressive legendary tinfoil hats. The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/TheGamersInn! If […]

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TGI 243 – Burning the Civilization Oil

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:24:36 GMT

Jocelyn stayed up way too late playing Civilization VI, while Ryan has only just started to scratch the surface. That being said, we have plenty of strategy talk for Civ VI, and more Battlefield I impressions now that it’s officially launched. Finally, we close out what we’re playing with Ryan’s time with Thumper. Our topic this […]

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October 2016 Patron Hangout

Tue, 25 Oct 2016 01:55:29 GMT

Jim and Val join us on our Patron Hangout to talk about the Nintendo Switch and Red Dead Redemption 2. There’s a lot of Nintendo talk, and it’s mostly positive! Well done Nintendo! Our next Patron Hangout is on November 17th at 8 PM EST (every third Thursday of the month). Mark your calendars! It’s that time of year […]

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TGI 242 – Civilized Canucks

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 02:36:26 GMT

Jocelyn is feeling better and has returned to the show with a tale retelling the battle of the AI’s. Civilization VI was holding a free for all between 8 AIs on Twitch and it’s got her stoked for the launch of the game this week. Ryan went back in time to dabble in WWI through […]

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TGI 241 – The Evil Gamecube

Sat, 15 Oct 2016 14:41:09 GMT

Halloween quickly approaches, and with Jocelyn out this week sick, Ryan brings in Kristen Ashton of Heroes Forge fame to talk about all the SPOOKY games she’s played over the years. From Silent Hill to Outlast, prepare to be scared (to play these games). In our topic we continue our topic of terror with Overwatch’s […]

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TGI 240 – Super Keener

Sat, 08 Oct 2016 21:36:47 GMT

Ryan returns to chat about his co-op time in The Division, as well as his recent dinging in WoW at 110. Jocelyn revisits a favourite in the Sims series with Sims 3 while we discuss how terrible Sims 4 is. In the news we talk a bit about Heroes of the Storm Brawl mode and […]

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TGI 239 – Putting the Sports in eSports

Sat, 01 Oct 2016 19:24:46 GMT

Ryan is away this week for work, so Jocelyn was joined by returning guest Patrick aka OctanePro to talk about the 76ers buying Team Dignitas! There’s also a little Warcraft and Overwatch talk in there too 😉 Enjoy! The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/TheGamersInn! If you enjoy our video game fueled banter […]

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September 2016 Patron Hangout

Sun, 25 Sep 2016 15:58:18 GMT

Jim, Ventigo, Josh, and RAMATHORN join in on the Patron Hangout to talk about what they’re playing lately. Thank you to the Patrons for bringing this extra monthly show to all our Gamers’ Inn fans. If you’d like to join us on our next Patreon Hangout, head on over to Patreon.com/TheGamersInn and join in on the fun! […]

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TGI 238 – Impressionies of Destinies

Thu, 22 Sep 2016 23:53:02 GMT

Rise of Iron is here and we’ve got first impressions ready for the show! Ryan has become an Iron Lord and has tales to share about the slaying of the Fallen infected by the dreaded robot zombie virus. Jocelyn has ventured away from Blizzard to a derelict space station in Event[0]. We wrap up What […]

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TGI 237 – BioShock Reshoveled

Sat, 17 Sep 2016 03:19:26 GMT

We’ve gone back in time! The Gamers’ Inn was recorded on a Friday and we’re talking about Bioshock? Don’t worry, there isn’t a problem with the feed, we just delayed the show a few days so we could give impressions on the BioShock Remastered Collection. But before that, we chat more Legion and Ryan’s latest […]

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TGI 236 – Ketchup Mechanics

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:54:44 GMT

Ryan has returned from his vacation in PEI to talk about his evening with Legion. We’ve got updated impressions on professions, demon hunters, the companion app, and MORE! Ryan has also gone back in time to check out WWI with the Battlefield I open beta. In the news we go over the recent PlayStation Pro […]

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TGI 235 – All Paths Lead to Warcraft

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 14:33:09 GMT

Garrett fills in for Ryan this week so he and Joce go over their first impressions of World of Warcraft: Legion. The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/TheGamersInn! If you enjoy our video game fueled banter and would like to support the show, join your fellow gamers as a Patron! Have a question or […]

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TGI 234 – Legions of Summer Games Boxes

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:54:05 GMT

Jocelyn returns from her DreamHack Montreal trip to share stories of Hearthstone tournament admins and computers as far as the eye can see. We also touch on our recent experience in the new Hearthstone adventure, as well as Legion’s pre-expansion content. We close the show with Ryan’s trip down money hole lane with buying Summer […]

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August 2016 Patreon Hangout

Mon, 22 Aug 2016 00:48:29 GMT

On this hangout we’re joined by Vent and Jimmy the Shovel to discuss No Man’s Sky, Hearthstone adventures, and more! Thank you to the Patrons for bringing this extra monthly show to all our Gamers’ Inn fans. If you’d like to join us on our next Patreon Hangout, head on over to Patreon.com/TheGamersInn and join in on […]

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TGI 233 – Space Pirates Stole My Pants

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:41:29 GMT

While Jocelyn is heading back from DreamHack Montreal, Ryan is joined by Jon Jagger of CORE and Azeroth Roundtable fame! More No Man’s Sky is up for discussion as Jon has been exploring on PC and Ryan continues his space adventures on PS4. After that we talk about all the Blizzard things, followed by more […]

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TGI 232 – No Demon’s Sky

Sat, 13 Aug 2016 15:03:15 GMT

Demon Hunters have invaded the World of Warcraft and both inn keepers are here to spoil all the Legiony goodness! But before all that, Ryan shares his thoughts on No Man’s Sky. Seriously though, beware of SPOILERS in the later portion of the show! We do discuss all the epic shenanigans from Legion’s new pre-expansion […]

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TGI 230 – LIVE at CreateCon

Tue, 09 Aug 2016 18:28:31 GMT

Recorded LIVE on July 30th in Orlando, Florida at Amove TV’s CreateCon! Jocelyn is joined by Garrett, Kyle, Dills, Tom, and the listeners in this special episode of The Gamers’ Inn. Note: There was a computer malfunction at the start of the show that lost about 20 minutes of audio. Consider it a special treat […]

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TGI 231 – We Primal Few

Sat, 06 Aug 2016 14:07:37 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from CreateCon to talk about her adventures in Orlando, but before that we talk about video games! Both inn keepers stepped into the Early Access world of We Happy Few. While Joce enjoyed it, Ryan has some reservations about the game. Also, Ryan went back in time to talk about Far Cry […]

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TGI 229 – I Don’t Want a Wiggle Machine

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 21:23:23 GMT

Beau Schwartz of CORE, The Exclamation Mark, and Good, Bad or Bull joins the show to talk about Heroes of the Storm and other distractions from Heroes. But mainly Heroes! Ryan chats a bit more about DOOM and Overwatch before shifting to our Topic of the Week which is the recent rumours about the Nintendo NX. […]

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July 2016 Patreon Hangout

Sat, 23 Jul 2016 18:32:00 GMT

On our July Patreon Hangout we start the show off with a discussion of new reward levels we’re thinking about. They’re detailed below, but if you have any thoughts, please send them to us at info@gamersinnpodcast.com! The new reward levels will go live when we feel listeners have had a chance to offer their feedback. $7 or […]

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TGI 228 – Honey I Shrunk The NES

Sat, 23 Jul 2016 17:42:28 GMT

How do the innkeepers feel about a miniature NES with 30 games included? Find out in the later half of this longer than expected Gamers’ Inn! But first, what we’re playing: Joce is all in on the WoW pre-Legion patch and the new Overwatch hero Ana. Ryan is out catching Pokemon and solving computer issues […]

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TGI 227 – Home on the Pokemon Range

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:13:31 GMT

We have more Pokemon GO on the brain, even though Ryan still hasn’t sidestepped the fact that the app isn’t available in Canada yet. Other games we’re playing include Red Dead Redemption, Doom, Starcraft, Overwatch, and MORE! We may be in the summer drought of games, but there’s plenty to keep busy with. The Gamers’ […]

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TGI 226 – Let’s All Go To The Pokemon

Thu, 07 Jul 2016 21:20:35 GMT

During the day, before the show, Pokemon GO went live in Australia and New Zealand. That led Jocelyn and Matt on an adventure to get the app installed on their Android powered phone. So clearly, the first segment of the show is dominated by capturing and evolving Pokemon. After some PokeFun we move on to […]

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TGI 225 – Donut of Fun Hangout

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 03:51:25 GMT

We’ve got a bit of a hybrid episode for you of The Gamers’ Inn this week! With Canada Day long weekend on the horizon, we combined a regular TGI with a Patreon Hangout to form the ultimate holiday weekend podcast. Really do need to watch that new Voltron series on Netflix… Any ways, the innkeepers […]

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TGI 224 – Trials of the Toxic League

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 14:32:36 GMT

Geoff Webber (or better known to TGI fans as Ventigo) returns to the show to chat about Starbound Dead by Daylight with Ryan. E3 leftovers are in full swing as Ryan has been enjoying/hating Trials of the Blood Dragon. Also, the worst of the worst bubble to the top in Ryan’s Hero League placement experience. […]

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TGI 223 – E3 2016: Greatest Hits

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 18:47:22 GMT

The time has come everyone! E3 has come and is almost over, so here’s a Greatest Hits podcast from The Gamers’ Inn to give you our highlights from the big event. From Most Impressive to Most Anticipated, we have all our favourite to chat about. We would also love to hear what your favourite announcement […]

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TGI + E3 2016: Nintendo

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 19:09:08 GMT

Finally, the moment we’ve been waiting for: the unveiling of the next Legend of Zelda! Nintendo started off their Treehouse Live stream with a new trailer for what is now known as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. After that exciting tidbit they roll into some Pokemon… As we’re not HUGE fans of […]

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TGI + E3 2016: PlayStation

Tue, 14 Jun 2016 15:24:50 GMT

TGI + E3 2016 continues with the PlayStation press conference! While Joce is away Garrett from Amove TV joins Ryan to cover all things Sony. An updated look at Horizon and some great surprises await Sony fans from this media briefing. Get EXCITED! 😀 The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/TheGamersInn! If […]

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TGI + E3 2016: Xbox

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 19:42:14 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan kick off TGI + E3 with the Microsoft press conference! Learn what Microsoft has in store for the Xbox One and Windows 10 in the near future: Gears of War 4, Halo Wars 2, Sea of Thieves, Recore, some new surprises, and a few hardware teases all await you on this TGI + […]

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TGI 222 – Random Robot Armour

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 01:57:34 GMT

Twas the week before E3, and all through the games press, leaks were springing, from every single publisher… That’s right! E3 starts in just a few days and we have news from across the board of new releases, delays, remasters, and sequels. Strap in folks! A gamer’s Christmas in June begins shortly! 😀 As for […]

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TGI 221 – Tore Bjorn Toblerone

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 20:56:33 GMT

Overwatch is still on our minds, but it’s not all sunshine and rainbows after a less than stellar custom game filled evening. Ryan jumped back into Witcher 3 for the Wine and Blood expansion, while Joce went back in time to enjoy Fable Anniversary. Speaking of Fable, for our topic of the week we take […]

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TGI 220 – Beep Boop Beep You’re All Dead

Sun, 29 May 2016 20:14:29 GMT

Overwatch is out and we have plenty to talk about when it comes to Blizzard’s first new IP in quite some time. We also go over some odds and ends in the news section with the Pokemon GO US field test, a Battleborn price cut, and what to expect from Overwatch’s first post-launch update. Happy […]

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May 2016 Patreon Hangout

Sun, 22 May 2016 14:50:49 GMT

Welcome to our monthly Patron Hangout, brought to you by, the Patrons of The Gamers’ Inn! Janice and Ventigo join the call to chat about E3, Uncharted 4, Fable, and Dark Souls III. Which game should Ryan play next? Will it be Dark Souls III? What do you think of our plans to cover E3? […]

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TGI 219 – Let’s All Go To The Video Game Movies!

Sat, 21 May 2016 19:00:41 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we have more Uncharted 4 to chat about as Joce and Ryan shoot, swing, and slide toward to conclusion to the Nathan Drake story. Other than that they have some Warcraft stuff to talk about, both in game and in theatres! Speaking of video game movies, that’s our topic, […]

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TGI 218 – Uncharted Battlefields

Sun, 15 May 2016 13:50:03 GMT

Uncharted 4 is here and no amount of technical difficulties is going to keep Joce and Ryan from sharing their thoughts! Also in the news we chat about the Battlefield I reveal in relation to Call of Duty’s trip into space. Oh! And Civilization VI got announced. What a fun week! Note: We’ve had a […]

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TGI 217 – Born to Battle the Overwatch

Mon, 09 May 2016 23:08:57 GMT

It’s been a busy week for the Innkeepers, so we dip into familiar territory with some Overwatch chat thanks to the open beta and the latest episode of Joce vs the World. Before getting to the news we go into Battleborn, a new game released this week that we had a chance to play in […]

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April 2016 Patreon Hangout

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 18:15:53 GMT

Welcome to another Patreon Hangout where we were joined by Ventigo, JimmyTheShovel, and of course the chat room discuss a whole range of topics. From more Hearthstone chatter to a great discussion on getting into streaming. This is a hangout not to be missed! Did you hear about Innside the Game? We launched a beta […]

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TGI 216 – Purple and Tentacles Everywhere

Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:56:48 GMT

The Old Gods are here and they are a whispering! But before that Ryan has a bit more to chat about on the subject of Stories. What’s your favourite Old Gods deck so far? Enjoying Standard? For our topic we cover all the breaking Nintendo news, including the delay of Zelda to 2017 and NX officially […]

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Inside the Game – Quantum Break

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:50:56 GMT

Welcome to our beta episode of Innside the Game, a spin off podcast where Jocelyn and Ryan talk about one game. On our inaugural episode we take a deep time dive into Quantum Break on Xbox One to discuss story, gameplay, the TV episodes, and much more! If you enjoy our game specific discussions on The […]

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TGI 215 – Dangerous Leaks in VR

Thu, 21 Apr 2016 20:40:29 GMT

You asked us whether we would discuss Dark Souls 3, so this week we get as close as we can with Joce’s impressions on the game by watching Matt play. Also Ryan delves into Stories and talks about a very unique mechanic used that really gives meaning to the name of the game. Finally Joce […]

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TGI 214 – What Does The Fox Play?

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:57:05 GMT

It’s a grab bag week with Quantum Break taking up a majority of the innkeepers game time, but we’re saving that discussion for our Innside the Game Beta. What we did talk about includes the first pack of Nova Covert Ops, Ratchet & Clank, Stories: The Path of Destinies, and the super Japanese Sailor Moon Drops. We […]

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TGI 213 – Throw Time In Front Of It!

Thu, 07 Apr 2016 20:41:55 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan have been in the habit of breaking time with the new game Quantum Break on Xbox One. Ryan has also been experimenting with Nintendo’s first smart phone app Miitomo, while Joce gave the Sims 4 another shot. While What We’re Playing lacked Blizzard titles, our topic of the week and listener feedback […]

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TGI 212 – Beta Butt Botch

Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:19:27 GMT

Jocelyn returns this week to give her opinions on Pony Island, while Ryan has FINALLY finished The Witcher 3. Alongside announcing the Amove TV convention CreateCon, Joce and Ryan weigh in on the recent decision by Blizzard to remove one of Tracer’s victory poses in what the internet is referring to as “Buttgate”. The Gamers’ […]

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TGI 211 – Trotting Through Pony Island

Thu, 24 Mar 2016 18:41:28 GMT

Long time Game Night contributor Ventigo (also known as Geoff) joins Ryan to talk about his time in The Division. While Vent has been saving New York, Ryan ventured off into Pony Island. For our topic discussion we take a look at a recent rumour that Sony may be developing a PlayStation 4.5 that is […]

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March 2016 Patreon Hangout

Tue, 22 Mar 2016 16:14:04 GMT

Where did March go? Jocelyn and Ryan are joined by the Patrons of The Gamers’ Inn to find out on this month’s hangout! Jim joins the call to talk about Stardew Valley and Justin brings a few questions that inspire more Twilight Princess chat. This month we tried something new: Instead of Skype we used […]

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TGI 210 – Curmudgeon: The VR Experience

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 02:40:05 GMT

Ryan returns from Montreal to talk about his return to the world of The Witcher 3. Combined with his time in Twilight Princess HD, Jocelyn and Ryan spend some time chatting about Zelda for Wii U. Finally for what we’re playing, Joce explores more yarn in Yoshi’s Wooly World and speeds from 1 to 20 in […]

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TGI 209 – Farming by Twilight

Sun, 13 Mar 2016 01:41:02 GMT

Ryan is away this week on birthday adventures, so Jim “Jimmy The Shovel” Wisinski joins Jocelyn this week! Joce is revisiting the world of Twilight Princess while Jim went farming in Stardew Valley. Jim has also been dipping back into the Pokemon catalogue with Pokemon Diamond. The Gamers’ Inn is supported by the Patrons over at […]

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TGI 208 – Primal City Building

Thu, 03 Mar 2016 23:50:54 GMT

Ryan builds his dream city on top of the ruins of Sim City with Cities Skylines. Jocelyn goes Primal in the new Far Cry game. Finally, Ryan travels back in time to try out the Virtual Console debut of the original Pokemon games on 3DS. While news was light this week, we did have some […]

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February 2016 Patreon Hangout

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:53:16 GMT

The most burning question on everyone’s mind is finally answered: “Mario or Luigi?”. Special thanks to Geeklet for the awesome question! 😀 As we mentioned in our January Patreon Hangout, The Gamers’ Inn will be taking our Patreon campaign to a weekly model instead of a monthly one. Along with this change, we are completely revamping our milestones […]

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TGI 207 – TellTale Bores Michonne

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 19:41:54 GMT

Ryan goes back to TellTale’s version of The Walking Dead and is not impressed with Michonne’s first outing in her new mini-series. Jocelyn revisits South Park and feels at home with the hilarious Stick of Truth. After some debate about Nintendo’s pricing and content division strategy for Fire Emblem Fates the innkeepers dive into the […]

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TGI 206 – Who Watches the Firewatch

Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:59:12 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan delve deep into spoiler territory on Firewatch, and both had very different opinions on the game. If you’re interested in playing the game you may want to skip the first half of the show. Continuing on with the Firewatch theme though, in our topic of the week we take a look at […]

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TGI 205 – XCOM Strategy Unraveling

Thu, 11 Feb 2016 01:38:49 GMT

A sleep deprived Ryan returns to tell tales of his epic defence of Earth against the ADVENT in XCOM 2. Jocelyn took Yarny for a quick spin in Unravel and completed her time in Hyrule Legends. A certain beta returns and Jocelyn has hands on experience with all the new features, which we detail in […]

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TGI 204 – Bro, Do You Even Puzzle?

Thu, 04 Feb 2016 02:12:30 GMT

Ryan returns to the Inn to join Jocelyn in her frustrations with The Witness. The line puzzle game has it’s talons in deep and they’ve got things to say about the puzzles, the story, and the difficulty. Our topic this week focused on the new players perspective of the upcoming Hearthstone changes. Looking for a […]

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January 2016 Patreon Hangout

Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:02:59 GMT

At the start of the Patreon Hangout we took some time to discuss some upcoming changes for The Gamers’ Inn Patreon. First off, in March we’re planning on taking the Patreon to a weekly format. This will better reflect the way we’ve been delivering content for the past 4 years. Second, we’ll be adding some […]

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TGI 203 – James Goes Dark

Sat, 30 Jan 2016 19:41:20 GMT

Ryan is out this week, celebrating the birth of his happy, healthy son Kayden! Returning guest James Bartholomeou joins Jocelyn to talk Darkest Dungeon, The Witness, and Dragon’s Dogma. Also on tap this week, do you still MMO?

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TGI 202 – Space is Filled With Bad Guys

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:05:23 GMT

Even though the video game industry is still hibernating, the Gamers’ Inn is here to talk about old favourites! Ryan played, in his opinion, too much Metal Gear Solid V and a little bit of Star Wars Battlefront. Jocelyn on the other hand visited her favourite MOBA’s with Heroes of the Storm and Smite (more […]

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TGI 201 – Real Fake Crime Story

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 22:14:36 GMT

In a post 200 episode world Jocelyn has completed Rise of the Tomb Raider and then ventured into the Wastelands of Fallout 4 to join Ryan. Alongside obsessing over the safety of the Commonwealth, Ryan caught the True Crime bug and played Her Story. Also Metal Gear Solid V, because it’s not like he’s expecting […]

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TGI 200 – Bit of the Blops

Thu, 07 Jan 2016 23:42:39 GMT

EPISODE 200! We made it everyone! Crazy to think it’s been four years, but we’ll get to the reminiscing later. We have games to talk about! Jocelyn is in deep with Rise of the Tomb Raider on Xbox One while Ryan revisits the wastelands of the Commonwealth in Fallout 4. Also there’s a bit of […]

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TGI 199 – GOTY 2015 Special

Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:04:50 GMT

In our final episode of 2015 we go over our favourite games from the last year. What impressed us? What surprised us? And best of all, what did we each choose as our Game of the Year. All that and much more on this extra long episode of The Gamers’ Inn. See you all in […]

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December 2015 Patreon Hangout

Wed, 30 Dec 2015 16:12:45 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan took questions from Patrons and the chat for our December Hangout. He had a blast and hope you did too! Special thanks to Josh and Val for calling into the show. 🙂 If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron you can submit questions for […]

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TGI 198 – Merry Winter Veil

Sat, 19 Dec 2015 20:13:00 GMT

Merry Winter Veil to all, and to all a discounted Heroes of the Storm bundle! Jocelyn returns to join Ryan for a very festive episode of the Gamers’ Inn. Ryan is back in the Destiny saddle talking about the December update that includes Sparrow Racing! Joce keeps going strong in JoRY2Legend and continues down the […]

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TGI 197 – Do the KOTOR

Sun, 13 Dec 2015 16:02:04 GMT

Josh returns to the inn to help Ryan talk about video games and news in the industry from the last week. Ryan is all back into Dragon Age Inquisition with his quest to complete all the DLC and close the book on an excellent game. Josh found a new coat of paint for KOTOR and has […]

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TGI 196 – Island of Animatronic Rejects

Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:18:30 GMT

Jocelyn makes her return to The Gamers’ Inn after her whirlwind move to Ontario. But that hasn’t stopped her from playing some great games! Legacy of the Void is a must play as both Jocelyn and Ryan are enjoying their time as the Protoss (FINALLY). Also Jocelyn launched a new Hearthstone series with Jury called […]

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November 2015 Patreon Hangout

Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:11:00 GMT

Ryan took questions from Patrons and the chat for our November Hangout. He had a blast and hope you did too! If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron you can submit questions for our Hangouts and even join us for Game Night each week! Our next Patron […]

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TGI 195 – The Shoppers’ Inn

Thu, 26 Nov 2015 15:59:22 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving American friends! This week Jocelyn is out, busy with moving preparation, but Ryan is joined by the brother and sister duo: Josh and Lizzy! Ryan describes his addiction to Rise of the Tomb Raider and Josh needs more StimPaks as he wanders the Wasteland in Fallout 4. Lizzy busily prepares for The Force […]

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TGI 194 – These Ain’t Your WoW Paladins

Sat, 21 Nov 2015 01:27:11 GMT

Ryan is joined by special guests Lindsey and Jimmy to chat about Fallout 4, Black Ops III, and Paladins! That’s right, we have more Fallout 4 chat for you. It’s a big game, and always fun to get new perspectives on the title. Lindsey and Ryan commiserate about being surprised by many a Super Mutant […]

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TGI 193 – A Blizzard of Games

Thu, 12 Nov 2015 21:14:52 GMT

Jocelyn returns from BlizzCon to find The Gamers’ Inn in one piece and a whole bunch of Blizzard games to talk about. All our favourite announcements from BlizzCon on Hearthstone, WoW, Overwatch, Heroes, and Starcraft II. Oh, and let’s not forget the Warcraft movie trailer! When we aren’t talking about announcements, we’re sharing our first impressions on Legacy […]

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TGI 192 – BlizzCon Preppin

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 04:54:00 GMT

BlizzCon is this weekend! Whoo! But that means Jocelyn is currently in LA getting ready for the big show, so Ryan is joined by Beau from CORE to predict all things BlizzCon. Before all that though, Ryan shares his recent 4:30 AM experience with Heroes of the Storm. What do you think about our predictions? […]

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October 2015 Patreon Hangout

Sat, 31 Oct 2015 13:12:10 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan took questions from Patrons and the chat for our October Hangout. We had a blast and hope you did too! If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron you can submit questions for our Hangouts and even join us for Game Night each week! […]

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TGI 191 – Overwatched

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 19:57:10 GMT

Overwatch is all the rage on the internet thanks to the launch of the beta, but more on that later! First up Ryan, Jocelyn, and returning guest Janice discuss their time with Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. Ryan also got some time in with Halo 5, so we get some first impressions of campaign and multiplayer (but […]

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TGI 190 – Life is a Giant Tornado

Thu, 22 Oct 2015 01:49:34 GMT

Ryan returns from his trip to New Hampshire to share a tale of liquor laws, Boston tourism, and Minecraft Story Mode on iPad. For more on his trip be sure to subscribe to Sleeping With The Elephant, it will be discussed in detail on the next episode. Keeping his promise from last week Ryan also […]

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TGI 189 – Beginner’s Guide to Remasters

Thu, 15 Oct 2015 01:02:33 GMT

Ryan is stuck in the past playing old games remastered for current hardware. It’s mostly thanks to the excellent Uncharted Collection on PS4 (which you should totally go read his review). Alongside more Uncharted he played a bunch of Halo in Master Chief Collection and some Tomb Raider Definitive Edition. Jocelyn played the Beginner’s Guide, […]

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TGI 188 – Touching Titans

Thu, 08 Oct 2015 15:36:19 GMT

This week on Gamers’ Inn we have more Destiny talk, this time from the perspective of a new buyer as Jocelyn now owns the Taken King! On that note, you should join the Amove Group for Destiny. Also Ryan has been playing a whole bunch of Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection (review coming soon, so […]

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TGI 187 – Hunt the Handhelds

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 19:16:40 GMT

Are you ready for Halo 5? Ryan is preparing with the Hunt The Truth podcast series and so should you! It’s really good. Jocelyn is enjoying the new Brawl in Hearthstone this week while Ryan gives his weekly Destiny update. Yes, he’s still playing. Check in next week to see if he’s STILL playing! For […]

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September 2015 Patron Hangout

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 22:49:50 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan took questions from Patrons and the chat for our September Hangout. We had a blast and hope you did too! If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron you can submit questions for our Hangouts and even join us for Game Night each week! […]

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TGI 186 – Our Destiny To Play All The Games

Thu, 24 Sep 2015 01:18:17 GMT

Don’t you worry, this is a new Gamers’ Inn, even though we’re all super excited about Destiny again. 🙂 Also we have a special guest joining us this week: Janice Edwards! She joins us as a backer of the Alpha Geek Radio IndieGoGo campaign. Be sure to follow @Ldydthstrk on Twitter and Ldy50 on Twitch. Thanks […]

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TGI 185 – Until Dawn Spoilercast

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 18:20:12 GMT

Boo! Whoops, sorry. That’s the only jump scare you’ll get in this episode as we’re spoiling as much as we can of Until Dawn! Both Jocelyn and Ryan have completed the game, so they’ve gathered on this spooky eve to discuss story, gameplay, characters, enemies, choices, OH MY! What’s that? You haven’t played Until Dawn […]

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TGI 184 – amiibo Jump Scare

Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:37:50 GMT

The show starts off with a confession made by Ryan, he has a problem… And that problem is amiibo. Mainly his inability to not buy them all on Friday, although the chat room didn’t help very much on that front. Moving on though, Jocelyn got scared in Until Dawn while Ryan has completed the game. […]

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TGI 183 – Making Mario Levels Until Dawn

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 03:38:30 GMT

It’s a jam packed episode that starts with a bang as Jocelyn launches her personal Patreon over at patreon.com/JocePlays. If you enjoy her solo content, be sure to go show her some support! Jocelyn chats about her regulars with Hearthstone and Rocket League, while Ryan had two big titles to chat about. First up is Until […]

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August 2015 Patron Hangout

Sun, 30 Aug 2015 18:00:58 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan took questions from Patrons and the chat for our August Hangout. Special thanks goes to SparkysShocker for calling in and hanging out on the call with us. We had a blast and hope you did too! If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron […]

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TGI 182 – Mature Content for Reasons

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 18:08:47 GMT

What was expected to be a shorter show quickly got out of hand with talk of a few board games, Hearthstone and the launch of YouTube Gaming. Jocelyn recaps her weekend of board games with Boss Monster 2 and The Princess Bride. She also revisited ARK with James in a dual stream, which featured senseless […]

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TGI 181 – Terrible Time To Take A Photo

Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:50:14 GMT

This week we’re joined by special guest Val to spoil all the things in Episode 4 of Life is Strange. But before we get down to spoilers, Ryan shares his final thoughts on Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture and compares it to Vanishing of Ethan Carter (mainly the fact that the later has a REAL […]

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TGI 180 – Replaying Rare

Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:50:50 GMT

Gamers’ Inn proper returns after our live Nerdtacular episode and Ryan stuck on a plane next to a 7 month old. The Xbox One gets a healthy dose of nostalgia with Rare Replay, with 30 classic Rare games from the last 30 years. It’s probably the best compilation game Ryan has ever played! Ryan also […]

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TGI 179 – GenConTacular!

Sun, 09 Aug 2015 17:00:24 GMT

Jocelyn is joined this week by returning guest Matt Kearney where they discuss a little of this Con and a little of that Con! GenCon, GamesCom, and Nerdtacular are all on the docket. Mostly a table top game episode, but Joce goes down the rabbit hole about Hearthstone Ladder and WoW sub numbers. Enjoy!

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July 2015 Patron Hangout

Sat, 08 Aug 2015 17:00:22 GMT

Only a few short weeks before Nerdtacular, Jocelyn and Ryan took questions from Patrons and the chat for our July Hangout. We had a blast and hope you did too! If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron you can submit questions for our Hangouts and […]

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TGI 178 – LIVE from Nerdtacular 2015

Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:43:13 GMT

LIVE from Snowbird Resort in Utah, Jocelyn and Ryan talk about video games with friends and fans! This episode was a lot of fun and we both had a blast. For all those that made it to Nerdtacular 2015, thank you for coming to the panel, saying hello, and just generally being awesome. 😀 Note: […]

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TGI 177 – Hearthing To Nintendo

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:36:11 GMT

We’ve got a jam packed episode before the big LIVE edition of Gamers’ Inn at Nerdtacular. First up, how can we not talk about the hot off the presses Hearthstone announcement: The Grand Tournament. For other games we’ve been playing we finally recap our Ark adventures and of course more love for Rocket League. Our […]

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TGI 176 – Welcome to Rocket League

Sat, 18 Jul 2015 02:54:34 GMT

First rule about Rocket League? You tell everyone about Rocket League! Second rule about Rocket League? Have a crazy amount of fun! Jocelyn played this insane game on PlayStation 4 which is free to all PlayStation Plus subscribers. It’s basically an arena soccer game played with cars, super cool. Ryan wrapped up Batman Arkham Knight […]

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TGI 175 – Tied Down by Batman

Sat, 11 Jul 2015 16:12:49 GMT

Batman has now invaded both of the inn keepers lives as Joce boots the game up on PS4 and Ryan is consumed by Riddler challenges. In between crushing Riddler’s hopes and dreams, Ryan also played Poly Bridge, a cool bridge simulating game. Ryan Plays Poly Bridge Our topic this week was inspired by the internet’s […]

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TGI 174 – Marketing Power of Water

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:57:14 GMT

Happy Canada Day! As most of you know, both Jocelyn and Ryan are Canadian so they recorded this rendition of Gamers’ Inn a little earlier on Wednesday since they both had the day off. They started the show talking about Scott Johnson‘s new Kickstarter for the MyExtraLife.com collection. If you’re interested in seeing the reason […]

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June 2015 Patreon Hangout

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 16:55:45 GMT

Our June Patreon Hangout was a lot of fun! Chat room had a lot of questions about Hearthstone and WoW (naturally) but Ryan would often move us on to other topics like E3 and dinosaurs. If you would like to become a Patreon of The Gamers’ Inn, visit patreon.com/TheGamersInn. As a Patron you can submit […]

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Mayish 2015 Patreon Hangout

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:55:43 GMT

Our Mayish Patreon Hangout actually took place in June due to a scheduling issue, but it also debuts at our new time and day for Hangouts! From now on Patreon Hangouts will take place on the third Thursday of each month at 7 PM EST. That’s one hour before Game Night! Think of Thursdays as […]

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Episode 173 – Batman Arkham Good Night

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 14:49:26 GMT

We’re on the Nerdtacular 2015 schedule! Hope to see you in Utah at the end of July! Also Jocelyn played The Witcher 3 on PS4 and Ryan played Batman Arkham Knight on PC (more on that later). Our topic focuses on the new Batman game and how it’s being received on PC. Note: Shortly after […]

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Episode 172 – All The Things From E3

Sat, 20 Jun 2015 17:43:48 GMT

After a few crazy days of E3 press conference coverage with James and Josh, Ryan is joined by Jocelyn for a Gamers’ Inn proper to recap ALL of E3. We cover the best of the best from Bethesda, Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Sony, Nintendo, Square Enix and Blizzard! It’s an exciting time to be a gamer!

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E3 2015: Square Enix Press Conference

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:33:09 GMT

Ryan is joined by guest James @iyagovos Bartholomeou to watch and chat over the Square Enix E3 2015 press conference. This is just our audio, so if you’re looking for the actual press conference to watch alongside, you’ll find that here.

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E3 2015: Nintendo Press Conference

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:32:36 GMT

Ryan is joined by guest James @iyagovos Bartholomeou to watch and chat over the Nintendo E3 2015 press conference. This is just our audio, so if you’re looking for the actual press conference to watch alongside, you’ll find that here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPDPSezEkcY

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E3 2015: Sony Press Conference

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:48:53 GMT

Ryan is joined by guest Josh @The_JDC Cook to watch and chat over the Sony E3 2015 press conference. This is just our audio, so if you’re looking for the actual press conference to watch alongside, you’ll find that here.

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E3 2015: Ubisoft Press Conference

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 23:12:53 GMT

Ryan is joined by guest James @iyagovos Bartholomeou to watch and chat over the Ubisoft E3 2015 press conference. This is just our audio, so if you’re looking for the actual press conference to watch alongside, you’ll find that here.

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E3 2015: EA Press Conference

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 20:57:59 GMT

Ryan is joined by guest James @iyagovos Bartholomeou to watch and chat over the EA E3 2015 press conference. This is just our audio, so if you’re looking for the actual press conference to watch alongside, you’ll find that here.

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E3 2015: Microsoft Press Conference

Tue, 16 Jun 2015 19:41:15 GMT

E3 2015 may have been kicked off by Bethesda the night before, but the Microsoft press conference at 12:30 PM EST is the real beginnings. Ryan is joined by guest James @iyagovos Bartholomeou to watch and chat over the Microsoft E3 2015 press conference. This is just our audio, so if you’re looking for the […]

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Gamers’ Inn E3 Plans

Mon, 15 Jun 2015 00:05:18 GMT

Hey all, Ryan here with details on The Gamers’ Inn E3 plan. Monday and Tuesday are the big conference days so over on twitch.tv/TheGamersInn, Ryan will be joined by James to live comment. Join the chat to get in on the fun! Then on Wednesday, we have The Gamers’ Inn proper at our new time on […]

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Episode 171 – Duck Hunt Gun Hands

Sat, 06 Jun 2015 15:25:29 GMT

This week on Gamers’ Inn Ryan shares more on The Witcher 3, which Jocelyn picked up on the PS4. More Splatoon talk with amiibo impressions and discussing Nintendo’s content plan. They appear to be keeping the details of their plan behind curtains while promising a summer full of content updates. What do you think about […]

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Episode 170 – Helldive Into Gaming

Sat, 30 May 2015 14:19:36 GMT

After a whirlwind week The Gamers’ Inn returns with all the gaming you can handle, prepare to Helldive! First up, Jocelyn is still having a blast with Heroes of the Storm, but brings up one unfortunate truth about the Open Beta. Next, Ryan wraps up his coverage of Splatoon after posting his review. He really […]

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Episode 169 – Time Travel Angst

Sun, 24 May 2015 02:29:56 GMT

This week we’re joined by the awesome French Canadian, Val! She recently picked up a PS4 and shares what it’s like to go from Dragon Age: Inquisition on Xbox 360 to the next generation. This is the first time at the inn where we’ve heard first hand what it’s like to experience cross generation games, […]

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Episode 168 – Assassin’s Apology

Sat, 16 May 2015 15:14:54 GMT

Welcome back to the Inn everyone, don’t mind the mess though, we have the cleaners on their way to take care of all this ink… First up, Ryan concludes his thoughts on The Order: 1886 after finishing it before Jocelyn. That being said, Joce has an updated experience with the game to share, tied into a listener […]

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Episode 167 – Nintendo Goes Universal

Tue, 12 May 2015 01:55:47 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn, Ryan travels back to 1886 and Jocelyn finds Fat Princess on PlayStation Now! Alongside those awesome tidbits, Ryan has more to share on the epic conclusion to hit experience with Game Access and Jocelyn raided Ashran (much blood was spilled). Our topic this week takes a look at Nintendo […]

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April 2015 Patreon Hangout

Wed, 06 May 2015 20:17:26 GMT

Our April Ask Us Anything with your favorite TGI hosts, brought to you by, well, you! Thank you to every one of our patrons for helping us make this happen. We love talking to you guys! No call ins this time, but it was a nice relaxing hang out with those in the chat room. Also […]

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Episode 166 – Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Sat, 02 May 2015 15:36:46 GMT

It’s a jam packed show this week thanks to an update from last week, Heroes of the Dorm on ESPN2 and an email from Val! Before we get into what we’ve been playing we wrap up the paid mods story from last week with the reversal from Valve and Bethesda. Turns out, thanks to customer […]

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Episode 165 – Killing Floor Theatre

Sat, 25 Apr 2015 20:59:49 GMT

Welcome back to the Inn everyone and welcome back to… Loot Crate? That’s right, Jocelyn has fallen prey to Loot Crate once again due to the trigger word “Fantasy”. Also Jocelyn bought a new gaming chair, she will have more details on that front as soon as she’s had a chance to give it a […]

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Episode 164 – Life is Strange for ESO

Tue, 21 Apr 2015 00:49:29 GMT

Elder Scrolls Online returns to the world of The Gamers’ Inn due to it’s free to play transition. We ended up playing for Game Night due to the massive Welcome Back Weekend for the game. How was it to jump back into the world of Tamriel? Find out by listening to the episode! Also keeping […]

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Episode 163 – Affordable Portal 2 Adventures

Mon, 13 Apr 2015 23:31:56 GMT

Gamers’ Inn proper returns with a revisit to the wonderful land of Portal 2 with Community Maps! On Game Night Jocelyn and Ryan raced through a series of Portal 2 Community Maps called 12 Angry Tests. While Ryan raced ahead, it was fun to revisit the game after our Extra Life race last October. You […]

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March 2015 Patreon Hangout

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:04:19 GMT

The first ever Ask Us Anything with your favorite TGI hosts, brought to you by, well, you! Thank you to every one of our patrons for helping us make this happen. We love talking to you guys! Featuring: Manny – What do we look for in games we stream? – What are the biggest lessons […]

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Episode 162 – Yes, We Dare Bloodborne

Wed, 08 Apr 2015 01:26:06 GMT

While last week was all about possibly purchasing Bloodborne, this week is all about PLAYING Bloodborne! Special guest Matt Kearney returns to share his experience with other Souls games and of course Bloodborne. Ryan also took the plunge into this Victorian London looking game and calms the nerves of fellow newcomers to the series. Discussion […]

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Episode 161 – Dare We Bloodborne?

Sat, 28 Mar 2015 03:35:27 GMT

Welcome to a very casual episode of The Gamers’ Inn, we didn’t play a whole lot this week so we just talked about video games in general! First up, Ryan purchased a Toad amiibo and Jocelyn talks about the upcoming TACO tournament. Next up the innkeepers convert What We’ve Been Playing to What We’re Thinking […]

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Episode 160 – I Got The Goop In My Boots

Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:00:42 GMT

Let’s start off with some positivity shall we? A local gamer in Ryan’s neck of the woods had his 13th birthday on Friday and people all over the world are wishing him a Happy Birthday. Join in on the positivity and show everyone the internet is still an awesome place to be! In other news, […]

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Episode 159 – Lou’s PAX Five

Sat, 14 Mar 2015 16:39:38 GMT

This week we’re joined by special guest Lou “Busy Zombie Lord” Page to chat about all the indie games he saw at PAX East last weekend! Before all that awesomeness though, Lou fills us in on a game he’s reviewing for Indie Love called Tormentum. It’s a point and click adventure featuring very creep art […]

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Episode 158 – Covered In Grey Goo

Sat, 07 Mar 2015 19:53:08 GMT

A show for the ages where we close the book on one chapter of #JoceToLegend and start the next with #JoceVsTurps. Also Ryan went back in time and found a way to rent video games again with a service called Game Access, and it’s Canadian! As for what Ryan has been playing, he shares his […]

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Episode 157 – What Are Ya Playing?

Sat, 28 Feb 2015 16:50:48 GMT

This week featured the listeners in the guest spot as Ryan took calls from the chat room. We had a lively conversation about many games not discussed at the Inn yet, so a huge thank you to all those that participated. We would love to do more of these, so if you enjoy them let […]

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Episode 156 – Order Up!

Tue, 24 Feb 2015 03:17:59 GMT

On a Sunday edition of the Gamers’ Inn Ryan talks about his time travel adventures in Life is Strange while Jocelyn orders up a Playstation 4 exclusive. First up is timey wimey adventure of Life is Strange. You may remember we discussed this game a few episodes back, but this time Ryan has completed the […]

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Episode 155 – DLC is Evolving (MASH B)

Sun, 15 Feb 2015 15:25:49 GMT

It’s been a busy week for the inn keepers, so there’s been limited game time. But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a new Gamers’ Inn for you fine folks! Jocelyn continues to push for legend in Hearthstone, be sure to send her your support with the hashtag #JoceToLegend. Both Ryan and Jocelyn stayed up […]

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Episode 154 – Chalice of What is Happening?

Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:51:00 GMT

We’ve got a jam packed episode for you this week, which is great because Winter is here to stay and a podcast by the fire is the perfect cure! We start off the show with an update on Jocelyn’s quest for Legend in Hearthstone. We played Dungeon Defenders II for Game Night in which we were […]

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Episode 153 – Critical Hits and Critical Misses

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:10:43 GMT

We return to our normal recording day and time to chat about D&D, Jocelyn’s PS4, Dying Light and (surprise, surprise) Blizzard games! First up we recap our first experience in a Warlords of Draenor raid, Highmaul. Next Jocelyn spills the beans on her PS4 purchase and Hearthstone promise to hit Legendary in February (send your […]

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Episode 152 – Don’t Starve With I Am Bread

Sat, 17 Jan 2015 14:11:02 GMT

On a very special Thursday edition of The Gamers’ Inn, Ryan returns to chat about completing the main story content in WoW (spoilers!) and Jocelyn has been surviving on I Am Bread and Don’t Starve. It’s taken a few months but Ryan has finally caught up to Jocelyn in the World of Warcraft, so they […]

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Episode 151 – Q&A, But Mostly SWC

Thu, 15 Jan 2015 02:08:17 GMT

Ryan was away this week for work so Jocelyn took questions from the chat! After a while she was joined by Smite enthusiasts Josh and Jimmy to chat about the Smite World Championships that were on that weekend in Atlanta. We’re back next week with an all new episode from the Inn, so be sure […]

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Episode 150 – 2014 GOTY FTW /cheer

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 00:39:12 GMT

Let’s take a look back at 2014 one last time, shall we? Join Jocelyn and Ryan as they talk about their favourite games from the past year. With over 15 categories be prepared for a grand celebration of the finest (and not so finest) Games of the Year. Categories Surprise Hit Best Story Best Looking […]

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Episode 149b – Third Year Extravaganza (Pt. 2)

Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:59:42 GMT

This is Part 2 of our three year anniversary episode that was recorded on December 19th alongside our fans on the AMove network. We had plenty of guests throughout the episode including Garrett Weinzierl, Josh Cook, Evan Ottaway, Valkreon, Jim, Mike, Paul Swickard, Eric Mahler, David, Nightveil and Devon. Not to mention we had a very lively […]

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Episode 149a – Third Year Extravaganza (Pt. 1)

Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:19:57 GMT

An anniversary so special we had to split it into two parts! We recorded our three year anniversary episode on December 19th alongside our fans on the AMove network. We had plenty of guests throughout the episode including Garrett Weinzierl, Josh Cook, Evan Ottaway, Valkreon, Jim, Mike, Paul Swickard, Eric Mahler, David, Nightveil and Devon. Not […]

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Episode 148 – IRL Night Elves

Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:26:08 GMT

Only a few more episodes remain in 2014, so what games are Ryan and Jocelyn playing? Ones that make them sound like horrible people of course! Ryan has been processing people through the border crossing of Arstotzka again, this time on iPad. Jocelyn is seeking out every Night Elf in Draenor for a PvP quest. On […]

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Episode 147 – Stark Comparison of the Forrestors

Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:20:51 GMT

On a special Sunday edition of The Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn and Ryan spoiler tackle the new Telltale series based on Game of Thrones. Before the spoilers fly though, Jocelyn tells us of her adventures in Ashran world PVP and GvG in the Hearthstone arena. Ryan shares how awesome Dragon Age Inquisition multiplayer is, but how […]

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Episode 146 – Play The Apology

Sat, 29 Nov 2014 18:43:27 GMT

Another week races by as Jocelyn and Ryan try to get some more time in with November’s recent releases! Jocelyn dinged 100 and has been having a blast in the Warlords of Draenor expansion. Ryan shows off his three amigos, I mean amiibo, and fills us all in on Nintendo’s grand plan for these little […]

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Episode 145 – Day One Jankiness

Sat, 22 Nov 2014 19:17:55 GMT

We’ve got a host of new games to chat about this week but first let’s chat about the World of Warcraft! That’s right, we’re still making our way through the world of Draenor, so expect to hear a lot of talk about orcs and garrisons. After that Jocelyn fills us in on her purchase of […]

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Episode 144 – Warlods of BlizzCon

Sun, 16 Nov 2014 17:34:09 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from BlizzCon to fill us all in on the awesome, Overwatch, GvG and lots of other cool stuff! Joce got hands on with the new Blizzard IP Overwatch, and of course had time with the new Hearthstone expansion Gnomes vs Goblins. Both innkeepers have been busy as bees setting up their new […]

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Episode 143 – Happy Scary Games Day!

Sat, 01 Nov 2014 15:28:14 GMT

Welcome to a very spooky edition of The Gamers’ Inn! Before we chat about scary games, we wrap up our Extra Life adventures with talk of Jocelyn’s first foray into Titanfall and the great time she had playing Heroes of the Storm with Scott, Kyle and Garrett. For Game Night (every Thursday at 8 PM […]

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Episode 142 – Planning Session Info Thingy

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 02:49:17 GMT

Welcome to the Extra Life Planning Session Information Thingy… Trademark pending on that one. But before all that fun business Jocelyn and I chat some games! Ryan kept his promise and checked out the Bayonetta 2 demo on Wii U and jumped back into the World of Warcraft (you can view both of those […]

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Episode 141 – It’s Super Japanese

Sat, 11 Oct 2014 02:32:45 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn duo returns proper for the first time in over a month! Ryan chats about the launch of a new companion video series called Preppin the Inn, where he preps for the podcast by playing half hour snippets of games. He played the Wii U exclusive Hyrule Warriors and a much MUCH […]

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Episode 140 – It’s All About That Smite

Sun, 05 Oct 2014 16:24:53 GMT

This week Ryan is joined by Patrick “OctanePro” Jester to chat about ArchAge, Arma mods and yes of course, SMITE! Patrick chats about his livestreaming fun with ArchAge, a new free to play MMO that features beautiful art but very skippable text. Chatting about the Battle Royale Arma III mod leads the two hosts down […]

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Episode 139 – All Blizzard, All the Time

Mon, 29 Sep 2014 22:30:10 GMT

This week Ryan is on his honeymoon, so Jules of Tauren Think Tank filled in! Jocelyn and Jules talk all things Blizzard, including the cancellation of Titan, Raiding in WoW, the Road to BlizzCon EU Hearthstone finals and some Heroes of the Storm. Plus a hint of Smite of course. 😉

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Murphy Wedding Special

Mon, 22 Sep 2014 14:14:13 GMT

On September 20th Ryan got married to his lovely new wife, Ashley. Jocelyn flew all the way from Halifax to be there and the party was epic! This short episode was recorded during the dance portion of the wedding live from Trent University. Super awesome thanks goes to our listeners who make this podcasting thing so […]

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Episode 138 – Destiny & Dungeons & Dragons

Sun, 14 Sep 2014 23:03:50 GMT

These last few weeks have been sort of heavy haven’t they? A lot of EA Access talk then there was Gamers Gate. How about some good old fashioned gaming talk? Jocelyn is making herself at home in Ontario so Ryan invited his good friend Matt to join the show and chat about the recently launched […]

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Episode 137 – Gamer Gate

Sun, 07 Sep 2014 22:45:09 GMT

Ryan is away so this week Jocelyn is joined by James “Iyagovos” Bartholomeou of Indie Love to talk about The Sims 4, some WoW raiding and achievement hunting, as well as what is going on with the whole GamerGate hashtag. Please keep in mind that the episode was recorded Friday, before new information came to […]

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Episode 136 – You Got Link In My Mario Kart!

Sat, 30 Aug 2014 14:08:16 GMT

Josh and Evan from The Any Key Gaming Podcast join Ryan this week to chat about zombies, World of Warcraft and Dragon Age: Inquisition. It’s also a jam packed episode of news, closing off with a firey email defending EA Access. Josh shares his tales of tanking in a WoW raid alongside our trusty heroes […]

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Episode 135 – Free to Preying on Weakness

Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:41:21 GMT

It’s been a busy week for the inn keepers, but Ryan filled his time away from home with Free to Play titles on the iPad. Why would he do such a thing? No one knows! But he fixes the issue live on the show. After checking out Godus on iOS and Dungeon Gems (although he […]

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Episode 134 – Roads Not Taken To GamesCom

Sat, 16 Aug 2014 16:56:05 GMT

Fresh off our Twitch mini-episode the inn keepers return to tell tales of Road Not Take, Shovel Knight and all things GamesCom. Ryan kicks things off with some Shovel Knight talk and scary happenings in the interactive teaser titled P.T.. If you want to spoil the gameplay and teaser trailer at the end for the […]

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Twitch, Stop Your Fidgeting!

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:06:38 GMT

Over the past week Twitch has been having a rough time making some changes to their services. Jocelyn and Ryan break down the initial changes and how they changed with user feedback. Are these changes the cause of a possible Google buyout/fallout or is Twitch just trying REALLY hard to grow up? What do you think about the […]

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Episode 133 – Subscription to Your Addiction

Sat, 02 Aug 2014 14:31:41 GMT

On a very tired episode of The Gamers’ Inn Ryan has some deals and Jocelyn has some MMO’s. First off Ryan breaks down how he nabbed The Last of Us Remastered for $30 and downloaded Walking Dead Season 2, Episode 1 for FREE on iOS. Jocelyn and Ryan are both still playing Hearthstone, enjoying the […]

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Episode 132 – Squashing Spiders and Hopes

Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:51:24 GMT

This week marks the triumphant return of Jocelyn as she recounts her month long absence that was filled with Hearthstone and The Wolf Among Us. Ryan finished up Valiant Hearts from last week and it brought a tear to his eye. As a palate cleanser he booted up Episode 4 of Walking Dead’s second season, […]

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Episode 131 – Microsoft Pulls the TV, TV, TV Plug

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 19:25:05 GMT

While Jocelyn has friends from out of town over, Josh from The Any Key Gaming joins Ryan this week to talk about sad war games, luchadores from Canada, and trudging through Final Fantasy XI. Ryan has had a busy week so he only got a chance to boot up the new UbiArt game by Ubisoft: […]

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Episode 130 – The Skype Sucks Call-In Special

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 16:16:22 GMT

Welcome to the call-in special of The Gamers’ Inn! Had a lot of fun hosting this episode with the listeners and we’ll definitely look at improving the concept in the future and give plenty of notice. Starting things off Ryan talked about his experience with A Story About My Uncle, an indie title he picked […]

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Episode 129 – Not Nerdtacular, Indie Edition

Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:56:53 GMT

This the week of Nerdtacular Jocelyn is in Utah and Ryan holds the fort with the help of Josh from Any Key Gaming. Josh has been keeping busy with Divinity: Original Sin and The Forest, which prompts a great conversation about the difficulty of games. Also how awesome are indies, right? Ryan discussed his time […]

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Episode 128 – RA’MERICA, F$#& YAH!

Sat, 28 Jun 2014 13:55:26 GMT

RA’MERICA presents The Gamers’ Inn, they may be Canadian but damn if they don’t talk about Smite each week! After running through a Steam sale update and the new RA skin for Smite the innkeepers get into what they thought would be a quick What We’re Playing segment. Both Ryan and Jocelyn played some Forced […]

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Episode 127 – Wizards Are From The Moon

Sat, 21 Jun 2014 15:03:29 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn returns from the moon to talk about some Alpha gameplay! Jocelyn finally got into the Heroes of the Storm and Warlords of Draenor alpha and can’t wait to give her impressions soon. Ryan got a chance to try out Destiny on the PS4 and can’t wait to see what Bungie offers on […]

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Episode 126 – BRB, See You In 2015

Sun, 15 Jun 2014 18:14:04 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn returns this week to cover all things E3! We’ve been soaking up as much information as possible this week and we’re ready to discuss it all, including Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, Sony and of course, Nintendo. Enjoy this longer than normal episode and be sure to let us know what has you most […]

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Episode 125 – Don’t Mess With Luigi

Sat, 07 Jun 2014 15:43:59 GMT

Jocelyn makes her triumphant return to recap her last two weeks of gaming and recovery. She picked up Mario Golf and went through the Gamers’ Inn Cup (which will be making it’s return this week). She also discusses her time with Hearthstone on her new iPad and the a bit of WoW talk. Finally she’s […]

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Episode 124 – Karting Round the World

Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:42:54 GMT

Jocelyn is still on the mend so this week Ryan is joined by James “Iyagovos” Bartholomeou and first time guest Eric Mahler. Nintendo had a new major release on the Wii U for the first time in 3 months with Mario Kart 8 and we’re here to let you know just how awesome it is. From […]

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Episode 123 – Batman Elbows to the Face

Mon, 26 May 2014 00:06:58 GMT

This week we’re joined by Joel Duggan of Starcrossed Online and The Citadel Cafe as Jocelyn is feeling under the weather. Been some time since Joel’s last time at the inn so he fills us in on his adventures with Batman and a merry band of pirates! How do Batman Arkham Origins and Black Flag […]

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Episode 122 – Then We Shoot Fireballs?

Sat, 17 May 2014 13:56:42 GMT

We start things off with a happy 2nd anniversary to Diablo III by recounting our adventures from this weeks Gamers’ Inn Game Night. We play every Thursday night at 8 PM EDT on The Gamers’ Inn Twitch and Jocelyn’s Twitch, you can watch or even join in! Jocelyn picked up Link Between Worlds again, only to promptly […]

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Episode 121 – Can’t Stop Smiting

Sat, 10 May 2014 15:18:04 GMT

We return to the Inn with more talk of Smite and Diablo, then we hit the links for the announcement of the first official Gamers’ Inn Cup in Mario Golf World Tour! Once again on Gamers’ Inn Game Night we played Smite for PC and a few of us even picked up the $30 unlock […]

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Episode 120 – Smite Your Clothes Off

Sat, 03 May 2014 15:29:59 GMT

We’ve got Loot Crate on the brain as Ryan reveals which Elder Scrolls and Game of Thrones mini-figures he got. Next month is Adventure themed, which will include Zelda and Minecraft items! Sign up today! For games Ryan has been enjoying some 8 bit nostalgia with NES Remix 2 on the Wii U. This of […]

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Episode 119 – Watered Down Batman

Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:30:24 GMT

We start things off this week with a discussion on PC repair, as Ryan performed a bit of open fan surgery on his video card since last we spoke. In the territory of games Ryan talks about his less than stellar experience with Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition, otherwise known as BAOBDE for short… […]

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Episode 118 – Peaches and Cream

Mon, 21 Apr 2014 19:49:39 GMT

On a special Saturday evening edition of The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn and Ryan go over their experience with The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 and a few iOS games. If you’re saving The Wolf Among Us for when all the episodes are out be sure to skip our discussion as we SPOIL all the things in episode […]

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Episode 117 – Awkward Moments Come With Threes

Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:38:23 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn returns to chat about MMO’s, a weird free to try title from Nintendo and a mobile game that will make you miss your bus stop. First on the docket is Jocelyn’s experience with Threes, the cool new puzzle game for iOS and Android that was SO good it caused her to miss […]

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Episode 116 – Mute “ESO Sucks”, Have FUN!

Sat, 05 Apr 2014 15:53:25 GMT

This week we bring more Reaper of Souls talk, Hearthstone on iPad, and first impressions on Elder Scrolls Online. Jocelyn has jumped into Elder Scrolls Online and is enjoying the new MMO, even though the internet seems to have a weird vendetta against it… In a somewhat karma like event Jocelyn and Ryan get their […]

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Episode 115 – That New Disc Smell

Sun, 30 Mar 2014 00:43:59 GMT

Ryan is back for this episode and it’s a long one! We talk Diablo III, ESO, South Park and Towerfall, before launching into an Oculus Rift fueled Facebook/Kickstarter discussion. Join us at the fire and let us know what you think by emailing the show at info@gamersinnpodcast.com. The Gamers’ Inn has launched a Patron page! […]

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Episode 114 – A Wild Kim Appears!

Tue, 25 Mar 2014 01:29:28 GMT

In this Ladies Only episode of The Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn is joined by the lovely Kim Price of DogHouse Systems and Ladies of Leet fame! We talk about Fallout, WoW, Diablo, Hearthstone and more, plus discuss the recent trend of XP boosts in video games. Check out everything Kim does by following her on Twitter […]

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Episode 113 – Killing Titans In Style

Sat, 15 Mar 2014 16:05:53 GMT

Welcome to a coffee charged morning edition of The Gamers’ Inn, where we brush the sleep out of our eyes to talk South Park and Titanfall. Jocelyn fills us in on what’s going on in Hearthstone as well as the probing mini-games in Stick of Truth. Ryan finally got around to playing the Left Behind […]

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Episode 112 – Hall Monitor of DOOM

Sat, 08 Mar 2014 18:27:58 GMT

Gamers’ Inn proper has returned to talk about a few new games and an old game that’s experiencing a bit of a comeback! First up, Ryan compares Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze to Super Meat Boy and Jocelyn talks about poop jokes in South Park: Stick of Truth. Now that the Elder Scrolls Online NDA […]

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Episode 111 – Everybody Gets A Mech!

Sat, 01 Mar 2014 15:32:18 GMT

This week Ryan is joined by Joel Duggan of Starcrossed Online fame and James “Iyagovos” of Initiative Check awesomeness as Jocelyn is out this week. Joel has been playing Hawken, the free to play beta that was recently moved over to Steam. James has been exploring his back catalog of games by completing Metal Gear Revengeance […]

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Episode 110 – Breaking the DJ Booth

Sun, 23 Feb 2014 21:01:31 GMT

After a one week hiatus for Mexico and Valentine’s Day, The Gamers’ Inn returns to chat games and the top stories of the week. While Ryan was in Mexico he didn’t play many games, but he was able to squeeze in a playthrough of The Wolf Among Us: Episode 2. Jocelyn and Ryan enter full […]

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Episode 109 – Scarves: The Game

Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:03:52 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn returns and you can always tell it’s been a slow week when we spend 15 minutes talking about Warcraft books and the topic revolves around a Wii U exclusive Sonic game. After the Warcraft book chat Jocelyn tells us about a Virus Named Tom (no affiliation to Tom Merritt) and Ryan discusses […]

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Episode 108 – I Got That MMO Disease

Mon, 03 Feb 2014 00:06:21 GMT

We’re back this week with your regularly scheduled Gamers’ Inn, with less Nintendo talk and more stabbing dudes in the neck. Ryan has been consumed by Assassin’s Creed IV and it’s companion app while Jocelyn booted up several games, including Tomb Raider! Mind you she didn’t get a chance to play them for very long […]

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Episode 107 – Timeline on a Napkin

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 16:46:08 GMT

This week we’re joined by special guest John “Iconmaster” Marstall to discuss Zelda and how the new entry on 3DS is a step in the right direction. John joined us two years ago on Episode 15 shortly after Skyward Sword came out and it was a pretty rough episode for Nintendo overall. Has A Link […]

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Episode 106 – Something Does Bad Happen

Sat, 18 Jan 2014 16:58:33 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn and Ryan catch us up on all the games they’ve played since the last proper episode. Both innkeepers tell their tales of Pokemon on the 3DS, they both want to be the very best. Jocelyn has taken her WoW habits on the go as she reads not one, […]

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Episode 105 – 2013, We Hardly Knew Ye

Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:05:50 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn would like to welcome you to 2014, by talking about 2013! This is our 2013 Game of the Year special where we discuss our favourite games from the last year. Prepare for some surprises and a great look back at some of our favourite discussions on the show in the past year. […]

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Episode 104 – Super Santa Jingle Jangle

Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:26:42 GMT

In this holiday themed episode of The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn and Ryan talk about the many Christmas themed video games they’ve been playing. Both innkeepers are building snowmen in Animal Crossing, even though Jocelyn still finds the game a little creepy… In the world of iOS Ryan is decorating his Tiny Death Star while Jocelyn […]

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Episode 103 – Creepy Uncle is Creepy

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 00:58:07 GMT

On a fun but slightly sleepy episode of The Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn and Ryan discuss video games on a Sunday afternoon. The whole reason we postponed the show is because Ryan had a gaming weekend with some old University buddies, which included hooking up four computers to play Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator (also known as the […]

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Episode 102 – BUY MY FRUIT!

Sat, 07 Dec 2013 19:19:55 GMT

The festive season is here and we begin by discussing Nintendo properties with delight, from both co-hosts! Jocelyn and Ryan are enjoying A Link Between Worlds and it’s fresh take on Zelda. Jocelyn started her town over in Animal Crossing and has a few bones to pick with Ryan, evidently he’s holding her bells hostage! […]

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Episode 101 – Dampy the Crampy Grampy

Sat, 30 Nov 2013 15:44:05 GMT

It’s a next generation edition of The Gamers’ Inn as we welcome back Todd the Warcrusher to talk Xbox One and PS4! Jocelyn got her new 3DS and has been jumping into a few of Nintendo titles, including A Link Between Worlds and Animal Crossing. She also booted up Gone Home and will have more […]

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Episode 100 – Not Wearing My Spoiler Pants

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:32:44 GMT

This week The Gamers’ Inn is celebrating 100 EPISODES! Before we take a look back we discuss Jocelyn’s 3DS XL being stuck in transit and Ryan finished Episode 1 of Burial at Sea. Look forward to a spoiler talk when Jocelyn finishes the DLC, very soon! Moving on to our topic, 100 EPISODES, we look […]

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Episode 99 – A Little More Righter

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 00:58:31 GMT

Joining us this week is Paul Swickard to talk about the PS4 and BlizzCon (which he attended). The PS4 arrives and The Gamers’ Inn is ready to kick off the next generation! Ryan fills us in on what the console is like, while Jocelyn and Paul talk about what they’ll be buying instead (Hint: Think Zelda). […]

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Episode 98 – Bobelyn of the Storm

Sat, 09 Nov 2013 23:33:45 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn is off at Hal-Con so Bob Fournier from Zombies Ate My Podcast is here to talk BlizzCon! Bob has been busy since Extra Life, playing Call of Duty Ghosts, a little World of Warcraft and Batman Arkham Asylum (that he obtained from this awesome Humble Bundle). Ryan, still […]

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Episode 97 – Exhaustion, For The Kids!

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 03:24:48 GMT

On a slightly late, but for a good reason, episode of The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn and Ryan look back at Extra Life 2013. On November 2nd with a team of 16 people The Gamers’ Inn played video games for 25 hours and had a blast doing it! They also raised over double their initial goal […]

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Extra Life Update

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 03:07:03 GMT

Hey everyone! You’re probably wondering, where was The Gamers’ Inn on Friday? And why hasn’t the episode been posted yet? And what’s with this giant orange banner that says Extra Life? Great questions! On November 2nd The Gamers’ Inn and friends will be playing video games for 25 hours in support of Children’s Miracle Network […]

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Episode 96 – Sharp Dressed (Slender) Man

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 16:21:59 GMT

On a very bizarre episode of The Gamers’ Inn many games were played and scary tales were told! Ryan gave The Stanley Parable Demo a shot and recommends it to all who are curious about The Stanley Parable (which I’m sure you’ve all heard plenty about). Jocelyn played through Episode 1 of The Wolf Among […]

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Episode 95 – Golden Wayne Bits

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 14:04:57 GMT

It’s a very merry free to play week on The Gamers’ Inn as both Jocelyn and Ryan give Dungeon Keeper a shot, an iOS game soft launched in Canada. Also on the docket for What We’re Playing is Episode One of The Wolf Among Us, Batman Arkham Origins on iOS, Terraria, and the Hallow’s End […]

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Episode 94 – How To Buff Your Chicken

Sat, 12 Oct 2013 13:18:10 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn the Hearthstone beta became a little bit less of an exclusive club as Ryan is FINALLY in the beta! Alongside the Hearthstone chat Jocelyn announced a brand new podcast she’s a part of: The Angry Chicken, your one stop shop for Hearthstone news, tips, and general shenanigans. They record […]

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Episode 93 – White Water Rafting HD

Sat, 05 Oct 2013 20:05:53 GMT

Ryan makes his triumphant return to discuss white water rafting and Wind Waker HD. Jocelyn has been rocking some Hearthstone, continuing her quest to make Ryan super jealous that she’s in the beta. Our topic this week centres around Valve’s three announcements last week: Steam OS, Steam Machines, and the Steam Controller. Will Valve bring […]

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Episode 92 – The Search for Epic Pants

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:37:11 GMT

Garrett from AMove.TV joined Jocelyn for this episode of The Gamers’ Inn as Ryan was out of town this week. We talked Hearthstone, Elder Scrolls Online, World of Warcraft, Grand Theft Auto V, Mass Effect 3 and a little Extra Life. We’ll be gaming for 25 hours on November 2nd in support of Children’s Miracle […]

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Episode 91 – Got You By The Godus

Sat, 21 Sep 2013 12:50:23 GMT

This week we start things off with Godus, a game currently available as a Steam Early Access purchase. Is it worth the purchase at this point? Tune in to find out! Afterwards Ryan gave a quick update on Wind Waker HD and Final Fantasy XIV. In our topic segment we took suggestions from the community […]

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Episode 90 – Fighters Guild Furries

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 22:15:16 GMT

This week Ryan is a tad under the weather but has been super into Skyrim. Jocelyn dove into patch 5.4 in World of Warcraft and is enjoying the new content. However to find an experience different from WoW Jocelyn went down the Steam rabbit hole, booting up Toki Tori, Binding of Isaac and even Roller […]

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Episode 89 – Braving the Lines of PAX Prime

Sat, 07 Sep 2013 16:30:48 GMT

Todd or better known as WARCRUSHER joins us this week to discuss PAX Prime. Todd attended the event and made all of us jealous as he got hands on time with WildStar and TitanFall. The whole show was focused on PAX and discussions covered next gen controllers, lines, MMO subscriptions, Nintendo, and much more! Jocelyn […]

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Episode 88 – The Fun Train to Awesomer Town

Sun, 01 Sep 2013 00:14:21 GMT

Your second Gamers’ Inn in one week, aren’t you lucky? 🙂 The inn keepers return after a four day break where Ryan finished off The Bureau and wasn’t too happy with the ending. No quick fire this week as we put our focus on the remaining releases of 2013. It’s an exciting year as Sony […]

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Episode 87 – I Had The Emotions

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 22:48:37 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we improve our Monday’s by pretending it’s Friday! Jocelyn got into the Hearthstone beta and tells us all what we’re missing. Afterwards she follows up last weeks talk of PvZ2 with experiences of her own. Ryan played indie darling of the month Gone Home and you should all give […]

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Episode 86 – Unhealthy Obsession With Grinding

Sat, 17 Aug 2013 15:14:32 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn returns after a whirlwind week with more WoW and Pikmin 3 talk, as well as a few iOS titles. Now that Jocelyn is 90 in World of Warcraft she’s been having a hard time trying to sort out what to do next. Ryan finished Pikmin 3 and enjoyed every minute of it. […]

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Episode 85 – Space Bits Everywhere

Sat, 10 Aug 2013 16:50:30 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we try to take a break from last week, but then WoW and Nintendo are brought up and discussions flare up! Jocelyn hit 90 in World of Warcraft and is here to report on her journey. She also wrote a three part article about her experience over on DogHouse […]

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Episode 84 – Level Headed and Canadian

Sat, 03 Aug 2013 17:10:03 GMT

On this heavy episode of The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn and Ryan discuss Papo & Yo, the Phil Fish debacle, and touch on the FemFreq video series. Ryan gave the new BioShock Infinite DLC a shot, as well as EarthBound on the Wii U. Our topic this week revolved around the recent drama surrounding Phil Fish […]

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Episode 83 – Smells Like Utah in Here

Sat, 27 Jul 2013 20:32:36 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we’re doing things a little different, due to the Steam sale Jocelyn and Ryan played a BUNCH of games, so no topic this week, just GAMES! Jocelyn and Ryan both played some Defiance last weekend (which you can watch over on YouTube here and here). Other than a few […]

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Episode 82 – What Would Wentzel Do?

Sat, 20 Jul 2013 16:49:18 GMT

We’re nearing the end of the Steam sale and on The Gamers’ Inn we’re going through our awesome pile of games for fun and giveaways! Jocelyn has been trying not to die in Don’t Starve while killing all the heathens in Babel Rising. Ryan feels like Animal Crossing is more of a chore these days and […]

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Episode 81 – The Gamers’ Inntacular

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 15:59:11 GMT

In a post Nerdtacular world Jocelyn and Ryan re-group to talk about their awesome time in Utah, mobile games, and of course the Steam Summer Sale! The 3DS was the king of the gaming devices at Nerdtacular and Ryan misses all the StreetPasses. 🙁 On the return flight Jocelyn took to Twitter for iOS game […]

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Episode 80 – Dysentery Explosions

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 15:20:28 GMT

Nerdtacular is next week and The Gamers’ Inn will be there! Ryan gave The Last of Us multiplayer a shot and dusted off his Wii U for a little New Super Luigi U. Jocelyn has been driving herself crazy trying to level a Death Knight to level 89 in less than a week! Our topic […]

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Episode 79 – Rolling in Bells and Fruit

Sat, 22 Jun 2013 15:21:49 GMT

Tom Nook has been keeping Ryan on a tight leash this week as he owes him THOUSANDS of bells, also he played The Last of Us and Jocelyn listens in horror! Our topic this week revolves around Microsoft’s change in policies for the Xbox One. Does the fact that disc based games will function the same on […]

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Episode 78 – E3: I Don’t Know What’s On Me

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:48:17 GMT

This week we’re joined by Paul “The Swick” Swickard to discuss more E3, and he was there! First up we get Nintendo out of the way, but what was meant to be a quick talk turned into a large discussion. In our second half of the show Paul tells us what he saw on the […]

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The E3 Special, Scott Johnson Style

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:54:56 GMT

Scott Johnson joins us on The Gamers’ Inn to talk all the things from the big E3 press conferences. Jocelyn, Ryan and Scott chat about what Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony had to show. Tune in on our normal time this Friday where we wrap up our E3 talk with Paul “The Swick” Swickard.

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Episode 77 – Because Octopi

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 03:34:06 GMT

E3 is coming up super fast, so here’s a quick Gamers’ Inn to tide you over! Jocelyn has been playing some games that make her angry (Age of Empires 3 and SimCity) while Ryan completed The Swapper. Also as a special treat Ryan gives us an early impression of Free Play, and there’s a sneak […]

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Episode 76 – Rage Quit Writer

Sat, 01 Jun 2013 20:25:56 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn Ryan shows off his Luigi’s Mansion commission that Joel Duggan drew for him and Jocelyn describes her first jump into League of Legends. Ryan also educates us on the beginning of the Year of Donkey Kong with Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis March Again and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D. Finally, […]

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Episode 75 – TV, TV, TV, TV, Sports, Call of Duty

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:23:01 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn is back for it’s second episode of the week featuring more Gears, more WoW, and more Xbox! Ryan played through Gears of War Judgement and liked it better than the other March prequel, God War Ascension. Jocelyn has been consumed by WoW and patch 5.3. Our topic of the week continues with […]

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Xbox One Reveal Special

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:27:44 GMT

Today at 1 PM Eastern Microsoft unveiled their new console named Xbox One. After the presentation Jocelyn and Ryan jumped on Skype to give you their thoughts on the reveal event. Do we like the new Kinect features? What about the name? Where are all the GAMES?!? Listen and find out!

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Episode 74 – Run Around the World Punch

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:38:09 GMT

Happy long weekend fellow Canadians! What games will you be playing? Well in the last week Ryan has been enjoying Injustice: Gods Among Us and FEZ on the Xbox 360 while Jocelyn has been testing out the Neverwinter Beta. Later on in the episode the inn keepers discuss the news story about Nintendo claiming ad […]

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Episode 73 – Cover the Hole and Pray!

Sun, 12 May 2013 18:03:09 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn and Ryan talk with special guest Scott Dewar about the new OUYA console, available now to all Kickstarter backers. We also talk what we’ve been playing, including Minecraft, Red Dead Redemption and Dishonored. Listener feedback this week deals with how gimmicky we think the Oculus Rift is or […]

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Episode 72 – Darling of Arkivanstan

Sat, 04 May 2013 14:23:14 GMT

After a busy week The Gamers’ Inn has returned! Ryan has been unwinding by playing a free beta version of Papers, Please. Jocelyn seems a tad worried that Ryan would use a border control simulator for a country threatened by terrorists as a way to unwind, but really, the game is super fun! Jocelyn is […]

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Episode 71 – Stats of Shame

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:56:42 GMT

This week on the Gamers’ Inn Ryan has been playing his 3DS XL an awful lot, sparking an interesting conversation on playtime tracking and the Raptr service. Jocelyn revisited Darksiders 2, and despite a few reservations still hopes we see a Darksiders 3 (which we touch on in Quick Fire News). For our topic of […]

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Episode 70 – Ryan, Queen of the MiiVerse

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:23:56 GMT

On this Nintendo news heavy week, The Gamers’ Inn is back to talk about your old pal from the past. In What We’re Playing Ryan shares his experience with Red Box and the new God of War game while Jocelyn is done with SimCity (for sure this time). Of course before moving on the innkeepers […]

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Episode 69 – Goopy Zerg Hair

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:27:48 GMT

It’s a very zerg filled episode of The Gamers’ Inn as Jocelyn and Ryan discuss the campaign for Heart of the Swarm. Just like last week, beware of spoilers (although it is only a section of What We’re Playing). Other than that Ryan spills the beans on Dead Space 3 and the Awakening DLC while […]

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Episode 68 – Infinite Spoilers

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:27:27 GMT

BEWARE! This week on The Gamers’ Inn we spend 95% of the podcast talking about Bioshock Infinite. There are many SPOILERS, so if you have not finished the game you should not listen. Would hate to discourage people from listening but this game really is special and should NOT be spoiled for you. That being […]

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Episode 67 – No To Jaggies At PAX East

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:45:18 GMT

This week on the Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn and Ryan are joined by Lou Page to talk all things PAX East! And when we say all things, we mean ALL THINGS, as we skip over What We’re Playing and Quick Fire News to recap Lou’s trip to Boston from March 22nd to the 24th. We talk […]

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Episode 66 – Not Blizzard Soon, Real Life Soon

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:49:07 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn is back and we’ve been playing a whole lot of Starcraft II! Jocelyn has wrapped up the campaign for Wings of Liberty and is a few missions into Heart of the Swarm (so keep the spoilers to yourself). Ryan finished the HotS campaign (and is keeping spoilers to himself), so he’s now moved […]

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Episode 65 – I’m Dabbling in Canadianism

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:22:30 GMT

With the SimCity debacle behind us (mostly) the Gamers’ Inn is back talking about games that were actually played! Both inn keepers got a chance to play SimCity and some Starcraft. Jocelyn is wrapping up the campaign for Wings of Liberty while Ryan tip toes around spoilers in Heart of the Swarm. This weeks topic […]

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Episode 64 – SimCity==≠==Servers

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:04:49 GMT

Welcome back to the inn everyone, where the servers are always up and serving you new Gamers’ Inn episodes! This week we skip What We’re Playing to talk about What We’re Not Playing, Sim City! The launch of the new Sim City game has been kind of rocky: failure to connect to the servers, games […]

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Episode 63 – The Beardless Chin Beard

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 01:25:57 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we are joined by special guest and prop builder extraordinaire Bill “Chin Beard” Doran! Bill has been enjoying his new Dog House Systems by playing TF2, Counter Strike, and Blacklight: Retribution. Jocelyn played more Starcraft and Warcraft, but more uniquely, a little bit of Mass Effect 3 and their new multiplayer […]

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Episode 62 – PS4 is Everything… Eventually

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 00:49:28 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn Ryan continues to play titles that are the third in a series and the inn keepers talk all about the PS4! Jocelyn played a few matches of ME3 while thinking of future March titles. Ryan played Ninja Gaiden 3 and Assassin’s Creed III. Also he goes off on a […]

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Episode 61 – $%#* Your Mage Up

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 02:01:12 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn is back on half price chocolate day to bring you talk of games, news, and Wii U game delays! Jocelyn dove into Lego LOTR and is enjoying it’s open worldness. Ryan is outraged with Fire Emblem and it’s characters lack of feet. This weeks topic focuses on the delay of Rayman Legends, […]

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Episode 60 – TV Double I

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:55:35 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn and Ryan are snowed in! Jocelyn has still been playing a lot of Blizzard titles, very appropriate. Ryan has been branching out much more than Jocelyn, trying out Ni No Kuni for the PS3, as well as the TVii features on the WiiU. For the topic of the […]

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Episode 59 – Taking Up Miming

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:08:21 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn Ryan updates us on Republique and fills us in on Don’t Starve. Jocelyn has been playing more Starcraft II and WoW. Also she hates EA and EA hates her, still! Finally both the inn keepers drool over their new copies of Hyrule Hystoria. In our topic we’ve once again […]

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Episode 58 – Starcraft… With Anime!

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:02:17 GMT

As January flies by The Gamers’ Inn brings you yet another jam packed episode of gaming goodness. Jocelyn has been playing Magic the Gathering 2013, which Ryan believes to be in the style of the Yu-Gi-Oh TV show (which it isn’t). Ryan talks about the Fire Emblem demo on 3DS as well as the return […]

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Episode 57 – Everything is Doughnuts! Donuts?

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:20:14 GMT

Tech issues aside The Gamers’ Inn is back, with a vengeance! This week Ryan looks back at a few glitches he encountered in the Assassin’s Creed series as well as a look at Hotline Miami. Jocelyn is giving up on The Simpsons Tapped Out while still loving CoD BlOps 2 and World of Warcraft. In Topic of […]

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Episode 56 – Porno Mad Libs

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 16:08:00 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn returns with more talk of Blizzard titles and WiiU. Yes… The WiiU is still a thing, stop asking. What We’re Playing sees Jocelyn FINALLY beating Joel in Starcraft 2 and she has the replay to prove it. Also Ryan shows off his inner pyromaniac with Little Inferno, a downloadable title available for […]

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Episode 55 – Ryan Does L’histoire

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 15:31:12 GMT

Welcome to 2013 and back to the Gamers’ Inn podcast! Also this is our first episode on the wonderful Amove.TV network! In What We’re Playing Ryan gives us more details on the awesome open world jungle game Far Cry 3 and his holiday filled Assassin’s Creed. Jocelyn has been primarily focusing on Blizzard titles with […]

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Episode 54 – A Gamers’ Inn Christmas

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 19:28:11 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn would like to wish all our listeners a Merry Christmas! In our last episode of the year we chat about gaming on the Christmas holidays and our favourite video game holiday memory. After Christmas talk we move into Game of the Year and unlike last year where we did a Top 10 […]

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Episode 53 – One Year at the Inn

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:48:12 GMT

Holy crap! We’ve been doing The Gamers’ Inn for a whole year now! But before we get to that we wrap up our spoiler talk of TellTale’s The Walking Dead. Jocelyn has finished the series and the inn keepers discuss the second half of the much loved game (but only liked by Jocelyn). Also take […]

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Episode 52 – Are We Still Waving?

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:38:54 GMT

Holy SPOILERS zombie lovers! The Gamers’ Inn is back and Jocelyn has played half of The Walking Dead on PC, so be prepared if you haven’t played the first 2 and a half episodes. You’ve been warned, as it pretty much dominates the What We’re Playing segment. This weeks topic is the Video Game Awards […]

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Episode 51 – Zombie Girl Fight

Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:48:02 GMT

December of 2012 is upon us, and just like clockwork the Gamers’ Inn is back this week with a Bioware filled What We’re Playing and multiplatform multiplayer in Topic of the Week. Jocelyn has had some time on her hands and has revisted Skyrim to play Dawngaurd and Hearthfire DLC in preparation for Dragonborn. Skyrim […]

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Episode 50 – Double XP, Doritos are Delicious

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:51:59 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from vacation and is back on the Gamers’ Inn to hear all about Ryan playing Halo 4, XCOM, and the Wii U. Also Ryan explains what Doritos and Halo 4 Multiplayer have to do with each other. It’s a funny story that ultimately results in Ryan needing serious help… (Side note if anyone buys […]

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Episode 49 – Mass Effect Head Bob

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:40:51 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn is away, so Ryan is hosting with special guest Joel Duggan from Starcrossed Online! In What We’re Playing we revisit some old favourites as Joel is catching up on the Mass Effect series and enjoying Transformers: War For Cybertron. Now, the elephant in the room, Wii U. Ryan picked […]

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Episode 48 – Angus from 343i Talks the Halos

Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:53:12 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we’re joined by Angus McQuarrie from 343 Industries to talk Halo 4! We start off the show by asking Angus a few questions about how he got started in the industry, why he loves Halo so much, and what it’s like to work on and launch such a high […]

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Episode 47 – A Canadian Assassin

Sat, 10 Nov 2012 03:02:45 GMT

Hey everyone! Halo 4 came out this week! And not much else… Before giving first impressions on the big release we wrap up Fable III talk and both inn keepers have started playing the Assassin’s Creed series! For Halo 4 Jocelyn is six chapters in but not so sure about the games future in her […]

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Episode 46 – Anti-Plasma Armor For Your Badonkadonk

Sat, 03 Nov 2012 23:03:19 GMT

The inn keepers return this week with tales of HalCon, Fable 3 and BioShock Infinite, oh my! Joce hasn’t played much but is very excited about some upcoming releases. The big news this week is the wrap up of The Gamers’ Inn Road to Halo 4 segment, where the hosts finished off with Halo: Reach […]

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Episode 45 – The Extra Life Marathon Special

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:35:27 GMT

The only way to start this post is to say a huge thank you to everyone for the support we received this past weekend. Ryan and I combined raised over $1200, and all together our Gamers’ Inn team raised over $2000. That was DOUBLE our initial goal. So thank you, you’re awesome! If you haven’t had a […]

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Episode 44 – Duke Nukem Newscaster

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:49:44 GMT

This week on The Gamers’ Inn we’re joined by Rick Pivin of the FXL Network and Lou Page, writer for TGI and co-host on Zombies Ate My Podcast. Oh, and we’re giving you all the juicy details about this weekends big event, EXTRA LIFE! Jocelyn has been watching some original Mass Effect, enjoying the story […]

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Episode 43 – Get Rampant with Cortana!

Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:44:39 GMT

What a wild time at the Inn this week… Jocelyn and Ryan were joined by the fabulous Mark “The Turpster” Turpin for the latest installment of Road to Halo 4! There was lots of talk about Mists of Pandaria as well, what with there being a World of Warcraft “expert” handy and all… There was even a […]

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Episode 42 – We’re On The YouTube!

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:45:13 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn is back this week with a huge change, we gave video a try! With our big Mists of Pandaria episode coming next week, Jocelyn and Ryan reveal how little else they’ve been playing. Jocelyn fooled around with Castle Crashers while Ryan played some New Super Mario Brothers 2 DLC. The fall lineup […]

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Episode 41 – Do The Monk Stuff

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:40:39 GMT

This week starts off with Ryan telling us about his recent guest appearances on FanBoys XL and The Citadel Cafe. Jocelyn is showing her true alt-aholic colours in World of Warcraft and is very disappointed that she needs a new computer (although building a new computer will be tonnes of geeky fun!). Borderlands 2 is alright, The Sims 3 […]

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Episode 40 – Wrath of the Lick King

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:05:24 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn is back this week with a continuation of Road to Halo 4 with a focus on Halo 3! Before that Ryan discusses his reasoning behind preordering the Wii U as well as a discussion on the Kirby 20th Anniversary Collection for Wii. Yah… He kept it pretty Nintendo this week… However, Jocelyn […]

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Episode 39 – Suck My Butt Stomp

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 01:11:41 GMT

After a discussion of The Gamers’ Inn teams plans for this year’s Extra Life event, we jump right in to Ryan’s tutorial on how to play Rock Band without expensive plastic instruments. He’s also having fun with New Super Mario Bros. 2 on the 3DS. Jocelyn is still playing the crap out of WoW, which […]

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Episode 38 – Where’s My Rocket Launcher!?!

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:53:01 GMT

Jocelyn and Ryan continue their talk of MMO’s this week with Joce playing more WoW and Ryan Guild Wars 2. A bit of a heated discussion starts when the topic of people being UNABLE to buy GW2 from the ArenaNet website as a digital download is brought up. Afterwards Ryan gives a “quick” rundown on […]

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Episode 37 – This Is Like Totally MMO Week

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:53:32 GMT

This week marks the return of Road to Halo 4, and we discussed Halo 2! Before all that fun, we begin with a talk of MMO’s. Jocelyn has been playing more WoW and Ryan played a full day of Guild Wars 2. But will he return to GW2? Place your bets on the Forums HERE! In […]

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Episode 36 – Aim For The Nipples

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:23:47 GMT

We start this week off with a giveaway! Hero Academy on Steam is being sent out to Bobafettish, congrats! In What We’re Playing both Jocelyn and Ryan are playing Darksiders II and Hero Academy. Ryan also played some more Kinect with Happy Action Theatre, while Jocelyn discussed her altaholic nature in World of Warcraft. After […]

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Episode 35 – Tweak My Nostalgia

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:48:04 GMT

We start off this week on the Gamers’ Inn with a giveaway! Sign up for our Forums before Episode 36 and you’ll be entered into a random draw for Hero Academy on Steam. Don’t worry though, if you’ve signed up before the contest announcement you’re already entered, it’s that easy! In What We’re Playing Ryan has […]

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Episode 34 – 50 Shades of Grain

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:28:47 GMT

This week on the Gamers’ Inn marks our first episode in the Road to Halo 4 and we start things off with Halo: Combat Evolved. Before discussing some Halo we start things off with casual conversations of pre-orders, golden nunchuks, and Olympians using Zelda music for a routine. In What We’re Playing Ryan has been […]

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Episode 33 – It’s Filled With… Yeah…

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:57:14 GMT

The show starts off with a discussion of Orcs Must Die 2 and the awesomeness that is the new Co-Op features! Next Jocelyn vents her frustrations with Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Ryan follows up with the crazyness that is Saints Row The Third. After some Quick Fire news the inn keepers discuss OnLive, the […]

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Episode 32 – Tales of Magical Underpants

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 19:08:39 GMT

The Summer Steam Sale is over and the aftermath is a scary and cluttered digital library… Ryan delves into his backlog starting off with Walking Dead Episode 2 and Tiny & Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers. Jocelyn fills us in on her adventure as the Batman in Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. After some quick fire news […]

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Episode 31 – We’re Running on Steam

Sat, 21 Jul 2012 01:06:10 GMT

On this weeks delayed Gamers’ Inn the tired Jocelyn and Ryan discuss video game movies (also a very tired genre)! In What We’re Playing Jocelyn finally picked up Kingdoms of Amalur on Xbox 360 and played a bunch of XBLA demoes. Ryan played the Spelunky demo and the new Mass Effect 3 multiplayer DLC. After […]

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Episode 30 – Meat Cackle

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:28:02 GMT

We return with talk of new games and a new console! In What We’re Playing Ryan got some game time in with Quantum Conundrum and Civ V: Gods & Kings while Jocelyn played Super Meat Boy, Arkham Asylum, and the original Mass Effect. After a round of Quick Fire the inn keepers jump into a […]

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Episode 29 – Speak Indie and Enter

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 00:52:24 GMT

Before the show gets started, Jocelyn highlights an interview she did that just came out on Gamerweblog.com, go check it out! Then on this weeks Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn gave us a closer look at the beginnings of Skyrim: Dawnguard, while both Jocelyn and Ryan discussed their Mass Effect 3 multiplayer matches together. Before heading into […]

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Episode 28 – Kung-Fu Magic, Horizonticly

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 00:06:24 GMT

Welcome back to the Gamers’ Inn, and welcome back to Canada Jocelyn, who returned from Nerdtacular and has made Ryan incredibly jealous! In What We’re Playing Ryan has tried yet another MMO Beta and Jocelyn (having rediscovered the wonders of EB Games) is playing a whole whack of titles. But the most important game this […]

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Episode 27 – Video Games Don’t Kill People, I Do

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:55:26 GMT

Jocelyn is back and is sounding great! Having just arrived in Halifax a few days back she’s ready to talk some games (and get quite ranty in Topic of the Week). Both innkeepers have had busy weeks so the What We’re Playing talk is limited, however after some quick fire news we discuss a recent […]

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Episode 26 – Turn Based Snacks

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:53:06 GMT

Jocelyn is out this week and Paul returns to help wrap up E3 2012 on the Gamers’ Inn. Starting things off with What We’re Playing Paul has played a lot of PC games and Ryan revisits an old (newest) Nintendo franchise in preparation for the Wii U. After some ACTUAL Quick Fire News a discussion […]

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Episode 25 – E3, It Was Gangsta

Sat, 09 Jun 2012 15:02:49 GMT

A longer show this week as we welcome back Paul Swickard to discuss all things E3! That’s right, the biggest gaming convention was this week and the inn keepers are ready to discuss Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, and all the big third party developers. Join us next week when Paul will return to wrap up our […]

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Episode 24 – Spiking the Kinect

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:17:08 GMT

The Gamers’ Inn gathers around the fire once more to prepare for E3! The big show is next week and we’ve collected all the cool stories to look forward to. Starting off the show we talk about our experience with Aces Hangout Poker and a Public hangout, leaving Ryan forever scarred… In What We’re Playing […]

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Episode 23 – Exploding Thunderballs

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:07:05 GMT

Happy Diablo III Ryan! And Jocelyn too I suppose, but she didn’t get a cake OR a meme did she? As you may have guessed this episode includes a What We’ve Been Playing segment dominated by Diablo III, although Jocelyn did get a little Darksiders in there. Quick Fire covers DIII sales numbers, court case […]

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Episode 22 – Bad Deckard Cain Impressions

Fri, 18 May 2012 01:09:40 GMT

Why HELLO there! Welcome to the Gamers’ Inn! Stay awhile… Ok… Enough of that… We start the show off with our great Diablo III Guest Pass giveaway! Congratulations to RobotBeach as our first winner! We have a few extra codes and you can win them by leaving iTunes reviews or sending […]

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Episode 21 – Loincloth of Importance

Fri, 11 May 2012 01:23:23 GMT

Jocelyn has returned from her week away from The Gamers’ Inn and is ready to talk games! Starting things off Ryan discusses pledging to the Republique Kickstarter. With What We’re Playing Jocelyn played more WoW and FINALLY picked up Darksiders, Ryan played the Hybrid Beta and Botanicula (what a weird game). Quick Fire News is […]

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Episode 20 – Not Very Often an Economist Salivates

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:34:42 GMT

With Jocelyn out of town Ryan takes over hosting duties and brings along a few returning guests: Lou, from our PAX themed show in episode 17, and Paul, from way back in episode 3. Starting off with What We’re Playing Lou played Final Fantasy XIII and a cool free to play Zombie game on Android […]

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Episode 19 – Boobs of Steel

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:15:27 GMT

Welcome back to the Gamers’ Inn! We start things off with What We’re Playing where Jocelyn has a very Blizzard filled weekend with WoW and the Diablo III beta. Ryan also played those two titles as well as the beta for TERA, an action MMO. After some Quick Fire News the two hosts shift focus […]

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Episode 18 – Tainting Your USB Ports

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:22:39 GMT

After shaking off the PAX Pox, Jocelyn and Ryan are back with a new episode of The Gamers’ Inn! This week Quick Fire news covers Wii U games, Halo 4 release date, Sword & Sworcery EP moving to PC, and the Diablo III Beta ending May 1st (sad face). We continue with a news discussion, […]

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Episode 17 – Go To Gandhi Town and Start a Rebellion

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:24:52 GMT

This week Lou, or BusyZombieLord, joins Jocelyn and Ryan on The Gamers’ Inn to discuss PAX East 2012. Lou tells us about the panels he attended, the games he saw, and the games he played! Some aren’t even out yet! Try to contain your excitement and listen to the show, you won’t regret it! […]

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Episode 16 – I Like That Babble Talk

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:25:24 GMT

Happy April Fools Day! This week Jocelyn and Ryan discuss the video game industry and how they treat April Fools (including that awesome Mass Effect cartoon from IGN). Also Ryan once again plays too many games (and promises to play fewer titles for next week). Finally the show closes off with listener feedback. Enjoy and […]

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Episode 15 – Thrust Under Pressure

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:30:41 GMT

This week on the Gamers’ Inn we discuss all things Zelda! The past, the present, and the future of the franchise. John the Iconmaster joins Jocelyn and Ryan to look at what makes the series awesome, where the series lost its footing, and what Nintendo should do for the next installment on the Wii U […]

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Episode 14 – Bow Before the Nerd Rage

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:50:14 GMT

Be warned fair space travellers! This is the Mass Effect 3 spoilercast! SPOILERS! May that be a warning to you. Anyways, time for a spoiler free podcast description. Jocelyn and Ryan talk about all the great things in Mass Effect 3, as well as touch on specific moments in each of their play throughs. Also we […]

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Episode 13 – Crazy Hyrulian Weather

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:57:55 GMT

One week after the release of Mass Effect 3 the Gamers’ Inn is still going strong. We start things off by giving details on our first GIG (Gamers’ Inn Game) Night! Starting things off with Quick Fire news we bravely speed through the news of the week, until we get to the stuff worth discussing. […]

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Episode 12 – Ready, Set, Freddie… Prinze Jr.

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:16:07 GMT

In a post Mass Effect 3 world the two hosts of the Gamers’ Inn, Jocelyn and Ryan, discuss quick fire news, actual news, and what they’ve been playing. In quick fire we have new release date announcements, a new Sim City, Halo 4, and Peter Molyneaux leaving Lionhead/Microsoft. In the news we discuss a possible […]

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Episode 11 – WoW, we’re having a BLAST!

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:15:25 GMT

In the news this week Bioshock Infinite gets a release date, and Assassin’s Creed 3 is announced! Moving on to what they’ve been playing Jocelyn and Ryan live up to their pact to play WoW and Skyrim respectively. Also Ryan gave a new game called Dear Esther a shot which sparks the age old debate, are games […]

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Episode 10 – Space Opera Edition

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:28:53 GMT

Mass Effect was released on the Xbox 360 on November 20th, 2007 and on March 6th, 2012 the Shepard trilogy will come to an end. Join Jocelyn and Ryan on this weeks episode of the Gamers’ Inn as they discuss the Mass Effect franchise including story, gameplay, characters, relationships, and more. ***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!*** […]

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Episode 9 – Randomly Yelling at TV Pays Off

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:10:15 GMT

Gamers’ Inn returns this week jam packed with news, games we’ve been playing, and a discussion on mods! On the news front we have a new team in Hero Academy and Mass Effect 3 early… IN SPAAAACE! Jocelyn and Ryan played the Mass Effect 3 demo, but Ryan got to give the Kinect integration a […]

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Episode 8 – Toonie Win Button

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:55:10 GMT

In the news we have iOS apps promoting the release of Mass Effect 3, with Infiltrator being a third person action game and Datapad being more of a companion app. Also we discuss the release of Kingdoms of Amalur, which leads into Ryan discussing his re-visit to the demo on PC and Xbox 360. A […]

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Episode 7 – Ultimate Signature Collectors Edition

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:44:32 GMT

Thank you for your interest in the Ultimate Signature Collectors Edition of Episode 7 of the Gamers’ Inn! In this limited run of 1,000,000,000 copies you’ll receive a discussion on Standard vs. Collector Editions of games. Listen while Jocelyn and Ryan discuss what they’ve been playing, including an introduction into Hero Academy. Pretty sure Jocelyn […]

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Episode 6 – Star GET! The Mario Special

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:36:04 GMT

It’s a theme episode! This week we had to record early so we decided to talk about the Mario franchise. Mario games played a big part in both host’s gaming lives and they have plenty to chat about. Before the Mario talk Jocelyn discusses her new found addiction in Power Rangers on Netflix and Ryan […]

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Episode 5 – Jazz Hand Commands

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 03:13:15 GMT

In the fifth episode of The Gamers’ Inn Jocelyn and Ryan shake off the winter snow blues with demo news for Mass Effect 3 and 3DS games. Also Skyrim makes yet another appearance as Jocelyn updates us on her achievement hunting while Ryan sinks back into old altaholic habits by rolling a Smuggler in SWTOR. […]

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Episode 4 – Girl Version of a Man Cave

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:52:54 GMT

The fourth episode of the Gamers’ Inn is here, and if we’re going by Star Wars rules, this is when it gets good! Listen as Jocelyn and Ryan discuss the games they played over the holidays (guess which one played a lot of dancing games), gaming news, CES tech announcements, the hosts Geek Tech setup, […]

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Episode 3 – Prima Donnas and Mean Girls

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:56:50 GMT

Welcome to the third episode of the Gamers’ Inn podcast! This week Jocelyn, Ryan, and special guest Paul Swickard discuss upcoming 2012 game releases, SWTOR, and what games they got over the holidays. Also each of the hosts run down their gaming New Years Resolution. Enjoy! News Upcoming 2012 Releases Kotaku Article IGN Article What […]

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Episode 2 – Fruit Punch Potions

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:00:34 GMT

The second episode of the Gamers’ Inn podcast is here! Join Jocelyn and Ryan as they quickly discuss Lord of the Rings Lego then move into a year in review discussion. Crazy how you don’t realize how many games you played in a year until you list them out… News Lord of the Rings Lego! […]

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Episode 1 – Taking a Meme in the Knee

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:39:12 GMT

The first episode of the Gamers' Inn podcast is here! This week Jocelyn and Ryan discuss Miyamoto [not] retiring, playing hours of Skyrim and Zelda, how they handle the busy Winter releases in the game industry, and much more!

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