The Game Junky Show

Join me, Logiq, and Dedman as we talk all about the backlog. How big is it, how do you manage it, how does it make you feel. Does it make us play more out of obligation? When do games come off the list? Does GamePass add to the backlog conundrum? The results of our Twitter poll might just shock you on just how big some backlogs can get.

Logiq

@gamelogiq 

@e2kgnetwork

Join me, Zac and Hunter (The Brothers Pearson) Sal, and the Headband of Conception as we talk about the important shit! Lightsabers, Vabranium,  Thor's Hammer, Magneto's Worthiness, Superman's sex life, Taco Sandwiches, THE WORD MOIST and so much more. It's nerdy, it's fun, it's funny, and it's slightly sexy...OK, very sexy

The Brothers Pearson:

Join me, Jeremy, Justin, and your live Tweets as we take a deep dive into the most immersive gaming title. We'll also discuss what makes games immersive, how immersion changes the experience, and how these dynamics affect the player.

Justin’s Gaming @justins_gaming_

Join me, Hour A Day Gamer, and LongPlay Games and learn all about 'Smugglers of Cygnus'. An upcoming (early 2023) space-themed adventure flight simulator that's due to arrive in early that features a mini-game Cygnus Pizza Races (available now). This 3 person team is creating a family-friendly game that's unlike any other game on the market. Learn more about LongPlay, the world of Cygnus, and what it's like to be an indie dev.

LongPlay Games

@LongPlay_Games

Do people express their personality through what types of games they play and how they play them? Do certain traits or quirks reflect specific decisions we make in games? Is our playstyle affected by mood, game narrative, and personal factors? Do MP environments change this? Join me, Logiq, MadMan, Dana, and your live Tweets as we dig into this wonderfully exciting discussion.

Logiq on Twitter & Instagram @gamelogic

Join me and indie streamers Hour a Day Gamer, Ready Set Indie, and Stefen Galaxy as we share our favorite indie titles of 2021. We'll also share some tips on how to save money on your favorite indie games, how to better support indie devs without spending more money than you need to, how to get more indie demos, and resources for where you can buy or find indie titles.

Time and money certainly aren't unlimited in quantity and the older we get, the more precious it all becomes. Join me, Wes, Hunter, and Brad as we share our tips on how to obtain a healthy work/life balance and ways you can still enjoy your favorite pastime on a limited budget.

Join me and the boys from The Backlog Chronicles as we share our personal picks for 2021's GOTY. As a little bonus, we'll also share our favorite guilty pleasure game of 2021. Don't miss Kevin's sarcasm, Jordan's Brady-like charm, or one of Moe's many tangential rants.

Join me, Logiq & Elegant as we analyze Microsoft's recent acquisition from the perspective of 3 consultants. We'll talk about monopolies, oligopolies, anti-trust laws, Game Pass, stocks, and the effect this may or may not have on other brands in the industry.

Host: Crystal 

Twitter & Insta: csmithshine

Join Me, Jeremy, Alex, and Lena as we share our top 5 most heart-wrenching moments in gaming, we'll also include your choices via Live Tweets. WARNING: This episode may contain spoilers.

Join me, Pucho, Tony, Doughy, and Mateo as we talk about the dynamics of having popular and unpopular opinions online and how the art of debate is a great growth tool. We'll touch on marketing influence, TLOU2, Cyberpunk, Kojima, shocking story plot twists, and the censorship of nudity, sex, politics, and drugs in games.

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In this episode, join Me,  Logiq, and Gurni read your live Tweets and learn just how broad and generalized "casual" really is, and why we don't think it's useful to have labels define your gaming happiness. We'll also talk about the average consumer's impact on the marketing of the industry, microtransactions, difficulty, and developer strategy. Also, I go on a rant about Amazon, and finally, the question is answered. Are video games better than boobies?

Join me and the cast of NXS Gaming,  Dash, Kevin & Jeremy as we show our favorite strong, independent, badass female characters some love. From playable to non-playable we share our top 5 favorite ladies of gaming and take live picks from the Twitter feed. Will your favorite ladies make the list?

If you haven't dug into the unique brilliance of Arkane games, maybe Gurni, Megamatt, Mathodical, and Logiq can convince you. In this Arkane love fest we talk about Redfall, Dishonored, Prey, Deathloop, Weird West, Dues Ex, and what we'd like next for the studio after recent changes in leadership.

A former modder started up what looks like a very promising indie team, which currently sits at 11 people from around the world, who are working on a very ambitious hybrid RPG. Inspired by Star Ocean, Twilight Star is the love child of Final Fantasy & Skyrim. Designed with the look and feel of a 90’s JRPG, this action-adventure game features fundamental mechanics from MMOs and level design inspired by open-world franchises like The Witcher & Dragon Age. What’s really unique is the game seamlessly lets you adjust between the hack and slack combat mechanics, or turn-based combat, allowing every gamer the chance to best this fantastical journey.

Happy Halloween! Join me, Gurnico, Matt, and Justin as we share our favorite and most memorable horror games. We'll also take live Tweets and talk about the scariest video games as decided by you. 

We all know AI enemies aren't always the brightest. Bullet sponges and high DPS bosses are sometimes lazy in design. Some games just don't respect the intelligence of the player. What elements of game design make games difficult from a strategic, methodical perspective, and what makes stuff hard just to be hard? Join me, Matt, and Pillow and we dive into the world of difficulty from a unique perspective. 

Join me and the cast of Game Game Debate as we have a whole lot of fun with a trivia challenge & do a bad job trying to impersonate accents from around the world. Be wary, this is the most raunchy episode to date with frat-boy humor and inappropriate dietary advice

It's a great time to be a Game Junky! With several fantastic years of gaming, the future is looking so bright too. Join me, Dana, and Matt as we share what titles we are really hyped for and share opinions live from the Twittersphere. 

As gaming grows to new powerhouse heights, there are still significant hardware cost factors impacting the global market. In this episode, Mad, Keven, and I share some sales data and talk about the impacts that services like XCloud Gaming can have in making gaming more cost accessible. We'll take about the potential future of GamePass & XCloud and analyze our thoughts on multiplatform changes, cross-platform subscriptions, and more.

Take a trip down nostalgia lane as me, Zwan, and Brad gush about our oldest memories of gaming and the original generations of consoles, arcades, and handhelds we admired throughout our youth. From what games we’d like to see brought back, what technical marvels we’ve seen over the decades, and what retro game every ‘today’s young kids’ need to play. We’ll also talk about Blockbuster and Radio Shack if you’ve ever heard of such a thing.

Video games are the highest form of art and art is subjective, so why is it so hard sometimes for communities to be objectively fair about their critique? Why do opposing opinions lead to toxic behaviors? We will tackle this and talk about influence, mechanics, gameplay, narrative experiences, and so much more. Also the question of why I love Judy Alvarez so much is finally answered.

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