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We're taking the week off to enjoy some cozy holiday family time, but we'd love to know: What are your gaming New Year's resolutions? Are you looking to expand your video game diet? Or stop playing e…

We acknowledge that we cannot critically and editorially declare The Chat's official game of the year. We just haven't played enough new releases in 2021. But we have honed in on the 2021 games that …

We have the power to record and save everything in our lives with the slab of plastic in our pocket. But ... should we? Miniature artist and video game enthusiast Sky Burkson returns as our guest to …

Colette is recovering from a cold this week, but we called in some backup. Streamer and miniaturist Sky Burkson joins us as a guest co-host in her absence to talk about the explosion of miniature cra…

We've got the week off for family business, but we're excited for the next few episodes of the pod.  In the meantime, what are your plans for the holidays? Will you have time to enjoy the back catalo…

Video games aren't just a whole lot of fun. They're also bonding experiences, therapy, community, and more. This week, we discuss games and game-related things we are thankful for. We hope you've had…

This week we discuss the ongoing misconduct investigations at Activision Blizzard, whether the industry has reached a tipping point toward meaningful change, and representation in games. 

Also, why An…

This week we're joined by Antony Stevens, writer and designer at Cloudhead Games, a Canadian VR studio best known for Colette's favorite obsession: Pistol Whip.

It's a VR experience that transcends mu…

This week we discuss our biggest regrets in life. Not the jobs we missed or the bucket lists we scrapped, but of course: the video games we never finished.

Games are an enormous time and emotional com…

Ten years ago, we all turned our noses up at casual app store gotcha games. But the Free-to-Play model has evolved, often to be more ethical. Our phones have 20x more horsepower. Today, we can carry …

There's just something about the image, text, and mood of memes that make them such a precise communication vehicle. We discuss some of our favorites, what's up with NFTs, what you've been playing, a…

Matt calls Colette to find out what the hell is going on.

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What is it about video games that lights up the brains of neurodiverse people, specifically those with ADHD?

This week we have a very personal conversation about growing up with brains that demand mor…

Netflix's recent acquisition of Oxenfree developer Night School got us thinking about the future of game streaming services. High quality games beaming down from the Cloud™ to any device is so close …

This week we get nostalgic for software environments: buttons, interfaces, and of course the sounds of '90s online chatrooms. But more importantly, GAMES!

We discuss everything you're playing this wee…

Colette & Matt are off this week due to scheduling conflicts, but we still hope you'll take part in our GRAND EXPERIMENT called Steam Roulette. Last week we picked a random-ass Steam game and we're f…

Printers. You can't live with them, you can't throw them in a lake. Or can you?

Colette stopped playing video games all week because she's watching some sort of anime from the '80s. But we still have …

Grinding gets a bad rap, but when the carrot is juicy enough, the grind is worth the squeeze. This week we discuss what makes a Roguelike (or Roguelite) game stick. It's often a combination of mechan…

When is it worth replaying old favorites when there's an infinite amount of new games to play? What if tomorrow, all new games stopped coming out forever and we could only play things that came befor…

This week we welcome Lisa Blakie, narrative designer for Colette's new favorite game, Old Friends Dog Game, a pet sim where you run a shelter for elderly dogs that also exists in the real world.

Lisa …