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Destructoid alum Dan "Husky" Lingen joins us this week to go deep on media theory, the evolution of Internet communities, and of course...video games! He recently joined Xbox as the Game Creator Comm…

Stuart Duncan is the dad of an autistic son, and he's also autistic himself. So when he learned that autistic Minecraft players were being bullied on popular servers, he set out to create a safe and …

Music  instantly transports us to familiar and emotional places — even those made of pixels. When you spend 60-100 hours in a virtual world, its sounds can deeply affect you. 

This week, we share the …

Why is the Chrono Cross re-release port so bad? Because God is dead, that's why. Also, have you heard of Roblox? It's popular with YOUTHS.

This week we discuss how our gaming lifestyles have evolved —…

Matt got a Q2 Steam Deck, so buckle up for some blabbing about why it's AWESOME, kinda weird, and a huge step toward a new future for PC games. Colette reveals why Ghostwire: Tokyo keeps her hooked, …

If BONKING puppies in the face with a giant hammer is wrong, then we don't want to be right!

Cutter, Hammer, Ice, Bombs, ... Sleep? This week we stack rank Kirby's Forgotten Land copy abilities from w…

When you really think about it, Kirby is just a puppy murdering simulator. This week we discuss the legacy of the Mana series, Chrono Cross and Radical Dreamers, what's up with Norco, some positive d…

Colette is tending to urgent home repair matters this week, so miniature artist, streamer, and Souls-enthusiast Sky Burkson joins Matt to talk about the hidden difficulty slider in Elden Ring, and wh…

This week we pluck some stories from the news, discuss what you're playing, get Ghosty in Tokyo, and Matt gets a free* trip to Istanbul.

• Colette's playing: Tunic & Ghostwire: Tokyo
• Matt's playing: Tria…

This week we accidentally look at some NSFW mousepads on Etsy, notice that Elden Ring sure is popular, Triangulate some Strategy, and discuss what your Stardew Valley spouse says about you.

• Matt's pla…

On this 50th anniversary episode of Chat, we solve all the world's problems in about 20 minutes, which leaves plenty of extra time to talk about The Elden Scrolls V: SkyRing.

• Colette's playing: Elden …

It's finally time to reveal our #1 most favorite game of all time. Also, dat Kirby demoooooo!

Plus: Have you heard of this "Elden Ring" thing?

Email us with what you're playing and we'll read it on the…

The Internet is littered with amazingly talented creators who just couldn't make it work. We discuss this and other online sadness, as well as our SECOND-FAVORITE video games of ALL TIME?

Don't forget…

It's time to reveal our #3 most favorite game of all time! Will it be Shaq Fu? Probably!

Relevant links from today's episode:

• Hot Pepper Gaming feat. Austin Creed
• [SPOILER] Relevant Video Re: Matt's #3 …

The list continues! We reveal our 4th personal favorite games of all time to YOU (and each other), and discuss why they deeply matter. Also, we are SHOOK by Nintendo's Direct this week, so we run thr…

We're off this week while Colette's PC is on the mend! But we're very excited to hear more of YOUR favorite games of all time, so please keep sharing them in the Discord and by email. See you next we…

Welcome to the first episode in a very special series, where we discuss the 5 most important video games we've ever played, and why. Colette and Matt do not know what the other has picked, and reveal…

On this very special episode, we are thrilled to share that we have acquired video game publisher Square Enix for $800 billion and will only be making '90s RPGs from now on.

• Colette's playing: Littlew…

With the new year in full swing, we look into the FUTURE and discuss what changes, trends, tech, and design we'd like to see more (and less!) of in 2022.

From VR to #MeToo, it's a rousing conversation…

This week we planned to talk about a topic and then completely didn't even talk about it! Because that's what professional podcasters DO.

Instead, we get real about our favorite ARGs (Alternate Realit…