Downloadable Content
Downloadable Content is a general gaming podcast made by everyday gamers for gamers, whether you're a hardcore gamer or a casual one, or whether you've been playing for decades or days. Hosts Brian French and Ron Goldie invite anyone to join in to discuss and debate topics relevant to video games and the gaming industry at large. Want to participate? Check out our website at dlcpodcast dot com and check out upcoming recordings. NOTE: we are in no way affiliated with Penny Arcade's podcast of the same title. Updates occasionally.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Episodes
- 151
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode S7E2: The Era of Vaporware
In the realm of video games, the concept of vaporware comes in form of major announcements of games, and then not seeing those games for years, if at all. Some games do finally see the light of day a…
Thu 16 Feb 2017
Episode S7E1: Switch-ing Back
In little more than a month, Nintendo's next major console comes out. Only announced this past fall, we don't know yet what to make of it: a console that mixes traditional TV device and portable gami…
Wed 01 Feb 2017
Episode S6E19: From Console to Tabletop
We've discussed how video games have translated into a variety of media, and how tabletop games like D&D influence video games even today. On our season finale, we talk about how video games influenc…
Fri 30 Dec 2016
Episode S6E18: The Purple Cube
Fifteen years ago, the Nintendo GameCube arrived on the scene, giving us classics like Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, Super Smash Bros. Melee, a host of Mario-themed sports titles, along with some dece…
Tue 27 Dec 2016
Episode S6E17: Free Play 13
The final Free Play episode of this season--recorded over the summer, it's another wide-ranging episode full of varied topics, such as the overblown hype that No Man's Sky brought, or extolling the v…
Thu 15 Dec 2016
Episode S6E16: Nintendo Switch Hype Train
We break down the reveal of the Nintendo Switch and go into full-on speculation about it: the little we do know, plus what we hope we'll see on it as long-suffering Nintendo fans...most of which will…
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Episode S6E15: What The Hell, Nintendo?
Even though the Nintendo Switch has captivated our Nintendo fanboy hearts again, we have to bring down the enthusiasm just a touch. There are many issues we have with Nintendo in recent years: threat…
Wed 16 Nov 2016
Episode S6E14: The World of Survival Horror
Just in time for Halloween, we talk about our favorite survival horror games. From classics like Sweet Home and Clock Tower, to current favorites like Five Nights at Freddy's, we take a in-depth look…
Wed 26 Oct 2016
Episode S6E13: Free Play 12
On our second Free Play of the season, it's just Brian and Tanya as they talk about nostalgia, the fact that major developers have taken notice, the problem of online bullying, sports games, and plen…
Wed 28 Sep 2016
Episode S6E12: Puzzling, Isn't It?
Even though they don't get the same attention and press that some franchises do, puzzle games remain a steady genre. Here, we talk about classics like Tetris and newer titles that blend genres such a…
Wed 24 Aug 2016
Episode S6E11: Free Play 11
It's the first of three Free Play for this season: episodes where we talk about anything and everything game-related. On this episode: we rant about Mighty No. 9 and Final Fantasy 15, discuss the ide…
Wed 20 Jul 2016
Episode S6E10: E3 2016
The dust has settled on another E3, and so with it, we take a look at this year's offerings. What stuck out, for better or worse? Are we looking forward to anything? We break it all down for you here…
Tue 28 Jun 2016
Episode S6E9: 20 Years of Nintendo 64
We spend 2 hours going down the warp pipe of nostalgia to talk about the 20th anniversary of the Nintendo 64, bringing up our most memorable games from the well-known to the obscure, and discussing t…
Fri 10 Jun 2016
Episode S6E8: From 2011 to Now
In Season 1, we looked at six classic franchises celebrating milestone anniversaries: Sonic, Dragon Quest, Zelda, Metroid, Donkey Kong, and Resident Evil. Now, five years later, we look back and see …
Wed 25 May 2016
Episode S6E7B: PAX East 2016, Part 2
Part 2 of our PAX East 2016 recap covers the second and third day of the convention. Day 2 concerts, excessive tabletop gaming and more indie games await! Ep S6E7B
Wed 18 May 2016
Episode S6E7A: PAX East 2016, Part 1
It's our longest PAX East recap episode yet, so it's being broken down into two parts. Brian, Shanna, Wyatt (from Sprites and Dice), Reid, and Jonathan (making his DLC debut) talk about their experie…
Tue 17 May 2016
Episode S6E6: The PC Master Race
What started off as sarcastic commentary on PC gamers became something said PC gaming community embraced, but why do we feel a need to further divide gamers based on how and what they play their game…
Thu 28 Apr 2016
Episode S6E5: The D&D Connection
Wyatt from the gaming site Sprites and Dice returns to guest-host this episode, moderating a discussion about the influences that the long-running tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons have had on video g…
Fri 15 Apr 2016
Episode S6E4B: Gotta Catch 'Em All (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our Pokemon 20th Anniversary episode, we pick up where we left off in the first half--from the 3rd generation (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and going all the way through to now. It's 2 more hou…
Wed 30 Mar 2016
Episode S6E4A: Gotta Catch 'Em All (Part 1)
Do you want to be the very best, like no one ever was? On the first part of what ended up being a 2-part episode, we dive back into the nostalgia pool to talk about Pokemon, celebrating 20 years of c…
Fri 18 Mar 2016
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