Janet Garcia and Isaiah Smith talk Games and Not Games every week. The Games section includes topics like what we've been playing, co-op adventures, opinions on the industry etc. and the Not Games section includes lighthearted conversations and debates, events we attend together, movies, shows, and more.
Janet and Isaiah talk about Isaiah’s first BANANAGRAMS win (according to him), keeping score of board game winners in the house, and what announcements at the Xbox Developer Direct 2025 are they exci…
Janet and Isaiah talk about the official reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, what they’re excited for, and what they want to see from Nintendo at launch. They also go over some of the games the…
Janet and Isaiah say goodbye to 2024 with some final Game and Not Game shout outs! Then Janet and Isaiah say hello to 2025 with their New Year’s Resolutions!
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Janet and Isaiah go over the first annual GANG of the Year awards. For each of the 7 "Games and not games" categories, Janet and Isaiah talk about their top choices, discuss what wins each category, …
Janet and Isaiah go over the TGA winners, see which of their predictions were correct, and chat about this year’s announcements and trailers. They also go over their PlayStation Wrap-Up and reflect o…
Janet and Isaiah go over what they’ve been playing. Isaiah talks about the collection of games he’s started and beaten since the last episode while Janet gets into her time with Indiana Jones and the…
Janet and Isaiah go over what they’ve been playing as well as their Thanksgiving day fun (GAMES). Then they go over their new Thanksgiving Day approach to food, chat about modern day Black Friday sho…
Janet and Isaiah talk about platinuming LEGO Horizon Adventures and Isaiah finishing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Then they get into their predictions for The Game Awards (GAMES). Janet and Isaiah the…
Janet and Isaiah talk about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes as well as Lego Horizon Adventures (GAMES). Then they discuss attending their first Clipper’s game at the brand new Intuit Dome and review the e…
Janet and Isaiah preview Crimson Desert and talk about finally hate finishing Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (GAMES). Then they talk about how they listen to music while unpacking some of the Grammy’s nomin…
Janet and Isaiah talk about the new Pokemon TCG and our platinum history (GAMES). Then we get into our workspaces and do a draft for the most iconic trios (NOT GAMES).
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Janet and Isaiah talk about playing another edition of the at-home escape room game: Exit. We also talk about our backlog for the rest of 2024 (GAMES). Then we get into our social media habits, unpac…
Janet and Isaiah finally get back to playing Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and play Pokemon FireRed to raise money for the American Heart Association (GAMES). They also talking about their histories w…
Janet and Isaiah talk about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom playing Metaphor: ReFantazio and doing their first game jam together (GAMES). Then they talk about becoming LA Galaxy season ticket h…
Janet and Isaiah talk about platinuming Astro Bot, beating Starfield, and starting The Legend of of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (GAMES). Then they talk about catching up on media with Little Fockers, Att…
Janet and Isaiah talk about their trip to Janet’s hometown: Chicago. This includes a trip to the eXchange, headquarters beercade, and more (GAMES). Continuing on the trip chat, they talk food, museum…
Janet and Isaiah talk the games they played at PAX West 2024 (GAMES). Then they talk about what they got into around Seattle outside of the convention (NOT GAMES).
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Isaiah and Janet take the Amtrak Starlight train from LA to Seattle. They talk about the games they played to pass the time (GAMES). Then they break down the experience of being on the train. It was …
Janet and Isaiah talk about their latest Lorcana game. Then they get into conventions pre Pax West 2024, discussing why they love them and sharing some tips (GAMES). Isaiah is new to freelance life a…
The show starts with Isaiah talking about getting laid off from his tech job (email him with freelance and part time opportunities HERE). Then Janet and Isaiah talk about their video game marathon me…