The Grinding Gear Podcast
Burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Episodes
- 291
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Who is this for? | The Grinding Gear Podcast #38
Redfall falls short. War Hammers on. Dune too. Whether its $70 or Game Pass, nobody is feeling the new Arkane Studios. Kyle has gone down a deep Warhammer 40k rabbit hole with the upcoming release of…
Wed 03 May 2023
Bean Bag Gaming | The Grinding Gear Podcast #36
Garrett, fresh from joining the final episode of Angry Chicken, is feeling a bit wistful. Kyle lost his weekend to Total War: Warhammer III. Our old photo-copied original pokemon art is getting an up…
Thu 20 Apr 2023
All the Mario! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #35
Sometimes, Nintendo does what the internet wants. Mario breaks all the records and a new trailer for Tears of the Kingdom has been released. Diablo excitedly announced their battle pass will take 80 …
Thu 13 Apr 2023
Power Up! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #34
The new rigs are here! With the help of Doghouse Systems and Cooler Master, the videos, stream, and gaming have had a SUBSTANTIAL UPGRADE! Garrett has been deep in Call of Duty, Kyle has been reading…
Thu 06 Apr 2023
Attack Dog | The Grinding Gear Podcast #33
From Resident Evil 4 to FF16, this episode is packed with game goodness. RE4 was unleashed to rave reviews and already has sold 3 million copies. Yoshi P shows off FF16 in real time at PAX East, whil…
Thu 30 Mar 2023
The Instance Epilogue with Scott Johnson! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #32
Scott Johnson, previously of The Instance: A World of Warcraft Podcast (so you don’t have to) joins the show. Garrett ended The Instance alongside Scott just last year along with Kyle’s ongoing D&D P…
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Octopath Babblers | The Grinding Gear Podcast #31
While Garrett plays Octopath Traveler II and Kyle works his way through Bloodborne, there is a new game on the horizon: Diablo 4. With tomorrow’s (at the time of recording this) Beta weekend right ar…
Thu 16 Mar 2023
JoCat! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #30
JoCat, content creator extraordinaire from FFXIV to Monster Hunter to D&D, joins the episode. One of our most requested guests, we have a long chat about content creation, creating and following pass…
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Too Much Star Wars! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #29
Grinding Gear goes to the movies! Elden Ring sells 20 Million copies, Liam Neeson says Star Wars has lost its magic and Marvel reaches burnout with still solid Ant Man sales. We wrap up with a video …
Thu 23 Feb 2023
Music Talk! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #27 w/ MarcoMeatball
Macromeatball, pro opera singer turned voice actor and youtuber, joins the show to take us to school on Video Game music. This episode has heart! No genre of music left untouched, though you may have…
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Intergalactic Drama | The Grinding Gear Podcast #26
There is much news! Dead Space Remake’s success has spread on discussion of future games in the franchise. Jedi Survivor has been delayed. But the big topic on everyone's lips is, FFXIV has a new che…
Thu 02 Feb 2023
Left 4 Farcry | The Grinding Gear Podcast #25
Don’t call it a deep dive! Xbox Direct unleashed a wave of new video game trailers, one of which came out that very day! Minecraft Legends, Forza Motorsport, Hi-Fi Rush and ESO, all shall be covered,…
Thu 26 Jan 2023
The First of Us | The Grinding Gear Podcast #24
The new year maneuvering was fired up. Every game company seems to be unleashing their big moves and bad news. D&D, Microsoft, Netease and Tencent all got a little weird this week. But don’t you worr…
Thu 19 Jan 2023
Get Your PC Together Sony! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #23
Companies are going weird! Sony Playstation denies that FFXVI will come on on PS and Yoshi P says “Sorry, I went Overboard”. Wizards of the Coast is tightening its grip on content using its Open Game…
Thu 12 Jan 2023
Degenerate & Domestic Gaming | The Grinding Gear Podcast #22
GG is back with our Holiday exploits in tow. God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring, Mario Kart, its all here. Domestic and degenerate, all forms of gaming are covered. Plus we look into whatever the Presid…
Thu 05 Jan 2023
“Content Creator Sympathy Pains” w/ Jesse Cox | The Grinding Gear Podcast #21
FFXIV Spoiler warning, this episode is joined by the internet’s own Jesse Cox! We talk about the MMO market, World of Warcraft, game producing, and of course a mighty serving of Final Fantasy 14. Jes…
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Blitz Metzen | The Grinding Gear Podcast #20
Video game news is unleashed! Moments before the record, John Hight announces the return of Chris Metzen to Blizzard. WoW is making some waves with its incoming “battle pass”. The Video Game Awards u…
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Dial of Diablo | The Grinding Gear Podcast #19
The episode that went places! The Video Game Awards approach, Diablo 4 is making waves. That’s the part we planned. The Washington Post reveals mid-show that they are suing Microsoft over the Activis…
Thu 08 Dec 2022
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