The Inner Gamer Podcast

Larian Studios has finally released Baldur's Gate 3 in Early Access. This features Act 1 of the game in a buggy, yet fun take on Baldur's Gate from the team that brought us Divinity Original Sin 2. I…

We were going to open with a new game but we can't stop talking about Marvel's Avengers. But of course, we follow up with a new game called Phasmophobia. This game is super scary and built to be play…

This week we see what all the fuss is about with Among Us. This game has been taking over Twitch and we wanted to see what it as all about. It's a 4-10 player game of deception among your friends. It…

This week we revisit the past with a special dive into Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2.  Vicarious Visions does what they did before with Spyro and Crash Bandicoot by bringing this classic series back the…

Microsoft Flight Simulator returns after 6 years of no big titles and this one is a whammy. Microsoft recruits Asobo Studios, known for A Plague Tale most recently. They have built a flight simulator…

This week we bring Jason back onto the podcast to talk about Marvel's Avengers. It's the latest game from Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix and it features some major Avengers characters in a brand ne…

This week we're finally featuring our spoiler-free review of Ghost of Tsushima! We've been trying to power through this game but there are SO MANY GOOD THINGS ABOUT IT! We've been taking our time. Fo…

We have a special guest returning to the podcast this week: Justin Varghese! Justin is the North American Marketing Manager at DreamHack. We invite him on to discuss the future of gaming conventions …

This week Brett and Austin jump into some games from Xbox Game Pass. We play the Ninja Theory game Bleeding Edge that came out earlier this year. It's a surprisingly fun fighting game that feels awfu…

This weekend the Marvel Avengers beta came out for PS4 pre-orders. We got our hands on it and played the full beta. We’re happy to say that the results are very positive. It was a ton of fun to step …

Obsidian Entertainment, creators of The Outer Worlds and Pillars of Eternity, are back with their new survival game called Grounded. In Grounded, you play a little kid who's shrunken down into the gr…

This week on The Inner Gamer, Brett dives deep (literally) into Maneater. He’s invested more time into this Shark RPG. We cover the story, game mechanics and how this seemingly surface-level game rea…

One of the last exclusives of this generation has come out this last week: Ghost of Tsushima. It's the next title from Sucker Punch and it features the player in the shoes of Jin saving the island of…

After Ubisoft Forward, the open beta for Hyper Scape released. Hyper Scape is the new battle royale from Ubisoft in which 99 players go head to head in a virtual world called Neo Arcadia. It’s a fast…

Brett finally beats The Last of Us and talks about the painful gameplay towards the end but the overall fantastic story throughout. He also dives into The Last of Us Part 2 and talks about some initi…

We take a break from The Last of Us Part 2 while Brett takes us back to the original game with his first playthrough of The Last of Us 1. We talk about his experiences with that as we prep for our fu…

After several delays, The Last of Us Part 2 has arrived. Austin dives into the first few hours to share his initial impressions and the hope that the leaks aren't as concerning as people made it out …

This may be the most valuable, content-heavy podcast we've ever released! We open with us revisiting Battlefield of old. Austin redownloads Battlefield 3 and 4 to talk on how he misses the modern com…

Brett is trying to get caught up on his games and as such he goes back to Call of Duty Modern Warfare to finally beat the single player story. He walks away pleasantly surprised with lots of great mo…

After much difficulty, Brett finally gets Half-Life: Alyx working enough to get it running. After 3-4 hours of gameplay, he's walked away very pleased. This game takes virtual reality to a whole diff…