The GIN Lounge

In this episode, Neal and Vince pontificate on what makes a good, or bad, RPG for them. They also do a massive digression regarding genre classifications while Vince attempts to fruitlessly explain to Neal what a Character Action Game is. Everyone has their shortcomings...

In this episode, Neal and Vince discuss predatory DLC practices for sports games, as well as post-launch DLC additions like those added to Crash Team Racing and Resident Evil 4.

Recent-ish gaming news, and talk of the latest Fire Emblem game, Fire Emblem Engage!

After a long sabbatical, Neal and Vince are back with pressing concerns: What will Pokemon Scarlet and Violet feature, and won't someone think of the children?

This week the guys, mostly one of them, goes off on multiple rants about Elden Ring. What it does well, what it doesn't, and perhaps even a little Alex Jones is sprinkled into the mix. Did you know that Miquella is on the side of the globalists?

This week, the guys talk about the latest and greatest in Pokemon news. From past triumphs, to ruminating on the potential of Scarlet and Violet later this year, there's a lot to go over for this daring duo. Vincent also complains about Brilliant Diamond only making Union Rooms for two- how romantic!

This week the guys talk about the 2022 Nintendo Direct and all of the huge game announcements that came with. From Splatoon 2 to Triangle Strategy to Super Mario Strikers, there were a lot of games to talk about. Music by Diego Nava

The guys are back after a series of unfortunate events to talk NFT's in gaming and why they think it is a bad idea. They go over topics such as the Steam Marketplace and Ubisoft's NFT platform. Music by. Diego Nava

This week the guys interview Bill Kara of addicting games to discuss casual gaming. Casual games have become more common and have continued to grow in the form of browser based games. Tune in to hear a discussion of the past, present, and future of casual games. Music by Diego Nava.

This week the guys talk with Mark Vange of NextPlay about the innovations of animating for indie games and the use of artificial; intelligence to assist in developing higher quality animation. They cover a lot of topics in a short time so buckle in for a crash course. Music by Diego Nava

This week the guys are talking about Super Smash Bros. Ultimate after the final DLC characters were announced. This includes Neal being very confused on who some of the characters even are and complaining about so many Poke'mon being on the game. Music by Diego Nava.

This week the guys look at the boom in high prices of recent high yield retro game sales and a potential conspiracy behind it. They also look at the current collectables bubble and then frenzy of investment opportunities. Note: neither Vince nor Neal is a licensed financial advisor and are offering their opinions. Music by Diego Nava

The guys are back and looking into the crackdown on minor video game time in China. The guys also look at how these laws could affect western nations and how a black market around these laws may pop up. Music by Diego Nava

After some medical delays the GIN Lounge is back with Vince and guest Ben Becton talking E3 and digressing on to many other topics over the course of this nearly two hour special podcast. Music by Diego Nava

This week the guys cover topics ranging from how Nintendo's Mario treatment may be the start of a bad trend of trying to FOMO gamers to death to developers trying to cancel Youtubers with DCMA's to asking if Yoshi's have rights. Join Neal and Vincent on this off the rails episode of the GIN Lounge. Music by Diego Nava

This week the guys bring their Freud chairs to the lounge to talk about psychology in the gaming industry. Some of this podcast rehashes previously discussed topics while focusing more closely on other parts of the industry. The guys discuss topics such as FOMO, addiction and the Jones effect and Neal does his best to sound like someone with a psych degree, despite not having one. Music by Diego Nava

This week on the Lounge, the guys examine modern gaming conventions that drive them nuts. This includes day one patches and releasing broken games. Neal also swears there is a correlation between Butterfingers and Final Fantasy VII DLC and only time will tell if he right about something for once. Music by Diego Nava

The guys are back and talking about the news from Nintendo Direct. This includes new launches, planned releases and Neal not being able to remember the name of a game with a shape in it. Another usual day in the lounge. Music by Diego Nava

The guys are back and talking Poke'mon due to Poke'mon Snap being given an April release date for the Nintendo Switch. This show is dedicated to thoughts on the up and down history of various secondary Poke'mon titles and how the guys feel about them. Music by Diego Nava

The guys talk about what titles they are most looking forward to in 2021 from Monster Hunter Rise to Resident Evil: Village. There are also random tangents because, of course, there are random tangents in the lounge. Music by Diego Nava