The Gamers' Inn

We kick off the show with Ryan making questionable financial decisions, coupled with the fact that Xbox is raising prices across the board. Then we move into recapping our time in Fortnite for a Star Wars themed Extra Life event. Before discussing the news, Jocelyn updates us on her Blue Prince achievement hunting while Ryan chats a bit about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. In the news, Grand Theft Auto VI has been delayed until May 26th, 2026 and has a new trailer, Epic offers an olive branch to Apple, Polygon has been sold to Valnet, EB Games is back (in Canada), and Gears of War arrives on PlayStation this Summer.

Jocelyn is away this week, so Jon Jagger from the CORE podcast joins Ryan to discuss Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. A brand-new French RPG that has old-school turn-based RPG vibes. We keep things light on spoilers, discussing the events of the prologue and the mechanics that are introduced during Act I. Jon also finished Ghost of Tsushima before Scott. Over in the news, Frostpunk is getting a revamp with Frostpunk 1886 in 2027, we have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 Editions of games, Blizzard is looking to Nexon to help with Overwatch mobile, and EA layoffs impact Respawn and other EA functions.

After last week’s discussion around Blue Prince, Ryan joins Jocelyn in the wonderful world of drafting rooms in search of puzzle solutions. Over in the news, Discord is looking to go public, we finally have Canadian pricing for Nintendo Switch 2 stuff, the spirit of XCOM returns with Star Wars Zero Company, the Oblivion remaster is really real and available now, and Ghost of Yotei releases October 2nd.

This week we aim for 80% fun, kicking things off with TWO games we have been really enjoying. Jocelyn dives into the rogue-like puzzle game Blue Prince, while Ryan has started and completed his journey through South of Midnight. Over in the news, Apple TV+ has cancelled Mythic Quest, Bungie shares first details on Marathon, PlayStation Plus raises prices in Canada, and that Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake is actually real.

Due to a massive ice storm that rolled through last week, we had to delay our Nintendo Switch 2 Direct discussion. But we’ve got power back now and we’re ready to talk Nintendo! Before that though, Ryan finally played Astro Bot on PlayStation 5 (not the pack in), and saw A Minecraft Movie with the family. As for the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct… Lots of info is still up in the air as of this recording, including game prices and pre-order delays.

After being off last week, we return to discuss the conclusion to Ryan’s adventures in the Living Lands as he’s completed Avowed. In the news, we kick things off with AI, specifically Microsoft’s plans to bring Copilot to Xbox. Also, we have Game Informer returning with all of its previous staff. Kayden and Ryan watch Minecraft Live, and we share our thoughts on the Dreamhaven Showcase.

We kick off the show with our thoughts on the return of BlizzCon in 2026, followed by Jocelyn's split screen adventures in Split Fiction. After discussing our TGI Game Club for The Legend of Zelda: Twlight Princess for a bit, we move into the last week in video game news. We know a bit more about some functionality of the Nintendo Switch 2 thanks to an FCC filing, The Last of Us Season 2 has a new trailer, LEGO reveals a new Mario Kart set for your shelf, and reports detail plans for what's next from Xbox hardware wise.

The first half of the show has a weirdly Sonic feel as Ryan watched Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Jocelyn found Sonic in her Two Point Museum. Quickly moving away from the blue blur, Jocelyn finds a lot of fun in this business simulation game from Two Point Studios. Ryan continues his movie thoughts with George A. Romero's Resident Evil, a documentary about the failed Resident Evil film adaptation from legendary zombie director George A. Romero. Closing out what we played, Jocelyn started her adventures in Avowed. In the news, we go over the latest Pokémon Presents, 8Bitdo releases a follow up to their best controller offering, A Minecraft Movie got a final trailer, and Monster Hunter Wilds becomes Capcom's fastest selling game in just 3 days.

Ryan welcomes Jocelyn to the world of Avowed and how if you loved Skyrim like we did, Avowed is an excellent follow up! You know, since a certain fellow Xbox Studios isn’t bringing Elder Scrolls 6 anytime soon. After a quick update on TGI Game Club, we move over to the news, where WB Games closes down three studios, Fable slips to 2026, LEGO Horizon Adventures gives us an affordable Horizon LEGO set, Yuri Lowenthal says Peter Parker will be off the couch in Spider-Man 3, and Pokemon GO is up for sale.

Jocelyn returns with tales of technical and gameplay woes for Civilization VII, add another one to the dreaded Skyward Sword list. Ryan on the other hand has been really enjoying Eternal Strands and finished it up this week. Plus we have a few weeks worth of news from Warner Bros continuing to flounder with games, Nintendo makes some changes to Gold Points and the Voucher system for Switch 2, and our favourites from the latest PlayStation State of Play.

Jocelyn is off sick this week, so Kayden jumped in for a TGI Mini talking about Minecraft! He’s all in on the game, and has thoughts on survival and creative modes, Super Mario Minecraft Edition, plus some Minecraft books, and the Minecraft movie coming soon. We close out the show with a quick fire reaction to the latest PlayStation State of Play (with more thoughts next episode when Joce returns).

Jocelyn travels back in time with The Sims Legacy Collection from EA, and finds managing friends in the early 2000's was actually pretty complex! Joce also shares her quick thoughts on the Heroes of Starcraft Mini-Set in Hearthstone. Ryan on the other hand checks out Eternal Strands, which is from the previous Dragon Age Creative Director. In the news, PlayStation is dropping PS account requirements for certain games, EA says a bunch of OOF stuff about Bioware, and MultiVersus will be shut down in May by Warner Brothers.

We kick off the show with our adventures in registering for the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience in Toronto, which sadly ended with no tickets. Ryan finished up Arcane Season 2 while out on the road, while Jocelyn continues her Laser Eyes search with The Roottrees are Dead (Game Jam version available on Itch.io). Over in the news, Resident Evil is getting another movie reboot, Microsoft shows off the next 6 months or so of Xbox games, and The Sims 1 & 2 may be making a return.

We promise this isn't going to turn into a Fortnite podcast, but let's start the show with Godzilla invading Fortnite. Ok, now as we move away from Fortnite, Ryan completed his adventures in Dragon Age: The Veilguard and has final thoughts to share. Over in the news, the Until Dawn movie got it's first trailer, Nintendo finally reveals the Nintendo Switch 2 and those leaks were spot on, PlayStation cancels two more unannounced live service games, and Marvel Snap gets caught up in that TikTok mess.

After discovering the next entry in the Dark Pictures Anthology will release later this year, Ryan and Jocelyn check out The Devil in Me, which they missed when it released in 2023. Until Dawn released its movie first look, which leads nicely into Ryan’s thoughts on Secret Level on Amazon Prime. In the news, Nintendo announces a LEGO Game Boy, Nintendo sent their lawyers to Genki’s CES booth over their Switch 2 mockup, we got a whole bunch of leaks for the Switch successor reveal, and Assassin’s Creed slips by a month (but not by a fiscal year).

For our first official episode of 2025, we catch up on The Game Awards announcements that we haven’t had a chance to discuss. Which nicely leads into a look forward towards the next 12 months of video games! Over in the news, Secret Level is getting a second season, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 will arrive in Spring 2027, Sony announces multiple movie and TV projects for their video game properties at CES 2025, and Nvidia unveils the next generation of their graphic cards.

It's that time of year again, as we close out the year with our Games of the Year episode! What makes this episode extra special this time around is that we recorded LIVE to conclude our Extra Life campaign. We kick off the episode by catching up on The Game Awards and their Game of the Year winner, and will have more thoughts on the announcement next week. Moving into our Games of the Year, we start with our Top 5, followed by Honourable Mentions, then plan for the future with Games We Missed. Wrapping up the show, we discuss Listener Favourites that were submitted through Discord. Thank you for all the support, and here's to an epic 2025!

Jocelyn is off this week, so Crofton returns to the Inn with his new favourite past time: Playing as Spider-Man in Marvel Rivals! Ryan on the other hand goes on an adventure with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Wrapping up what we’re playing, Crofton shares his latest family co-op game with Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. In the news, Valve may have some future Steam OS software and hardware surprises, publishers aren’t ready to commit on 2025 until GTA VI does first, and Rocksteady wraps up Suicide Squad with Season 4.

You read that episode title correctly, Ryan finished Lorelei and the Laser Eyes! Without delay Jocelyn and Ryan dive in to a spoiler filled discussion surrounding the game. Afterwards, they do a quick recap of Extra Life events from the past few weeks, while previewing what’s to come before the end of the year. In the news, Valve lays out some ground rules for how a season passes work on Steam, PlayStation brings game streaming to the Portal without a PS5 (and possibly has a handheld version of the PS5 in the works), video game corporations say the quiet part out loud when it comes to retro games, and Tencent's homework looks a bit too close to Horizon.

We kick off the show with a chat surrounding the nominees for The Game Awards. Then Ryan travels back in time for the 20th anniversary of Half Life 2. But worry not, for Ryan did get some time in with Lorelei and the Laser Eyes much to Jocelyn's relief. Over in the news, Secret Level gets a second trailer, Blizzard celebrates 30 years of Warcraft, Microsoft confirms an Xbox handheld is in the works, and Mythic Quest Season 4 confirmed for January 2025.