The Gift of Gaming Podcast

The Gift of Gaming Podcast

por Darren Wade & friends
Temporada 4
EP141 - March's Gaming News
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Darren's back after his holiday with all the gaming news from March! Check out the news items covered below: The Krafton Lawsuit Update https://www.gamesindustry.biz/bombshell-judgment-demands-krafton-immediately-reinstate-ousted-ceo-and-return-his-authority-over-subnautica-2 The Nvidia DLSS 5 Problem https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-completely-wrong-nvidia-ceo-responds-to-widespread-criticism-of-dlss-5/ Fortnite Layoffs https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/25/fortnite-staff-layoffs-redundancies-epic-games Xbox Games Pass Could Get Cheaper https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-xbox-ceo-could-make-game-pass-less-expensive-report-says/1100-6538978/ The Sony Console Price Increases https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-announces-price-rises-for-ps5-ps5-pro-and-playstation-portal-blames-continued-pressures-in-the-global-economic-landscape Check out more news on our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming
EP140 - Pokémon, Minecraft and the Broken Review System
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Darren is joined by Colm and Andy for an off the cuff discussion on video games. The guys are all back playing Gen 1 of Pokémon, they look back on memories of Minecraft and discuss how today's review system may not be fit for purpose. Darren is on holidays for the next two weeks so if you're looking for GoG Pod content, check out our patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming Let us know what you think of the podcast! Email us at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com Do you listen to your podcast on Youtube? All our episodes are now available there at youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming
EP139 - The Remakes We Wanna Play
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Darren is joined by Craig to talk about the remakes they want to play the most. Why not tell us what remakes you want to see? thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com Looking for more? We discuss what games we might get our hands on in 2026 in our post show. Check it out over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming
EP138 - February's Gaming News
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Darren is joined by Chris and Daniel for the first ever time to look back on all the gaming news from February. From Xbox woes and new DLC for very old games, its all covered here on the Gift of Gaming podcast! Xbox Shakeup https://www.ign.com/articles/phil-spencer-retiring-sarah-bond-out-matt-booty-promoted-as-microsoft-ai-exec-asha-sharma-named-new-xbox-boss-exclusive Xbox Console https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c875we893ggo Diablo 2 DLC https://www.polygon.com/diablo-2-reign-of-the-warlock-review/ Bluepoint Closed https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-shuts-down-demons-souls-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-games Highguard Shutdown https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/highguard-is-permanently-shutting-down-barely-a-month-after-debut Monster Hunter Wilds Expansion https://www.polygon.com/monster-hunter-wilds-expansion-title-update-4/ Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming
EP137 - Games Club: Arc Raiders
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Darren sits down with Kev and Andy and with a combined playtime of over 600 hours, these guys are ready to give all of their thoughts just ahead of the games next "Expedition". So sit back relax and enjoy the show. This week's post show is all about Live Service games. Check it out on patreon.com/thegiftofgaming Check out Youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming for all of our podcasts!
EP136 - January's Gaming News
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On this week's episode its the news! Darren Luke and Chris check out whats happening with Ubisoft's reset, Valve's lawsuit, the possibility of a Switch 2 price increase and much more! Looking for more news? On this week's post show, GTA goes full digital and Larian are making their stance on AI somewhat clear. Check it out on patreon.com/thegiftofgaming The News: ASUS price increase: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/asus-is-now-implementing-strategic-price-adjustments-and-retailers-are-already-hiking-prices-for-laptops-from-other-brands/ Nintendo price increases: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-faces-a-price-increase-in-2026-research-firm-predicts/ Gamestop closures: https://www.polygon.com/gamestop-retail-store-closures-2026/ Fable NPCs: https://www.ign.com/articles/itll-be-a-bit-of-work-but-you-could-marry-them-all-fable-has-1000-handcrafted-npcs-for-you-to-play-around-with Ubisoft reset: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ubisoft-hits-major-reset-button-cancels-6-games-including-prince-of-persia-remake-delays-7-more-reportedly-including-assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-and-confirms-4-new-ip/ Vavle lawsuit: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/usd900-million-lawsuit-accusing-steam-of-overcharging-gamers-in-the-uk-and-abusing-a-dominant-market-position-will-proceed-after-valve-loses-appeal-against-it/
EP135 - We've Played Some Different Games
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This week its just Darren and Craig and they've spent time playing some different games. Darren's on FF Tactics and Far: Changing Tides while Craig finally got to play the Horizon Forbidden West DLC and even put some serious time into Fantasy Life. Hear their thoughts right here, on the Gift of Gaming podcast! Interested in anything Final Fantasy 7? Check out today's post show where Darren and Craig look at how FF7 Part 3 might be announced and what we might see. patreon.com/thegiftofgaming Want to listen to our podcast on Youtube? Check out youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming for all our videos!
EP134 - What Are We Playing in 2026?
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Darren is joined by Andy and Chris on this week's episode of the pod! Today the discussion is all about the games we'll play in 2026. The GoG pod team sees this year as a good year for our backlogs so its a nice blend of new and old! What do you plan on sinking your teeth into in 2026? Let us know at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com Want more content to listen to? Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming where you'll find all our post shows including today's episode all about what games we will (or won't) see release in 2026! Watch your podcasts on Youtube? Check out youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming for all our podcasts!
EP133 - December News
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The Gift of Gaming podcast is back in 2026 with a look back at some of gaming's headlines from December. Join Darren, Luke and Chris as they look at new possible takeovers, a fallen giant and mandatory overtime. All this news and more, on today's episode! Need more news? Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for more news and bonus episodes! Prefer to have your podcasts on Youtube? Why not check out our Youtube channel at youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming
Rate My Cast: God of War Ragnarok - The Post Show
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Given the recent releases of the cast of the God of War TV series, here's an older post show where Darren gives his cast ideas to be rated by the panel. Enjoy!
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