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 Podcast There Will Be Dungeons. The craft of podcasting, content creation is deeply delved into with this reunion. Scott is also a massive Diablo fan and is here to give you the scoop on the beta weekend that was, and what it’s going to be. Supportourbromance.com or we’ll add yellow tape and squeeze holes.
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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 around the corner, Kyle shares his concerns and Garrett shares his desires. Resident Evil 4 also looks righteous, though certainly different than its original incarnation. Your emails and more. Supportourbromance.com or you can’t pet the dog.
Read MoreJoCat! | 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 passion, streaming, communities and more!
Read MoreToo 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 game (and movie) heavy mailbag. Supportourbromance.com or your guilty pleasures will be EXTRA GUILTY.
Read MoreThe Great Dune Fight | The Grinding Gear Podcast #28
Lock in. This is a full meal podcast. We got video game talk with Wild Heart, we got anime talk, we got movie talk, we got FFXIV talk, we got emails. Kyle and Garrett, fueled by real life insanity, and Shadowbringers, present their completely off the cuff Dune thoughts. The bromance endures all storms.
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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 a particular interest in this episode for the FFXIV musical breakdowns. Supportourbromance.com or we’ll copyright our voices against future Ai mischief.
Read MoreIntergalactic 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 cheating scandal and Yoshi P is cracking down! A journey of games, discovery, your emails and more!
Read MoreLeft 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, as well as our upcoming picks of 2023. Supportourbromance.com or add open world to our co-op shooter.
Read MoreThe 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 worry, we got a big The Last of Us chaser for you as Garrett and Kyle have both watched the HBO pilot.
Read MoreGet 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 Licence. Kyle and Garrett share their personal favorites from the FFXIV 6.3 Spoiler Free Patch Notes. God of War Ragnarok talk fires up as Kyle gets into the game. Your emails and more!
Read MoreDegenerate & 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 President of Square Enix is gonna do with NFTs and how Wizards of the Coasts continues its streak of oddities.
Read More“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. Jesse attempts to maintain the hype while Garrett and Kyle continue their MSQ adventures.
Read MoreBlitz 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 unleashed a heaping pile of trailers for our park. Emails and more!
Read MoreDial 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 Activision Blizzard buyout. We effortlessly switch to Trailer Park for the Indiana Jones trailer and then into emails, where you can find our more in-depth thoughts on “giving Blizzard another chance”.
Read MoreDragonHigh | The Grinding Gear Podcast #18
Garrett returns from his casting debut for Hearthstone, Kyle returns for Paternity leave. Dragonflight is out, and we have thoughts. Garrett and Kyle are playing but one is more smitten than the other, only time will tell. GG also discusses Darktide release and Calisto Project reviews. Emails and more.
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Read MoreCow Chase | The Grinding Gear Podcast #17
It’s mail bag time! The boys bust out the massive mail bag and go through the non-FFXIV questions and the FFXIV-specific questions.
Read MoreCrispy Games | The Grinding Gear Podcast #16
Kyle is out becoming a 2x dad! So Jon Jagger returns to talk Marvel Snap and all things Final Fantasy with Garrett!
Read MoreGame Do Not Pass | The Grinding Gear Podcast #15
The Grinding Gear Podcast is here, Kyle is still here?! Xbox is stalling, the Game Pass has reached its limit. Hearthstone is unleashing the Death Knight class and Garrett has the inside scoop. Blight: Survival is looking rad, we want more Co-op games! A big mail bag finishes us out.
Read MoreDragonGasLight | The Grinding Gear Podcast #14
The WarCraft Hype Machine ROARS to life! In this behind-the-scenes peak, Garrett and Kyle give you a look at what people REALLY watch on YouTube. Does this Dragon have wings? Or will it Dragon Flop? Garrett has been back into Hearthstone. Kyle is in LOVE with Persona 5. SupportOurBromance.com or we’ll script our Day One Survival Guide.
Read MoreThe Fantasy is Final with Jon Jagger | The Grinding Gear Podcast #13
Jon Jagger, our behind-the-scenes FFXIV MSQ curator and stream coordinator visits the show! Kyle and Jon talk about the recent Silent Hill Announcements and their distrust of the franchise. For Trailer Park, we check out the new Final Fantasy 16 Story Trailer and what we can gleem from it. From then on, it’s a deep dive of FF14 and how you might go about getting those you love to play it. Check out Jon's other works on CORE Podcast on the Frogpants network and his live streams on Twitch/YouTube at CraftlessRogue.
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