Avocado Gamescast

In this episode, the gang discusses the recent Nintendo Direct, classic gaming experiences, and what it's like to be late to the party. [Recorded September 7, 2019]

In this episode, the gang discusses GTA clones (or Driver 2 clones, if you want to be pedantic) and floats some suggestions for superhero games. [Recorded August 4, 2019]

This was a mistake. [Recorded July 6, 2019]

We check in with recent developments at Riot Games before spending a lot of time talking about E3 2019. [Recorded June 15, 2019]

First, we discuss recent controversies at Gearbox, Epic, and Riot. Then, we preview E3 2019. (If you're listening to this after the pre-E3 conferences, think of it as a sort of time capsule.) [Recorded June 2 2019]

In this episode, we cover Scientology, Detective Pikachu, the upcoming Sonic movie, difficult co-op games, old fighting games that no one remembers, magic in games, good supernatural and romance anime, cool narrative framing devices, and horny character designs. [Recorded May 11, 2019]

In our 47th episode, we dissect the less savoury parts of gamer culture and talk about challenge and difficulty in video games. [Recorded April 14, 2019]

The gang dissects the Stadia reveal, talks about Nindies, and takes influencers to task. [Recorded March 23, 2019]

In this fun-filled episode, we talk about Disney parks, dangerous winter sports, Nintendo news, and the game worlds we most want to explore. [Recorded February 24, 2019]

We talk about Pikuniku, the Resident Evil 2 remake, Anthem, Kingdom Hearts, and much, much more in this episode. Also, Merve tries to end things early, but his friends force him to talk for another 45 minutes. [Recorded February 3, 2019]

There's a lot of ground to cover in the first GamesCast recorded in 2019. First, the gang discusses what they played over the holidays. Then, they move on to talk about AGDQ 2019, the Bungie/Activision split, and the upcoming Sonic film. Finally, they run down their predictions for the year ahead. [Recorded January 12, 2019]

The gang runs down the year's gaming news, discusses their favourite and least favourite games of the year, and spends way too much time talking about butts. We also bring on three members of the Avocado community to talk about their favourite games of the year, including some sort of bizarre cyborg. (No, your headphones aren't broken.) [Recorded December 16, 2018]

The gang tries to discuss games and series that redeemed themselves after shaky starts, but fails miserably and instead talks about Canadian history, cryptocurrency, and Birdo. [Recorded November 25, 2018]

In this very belated Halloween episode, the gang discusses apple pie, PAX West, and recent woes at Telltale and Rockstar. [Recorded October 27, 2018]

The gang discusses some recent video game news, including the IGN plagiarism scandal, Nintendo's legal maneuvers, Mighty No. 9's porting woes, and Ninja's controversial streaming decisions. [Recorded August 18, 2018]

The gang discusses video game hype cycles, Mushroom Kingdom logic, Geralt of Rivia and other white dudes, Super Smash Bros., and much, much more. [Recorded July 7, 2018]

The gang impersonates some semi-famous people and then chats about E3 2018. [Recorded June 17, 2018]

The gang discusses Valve's recent controversies, celebrates Swery's Kickstarter success, and previews E3 2018 in this jam-packed episode. [Recorded May 26, 2018]

The gang discusses racing, family gaming, online toxicity, gaming habits, and why you should totally cheat at single-player games. [Recorded April 8, 2018]

The gang discusses the recent Nintendo Direct, speculates about Super Smash Bros., and puts video game characters through their paces by subjecting them to various trials and tribulations. [Recorded March 11, 2018]