Best GamingMeal Podcasts (2026)

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Gaming Meal Episode 243 - Game Awards Reaction 1:09:51

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6h ago1:09:51

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On episode 243 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric (CyberEric) and Manny discuss the various announcements from the 2025 Game Awards, including Star Wars, Divinity, Tomb Raider and more. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, X at x.com/GamingMeal, Twitch at www.tw…

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Gaming Meal Episode 242 - Game Awards 2025 Predictions 1:08:00

25d ago1:08:00

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On episode 242 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, CyberEric and Manny discuss the news (appetizers) that Netflix is buying Warner Bros, the RAM price epidemic, and if Expedition 33 is inevitable. For our main course, we discuss our predictions for the Game Awards. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: …

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Gaming Meal Episode 241 - IGN’s Top Nintendo Games 2:02:55

2M ago2:02:55

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On episode 241 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, CyberEric and Manny discuss the Game Awards GOTY nominees and info from the Steam Hardware survey. For our main topic, we discuss a recent IGN and Nintendo Life Top 100 Nintendo Games list, one by one. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at ga…

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Gaming Meal Podcast Episode 240 - Steam Machine is back 52:55

2M ago52:55

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On episode 240 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, CyberEric and Manny discuss the new hardware from Valve, the new Steam Machine, Steam Controller and Steam Frame VR headset. We then go into our appetizers (gaming news), discussing the delay of GTA6 and the PlayStation cross-buy rumors and the recent Japan State of Play. For more information, visit us at …

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Gaming Meal Episode 239 - Halo: Campaign Evolved 20:31

2M ago20:31

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On episode 239 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, CyberEric takes over this week's podcast, and discusses two appetizers (gaming news), discussing his impressions of Battlefield 6, Pokémon Legends ZA and Ninja Gaiden 4. He also discusses the latest news debacles coming from Xbox. For the main course, he discusses the announcement of Halo Campaign Evolved,…

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Gaming Meal Episode 238 - State of Xbox 1:25:23

3M ago1:25:23

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On episode 238 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric and Manny go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about the Golden Joystick awards nominees, FF7 Remake director likes putting ‘cheats’ in his games, and is that a Pikmin teaser? Yes, yes it is. For our main course, we discuss the current state of Xbox. With all of the recent price i…

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Gaming Meal Episode 237 - PlayStation State of Play Reactions September 2025 1:46:49

3M ago1:46:49

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On episode 237 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric and Manny go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about all of the recent game bangers we’ve been getting over the past couple of weeks in our review roundup, Xbox going up in price again… didn’t we just do this last week? But yes, it’s true, Xbox is now raising the prices of Game Pa…

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Gaming Meal Episode 236 - PlayStation State of Play Predictions September 2025 1:26:00

3M ago1:26:00

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On episode 236 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Manny and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Nintendo patenting achievements, Xbox going up in price again and Microsoft looking into cross save functionality. For our main course, we make predictions for PlayStation’s State of Play coming September 24, 2025, and we …

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Gaming Meal Episode 235 - Nintendo Direct September 2025 2:08:31

4M ago2:08:31

2:08:31

On episode 235 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Manny, Gilbert and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Final Fantasy 7 remake updates, Nintendo patents summoning characters, and the PlayStation 30th anniversary. For our main course, we discuss the recent September 2025 Nintendo Direct, and talk about all the Mario …

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Gaming Meal Episode 234 - Silksong Eve 1:17:23

4M ago1:17:23

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On episode 234 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick and Manny go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Sony reportedly planning a Switch-style PlayStation 6 portable, Fairgames director departing Haven studios, Crystal Dynamics tried to acquire Perfect Dark. For our main course, we discuss the surprise quick launch for Hollow Kn…

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Gaming Meal Episode 233 - Jolly Cooperation 1:39:57

4M ago1:39:57

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On episode 233 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick and Manny go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about the Recent Game Releases in our Review Round-up, Nintendo Switch 2 already showcasing performance woes, and Roblox, it’s quite popular. For our main course, we wanted to embrace Jolly Cooperation and discuss games we love to pl…

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Gaming Meal Ep 232 - Gamescom 2025 1:24:18

5M ago1:24:18

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On episode 232 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, CyberEric and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about the Kirby Air Riders Direct, Playstation 5 price increase, the ROG Xbox Ally, and the Helldivers Halo DLC. For our main course, we cover the main announcements from Gamescom 2025, including Call of Duty Black Ops 7, Lords…

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Gaming Meal Episode 231 - Post-Otakon Gaming News Roundup 1:30:50

5M ago1:30:50

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On episode 231 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Xbox canceling Contraband, Bioshock 4 appears to be on shaky ground, Battlefield 6 beta on solid ground and the average gamer’s yearly spending numbers. For our main course, we are catching up on a lot of news. Not one…

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Gaming Meal Episode 230 - Nintendo Direct July and EVO 2025 Predictions 1:35:47

5M ago1:35:47

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On episode 230 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Sony… A lot. It’s all Sony news. Sony is suing Tencent, they also opened at least one interesting job position and Microsoft is dominating the PlayStation best-selling charts. For our main course, we make predictions f…

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Gaming Meal Episode 229 - Player Matchmaking 1:07:35

5M ago1:07:35

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On episode 229 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about The Outer Worlds 2 dropping its price to $69.99 and the Circana US sales for June 2025. For our main course, we discuss a paper about improving matchmaking for player engagement. We then talk about Donkey Kong Bananza …

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Gaming Meal Episode 228 - Games to bring to a Deserted Island 1:57:46

6M ago1:57:46

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On episode 228 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Nintendo Vouchers going away, Xbox ROG Ally price leaks, and Zelda + Link actor announcements. For our main course, we pick which games we would bring to a deserted island. Got plenty of time on your hands? Which games…

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Gaming Meal Episode 227 - Microsoft makes cuts + Esports chat 1:35:26

6M ago1:35:26

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On episode 227 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Esports, particularly the League of Legends MSI tournament and the impact of fearless draft. For our main course, we discuss all of the recent Microsoft cuts. Jobs lost. Projects and games canceled. Entire studios shuttered. …

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Gaming Meal Episode 226 - Halfway 2025 Gaming Checkpoint 1:22:54

6M ago1:22:54

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On episode 226 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) talking about Monster Hunter Wilds game reviews hitting "Overwhelmingly Negative" on Steam and an aggregated gaming library coming to the Xbox PC app. For our main course, we go over a middle of 2025 gaming checkpoint and checkout the best g…

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Gaming Meal Episode 225 - Switch 2 + Mario Kart Impressions 1:19:10

7M ago1:19:10

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On episode 225 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Manny and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) talking about the Microsoft and AMD partnership for Xbox hardware, Bungie delaying Marathon, and the Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo Direct. For our main course, we go over our impressions of the Switch 2 hardware and Mario Kart World. For more …

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Gaming Meal Episode 224 - Summer Game Fest 2025 Recap 1:53:58

7M ago1:53:58

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On episode 224 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over all of the reveals from the past week. Hours upon hours of reveals. There’s not enough time to cover them all, but we do our best to cover the most exciting stuff. From Resident Evil Requiem to Call of Duty Black Ops 7. For more information, visit us at www.The…

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Gaming Meal Episode 223 - PlayStation State of Play June 2025 2:19:09

7M ago2:19:09

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Gaming Meal Episode 223 - PlayStation State of Play June 2025 On episode 223 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Myka and Cthulhu go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we give our impressions on Elden Ring Nightreign, recap the Top 10 Arcade Games with Cesar, make some Summer Games Fest predictions and chat about that Witcher 4 Un…

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Gaming Meal Episode 222 - Top 10 Arcade Games 2:07:59

8M ago2:07:59

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On episode 222 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Myka and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we discuss Jade Raymond’s sudden departure from Haven Studios and some Microsoft rumors around Xbox emulation and Steam integration. For our main course, we discuss the best arcade games and actually list a Top 10. We had to a…

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Gaming Meal Episode 221 - White Whales 1:50:48

8M ago1:50:48

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On episode 221 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Sony considering raising prices across the board and Square Enix ‘refocusing’ on quality over quantity as a company. For our main course, we discuss gaming white whales. The most obvious example being Half-Life 3 which h…

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Gaming Meal Episode 220 - GTA 6 Delay and Trailer 2 Discussion 1:53:08

8M ago1:53:08

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On episode 220 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Cesar and Gilbert go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Microsoft raising prices across the board (at least they had a neat Gears Reloaded announcement), Half-Life 3 back in the rumor mill, and Apple getting some judgement. For our main course, Grand Theft Auto 6 has…

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Gaming Meal Episode 219 - Gaming Renaissance, Old Game Design is Making a Comeback 1:37:48

8M ago1:37:48

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On episode 219 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Cesar and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order chaos, and EA canceling more projects and cutting more people. For the main course, we talk about the recent renaissance we have been noticing with game design. A lot of games with ‘olde…

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Gaming Meal Episode 218 - Nintendo Switch 2 Preorder Chaos 1:28:08

8M ago1:28:08

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On episode 218 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Oblivion Remaster getting officially announced and shadow dropped, Discord getting a new CEO, and Reviews of recent games. For the main course, we reminisce about old experiences with preordering. Games or consol…

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Gaming Meal Episode 217 - What You Playing April 2025 1:13:17

9M ago1:13:17

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On episode 217 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Manny, Gilbert and Myka go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Bungie’s Marathon, Star Wars Zero Company, and The Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion Remastered. For the main course, we discuss what games we have been playing and assess the status of game subscriptions. For more informa…

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Gaming Meal Episode 216 - Switch 2 Post Reveal Updates 1:39:59

9M ago1:39:59

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On episode 216 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we talk about Star Citizen reaching $800 million crowdfunding. For the main course, we discuss all the news and details that came out after the reveal of the Switch 2. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and …

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Gaming Meal Episode 215 - Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal 2:07:38

9M ago2:07:38

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On episode 215 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Gilbert we discuss the Nintendo Switch 2 reveal. Exciting new game announcements, hardware specifications and price increases. Good stuff but also some bad. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at gamingmeal.bsky.social, …

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Gaming Meal Episode 214 - Felt Like Having a Snack (Nintendo Switch 2 Predictions) 1:22:27

9M ago1:22:27

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Gaming Meal Episode 214 - Felt Like Having a Snack (Nintendo Switch 2 Predictions) On episode 214 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Myka felt like snacking. Basically, we just wanted to talk about predictions for the Switch 2 before it the direct drops. We made a bingo card, in other words, 25 predictions. For more information, visit us…

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Gaming Meal Episode 213 - Nintendo Direct March 2025 1:30:22

9M ago1:30:22

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On episode 213 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Eric, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Game Informer coming back, Xbox UI showing Steam, and Ubisoft restructuring. For the main course, we discuss the March 2025 Nintendo Direct. We talk about the Virtual game cards, Metroid Prime 4 and more. For more info…

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Gaming Meal Episode 212 - 10-20-30 years ago in gaming 1:50:46

10M ago1:50:46

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On episode 212 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Assassin’s Creed Shadows review scores and some upcoming game announcements like Space Marine 3 and Powerwash Simulator 2. For the main course, we go back in time and recap what games were like 10-20-30 years a…

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Gaming Meal Episode 211 - PlayStation vs Xbox in 2025 1:57:12

10M ago1:57:12

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On episode 211 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Scopely buying out Pokemon Go for 3.5 billion, EA adding microtransactions in a closed alpha test, and Death Stranding 2 latest trailer. For the main course, we talk console wars… Particularly PlayStation and X…

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Gaming Meal Episode 210 - Monster Hunter Wilds review 1:45:34

10M ago1:45:34

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On episode 210 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we start with a discussion on the Pokémon Z-A trailer, then talk a little about the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 reveal announcement and finally we discuss some of the recent games that have launched and how they are bei…

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Gaming Meal Episode 209 - Revisiting Predictions from Episode 100 1:47:12

10M ago1:47:12

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On episode 209 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we discuss various gaming related news. We start with a discussion on WB closing down 3 studios, more CEOs and their lovely comments on gaming, RIP Dauntless and Balatro catching a break. For the main course, we revisit some…

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Gaming Meal Episode 208 - February 2025 Gaming News 1:44:02

11M ago1:44:02

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On episode 208 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Erick, Manny, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we discuss various gaming related news. We start by going over the recent Elden Ring Nightreign network test, with our impressions and answer some questions. Then we discuss the recent Marvel Rivals layoffs, Overwatch 2 brin…

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Gaming Meal Episode 207 - PlayStation State of Play Feb 2025 2:46:21

11M ago2:46:21

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On episode 207 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Cesar, Manny, Eric, Myka and Gilbert go over our main course (topic) where we talk about the State of Play and all of the new reveals and announcements. We also did an addendum to our draft, see Myka’s picks. Finally, we go over EA CEO comments and how did PSN to go down for a whole day. For more informati…

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Gaming Meal Episode 206 - Results of 2024 Game Draft and Predictions 1:57:15

11M ago1:57:15

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On episode 206 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Cesar, Manny, Eric, Myka and Gilbert go over our main course (topic) where we discuss the result from our 2024 Fantasy Game Draft and Gaming Predictions to see how good (or bad) we did last year. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on socials at: BlueSky at @gamingm…

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Gaming Meal Episode 205 - Gaming Predictions 2025 2:13:57

11M ago2:13:57

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On episode 205 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Cesar go over this week's appetizer (gaming news) where we discuss the Xbox Developer Direct announcements. Including Ninja Gaiden 4 and a bunch of release dates. For our main discussion, we then try to predict what will happen for the gaming industry during 2025. Doom and gloom or hopefu…

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Gaming Meal Episode 204 - Switch 2 announcement 2:04:17

12M ago2:04:17

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On episode 204 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, and Gilbert catch up on all of the news that we have missed over the holiday break. We discuss the Sony live service graveyard, some recent AAA and live service news and is increasing game prices good for the industry? For our main discussion, we talk about the recently announced Nintendo Swit…

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Gaming Meal Episode 203 - 2025 Video Game Draft 2:07:40

12M ago2:07:40

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On episode 203 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Eric, Gilbert, and Cesar dive into our entrée (main discussion), where we performed our 2025 videogame fantasy draft and preview the games expected to come on 2025. We will revisit this list a year from now. For more information, visit us at www.TheGamingMeal.com and please follow us on social media…

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Gaming Meal Episode 202 - Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards 2024 Reactions 2:26:13

1y ago2:26:13

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Happy Holidays! On episode 202 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Cesar go over the best of the Game Awards 2024 presented by Geoff Keighley. This year had a ton of fantastic announcements that were incredible. We want to dive into each of our favorites and discuss in detail what we thought about the announcements, the future of these de…

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Gaming Meal Episode 201 - Gaming Meal’s Meal Of The Year Awards 2:02:20

1y ago2:02:20

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On episode 201 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert, and Cesar discuss the best of the best of the year! We go over our nominees for the best of the year. So many categories, so little time but we still manage to squeeze them all in. What is the best meal we had all year? Can Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC, win our prestigiou…

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Gaming Meal Episode 200 - Most Unforgettable Moments 2:16:52

1y ago2:16:52

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Happy Thanksgiving! On episode 200 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Gilbert, and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where it’s a special 200th episode! We wanted to discuss live which games should make it into the nominees for our upcoming Gaming Meal awards. So we did just that… it was maybe a tad messy. For our main discu…

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Gaming Meal Episode 199 - VGA Nominations 1:27:35

1y ago1:27:35

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On episode 199 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, and Gilbert go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Sony reportedly in talks to buy Kadokawa, Microsoft’s "This is an Xbox" marketing campaign, and PlayStation Portal update adding cloud streaming support. For our main topic, we discuss the Videogame Awards nomination…

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Gaming Meal Episode 198 - Tapas / News Edition Nov 13, 2024 1:37:27

1y ago1:37:27

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On episode 198 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we are having tapas again! We talk about Nintendo confirming backward compatibility, Kojima now owns the Death Stranding IP, Halo 2’s E3 demo level is playable, a new Virtua Fighter is in development, and then it turns…

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Gaming Meal Episode 197 - Unwanted Game Features 1:58:52

1y ago1:58:52

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On episode 197 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we are having tapas! We picked more topics than usual is all that means… We talk about Firewalk Studios officially closing down, Capcom releases some interesting sales statistics, Ubisoft releases an NFT game, World of Warcraft has a…

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Gaming Meal Episode 196 - Under-Appreciated Features 2:10:20

1y ago2:10:20

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On episode 196 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Valve mentioning that Steam Deck 2 is not necessary yet, a previous Sony executive comments about the state of AAA games and the lack of AA games, and Ubisoft is disassembling the Prince of Persia: Lost Crown team…

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Gaming Meal Episode 195 - The Court of Gaming Opinions 1:57:00

1y ago1:57:00

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On episode 195 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) where we talk about Nintendo’s Alarmo clock and Destiny: Rising, a mobile game by NetEase set in the Destiny universe. For our main topic, we discuss different gaming opinions and what we think about them. Are graphics still king? Is…

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Gaming Meal Episode 194 - Ubisoft’s Recent Woes 2:19:35

1y ago2:19:35

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On episode 194 of the Gaming Meal Podcast, Manny, Erick, Myka, Joe, Gilbert and Cesar go over this week's appetizers (gaming news) that turned into a buffet. We talked about the Halo Studios announcement and how Halo is switching to Unreal Engine 5, new game releases and their review scores + impressions, and Ubisoft... again. Ubisoft is still maki…