Gamers With Jobs - Conference Call

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda chat about comfort mediums and cozy games. Games: Wanderstop, Despelote demo, Solasta 2 demo, Suikoden Remaster, and Split Fiction. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 19 March 2025

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon get together to chat about things that help them find hope and create joy. Games: Lost Skies Demo, Retro Bowl, Suikoden 1 & 2 Remaster, My Night Job, Avowed, Dice in the Dungeon Demo. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Amanda & Aaron team up to talk games before Rich sits down with Eldin Turulja, solo developer for Those Who Rule, to talk about his experience in indie game development. Games: Dune Awakening Character Creator Benchmark mode, Monster Hunter Wilds, Lost Skies Demo, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 5 March 2025

Rich, Beto, Daryl, and Amanda gather 'round to talk about games. Also: which polyhedral die represents them. Games: Civilization 7, Dawnfolk, Space Cats Fight Fascism, and Avowed. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 2025

Rich & Beto hunker down and chat stimulating simulations vs simulacrum-stymying situations. Games: Reality Break, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Civilization 7, and Panelka. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 19 February 2025

Rich, Beto, Amanda get together to chat about the state of the world and how they make game recommendations Games: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Citizen Sleeper 2, Spirit-Swap: Lo-Fi Beats to Swap-3 To, and Ender Magnolia. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Production note: Podcast recorded before superb owl Sunday. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2025

Rich & Daryl are joined by games journalist Nick Capozzoli, curator for the New York Game Awards, to discuss the event, the big winners, and why recognition matters in gaming as well as the curation process. Games: Cyberpunk 2077, Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, Those Who Rule, Madden 24. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda gather 'round to talk games this week. Games: Eternal Strands, Aloft, Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Street Fighter VI, The First Berserker: Khazan Demo, Ninja Gaiden 2: Black, and Mouthwashing. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025

Rich, Beto, Amanda, and Aaron are joined by special Guest Nick Calandra founder of Second Wind to talk games media. Games: Kingdom Come Deliverance II Preview, The Roottrees are Dead, Path of the Abyss, Marvel Rivals, Call of Duty, and For the King 2. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind.

Transcribed - Published: 22 January 2025

A Full house with Aaron, Daryl, Rich, Beto, and Amanda where they talk about their Greatest of All Time games. Games: For the King 2, Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch Early Access, Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, Like a Dragon: Ishin and Tunic. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda chat about games and gaming into their elder years. Games: Path of Exile 2, Persona 3 Reload, Skald: Against the Black Priory, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Mouthwashing, Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025

Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Aaron rally for Part 2 to recap their top Game of the Year picks for 2024. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 1 January 2025

Rich, Amanda, Daryl, and Aaron rally to recap their Game of the Year picks for 2024. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024

Amanda, Beto, and Rich gather to chat about the recent 10th anniversary of The Game Awards. Games: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, and Caves of Cud. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024

Daryl, Rich, Aaron, and Amanda chat about games from 2024 they regret not getting into. Games: Caves of Qud, Marvel Rivals, Strange Horticulture, Worlds Without Number, and RPM Raceway in New Jersey. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2024

Rich Lovejoy interviews games journalist and gamedev Julie Muncy about her latest project, Interstate 35. Cobalt Core, Balatro, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Lucky Numbers boardgame, Hues & Cues boardgame, Dragon Age: The Veilguard. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 4 December 2024

Rich interviews Wadjet Eye Games's Dave Gilbert to talk about the upcoming release of Old Skies! Aaron and Amanda also catch up on recent play and console releases. Other games: Mouthwashing, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, PS5 Pro. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 27 November 2024

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich join forces to chat about the ebb and flow of their hobbies and pursuits. Games: Hades II. Early Access Update, Dragon Quest III HD-2D, Technotopia, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Early Access To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 20 November 2024

Rich, Beto, and Amanda talk about world-building vs. game-building logic. Games: Star Wars Battlefront 2, Drumpad for Switch, Drova Forsaken Kin, Dragon Age: The Veilguard. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Due to tech issues, the 1st half the show gets a bit more environmental this week! Sorry & thanks. - a. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 13 November 2024

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk about their ideal game/band pairings. Games - Dragon Age: The Veilguard and Shadow of the Damned: Hella Remastered Edition. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 6 November 2024

Rich & Amanda are joined by Aaron Neuwirth from Out Now With Aaron and Abe to talk games and cinema, with a cameo from Aaron Amendola. Games: Star Wars Outlaws, Rocket League, Helldivers 2, Unity, Urban Myth Dissolution Center Demo, Drova - Forsaken Kin, and Fear the Spotlight. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Due to some technical issues, audio quality varies on this one. Apologies and thanks! -A Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2024

Rich, Beto, and Amanda gather 'round to talk more character creation musings and habits. Games: Diablo IV, Oddada, Mech Warrior 5: Clans, and Drova: Forsaken Kin. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 23 October 2024

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk about games and their unlikely interests. Games: Metaphor: Refantazio, Sticky Business, Banquet for Fools, GOW: Ragnarok. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024

Rich provides a recap of events in the Dragon Age universe leading up to the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 16 October 2024

Aaron and Amanda chat about prescheduling play and maximizing enjoyment. Games: Silent Hill 2 Remake, Balatro iOS, and The Casting of Frank Stone. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 9 October 2024

Team RAD (Rich, Aaron, and Daryl) talk games before Amanda chats with Chris O'Regan from Cane & Rinse about what happens when a long gaming campaign ends. Games: UFO 50, Starcom: Unknown Space, Metaphor: RefanTazio, Shogun Showdown, God of War: Ragnarok, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 2 October 2024

Amanda is joined by Chris O'Regan from Cane & Rinse to talk games, then Rich sits down to interview Andrew Payne from Super Evil Megacorp, makers of TMNT: Splintered Fate. Games: Minishoot Adventures, Fabledom, Frosthaven, D&D 2024, Reka Early Access, and Dredge. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 25 September 2024

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich get together to talk about how they name their worlds and games. Games: Reka Early Access, Red Dead Redemption 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and show notes

Transcribed - Published: 18 September 2024

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda are joined by José Ramón “Bibiki” García and Antonio “Fayer” Uribe, developers of the game Arco, to talk about the process of game creation. Games: Arco, Ale & Tale Tavern: First Pints, and Our Adventurer Guild. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 11 September 2024

Rich & Daryl team up to kick off the show to talk games, then take a momentary detour to A-town to hear from Aaron & Amanda to talk even more games. Games: Tactical Breach Wizards, Steam World Heist 2, Our Adventurer Guild, The Crimson Diamond, Castlevania: Dominus Collection, Trio, and Star Wars Outlaws. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 4 September 2024

Amanda and Beto talk summer games, then later Rich sits down with Actor and SAG-AFTRA Negotiating Committee Chair Sarah Elmaleh to discuss the strike. Games: Gourdlets, Arco, and Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 28 August 2024

Rich, Daryl, and Amanda talk about their early tabletop RPG origins. Games: Rise of the Ronin, Shapez 2 Early Access, and Arco. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 21 August 2024

Amanda, Rich, and Allen talk so many games! Games: Doom 2, El Paso, Elsewhere, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Arranger, Arctic Eggs, #BLUD, Boltgun: Forges of Corruption, Lords of the Fallen, Filcher, Cataclismo. Demos: Spilled! Faceminer, Wild Bastards, The Explorator. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 14 August 2024

Rich & Daryl chat about other creative mediums that influence their gameplay. Games: Knock on the Coffin Lid, Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, and Dread Delusion. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 7 August 2024

Daryl, Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk SAG AFTRA strikes, unions, and Imagined Genres. Games: Catacalismo, Path of Achra, Marvel Rivals Beta, Deathbound demo, Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy Demo, Kunitsu-Gami,. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2024

Rich, Beto, Aaron, and Amanda talk about random encounters in games and more! Games: EA Sports College Football ‘25, Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess, Flock, Flintlock: Siege of Dawn, and Nobody Wants To Die. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 24 July 2024

Amanda, Daryl, Aaron, and Rich talk about what makes a good travel game. Games: Zenless Zone Zero, Flintlock: Siege of Dawn, Odin Sphere Leifdrasir, The First Descendant, Concord Beta, Stolen Realm. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want. Links and Show Notes.

Transcribed - Published: 17 July 2024

Rich, Daryl, and Beto are joined by special guest games writer Julie Muncy (Vice, Wired, and more) to talk about notable events in gaming news so far for 2024. Games: Dread Delusion, Nine Sols, Valkyria Chronicles 4, Shadow of the Erdtree, Demonschool. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 10 July 2024

Rich, Daryl, Beto, Amanda, and Aaron talkand when we pivot on game preferences. Games: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Valkyria Chronicles Remastered, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree DLC To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2024

Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk about architecture in games. Games: Elden Ring DLC: Shadow of the Erdtree, The Alters Demo, Pinball Spire demo, Synergy Early Access. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2024

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk recent games and demos played during the most recent Steam Nextfest. Games: Destiny - The Final Shape, Dungeon Alchemist, Coyote & Crow's Wolves, FF7 Rebirth, Nine Sols. Demos: Entoria - The Last Song, B.C. Piezophile, Dungeons of Hinterberg, Tactical Breach Wizards To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 19 June 2024

Rich and Amanda talk games before Rich hops into an interview with game developer Anders Lauridsen, maker of Skald: Against the Black Priory. Games: Dungeon Divers Demo, Capes, 1000xRESIST, Tiny Glade Demo, Nine Sols, Skald: Against the Black Priory. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2024

Amanda and Rich check in with Skald: Against the Black Priory and Nine Souls in the realm of video games followed by some tabletop pen & paper RPGs, board games, and more from Rabbitcon! To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2024

Daryl, Rich, and Amanda are joined once more by Diego aka PinkStripes and Ted Lowendick from the GWJ Racing Dorks to get into racing games. Games: Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord and Little Kitty, Big City. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 29 May 2024

Daryl, Rich, and Amanda take a trip into the world of sports games for genre month! Games: Crow Country Demo, Dark Envoy, Topspin 2K25, FC 24, Animal Well, and Hades II. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2024

Rich, Daryl, Amanda, and Aaron continue Genre Month with a dive into Adventure Games. Games: Animal Well, Indika, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, and Hades II Early Access. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2024

It's Genre Month! Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk games, and then later in the show, Amanda is joined by community puzzlers Scuigi and Pink_Stripes for a dive into the world of puzzles. Games: Indika, Zoombinis, Fallout: New Vegas. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 8 May 2024

Rich and Amanda are joined by Rob Parker to deep dive into Dungeon Role-Playing games. Games: No Rest for the Wicked, Stillfleet, Balatro, and Solium Infernum. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2024

Rich and Amanda are joined by Allen Cook to discuss entering the era of good video game properties outside of games. Games: Children of the Sun, Bears in Space, Slice & Dice, Balatro, Immortals of Aveum, Lightyear Frontier. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links & Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2024

Rich and Daryl are joined by special guest Kahlief Adams from the Spawn on Me podcast to talk about what gives good gamefeel. Games: Predecessor, Dragon's Dogma 2, Broken Roads, and Immortals of Aveum. To contact us, email [email protected]! Send us your thoughts on the show, pressing issues you want to talk about, or whatever else is on your mind. Links and Show Notes

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2024