Gamers With Jobs - Conference Call (Gamers With Jobs)

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.

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This week Rob Zacny, Julian, Shawn and Elysium talk about all kinds of games and how Steam sales mess with thier heads.

This week Shawn, Cory, Julian and Amanda talk about the fresh Nintendo Switch announcements and some of their most anticipated 2017 games!

This week Allen, Julian and Cory talk about CES news, the Oculus Rift, Steam Machines and more!

Rich and Amanda are joined once more by Beto O'Byrne to get into the topic of awareness of what we don't know when it comes to gaming.

Games: Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Inkulinati, Unicorn Overlord, Backpack Battles, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 Character Creator.

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Amanda, Rich, Greg, and Glendon discuss Channeling Your Inner Protagonist. 

Games: World Of Horror (PC), Them’s Fightin’ Herds (PC), Satisfactory (PC), Crypt of the NecroDancer (Nintendo Switch).

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Rob Zacny talk games. Shawn and Justin McElroy also file their grievences on Assassin's Creed 3 and we have another reading by the talented Mr. Graham Rowat.

Amanda and Rich and Glendon are joined by Shawn Andrich and GWJ Twitch Streamer and Paragon of the forums Eleima to talk about games and more.

Games: Mind Scanners (PC), Thousand Year Old Vampire (TTRPG), Darksiders: Genesis (PC), Eastshade (PC) Mass Effect Legendary Edition (PC, PS5).

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In this episode of Gamers With Jobs, Rich and Julian get into a classic: the topic of narrative in games.

PC Games: Dome Keeper, Peglin, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, Return of the Obra Dinn, Cult of the Lamb, RPG Time: The Legend of Wright, Slay the Spire: Downfall.

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Games: Sable (Xbox S), Severed Steel (PC), Tunic (Xbox S), Death Trash (Xbox, Others), Mechajammer (iOS), Deathtrap Dungeon (PC), Road 96 (PC).

Amanda and Rich and Glendon are joined by returning guest Daryl Lathon to discuss summertime gaming and games that evoke summer.

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This week Greg Kasavin joins us to talk about Bastion and a great deal more! Stay tuned after the credits for an insightful Bastion spoiler section. 

This week Julian, Amanda and Allen get into Pokemons and AR. 

The crew talks current games, funny gaming moments, and a sample of our Hitman 3 Deep Dive!

Games: Valheim (PC), Dice Throne Season 1, 2, Adventures (Tabletop Game), Red Dead 2 Online (PS5), Rift Breaker (Steam Demo), Potion Craft (Steam Demo).

Amanda, Rich, Aaron, and Glendon talk games, your emails, the weather, and more!

Games: Hellish Quart (PC), Loop Hero (PC/PC adjacent), Maquette (PC), Game Dev Story (Ps4/5).

This week Sean Sands, Julian Murdoch and Rob Zacny talk payment models, their Rocket League love and more.

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich talk about games followed by a segment with Glendon and his partner about their experiences with Biped.

Games: Horizon Forbidden West (PS5), Moss (VR), Beat Saber (VR), Oculus Quest 2/VR, Ark Nova (board game) Biped (PC).

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This week David Heron joins Elysium, Sean and Cory to talk about how to change the direction of the gaming industry and a ton of new games.

This week Julian, Shawn and Cory are joined by Jonathan Downin as they talk about caving and buying the Vita. 

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,.

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This week Bill Harris pops by to talk about his new game Gridiron Solitaire. 

Allen, Amanda, Julian, and Rich are joined by the site admin Jeff 'Doogiemac' Beeman to discuss gamerswithjobs.com updates and Online Distance Gaming.

Games: Doom Eternal (PC), Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch), Ori and the Will of the Wisps (PC), Murder by Numbers (Switch) , FF7 Remake demo (PS4), Wasteland 3 Beta (PC), Black Mesa (PC), Death Crown (PC), Circle Empires (PC).

This week Jeff Cannata joins Shawn, Julian and Elysium to talk about our post-E3 thoughts. 

Amanda, Shawn, Sean, and Julian get into Scary Games Beyond Jump-scares, Your Emails, and More!

Games: The Outer Worlds, Disco Elysium, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

This week Shawn, Allen, Julian and Amanda talk about the moments when you feel like you're going into a "Big Game."

This week Cory Banks is getting married. Join us mere hours from the ceremony!

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.

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This week Shawn and Julian are joined by Jeff Cannata and DayZ expert Charlie Hall!

This week Sean, Shawn and Julian are joined by Chris O'Regan!

Cory, Julian, Sean and Amanda talk about which games taught us the most!

Amanda and Rich talk about games that make you fill in the blanks.

Games: Griftlands Early Access (PC), Ring Fit Adventure (Switch), No Man’s Sky (PC), Fall Guys (PC).

Dark Souls III, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, King's Quest, The Journey of Offworld Trading Company With Soren Johnson, Your Emails and More.

Shawn and Sean join Glendon to talk about instances where playing multiple games within a genre has informed enjoyment of each other.

Games: Elden Ring (PC), Norco (PC), Weird West, FORWARD: Escape the Fold (PC), Beyond All Reason (PC), Age of Empires 4: Festival of Ages (PC).

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This week Allen, Elysium and Shawn talk about procedural games and stuff.

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian get caught up on emails!

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Cory dip into free to play games and look at what the future has in store.

This week Shawn, Julian, Elysium and Charlie talk XCOM, Dishonored and to dogmatic trope that is boss fights.

This week Cory, Julian and Shawn are joined by Hot Head's David Heron to talk about developing Swarm!

Amanda, Rich, and Andrew are joined by Jamie Madigan from The Psychology of Video Games to talk about What is Play, The Engagement Game, and more!

Games: Elden Ring, Solasta: Crown of the Magister, D&D The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, ANNO: Mutationem, Steam Deck.

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Amanda, Julian, and Rich get into the games they're most looking forward to in 2020!

Games: Device Six (iOS), Kentucky Route Zero (PC) , Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (PC), Forgone (PC), Disco Elysium (PC), In Other Waters (PC).

This week Shawn, Allen, Amanda and Julian talk about the Nintendo Switch, League of Legends Semi-Finals live in New York and so many games!

Glendon and Rich are joined by returning guest Daryl Lathon to discuss how games inspire creativity.

Games: Nobody Saves the World (Gamepass), Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children (PC), Europa Universalis IV (PC), Don’t Starve (PC).

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Live from summer rabbitcon 2019! Amanda and Julian are joined by Lara and Rob Daviau! 

Amanda, Glendon, and Rich speak with Tom Larrow aka Skrout from the forums about burnout and work-life balance.

Games: Football Manager 2021 (PC) The Ramp (PC), The Artful Escape (Xbox SX, PC), Moonlighter (Xbox SX), Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (PC).

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Shawn and Julian go deep on Horizon: Zero Dawn!

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory and Allen talk about DEATH (in games). We also have a new reading from Graham Rowat! 

This week Cory Banks, Sean Sands, Allen Cook and Jonathan Downin are all about game difficulty.

This week Amanda, Shawn and Allen answer a bunch of your emails and tweets!

This week Shawn, Elysium and Julian tell you to get off their lawn.

This week D&D 5th edition lead designer Mike Mearls sits down with Julian to talk about the new D&D! 

This week Cory, Elysium, Allen Cook and Rob Zacny dissect the Portal 2 ARG and what it all means.

This week Shawn, Elysium, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about developer relations with the press. After the credits, a spoiler section for Spec Ops: The Line!

00.03.07 Firefall (recently updated!)
00.09.57 Sound Shapes
00.19.11 Driver: San Francisco
00.27.43 FTL
00.38.01 This week's topic: Should developers talk to the Media?
00.56.02 Your emails!
01.19.49 Spoiler section: Spec Ops: The Line

This week community member Walter Strapps joins the show to talk about games, e-sports, things in games that drive you nuts and more!

The PS4 Reveal brings more questions than answers. We discuss the implications and realities with returning guest Graham Rowat.

Amanda, Glendon, Rich, and Aaron talk about what games they'd leave with their fellow cohosts on a deserted island.

Games: Ghostrunner (PC), Watch Dogs: Legion (Aaron - Ps4), Pixel Puzzle Makeout League (PC), Best Friend Forever (Switch), Legends of Amberland: The Forgotten Crown (PC)

This week Shawn, Elysium, Allen and Rob Zacny talk about Deus Ex: Human Revolution and a bunch of topics spinning off that theme.

Rich, Aaron, and Daryl form team RAD to discuss the game marathon.

Games: PlayStation Portal, The Last Faith, Spider-man 2, Alan Wake 2, and 7th Guest VR.

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon are joined by guest Daryl Lathon to talk about what makes simulation games so satisfying.

Games: Gran Turismo 7 (PC), F1 2021 (PC), Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (PC), Weird West (PC).

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September 3rd: GWJ Conference Call Episode 673
World of Warcraft Classic, Children of Morta, Control, GWJ Donation Drive 2019, Shawn: Fond Memories and Safe Travels, your emails and more!

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

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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.

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This week Amanda and Allen talk Expectation vs Reality: how we wish we gamed vs how we actually game.

This week Allen and Shawn are joined by Charlie Hall to celebrate his new gig at Polygon. 

This week Shawn, Julian and Amanda talk about APE OUT, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Division 2 Open Beta and more! They also chat about AI companions. 

This week Cory, Allen, Elysium and Shawn talk a bunch of games and annual franchises. 

Our final show live from Tahoe! Rocksmith 2014 hands-on, boardgames, Rob Daviau on Seafall, your questions and more. 

This week Shawn, Allen and Elysium talk about their most anticipated games of 2015!

This week Julian Murdoch, Allen Cook and Shawn Andrich are joined by the real power behind GWJ, Jeff Beeman!

This week Shawn, Julian and Rob Zacny hold it down for Easter weekend. We also feature a new reading by Graham Rowat!

Join Julian, Russ Pitts, Rob Borges and Rob "Tanglebonitis" Starobin as they spoil The Force Awakens.

Amanda, Rich, Daryl, and Andrew have a not funny breakdown of comedy in games.

Games: Wildfrost (Switch), Shardpunk (PC), Wartales (Steam), Tails of Iron (PS5), Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza (Card Game)

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Apologies for the hardware issues with one of the tracks.

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This week David Heron joins Shawn Andrich and Julian Murdoch to talk about free to play mechanics encroaching on AAA games. 

Amanda and Rich are joined by guests Daryl Lathon and Sean Williams from Gideon Media to talk about Perceptions of Gaming in Popular Media.

Games: Wildermyth, Minecraft, Rocksmith+ Closed Beta, Neurocracy.

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GWJ Conference Call Episode 568

This week Shawn, Cory, Rob Zacny and Elysium talk games and lots of your emails!

This week Shawn, Cory, Julian and Rob Zacny talk about real stuff getting into our games. After the credits, a Dragon's Dogma spoiler section with Polygon's Justin McElroy!

This week Julian, Sean Sands, Amanda and Shawn roll the wheel and hit 3 random topics submitted by listeners!

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!

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Join us as we navel gaze on our 300th show!

This week Cory, Julian, Elysium and Allen talk scary games, The Walking Dead and more!

Amanda, Daryl, and Rich talk psychogeography in games.

Games: Jagged Alliance 3, Neurocracy 2049, Oxenfree II: Lost Signals, Dave the Diver, Returnal.

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Amanda, Rich, and Glendon talk Surprise Rabbit Holes: Games That Came Out of Nowhere.

Games: Deep Rock Galactic (PC), Maneater (PC), Spirit of the North (PC), Super Mega Baseball 3 (PC), Disco Elysium (PC), Breath of the Wild (Switch).

This week Shawn Andrich and Sean Sands are joined by Dean Tate and Jeff Canatta to talk all things Xbox One! We also have a new reading by Graham Rowat and a report from the console wars.

This week Amanda brings her trivia A-game to stump Shawn, Sean & Julian.

Amanda, Rich, Glendon, and Aaron talk about the Steam Deck and their “Perfect Handheld."

Games: Death’s Door (PC, Xbox), Pokemon Unite (Switch), CrisTales (PC, Xbox, Playstation), The Messenger (Xbox).

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2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview Series: Glendon, Amanda, and Shawn. 

Each 2020 GWJ Game of the Year Interview episode contains a few one-on-one interviews with some of our favorite regular and guest hosts. After the last episode airs on January 6th, there will be a front-page post on gamerswithjobs.com with everyone’s lists and a link to their episode.

This week Sean Sands and Cory Banks are joined by The Escapist's Susan Arendt to talk Tomb Raider, reboots and more!

Cory, Amanda, Julian, and Karla talk about Character Creators.

Games: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Superliminal, Steam Remote Play, Ultimate Chicken Horse.

Rich, Aaron, and Amanda talk about games and their unlikely interests.

Games: Metaphor: Refantazio, Sticky Business, Banquet for Fools, GOW: Ragnarok.

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Video games and stuff!

Amanda, Cory, Glendon, and Julian are joined by special guest Eugene Huo from The Magic Hour Show Podcast to talk about The role of simulation in society and its function in the modern world.

Games: PGA 2K21 (Stadia), Microsoft Flight Sim 2020 (PC), The Librarian (PC), The Beatles: Rockband (Wii), Call of Duty Ghosts (PS4).

This week Shawn, Julian, Allen and Cory talk achievements, backward compatibility and more!

This week Shawn, Julian, Cory, Rob Zacny and Allen talk LA Noire, The Witcher 2 and plenty of your emails and Twitter questions!

Aaron and Amanda chat about prescheduling play and maximizing enjoyment.

Games: Silent Hill 2 Remake, Balatro iOS, and The Casting of Frank Stone.

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This week Allen, Shawn, Elysium and Julian look back on their bold predictions from 2011 and make fresh ones for 2012.