Best MRIXRT Podcasts (2025)

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#133 We need clearer terms in gaming 58:48

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16h ago58:48

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Inspired by Silent Hill f's "optional" ending that requires 4 playthroughs, we decided to dig in on what "optional" really even means. To the point that, actually, we're not sure we even know! MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Cr…

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God of War 2018, Hollow Knight, Megabonk, and more we've been playing 33:42

5d ago33:42

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God of War! Hollow Knight! Souls! Megabonk! Digimon? Y-yeah...Digimon... MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and P…

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#132 Almost True Trivia Episode 2: The Game Show Where Every Answer is Wrong 59:33

8d ago59:33

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Almost True Trivia is back! Kevin has prepared 10 more prompts to incense Chris, Moriarty, and TravGuy. Let us know if you do better than we do. We know you will. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at h…

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Reacting to The Game Awards 2025 nominees 1:23:57

14d ago1:23:57

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It is once again time to go on Geoff Keighley's wild ride. We had to fall back on Discord audio for the first 20 or so minutes, so there is some light cutting out. It improves after that as we were able to use our locally recorded audio. Sorry about that! MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusi…

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#131 Games we wish we could get back 1:22:27

15d ago1:22:27

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Today we are feeling nostalgic...for a time long gone, when multiplayer games were only expected to last you for a few hours a week for maybe a month or two. When console wars were the most toxic spats in the gaming space. When Kevin knew a British guy with a dead son on Xbox Party Chat (unsure if this is real). MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► …

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Pentiment, Sonic Rumble, Pluribus, and more we've been playing 34:15

19d ago34:15

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We were meant to play timely games, but only Nicco really understood the assignment. However, Brody REALLY enjoyed Pentiment and you may have forgotten it exists. Chris' only timely contributions this week were Sonic Rumble, Sonic Racing Crossworlds, and the first two episodes of Pluribus. Only one of those three brought him joy. Lastly, Nicco is e…

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#130 Crafting our ideal video game soundtrack 1:02:42

22d ago1:02:42

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This week on the Crubcast we wanted to do something a bit more experimental. We gathered our finest minds to tackle an ethereal question...what would our ideal video game's soundtrack be like? What we incorporate "egg" as an instrument? (Yes, that comes up.) MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get excl…

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Expedition 33 (Kevin version), Megabonk, Arc Raiders, and more we've been playing 37:51

26d ago37:51

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After Sean's gushing about Expedition 33 the other week, Kevin decided to play it for himself. He gets why the internet was so annoying about this now. Trav has played Megabonk and foresees losing her life to it. Arc Raiders whelmed Moriarty, and Chris is just happy that there's a good Digimon game now. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://b…

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#129 What is the hardest game series to get into? 58:46

29d ago58:46

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We all have that one game series that seems like it'd be pretty cool to enjoy, but it's just far too daunting to actually take the time to experience. The Witcher, Yakuza, Kingdom Hearts, Fortnite...yeah, Fortnite. Which one is objectively the most difficult though? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and …

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Battlefield 6, Genshin's Roblox Mode, Outer Wilds, and more we've been playing 42:45

1M ago42:45

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This week we're checking in on Battlefield 6, Justin (not) playing Genshin Impact's new Roblox mode, and Nicco playing Outer Wilds without spoiling it. Also, RIP Limp Bizkit guy? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are re…

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#128 How much gacha is too much gacha? 58:15

1M ago58:15

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With the impending release of...Ananta...it propelled our gacha experts to wonder...how many of these games can there really be? Surely there can only be so many gigantic, free-to-play gacha games vying for player's time and awareness, right? Also, thoughts on why Justin stays with Genshin years later, and a quick update on the Bengal's great year …

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Our thoughts on Pokémon Legends Z-A 40 hours in... 49:29

1M ago49:29

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We've played a LOT of Pokémon Legends Z-A already, so we wanted to check in and give our thoughts. What's working, what it's left us wanting, and...trying to remember what the hell happened in X and Y.... MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com…

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#127 Almost True Trivia: The Game Show Where Every Answer is Wrong 1:02:01

1M ago1:02:01

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Kevin hates us. So, he devised this gaming "trivia" quiz, where our seasoned gaming veterans must listen carefully and pedantically point to the incorrect part of each "fact". It is excruciating. Back to the Future is in here, too. And Sean Combs. yeah MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive …

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Yooka-Replaylee, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Silksong, and more we've been playing 44:07

2M ago44:07

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Our sexy crubbers talk about games they've been playing lately, from Yooka-Replaylee to Clair Obscur, to Silksong and Borderlands 4. We even mention Concord twice. Also, the Minecraft movie had...how many writers...? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www…

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#126 Peacemaker Season 2 Review & Spoilercast (Spoilers) [spoilers] 1:04:02

2M ago1:04:02

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As seen in Fortnite MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join Bl…

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#125 ROASTING our MyAnimeLists 1:10:26

2M ago1:10:26

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Happy 125 episodes. To celebrate, we aren't talking games, we're talking anime. Not just talking anime but getting mad at each other over each other's takes on anime. Except Brody. He got off scotfree, somehow. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patre…

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#124 Do we like hype cycles more than games? 58:15

2M ago58:15

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This was recorded in a world before Silksong, so please excuse Chris' dunks on the Silksong community. He has since played 8 hours of it and thinks it's good. However, for years before it's release every gaming show would have the same meme. Where's Silksong? We've seen this with other games over time as well. Where's Half-Life 3? Where's Shenmue 3…

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#123 What is the hardest game to become "okay" at? 1:16:43

2M ago1:16:43

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There are easy games, and games that are notoriously difficult to "get good" at. However, Moriarty raised this question to us...what is the hardest game (or genre) to become simply "okay" at? Also, how much can a trailer spoil before it's simply objectively spoiling too much? SHOW NOTES The cicadas outside Chris' home make a cameo at around 15 minu…

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#122 Predicting which dead '90s franchises get rebooted in Fortnite next 1:16:08

3M ago1:16:08

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Fortnite's newest season is here, and it has...Power Rangers and Halo People. Have we reached a point of diminishing returns with Fortnite collabs? Has the underlying cynicism of it all finally shone through the cracks? And, more importantly, which dead and buried 90's franchises are most likely to get the Fortnite glow-up next? Chris predicts Jare…

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#121 What happens if you microwave video game characters? 1:04:50

3M ago1:04:50

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Nicco's audio had consistent crackling throughout this episode. We think we made it listenable. We apologize if we didn't. On the bright side, you can pretend that we stuck him in a microwave for this episode, much like Clank, Bentley, and the actual human child from Persona 4. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the sho…

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#120 Reacting to YOUR Souls Hot Takes 1:27:00

3M ago1:27:00

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We put out a call for YOUR hot takes on Souls and Soulslikes, and you delivered! We brought them to share with the class, as well as to give some of our own as well. Should FromSoftware give in and let us pause? Are the games TOO gloomy? Are these games secretly rhythm games...? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the sh…

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#119 CRUB'S SUPERMAN (2025) SPOILERCAST 1:16:41

3M ago1:16:41

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That new Superman came out, so we wanted to get the world's biggest Superman fan's take on it. Thankfully, Nicco was available. So, he was joined by far smaller Superman fans Moriarty and Trav to discuss the new James Gunn Superman film. Obviously, spoilers ahead. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and ge…

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#118 Locking in and washing GOATs 59:55

4M ago59:55

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Today, three grown men try to explain "locking in". One, with words, one, with brevity, and one...by referring to the One Piece powerscaling subreddit. Hawk Eyed guy is still the best swordsman in the series, though. Later, Chris expresses his disappointment with the continued SEGA & Roblox partnership and how his favorite thing is kind of uncool n…

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#117 THE Donkey Kong Bananza Spoilercast (with Wayneisboss) 1:41:13

4M ago1:41:13

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Chris and Kevin are joined by Wayneisboss for THE Donkey Kong Bananza spoilercast. We give some general thoughts up front, and then give a few tiers of spoiler warning as we delve further in. To be safe though, it'd be best to listen to this if you've already beaten the game or just don't mind hearing some of the places it goes. SHOW NOTES Go show …

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#116 A serious talk about payment processors and Itch 58:01

4M ago58:01

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On today's episode we wanted to talk about what's going on with Visa, Mastercard, Itch.io, and potentially more and more storefronts in all mediums in the near future. We get into some sensitive topics, particularly with the discussion around the game called 'No Mercy'. There are chapter marks to skip that section, but there are a few mentions of t…

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#115 Revisiting IGN's 2010 Top 100 Video Game Villains List 1:09:50

4M ago1:09:50

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There is a notorious IGN top 100 list from the year 2010, going over the top video game villains. Some of it is expected. The aliens from Space Invaders. Bowser. Ganondorf. Some of it is weird, but acceptable. King Hippo, for example. However, some of this bends the known understanding of "video game villain". Number six may shock you. MORE PLACES …

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#114 Who should revive all of these dead franchises? 1:05:27

4M ago1:05:27

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In light of the...everything...going on with Microsoft, we wanted to take a more positive spin from it since the negatives have been thoroughly covered by those suited to do so. That said, a link to the layoff news is below as a starting point, if you missed what's been going on. So if Microsoft is going to lay off every person they hired while sti…

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#113 What happened to EA, Kojima hot takes, and Sean's horrifying question... 1:10:11

5M ago1:10:11

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This week we decided to be more like a normal gaming podcast and talk about different topics. EA sure is releasing just mostly sports games and Sims packs lately, huh? Plus, Moriarty's burning hot Kojima takes that left Sean smoldering in the ashes. As punishment, Sean...he...look. You'll listen and then you'll understand our pain. We're sorry. MOR…

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#112 How should an in-game economy be balanced? 1:01:21

5M ago1:01:21

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How do you make an in-game economy "just right"? How do you balance it to fit the needs of the most players possible? How do you tune a game to prepare for "a Nicco"? Could the crub crew take a gorilla...? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.co…

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#111 What grinds our gears about Mario Kart World 1:15:48

5M ago1:15:48

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Kevin's been putting some time into Mario Kart World and while he's been enjoying himself, he just can't stop asking why this game has 90% of the design decisions it does. SHOW NOTES Mario Kart World's development length: https://www.polygon.com/news/600439/mario-kart-world-development-nintendo-switch-2 MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://b…

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#110 Trying to guess entry #100 on top 100 lists 1:16:36

5M ago1:16:36

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Justin approached us with a devious game. We're all familiar with top 100 lists, but we never focus on the bottom end of them. So what if we tried to guess as close as we can to #100? Dreamcast, PS3, Spotify, passing yards...we...we spent 10 minutes trying to guess ANY song from Spotify... MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast…

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Two Pokévirgins Watch The First Pokémon Movie 50:19

6M ago50:19

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BONUS: Since we had two main Crubcast episodes last week we're skipping one this week to keep our backlog up. Still, we didn't want to not release anything for you today, so have this audio version of when M and Nicco first watched the first Pokemon movie! Two of us who are far too familiar with Pokémon sat down two people who are far less familiar…

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#109 We watched EVERY Summer Game Fest conference 1:11:56

6M ago1:11:56

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Hundreds of games were shown off this past weekend at Summer Game Fest. So we brought Geoff Keighley over to introduce our own event, Crubber Games Fest, where we talk about all of his showcases. Was it worth it? Well, Brody thinks so, and Brody is the only one who actually watched them all, so...good job, Geoff! MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ►…

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#108 How Japanese games are regaining global influence 1:25:58

6M ago1:25:58

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In the last few years, we've seen Japanese games regain popularity after a fall starting in the 2000's. We talk through what lead to that fall and recent resurgence in influence and dominance. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Cr…

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#107 On console warriors and fans not knowing what they want 1:07:12

6M ago1:07:12

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We begin this episode by asking ourselves if we were ever console warriors. We totally never were. That question sent us down a path of examining video game fandom in general, from it never knowing what it actually wants to never knowing the reality of what it wants. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and…

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#106 MRIXRT, Trav, and The Golden Bolt discuss their YouTube careers 2:00:42

6M ago2:00:42

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Trav, Moriarty, and Kevin sit down and interview each other about their content creation journeys, insights, struggles, and the advice they'd give to anyone looking to do what they do. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts …

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#105 When is it time to let a game go? 57:37

6M ago57:37

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How do you decide when to push through a rough spot in a game versus giving it up entirely? Have you fought The Big Guy in Elden Ring? Have your friends followed you into the woods? If you don't know the answers to these questions, you're in the right place. We do. You're safe here. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get th…

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Reacting to YOUR Switch 2 Hot Takes! 51:15

7M ago51:15

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We polled you in our Discord and our BlueSky for YOUR hottest Switch 2 takes, then brought them home to discuss. Let us know how wrong or right we are. Just, if we're wrong, word it in such a way that implies that we're still kind of right though MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive conten…

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#104 We're in the era of distracted gaming 54:10

7M ago54:10

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This is an episode about games we play while focusing on something else, or having something on in the background while we game. Scientifically this is probably our most "zoomer" episode, but putting "zoomer" in scare quotes does bring us back from the brink a bit. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and g…

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#103 We need to talk about game genre names 1:20:42

7M ago1:20:42

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This was recorded before "frog-type game" or else that could have sustained an hour on its own MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, wit…

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#102 Why more gamers are flocking to indies lately 1:11:40

7M ago1:11:40

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Not to hate on AAA, AA, A, or even AAAA games, but sometimes indie games just do it better. In a time where everything wants our time, experiences that convey an actual, tangible vision from a creative unit are more valuable than ever. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Pa…

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#101 Bad games we can't help but like 1:13:08

7M ago1:13:08

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Sometimes you just like a game that no one else likes, but you also can't really explain why. Today we're baring all, and bullying Sean for existing. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.tw…

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#100 OUR 100th EPISODE 1:29:43

8M ago1:29:43

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We made this podcast to bully each other MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► htt…

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#99 How to improve at video games 44:11

8M ago44:11

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Our resident New Gamer+ approached some of our resident expert gamers with a simple query...how does one improve at video games? What do good gamers think and examine when looking to improve their skillset at a game? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www…

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#98 Buy a Switch 2 or buy groceries? 1:00:07

8M ago1:00:07

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The Switch 2, a powerful 120 FPS screen system with HDR, monkeys, and cows driving go karts. 2025 is truly a new era of gaming. But it doesn't have F-Zero GX ReGeared so we may be doomed? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcas…

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#97 Do console exclusives matter anymore? 1:06:23

8M ago1:06:23

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As the PS5 and Xbox Series march on, and with the Switch 2 imminent, we wanted to take a moment to stop and ask...do console exclusives actually matter anymore? Because they seem to be mattering less and less. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreo…

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#96 Burying the Wii U once and for all 1:10:43

9M ago1:10:43

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With the release of Xenoblade Chronicles X Definitive Edition on Switch this week, every* Wii U game that counts has been ported to another platform. So, we convened to finally lay our favorite video game system ever to rest. And to learn way, way, way more about Taco Bell than anyone ever needed to. Did you know that the fire they cook with is fak…

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#95 Hot take: Stop worrying about your backlog 58:06

9M ago58:06

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So many people feel beholden to their backlogs and continually submit themselves to cycles of self-shaming just for having media they haven't gotten around to yet. We're here to say no more. Cut that out and just let yourself enjoy things! MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at ou…

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#94 What happened to fun sports games? 56:32

9M ago56:32

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Arcadey sports games are mostly found in the indie space where it's tough to find them. All of the big name simulation sports games are usually the same experience repackaged each year, with a focus on microtransactions. What happened to all of the sports games that were just...fun? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get th…

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#93 The great Pokemon language quiz from hell 1:37:27

9M ago1:37:27

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What is a Snorlax called in Germany? What is a Psyduck in France? What is a Pikachu in India? Instead of asking culturally aware people, Kevin got three white guys together to torture them with a Pokemon quiz from hell. Play along in the comments and see how well you do! Hopefully better than we did. MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.…