On the final episode, the boys talk some news, some hypotheticals, the future, and the past. We love video games and we love all of you.

Following a bombshell announcement by Frog, the boys spend some time talking about the two big MMOs (WoW and FFXIV), and what they mean to the gaming world and to their respective player bases

The boys go over their future PC plans, as well as some predictions for the industry's future, then they have a cathartic experience going over their gripes about the bourgeoning PC platform wars

The boys talk about what each of the 4 (??!!) "console" heads are probably cooking up for the next generation. Playstation 5, what the Switch could evolve into, what the Stadia is, should be, and may not be, and the amorphous and all-encompassing future of Microsoft gaming services.

The boys talk about how four player games has become the industry standard of co-op, and will likely continue to be so even as games expand (and sometimes even shrink) on the concept. From console design to arena shooters to diablo-style loot cycles, 4 player games are a special format in gaming and it is no accident.…

Frog and Snacks drop some big news and then interview friend and streamer NYDingus about how the sausage gets made, so to speak.

Frog and Snacks express hype over the new Pokemon generation announcement then segue into the magical world of handhelds, then finish off with a list of some of their favorite handheld games

The boys consider a thought experiment on how to introduce a cultural foreigner into the perplexing world of video games. What games do you have them play? What is worth explaining and what isn't? these questions and more on this weeks pod

Apex Legends released in a very unique way, and EA and Respawn are looking like geniuses in the meantime. Frog and Snacks talk about how this happened, and what it could mean for the future of releases and transparency

The Boys take turns going over some boss battles they've grown fond of over the years. MGS, Dark Souls, Hollow Knight, and...Paper Mario? all make an appearance

Snacks recounts the impromptu Mario Kart 64 tournament he happened upon in San Antonio, and the discussion quickly transforms into the concept of the elusive "third place" which developers have been chasing for some time.

The team talks about the high profile split between Bungie and Activision and what it could mean for both teams and the industry, then the boys go into their current rotation, and Snacks talks about Chip's Challenge and slides into nostalgia right in the middle of the damn episode

Frog recants his time at MAGfest 2019, and the boys talk about a few hypotheticals in a smash-free world

The boys do a bit of housekeeping with Monster Hunter talk, the future of videogame streaming, and what's up for the 2019 backlog

The boys do their annual look back on the year in gaming, as well as cool stuff to look forward to in the future

The boys talk about Super Smash Brothers Ultimate and, more broadly, what the Smash games mean to gaming at large.

The boys are back from PAX: Unplugged to talk about the magic of tabletop gaming in their first ever show Not About Videogames

The boys go over eSports, Social Media, and streaming and discuss whether they've had a net positive or negative influence in gaming

Frog and Snacks take note of a few of the more iconic or otherwise personally resonant locales in games. There are a lot! so this likely will be an ongoing series!

The unusual events at Blizzcon 2018 are discussed, as well as the decision to make Destiny 2 free. What is Blizzard thinking? What does it take to get people to pay attention to your game? find out on this weeks episode!

the boys go over their initial thoughts on the Discord store page, the Parsec program, and the final Super Smash Bros Ultimate hype episode

The boys talk about the practice of Crunch and its prevalence in the gaming world, and how we should talk about it going forward. What goes into art and how people think about the artists behind it, and how that should affect our consumption of it.The Jason Schreier article:https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466…

The boys talk about the issue of game length and how our perceptions on it have changed over the years

Frog and Snacks shout out their favorite video game content creators! a LOT of them!

The boys finally do the MH series justice by giving Monster Hunter: World and Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate the game club treatment. They talk about how the series has evolved to provide for us these two titles and how they differ. Snacks tries to say the word recidivism.

The boys go over the new Data and info from the EEDAR report, which lays out who plays what and how, but not before doing a long overdue rap update

The boys go over the most recent Nintendo Direct, as well as the new Nintendo Online service before talking about how Ninty has went ahead and created a pretty remarkable shared universe of all of its properties. Stop in for another all Nintendo episode!meme links: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved…

Frog and Snacks discuss some of the current projects in the industry that look like they may be shaping up to be competitors to Steam. Get ready to hypothesize wildly in today's episode

The boys revisit the Emulation discussion due to recent events, and discuss how preservation could work in a perfect world.

In the age of game streaming, what could more streamlined data acquisition mean for curation, game development, and platform design? find out here, frogsnackers!

Frog and snacks discuss the recent comments made by Ninja on women streamers, and go on to debate what the obligations (both legal and moral) are of high profile videogame content creators.

Today's Nintendo Direct about SSBU has the boys freaking out, and then some EVO 2018 news gets snacks talking about one of his favorite topics - Genghis Khan??

Frog and Snacks tackle the tricky topic of objectivity and politics in gaming journalism - a topic that unfortunately turns ugly far too often. Listen to our Good Takes here

Join the guys on another smorgasbord episode where they dive into the strange history of James Bond videogames, Discord raising the bar on platform chat functionality, and the barely believable comeback of No Man's Sky

Using Rocket League's third birthday as a jumping off point, the boys talk about what keeps gamers returning to the games they love, especially in an era where many games are specifically built for longevity

The boys go in on the current state of crossplay (or lack thereof) and lay out why it is so important to the future of games as a service

two old men finally try to make sense of the global phenomenon that is Fortnite. The boys try to bring their classic heady Frogsnacks analysis to the bourgening BR genre and come up with some near-future theories on their own

The Boys talk about settings in games - Ancient Greece and Rome, China, Japan, Medieval Europe, Outer Space and much, much more. What we see too much of and what we can see more of, and why Wild Arms was so...wild

E3 2018 is over, so the boys are back to discuss their bingo cards from the previous episode, as well as some of the highs and lows of the show

Frog and Snacks jump on the "Turn E3 Into a Bingo Joke" bandwagon with some wild predictions, with a little friendly wager on the side

The boys give a quick primer on the state of Megaman and a possible upcoming Megaman fill episode before coming up with all kinds of crazy hypotheticals about what a real, fully realized, sincere AO game would look like

Frog and Snacks talk about the set of events that lead to the Cliff B departure from games and the interesting information he shared on Twitter. They then talk about the Pokemon and Star Fox rumors that have been circulating on the internet for the past few days

The boys give a quick shoutout to the 2018 TRENDING GAMER OF THE YEAR Chrissy Teigen, then snacks sounds off on Pillars of Eternity 2 before transitioning into the current state of plurality in gaming

Snacks explains the latest indie hotness: Frostpunk, and what makes it so compelling before the boys take a look at the current state of FFXV following its PC release.

Frog and Snacks (who do not have children) talk about what some of the issues modern parents have dealing with children who are gamers, especially with the advent of twitch, youtube, and online gaming

Snacks goes over a few points of banter regarding A Way Out and BR games before the boys discuss one of their greatest fears: the return of the graphics whore. Listen in and join the resistance!

Panels! Games! EXPERIENCES - the boys did it all and all will be revealed in our PAX East de-brief episode. stuff to look out for and stuff that has always been, listen in!

Frog and Snacks do their annual PAX East preview, giving their thoughts on the expanded format, the panels, and other things they're excited for

In this edition of the Frogsnacks Game Club, the boys go over last years' JRPG masterpiece Persona 5. All of the themes, music, and palaces are talked about in great depth

The boys discuss how and why Fortnite became more popular than PUBG, then do a draft on which extant franchises they think will add a battle royale game mode this year.