The World of Warcraft news cycle has begun with the approach of their Midnight expansion Cinematic. WoW plans to get rid of Addons, going the FFXIV route and freeing themselves of their ever escalating arms race. WoW has also claimed massive success with their recent One Button rotation option. Final Fantasy XIV has sales down by 23%, but what does that even mean? We watched Kpop Demon Hunters, Dandadan and more.
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The Coming | The Grinding Gear Podcast #131
We’re back after our collective grass touching. Garrett and Kyle have toured Florida and return to, what ever all this is. Collective Shout is taking down Games with the help of Mastercard? GameStop is getting in to the business of “graded” Pokemon Cards. There was some weird FFXIV drama while we were away, but ultimately the Live Letter did have some surprises, including a key-like-system. Pokemon, Metroid and Castlevania have all been streamed! Let’s see how it went.
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Read MoreOld Like Ocarina with EndyD20 | The Grinding Gear Podcast #130
Returning guest EndyD20 joins Kyle for a trip down memory lane. Our memories, not his. Endy has been streaming the “classics” on his channel. From Dragon Age: Origins to Ocarina of Time, how do they hold up to first time eyes? What has possessed us to play “old games”? Nostalgia is powerful, but is it more than that? All this and more.
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From Dinos to Horse Girls | The Grinding Gear Podcast #129
From Dinosaurs to Horse Girls, this episode has range! Garrett saw the most recent Box Office hit, Jurassic Park Rebirth. Yoshi P quotes are being used to target Final Fantasy's obsession with realtime combat. Kyle learns about the wild world of Randomizers. Umamusume hits 50k concurrent players on Steam. WoW Housing releases a ton of new information about their neighborhood and content plans. We’re on the precipice of summer break, with some retro plans.
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The Grinding Gear Podcast provides burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
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Killing Games | The Grinding Gear Podcast #128
It’s that slow summer time for gaming news, and the bad news rings loud and clear. The Microsoft layoffs have rocked the industry, stopping some games while they were deep in production. The company claims everything in the 2025 Showcase is safe, but what about the games we didn't see? In good news, Stop Killing Games finds its footing after a rocky start. Plagued with misunderstood goals and dismissive assumptions, it seems the EU based initiative has finally taken off after finding its villain. FF14 pulled a weird thing in there cash shop. We spent the weekend playing MTG. All this and more.
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Read MoreLeon’s Too Professional | The Grinding Gear Podcast #127
Why would Nintendo stop fun? Is Leon not scared? Can you play Death Stranding 2 without 1? Will Final Fantasy feel the heat of Expedition 33s success? Most of these questions will be answered, but us! With a sizable discussion about our post savage experience.
Read MoreOmnipresent Erotic Delights (& Surprise Cox) | The Grinding Gear Podcast #126
When the drama is so juicy it summons a guest! Garrett and Kyle are back to run you through this weeks ongoing gaming happenings, but by the time they got to Final Fantasy 14, a frequent guest had appeared in the live chat. After dropping a few choice opinions, might as well have him on right? So Jesse Cox joins the show, to discuss the FF14 funding conversations going around and what World of Warcraft is bringing to the table. Check the livestream for bonus MTG cards talk.
Read MoreMagic the Restocking | The Grinding Gear Podcast #125
Hot off the back of our MTG Final Fantasy “pack cracking”, Garrett and Kyle are riding high on their cardboard playables. Switch 2 sold 3.5 million, but what does that mean. A casual Warhammer conversation goes places. Our big Dune Awakening review awaits. We defeated our first Nightreign boss. And your emails.
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The Grinding Gear Podcast provides burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
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Meat Fiesta! (Summer Game Fest 2025) | The Grinding Gear Podcast #124
Not-E3 has concluded. A mad dash through trailers. A dizzying assault of the senses. What stood out? What got lost? Well first, Garrett got a Switch, and we sat down and played a big chunk of Mario Kart World. Sony State of Play, Summer Game Fest and Xbox showcase all tackled in order. Our list might not match yours, but we all walked away with the same conclusions. That’s a lot of games!
Read MoreInto the Nightreign | The Grinding Gear Podcast #123
We’ve got a big channel update video out over on the Grinding Gear YouTube channel right now. Go give it a watch to see our new studio setup and hear what’s in store for what might be the next ten+ years of our lives. Nightreign is dominating our minds and while it’s not perfect, that’s also what’s great about it. We have ideas, the internet has ideas, lets see if this games got legs after selling 2 million copies. It’s Switch 2 release week and there is an odd quite in the air. There is a new D&D game coming from the makes of Star Wars Jedi. All this, teases and more. Go watch the video!
Read MoreFriendSoft | The Grinding Gear Podcast #122
Good games are good. And we’ve played some GOOD games. We didn’t know we needed to play Blue Prince but we love it, and must play more. Monster Train 2 is more of the same, which is a very good thing. Final Fantasy XIV unleashed is Field Operation patch and its a solid compliment to the game, though many say they aren’t returning to play it. Elden Ring Nightreign approaches. And more!
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Marathief | The Grinding Gear Podcast #121
Grab your briefcase of your biggest words, gaming is doing the thing again. Bungie has been caught stealing art, but it’s not just art, it’s the whole look of Marathon. Ai Vader is dropping F-bombs in Fortnite. WoW housing is real, though they were a bit secretive about what could be shared. Magic the Gathering is doing great though. All this and more.
Read MoreAnime Girls Don’t Smell | The Grinding Gear Podcast #120
Sick hosts, but sick games! GTA 6 has a release date and trailer 2 is out. World of Warcraft is giving players a way to play with a single button. The Final Fantasy Magic the Gathering set is now the fastest selling pre-order ever. Elden Ring Nightreign is looking real good. All this and a big dose of thanks from our sickness addled brains.
Read MoreMMO Duality | The Grinding Gear Podcast #119
The GG Classic returns, packed with video games, Star Wars, rumors and more. Playing two MMOs at once makes you think. Garrett almost died in Hardcore, Kyle is big on Hades. Baldur’s Gate 3 put out a massive final patch. Star Wars Celebration unleashed announcements including a new Xcom like. Last of Us Season 2 is underway.
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The two of us are supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support our work go to http://Patreon.com/garrettandkyle. The GG Patrons are responsible for many improvements to the streams, videos, and podcasts.
The Grinding Gear Podcast provides burnout-free video game coverage from podcast veterans. Join Garrett and Kyle every week as they get lost in games, pop culture, and everything they’re personally playing.
Get the Grinding Gear Podcast
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7.2 Roundtable (FFXIV MSQ) | The Grinding Gear Podcast #118
The Roundtable assembles once more. All elustrious members have returned: Jesse Cox, Okaymage and Preachgaming. The cloud has lifted and celebrations ring out over the internet as MSQ returns. But who is the real bad of this expansion? Is it the new Calyx or is there a more sinister face in plain view? Will baby king say "I'm in"? Will the crew agree on Arcadion shipping? That last one wont happen, but the rest will!
Read MoreNintendamn | The Grinding Gear Podcast #117
Switch 2 is switching it up, with more expensive games? The line-up is unconvincing, but has some mysterious gems. Our WoW Hardcore adventure is underway with Jocat, Squidsena and Girl_DM. Lots of details on our dangerous adventures. FF14 got hard. We’ve said that before but the expansion keeps getting harder. All this and more.
Read MoreFFXIV 7.2 Special with MrHappy | The Grinding Gear Podcast #116
Mrhappy joins us for a look at the 7.2 FFXIV Patch and a history lesson!
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Read MoreCooking FFXIV with Jesse | The Grinding Gear Podcast #115
Jesse Cox returns to the show and we have a big deep dive on the upcoming 7.2 patch named “Seekers of Eternity”. An intense three months of content are lined up ahead of us, including the Occult Crescent field operation, which Jesse is keen to explore the lore gravatas of. Naturally eyes turn to the MSQ on the horizon, with cooks a’ plenty on a moment to moment breakdown of the trailer. You know there is more, cause Jesse is here. A lot more!
Read MoreFlorida Snowman | The Grinding Gear Podcast #114
Wilds and Wyoming! Garrett and Kyle return from giving a lecture at the University of Wyoming and tell stories of their journey. Garrett got touched by snow, Kyle praises Steamdeck. Wilds Chapter 3 spoiler warning! We have a passionate chat about the story so far in Wilds and it’s hits and misses. T-rex doesn’t want to be fed, he wants to hunt. Yoshi-P is “stepping down”, “fired” or none of the above. In fact we have some hot FF14 news thats about as scandalous as the sun rising. All this and more.
Read MoreHunting with Rurikhan | The Grinding Gear Podcast #113
Long time requested guest Rurikhan joins the episode for a massive Monster Hunter breakdown. New players Garrett and Kyle get a glimpse at the development history and evolution of the franchise as we approach the much anticipated Monster Hunter Wilds release. Pack with tips, tricks and stories for Hunters of every level (in particular for the Worlds players out there).
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