Top news of the week, 7.1 is incoming for Final Fantasy 14, but that’s not all! The final Halloween is here. Garrett watched the big movie of the year and Kyle has played Silent Hill 2. There’s a lot of Magic the Gathering on the brain and even some Monster Hunter Wilds viewed from afar. Emails and more!
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The Post-Dawntrail Roundtable | The Grinding Gear Podcast #101
As we look forward to 7.1, we also look back at the MSQ that was Dawntrail with our friends Preach, Okaymage, and Jesse Cox.
Read MoreFinal Dragon Metaphor: The Gathering | The Grinding Gear Podcast #100
Can it be? 100 episodes of Grinding Gear! Has experienced 100th episodes makers we know whats best for this kind of event, a normal show.
There are some big topics around the gaming space this week. MTG art, after a track record, is under fire for using Ai art. A Final Fantasy 14 article on PC gamer is pointing out the Midcore problems with end game. Dragon Age: Veilguard Approaches and hopes begin to rise. All this and a little Dawntrail spoiler mailbag question at the very end.
Read MoreRocked Like a Hurricane | The Grinding Gear Podcast #99
When last we left out intrepid Florida boys, they were hunkering down for Hurricane Milton on its way to Florida. We have come out the otherside safe but with many stories to tell. Two hosts, two different paths. Video games? We’ll get to em next time.
Read MoreHeroes of the Actual Storm | The Grinding Gear Podcast #98
On the eve of Hurricane Milton, we are boarded up and locked in. Florida is bringing out all the stops for Kyle’s first season and Garrett is an experienced storm rider. Even with weather on the horizon, it has been a while since we’ve had an event-free-guest-free episode. Garrett has been getting into Spooky Season and continuing Star Wars Outlaws. Kyle saw (most of) Transformers One and finished Astro Bot. Thank you all for the well wishes and we look forward to podcasting with you on the other side.
Read MoreGG Live 2024! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #97
We just had our first IRL GG Meet in Orlando, Florida! The podcast this week is the full live show we put on in front of a live crowd. Thanks again to everyone who came out to the show and all of you supporting us through Patreon and YouTube memberships. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to put on events like these.
Read MoreGG Meet Week! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #96
It's a big week here at Grinding Gear! Our first non-conference meetup is this weekend! YouTube metrics are wild. Spooky season begins. And much more!
Read More40k & The State of MMOs (w/ Endy!) | The Grinding Gear Podcast #95
Endy is back! Space Marine 2 is out! And MMOs are cooking!
Read MoreFirst Fantasy | The Grinding Gear Podcast #94
Final Fantasy 1 has been completed. Discuss.
Read MoreThe War Within Okaymage | The Grinding Gear Podcast #93
Okaymage makes her triumphant return to give us the inside scoop on World of Warcrafts newest expansion, The War Within. The perfect guest does indeed exist. Okaymage started playing WoW in Legion, well after the rose-tinted glasses of us olds. Jordan got deep into Mythic plus and raid content before taking their first break at the end of Shadowlands/Early Dragonflight for Final Fantasy 14. Let's see, so far, how things look on the other side.
Read MoreThe One with Husky by the Geek | The Grinding Gear Podcast #92
We are joined by Huskybythegeek, the video game guitar cover youtube artist, best known for the insanely huge FFXIV medley projects. In this musically focused gaming episode, we break down Husky’s staggering workflow to bring together 200 musicians as well as his history with gaming. For Garrett, there are Punk Rock conversations and Kyle is reminded what a “wooden” guitar is called.
Read MorePatreon Panic Picnic | The Grinding Gear Podcast #91
Every MMO is having a 2024 release? More on that later. Patreon is up to some biz. Under Apple pressure, they might be getting rid of our weekly-per-content-post format in favor of only supporting monthly posts. For now, do nothing, but we wanted you to hear about it from us. A slightly shaken Garrett and Kyle continue from there. Kyle has been on a video game journey with his son, culminating in Super Smash Bros Ultimate. Garrett has gotten into Balatro. Then we lead you through the MMO madness that his happening over the next 2 weeks.
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Read MoreThe One with Frosty | The Grinding Gear Podcast #90
Frosty, host of FF14 esports, World First and the Mogtalk podcast joins the episode. Should we call him a community pillar? Is that still a phrase? The Community Pillar discusses what let down this wild road of content creation. What it was like being embraced by Square Enix for events and how that journey brought him to produce last week's World First event.
Read MoreStrange Dr. Doom | The Grinding Gear Podcast #89
Our AFK journey has concluded. Garrett and Kyle return from two weeks of touching grass, or more likely sandy beaches. Kyle has been completely Dadding off the grid, while Garrett in classic fashion stayed in tune with on goings. Speaking of ongoings, we got the official War Within Cinematic Trailer? Is this the trailer? Robert Downey Jr is coming back as Doctor Doom. What we played, what we watched and more.
Read MoreSummer Q&A! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #88
We may be off on our family vacations, but that won’t stop us from releasing a podcast! Join us as we answer questions about tacos preferences, traveling, where we want to travel, our bucket lists, and much more!
Read MoreThe One with MrHappy | The Grinding Gear Podcast #87
MrHappy visits the podcast. This episode is part history FFXIV lesson, part journey of content creation and part raid therapy. After meeting on the Dawntrail Media Tour, Garrett and Kyle sit down with the prolific guide and video maker for a peek behind the curtain of the FFXIV raid scene and its many innerworkings. A truly joyous and wild chat.
Read MoreThe Great Phil Collins Debate | The Grinding Gear Podcast #86
Gaming in many flavors. Dawntrail has released, and the vast amount of players are taking it slow. Servers are holding, though Xbox players continue to have issues. A lot together a smooth launch (and no story talk to be found here). Goldeneye 64 and Elden Ring were on the menu this week, along with a helping of new games coming from Nintendo. Underrated Disney movies? We got ya covered.
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Dawntrail Roundtable | MSQ&A #3
Dawntrail approaches. The table assembles.
Read MoreNot E3 2024 | The Grinding Gear Podcast #85
Games! So many games. Three presentations worth of games to be exact. Sony State of Play, Xbox Showcase and Summer Games Fest have all cruised by and it’s time to review. Stand outs? The dregs? The ups the downs. Listen to find out. Will there be hat eating? Could be.
Read MoreRedacted | The Grinding Gear Podcast #84
The classic offline episode, with that classic vibe. We bring you limited stories from our absence, along with a helping of video game and movie news. Is war coming to the republic? Did you read that in a Clone Wars intro voice? Rumors circulate of a Total War Star Wars in production. Value won’t let you inherit a Steam account. Beetlejuice 2 makes us question the Burton evolution. Story time, emails and more.
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