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Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Averynicegal: From Shy Art Kid to Streamer-DJ Icon | The Power of Digital IdentityShe started as a quiet kid with a paintbrush—and became a variety streamer with a bald cap, a mixing deck, and a mustache.Averynicegal didn’t plan to become a Twitch variety streamer, character comedian, and DJ. But through meme rabbit holes, pixelated horror games, and a community that dared her to try, she discovered a digital identity big enough to hold all her selves. In this candid, funny, and deeply reflective episode, she opens up about streaming as self-discovery, the art of improv behind every beat drop, and the character who started as a jo...
2025-11-131h 10
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.L21saac: From RuneScape Troll to Valorant Sage | Building the L2 Crew From ScratchWhat happens when your lowest low becomes the reason you never give up? In this episode, we meet L21saac—a creator whose online identity was forged in the fires of a comedy club bomb, honed through late-night Warzone sessions, and refined by an unrelenting pursuit of excellence. From his RuneScape origins to the L2 Crew community he now leads, L21saac’s story is a rare blend of honesty, hustle, and high-stakes content creation. Whether he’s talking about the psychology of bombing on stage, the pressure of virality, or the meaning behind his ga...
2025-10-091h 01
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Side Quest: Wheel of Questions (Part 3 of 3) | Apocalypse Teams, Podcast Red Flags & Cult LeadersThe wheel spins one last time. In the final chapter of our Side Quest Wheel of Questions mini-series, the Gamertagged crew closes out this trilogy with wild hypotheticals, ruthless cast rankings, and the great debate of Team Runner vs. Team Twinkie. Perfect for fans of gaming podcasts, funny crew banter, and unpredictable community challenges.In this finale of Side Quest: Wheel of Questions, the full cast — Sue-She, Portabella, Ryanocerus, Marthah Maple, and host Scarto46 — dives into unpredictable prompts pulled straight from the Wheel of Questions. From choosing apocalypse survival squads and debating podcast red flags, to deciding who’...
2025-09-3029 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Regen: Identity, Streaming & Staying True to Your Gamertag | The RegenNation StoryWhat if your gamertag wasn’t just your name, but your purpose?In this episode of Gamertagged, we sit down with Regen, a Valorant streamer and coach whose gamertag became more than a username. From early Xbox lobbies and Call of Duty grindsets to streaming long hours after work, Regen shares how he built RegenNation: a community rooted in hype, healing, and showing up with heart.We explore Regen’s creator story, his faith, and the pressure of staying consistent in a streaming world that doesn’t slow down. He talks about coaching with c...
2025-09-2557 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Side Quest: Wheel of Questions (Part 2 of 3) | Fast Food, Failed Kickstarters, and Slam PoetryThe chaos continues. This is Part 2 of our Side Quest mini-series, The Wheel of Questions — where the Gamertagged crew spins for random prompts and rides the weird wherever it goes. Perfect for fans of gaming podcasts, funny creator banter, and unpredictable crew challenges.In this episode of Gamertagged: Side Quest, the full cast — Sue-She, Portabella, Ryanocerus, Marthah Maple, and host Scarto46 — picks up right where Part 1 left off, tackling brand-new spins of the Wheel of Questions. From imagining ourselves as failed Kickstarter campaigns, to assigning each other fast-food identities, to forming a slam poetry...
2025-09-1619 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Captain RoBear: From Bartender to Dungeon Master | The Evolution of a Digital IdentityWhat if the bar top and the D&D table were the same thing? Captain RoBear—streamer, storyteller, and former bar owner—joins Gamertagged for a deeply human journey through gaming culture, personal reinvention, and the joy of feeding people, on and off the screen. From his early days in Yahoo chat rooms and JNCO jeans to running his family of dwarves in rich, emotionally layered campaigns, RoBear's story is about owning who you are and building spaces where laughter and love come first.We Talk:– Finding identity through gamertags, community, and storyt...
2025-09-1153 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Side Quest: Wheel of Questions (Part 1 of 3) | Tangents, Tacos & Team ChaosWhat happens when you give the Gamertagged crew a Wheel of Questions and zero prep time? Welcome to Part 1 of our Side Quest mini-series, The Wheel of Questions — where anything can happen, and probably will.Expect tangents, laughter, mild threats of cancellation, and hot takes on pancake tacos. This is Side Quest — the off-road version of Gamertagged where the team ditches digital identity and spins straight into chaos together.In this opening chapter of the trilogy, the crew goes full improv with no guardrails and way too many opinions.We talk...
2025-09-0219 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.MalBread: Cozy Rebellion in a Digital Bakery | Online Identity & Gamer CultureWhat if your truest self only shows up when you hit “Go Live”?For MalBread, the stream isn’t a performance—it’s a break from one. In a world that demanded discipline, structure, and silence, she found joy in chaos, warmth in gaming, and freedom in her digital persona. Born from a blend of languages and layered meanings, her gamertag became more than a name—it became a safehouse of softness, community, and garlic bread.We Talk:Growing up under pressure and escaping into gamesThe emotional architecture of her gamertag, Ma...
2025-08-281h 08
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Mephisto214: Gamertags Tell His Story | Reinvention Through Names, Grief, and Gaming"All your story needs is heart."In this deeply moving episode, Mephisto214 shares a story not often told—one of survival, reinvention, and the digital identities that saved his life. From Vagabond83 to Torch512 and now Mephisto214, every gamertag marked a turning point. What began as a comic book nod evolved into a tribute to transformation—rooted in loss, depression, fatherhood, and rebirth. Through heartbreak and healing, Mephisto forged a persona that now stands as a beacon for others seeking light in dark places.We Talk:– The story behind the name Mephis...
2025-08-1445 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.IndieVoice: From Gamer to Guardian | Building a Platform on PassionWhat happens when a deep love for games evolves into a mission to uplift others?In this episode of Gamertagged, we explore how IndieVoice transformed from a childhood username into a platform dedicated to championing indie developers and preserving digital history. From his early days as ShadowMegaManZX to becoming the Neon Guardian of indie games on YouTube, his story is one of evolution, purpose, and impact. A gamer. A developer. A reviewer. A guardian.We talk:The origin of “ShadowMegaManZX” and what it meantWhy IndieVoice became a mission, not just a monikerGame preservation, revi...
2025-07-3156 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.MooonMooo: Twitch Persona and Streaming Identity | Shoeys, Speed & the Persona She BuiltMooonMooo didn’t stumble into this persona — she built it.Twitch streamer MooonMooo shares how her name came to life — one cow emoji, moon phase, and chaotic Twitch moment at a time. Rooted in a family nickname and fueled by sparkles, comfort, and a little bit of gremlin energy, her persona wasn’t random. It was a vibe, and she ran with it.We talk:Shoeys, emotes, and Twitch chaosCow love, moon phases, and milk-truck brandingStreaming as a soft place to landZelda, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, and 100% completion joyMental health, fast cars, and building a space...
2025-07-1758 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Marthah Maple: Rebranding a Gamertag, Reclaiming Herself | When a Name No Longer FitsWhat happens when the gamertag you built your identity around doesn’t fit anymore?This episode dives into gamertag rebrands, gamer identity shifts, and the quiet power of letting go.Meet Marthah Maple, a Valorant duelist and competitive FPS player once known as GangstaBoo3000 — a name she used to hide behind. When it stopped reflecting who she really was, she embraced a new era: quieter, softer, kinder, but no less powerful.We talk:Gamertag rebrands and digital identity transformationWomen in competitive FPS games and surviving toxic lobbiesThe contrast between Twitch personas and...
2025-07-0352 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Side Quest: The Origins of Gamertagged | How the Podcast Was Named, Shaped, and LaunchedBefore the ReRolls and guest stories, there was just a name.This is how Gamertagged began — a pandemic spark, a naming debate, and a question we couldn’t let go: What does your gamertag say about you?🎧 In this first Side Quest episode, the full cast — Scarto46, Misha 2.0, Portabella, and Ryanocerus — steps into the studio to reflect on the show’s origin story, its gamertag-focused format, and the evolution of digital identity storytelling.We talk about:The moment the idea clicked — and almost didn’tHow anonymity, trust, and identity shaped the formatThe story b...
2025-06-1941 min
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Dilutedspine: Too Nice for the Internet | Twitch Persona, Vape Foot Lore & Lo-Fi EmpathyDilutedspine didn’t just build a Twitch persona — he created a mood.Born from a gamertag generator and shaped by sci-fi, StarCraft, and softness, his identity blends vaporwave aesthetics with emotional storytelling. What started as a quirky name became a space for empathy, myth, and cozy chaos.We talk:The true origin of “Dilutedspine” and his lo-fi Twitch aestheticCreating a community around kindness, softness, and self-expressionShoutcasting, esports emotion, and narrative depthVape Foot mythology — and the foot that vapes🃏 And in the ReRoll, we co-create Dilutedspine’s official Gamertagged Trading Card — a neon-clad senti...
2025-06-051h 01
Gamertagged: Digital Identities. Real Stories.Ryanocerus: From Nickname to Persona | How a Gamertag Became a ShieldSome tags are built. Ryanocerus' was *given*. What started as a childhood nickname from his aunt followed him across lo-fi music, online dating profiles, chaotic Xbox nights, and into a decade-long digital identity. A name that began as a joke slowly became something deeper — a shield, a symbol, and a digital persona all his own.We talk:Destiny 2, Discord drama, and Xbox-era memoriesMatch.com usernames and the tension between public vs. personal identityLo-fi production, synthwave stage presence, and building a v...
2025-05-2343 min