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The Gaming Nexus ShowA Yo Adriyan Rae!Adriyan Rae is nominated for a Golden Joystick Award! We were honored to interview the voice behind Hazel Flood from the game South of Midnight. South of Midnight released earlier 2025, by Compulsion Games and Xbox. Joseph was more than excited to interview Adriyan, and this may be a cheap plug to go vote for her here. Extra special thanks to the PR Machine Grace Topalian for the oportunity!
2025-10-1924 min
Эскапизм на окраине | История создания игрКак создавалась Castle Crashers, история студии The BehemothCastle Crashers - первая игра в жанре beat 'em up, о которой мы рассказываем. В новом эпизоде вас ждёт рассказ о том, как появился культовый в 00-ых сайт Newgrounds, почему вместо семьи психопатов the Behemoth выпустили игру про рыцарей и как поцелуй принцессы разрушает дружбу. Приятного прослушивания! Подписывайся на социальные сети подкаста:
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2025-09-2522 min
The Gaming Nexus ShowDungeons & Gen ConOn this episode, Kelly is joined by two members of her adventuring party, Pepperina Sparklegem, and Tari Waves, as they discuss their history with streaming Dungeons & Dragons and what it's like to be a female tabletop gamer. Then you get a front row seat for the recap of Gen Con 2025!
2025-09-091h 28The Gaming Nexus ShowNexus & DragonsWhen Kelly and Joe are away, the dungeon masters will play. The Gaming Nexus show gives you a behind the scenes look of how we started a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in our own slack channel. So when we say Dungeon, we mean Gaming Nexus, When we say masters, we mean Editor-In-Chief Eric Hauter, our in house IT of everything John Yan, and rapper turned Oregonean Randy McCalister. Or is it Kalista? Kalista?
2025-07-251h 18The Gaming Nexus ShowJoy Cons!Kelly and Joe are going to two of their favorite conventions. Kelly is headed to Gencon in Indianapolis, while Joe is headed to EVO in Las Vegas, and they're going at the exact same time. So Austin Creed, choose your own adventure.
2025-07-151h 16
All Things Being Sequel3 NinjasA new season of All Things Being Sequel is here! Each year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.We’re starting the 3 Ninjas season here on All Things Being Sequel. Was Elliot wrong for picking this series? Probably. He was trying something here, keep that in mind with the next episode. Elliot waxes nostalgic to no ones chagrin. Eric laughs about how even his young children find things to call out about this film. El...
2025-07-0739 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowCutman & Elecman & Bombman & Gutsman & Fireman & IcemanKelly and Joe talk about iconic games, the review process, and what it takes to get you out of that comments section, and into some game reviewing.
2025-06-031h 36The Gaming Nexus ShowLeave It To The ProsKelly and Joe sit down and discuss the difference between a professional gamer, and a casual. The answer is a LOT of money. Plus, they quiz each other on their "expertise", and you get to pick up what you missed since you've been gone.
2025-05-161h 13The Gaming Nexus ShowJohn Yan Spoils It AllOn this episode, Kelly and Joe talk with Gaming Nexus founder John Yan, who has been with us since 1997, and has been a fan of spoilers since before the Leonardo DiCaprio version of Romeo and Juliet. We discuss why spoilers and leaks exist, and what you should do to avoid them, if you so choose.
2025-04-301h 22The Gaming Nexus ShowNintendo Switch 2 is a Gray Area (Oh yeah, we're BACK!!)After a hiatus, and a lot of reclaiming a podcast, we are back! The Gaming Nexus Show is back with a new co-host, Kelly Gray! On this episode, we talk about the Nintendo Switch 2, (recorded 4-12-25), and we get to know a little bit about Kelly and what drove her to the Gaming Nexus team!
2025-04-191h 05
Budget Arcade: Low-Cost GamingLoot RiverBudget Arcade is a weekly podcast where we explore free to play video games. After our time with the game, we rate and review the game of the week. We explore the game mechanics, the pay wall (what paying gets you) and the replayability. After which we decide if the game deserves our seal of approval or not (2/3 vote for or against).This week we played Loot Riverhttps://lootriver.com/Elliot's written reviewhttps://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/7581/Loot-River/Intro and outro music is by Stemage and you...
2022-05-1027 min
The Gaming Nexus ShowAdvancement!Though we are missing our wonderful Elliot (I highly doubt they are), our resident game developer Max has assumed the throne! Crown him (king of mouth clicks) as he and Editor in Chief Eric talk about his game "Ocean's Heart" hitting the Switch, NFT's, then he (Max) and our Streamer Joseph talk about the advancement in "demakes". This episode is to the Max, so give it a listen! (so many!...) You can also preorder his game for the Switch here.
-written by Joseph, with small edits by Elliot (I'm still here bitches)
2022-02-031h 04The Gaming Nexus ShowDifficulty and video gamesThis week’s topic for The Gaming Nexus Show was difficulty. Our presentation today in three acts. Act one Eric talks about how hard it is to be good at video games, and even though he reviews games he’s not necessarily good at them. Act two Joe and Eric chat about the glory days of the original PlayStation era, back when games only had one difficulty. They break down their top five games from that system, with a bevy of honorable mentions (be sure to listen for Elliot’s top five at the top of the show). We round...
2022-01-201h 06The Gaming Nexus ShowIt's time to share our feelingsWe have made it through the holiday break here on The Gaming Nexus Show. Video game news and releases may have been few and far in between the past couple of weeks, but things are looking up in the world of video games. Our topic for this week’s show was feelings. Eric and Elliot sat down to talk about theirs and the game Hades, something Elliot has been into since it’s initial release in 2020, and a game Eric has just recently given a try. After that Joseph chats with Eric about his cousin Ania. Of course we end with...
2022-01-0659 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowSaddle up for this horse driven episodeEric was once again allowed to pick the topic for this week’s show, he went with horses. We somehow found the gusto to put out three segments, some a little closer to the horse culture than others. We begin with a little end of the year chat about our favorite games of the year. And then Eric give us a tale of a knee replacement, and the game he will forever tie his recovery from it with. Elliot is joined by friend of the show Scott, of the Budget Arcade Podcast, to talk about horses and videogames. They bo...
2021-12-231h 19
Chronologically: Stephen King - The 90sFrenzyDuring this episode we mention a trigger warning regarding sexual assault. If you need to skip that portion of the show you can skip to 31:18. Don't worry the movie will still make sense.Eric is back this week to discuss the only R rated film in Hitchcock's catalog. FRENZY.Follow Eric on Twitter @eric_hauterEric is editor in chief of GamingNexus.comCheck out his Youtube. Subscribe to Eric's podcast here.Follow Jeff on twitter @podcastsbyjeffEmail the show hitchcockchronologically@gmail.com Budget Arcade Discord https://dis...
2021-12-221h 22The Gaming Nexus ShowTrucks, and snakes... a podcast about video gamesYou read that right. This week we turned Eric's terrible idea of trucks and snakes into a podcast about video games. If you like that you'll love the next episode's word. We also give our thoughts on some of the Game Awards nominees. Max talks to Eric about a truck that meant a lot to some of us in our formidable years. Joe gives his thoughts on the game Returnal. And stick around as Elliot loses his mind over who gets to pick the next topic.
If you want to skip around (that’s totally fine with us...
2021-12-091h 14The Gaming Nexus ShowSelect, StartStuck at home with a room full of people you’re not super excited to see this Thanksgiving? Your weird uncle asleep on the couch? Want something time consuming without putting in any physical work? We may have the show for you. We have a heaping portion of The Gaming Nexus Show for you this week. This week our topic was press-start. Joseph found himself pushing start on a newly purchased PlayStation 5. And boy does he have opinions. He sat down with Eric to talk and tells the listeners if he thinks it’s worth trying to pick up one...
2021-11-251h 27
The Gaming Nexus ShowSame show, new formatWe are finally back! After a little hiatus The Gaming Nexus Show is back and better than ever. The Gaming Nexus Show is a podcast for people who like video games but want something a little different than the typical podcast. What does that mean? Well each episode we’re going to choose a word (or sentence if you’re Joe) and bring you some stories with that as a theme. This week’s theme is loyalty. We have three stories to share, one from Joe (who played Murder House) One from Eric and Aidan, and a little essay by Ell...
2021-11-111h 16
Chronologically: Stephen King - The 90sVertigoWhen Hitchcock calls on Jimmy Stewart, Jeff calls on Eric from The Gaming Nexus.Follow Eric on Twitter @eric_hauterEric is editor in chief of GamingNexus.comCheck out his Youtube. Subscribe to Eric's podcast here.Follow Jeff on twitter @podcastsbyjeffEmail the show hitchcockchronologically@gmail.com Budget Arcade Discord https://discord.gg/3UK26UVThe Movie Draft House https://podnews.net/podcast/i96aa/links
2021-11-031h 07The Gaming Nexus ShowWhere have we been? Where are we going?Where have we been? Well we’ve been on a little bit of an unscheduled break that became more than that. We’re still going to be gone for a few more weeks, but we will return! And with our return comes a new and hopefully improved version of our show. Look for the new style on November 11. Thanks for sticking by, just a few more weeks.
2021-10-2802 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowThe Gaming Nexus Show was live from GDEXWe did something a little special last week. The four of us had the opportunity to speak at a panel at GDEX? Not sure what GDEX is? Well it’s a, “convention dedicated to a love of games and creative technology, located in Columbus, Ohio. GDEX features a weekend expo showcase, combined with presentation sessions, artist alleys, raffles, tournaments, and Charity events. The GDEX expo is a curated showcase of some of the most exciting up and coming developers so that you can see the latest games before anyone else!” We decided to record our panel as well and the res...
2021-10-0654 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowNetflix top 10, and reviews, reviews, reviewsNetflix has been very shy about just how many people watch their shows and movies. That changed this week when they gave us not only the top ten most watched movies and shows, but how many hours each one has been viewed as well. Max and Eric try to guess which shows make the list without much success. We also discuss how Twitch is trying to handle curbing the hate raids. And then everyone takes a turn reviewing a recently played game or two.
We hope you enjoy listening to us weekly, and if you do help...
2021-09-301h 06
Chronologically: Stephen King - The 90sRear WindowJeff is joined this week by Eric of The Gaming Nexus to look at the Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly classic. Follow Eric on Twitter @eric_hauterEric is editor in chief of GamingNexus.comCheck out his Youtube. Subscribe to Eric's podcast here.Follow Jeff on twitter @podcastsbyjeffEmail the show hitchcockchronologically@gmail.com Budget Arcade Discord https://discord.gg/3UK26UVThe Movie Draft House https://podnews.net/podcast/i96aa/links
2021-09-291h 02The Gaming Nexus ShowDiablo 2, rumor mills, and the best indie titlesDid you know the Emmys took place last week? We talk about how basic cable hosted a show devoted to awarding online streaming shows and movies, and no one is surprised. Eric brings up the topic of Diablo 2 and if it’s ok to support a game that has ties to Blizzard. Joseph gets upset about rumors, even when they’re not about him. Elliot hates on old people just because they’re old. And Max brings up Catan World Explorers, a game that was in development which is now going away before being completely finished. We round out the ep...
2021-09-231h 12The Gaming Nexus ShowSwitch Bluetooth, Epic vs Apple, the Artful EscapeIs it too late for Nintendo to add Bluetooth to the Switch? Does anyone care? Have you heard about this whole Epic vs Apple but find it confusing? Elliot tries to explain it to the best of his knowledge to the other three, with some mixed results. Joseph bails on the pod halfway through the episode, and Elliot is bullied into leaving it unedited, to hilarious results. Eric and Joseph talk about the Artful Escape and why everyone should play it. Max forgets what day of the week it is and brings nothing, absolutely nothing to the table.
2021-09-161h 06The Gaming Nexus ShowLife is Strange, Smash Bros. tourneys, Bus Simulator, Meta KnightWe are back to our typical four man roster of Joseph, Max, Eric and Elliot. Joe brings up Nintendo and their unwillingness to let people play the games they want, the way they want to play them, sparking discussions about a number of different things. Eric gives a review for Life is Strange: True Colors which releases on September 10. Max didn’t do his homework this week and scrambles to give us the lore of the Kirby character Meta Knight. And because Elliot wanted to feel important we let him talk about Bus Simulator, and how it surprised him....
2021-09-091h 11The Gaming Nexus ShowChina’s gaming restrictions, Summer of ‘58, and Far cry 6We’re moving our recording days from Tuesday nights to Wednesday nights. What else are we changing? Well for one, Max and Eric both bring a bit of news with them this week. No Joseph this week, so nothing gets too hot and bothered. Max talks about Steam’s refund policy for games, and potential fixes to it. Eric puts Kotaku on blast, after Kotaku puts Eric on blast earlier in the day.
Want even more content by these four guys? Try Joseph's Twitch page, or the video game Max developed, Ocean’s Heart. Eric has a YouTub...
2021-09-021h 19The Gaming Nexus ShowGamescom, Roblox, and PokemonThis week on the podcast we discuss how Battlefield 2042 isn’t out yet for a few months but cheats like aimbot and radar are already out. Elliot attempts to bring up Pokemon, to the dismay of the other three hosts. We talk about Gamescom, and how Xbox Game Pass continues to be the best deal in gaming. Eric tries to cheat in Microsoft Flight Simulator, and Max does his research on Roblox, or is it Robux?
2021-08-2553 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowNintendo Indies, movies vs covid, and the ridiculous amount of money some games makeAfter taking the last week off, the boys of The Gaming Nexus Show are back and ready to talk. We dive into Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase from last week, often getting sidetracked on a couple of tangents. We talk about just how much money games like Warzone and Grand Theft Auto V made in the last year, and why they’re in no hurry to deliver sequels to those games. We end with talk about movies and the pandemic. Elliot gets angry at the Delta variant, Max yells at everyone, Joe is still playing Knockout City, and Eric tell...
2021-08-181h 01The Gaming Nexus ShowThe Gaming Nexus Show talks with sound designer and composer Julie BuchananThis week we had another guest on the show, Julie Buchanan. Julie is an award-nominated composer and sound designer for games currently living in San Diego. She recently helped ship Say No! More which was nominated for IGF's Excellence in Audio Award (2021), contributed an anthem pack for Rocket League, and did additional sound design for Godfall. After hearing about her line of work she sticks around to talk with us about Playdate, Tencent, Predator, and Scarlett Johansson suing Disney. She also attempts to derail the show by bringing up Mass Effect, to great effect. You can see more of...
2021-08-041h 15The Gaming Nexus ShowComic Con, Ghostbusters, USA banning PCs, and BlizzardWe’re a little short staffed today (no Joe) So we decided to bring on friend of the show Jeff. Jeff has a number of podcasts one might find interesting. Budget Arcade (they review a free to play game every other week) The Movie Draft House (a movie review podcast) and Hitchcock Chronologically (He reviews all of Hitchcock's movies, well, chronologically).
This week the gang dives into San Diego Comic Con, and the lack of excitement shared by all, as well as EA’s Play Live from last week. Elliot admits to never playing a popular series of g...
2021-07-281h 11The Gaming Nexus ShowTencent, Cris Tales, Foundation, and Black PantherWe don't really say it at the top of the show, but each week the boys from gamingnexus.com sit down to talk about the news that Elliot finds worth talking about, the others interject with things they deem important from time to time.
The boys of The Gaming Nexus Show (Max, Joe, Eric, and Elliot) bring an action packed episode where the biggest news of last week was the Steam Deck, and we talk a whole three minutes about it towards the end of the show. We had bigger fish to fry this week, namely wishing Eric a happy...
2021-07-211h 03The Gaming Nexus ShowPsychonauts 2, Ghost of Tsushima, making games that anyone can playAs always, check out gamingnexus.com to see the stories we covered but didn’t talk about on the podcast.
This week on The Gaming Nexus Show the boys talk about the trend of old school Nintendo games selling for insane amounts of money. We see what Sony showed what it has coming up, and if it was a smart move to stay away from E3 after all. Max holds a TED talk about making games that every person can enjoy; Elliot admits to not actually playing any games. Joseph once again bans no one, and Eric ta...
2021-07-141h 02The Gaming Nexus ShowSwitch OLED and the cheapest game we can find at the storeMax had a great idea. Go to a brick and mortar video game store and buy the cheapest game they had and review it. We more or less (some of us a lot less) followed the directions. Come hear us get frustrated about the lack of titles to pick from, and judge for yourself which one of us really came out as the winner.
We also discuss Nintendo’s new OLED Switch, Sony charging $25,000 to make it on the front of their store page, and Nintendo attempting to collect on a court order fine that's not going so...
2021-07-071h 20The Gaming Nexus ShowGTA 6, Smash Bros, Shang-Chi, xCloudThe Gaming Nexus crew talks about Sony acquiring Housemarque and the run on buying up any developer Sony and Microsoft can get their hands on. We hear rumors of when the next Grand Theft Auto game may be released. Eric tries to guess which characters are actually in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with mixed results; Joseph doesn’t like prequels; Elliot is made fun of for reading books; and Max’s true reason for being on the podcast is finally revealed. Be sure to check out Max’s itch.io page for his games, and watch Joseph’s streams, Elliot's...
2021-06-301h 01The Gaming Nexus ShowBack 4 Blood, Kojima, GTA, Cyberpunk 2077Gamingnexus.com staff writers Eric Hauter and Elliot Hilderbrand sit down with game designer Max Mraz (Ocean's Heart) and streaming partner Joseph M. Moorer to talk about video games, movies, and video game movies this week. Cyberpunk 2077 gets back onto the PlayStation Store, Rockstar is ending support for GTA Online, and we discuss if Hideo Kojima really is making a new Silent Hill game or if it’s all just a big misunderstanding.
(For the record, the amount of actual editing this week was minimal, due to the complaining of the other three members)
2021-06-2355 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowGaming Nexus talks E3Eric, Elliot, Max, and Joseph sit down to give a deep dive into E3 2021, all the big shows, and even a few that Joseph had a problem with.
As always find a tons of gaming news at gamingnexus.com
2021-06-161h 20The Gaming Nexus ShowStadia, mcnuggets, and violence vs sex in video gamesEach week gamingnexus.com staff writers Eric Hauter and Elliot Hilderbrand are joined by video game designer Max Mraz (Ocean's Heart) and streaming partner Joseph M. Moorer to talk pop culture, movies, and of course videogames.
A bit of a slower news week as companies gear up for E3, but we manage to find something to talk about. This week the gang tackles topics wide and small. From someone selling a mcnugget for nearly $100,000, to terrible pride month celebrations in the videogame world. We hear Joseph’s thoughts on Facebook Gaming and Eric also defends Stadia.
2021-06-091h 17The Gaming Nexus ShowBlizzard, Sonic, Dragon Quest, SpiritOn this week’s episode they talk about the box office being back in business. We discuss the 30 and 35th anniversaries of Sonic and Dragon Quest, as well as all the goodies they’re releasing. We then get down and dirty talking about whether Blizzard is still Blizz, and Eric talks about DreamWorks Spirit Lucky's Big Adventure (yes, that is the actual name of the game) and his moral dilemma about the game.
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2021-06-021h 16
The Gaming Nexus ShowBlizzard, Sonic, Dragon Quest, SpiritOn this week’s episode they talk about the box office being back in business. We discuss the 30 and 35th anniversaries of Sonic and Dragon Quest, as well as all the goodies they’re releasing. We then get down and dirty talking about whether Blizzard is still Blizz, and Eric talks about DreamWorks Spirit Lucky's Big Adventure (yes, that is the actual name of the game) and his moral dilemma about the game.
More gaming news at gamingnexus.com
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2021-06-021h 16The Gaming Nexus ShowEternals, Overwatch 2, Biomutant, Knockout CityThis week the boys also talk about HBO Max backtracking about Dune, how Dave Bautista starred in a film with Tig Notaro but has never met her, and Eric and Joseph give their thoughts on Knockout City.
You can find more stories at gamingnexus.com or our Twitter.
You can also find the boys at other places, Max, Joseph, Eric, Elliot
2021-05-2657 minThe Gaming Nexus ShowVenom 2, Amouranth, Colors, ChekhovOSThose are just a few of the stories we talk about this week. We also spend some time talking, Knives Out 2 casting, Twitch doing all sorts of things, and eBay banning video games, and more. Eric then gives us a review of ChekhovOS, we guess it’s a video game?
Find more articles and reviews at gamingnexus.com or find us on Twitter.
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2021-05-191h 01
Next To Nothing The PodcastApple's Spring Loaded Event! Trippy Games to Play... for No Particular Reason 😉This week on the podcast we have Elliot from Gaming Nexus and Tessa and Elliot Argues! Elliot gives his thoughts on the Star Wars Republic Commando Remaster, we discuss the Nintendo Indie World presentation, the Apple Spring Loaded event, we suggest some trippy games to play, and wrap up the show with some updates of stories we covered in the past few weeks!
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2021-04-211h 14Schools and TechSchools and Tech: episode #29 The Federal Ed-Tech Plan
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News of the Week:1) How Kinect Got an Autistic Kid Gaming (from Gizmodo)GamingNexus editor John Yan has a four-year-old son with a mild form of autism. The little guy's tried to play 360 and PS3 but has trouble getting a hold on the controllers. With Kinect, though, he was an instant pro.2) Electrical Brain Stimulation Improves Math Skills - New Scientist
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