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The Grinding Gear Podcast

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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The Coming | The Grinding Gear Podcast #131

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2025/08/04

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. Supportourbromance.com

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Old Like Ocarina with EndyD20 | The Grinding Gear...

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2025/07/21

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From Dinos to Horse Girls | The Grinding Gear Podcast...

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2025/07/14

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Killing Games | The Grinding Gear Podcast #128

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2025/07/07

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

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Leon’s Too Professional | The Grinding Gear Podcast #127

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2025/06/30

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.

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Omnipresent Erotic Delights (& Surprise Cox) | The...

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2025/06/23

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.

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Magic the Restocking | The Grinding Gear Podcast #125

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2025/06/16

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Meat Fiesta! (Summer Game Fest 2025) | The Grinding...

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2025/06/09

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!

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Into the Nightreign | The Grinding Gear Podcast #123

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2025/06/02

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

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FriendSoft | The Grinding Gear Podcast #122

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2025/05/28

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! Supportourbromance.com and your VAC ducts will align.

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Marathief | The Grinding Gear Podcast #121

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2025/05/19

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.

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Anime Girls Don’t Smell | The Grinding Gear Podcast #120

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2025/05/09

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.

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MMO Duality | The Grinding Gear Podcast #119

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2025/04/22

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7.2 Roundtable (FFXIV MSQ) | The Grinding Gear...

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2025/04/14

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!

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Nintendamn | The Grinding Gear Podcast #117

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2025/04/07

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.

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FFXIV 7.2 Special with MrHappy | The Grinding Gear...

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2025/03/24

Mrhappy joins us for a look at the 7.2 FFXIV Patch and a history lesson!SupportOurBromance.com or we’ll make you job simpler!

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Cooking FFXIV with Jesse | The Grinding Gear Podcast...

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2025/03/17

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!

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Florida Snowman | The Grinding Gear Podcast #114

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2025/03/07

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

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Hunting with Rurikhan | The Grinding Gear Podcast #113

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2025/02/21

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). Supportourbromance.com or knights will be dispatched for failed investigations!

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From World to Wilds | The Grinding Gear Podcast #112

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2025/02/14

Like the monsters hunt, this episode is sneaking up on ya. Garrett and Kyle spend the week diving DEEP into Monster Hunter World, even exploring the beta for Monster Hunter Wilds last night. In short, smitten. After a rough run in with the game 2 years ago, the GG boys forsook the hunt, but have fallen in love with this meety RPG. During a quite time for MMOs, this MMO Lite has been promise, if their 2018 entry is any proof. Emails and more.

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