{"id":34787,"date":"2025-02-28T06:12:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T06:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=34787"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T05:01:47","slug":"is-gaming-in-2025-cooked-the-players-club-podcast-ep-151","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=34787","title":{"rendered":"Is Gaming in 2025 Cooked? | The Players Club Podcast Ep 151"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bGKXmGOZoeo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>Welcome back to the Club!<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed the GotY podcasts because the proper show is back on! Emmett is back with Al and Graydon, and we are all looking forward to the new year of 2025 and asking\u2026Is Gaming Cooked? Everyone has their hopes resting in the games of Grand Theft Auto VI and Switch 2, but will they be enough to stop layoffs and corporate greed running rampant in the games industry? We\u2019ll ask that and more in this week&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<p>In the Watcha Playin segment, Emmett talks about his time with Eternal Strands and Alien Rage, Al talks about their time with Avowed and Halo: The Master Cheif Collection, and Graydon talks about his time with Epic Mickey.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>     Timestamps<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Start 00:00<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          TotS: Is Gaming Cooked?\u00a0 \u00a0 11:12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Sony in 2025 (State of Play Recap)\u00a0 \u00a0 11:41\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Nintendo (Switch 2)\u00a0 \u00a0 54:27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Microsoft (Xbox AI)\u00a0 \u00a0 1:14:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Games Were Looking forward to in 2025\u00a0 \u00a0 1:40:07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Al Bought Too Many Games Again (ft. 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A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Gundam &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33475\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33475<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Episode 1 &#8211; Mobile Suit Gundam I &amp; II (1981) | O Say Can UC? A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Gundam &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33477\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=33477<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Episode 3 &#8211; Char\u2019s Counterattack (\u201888) &amp; Hathaway (\u201821) | O Say Can UC? A Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Gundam (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xWSCT5iu8X4\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/xWSCT5iu8X4<\/a>) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Dreamcore l VGU Test Drive (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=31333\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=31333<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          The 24 Best Video Essays of 2024 &#8211; VGU.TV (<a href=\"https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=30807\">https:\/\/vgu.tv\/?p=30807<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          It&#8217;s A Little Thing: It&#8217;s What the Writing&#8217;s Feeling (<a href=\"https:\/\/creators.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/the-management2\/episodes\/Welcome-to-the-Thing-We-recorded-this-before-the-Super-Bowl-e2ur5p3\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/creators.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/the-management2\/episodes\/Welcome-to-the-Thing-We-recorded-this-before-the-Super-Bowl-e2ur5p3<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Welcome to the Thing: We recorded this before the Super Bowl (<a href=\"https:\/\/creators.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/the-management2\/episodes\/Its-A-Little-Thing-Its-What-the-Writings-feeling-e2v5ugm\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/creators.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/the-management2\/episodes\/Its-A-Little-Thing-Its-What-the-Writings-feeling-e2v5ugm<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Ludocene: Game Discovery From People You Trust by Andy Robertson \u2014 Kickstarter (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ludocene\/ludocene-game-discovery-from-people-you-trust\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/ludocene\/ludocene-game-discovery-from-people-you-trust<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Valve E3 2014 The Musical (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f1Gi1GZN1SA&#038;t=18s\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f1Gi1GZN1SA&#038;t=18s<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say \u2018Nobody Will Want This\u2019 | WIRED (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/xbox-muse-generative-ai-developers-say-nobody-will-want-this\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/xbox-muse-generative-ai-developers-say-nobody-will-want-this\/<\/a>) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          How Halo: CE Convinced Me to Start Collecting Retro Physical Media Again (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f5Iro-prDwc&#038;t=473s&#038;pp=ygUPUGh5c2ljYWwgTWVkaWEg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f5Iro-prDwc&#038;t=473s&#038;pp=ygUPUGh5c2ljYWwgTWVkaWEg<\/a>) \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Check out YouTube Channel here!\u2060 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCYNf0R9uHJCv-oJnEijWTWQ<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>\u2060Follow us on Bluesky, @vgu.bsky.social!\u2060 (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgutv.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgutv.bsky.social<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>\u2060Like us on Facebook!\u2060 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VGU.TV\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VGU.TV<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>\u2060Follow us on Instagram! (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vgu_tv?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&#038;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vgu_tv?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&#038;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to the Club!<\/p>\n<p>Hope you enjoyed the GotY podcasts because the proper show is back on! Emmett is back with Al and Graydon, and we are all looking forward to the new year of 2025 and asking\u2026Is Gaming Cooked? Everyone has their hopes resting in the games of Grand Theft Auto VI and Switch 2, but will they be enough to stop layoffs and corporate greed running rampant in the games industry? We\u2019ll ask that and more in this week&#8217;s episode.<\/p>\n<p>In the Watcha Playin segment, Emmett talks about his time with Eternal Strands and Alien Rage, Al talks about their time with Avowed and Halo: The Master Cheif Collection, and Graydon talks about his time with Epic Mickey.<\/p>\n<p>  \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>     Timestamps<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Start 00:00<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          TotS: Is Gaming Cooked?\u00a0 \u00a0 11:12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Sony in 2025 (State of Play Recap)\u00a0 \u00a0 11:41\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Nintendo (Switch 2)\u00a0 \u00a0 54:27\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Microsoft (Xbox AI)\u00a0 \u00a0 1:14:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Games Were Looking forward to in 2025\u00a0 \u00a0 1:40:07\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>       \u2022  <\/p>\n<p>          Al Bought Too Many Games Again (ft. 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