WTDG Podcast - What's The Deal With Games?
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Every week, WTDG breaks down a title, genre, event, idea, or cultural aspect of gaming.
Episodes
- WTDG #353: Requiem for a Meme
This episode of WTDG Podcast, titled "Requiem for a Meme," covers several video games. Discussed titles include Resident Evil Requiem, Pokopia, Esoteric Ebb, Slay the Spire 2, and Deadlock.
- WTDG #352: The Cats Mutated Pajamas
This episode of WTDG Podcast, titled "The Cats Mutated Pajamas," covers discussions on Mewgenics, Deadlock, Nioh 3, Arknights Endfield, and Lort.
- WTDG #351: Too Cold in 2026
In WTDG Podcast episode #351, "Too Cold in 2026," the hosts discuss video games. The conversation includes titles from 2025 that were overlooked and games anticipated for release in 2026.
- WTDG #350: Games of the Year 2025 Part 4
In WTDG Podcast episode #350, the hosts present their Top 10 games for 2025 and discuss their most anticipated titles for 2026.
- WTDG #349: Games of the Year 2025 Part 3
WTDG Podcast episode #349 discusses the 2025 Games of the Year, covering Best Story, Best Action, Best Pet, Best Cozy, Wish you Played More of, Biggest Disappointment, Favorite Surprise, and James’ Album of the year.
- WTDG #348: Games of the Year 2025 Part 2
Categories include: Best Add-on, Best Character, Best Moment (BIG SPOILS)
- WTDG #347: Games of the Year 2025 Part 1
Our show has the best game of the year categories. Categories include: Best NOT Best, Best on Deck, Best World, Best Friends, Best Roguelite.
- WTDG #346: 2025 Games Aug to Dec
Do we really talk about EVERY game in the year of 2025? Nope! Just some of them! December isn’t even over yet! What are we thinking?!?
- WTDG #345: 2025 Games January to July
Time to discuss the games of the year! As usual we are going to run through every single game we played in 2025, starting with January through July. We give every game a SCORE, and that is a legally binding promise.
- WTDG #344: Arc Angels
Arc Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Chaos Zero Nightmare, and MORE!
- WTDG #343: Q4-maxxing
Big games, little games, mobile games, demos.
- WTDG #342: A Silk Hill to Die On
In this extra long episode we talk about some extra good games including Megabonk, Silksong, Hades 2, 2XKO, Absolum, Borderlands 4, Cloverpit, Silksong, Silent Hill f.... AND MORE?
- WTDG #341: Ryan's Big Secret
Borderlands 4 or Silksong: which do you think Ryan likes? The answer may shock you! Also, the multiplayer game we haven't talked about in a year. Why is it back?! All this and more! WTDG!
- WTDG #340: Abiotic Factor is a 10
A short podcast with a LONG conversation (monologue) about how Abiotic Factor is one of the best games of the year. Additionally, we discuss some new roguelite FPS games (Deadzone Rogue, Abyssus).
- WTDG #339: AI-Generated Episode
In this long lost episode, hear AI-James and AI-Ryan discuss some games!
- WTDG #338: Make a Game for ME
James and Ryan discuss Elden Ring; Nightreign, The Slormancer, boomer shooters, Fantasy Life, and Steam reviews!
- WTDG #337: WTDG is DOOMED
DOOM and BOOM this week with Doom: The Dark Ages, Oblivion Remastered, Astral Ascent, and more!
- WTDG #336: Our Favorites Part 2
Our favorite games ever, part two?!
- WTDG #335: Our Favorites Part 1
Our favorite games ever, part one!
- WTDG #334: Two of the Best Games of 2025
Blue Prince, Expedition 33. Two of the best of games of the year! This episode!
- WTDG #333: Age of Blunders
This week we talk about The Bazaar’s 1.0 release glow-up, Age of Wonders 4, Nubby’s Number Factory, Death Loops, and way too much TEKKEN.
- WTDG #332: Two Wild Points
Monster Hunter Wilds! Two Point Museum! More and more!
- WTDG #331: Here's the Thing
This week we talk Avowed, SWORN, Ender Magnolia, and more!
- WTDG #330: Predictions 2025!
Oops, we published this one late! It’s the best one though.
- WTDG #329: 2024 Awards
TEN awards categories. The best format, the best opinions (objectively). A little late, but always on time: it’s WTDG game of the year!
- WTDG #328: GOTY 2024 Part 2
July to December!
- WTDG #327: GOTY 2024 Part 1
January - June!
- WTDG #326: Very Big December
Two massive releases, The Games Awards, and more! This week we’re talking Marvel Rivals, Path of Exile 2, and indie games Ballionaire and DICEOMANCER.
- WTDG #325: A Podcast for Dogs
This episode features sounds and conversations only dogs can hear. The dogs get to hear about Metaphor ReFantazio, The Bazaar, Slime 3K, Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania, and more!
- WTDG #324: Eugief True
This time we talk Metaphor ReFantazio, Windblown, UFO 50, Wayfinder… and more!
- WTDG #323: UFO 40K
Is this the most games we have ever talked about on a single episode? Maybe!
- WTDG #322: Super Secret Valve Game
It’s time to Lock in.
- WTDG #321: One in the Chamber
Elden Ring, Cryptmaster, Fragpunk, Zenless Zone Zero, and other spicy little games are on the docket this time! Super long episode, wow!
- WTDG #320: Not Another Lost Episode
The last one was lost, but this one isn’t! We’re catching you up on everything you missed from last time, but not really! Also, Shadows of the Erdtree, spoiler free! Also, Wuthering Waves, just free!
- WTDG #319: Animals in a Well
Is there actually a well in Animal Well? Listen and find out!
- WTDG #318: AAA Disappointment
Are video games bad now? Not all games! This time we’re talking Inkbound, Pacific Drive, and more!
- WTDG #317: Diving with Craig
The big Helldivers podcast; but also, Dragons Dogma 2! (and others)
- WTDG #316: Stone Cold
Last Epoch, Tekken 8, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Balatro, Granblue Relink… and more!
- WTDG #315: Late Predictions Still Count!
We’re allowed to release the year-in predictions in February. We’re not in trouble AT ALL.
- WTDG #314: WTDG Game of the Year 2023 Finale
- WTDG #313: WTDG Game of the Year 2023 Part 1
Category time!
- WTDG #312: Games of 2023 Part 2
The second half!
- WTDG #311: Games of 2023 Part 1
In classic WTDG fashion, we roll through literally ever game this year that we care about!
- WTDG #310: Lies of (M)ario
The long lost episode of WTDG!
- WTDG #309: Woke with Wake
Alan Wake 2, more Mortal Kombat 1, more Cyberpunk, and more!
- WTDG #308: Cyberpunky Kombat
SPOILERS for Starfield, Ryan dicusses his Baldurs Gate 3 adventure, James discusses Cyberpunk 2.0 impressions, and a big block (button) of Mortal Kombat 1 discussion.
- WTDG #307: RPG Sandwich
End-game Baldur’s Gate 3 discussion alongside early game Starfield discussion. Armored Core 6! Other games! Wow!
- WTDG #306: Pool Party Lifestyle
This week…. video games! We discuss Remnant II, Dave the Diver, a little Baldur’s Gate 3, and some of the other usual games.
- WTDG #305: Diablo Girl Summer
Same podcast, same games! Diablo, Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter, and more!
- WTDG #304: Fighting Demons in the Streets
Street Fighter 6, Diablo 4, ToTK, and a whole lot more! Actually, not a whole lot more; mostly just those three games.