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On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about beer flavoured bbq sauce. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Tombwater, Final Sentence, F1 25, Forza Motorsport, and Slay the Spire 2. Over in the news Bloodborne movie is confirmed to be in development, Metal Gear Solid film announced, Subnautica 2 publishing clarified on Steam, and hackers leak Rockstar files revealing major earnings. This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:13:12 – Slay the Spire 2 00:25:20 – Forza Motorsport 00:32:27 – F1 25 00:52:46 – Final Sentence 01:02:04 – Tombwater 01:15:16 – News 01:35:13 – Weekly Plugs 01:38:08 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the recycling scam. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Crimson Desert, Starfield, Battlefield 6, It Has My Face, and Slay the Spire 2. Over in the news there is not much happening so all they could find was that State of Decay 3 is running an alpha soon. This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:20:33 – Slay the Spire 2 00:39:58 – It Has My Face 00:45:49 – Battlefield 6 00:54:09 – Starfield 01:02:08 – Crimson Desert 01:21:43 – News 01:25:16 – Questions 01:38:03 – Weekly Plugs 01:40:06 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab being mistaken for a six foot seven basketball player. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Aether & Iron, Raccoin, Peak, Omen, The Bazaar, Slay the Spire 2, and Castle Crashers. Over in the news Eidos-Montréal hit with layoffs, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 developer claims AI replacement, Rec Room shutting down, and Crimson Desert surpasses four million sales. This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:07:59 – Castle Crashers 00:13:34 – Slay the Spire 2 00:28:03 – The Bazaar 00:36:58 – Omen 00:41:31 – Peak 00:45:47 – Raccoin 00:57:54 – Aether & Iron 01:06:20 – News 01:19:57 – Questions 01:26:16 – Weekly Plugs 01:30:00 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about not so fun basketball injuries. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Scritchy Scratchy, Weird RPG 2, Shadows of Forbidden Gods, Slay the Spire 2, Vampire Survivors, Tangy TD, Out Fishing, Everwind, and Ball x Pit Mobile. Over in the news Epic lays off around 1,000 staff, and Pearl Abyss says AI assets were placeholder art. This episode goes for 1 hour and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:12:50 – Ball x Pit Mobile 00:20:24 – Everwind 00:27:05 – Out Fishing 00:29:09 – Tangy TD 00:35:58 – Vampire Survivors 00:44:59 – Slay the Spire 2 01:02:19 – Shadows of Forbidden Gods 01:16:20 – Weird RPG 2 01:25:59 – Scritchy Scratchy 01:34:54 – News 01:44:58 – Weekly Plugs 01:47:32 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about how things are just fine and dandy. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Slay the Spire 2, Marathon, Tangy TD, and Everwind. Over in the news DLSS 5 is revealed by Nvidia and has caused quite a lot of backlash, Subnautica 2 targets May early access, and Starfield receives a major update on April 7. This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:05:13 – Everwind 00:18:16 – Tangy TD 00:28:46 – Marathon 00:46:16 – Slay the Spire 2 01:04:22 – News 01:36:44 – Weekly Plugs 01:40:06 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy get into a few more demos from Steam Next Fest, and some of the most recent releases. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Slay the Spire 2, Marathon, Resident Evil Requiem, Clutchtime: Tournament Edition, Wanderburg, and Gambonanza. Over in the news Highguard is shutting down, Cory Barlog’s project reportedly a God of War spin-off, first image from the God of War TV show draws criticism, Bluepoint previously pitched a Bloodborne remake, Sony rethinks first-party PC releases, Ball x Pit heads to mobile, EA lays off Battlefield developers, Nvidia appears at GDC, and Nintendo files a lawsuit in the US. This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:04:34 – Gambonanza 00:08:44 – Wanderburg 00:12:51 – Clutchtime: Tournament Edition 00:23:36 – Resident Evil Requiem 00:36:47 – Marathon 00:46:07 – Slay the Spire 2 01:30:02 – News 01:54:28 – Weekly Plugs 02:00:06 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie, Joab Gilroy and Jeremy 'Junglist' Ray talk about a lot of demos from Steam Next Fest. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Marathon, Resident Evil Requiem, Super Battle Golf, Wanderburg, Scritchy Scratchy, Ashes of the Singularity, Windrose, Wardrum, Arms of God, Lootbound, The Loopler, Fogpiercer, Vampire Crawlers, Gambonanza, Australia Did It, HAM, Here Comes the Swarm, Repterra, and Down With the Ship. This week there is no news because they talked way past Joab's bed time, but we promise to get to it in the next show. This episode goes for 3 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:04:23 – Down With the Ship 00:12:49 – Repterra 00:21:21 – Here Comes the Swarm 00:27:16 – HAM 00:35:32 – Australia Did It 00:42:27 – Gambonanza 00:50:54 – Vampire Crawlers 01:06:11 – Fogpiercer 01:10:50 – The Loopler 01:20:09 – Lootbound 01:23:20 – Arms of God 01:33:00 – Wardrum 01:40:38 – Windrose 01:45:54 – Ashes of the Singularity 01:47:12 – Scritchy Scratchy 01:53:33 – Wanderburg 02:00:50 – Super Battle Golf 02:09:49 – Resident Evil Requiem 02:32:30 – Marathon 02:56:19 – Questions 03:02:10 – Weekly Plugs 03:03:16 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about a bunch of demos from Steam Next Fest. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Civilization VII, Returnal, Deadlock, Raccoin, Vampire Crawlers, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, Cursed Words, Meat Grinder, and Pro Jank Footy. Over in the news Slay the Spire 2 receives an official release date, Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games, major Xbox leadership shake-up sees Phil Spencer retiring and new leadership appointed, Christopher Judge teases the next God of War reveal this US summer, and Wolverine locks in a September 15 release date. This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:12:42 – Pro Jank Footy 00:19:01 – Meat Grinder 00:23:27 – Cursed Words 00:30:30 – Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War 00:36:44 – Vampire Crawlers 00:44:51 – Raccoin 00:49:11 – Deadlock 01:00:00 – Returnal 01:07:21 – Civilization VII 01:16:08 – News 01:32:19 – Questions 01:35:48 – Weekly Plugs 01:38:10 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are at it once again fixing issues with sports. The Games they’ve been playing this week include High On Life 2, Roadside Research, Overwatch, Mewgenics, and Deadlock. Over in the news they recap the PlayStation State of Play and PS6 delay considerations, Snake joins Rainbow Six Siege, Diablo’s Warlock appears across multiple games, Highguard faces layoffs and its website shuts down, Battlefield 6 Season 2 backlash from the community, and Slay the Spire 2 launches next month. This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:10:54 – Deadlock 00:25:13 – Mewgenics 00:33:24 – Overwatch 00:40:35 – Roadside Research 00:45:36 – High on Life 2 00:52:16 – News 01:30:53 – Weekly Plugs 01:32:34 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about creating their own Olympics. The Games they’ve been playing this week include YAPYAP, Mewgenics, The Quarantine Zone, Freefall 95, Deadlock, Dead by Daylight 2, and Monster Train 2. Over in the news an AI mistakenly issues a DMCA against Minecraft-like game Allumeria, Horizon Hunters Gathering is revealed, and PlayStation announces a new State of Play presentation. This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:05:53 – Monster Train 2 00:24:46 – Dead by Daylight 2 00:31:16 – Deadlock 00:47:49 – Freefall 95 00:51:37 – The Quarantine Zone 01:01:17 – Mewgenics 01:13:13 – YAPYAP 01:15:33 – News 01:25:36 – Questions 01:28:04 – Weekly Plugs 01:29:33 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the new movie based on a video game, Iron Lung. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Highguard, YAPYAP, Absolum, Deadlock, Monster Train 2, Nullpoint Protocol, Dead by Daylight, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Arken Age. Over in the news Take-Two provides an update on GTA VI and shuts down digital-only rumours, AMD teases next-gen Xbox hardware, Valve shares an update on new Steam hardware, and Overwatch 2 rebrands back to Overwatch. This episode goes for 2 hours, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:04:03 – Iron Lung 00:12:06 – Arken Age 00:19:57 – Red Dead Redemption 2 00:25:58 – Dead by Daylight 00:31:52 – Nullpoint Protocol 00:37:23 – Monster Train 2 00:52:24 – Deadlock 01:10:21 – Absolum 01:15:41 – YAPYAP 01:22:21 – Highguard 01:37:02 – News 01:45:23 – Questions 01:53:52 – Weekly Plugs 01:56:55 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Nathan Lawrence talk about a couple of older games they've been revisiting. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Dispatch, Red Dead Redemption 2, Batman: Arkham City (GOTY) / Batman: Arkham Origins, Highguard, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Metroid Prime 4, and Fallout 4 / Fallout: New Vegas. Over in the news the Xbox Showcase shows off titles like Fable and Forza, Ubisoft announces a major restructure with layoffs and studio changes, and rumours suggest GTA VI may launch as digital-only. This episode goes for 2 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:03:10 – Fallout 4 / Fallout: New Vegas 00:25:38 – Metroid Prime 4 00:33:35 – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 01:10:04 – Highguard 01:23:38 – Batman: Arkham City (GOTY) / Batman: Arkham Origins 01:44:15 – Red Dead Redemption 2 01:57:42 – Dispatch 02:13:42 – News 02:33:45 – Weekly Plugs 02:38:44 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy return for another year of talking about video games. The Games they’ve been playing this week include Dispatch, Death Stranding 2, Hades II, Dying Light: The Beast, Nonolith, Hytale, Cubic Odyssey, The Séance of Blake Manor, Quarantine Zone, Patient Zero: Pandemic Simulator, and Magic: The Gathering – Lorwyn Eclipsed. Over in the news Meta lays off over 1,000 staff and shuts three VR studios, a new expansion is reportedly in development for The Witcher 3, GPU prices may spike due to hardware shortages, and The Division director Julian Gerighty departs Massive for DICE. This episode goes for 2 hours and 25 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:10:09 – Magic: The Gathering – Lorwyn Eclipsed 00:15:29 – Patient Zero: Pandemic Simulator 00:22:20 – Quarantine Zone 00:29:46 – The Séance of Blake Manor 00:36:26 – Cubic Odyssey 00:40:44 – Hytale 00:44:39 – Nonolith 00:46:18 – Dying Light: The Beast 00:58:44 – Hades II 01:11:43 – Death Stranding 2 01:24:35 – Dispatch 01:37:39 – News 01:59:17 – Questions 02:14:39 – Weekly Plugs 02:19:36 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy look back at 2025 and talk about their favourite games that came out. They discuss some of the biggest news of 2025, hand out a few genre awards, and then each list their 5 favourite games they played for the year. This episode goes for 3 hours and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:58:06 – Year In Review 00:42:42 – Best Downloadable 01:02:22 – Best Sports / Racing / Fighter 01:19:01 – Best Action Adventure 01:45:58 – Best Strategy / Puzzle / Platformer 02:20:08 – Best Shooter 02:37:13 – Best RPG 02:48:06 – Best New IP 02:54:07 – Biggest Disappointment 03:04:49 – Craze in Gaming 03:18:49 – Top 5 Games of the Year 03:39:04 – Questions 03:50:34 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify

On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about some of the games they want to get around to before the year wraps up. The games they’ve been playing this week include Terminator 2D: No Fate, Re:Call, Death Howl, Diablo IV – Season of Divine Intervention, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Ball x Pit, and ARC Raiders. In the news, The Game Awards wrap up for another year, Hollow Knight: Silksong – Sea of Sorrow is announced as a free expansion, Deus Ex Remastered has been delayed indefinitely with preorders refunded, and Bungie’s Marathon now has a release date. This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language. Timestamps – 00:00:00 – Start 00:08:18 – ARC Raiders 00:23:41 – Ball x Pit 00:26:06 – Deep Rock Galactic Survivor 00:29:12 – Diablo IV – Season of Divine Intervention 00:32:42 – Death Howl 00:56:50 – Re:Call 01:08:34 – Terminator 2D: No Fate 01:17:04 – News 01:55:30 – Weekly Plugs 01:57:00 – End of Show Subscribe in a reader iTunes / Spotify