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Epic Universal Scalping Experience | The Grinding Gear Podcast #134 Aug 18, 2025

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The merch cluster is under attack. Pokemon Worlds took place in Anaheim this week and it was invaded by SCALPERS. While Garrett and Kyle attempt to fathom this, Japanese McDonald’s was also forced to end their Pokemon Happy Meal tie-in early. Gamescom is tomorrow, and World of Warcraft is set to show its newest cinematic for Midnight. Dandadan, Alien: Earth, and so much more.

Addon War! | The Grinding Gear Podcast #133 Aug 11, 2025

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The World of Warcraft news cycle has begun with the approach of their Midnight expansion Cinematic. WoW plans to get rid of Addons, going the FFXIV route and freeing themselves of their ever escalating arms race. WoW has also claimed massive success with their recent One Button rotation option. Final Fantasy XIV has sales down by 23%, but what does that even mean? We watched Kpop Demon Hunters, Dandadan and more.

The Coming | The Grinding Gear Podcast #131 Aug 04, 2025

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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 or he will never stop coming.

Old Like Ocarina with EndyD20 | The Grinding Gear Podcast #130 Jul 21, 2025

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From Dinos to Horse Girls | The Grinding Gear Podcast #129 Jul 14, 2025

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Killing Games | The Grinding Gear Podcast #128 Jul 07, 2025

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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 villain. FF14 pulled a weird thing in there cash shop. We spent the weekend playing MTG. All this and more. Supportourbromance.com or you’ll be thinking about cheesecake.

Leon’s Too Professional | The Grinding Gear Podcast #127 Jun 30, 2025

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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.

Omnipresent Erotic Delights (& Surprise Cox) | The Grinding Gear Podcast #126 Jun 23, 2025

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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.

Magic the Restocking | The Grinding Gear Podcast #125 Jun 16, 2025

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Meat Fiesta! (Summer Game Fest 2025) | The Grinding Gear Podcast #124 Jun 09, 2025

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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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