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A podcast where Omie and Joe talk about video games, the industry and the latest titles and trends

  1. 06/19/2022

    Lady Legasus

    After what seems like a decade the duo are back! The duo talk about what games they've been playing since they recorded the last time, games like Sifu, Horizon: Forbidden West and more. On this episode they had Rita aka Lady Legasus join them as a guest. Lady Legasus is a Twitch Streamer and streams mainly Apex Legends but also games such as God of War and Horizon: Forbidden West. She spoke to them about the investment that went into streaming, how she has to be consistent and how the consistency is paying off for her. Get some popcorn and listen to the episode!

  2. 03/24/2022

    Leti Arts

    It's been a while but the boys are back! This time around they are joined by Eyram Tawia who is the co founder of Ghanaian-Kenyan gaming studio Leti Arts. Eyram talks to the duo about how he was making games far back as his high school days, the motivation he was given during his university days to make a game and how that translated into him starting his company with his co-founder and being in business for 12 - 13 years now. He also spoke about upcoming projects they have and how they are looking to be at the forefront of the African Gaming revolution and be a benchmark for upcoming African gaming studios.

  3. 01/27/2022

    We Are Back!

    It's been a long long long time but the duo are back. Joe and Omi talk about what they've been up to since the last episode of season 1 dropped. They talk about the games they have played, how Omi had to go to great lengths to get his hands on a PS5, the new TV he bought. They also talked about what games they're looking forward to this year and what their expectations are from the world of gaming for 2022.

  4. 07/15/2021

    Blood, Sweat and Console Wars

    On the 15th episode Joe and Omi take a look at books that deal with the world of gaming and give their opinions and insights about them. They talk mainly about Console Wars by Blake Harris that deals with the Nintendo vs Sega era during the 90s and how Sega gave Nintendo a run for it's money till it eventually went down due to bad decisions. They then discuss two books by Bloomberg Journalist Jason Schreier: Blood, Sweat and Pixels and Press Reset. Blood Sweat and Pixels deals with 10 specific games and Press Reset deals with 12 companies/individuals and their tumultuous time with the gaming Industry.

  5. 06/30/2021

    E3 2021

    On the 14th episode Joe and Omi take a look at the recently concluded E3 fest that happened. Due to the covid this year's E3 was a complete online affair. The two of them discussed about the various game trailers that were shown and which games they are looking forward to and they also discussed how Microsoft's game pass looks more and more appealing after their impressive showcase of games at E3 alongside Bethesda.

  6. 05/20/2021

    StatsMan

    On the 13th episode we had Kobina aka Awusie join us to talk about numbers and stats. Awusie has been mentioned in the last three episodes and finally showed up to talk about gaming with us. We continue the talk about eSports in Ghana and Africa as a large, what the numbers are and what metrics are employed to help others understand the gaming scene in Ghana and Africa. It was a very interesting talk and Awusie talked to Omi and Joe about what part he's played in the eSports scene.

  7. 05/12/2021

    EA Sports Ghana

    On the 12th episode we had Kwecy Hayford join us to continue the topic of eSports and competitive gaming in Ghana. Kwecy is the president of the Ghanaian eSports foundation and also runs two organisations called KiddieeSports and RuutzEsports. He talks to us about how there is a slow but steady growth of eSports in Ghana, how he has a hand in organising tournaments across the city, getting children interested in the world of gaming and winning over sceptical parents. He also spoke about how many challenges there are when organising eSports tournaments and how the organisation have had to compromise at times to get events funded but slowly he hopes that things get better in the future.

  8. 05/08/2021

    Mortal eSports

    On the 11th episode we have Deladem aka Smoochy join us to talk about the state of eSports in Ghana, a topic we started on the previous episode with Golden. Deladem talks to us about how he was a top competitor back in the day when it came to Mortal Kombat, how'd he do cross country journeys to play tournaments and ensure he'd still get his weekly hours of practice and competition. The guys also talk about the Mortal Kombat movie, the eSports organisation in Ghana and Africa as a  whole and how there's hope for the future with a burgeoning growth of competive gamers in Ghana and Africa across all games and platforms.

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A podcast where Omie and Joe talk about video games, the industry and the latest titles and trends

Information

  • Creator
    Joe & Omie
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Joe & Omie
  • Show Website
    2 Guys 1 Controller