Good Gains, Well Played

Jcmclint, Isli, MissXya
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Good Gains, Well Played is a gaming and fitness podcast. While none of the hosts are experts in either field, we do have over 9 years of podcasting experience. Join us each week to cover gaming news as well as our fitness journeys. 

  1. 2D AGO

    Departures, Delays, AI, Overtime, And My Thoughts On Routine

    In this episode we discuss a co-founder leaving Sucker Punch, if the original Tomb Raider is actually hard by today's standards, Larian's comments on AI, and how sometimes you need to do overtime. Then in the back end I have some gripes with Routine, even though I enjoyed it overall.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 01:06 Sucker Punch Co-Founder Stepping Down After 30 Years - 04:41 Warhammer 40,000 Mechanicus 2 Delayed - 05:34 The Original Tomb Raider Is Hard? - 11:36 Fallout Show Will Be Referenced In Fallout 5 - 12:51 Larian Studios And AI - 29:20 Naughty Dog's Overtime Not A Big Deal? What We're Playing - 40:25 Necesse And FF14 - 47:55 Routine

    1h 5m

  2. DEC 15

    Lots Of Trailers, And Awards Sweeps, But The TGAs Are Too Long

    We're back with a recap of all the trailers from The Game Awards, and there were lots of surprises. Afterwards we get into our usual critiques of the show, then we talk about what we've been playing.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:17 News Bits We Missed - 03:07 Recapping The Reveals At The Game Awards - 56:15 The Game Awards Is Still Too Bloated What We're Playing - 1:15:28 Dispatch - 1:23:49 Cyberpunk 2077  - 1:25:49 Solving My USB Bug - 1:27:06 Star Wars Outlaws, StarCraft 2, And Gray Zone Warfare

    1h 40m

  3. DEC 1

    Arc Raiders' Hot Fix, Far Cry TV Show, And Silksong DLC Comfirmed

    We've got a funny hot fix for Arc Raiders, a Far Cry TV show announced, and confirmation that Silksong will get DLC at some point. Then we quickly get into Xya's trip to Japan, some fun gaming items she came home with, and then I talk about a weird bug with Terra Nil.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:24 Arc Raiders' Funny Hot Fix - 03:04 AC Shadows Not Getting Second Expansion - 05:50 Far Cry TV Show Planned - 14:27 Silksong DLC Confirmed With No ETA What We're Playing - 17:12 Xya's Japan Trip - 40:44 Terra Nil's Weird USB Bug - 47:05 Tough Warhammer Models

    1 hr

  4. NOV 24

    Holiday Deals, Battlefield 6's Impressive Sales, Dispatch, And Is This Seat Taken

    It's the episode before Thanksgiving and the news is light. We've got a lot of pre-Black Friday sales, impressive sales figures for Battlefield 6, and some interesting TGA news. Then in the back half Isli gives his final thoughts on Dispatch, I tell some Arc Raiders war stories and talk about Is This Seat Taken. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:30 Developer Withdraws Their TGA Nomination - 01:51 Crowsworn Gets New Trailer - 03:18 Battlefield 6 Has Impressive Sales - 05:50 Borderlands 4 Update - 15:36 Black Friday Game Sales What We're Playing - 38:39 Dispatch - 28:15 Arc Raiders - 31:05 Is This Seat Taken? - 53:13 Adaptive Difficulty For Math In School

    1 hr

  5. NOV 17

    Valve's New Hardware, Layoffs, Horizon MMO, And Arc Raiders

    This episode we quickly recap some news we missed from last week then we get into Valve's hardware announcements and the Horizon MMO. In the back half Isli talks about Dispatch, Xya talks more Necesse, and I share some stories from Arc Raiders.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:42 News We Missed Last Week - 12:33 Valve's Hardware Announcements  - 20:46 Silent Hill f NG+ Patch - 23:51 Arc Raider's First Big Patch - 25:10 Horizon MMO What We're Playing - 38:39 Dispatch - 48:15 Necesse - 57:43 Arc Raiders - 1:19:12 Warhammer Store Annoyance

    1h 23m

  6. NOV 3

    Necesse 1.0, Alan Wake 2 The Lake House DLC, And Warhammer Painting

    There wasn't much this week to go in depth on, so we just had a quick rapid fire highlight of some news before jumping straight into what everyone is playing. Xya talks about Necesse 1.0, I give my closing thoughts on The Lake House DLC, talk about games I want to play, and doing some Warhammer painting.  Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:25 Small News Rapid Fire What We've Been Playing - 05:33 Necesse  - 17:52 Alan Wake 2 The Lake House DLC - 25:05 Lots I Want To Play - 29:08 Warhammer Painting

    40 min

  7. OCT 27

    Microsoft Wants More Out Of Xbox And Now We Have Halo On PS5

    This episode we've got Microsoft wanting Xbox to have a higher profit margins, and now we've got a Halo CE remake coming to PS5. Borderlands 4 has made the most revenue of any previous title, though prices are higher, and Fallout 4 continues to get the Skyrim treatment. Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 00:13 Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition - 02:00 Bloomberg's Microsoft Report And Halo Coming To PS5 - 13:28 Borderlands 4 Has Highest Launch Sales Of The Series - 15:05 No Man's Sky Breach Update Is Live - 16:00 Games Leaving PS Plus Extra - 17:12 Silly Battlefield 6 Skin Panic What We've Been Playing - 20:08 Silent Hill F - 23:00 Alan Wake 2 The Lake House DLC - 32:07 Needing An Off Stream Game - 35:42 Movie Backlog - 40:50 Warhammer - 50:53 Streaming Bits

    57 min

  8. OCT 20

    Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, OBS Audio Drift, And Magnet Mistakes With Warhammer

    It's another light week of news but Xya has a new MMO to talk about and Isli gives some updates on Silent Hill F. Then I talk about Battlefield 6, solving an annoying OBS audio issue, and some lessons learned doing my first magnetized bits for Warhammer.   Here are the timestamps: Intro  News Bits - 01:20 Glen Scholfield Is Trying For Dead Space 4 Again - 02:12 Quantic Dream's New Free-To-Play Game - 03:37 Marc-Alexis Cote's Comments On His Ubisoft Departure - 06:45 The State Of Pokémon What We're Playing - 26:15 Blue Protocol: Star Resonance - 47:13 Silent Hill F - 55:36 Battlefield 6 - 01:06:40 Finally Fixing An OBS Audio Drift Issue - 01:10:23 Nintendo Switch 2 Game Sharing - 01:22:27 Making Magnet Mistakes With Warhammer

    1h 32m
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Good Gains, Well Played is a gaming and fitness podcast. While none of the hosts are experts in either field, we do have over 9 years of podcasting experience. Join us each week to cover gaming news as well as our fitness journeys. 

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  • Creator
    Jcmclint, Isli, MissXya
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    234
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 Good Gains, Well Played
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