The Gift of Gaming Podcast

Darren Wade & friends

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Love video games? Love talking about video games but your friends and family are sick and tired of listening to you? Come listen to us shoot the breeze about all things gaming and join in the conversation! The Gift of Gaming podcast is your one stop shop for talking all things gaming. Hit us up on thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com

6D AGO · BONUS

The FF7 Part 3 Title - The Post Show

Due to our audio interface on the fritz, we've not been able to deliver an episode this week but instead, please enjoy one of our post shows! If you like the content, check out patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for more episodes just like this one: Darren and Craig workshop the FF7 Part 3 Title after news that Nomura has chosen one!

19 min
FEB 5

EP136 - January's Gaming News

On this week's episode its the news! Darren Luke and Chris check out whats happening with Ubisoft's reset, Valve's lawsuit, the possibility of a Switch 2 price increase and much more! Looking for more news? On this week's post show, GTA goes full digital and Larian are making their stance on AI somewhat clear. Check it out on patreon.com/thegiftofgaming The News: ASUS price increase: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/asus-is-now-implementing-strategic-price-adjustments-and-retailers-are-already-hiking-prices-for-laptops-from-other-brands/ Nintendo price increases: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-switch-2-faces-a-price-increase-in-2026-research-firm-predicts/ Gamestop closures: https://www.polygon.com/gamestop-retail-store-closures-2026/ Fable NPCs: https://www.ign.com/articles/itll-be-a-bit-of-work-but-you-could-marry-them-all-fable-has-1000-handcrafted-npcs-for-you-to-play-around-with Ubisoft reset: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/ubisoft-hits-major-reset-button-cancels-6-games-including-prince-of-persia-remake-delays-7-more-reportedly-including-assassins-creed-black-flag-remake-and-confirms-4-new-ip/ Vavle lawsuit: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/usd900-million-lawsuit-accusing-steam-of-overcharging-gamers-in-the-uk-and-abusing-a-dominant-market-position-will-proceed-after-valve-loses-appeal-against-it/

56 min
JAN 29

EP135 - We've Played Some Different Games

This week its just Darren and Craig and they've spent time playing some different games. Darren's on FF Tactics and Far: Changing Tides while Craig finally got to play the Horizon Forbidden West DLC and even put some serious time into Fantasy Life. Hear their thoughts right here, on the Gift of Gaming podcast! Interested in anything Final Fantasy 7? Check out today's post show where Darren and Craig look at how FF7 Part 3 might be announced and what we might see. patreon.com/thegiftofgaming Want to listen to our podcast on Youtube? Check out youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming for all our videos!

54 min
JAN 22

EP134 - What Are We Playing in 2026?

Darren is joined by Andy and Chris on this week's episode of the pod! Today the discussion is all about the games we'll play in 2026. The GoG pod team sees this year as a good year for our backlogs so its a nice blend of new and old! What do you plan on sinking your teeth into in 2026? Let us know at thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com Want more content to listen to? Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming where you'll find all our post shows including today's episode all about what games we will (or won't) see release in 2026! Watch your podcasts on Youtube? Check out youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming for all our podcasts!

1h 4m
JAN 16

EP133 - December News

The Gift of Gaming podcast is back in 2026 with a look back at some of gaming's headlines from December. Join Darren, Luke and Chris as they look at new possible takeovers, a fallen giant and mandatory overtime. All this news and more, on today's episode! Need more news? Check out our Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for more news and bonus episodes! Prefer to have your podcasts on Youtube? Why not check out our Youtube channel at youtube.com/@thegiftofgaming

1h 3m
12/25/2025

EP132 - The Big 3 in 25'

Its Christmas! And the final episode of the GoG Pod in 2025. What better way to play out the year then a GoG tradition. Blue, Green, Red, Playstation, Xbox, Nintendo; Who came out on top? Who performed the worst? Join Darren, Luke and Craig as they rep their corners and have the conversation, who was the best of The Big 3?! Merry Christmas to all our listeners, thank you so much for all your support! If you're looking for more GoG content, head over to Patreon over at patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for loads more content! Why not give us the gift of Christmas and sign up to our post shows for so much more content.

1h 17m
12/18/2025

EP131 - The 5 Games That Define Us

Darren, Andrew and Craig are back on the mics! And don't worry, they won't fight this time. This episode is all about the games that define them, from Final Fantasy 7 and Kingdom Hearts (of course) to games like World of Warcraft, the guys delve into what makes them look at games the way they do. Check out patreon.com/thegiftofgaming for loads more content and to help the pod out!3

57 min
12/12/2025

EP130 - The Game Awards 2025

Darren, Andrew and Chris sat down to watch The Game of the Year Award show 2025 until 4 in the morning. Listen in for a breakdown of all the awards, announcements and whether or not we enjoyed video games biggest annual show in 2025. No post show today due to the extra long episode we have but post shows will be back next week!

1h 28m

Love video games? Love talking about video games but your friends and family are sick and tired of listening to you? Come listen to us shoot the breeze about all things gaming and join in the conversation! The Gift of Gaming podcast is your one stop shop for talking all things gaming. Hit us up on thegiftofgamingpodcast@gmail.com

Creator

Darren Wade & friends
Years Active

2022 - 2026
Episodes

155
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Darren Wade 2022
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The Gift of Gaming Podcast