The Gaming Duo

The Gaming Duo Podcast
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The industry leaders in providing gaming news and discussions, all while building a welcoming community along the way | Friendships Built Through Gaming

  1. 23h ago

    Fall 2026 Is INSANE — Every Major Game From September to GTA 6

    🎮 Support The Gaming Duo on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod Fall 2026 might be the most stacked gaming season we've ever seen, and this week Kelvin and Rob are breaking down the entire lineup. This week on The Gaming Duo, we go month by month through every major release from September through December—from The Blood of Dawnwalker and Marvel's Wolverine to Control Resonant, Gears of War: E-Day, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and the massive November 19 arrival of Grand Theft Auto 6. September 24 alone is a battlefield with Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, and Dragon Quest XI S all dropping the same day. October isn't slowing down either—Gears of War: E-Day on October 6, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Kingdom Hearts Collection, Phantom Blade Zero, and more are all fighting for your time and wallet before GTA 6 shuts the industry down in November. We also dive into the latest GTA 6 news: pre-orders going live June 25, Trailer 3 hype, Rockstar's console-only launch strategy, and analysts projecting 45 million copies at launch. Plus, we rank our Top 5 most anticipated games of the fall and debate which titles are must-buys, which are wait-for-sale, and which are getting buried in the chaos. How do you survive the most stacked fall in gaming history? And is GTA 6 the reason September and October are this packed? 🎙️ The Gaming Duo — Where Friendships Are Built Through Gaming.

    1h 2m

  2. Jun 9

    Who Won Summer Showcase Season 2026? | Xbox vs PlayStation vs SGF

    🎮 Support The Gaming Duo on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod Summer Showcase Season is officially here, and we're putting the biggest gaming events of the year head-to-head. This week on The Gaming Duo, Kelvin and Rob rank the PlayStation State of Play, Summer Game Fest 2026, and the Xbox Games Showcase to determine which presentation delivered the most hype, surprises, and must-play games. From God of War: Laufey, Marvel's Wolverine, and Tomb Raider on PlayStation, to Resident Evil: Veronica, Final Fantasy VII: Revelation, and Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest, and Xbox's massive lineup featuring Gears of War: E-Day, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Fable, Persona 6, and more—we break down the biggest announcements and crown an overall winner. Which showcase exceeded expectations? Which one left us wanting more? And what games are now at the top of our most anticipated lists? Join us as we grade every showcase, debate the biggest reveals, and settle the ultimate question: Who won Summer Showcase Season 2026? 🎙️ The Gaming Duo — Where Friendships Are Built Through Gaming.

    1h 21m

  3. Jun 1

    The Biggest Week of 2026 Starts... Now

    This week on The Gaming Duo, we are not doing another predictions list. We are making cases. Tony Joins Kelvin and discusses what we may or may not see at Playstation State of Play. Instead of telling you what we think shows up, we are telling you what it MEANS if it does. From a potential Lies of P 2 world premiere to the end of PlayStation PC ports hiding inside a Wolverine reveal, we break down every pick with the angle nobody else is taking.Plus, Summer Game Fest week is bigger than just Geoff Keighley's stage, and we play the game nobody else is playing this week: not just what games show up, but WHERE they land. Does Final Fantasy VII Part 3 go to State of Play or SGF? Does Witchbrook drop at Wholesome Direct or the Xbox Showcase? Does Star Wars Eclipse finally resurface after five years of silence, and if so, on whose stage? We assign every missing game a home and defend the pick.All that and more, where friendships are built through gaming. 🎮 Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod

    1h 20m

  4. May 26

    Gears E-Day Has To Ship Campaign AND Multiplayer.

    This week on The Gaming Duo, we ask if Gears of War E-Day will actually launch with both a full single player campaign AND a full multiplayer suite day one, or if even Gears is about to give up on the complete AAA package. With the E-Day Direct just two weeks away, can The Coalition pull off what the rest of the industry has basically stopped trying to do? Plus, Bungie is reportedly planning another round of layoffs, ending Destiny 2 updates, and going all in on Marathon with no Destiny 3 greenlit. Epic announces Unreal Engine 6 with a Rocket League trailer, and we get into what all of this says about where AAA is heading. All that and more, where friendships are built through gaming. This week on The Gaming Duo, we ask why Xbox still can’t win Game of the Year — even with Forza Horizon 6 landing a 92 on Metacritic. Is the industry biased against Xbox, or do racing games simply never get the same respect as cinematic AAA titles? Plus, Xbox officially becomes “XBOX,” two new controllers leak, and we discuss what all of this means for the future of the brand. All that and more, where friendships are built through gaming. This week on The Gaming Duo, we ask why Xbox still can’t win Game of the Year — even with Forza Horizon 6 landing a 92 on Metacritic. Is the industry biased against Xbox, or do racing games simply never get the same respect as cinematic AAA titles? Plus, Xbox officially becomes “XBOX,” two new controllers leak, and we discuss what all of this means for the future of the brand. All that and more, where friendships are built through gaming. 🎮 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod

    1h 4m

  5. May 19

    Can XBOX Ever Win Game of The Year?

    This week on The Gaming Duo, we ask why Xbox still can’t win Game of the Year — even with Forza Horizon 6 landing a 92 on Metacritic. Is the industry biased against Xbox, or do racing games simply never get the same respect as cinematic AAA titles? Plus, Xbox officially becomes “XBOX,” two new controllers leak, and we discuss what all of this means for the future of the brand. All that and more, where friendships are built through gaming. 🎮 Support us on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod

    54 min

  6. May 12

    The $80 GTA VI Problem & Nintendo’s $500 Switch 2

    What if GTA VI changes the price of gaming forever? On Episode 284, Kelvin and Rob dive into the biggest debate in the industry right now: will Rockstar actually charge $80 for GTA VI and what happens if they do? With Take-Two, Wall Street analysts, and even Nintendo helping push gaming toward a new pricing era, we break down whether gamers will accept it, who gets hurt most if $80 becomes the standard, and if Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus become even more important because of it. Plus: Nintendo shocks the internet with a surprise Star Fox Direct, bringing the franchise back with a remake of Star Fox 64 that has fans seriously divided. Are the new character designs a bold reinvention… or nightmare fuel? And speaking of Nintendo, the company officially raised the Switch 2 price to $500 but unlike Sony and Microsoft, they actually apologized. Does that goodwill matter, or is gaming just becoming too expensive across the board? This, and SO much more, on Episode 284 of The Gaming Duo where friendships are built through gaming. 🎮 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod

    1h 6m

  7. May 5

    What If Xbox Never Made Game Pass?

    What if Game Pass never existed? On Episode 283, Kelvin and Rob go down a rabbit hole into one of the great "what ifs" in modern gaming. Picture an alternate 2017 where Phil Spencer never launches Game Pass, Xbox doubles down on exclusives, and Halo, Starfield, Indiana Jones, and post-acquisition Call of Duty all stay locked to the green box. Does Xbox close the gap on PlayStation? Does Sony have to answer the bell? Or was multiplatform always the only real path forward? We debate both sides — and ask the bigger question: is Xbox's problem strategy, or execution? Plus: what we've been playing and the usual chaos. This, and SO much more, on Episode 283 of The Gaming Duo — where friendships are built through gaming. 🎮 Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod

    1h 7m

  8. Apr 28

    Xbox Lost Its Identity — Can It Get It Back? ft. Samurai Kibiji

    This week on The Gaming Duo, Xbox is making some of its biggest changes in years — and we’re breaking it all down with special guest Samurai Kibiji. New gaming CEO Asha Sharma lays out a bold mission for Xbox, focused on daily active players, affordability, and a more connected ecosystem across console, PC, and cloud. But with that comes some big questions… including whether Xbox is finally reconsidering its stance on exclusives. On top of that, Game Pass gets a major price cut — but not without a catch. Call of Duty is officially leaving day-one availability, marking a huge shift in strategy after years of being the service’s biggest selling point. Is this Xbox course-correcting… or still trying to figure itself out? We dive into all of it — what this means for the future of Xbox, whether Game Pass is still worth it, and if this is the start of a true identity shift for the brand. Check out Samurai Kibiji here: https://www.youtube.com/@SamuraiKibiji Check out our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/cw/GamingDuoPod

    1h 41m
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The industry leaders in providing gaming news and discussions, all while building a welcoming community along the way | Friendships Built Through Gaming

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  • Creator
    The Gaming Duo Podcast
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    294
  • Rating
    Explicit
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