Grounds for Gaming

Ed Placencia
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Grounds for Gaming is a video game podcast hosted by longtime industry voice Ed Placencia. You're invited to pull up a chair for thoughtful conversations about the games we love and why they matter. From quick, concentrated reviews to weekly catch-ups and conversations with developers and creators, every episode is brewed with insight, honesty, and a genuine love for gaming. Whether you have ten minutes or an hour, there is always a seat saved for you.

  1. 2D AGO

    ESPRESSO: Back from Holland... Michigan

    ESPRESSO is the weekly conversation at Grounds for Gaming. Ed Placencia shares what he's playing, what's standing out, and what you might want to check out next. This week: Ed talks about Kiln, wrapping up Diablo IV's Lord of Hatred story, a quick trip to Holland, Michigan, working through SAROS, the upcoming Overwatch Anniversary Event, and MIXTAPE.

    12 min

  2. 4D AGO

    RISTRETTO: MIXTAPE

    RISTRETTO is a quick, concentrated review from Grounds for Gaming. In 5–10 minutes, Ed Placencia breaks down what a game does well, where it stumbles, and whether it's worth your time. No hype. Just the take.

    7 min

  3. MAY 5

    DOPPIO: Khaya Fraites

    DOPPIO is the interview series from Grounds for Gaming. In these episodes, Ed sits down with developers, creators, and voices in the gaming industry for thoughtful, relaxed conversations about the craft behind the games we love. This week: Actor Khaya Fraites joins the table to talk about the approach to voicing little kids in animation, what it's like being an actor in New York City, the difference between commercials, animation, and audiobooks, being cast as Orweyna in World of Warcraft and Sierra in Overwatch, New York theater, and where the real work of being an actor takes place.

    47 min

  4. APR 28

    ESPRESSO: Hey, Nice Shirt!

    ESPRESSO is the weekly conversation at Grounds for Gaming. Ed Placencia shares what he's playing, what's standing out, and what you might want to check out next. This week: Ed talks about bed shuffling, catching up on Diablo IV, looking forward to Saros, an update on his Pragmata progression (or lack thereof), and getting complimented on video game merch.

    18 min

  5. APR 21

    ESPRESSO: Am I Saying That Correctly?

    ESPRESSO is the weekly conversation at Grounds for Gaming. Ed Placencia shares what he's playing, what's standing out, and what you might want to check out next. This week: Ed talks about a trip to the gaming store and a weekend of jigsaw puzzles, MOUSE P.I. for Hire, Pragmata, and game titles with questionable pronunciation.

    17 min

  6. APR 19

    RISTRETTO: MOUSE: P.I. for Hire

    RISTRETTO is a quick, concentrated review from Grounds for Gaming. In 5–10 minutes, Ed Placencia breaks down what a game does well, where it stumbles, and whether it's worth your time. No hype. Just the take.

    8 min

  7. APR 14

    DOPPIO: El JeFenix

    DOPPIO is the interview series from Grounds for Gaming. In these episodes, Ed sits down with developers, creators, and voices in the gaming industry for thoughtful, relaxed conversations about the craft behind the games we love. This week: Twitch Latin Guild Co-Community Specialist El Jefenix joins the table to talk about re-capturing a childhood he didn't have, trying to understand and relate to his father, living a life the heart desires, the reason why he streams games on Twitch, his journey into joining - and becoming a leader in - the Twitch Latin Guild, and how to deal when life moves at 100 miles per minute.

    44 min

  8. APR 7

    ESPRESSO: Love the IP....Maybe Not the Game

    ESPRESSO is the weekly conversation at Grounds for Gaming. Ed Placencia shares what he's playing, what's standing out, and what you might want to check out next.   This week: Ed talks about his favorite coffee, continuing the Borderlands 4 Mad Ellie DLC, the downside of Balatro on mobile, more Crimson Desert, Overwatch's tweak of Anran's face, and the upcoming Invincible game he's excited is coming…but won't be playing.

    17 min
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Grounds for Gaming is a video game podcast hosted by longtime industry voice Ed Placencia. You're invited to pull up a chair for thoughtful conversations about the games we love and why they matter. From quick, concentrated reviews to weekly catch-ups and conversations with developers and creators, every episode is brewed with insight, honesty, and a genuine love for gaming. Whether you have ten minutes or an hour, there is always a seat saved for you.

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  • Creator
    Ed Placencia
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026
  • Show Website
    Grounds for Gaming

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