Games as a Podcast

About Games as a Podcast

We are two SEGA alums who love talking about the past, present and future of games and the industry that makes them. Each week we explore a gaming topic, often mixing in our perspectives from our time at Big Blue and beyond. Some weeks we’ll have a guest, usually someone whose career has crossed ours, and talk about their own experiences and perspectives.

Publisher

Chris and Ethan

Category

business · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 May 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2025

   Half-Baked but Ahead of Its Time

   From the SEGA Nomad to the Virtual Boy, gaming history is littered with devices that stumbled at launch but paved the way for the future. In this episode, we dive into the tech that was “half-baked but ahead of its time” - motion controls before Wii, VR before Oculus, cloud gaming before Stadia. We share stories of quirky peripherals, failed handhelds, and bold experiments from SEGA, Nintendo, and more. Sometimes failures, sometimes forgotten gems, these experiments helped shape how and where...

2. 

   2 Oct 2025

   Working in and Writing About the Games Industry

   In this episode, we sit down with Jennifer Tsao, a fellow Sega veteran. Before her time as a creative director at SEGA, Jennifer was managing editor for Electronic Gaming Monthly and Next Generation, and she later contributed to VentureBeat and GamesBeat. Jennifer shares insights from her unique path: what people often misunderstand about casual games, what it takes to run a magazine, and how the early days of 1UP Yours and The 1UP Show helped launch the podcast and YouTube gaming generation...

3. 

   24 Sept 2025

   An Inside Look at Being a Video Game Deal Maker

   We talk with David Wood, who has been working on video games since the Genesis era. At SEGA, he helped drive business development by signing titles across Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii. His portfolio ranged from licensed blockbusters like The Golden Compass and Iron Man to SEGA-branded PSP and iPhone games. David later brought his expertise to Sony’s mobile division and Bandai Namco, navigating the unique challenges of working with Japanese teams. He also shares some interes...

Who has been a guest on Games as a Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris "CJ" Johnston
• Mary Casey
• Mike Gallo

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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