Grumpy Old Gamer
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<p>Grumpy Old Gamer is a podcast for people who remember when games came in boxes, DLC wasn’t day-one extortion, and ‘early access’ wasn’t code for ‘you’re paying to beta test this broken mess.’ We talk about games, the old, the new, the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between, with the kind of blunt honesty that PR departments hate.</p><p>Join us if you remember when games were great (and secretly know there are still some bangers being released now). </p><p>Episodes fortnightly. </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gog.fm/">https://gog.fm</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gog.fm/discord">https://gog.fm/discord</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://grumpyoldgamer.com/">https://grumpyoldgamer.com</a></p>
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3/24/2025
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Recent Episodes
June 17, 2026
Our Game Recommendations Backfired
<p>The Grumpy Old Gamer crew returns to see whether our game recommendations actually worked. Ian, Tim, and Al challenged each other to play games outside their usual comfort zones, including Remnant 2, Far Cry 5, Stellaris, Tekken 7, Warhammer 40K: Boltgun, and Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2. </p><p>Some games landed. Some games definitely did not. Along the way, we talk Ubisoft fatigue, 4X confusion, DLC overload, old-school fighting games, Warhammer 40K lore, boomer shooters, and whether some games basically require a YouTube tutorial before you can enjoy them. </p><p>More episodes: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gog.fm">https://gog.fm</a> </p>
April 29, 2026
Who Won the Console War? [S02E08]
<p>The lads are back and there are four of them this time. Ian, Al, Tim, and Lucas dig into the big question: who actually won the console war? Spoiler: it's not complicated. Then things get interesting as the crew unpacks Phil Spencer's exit from Xbox, the arrival of Asha Sharma with her AI background and no games industry experience, Sony's quiet 180 on exclusivity, and what Project Helix plus Steam on Xbox might actually mean for the next round of the console wars. The Steam Machine gets a look-in too. Nobody holds back.</p>
April 15, 2026
Steam: Our pile of shame
<p>Al, Tim, and Lucas confess their digital hoarding addictions by analyzing their Steam libraries. Turns out we've all got hundreds of games we'll never play, bought during sales we can't resist, gifted by friends who promise "we'll play together" and then ghost us. </p><p>We used SteamDB to crunch the numbers. Al has £550 worth of unplayed games sitting in his library gathering digital dust. Lucas bought Elder Scrolls Online three times - bought it, refunded it, bought it again on sale, refunded it again, then bought it a third time because it was even cheaper. Tim can't remember buying Farming Simulator 2013 and has no idea why it's installed. </p><p>The conversation spirals into the psychology of Steam sales. Why do we buy games at 90% off when we know we'll never play them? Why does "it's only £2" feel like a compelling reason to add another title to the pile? Why do we convince ourselves we'll definitely play Dying Light this time when we've been saying that for 11 years? </p><p>We debate physical versus digital ownership. Tim and Al have shelves of boxed PC games they'll never install because who runs optical drives anymore. Lucas sees his Steam library as a collection of military badges - achievements for simply owning the games. We're all hypocrites who miss game manuals while exclusively buying digital. </p><p>Regional pricing gets exposed. Lucas admits Argentina used to have ridiculous Steam discounts - £50 games for £5. Free-to-play games get dissected. Tim's spent hundreds on Magic: The Gathering Arena and it shows as £0 library value. The friendship tax is real - buying games together, playing for an hour, never touching them again. </p><p>Nobody's changing their behaviour. The Spring Sale just started. We're all doomed.</p>
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- What is Grumpy Old Gamer?
<p>Grumpy Old Gamer is a podcast for people who remember when games came in boxes, DLC wasn’t day-one extortion, and ‘early access’ wasn’t code for ‘you’re paying to beta test this broken mess.’ We talk about games, the old, the new, the good, the bad, the ugly and everything in between, with the kind of blunt honesty that PR departments hate.</p><p>Join us if you remember when games were great (and secretly know there are still some bangers being released now). </p><p>Episodes fortnightly. </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gog.fm/">https://gog.fm</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://gog.fm/discord">https://gog.fm/discord</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://grumpyoldgamer.com/">https://grumpyoldgamer.com</a></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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