The Girls on Games Podcast

GoGCast 480: Xbox Developer Direct '25

It’s our first game press conference of the year and the Xbox Developer direct 25 did not disappoint with news about South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Doom: The Dark Ages and Ninja Gaiden. Plus Joelle brings a new game to the podcast called Pixel Geography where the team will have to guess the name of the game based on certain common places, cities, landmarks or markers you would find on the game’s map.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:29:40)

• Head to 00:47:20 to skip through the weekly Dragon Age brain rot ramble

This Week’s Game: Pixel Geography (00:54:28)

This Week’s Topic: Xbox Developer Direct ‘25 (00:05:15)

https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/01/23/xbox-developer-direct-2025-recap/ 

Outro and Wrap-up (00:32:18)

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GoGCast 479: Looking to 2025

Get that crystal ball out 🔮 because we are looking into the future! Well, into the next year, at the very least. We’re talking about what is coming in the world of video games in 2025: Nintendo Switch 2, the potential cost of Grand Theft Auto VI, and games we are stoked to play this year. Plus, Leah brings back a round of walk down memory card lane as the crew guesses which game released on May 18, 2015.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:17:23)

Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:35:05)

This Week’s Topic: Looking to 2025 (00:44:45)

• Officially the year of the Nintendo Switch 2
• Are games going to cost more?
• More layoffs or a stabilization of the industry?

Outro and Wrap-up (01:20:12)

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GoGCast 478: 2025 Fantasy Critic League Draft

New year means new Fantasy Critic League! In this episode of the GoGCast, we set up the 2025 edition of the Podcast Fantasy Critic League and draft our games. The suspense is strong as we await with bated breath who manages to pick Grand Theft Auto 6…

What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:09)

Weekly Game: Super Steam Review (00:52:35)

This Week’s Topic: Fantasy Critic Draft (00:57:27)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:33:23)

Follow the Girls on Games Fantasy Critic Leagues!

Podcast League: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/d3d0abb7-e9a3-4fed-90cc-99dda2c79b62/2025 

Community League: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/6026f7cf-9784-4f84-8b75-f841f58e71ec/2025 

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GoGCast 477: Our 2024 Games of the Year

2024 has come to a close and it’s time for our Games of the Year episode! We count down our top 3 games of 2024, and share some honourable mentions. The Holiday break had us playing tons as Cat started her Dragon Age full series quest, Joelle samples Metaphor: ReFantazio and Leah becomes a magical girl in Infinity Nikki. Plus we prepare for the 2025 Fantasy Critic leagues.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:24:58)

• Cat’s Dragon Age brain rot full series run (00:25:00)
• Metaphor: ReFantazio (00:44:00)
• Infinity Nikki (00:48:10)

This Week’s Topic: 2024 Games of the Year (00:52:44)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:27:47)

Follow the Girls on Games Fantasy Critic Leagues!

Podcast League: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/d3d0abb7-e9a3-4fed-90cc-99dda2c79b62/2025 

Community League: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/6026f7cf-9784-4f84-8b75-f841f58e71ec/2025 

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GoGCast 476: 2024 Special Holiday Game Night

Grab a glass of Holiday cheer 🥂and get cozy for the 2024 Edition of Game Night! We've got 3 games for you to play along with us. Cat’s Super Steam Reviews where she scours Steam for the funniest reviews and you must find which game is being recommended (or not), Joelle’s Match the GamerTag will have you guess from which game inspired funny gamer tags. Finally, Leah’s two truths and a lie is a spin-off of Walk Down Memory Card lane and we must find which of three video game facts is actually fake news. Enjoy this super giggly episode of the GoGCast, and we’ll be back in 2025. Have a safe and happy Holiday season 🥰

What is Everyone Playing? (00:19:20)

• Balatro (00:20:00)

This Week’s Topic: Game Night (00:30:23)

• Cat’s Super Steam Reviews (00:31:39)
• Joelle’s Match the GamerTag (00:51:30)
• Leah’s Two Truths and a Lie, Video Game Edition (01:00:15)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:09:24)

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GoGCast 475: 2024 The Game Awards Winners, Announcements, and Prediction Game Results

It’s December and that means another round of the Game Awards! The 10th edition brought us lots of cool new trailers and surprises. We also crown multiple winners this week, not only with our Game Awards Prediction Competition, but we also close out this year’s Fantasy Critic Leagues.

Podcast Fantasy Critic League: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/d3d0abb7-e9a3-4fed-90cc-99dda2c79b62/2024 

Community Fantasy Critic League: https://www.fantasycritic.games/league/6026f7cf-9784-4f84-8b75-f841f58e71ec/2024 

 

What is Everyone Playing? (00:30:20)

• Long final review of Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

This Week’s Topic: The Game Awards 2024 Round-Up and Prediction Game Results (00:54:57)

Everything announced at The Game Awards 2024: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2024-everything-announced 

Outro and Wrap-up (01:13:30)

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GoGCast 474: Wholesome Snack Game Award Edition with Jenny Windom

It’s snack time, And a wholesome one at that! Jenny Windom from Wholesome Games joins us to talk about the latest Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition. So if you’re looking for some cozy games to add to your Steam Wishlist, this is the episode for you! Both Cat and Joelle review games from the briefing, Pine: A Story of Loss and Naiad. Finally, we attempt to guess what game console was released in Japan, 20 years ago, on Dec 12, 2004.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:28:30)

• Pine: A Story of Loss (00:29:00)
• Naiad (00:33:57)

Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:40:55)

This Week’s Topic: Interview with Jenny Windom of Wholesome Games (00:48:10)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:10:44)

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GoGCast 473: Video Games, Stress, and Violence

Do video games help reduce stress? Well, it depends. We look into that. We also learn that Joelle hasn’t played a pokemon game, and we try to convince her to start. Plus, Cat has a plan to play through all the Dragon Age games over the Holidays? Is she crazy? We think not! All this and more in this week’s GoGCast.

What is Everyone Playing? (00:29:40)

• Cat’s plan to play all Dragon Ages (00:31:06)
• Joelle never played Pokémon (00:47:06)

This Week’s Topic: Do Video Games Help Reduce Stress (00:57:40)

• Violent video games decrease stress hormones, study finds: https://www.psypost.org/violent-video-games-decrease-stress-hormones-study-finds/ 
• Commercial Off-The-Shelf Video Games for Reducing Stress and Anxiety: Systematic Review: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8406113/

Outro and Wrap-up (01:16:03)

Extra credits: The documentary on Darude’s Standstorm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLQHc6J9N0 

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GoGCast 472: 2024 Game Award Predictions and Lego Horizon Adventures Review

It’s that time! Game Award predictions time, that is. The 2024 Game Awards nominees are out and we place our bets on who we think will wake home the glory. Plus, Joelle reviews Lego Horizon Adventures and we guess what game released on November 21st, 1990.

Want to join in on the fun? Place your predictions on which game you think will win in each category here and we’ll tally the results for a future episode of the GoGCast!

What is Everyone Playing? (00:16:31)

• Lego Horizon Adventures Review (00:17:05)

Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:28:26)

This Week’s Topic: 2024 The Game Award Predictions (00:30:10)

Outro and Wrap-up (00:58:00)

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GoGCast 471: Mass Effect TV Show, Palworld Patent Infringements, and more

Happy belated N7 days, nerds. On this week’s GoGCast, we learn more about the Pokémon vs Palword patent infringement lawsuit; folks using video games to launder money; and after the success of Fallout, Amazon has a Mass Effect tv series in the works. Cat also played some video game based board games: Slay The Spire and Mass Effect: Priority Hagalaz. Plus, the crew guesses what game released on November 17th, 2009.

 

What is Everyone Playing? (00:32:00)

• Stardew Valley 1.6 update (00:44:00)

 

Walk Down Memory Card Lane (00:47:56)

This Week’s News (00:58:56)

• Mass Effect TV Series seems to be a go (00:58:56)
• NetEase employees arrested on charges of laundering $130m (01:01:56)
• Pocket Pair reveals which patent Palworld is infringing upon (01:06:17)

Outro and Wrap-up (01:14:32)

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