EXP Podcast #794: The Polaris List

These designers dug deep!

For the past four years Polaris, a non-profit group of game designers, have been polling luminaries in the field to create possibly the most important Top 10 list of video games - not of the best games, no, but the most inspiring. This week on the podcast, we walk through the 10 most influential games of all time!

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Show notes:

- The Polaris List 

- Music from Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #793: The Year Ahead 2026

An Saros-inspired rendering of our entrance into 2026

As we slowly come out of our winter slumber (or perhaps stupor?) it's time to take stock of the year ahead of us.  It still feels like everything is orbiting around the massive and erratic gravitational force that is GTA 6, but there are hints and whispers about what else may be in store for us.  Stylish bullet hell, horror, and maybe even a wacky walking sim have all caught our eye, as has the ever-present potential pleasant surprise.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 42 min 21 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #792: 2025 Leftovers

"Where do I find the bathroom!?"

This week on the show we take one last look at the games of 2025 that wowed, surprised, and inspired us. While these great games didn't make our best games of 2025 list, we can't fully embrace the year ahead until we give each of these gems a proper shout-out.

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Show notes:

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #791: 2025 Game of the Year

2025 had its ups and downs. But the games were good.

We did it; we put one foot in front of the other and reached the summit of 2025.  And what did we find at the top?  The best games of the year, of course!  This week, Jorge and I recap our personal top three and reflect on the themes of the year.  And to you, the listener: Thank you so much for joining us this week and throughout the year!

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 49 min 03 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #790: Gamey Awards 2025

What living in 2025 feels like

Grab a champagne glass, take your seats, and get your hands ready for applause it's time, once again, for the annual Gamey Awards! This year we've got Dinos, Donkeys, Daddys, and so much more. We hope you enjoy another low-stakes review of a year full of great games and great husbands.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 39 min 34 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #789: The Game Awards 2025 Announcements

Clearly not enough viscera on that statue

Well the weather outside is frightful, but these trailers are so delightful.  Actually, no: they're mostly gruesome grimdark gore-fests served up by Keighley, the preview demon.  In any case there are a ton of them, so this week we go through some of the biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2025.  Now let us enjoy the rebirth of early 2000s video game edge lords.

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Show Notes:

- Run time: 39 min 34 sec

- Music by Brad Sucks

EXP Podcast #788: Yōtei, Dinosaurs, and More

What are they paying Jeff Goldblum for this!?

We are off to two islands this week - one in the windy north of Japan to seek revenge in Ghost of Yōtei, and the other is Isla Sorna, y'know, the one with dinosaurs. Sword fights and massive prehistoric carnivores? What more could you want!?

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Show notes:

- Music from the Ghost of Yotei OST and Brad Sucks