Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this coming weekend. Topics are to be determined. We have a strong preference for recording on the evening of Sunday the 27th (Eastern time), but we could potentially accommodate Friday evening or some time on Saturday if needed. If you are available and want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Recording should take roughly 2 to 2.5 hours. As always, the GamesCast welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds. Regardless of your age, gender, sexual orientation, or cultural background, if you have something to say, we’d love to have … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #94

Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Friday the 28th of July, in the evening (Eastern time). Topics are to be determined. If you are available and want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Recording should take between 105 and 135 minutes. As always, the GamesCast welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds. Regardless of your age, gender, sexual orientation, or cultural background, if you have something to say, we’d love to have you. We would especially love to have more women+ on the podcast; please sign up if you’re interested. Newcomers are welcome. The … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #93

Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this Saturday the 17th, in the evening (Eastern time). The main topic of discussion will be Summer Game Fest 2023 and the associated presentations. If you are available and want to participate, please provide in the comments below: This may be a long recording. Please budget three hours of availability. As always, the GamesCast welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds. Regardless of your age, gender, sexual orientation, or cultural background, if you have something to say, we’d love to have you. We would especially love to have more women+ on … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #92

Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast this week. We can record either on Thursday evening, or on Saturday or Sunday, depending on participant availability. The main topics of discussion will be: If you are available and want to participate, please provide in the comments below: This may be a long recording. I intend to keep it to just over two hours, but please budget three hours of availability. As always, the GamesCast welcomes participants from diverse backgrounds. Regardless of your age, gender, sexual orientation, or cultural background, if you have something to say, we’d love … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #91

Hey folks! We’re recording the next episode of the AVoCADo GamesCast on Tuesday, February 21st, at 9 PM Eastern. (Don’t worry: Episode #89 is currently being edited and is on its way.) We will spend some time talking about the February deluge of games. Then we’re going to spend some time talking and fantasizing about what new games in our favourite franchises might look like. If you are available and want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Recording should take roughly two and a half hours, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. As always, the GamesCast … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #90

Hey folks! Next week, we’re recording the last episode of the GamesCast before our year-end extravaganza. We’ll be recording on Thursday the 17th of November at 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. We don’t have a set topic planned out, so this episode might end up being an extended “What We’ve Been Playing” segment, but if you have any ideas, please send them my way. If you are available and want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Recording should take roughly two and a half hours, maybe a little more, maybe a little less. As always, the GamesCast welcomes … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #87

It’s that time of year, folks! We’re putting together the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like we do every year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. To that end, we invite you all to submit a rundown of your top 3 games of 2021! Here’s how it works: If you’re interested, reply to the subthread below marked “Community submissions.” Record yourself running down your top 3 games of 2021, and explain why you selected them. Make sure you have a decent-quality mic, and try to keep your recording brief. Somewhere between two and … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2021 Year-End Extravaganza Community Submissions

Hey folks! We’re recording the 77th episode of the GamesCast this Sunday the 1st of August, and we’d love to have you participate. (We’re based in Eastern time.) We will definitely spend some time discussing both the Steam Deck and the recent allegations of discrimination, harassment, and abuse at Activision Blizzard, but we’re still looking for a main topic for the episode, and we’d love to get some suggestions from you. If you want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Your Skype handle, if I don’t already have it.[footnote]See below for privacy-related disclaimers.[/footnote] Which times on Sunday you’re … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #77

Hey folks! We’re back after a multi-month hiatus to record Episode #76 of the GamesCast this weekend, the 5th or 6th of June. (We’re based in Eastern time.) The main topic of discussion will most likely be games that won you over — games that looked bad in preview coverage or trailers but were fun to play, games that had slow starts but got better as you played them, games that you didn’t like when you played them long ago but love now, etc. We may also discuss what we’re anticipating from summer gaming news. If you want to participate, … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #76

Hey folks! We’re planning to record Episode #75 of the GamesCast this Saturday, January 30th. (We’re based in Eastern time.) The topic of discussion will be gaming moods. Which games do you play when you’re sad? Which games do you play when it’s a wintry January (or July, if you’re in the Southern hemisphere) day? If you had to play a game while your mom stood over your shoulder and commented on everything, which one would it be? If you want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Your Skype handle, if I don’t already have it.[footnote]See below for … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #75

Hey folks! We’re planning to record the first GamesCast of 2021 this Sunday, January 17th, in the afternoon (Eastern time). We’re planning to discuss our predictions for and most anticipated games of 2021. (Don’t worry, the 2020 year-end extravaganza is currently being edited and will be released soon.) If you want to participate, please provide in the comments below: Your Skype handle, if I don’t already have it.[footnote]See below for privacy-related disclaimers.[/footnote] Which times on Sunday you’re available[footnote]Please remember to provide this. If you don’t, the podcast becomes very difficult to schedule.[/footnote] Recording should take roughly 2 hours, maybe a … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #74

It’s that time of year, folks! We’re prepping to record the year-end AVoCADo GamesCast community extravaganza, and just like last year, we’re trying to involve as many community members as we can. We’re going to use same tasty sandwich format that has served us so well for the past few years: 2020 gaming news rundown Community top 3 submissions Best/worst/most surprising games of the year For sections 1 and 3, which we’ll record in a single session, we’re looking for two participants to record with us on Sunday, December 20th, at noon EST.[footnote]If need be, we might be able to … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast 2020 Year-End Extravaganza Sign-Ups and Community Submissions

Let’s get one thing out of the way: Nice! Okay, now that we’ve taken care of that, we’re planning to record the next episode of the GamesCast this coming weekend (26th and 27th of September), and we’d love for you to participate. The entire weekend is open except Saturday evening Eastern time, so we can be pretty flexible on scheduling. This episode will be the promised sequel to the crossover episode, where we discussed video game mash-ups. I’ve got a big list of hypothetical video game crossovers, and we’re going to talk about what they might look like. We are … Continue reading AVoCADo GamesCast-ing Call #69