Episode One - The Top 5 Gaming Franchises of All-Time

The Joy of Gaming Podcast

The (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast - Episode One

The Top 5 Gaming Franchises of All-Time

On this episode of the (New) Joy of Gaming Podcast, we take on the formidable task of choosing our Top 5 Favorite Gaming Franchises - past and present. We also discuss recent gaming news, discuss some notable new releases in our #ForeverPhysical and Rich’s Digital Picks segments, and talk about some of the games we’ve been playing recently.

Run of Show:

00:06 - Introduction

04:03 - Recent Gaming News

• Forspoken delayed
• God of War: Ragnarok release date
• Skull & Bones gameplay & release date
• Bayonetta 3 release date
• Inscryption coming to Playstation
• Cuphead DLC
• Mass Effect 5 gets awesome Senior Narrative Director
• Bruce Straley opens new studio
• Bad news for Star Wars: KOTOR Remake
• Assassin’s Creed Liberation delisted
• Former EA CEO John Riccitiello shows his hand

48:15 - Brandon’s #ForeverPhysical Segment

1:15:43 - Rich’s Digital Picks

1:25:47 - What We’ve Been Playing

• Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Revisited)
• Olli Olli World
• The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
• Titanfall 2
• The Quarry
• Stray
• Fist: Forged in Shadow Torch

2:09:14 Top 5 Favorite Gaming Franchises

3:16:38 Closing Thoughts