The Best Gaming Podcasts To Follow

The gaming world has evolved beyond just going to an arcade at the mall or sitting in your room alone. With the emergence of games with better control, gameplay, and graphics - people are more excited than ever to find out the happenings in the gaming industry.

One of such ways to learn about this movement has been through podcasts. The influence of gaming podcasts have been so massive that new ones spring up daily. With so many gaming podcasts available, this article presents a streamlined pick of the best.

1) Retronauts

This is one of the few podcasts that has chosen to niche down in the gaming podcast world, to set themselves apart. Retronauts as the name suggests are all about games from the past- according to their slogan, its mission is "to explore the history of video games, one game at a time." Known for its exceptional quality - it is meant to show the broad history of video games and how the past game structure influences the present days' games.

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2) How Did This Get Played?

Hosted by Heather Anne Campbell and Nick Wiger, this podcast focuses on the "weirdest" and "worst" games ever created. If you are looking for a light-hearted podcast then this podcast should be your go-to –since, both Heather and Nick are comedians. However, they still incorporate seriousness and point out the mistakes and errors that could have been avoided in games they chose to analyse. An episode goes on for about 1 hour and 15 minutes each.

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3) Giant Bombcast

Arguably one of the biggest and known podcasts in the gaming world, Giant Bombcast is all about what's happening in the gaming verse- the show is hosted by the Giant Bombcast team. Existing since 2008 and with over 600 episodes, the podcast features interviews, game news, latest releases, and much more. The team also deviates from the gaming scene and goes a bit more into their personal likes (they do talk about food a lot). Slight warning though, unlike conventional podcasts, this one might take a bit more time to listen to but it is equally enjoyable.

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4) What Good Games

Compared to the other podcast on this list, What Good Games are a relatively new one. Considered by many as a breath of fresh air, as it is hosted by three women (Andrea Rene, Brittney Brombacher, and Kristine Steimer) in what is known as a male-dominated industry. With the three of them having over 30+ years of gaming experience between them, they talk extensively about everything from their favorite games industry news, new consoles, and hardware. A great podcast if you are interested in another perspective of things.

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5) Spawn on Me

This is another Podcast that focuses on a minority group, Spawn on me is all about highlighting people of colour in the gaming industry. Hosted by Kahlief Adams, the podcast invites various guests who bring their different personalities to the show, discussing the intricacies between game-related topics and race.

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6) Game Scoop

From IGN comes the eccentric podcast called Game Scoop, their most popular of several podcasts they run. If you want to keep up tabs on major news, then Game Scoop is your best bet. Hosted by Daemon Hatfield and Justin Davis, they talk extensively on all the gaming headlines – in a fun and exciting way, mostly under an hour. The particular segment of the show that keeps everyone on their toes is Video Game 20 Questions, which happens at the end of each episode.

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Waking up with a podcast on iOS

Podcast Alarm is a fully featured podcast player and alarm. You can set up queues of your favourite episodes and listen to them whenever you like. Why not subscribe to your favourite podcast and have the latest episode wake you up every weekday morning. There are lots of screenshots and videos in our "How to set a podcast as an alarm on iphone?" blog post.