Next Level Play! Presented by ESR
Game culturists Sydney Amanuel and Marcus Jahn talk with industry insiders, esports players, and streamers about the freshest news & hottest takes in the gaming world.
Episodes
Netflix's Avori Henderson returns with the winner of Battle for the Rose, Daniel Ayoola. Marcus and Sydney pull out answers from their favorite moments from Season 5.
Game composer Chase Bethea returns to the Pod; Marcus & Sydney wonder about Nintendo's foray into horror with Emio.
Sydney & Marcus geek out over video game soundtracks with multi-award winning game composer Chase Bethea.
Gaming Lawyer and Author Justin Jacobson returns with Sydney & Marcus getting the skinny on the future of the Esports betting market, viewpoints on cheating in Esports, and a tier list unlike no other.
Attorney / Author Justin Jacobson enters the Pod and discusses the current prospects of the Esports industry from the perspective of an esports business lawyer.
George Motz returns with his gamer son Mac training him on Cooking Simulator, while Sydney and Marcus wax on about the nostalgia of difficulty modes.
Sydney & Marcus discuss the trouble with Game Release Dates, plus George Motz, documentarian, author and chef for Hamburger America enters the Pod along with his gamer son, Mac.
The Kristala game developers come back for a second helping, and Sydney finds out, for some reason, Marcus has never watched a single season of "The Boys"
Sydney & Marcus are all about the Mario, then game developers from Astra Clocktower Studios' Kristala show up to discuss the inner workings of their new game, plus everyone hates a sloshed Samurai!
Sydney & Marcus discuss games in developmental hell, the Joker 2 film, and rare gaming escapism, plus Judy Jetset returns to the pod.
Sydney, Marcus, and guest Judy Jetset reminisce about their days at gaming company The Leaderboard, along with contriving a game developer tier list!
Reality star, model and streamer sensation Avori Henderson joins the podcast as Sydney Marcus ask her about her time hosting the gaming show "Battle For The Rose," airing this week on Sling TV.
The Smash Bros. Documentary Director Travis "Samox" Beauchamp returns to the studio as Marcus and Sydney get caught in the weeds over Artificial Intelligence and how it could affect the future of gaming.
Sydney and Marcus discuss the pitfalls of a new Nintendo Switch 2, plus a surprise guest appearance by Travis "Samox" Beauchamp of The Smash Bros. doc fame.
Sydney and Marcus have Letta J return to the studio to deepen their talks about her journey from musician to owner of her Manhattan establishment Coexist Gaming. Hot gaming gossip too!
Sydney and Marcus pay tribute to Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball. Letta J of Coexist Gaming joins the show.
Willy P returns to the studio as Sydney and Marcus tier for best female video game characters.
Sydney and Marcus debate video game movie adaptations and talk with local New York Smash tournament organizer Willy P.
Sydney and Marcus jump into everything that happened at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco! Along with the best way to announce a game, the new Among Us TV show, and so much more.
Sydney and Marcus dive into the new trend of micro-transactions in games, the winners of the GDC conference, and do a run-through of the 2023 Game Of The Year... and an earthquake happens.
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