Casual Sweats

Casual Sweats

A bi-weekly podcast for people who love games, semi-informed opinions, chaos, and even philosophy. Sit back and relax while we make sweet, soothing, nerdy love to your ears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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December 31, 2025 • 177 mins

Our sidequest this week took us down (recent) memory lane to recap Extra Life 2025 and all the insanity, hilarity, and pain we experienced. We set a new fundraising record this year and we're so grateful to everyone that helped by participating and/or donating! Also Sharknado is getting a prequel movie, thank god.


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Our sidequest this week took us to the world of corporate mergers and acquisitions to talk about the terrible news that EA is being bought by Saudi Arabia. We also discussed XBox increasing Game Pass prices, some games to actually look forward to, and games we did a complete 180 on. It's not ALL bad news.


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December 31, 2025 • 182 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to the afterlife where Kojima wants to cast a ghost in his next game. We also chatted about Borderlands 4's performance issues (there may be a pill for that), and games that are good for some podcast or audiobook parings. Enjoy responsibly.


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December 31, 2025 • 166 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to PlayStation land to check out some PS6 handheld rumor, celebrate PlayStation's 30th anniversary, and look at some of the most popular PlayStation games of all time. We also talked about Nintendo's top ranked franchises, what skills we could take back to the medieval times in order to survive, and the difference between escapism and dissociation.


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December 5, 2025 • 225 mins

Our sidequest this week had us riding dinosaurs (with their permission of course). We also dug into the benefits of binge-gaming, failing cheaply, whether or not we own digital goods, and the surprising ages of video game characters.


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December 5, 2025 • 242 mins

Our sidequest this week found us sitting in a dark bathroom. We also got into some Nintendo Switch pricing news, some possible PlayStation 6 info, and how video games (and art) are inherently political.


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December 5, 2025 • 182 mins

Our sidequest this week led us to Ivalice to talk about the new Final Fantasy Tactics Remake. Also discussed - farts in your blood, separating the art from the artist, and, exactly what you were waiting for, BIBLE TRIVIA.


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December 5, 2025 • 203 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to Metropolis to observe some weird Superman abilities. We also discussed some layoffs at Microsoft, we clowned on Fortnite some more, and we talked about how we explain video games to non-gamers.


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Let's chat about Extra Life, how we can do some good together, and all the fun stuff we have planned! Please consider donating $10 or $20 or whatever you can and share the link with your friends to get the word out!


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October 27, 2025 • 202 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to outer space to talk about real-life Xenomorphs, racoon city to discuss the new Resident Evil Game, and across the pond to talk about the idea of Tom Holland as Bond. Or Tom Bondland? Tom Hollbond? We also checked in on some Duke Nukem news and talked about how stupid and useless LLMs are.


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October 8, 2025 • 176 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to improv class! We also took a stroll through Concerned Ape's game factory to get an update on Haunted Chocolatier, stopped by PlayStation HQ to find out what's up with the PS Plus price hike, and journeyed to Ivalice to talk about the new Final Fantasy Tactics Remake! Unrelated, putting furniture together is the worst, yeah?


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September 2, 2025 • 285 mins

Our sidequest took us to Fortnite island (that's what it's called, right?) where we encountered racist, pottymouth Darth Vader. Then we ventured over to PAX East for some fantastic news about GiantBomb.com. Finally, we headed out to Wyoming to talk about Joel, Ellie, and The Last of Us. (spoiler alert, we love these games)


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July 23, 2025 • 190 mins

We took our sidequest to a galaxy far, far away this week to talk about robot curse words and George Lucas' descent into filmmaking madness. Then we turned our attention to some dark news regarding game cancellations, the Russian government seizure of a game developer, and some game coverage outlet layoffs (and individuals to support), but then we picked ourselves up with some fun hot takes and, of course, animal facts.


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July 2, 2025 • 244 mins

We sidequested the heck out of this episode. From TMNT to WWJD, next-gen consoles to current gen pricing woes, sad tofu to the Gobbledy Gooker, we did it all. Just listen, it'll all make sense.


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June 9, 2025 • 224 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to the mystical depths of the ocean where we discovered the true meaning of life and the ultimate aspiration of evolution; the jellyfish. In other, less eternally fateful news, we also discussed Split Fiction's secret challenge that earned two players a trip to Stockholm to see Hazelight's next project, GameInformer's auspicious return, some news about the live-action Zelda film currently in developm...

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April 29, 2025 • 179 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to the land of neckbeards. No, not the modern cultural pejorative, but actual, literal neckbeards. Topics also on offer include pricing for the Switch 2, rumblings of a Xbox handheld, Copilot for gaming, and things we've learned from video games. Did you know we need air to survive??


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April 11, 2025 • 177 mins

This sidequest took us to Disney World, the afterlife, Raccoon City, and to vast subterranean depths. We also visited the Land of Games That Could Have Been and talked about cancelled games that would have been REALLY cool if they'd have come out, discussed Epic's ongoing legal issues, and a recently cancelled Wonder Woman Game.


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March 28, 2025 • 201 mins

This sidequest took us to a freezing, post-apocalyptic world where tough ethical choices are required for survival. Along the way, we also swung by some news about the Marvel Rivals American dev team being laid off, a Fortnite cheater getting what he deserved, some exciting news about THPS 3&4, and some helpful wikihow articles.


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March 14, 2025 • 149 mins

Our sidequest this week took us LA to visit a moron millionaire with a drone. We also talked about some cool stuff coming from the Video Game History Foundation, discussed a horrendous take from EA's CEO about why Veilguard "failed", made some predictions about the critical reception of the year's most anticipated releases, and evaluated the merits of ballistic castration.


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February 24, 2025 • 197 mins

Our sidequest this week took us to the adults only neighborhood of video game land to talk about some of the most controversial video games ever made. Other stops include a look at Sony Bend's and Blue Point's cancelled games, some details about the Swith 2, and some exciting news from the XBox Developer Direct.


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