The ever-evolving landscape of gaming is still in its infancy with new teams popping up like weeds in the garden fighting over new and undiscovered talent. Where will the road lead with new introductions into the gaming space such as Virtual reality? Will you physically be able to take part? There are so many questions, here are 7 of the best gaming podcasts to help satisfying that insatiable desire:

Gamertag Radio

Releasing episodes since February 2005, there is nobody more clued in to gaming news and reviews than Gamertag Radio.  The learned podcasting trio, Danny Peña, Peter Toledo and Parris Lilly bring you everything new and exclusive happening in the industry.  If you want to stay informed, this is where you want to be. Listen now on Acast >>>

Retronauts

Ever been intrigued by the history of games? Retronauts has you covered exploring more than 40 years of vintage gaming excellence.  From pixelated Pokemon battles to high resolution Call of Duty wars, they will explain how these games came to fruition. A truly in depth insight that never gets boring! Listen now on Acast >>>

Podcast Unlocked

The battle of the gaming consoles has been fought more fiercely than the Cold War. If your heart happens to be green and you side with the Xbox army, then you have found your clan from Halo to Gears of War, this podcast is for you. Hosted by the IGN Network, weekly episodes are released giving you everything Xbox. Listen now on Acast >>>

What’s Good Games

With over 30 years of video game industry experience Andrea Rene, Brittany Brombacher and Kristine Steimer break down the week’s news, exclusives and gossip in a passionately humorous manner. A very smart and intelligent take on the industry, these 3 women have me both laughing and informed. Listen now >>>

Sacred Symbols

If PlayStation is your weapon of choice, then industry past masters, Colin Moriarty, Chris Maldonado and Dustin Furman further conspire to indoctrinate you in the ways of Sony. Weekly episodes are  humorously packaged to include news, recommendations and audience Q & A’s. The trio are so amicable that you feel part of the conversation! Listen now on Acast >>>

The Psychology of Video Games

Jamie Madigan explores the convergence  between video games and psychology. Each episode features an expert specialising in different aspects of gaming psychology.  For example, episode 29 deals with morality and moral choices in video games.  With a warm and intellectual interview style, the information conveyed is extremely clear and concise. I could not recommend this podcast more highly! Listen now >>>

Rebel FM

If you are more interested in the intersection between video games and everyday life then this podcast is for you. Industry experts discuss the influences of video game culture, movies, and books on their personal lives.  Each episode is a nostalgic trip to distant memories or discovering new future favourites! Listen now on Acast >>>

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What is it about podcasts that appeals to you?
One of the best things about podcasts is that it can be quite an intimate medium. You are in someone’s ear and so close to them, more than you can do with TV content. You get the opportunity to really burrow an idea into someone’s brain!

If you could go back to just before you recorded the first episode of your podcast and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be?
Bring more snacks! Also trusting our instinct and chemistry because that is one of the unique things about our podcast is the fact that we are best friends in real life and we know each other really well. We found the more recording we’ve done, the more comfortable we felt interjecting more of ourselves into it.

What makes a great podcast guest?
Someone who is willing to allow themselves to open up and trust that we will treat their story with respect because some of the things we are talking about on our podcast are very intimate moments from people’s lives. 

What makes a great podcast host?
Being nosy and having never ending amounts of questions about everything. 

What’s been your worst podcast moment?
The worst and funniest moment from recording the podcast was when Julia was interviewing someone over the phone, having a really in depth discussion and Aoife burst into the studio and made a really funny noise. It was really funny, the colour just drained from Aoife’s face when she realized I was on the other line. I think we still have the recording of it somewhere!

What is your podcast/podcaster pet peeve?
Over-editing. It’s sometimes nice to just listen to podcasts that let conversations breathe and think if you trust in your story and content, then sometimes you don’t need a lot of sound effects. There’s strength in just letting it be.

Is there anything you found annoying as a podcast listener… but then understood when you started making your own?
Trying to stay on target about what you are talking about is challenging and I’ve started to understand how annoying it must be for our producer every time we just go off on a tangent. 

Which one podcast episode of your own means the most to you?
That’s like choosing children. There are some really important and precious ones for lots of different reasons, some of the stories that we’ve been trusted with are so powerful and it’s hard not to be affected by them, but we did also get to meet Charlie Brooker which was really cool.

Which one podcast episode (not of your own) has had the biggest impact on you?
Julia: I listen to old school podcasts like TED Talks and there’s too many of them to choose.
Aoife: A Reply All episode called Autumn, about a girl who created this world in The Sims to spend time with her grandmother after she passed away. It was this beautifully told story about grief and a coming of age tale. 

Finally, what are your plans for the podcast moving forward?
We are going to run out of stories to tell, so it would be great to have a season two to show more of the incredible impact that gaming has on people’s lives. We are hoping that after people listen to season one that it will open their eyes to the fact that gaming is so much more than what is usually covered.

You can follow Aoife and Julia on Twitter and subscribe to the podcast on BBC Sounds.

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