Controllers Down: What Defined Gaming in 2024 - Part Four

Controllers Down: What Defined Gaming in 2024 - Part Four

Author: The Waffling Taylors February 21, 2025 Duration: 42:06

A Note from Jay

Hey all,

Would you Adam and Eve-it, I still don't have an internet connection (I'm using up my mobile data at a rate of knots at the moment), and life is still... well, life is doing life things right now.

Anyway, this is the second half of the second set of episodes (why didn't I just write "part four"?) on what defined gaming in 2024 for our guests. The ever amazing Squidge continued to emcee this episode, asking both Nomad and G (aka #dontCallMyAudrey, aka The Lard of Dorkness) all about their gaming adventures in 2024.

Just like last episode, let us know if you're reading this show notes: send out a messenger pigeon, lean out the window and yell, or (better yet) join the Discord and let us know.

Here's hoping I can get a stable internet connection soon. We're now hip deep into February 2025 and I still don't have a working internet connection. How crazy is that!?

— Jay

Content Warning

This episode contains spoilers and swears. But it also contains some seriously bonkers tangents and silliness. You have been politely informed. There are also topics which might not be suitable for the ears of the innocent. But nothing in this episode, or this podcast as a whole, is to be taken seriously.

Please listen responsibly.


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