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Episodes
Thanks For PlayingThe OFFICIAL Control Resonant Review - Better than the first?
Join Matt and Lucas as they dive into the world of Control Resonant, the sequel to Control and the latest game from the studio Remedy. With high expectations…
Thanks For PlayingThe Official Resident Evil Movie Review + Matt's Japan Trip!
Join Matt and Lucas as they dive into the latest greatest video game adaption RESIDENT EVIL! Was this a good movie? What made it sick? Let's find out! Plus…
Thanks For PlayingGame Designer Mike Leone! + That Halo News, Control Resonant and More!
Join Lucas and Matt as they chat with Mike Leone who has worked on games such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and High On Life! His studio Systems Heavy is working on…
Thanks For PlayingBlizzcon, WOW Forever, and your long awaited Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Review
Join Matt and Hyalet as they dive into AC: Black Flag! And hear about the amazing Blizzcon experience LIVE from Lucas! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingThe Thanks for Playing Draft of 'Thanks for Playing' Games!
Join Lucas, Matthew, Chambers, and Hyalet as they go down memory lane and draft THE MOST ICONIC GAMES THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER! What was first pick? Who cooked?…
Thanks For PlayingThe Outer Wilds RE-Review!
Join Lucas and Chambers as they dive into the amazing open world sci-fi adventure game Outer Wilds! Let's find out if the game holds up after nearly 8 years!…
Thanks For PlayingThe Big Summer News Sweep! + What Are the Highest Rated Games So Far This Year??
Join Lucas, Matt, and Hot Mickey as they dive into the big news of the Summer and catch you up on everything you may have missed – and stuff we missed! Are the…
Thanks For PlayingWorld of Warcraft: Midnight – A Nice Casual Perspective
Join Lucas and Hot Mickey as they talk about Season 1 of the latest World of Warcraft Expansion Midnight! Is the game in a good spot? How's the class…
Thanks For PlayingThe Official 007: First Light Review – The Bond Game We've Been Waiting For?
Join Matt and Hyalet as they dive into the latest thriller from IO Interactive! From the developer of the beloved Hitman series comes a new James Bond game…
Thanks For PlayingRoller Coaster Tycoon 2!
Join Lucas, Mickey, and Chambers as they dive into the classic game Roller Coaster Tycoon 2. Does it hold up 25 years later? Is it everything we remembered?…
Thanks For PlayingThe Latest and Great From Summer Game Fest 2026!
Join Lucas and Matt as they talk about all the recent new announcements and hype from Summer Game Fest 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingFinally... The Halo 3 Episode You've All Been Waiting For
Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they dive into the entire history and cultural impact of HALO 3. One of the most iconic games ever made on one of the most…
Thanks For PlayingXbox Redemption, Nintendo Disappointment & The Death of Game Ownership
Join Lucas, Matt and Chambers as they give into the latest news from Xbox and their quest to right all their wrongs! Speaking of wrongs, did anyone else see…
Thanks For PlayingThanks for Playing Announcement!
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Thanks For PlayingThe Sad Downfall of Turtle Wow, the latest adaptions + emulation in 2026?
Join Lucas, Chambers, and Hot Mickey as they dive into some of the latest news out there. Private servers dying is always sad but this time does it mean…
Thanks For PlayingThe Mario Galaxy Movie Review
Join Lucas, Matt, Hot Mickey, and Chambers as they dive into the giant behemoth movie, the sequel to one of the biggest commercial successes of all time Super…
Thanks For PlayingInterview with Grace Schroeder: Geek Therapy and Counseling with Video Games!
Join Lucas and Hyalet as we talk with Grace Schroeder, who has been conducting research on the effects of videogames in the therapy/counseling space. How can…
Thanks For PlayingResident Evil: Requiem
Join Lucas and Matt as they give their official review of Resident Evil: Requiem! The latest and greatest in a long line of amazing survival horror games –…
Thanks For PlayingThe OFFICIAL Mario Draft
Join Lucas, Matt, Chambers and Hot Mickey and they pick from one of the greatest and deepest catalogues ever – Mario games! Who will have the best lineup and…
Thanks For PlayingOscars 2026 Reactions, USA Esports Alliance Debate, Overwatch 2 Regrets & RuneScape Price Hikes
This week on Thanks For Playing, we’re diving into a little bit of everything. We kick things off with our Oscars 2026 reactions, including thoughts on…
Thanks For PlayingHighguard NOOOOoooo + Sony Testing Dynamic Pricing?
Join Matt, Timurhan, and Lucas as they talk through the failure of Highguard and the future of hero shooters + Rumor has it Sony has been testing out dynamic…
Thanks For PlayingThe Seance of Blake Manor Official Review!
Join Matt and Lucas as they dive into The Seance of Blake Manor. A surprise critical success visual novel mystery game developed by Spooky Doorway. Are visual…
Thanks For PlayingThe Console Wars Aren’t Dead—They Evolved
This week on Thanks For Playing, Matt and Hot Mickey run an abridged history of the console wars—from Atari’s boom-and-bust (yes, E.T.), to Nintendo’s NES…
Thanks For PlayingThe Character Creator Draft
Join Lucas, Matt, Chambers, and Hot Mickey as they try to create the BEST video game character they can by drafting traits! Who will win and who will die?…
Thanks For PlayingOverwatch Is Back. 2XKO Is Not + We gotta upload a government ID now?
Join Lucas and Chambers as they dive into the latest and greatest about 2XKO, this whole Discord thing, and Overwatch 2 dropping that 2. Learn more about your…
Thanks For PlayingThe OFFICIAL Fallout: New Vegas Review
War... War Never Changes... Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they dive into the Mojave Wasteland! What will they find out there in the wild wild west?? And…
Thanks For PlayingWhy Nintendo Doesn't Need To Change
Join Matt, Mickey, and Timurhan as they talk NFL playoffs, Red Dead Redemption 2, and why is it Nintendo is still so successful, despite being the least tech…
Thanks For PlayingThe Official TFP Arc Raiders Review
Join Chambers, Hyalet, Lucas, and Matt as they dive into the latest multiplayer extraction shooter ARC RAIDERS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For Playing2025 Movies, UNCSLOP, and even some German Video Game Subsidies?
Join Matt, Chambers, and Lucas as they cover some of the latest and greatest news coming around Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks For PlayingThe Things We're Looking Forward To In 2026 Draft!
Join Matt, Lucas, Chambers, and Hyalet as they dive into everything they're excited about in 2026! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingThe 2025 Thanks for Playing Recap
Join Lucas, Matt, and Chambers are they dive into everything they played in 2025. The good, the bad, the slop. And a Happy New Year to everyone!! Learn more…
Thanks For PlayingThe 2025 Christmas Character Draft!
Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they pick their favorite timeless Christmas characters from lore/canon. Merry Christmas one and all! Hope you got your…
Thanks For PlayingThe Game Awards: Our Reactions!
Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they jump into what they loved and what they hated about The Game Awards 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingThe OFFICIAL Dispatch Review
Join Matt and Timurhan as they dive into the new indie game Dispatch (also nominated for best debut indie game) by AdHoc Studio! Is it as good as they say?…
Thanks For PlayingThe Unofficial Outer Worlds 2 Review (Breaking Bad Spoilers) + Sailing in Runescape?
Join Chambers, Matt, and Lucas as they dive into everything they've been into in this grab bag of topics on today's episode. Beware there are some Breaking Bad…
Thanks For PlayingThe Official Ghost of Yotei Review
Join Hyalet and Lucas as they dive into 1600s Ezo, Japan on a quest for revenge! Did this game live up to the hype?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingVideo Game Awards Nominees and Predictions!
Come join Matt, Hyalet, and Chambers as they chat about the latest nominees from the Video Game Awards 2025! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingHades 2
Join Matt and Timurhan as they dive into the highly anticipated sequel to th award-winning masterpiece Hades. Does this game live up to its name?? Learn more…
Thanks For PlayingThese layoffs recently were rough but what does it mean for gaming??
Join Matt, Lucas, and Hyalet as they dive into the latest sad news of massive layoffs and what they mean for both gaming and the job market as a whole.d Learn…
Thanks For PlayingAmnesia: The Dark Descent - SCARIEST GAME OF ALL TIME?
Join Matt, Lucas, and Chambers as they descend into Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The start of the Let's Play revolution, the scariest game of all time, but did…
Thanks For PlayingThe Game Developer Draft!
Wow! Can you believe we've never done this draft before? Neither could we! Who will win, who will d*e in this insane draft of the greatest game developers of…
Thanks For PlayingThe Verdict is Out - Hollow Knight: Silksong
Join Lucas and Hot Mickey as they give the FINAL OFFICIAL VERDICT on Hollow Knight: Silksong! Was it worth the wait? Was it good? Or was it just too hard to be…
Thanks For PlayingThe Chambers DISCO ELYSIUM Re-Review
Join Chambers, Matt, and Lucas as they dive into the world of Revachol! It's been years since this game came out and the question everyone has been asking: Is…
Thanks For PlayingThe TFP Sports Games Draft! IT'S IN THE GAME.
Join Matt, Lucas, Hyalet, Hot Mickey, and Chambers are they fight hard to draft their favorite sports games of all time! Who will win? Who will die? Learn more…
Thanks For PlayingNintendo IPs + What Extreme Discord Servers Are You In??
Join Lucas, Matt, Chambers, and Hot Mickey as they dive into the latest topical news, including Chambers's adventures in crazy corners of the internet! Learn…
Thanks For PlayingMafia: The Old Country - The OFFICIAL REVIEW
Join Matt and Hyalet as they dive into the latest Mafia game! Did they love it or did they absolutely hate it? Find out! Learn more about your ad choices…
Thanks For Playing99 Woodcutting & Other Bad Ideas + Hollow Knight Silksong!
Join Matt and Mickey as they dive into the two greatest video games of our time: Runescape and Hollow Knight Silksong! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingLucas's Solo Review: Donkey Kong Bananza!
Come hang out with Lucas as he digs deep into the crazy kinetic destructible world of Donkey Kong Bananza! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
Thanks For PlayingGamescom 2025 News and More!
Join Matt, Lucas, Chambers and Hot Mickey as they dive into the incredible news and announcements to come out of Gamescom 2025 including HOLLOW KNIGHT…
Thanks For PlayingAnything is Possible: A Brief History of Valve & the economics of these dang sports games
Join Matt and Lucas as they jump into the history and structure of one of the most valuable gaming companies around and some of the insane economics of…
Thanks For PlayingFrom Roguelites to Rising Costs: The Future of Gaming, Sony’s Fate, and the War on Cheats
Join Matt and Chambers as they dive into a wide-ranging conversation about the current state and future of gaming, covering personal gaming updates, market…
Thanks For PlayingDeath Stranding 2
Join Matt and Lucas as they dive into the SECOND strand-type game that Kojima though was TOO GOOD! What do we think? All hype? Sloppy mess? Should we have even…
Thanks For PlayingFinal Fantasy 6, Finally!
Join Lucas and Hyalet as they review the great Final Fantasy 6. Did you know this is the first Final Fantasy Thanks For Playing has reviewed? Crazy I know!…
Thanks For PlayingTHE HERO DRAFT!
Join Matt, Lucas, Hyalet, and Chambers as they DRAFT their favorite heroes from video games!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks For PlayingRecapping The 1st Half of the 2025 + What's Left of 2025?
Did you already forget everything that came out this year? Do you need to know what to look out for in the next 6 months? We got you on this episode!…
Thanks For PlayingFlappy Bird Historia + Video Game Adaptations: Better than the 90s?
Join Matt and Lucas as they dive into the history of Flappy Bird and analyze the history of video game adaptations and ask the questions: Are we really better…
Thanks For PlayingDeath Stranding 2 Reaction, Esports Betting Sponsorships + High Stakes Poker Collusion??
Join Lucas and Hot Mickey talking about a bunch of the topical stories from the week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks For PlayingThe Video Game Mechanics Draft
Join Lucas, Matt, Chambers and Hyalet as they draft all of the most groundbreaking, innovative, hilarious, and stupid video game mechanics out there! Learn…
Thanks For PlayingClair Obscur: Expedition 33 Official Review!
Join Lucas, Matt and Hyalet as they dive into the amazing world of Clair Obscur and the evolution of the traditional RPG genre! Is this really game of the year…
Thanks For PlayingXbox Showcase, the SGF Hangover, The "ALLY" and More!
Join Matt, Lucas and Chambers as they dive into the biggest news weekend in gaming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices