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Midwest Game Nerds
Midwest Podcast Network
346 episodes
1 month ago
The Midwest Game Nerds Podcast seeks to discuss the latest trends, news, releases, and more in the video game industry.

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The Midwest Game Nerds Podcast seeks to discuss the latest trends, news, releases, and more in the video game industry.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Games
Leisure,
Video Games
Episodes (20/346)
Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 249 - Hollow Knight Silksong, Metal Gear Solid Delta, and The Alters

Alex finished Clair Obscur Expedition 33! He also started and beat Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and picked up Hollow Knight Silksong! Bryan started checking out The Alters! And Jon is excited for Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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1 month ago
1 hour 9 minutes 46 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 248 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Battlefield 6 Open Beta, and Donkey Kong Bananza!

All three nerds have finally tried out Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! Alex has platinum'd Death Stranding 2: On the Beach! Bryan played the first weekend of the Battlefield 6 open beta! Alex has started Donkey Kong Bananza! Oops all video games!


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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2 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes 46 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 247 - More Death Stranding 2 and Nintendo Switch 2!

Bryan got a Nintendo Switch 2! Jon and Alex collectively have over 100 hours in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach! That and Microsoft FAFO'd with the price of The Outer Worlds 2.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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3 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 17 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
MGNP Sidequest - The Bear Season 4

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.


Jon, Bryan, Erica, and Alex all discuss the latest season of FX's The Bear which released all 10 episodes on Hulu on 6/25/25.


Send us your ideas for sidequest topics to our email (midwestgamenerds@gmail.com)!


Become a patron by visiting our Patreon!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!


As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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3 months ago
1 hour 10 minutes 39 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 246 - Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

Apologies for the short episode! We recorded our longer side quest for The Bear season 4 which will be on this feed next week! Alex is deep into Death Stranding 2: On The Beach and he tells Jon and Bryan his initial thoughts about it!


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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3 months ago
32 minutes 3 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 245 - Nintendo Switch 2, Mario Kart World, and Summer Game Fest 2025!

Alex got a Switch 2! He talks about the console itself as well as Mario Kart World and Nintendo Switch 2 World Tour! We also highlight some of our favorite announcements from Summer Game Fest and the surrounding events by Sony and Microsoft.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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4 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 56 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
MGNP Sidequest - Andor Season 2

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.


Erica joins the boys to discuss season 2 of Andor! Enjoy our meandering and gushing conversation about an exemplary TV series and season.


Send us your ideas for sidequest topics to our email (midwestgamenerds@gmail.com)!


Become a patron by visiting our Patreon!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!


As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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5 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes 12 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 244 - Doom: The Dark Ages and The Last of Us Season 2

Alex and Bryan have been checking out Doom: The Dark Ages! Also, all three of us have watched the entirety of HBO's The Last of Us Season 2, so we have a game and show spoiler filled discussion (that starts immediately at 0:33:33).


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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5 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 21 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 243 - The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered

Jon and Bryan have checked out The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered while Alex couldn't even boot it up! He's still been playing Blue Prince.

We also discuss the first 3 episodes of The Last of Us Season 2 on HBO (with some spoilers for the game and show, beware!) and somehow end up talking about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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6 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 25 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 242 - Blue Prince

Jon returns! He's played a little bit of the Suikoden I & II Remaster! Bryan bought a Steam Deck! Alex checked out the Tomba remaster and is at the beginning of a long Blue Prince addiction! All of that plus news about Bungie's Marathon, potential Switch 2 pre-order timing, and the worst kept secret in the games industry -- the inbound Elder Scrolls: Oblivion remaster from Virtuous!


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!


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6 months ago
1 hour 2 minutes 13 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 241 - Nintendo Switch 2 News, Assassin's Creed Shadows, and Suikoden I&II Remaster

While Jon is away taking care of business, Alex and Bryan discuss the massive news drop from this week's Nintendo Switch 2 Direct! Also, Bryan has finished Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Alex is loving Suikoden I&II Remaster, and he also checked out Assassin's Creed Shadows! All of that plus some PC upgrade corner at the end of the episode.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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7 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes 17 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
MGNP Sidequest - Jon's Hibachi Hot Take

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.


Jon and Alex have tried Orange Cream Coke Zero and Blackberry Dr. Pepper Zero! Jon has a lot of feelings about hibachi! Alex watched SNL50 and the associated documentaries! Jon has a bunch of music recs!

Haunted Mouths - A Collection of Greetings

The Story So Far - I Want to Disappear

Wow Signal - Destination Unknown


Send us your ideas for sidequest topics to our email (midwestgamenerds@gmail.com)!


Become a patron by visiting our Patreon!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!


As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!




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8 months ago
41 minutes

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 240 - Avowed

Bryan and Alex have been checking out Obsidian Entertainment's latest game - Avowed! Also, Jon and Alex have played a bit more Blade Chimera. We also talk about some news including Dragon Age: The Veilguard hitting PlayStation Plus only 4 months after release, Ubisoft teasing Rainbow Six Siege X, and the news out of Sony's February State of Play.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!

https://www.patreon.com/midwestpodnet


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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8 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 30 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
MGNP Sidequest - Food and TV

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.


Jon's drinking Zero Sugar Mug Rootbeer and he's eaten a whole lot of cheese from Gardner's Wisconsin Cheese! We also talk about Suits and the new podcast about it, and what you should watch with a 3-months free Apple TV+ trial.


Send us your ideas for sidequest topics to our email (midwestgamenerds@gmail.com)!


Become a patron by visiting our Patreon!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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9 months ago
15 minutes 21 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 239 - Most Anticipated Games of 2025 and Blade Chimera

Alex and Jon are checking out Blade Chimera! They also talk about the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2 and their most anticipated games of 2025.


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!

https://www.patreon.com/midwestpodnet


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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9 months ago
1 hour 5 minutes 44 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 238 - Top 5 of 2024!

We made it! It's now 2025 so of course it's time to talk about our top 5 games of the year! Fortunately we all played at least 5 games but it was a close call...


All of that plus some honorable mentions and a few games we wish we'd played as well. And Alex goes over all of the movies he saw or watched from 2024!


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!

https://www.patreon.com/midwestpodnet


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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9 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes 31 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 237 - The Game Awards, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver Remastered

Games are being played! Jon and Alex are checking out Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered, Bryan and Alex have started Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and Alex finished Astroneer! Plus we talk about some of the Game Awards winners and big announcements!


What we've been playing:

  • (0:09:26) Legacy of Kain Soul Reaver 1&2 Remastered (PC, PS4/5, XBO/X/S, NS)
  • (0:26:17) Indiana Jones and The Great Circle (XBX/S, PC)
  • (0:44:18) Astroneer (PC, PS4, XBO, NS)

Patch Notes:

  • (0:47:22) The Game Awards Winners
  • (0:50:20) The Game Awards Announcements


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!

https://www.patreon.com/midwestpodnet


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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10 months ago
1 hour 13 minutes 19 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 236 - Irresponsible Spending!

Alex is still mining away at Astroneer but that didn't stop him from probably spending too much money on JRPGs that he will never finish.


What we've been playing:

  • (0:09:06) Astroneer (PC, PS4, XBO, NS)
  • (0:14:01) Alan Wake 2 (PS5, PC)
  • (0:21:50) Cyberpunk 2077 (PC, PS4/5, XBO/X/S)
  • (0:24:10) S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl (PC, XBX/S)

(0:25:59) Black Friday Purchases

Patch Notes:

  • (0:43:40) Ubisoft's free to play game XDefiant will be shutting down June 2025, just one year after release
  • (0:49:06) "Vessel" of Sleep Token "helps" a crew hand with their steam deck onstage


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!

https://www.patreon.com/midwestpodnet


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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11 months ago
53 minutes 41 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Episode 235 - UFO50 and Astroneer

Alex has played a lot more UFO50 and has somehow fallen down an Astroneer shaped hole! We also talk about Shadow of the Erdtree being eligible for Game of the Year at The Game Awards as well as the other contenders for Game of the Year.


What we've been playing:

  • (0:02:18) Balatro Mobile (iOS, Android)
  • (0:05:49) UFO50 (PC) and the Eggplant podcast
  • (0:20:09) Astroneer (PC, PS4, XBO, NS)

Patch Notes:

  • (0:31:55) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is eligible for Game of the Year at this year's Game Awards


Support us on Patreon for as little as $1/month to get early access to our sidequests and Horror Movie Yearbook Tiny Terrors!

https://www.patreon.com/midwestpodnet


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



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11 months ago
47 minutes 5 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
Bonus Sidequest - Potpourri of Sidequest Topics

MGNP Sidequests are bonus episodes available to $1/month patrons on our Patreon the day after a normal episode releases! They are also released into our normal feed on off-weeks since we typically only release a full episode once every two weeks.


Music, TV, food, and 3D printing -- what more could you ask for from an MGNP sidequest?


Send us your ideas for sidequest topics to our email (midwestgamenerds@gmail.com)!


Become a patron by visiting our Patreon!


If you want to follow us on social media or see all of the places you can listen to our show, check out midwestgamenerds.com/links!

As always we would appreciate your feedback at midwestgamenerds@gmail.com and don’t forget to rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher!



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11 months ago
56 minutes 27 seconds

Midwest Game Nerds
The Midwest Game Nerds Podcast seeks to discuss the latest trends, news, releases, and more in the video game industry.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.