The Broad Topics Episodes

These episodes focus on a topic within the world of video games.
Feb. 5, 2024

Reminiscing About Rock Band (and Guitar Hero)

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, hosts Dylan Wren and Andrew Kimball delve into the world of music rhythm games with a focus on the iconic series, Rock Band. They explore the challenges and delights of fi...

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Jan. 22, 2024

Fantasy Football But It's For Nerds -The FN Fantasy Critic League 2024

Andrew and Dylan are joined by Eric and Phil from The Wait For It podcast and Stefan (Eric's brother) to talk about the results of the 2023 Fantasy Critic League and to draft for the 2024 league! Jay Davis of …

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Jan. 15, 2024

Results for 2023 and New Predictions for 2024

Last year Andrew and Dylan made predictions about things they thought would happen in 2023. Now it's time to look back and see who was correct! Whichever host got the most predictions correct gets to choose a game for the …

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Jan. 8, 2024

The Third Annual FN Game Awards

**Lies of P Spoilers** check the timestamps below. It's time once again for the annual FN Game Awards! Andrew and Dylan give out awards to the games they played this last year. Awards such as, best art-style, best villain, bi...

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Jan. 1, 2024

Game of the Year 2023

On this episode of the podcast Andrew and Dylan share their top 10 games of 2023! Along with that, they also go over the various "year in review" data from Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox. We hope you enjoy and we …

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Dec. 25, 2023

The Unforgiving Wheel of Christmas Songs - A SBBCU Holiday Special

It's time once again for the Super Bracket Bros, The Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Game of Groans, and The Wait For It podcast to gather around a holiday topic and argue about it. This year the gang aims to find out …

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Dec. 25, 2023

Episode 100

Join Andrew and Dylan for a very special milestone episode as they take a look back over the past year and answer some questions from the community! WEBSITE https://www.fngamers.com/ DISCORD https://discord.gg/euhEYZxC58 TWIT...

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Dec. 11, 2023

Geoff Keighley's Game Awards 2023

Welcome back to the neighborhood, on this episode Andrew and Dylan are talking about the 2023 Game Awards! The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry. Established in 2014, th...

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Nov. 13, 2023

The Games of Our Childhood - With Aubrey Kimball

Aubrey is back in the neighborhood to chat with Andrew about the games that defined their childhood. Dylan couldn't make it this week so it was the perfect opportunity for two siblings to sit down and reminisce about all of …

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Nov. 6, 2023

"Bad" Games That We Love

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, hosts Dylan Wren and Andrew Kimball delve into the world of bad games that they love. From "scary" dialogue to unimpressive shooting mechanics, they explore games like "Ma...

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Oct. 2, 2023

Huge Xbox Leak and a Dive Into the Backlog

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Andrew and Dylan share their thoughts on the MASSIVE Xbox Leak that happened a couple of weeks ago. After that they take a look at their backlogs. But more than that, they...

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Sept. 4, 2023

Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane - Nostalgia in Video Games

Andrew and Dylan look back at games that they are nostalgic for or games that defined their childhoods. They examine if these games hold up today and if they are worth going back to. They also discuss nostalgia in general …

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Aug. 21, 2023

From Video Games to Board Games: Unpacking the Intersection of Digita…

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, we dive into the captivating world of board games. Join us as we discuss the fascinating dynamics between video game adaptations and traditional board games, the significa...

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Aug. 14, 2023

You Might Be a Toxic Gamer If... - A Look Into the Frustrating Toxici…

In this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Andrew and Dylan tackle the prevalent issue of toxicity in the gaming community head-on. Exploring the psychology behind toxic behavior, they discuss the Dunning Kruger ef...

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June 26, 2023

Summer Game Fest and Showcases: Our Favorite Announcements

On this episode of Your Friendly Neighborhood Gamers, Andrew and Dylan discuss their favorite announcements from the recent gaming events including PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Showcases. They cover a variety of topics suc...

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