David FriedlandAre you wanting to learn more about video games ? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best video games podcasts of 2021.
We have selected these podcasts for a variety of reasons, but they are all well worth a listen. We tried to select a variety of podcasts across the spectrum from hosts with a wide breadth of experience.
We are always keen to hear your feedback, if we have missed a podcast, tweet us @MagazineWelp and we will check it out!
Best Video Games Podcasts 2021
With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.
Triple Click
- Publisher: Maximum Fun
- Total Episodes: 59
Video games: They’re serious business! Except when they’re not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They’ll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.
Kinda Funny Games Daily: Video Games News Podcast
- Publisher: Kinda Funny
- Total Episodes: 945
The world’s most popular daily video game news podcast hosted by Greg “GameOverGreggy” Miller, Tim Gettys, Blessing Adeoye, Star Wars Rogue One writer Gary Whitta, alongside a cast of games industry veterans and guests covering the latest in PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and more. Watch the free video version at YouTube.com/KindaFunnyGames
Weekly Games Chat
- Publisher: The HP Video Game Podcast Network
- Total Episodes: 193
Jon and Shaun with their pal Chris aka the G.H.O.S.T. talk about video games. If you’re a gamer and want to know what’s new in the world of video games, Weekly Games Chat is for you.
Same Brain
- Publisher: iJustine and Jenna
- Total Episodes: 39
iJustine and Jenna — Two sisters. Same Brain. Talking about tech, video games, food and probably more food. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/samebrain/support
The Giant Beastcast
- Publisher: Giant Bomb
- Total Episodes: 313
The Giant Bomb East team gathers to talk about the week in video games, their lives, and basically anything that interests them. All from New York City!
The D6 Generation – Dice Are Our Vice
- Publisher: The D6G Team
- Total Episodes: 308
Topical, controversial, and (hopefully) entertaining conversation about miniature war games, board games, and other topics near and dear to gamers’ hearts. Our wide variety of topics include table top war games, board games, miniature games, Fantasy Flight Games (Starcraft, Descent, Twilight Imperium, etc.), Games Workshop (Warhammer, 40k), Privateer Press (Warmachine Hordes, Monsterpocalypse), Days of Wonder, Rio Grande Games, Video Games, MMORPGS (World of Warcraft, Warhammer Online), and much more.
8-4 Play
- Publisher: 8-4, Ltd.
- Total Episodes: 287
Every other week, tune into 8-4 Play for talk about Japan, video games, and Japanese video games, straight from the 8-4 offices in beautiful downtown Tokyo. Featuring the sultry voices of 8-4’s own Mark MacDonald, John Ricciardi, Hiroko Minamoto, Justin “JJ” Epperson, Roy Blakely, Sarah Podzorski, and Graeme Howard.
Podcast Unlocked
- Publisher: IGN
- Total Episodes: 528
Love video games? IGN’s Podcast Unlocked is your source for everything Xbox One. If you live and breathe Halo, Gears of War, Forza, and more, Podcast Unlocked has you covered. Tune in every week for the latest video game news for Xbox One and Xbox Live junkies around the globe.
The Kinda Funny Podcast
- Publisher: Kinda Funny
- Total Episodes: 423
Twice a week 4 best friends Greg “GameOverGreggy” Miller, Tim Gettys, Nick Scarpino, and Andy Cortez hang out to discuss popular culture, the internet, social issues, movies, comic books, video games, and their lives with you and our super cool guests. Watch the free video version at YouTube.com/KindaFunny
The Mega64 Podcast
- Publisher: Mega64 Inc.
- Total Episodes: 137
Enter the world of Mega64- video games, filmmaking, and every dumb thing in between- every Tuesday.
IGN Unfiltered
- Publisher: IGN
- Total Episodes: 58
IGN Unfiltered goes in-depth with creators of your favorite video games, talking not just about the games themselves but about the fascinating lives of the people behind them. New episodes each month!
Thumb Cramps
- Publisher: Sanspants Radio
- Total Episodes: 134
Thumb Cramps is a video game review podcast where three useless but informed gamers review AAA, indie, and retro games for those who are time poor, bad at video games, or just plain impatient. New episode every Friday
The Reformed Gamers
- Publisher: Logan & Adam
- Total Episodes: 197
The Reformed Gamers! The show all about theology, video games and tacos (and anything else)! Join two reformed pastors as they discuss specific video games, or news related to video games, from a Biblical perspective in order to glorify God through gaming.
Gameplay
- Publisher: Lawson Media
- Total Episodes: 18
Stories about video games and the virtual worlds that power culture and community.
Infendo Radio | Nintendo Podcast
- Publisher: Pod Bash
- Total Episodes: 320
Nintendo, Switch, Wii U, 3DS, Retro Video Games
The Soundtrack Show
- Publisher: iHeartRadio
- Total Episodes: 92
The Soundtrack Show is a look at film scores and soundtracks for some of the most popular movies, TV Shows, Video Games and Theater pieces of all time.
There Will Be Dungeons
- Publisher: Scott Johnson
- Total Episodes: 175
Custom weekly video and audio roleplaying games (using mostly Dungeons & Dragons rules) with Beau, Scott, Jon, Kristen and Kyle!
The Short Game
- Publisher: The Short Game
- Total Episodes: 293
A podcast about video games that respect your time
IGN UK Podcast
- Publisher: IGN Staff
- Total Episodes: 348
Hear the magic that happens when all members of the IGN UK team run head first at each other to chat about video games, movies, TV shows and weird things they’ve put in their mouths.
Waypoint Radio
- Publisher: VICE
- Total Episodes: 585
What’s good, Internet? Join Waypoint’s Austin Walker, Rob Zacny, Patrick Klepek, Gita Jackson, and Ricardo Contreras two times a week, as they break down the biggest stories in video games, talk about their favorite media, and unfairly compare everything to Dark Souls.
