Do you ever find yourself without the latest gaming news and no time to keep checking websites to keep up to date? Maybe podcasts about videogames are your answer. Podcasts have grown in popularity thanks to Apples ever increasing user base with the iPod series of mp3 devices which inevitably created hundreds of podcasts no matter what your hobby might be.
This week’s article is to inform you of which podcasts should be listened to no matter on what your tastes may be. The gaming category could well be split into many more segments than what they are due to the vast amount of personalities and styles of podcast are on offer.
Where the usual format for a podcast is three to four guys sitting around a table discussing the latest news and which games they have been playing there is also a minority of podcasts which delve a little deeper into the gaming industry. The Digital Cowboys and Robert Ashley’s A Life Well Wasted are two prime examples of gaming podcasts which tread beyond the line into a more serious discussion but with A Life Well Wasted be prepared wasting a life waiting for the infrequency of the podcast, sadly.
The main format for a podcast is the aforementioned round-table of a selected group of journalists speaking their intellectual videogame knowledge on the latest and greatest videogames. Here we have The Giant Bombcast which features a very lengthy and weekly podcast. A group of four American guys have the best general knowledge of videogames in which they go into detail without the boring bits. If you prefer a more English/Scottish flavour then check out GamerDork UK, the polarizing personalities go really well together and has a small but fantastic community prodding them with queries and questions each week.
If you wish to listen to a more alternate perspective on gaming, listen to Gamers with Jobs, a select group of alternating members which each have a unique personality and opinion on videogames, this one is a little more serious mind so for those with an interest in the more humorous side to podcasts then check out Rebel FM, Sarcastic Gamer and for something closer to home, listen to Joypod with a co-host from Milton Keynes.
There are many more which I listen to, but these are the cream of the crop for my tastes. Give them a whirl and even if you don’t enjoy those, itunes will certainly point you in the right direction until you hit your niche, they’re free after all!
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