The GAP Podcast, or Generic Acronym Podcast Podcast, is a podcast featuring Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy (plus whoever they can con onto the show) where they talk about the games they’ve been playing. This thing is 600+ episodes long and it’s all one giant long arc. With every ep being between 60 to 250 minutes long there’s no way you’d ever catch up. There’s no real point in trying.
Episodes
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
Thursday Dec 25, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy look back at 2025 and talk about their favourite games that came out.
They discuss some of the biggest news of 2025, hand out a few genre awards, and then each list their 5 favourite games they played for the year.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:58:06 – Year In Review
00:42:42 – Best Downloadable
01:02:22 – Best Sports / Racing / Fighter
01:19:01 – Best Action Adventure
01:45:58 – Best Strategy / Puzzle / Platformer
02:20:08 – Best Shooter
02:37:13 – Best RPG
02:48:06 – Best New IP
02:54:07 – Biggest Disappointment
03:04:49 – Craze in Gaming
03:18:49 – Top 5 Games of the Year
03:39:04 – Questions
03:50:34 – End of Show
Friday Dec 19, 2025
Friday Dec 19, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about some of the games they want to get around to before the year wraps up.
The games they’ve been playing this week include Terminator 2D: No Fate, Re:Call, Death Howl, Diablo IV – Season of Divine Intervention, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Ball x Pit, and ARC Raiders.
In the news, The Game Awards wrap up for another year, Hollow Knight: Silksong – Sea of Sorrow is announced as a free expansion, Deus Ex Remastered has been delayed indefinitely with preorders refunded, and Bungie’s Marathon now has a release date.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:08:18 – ARC Raiders
00:23:41 – Ball x Pit
00:26:06 – Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
00:29:12 – Diablo IV – Season of Divine Intervention
00:32:42 – Death Howl
00:56:50 – Re:Call
01:08:34 – Terminator 2D: No Fate
01:17:04 – News
01:55:30 – Weekly Plugs
01:57:00 – End of Show
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about broken toes, and the purpose of a toe.
The games they’ve been playing this week include Metroid Prime 4, Wild Bastards, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Toroa Skycall, and the Queen’s Domain.
In the news, Call of Duty developers say they won’t release back-to-back games in the same series anymore, Skyrim has somehow made its way onto the Switch 2, Netflix potentially buying Warner Bros for $83 billion, and The Game Awards are just around the corner.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:16:55 – Queen’s Domain
00:22:11 – Toroa Skycall
00:31:42 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
00:48:43 – Wild Bastards
00:58:13 – Metroid Prime 4
01:07:21 – News
01:39:47 – End of Show
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie, Joab Gilroy, and Jeremy 'Junglist' Ray talk about Fortress and Jung's singlet.
The games they’ve been playing this week include Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Davy X Jones, Endless Legend 2, Wild Bastards, Tower Dominion, Kill the Crows, Effulgence, Wretch: Divine Ascent, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Monsters Are Coming!, ARC Raiders, and Fortress.
In the news, CD Projekt shared its Q3 earnings update and confirmed the next Witcher trilogy will release across six years, Cyberpunk 2077 has sold 35 million copies with 135 developers already working on its sequel, Tim Sweeney is under fire for saying developers should not need to disclose the use of generative AI on storefronts, and Helldivers 2 is working on a patch aiming to cut its file size by 85%.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:07:18 – Fortress
00:19:33 – ARC Raiders
00:32:39 – Monsters Are Coming!
00:41:28 – Marvel Cosmic Invasion
00:49:03 – Wretch: Divine Ascent
00:58:28 – Effulgence
01:01:48 – Kill the Crows
01:09:10 – Tower Dominion
01:10:29 – Wild Bastards
01:19:42 – Endless Legend 2
01:39:55 – Davy X Jones
01:45:12 – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
02:06:38 – News
02:29:13 – Weekly Plugs
02:32:18 – End of Show
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talks about Joab being tricked by Darren Aronofsky's latest movie.
The games they’ve been playing this week include Vampire Survivors VR, Monsters Are Coming – Rock & Road, ARC Raiders, and SCP: Secret Laboratory.
In the news, Valve says Steam Machines will be priced like PCs rather than positioned as console competitors, a Far Cry TV series is in development from Noah Hawley and Rob Mac, Charlie Cox credits the motion-capture performer for his role in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, early sales data suggests Black Ops 7 is selling less than Battlefield 6, and rumours point to Destiny 3 entering early production.
You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 40 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:54 – SCP: Secret Laboratory
00:21:12 – ARC Raiders
00:36:41 – Monsters Are Coming – Rock & Road
00:52:37 – Vampire Survivors VR
01:02:01 – News
01:25:36 – Questions
01:30:26 – Weekly Plugs
01:32:17 – End of Show
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Predator: Badlands and how Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 isn't on their list right now.
The games they’ve been playing this week include Deadpool VR, ARC Raiders, Megabonk, and The Seance of Blake Manor.
They also talk about Double Fine's The Making of Keeper video.
In the news, Valve has showcased new hardware (but still no Half-Life 3), Ubisoft abruptly postponed its earnings call amid buyout speculation, The Game Awards nominees have been announced, and Cities: Skylines 2 is shifting to a new development team.
You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:25:10 – The Seance of Blake Manor
00:36:07 – Megabonk
00:42:52 – ARC Raiders
01:15:55 – Deadpool VR
01:25:36 – The Making of Keeper
01:30:35 – News
02:04:31 – Weekly Plugs
02:09:12 – End of Show
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about donating blood.
The games they’ve been playing this week include ARC Raiders, Afterplace, The Seance of Blake Manor, and RedSec.
In the news, GTA 6 is delayed again, Marvel’s Rise of Hydra is delayed, Valve appears to be up to something, reports suggest major games have been astroturfing Reddit, Elden Ring: Nightreign — The Forsaken Hollows surfaces, and Media Watch covers Press Start AU's dodgy practices.
You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:14:14 – RedSec
00:18:09 – The Seance of Blake Manor
00:34:24 – ARC Raiders
01:12:05 – Afterplace
01:17:00 – News
01:43:00 – Weekly Plugs
01:47:50 – End of Show
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
Sunday Nov 09, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab's getting sick after coming back from his trip.
The games they’ve been playing this week include The Outer Worlds 2, Dead Static Drive, Ball x Pit, and Battlefield RedSec.
In the news, Steam has added screen-off downloading for the Steam Deck, The Simpsons are coming to Fortnite, and Dan Houser has shared some thoughts about the Red Dead series and more.
You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 30 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:00 – Ball x Pit
00:35:00 – Battlefield RedSec
00:40:00 – Dead Static Drive
00:58:00 – The Outer Worlds 2
01:13:00 – News
01:19:00 – Questions
01:24:00 – Weekly Plugs
01:25:00 – End of Show
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
Saturday Nov 01, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab's recent trip to Japan.
The games they’ve been playing this week include RedSec, PowerWash Simulator 2, Ball x Pit, Battlefield 6, and Death by Scrolling.
Over in the news Amazon’s gaming division has suffered another round of layoffs. A single update from Valve has wiped millions from the CS:GO skins market. Halo: Combat Evolved is heading to PlayStation, but reportedly won’t include multiplayer. And new leaks have surfaced about the next Xbox console.
You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:36:00 – Ball x Pit
00:48:00 – Death by Scrolling
00:57:00 – PowerWash Simulator 2
01:06:00 – Battlefield 6
01:19:00 – RedSec
01:31:00 – News
01:47:00 – Weekly Plugs
01:50:00 – End of Show
Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Nathan Lawrence talk about some of the games they haven't been playing for like 30 minutes.
The games they’ve been playing this week include Battlefield 6, and Ball x Pit.
Over in the news Battlefield 6 becomes the fastest selling game in the series, Xbox president Sarah Bond says their next console will be a “premium" experience, Remedy Entertainment’s CEO has stepped down, and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is receiving mixed early reviews.
You can support Joab and Nate's fundraising campaign for men's mental health which is running at the moment.
This episode goes for 2 hours minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:33:22 – Ball x Pit
00:45:24 – Battlefield 6
01:38:48 – News
01:57:09 – Weekly Plugs
01:59:12 – End of Show