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
27 minutes ago
27 minutes ago
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are back for the year and talk about some of the the things they got up to over the break.
The games they've been playing this week include Slay the Spire, Alien: Rogue Incursion, Diablo 4, Horizon: Forbidden West, The Jackbox Survey Scramble, Valheim, and more.
They also talk about The GAP fantasy critic league and the results of the draft.
Over in the news the Nintendo Switch 2 is finally revealed, Nvidia announces the RTX 5000 series, gamers call out Elon Musk, Sony cancels a few games, and Marvel Snap goes offline for a few days.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's book over on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:13:39 – Valheim
00:28:01 – The Jackbox Survey Scramble
00:35:34 – Horizon Forbidden West
00:38:54 – Diablo 4
00:43:55 – Alien Rogue Incursion
00:56:54 – Slay The Spire
01:23:45 – Fantasy Critic League
02:01:49 – News
02:21:31 – Questions
02:27:23 – Weekly Plugs
02:29:21 – End of Show
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy look back at 2024 and talk about their favourite and disappointing games that came out.
They discuss some of the highlight news of 2024, hand out a few genre awards, and then each list their 5 favourite games they played for the year.
This episode goes for 4 hours, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:06:24 – Year in Review
01:17:22 – Best Downloadable Game
01:50:36 – Best Sports / Racing / Fighting Game
01:58:49 – Best Action / Adventure Game
02:10:57 – Best Strategy / Puzzle/ Platformer Game
02:26:15 – Best Shooter Game
02:34:46 – Best Role-Playing Game
03:00:28 – Best New IP
03:04:43 – Biggest Disappointment
03:13:44 – Craze in Gaming
03:16:33 – Top 5 Games of the Year
03:53:58 – End of Show
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about some of the final games they've played to cap off the year.
The games they've been playing this week include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Marvel Rivals, The Jackbox Survey Scramble, and more.
They also go over The Game Awards and all the announcements that stood out, and talk about Slay the Spire: The Board Game.
Over in the news more layoffs hit the video game industry, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is having its last season, and Geralt's voice actor for The Witcher won't stop talking about The Witcher 4.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's new book over on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:07:32 – Survery Scramble
00:20:09 – Preface: Undiscovered Worlds
00:30:04 – Marvel Rivals
00:45:21 – Slay The Spire: Board Game
00:58:23 – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
01:17:31 – The Game Awards
01:38:08 – News
01:45:09 – Questions
01:57:01 – Weekly Plugs
01:59:17 – End of Show
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
Saturday Dec 07, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the AI recap show of this podast.
The games they've been playing this week include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Hogwarts Legacy, Shapes 2, Hell Let Loose, and more.
Over in the news Ubisoft is shutting down xDefiant, Fortnite breaks a new record, and Valve appears to be working on something new for Steam
This episode goes for 1 hour and 40 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's new book over on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:11:39 – Hell Let Loose
00:23:57 – Hogwarts Legacy
00:28:01 – Shapes 2
00:38:10 – Metaphor: ReFantazio
00:49:42 – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
01:16:27 – News
01:28:49 – Questions
01:32:39 – Weekly Plugs
01:35:16 – End of Show
Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about how AI will soon take over the world of podcasting.
The games they've been playing this week include Stalker 2, Trombone Champ: Unflattened, Lorcana, Half-Life 2 VR mod, Peglin, and more.
Over in the news Sony is rumoured to be working on a new portable device, 2K Games kills its launcher, and we get an update on The Witcher 4.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's new book over on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:09:50 – Peglin
00:25:30 – Half-Life 2
00:28:43 – Lorcana
00:36:55 – Trombone Champ Unflattened
00:46:45 – Stalker 2
01:17:06 – News
01:28:13 – Questions
01:32:36 – Weekly Plugs
01:41:21 – End of Show
Saturday Nov 23, 2024
Saturday Nov 23, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about how its been 20 years since Half-Life 2.
The games they've been playing this week include Project Borealis: Prologue, Windblown, Emu War!, Peglin, Vampire Survivors, and more.
They also talk about the Half-Life 2 anniversary documentary.
Over in the news The Game Awards 2024 nominees for Game of the Year are announced, Microsoft wants to release a handheld, and the Steam Deck is on sale in Australia.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 25 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's new book over on Amazon
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:03:07 – Vampire Survivors
00:10:21 – Peglin
00:24:28 – Emu War
00:30:03 – Windblown
00:40:43 – Half-Life 2 Anniversary
00:59:28 – Project Borealis: Prologue
01:03:03 – News
01:15:52 – Questions
01:21:10 – Weekly Plugs
01:22:37 – End of Show
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
Saturday Nov 16, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about pub trivia.
The games they've been playing this week include Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Locator, Vampire Survivors, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Emberward, and more.
They also talk about the SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds that Joab has been using.
Over in the news Diablo 4 is getting a mid-season update, Death Stranding Directors cut releases on Xbox, Tony Todd passed away, and the NYT Wordle strike has ended.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 10 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's new book over on Amazon
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:02 – Steelseries Arctis GameBuds
00:22:17 – Emberward
00:26:45 – Vampire Survivors
00:30:16 – Deep Rock Galactic Survivor
00:34:09 – Locator
00:43:46 – Dragon Age The Veilguard
00:51:22 – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
00:53:57 – News
01:03:39 – Weekly Plugs
01:08:14 – End of Show
Saturday Nov 09, 2024
Saturday Nov 09, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about a bunch of survivor genre titles and modes.
The games they've been playing this week include Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Vampire Survivors, Karate Survivor, Vampire Hunters, Pokemon TCG Pocket, Sulfur, The Bazaar, and more.
Over in the news Nintendo confirms their next console will be backwards compatible, Wordle shouldn't be played right now, and Steam Game Recording is released.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:01:52 – Pokemon TCG Pocket
00:12:40 – The Bazaar
00:30:12 – Sulfur
00:38:02 – Vampire Hunters
00:44:39 – Karate Survivor
00:50:31 – Vampire Survivors Castlevania DLC
00:55:01 – Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
01:09:16 – Dragon Age: The Veilguard
01:29:18 – News
01:46:33 – Weekly Plugs
01:49:59 – End of Show
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
Saturday Nov 02, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Halloween.
The games they've been playing this week include Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Alan Wake 2, Red Dead Redemption, Emberward, and more.
Over in the news Sony lays off hundreds of developers, and PUBG Corp does a half-flip on their server merge.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:05:25 – Emberward
00:13:37 – Red Dead Redemption
00:23:49 – Alan Wake 2
00:40:27 – Call of Duty Black Ops 2
00:57:44 – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
01:18:29 – News
01:30:12 – Questions
01:44:32 – Weekly Plugs
01:47:35 – End of Show
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
Saturday Oct 26, 2024
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are joined by Jeremy 'Junglist' Ray to talk about bunch of Steam Next Fest games.
The games they've been playing this week include Batman: Arkham Shadow, Silent Hill 2, Factorio, Frostpunk 2, Slay the Spire, Deadlock, The Precinct, Fowl Damage, Supervive, Ballionaire, and more.
Over in the news the Xbox Partner Preview showcases a few games, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is heading to PC, and Star Citizen is still in development.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 20 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:02:25 – Ballionaire
00:14:56 – Supervive
00:27:37 – Fowl Damage
00:31:22 – The Precint
00:34:40 – Deadlock
00:48:31 – Slay the Spire
01:06:26 – Frostpunk 2
01:17:13 – The Precint
01:24:29 – Silent Hill 2
01:30:44 – Batman Arkham Shadow
01:39:54 – News
01:47:33 – Questions
02:08:21 – Weekly Plugs
02:14:25 – End of Show