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
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy swing some big swords to protect the king in Chivalry 2.
The other games they've been playing this week include Overboard!, Rubber Bandits, PowerWash Simulator, Elite Dangerous, Half-Life: Alyx with DecaMove, SCP: Secret Laboratory, and more.
Over in the news we see Battlefield 2042 is revealed, Rainbow Six Quarantine is now called Extraction, 2K Games have some of their E3 plans leaked, Project Battlecat is Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy mash up in a new Free-To-Play shooter, and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is getting a 60 fps ray-tracing mode at launch.
This episode goes for 3 hours, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:08:32 – SCP: Secret Laboratory
00:27:12 – Rubber Bandits
00:34:12 – DecaMove with Half-Life: Alyx
00:52:44 – Elite Dangerous
01:08:18 – PowerWash Simulator
01:21:51 – Overboard!
01:31:44 – Chivalry 2
02:05:53 – News
02:51:26 – Questions
02:57:53 – End of Show
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Friday Jun 04, 2021
Friday Jun 04, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy team up as a super spy duo in Operation: Tango.
The other games they've been playing this week include The Elder Scrolls Online, Tainted Grail: Conquest, Rubber Bandits, I Am The Captain Now, Ghostrunner, and more.
Over in the news we see gameplay trailers for Horizon Forbidden West, Far Cry 6, and Dying Light 2: Stay Human. God of War: Ragnarok is delayed until next year, Days Gone developer Bend Studio working on a new open world IP, and the next Battlefield Game will be revealed next week.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
*NOTE* The audio for this week is a bit rough, it should be back to normal on the next episode.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:07 – The Elder Scrolls Online
00:40:41 – Ghostrunner
00:49:50 – I Am The Captain Now
00:57:29 – Rubber Bandits
01:03:23 – Tainted Grail: Conquest
01:27:54 – Operation: Tango
01:47:45 – News
02:08:21 – End of Show
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Friday May 28, 2021
Friday May 28, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy give their thoughts on the first game from Swedish development studio Experiment 101, as they jump into Biomutant.
The other games they've been playing this week include Knockout City, Dead By Daylight, Lab Rags, Graven, and more.
Over in the news Overwatch 2 will have some big changes to team composition, the developers of Nioh are working on a Final Fantasy title, Horizon Forbidden West and Far Cry 6 will have gameplay reveals this week, and Valve is working on a portable console device.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:40 – The Last of Us Part II
00:22:01 – Graven
00:33:24 – Lab Rags
00:37:57 – Knockout City
01:01:12 – Dead By Daylight
01:34:33 – Biomutant
02:19:34 – News
02:44:29 – Questions
03:12:00 – End of Show
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Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy travel back to the Citadel in Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
The other games they've been playing this week include Deathloop, Untrusted, The Elder Scrolls Online, SnowRunner, Tower Ball, NHL 21, Hitman 2, and more.
Over in the news The Last of Us Part II receives a PlayStation 5 patch, Ghostrunner 2 is in development, and DC announces that an animated Injustice movie is in the works.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:07:59 – NHL 21
00:33:53 – Untrusted
00:45:58 – Tower Ball
01:01:10 – Hitman 2
01:09:19 – The Elder Scrolls Online
01:15:09 – SnowRunner
01:28:40 – Deathloop
01:43:07 – Mass Effect Legendary Edition
02:00:35 – News
02:11:24 – End of Show
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Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about leaving the house and going out to do things - which is exciting.
The games they've been playing this week include Returnal, Trials of Fire, Call of Duty: Warzone, Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition, Tower Ball, NHL 21, and more.
Over in the news Ubisoft talks about their future including The Division Heartland coming out soon, Skull & Bones is delayed again, the next Battlefield will be revealed in June, and Intel expects the chip shortages to last another few years.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 10 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:22 – Mythic Quest
00:21:16 – NHL 21
00:46:09 – Tower Ball
00:56:22 – Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition
01:02:56 – Call of Duty: Warzone
01:08:29 – Trials of Fire
01:14:31 – Returnal
01:38:17 – News
01:55:19 – Questions
02:05:58 – End of Show
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Friday May 07, 2021
Friday May 07, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy dive into Returnal and Resident Evil Village for this big old podcast.
The other games they've been playing include Trials of Fire, Diablo Immortal, Second Extinction, Chivalry 2, Elite: Dangerous, and more.
Over in the news PlayStation show off Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Sony will be integrating Discord for the PlayStation, Sledgehammer Games are developing this years Call of Duty, Metro Exodus' PC Enhanced Edition arrives only for ray tracing capable hardware, Four Corners does a report on monetisation in video games, and the Australian government will be giving a tax break for Australian video game studios.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:08:05 – Diablo Immortal
00:10:26 – Chivalry 2
00:19:29 – Elite Dangerous
00:41:45 – Second Extinction
00:55:11 – Trials of Fire
01:22:52 – Returnal
01:59:10 – Resident Evil Village
02:49:29 – News
03:11:26 – End of Show
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Saturday May 01, 2021
Saturday May 01, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy have a podcast stat of 100, and a running stat of at least 55. Before they jump into the games they discuss the new Mortal Kombat film that has been released, along with fantasy anime DOTA: Dragon's Blood.
The games they've been playing this week include Diablo Immortal, Second Extinction, Portal Reloaded, Elite: Dangerous, Call of Duty: Warzone, Slay The Spire, Days Gone, NHL 21, MLB The Show 21, Hell Let Loose, and more.
Over in the news PlayStation will have a new State of Play this week, the PlayStation 5 has shipped over 7.8 million units since launch, and Apex Legends is getting a new arena mode.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 25 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:45 – Mortal Kombat
00:15:33 – DOTA: Dragon's Blood
00:25:37 – NHL 21 & MLB The Show 21
00:43:10 – Portal Reloaded
00:55:22 – Days Gone
01:02:32 – Slay The Spire
01:08:20 – Diablo Immortal
01:14:03 – Call of Duty: Warzone
01:25:42 – Second Extinction
01:32:38 – Hell Let Loose
01:41:03 – Elite Dangerous
02:02:57 – News
03:00:33 – End of Show
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Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie can't be stopped and has hijacked the podcast. Joab Gilroy definitely isn't on this one at all.
This week the developers at Dang! stop by to talk about their upcoming acrobatic arena shooter Boomerang X.
The games they've been playing this week include Oddworld: Soulstorm, Hell Let Loose, Elite Dangerous, Monster Train, Do Not Buy This Game, Not For Broadcast, NHL 21, MBL: The Show 21, Dead By Daylight, Portal Reloaded, Apex Legends, and more.
Over in the news Resident Evil Village has a timed demo for some weird reason, Resident Evil 4 VR is heading exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2, Verdansk got nuked in Call of Duty Warzone, Overwatch’s Game Director Jeff Kaplan leaves Blizzard, and the next BioShock might be an open world game.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:05:05 – Boomerang X
00:54:59 – Apex Legends
00:59:19 – Hell Let Loose
01:09:18 – Portal Reloaded
01:15:30 – Dead By Daylight
01:21:45 – Oddworld: Soulstorm
01:28:52 – MLB: The Show 21
01:44:09 – NHL 21
01:53:55 – Not For Broadcast
01:57:25 – Do Not Buy This Game
02:04:32 – Monster Train
02:12:15 – Elite Dangerous
02:21:57 – News
03:00:33 – End of Show
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Friday Apr 16, 2021
Friday Apr 16, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Joab Gilroy is joined by Andreas Klebo-Espe from Gamer.no to talk about why Luke has been kicked off the podcast.
The games they've been playing this week include Oddworld: Soulstorm, It Takes Two, The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine, Enlisted, World of Warcraft, Diablo II: Resurrected, Call of Duty: Warzone, Hell Let Loose, and more.
Over in the news Activision thinks they own the word 'Warzone' by suing an indie developer, Outrider's has a new patch, Intel Bleep software will remove naughty swear words (which we will test next week), David Jaffe says a Sony is working on a Game Pass counterpunch, and a God returns to esports.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 30 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:17:00 – Hell Let Loose and Call of Duty: Warzone
00:31:17 – Diablo II: Resurrected
00:44:39 – World of Warcraft
00:59:51 – The Crew: The Quest for Planet Nine
01:07:26 – It Takes Two
01:13:00 – Enlisted
01:23:00 – Oddworld: Soulstorm
01:37:23 – News
02:15:43 – Questions
02:28:00 – End of Show
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are back after the Easter weekend chocolate extravaganza.
The games they've been playing this week include Outriders, Monster Train, Call of Duty Mobile, Satisfactory, Rounds, Puzzle Quest 3, Hell Let Loose, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds, and more.
Over in the news E3 will be going ahead as an all digital event in June, and MLB The Show 21 will release on Xbox Game Pass.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:05:38 – Satisfactory
00:17:52 – Hell Let Loose
00:35:19 – Puzzle Quest 3
00:46:14 – Call of Duty Mobile
00:59:31 – Rounds
01:08:32 – Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
01:19:54 – Monster Train
01:45:00 – Outriders
02:38:28 – News
02:55:59 – End of Show
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