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
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about a bunch of demos from Steam Next Fest.
The Games they’ve been playing this week include Civilization VII, Returnal, Deadlock, Raccoin, Vampire Crawlers, Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War, Cursed Words, Meat Grinder, and Pro Jank Footy.
Over in the news Slay the Spire 2 receives an official release date, Sony shuts down Bluepoint Games, major Xbox leadership shake-up sees Phil Spencer retiring and new leadership appointed, Christopher Judge teases the next God of War reveal this US summer, and Wolverine locks in a September 15 release date.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:42 – Pro Jank Footy
00:19:01 – Meat Grinder
00:23:27 – Cursed Words
00:30:30 – Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War
00:36:44 – Vampire Crawlers
00:44:51 – Raccoin
00:49:11 – Deadlock
01:00:00 – Returnal
01:07:21 – Civilization VII
01:16:08 – News
01:32:19 – Questions
01:35:48 – Weekly Plugs
01:38:10 – End of Show
Saturday Feb 21, 2026
Saturday Feb 21, 2026
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are at it once again fixing issues with sports.
The Games they’ve been playing this week include High On Life 2, Roadside Research, Overwatch, Mewgenics, and Deadlock.
Over in the news they recap the PlayStation State of Play and PS6 delay considerations, Snake joins Rainbow Six Siege, Diablo’s Warlock appears across multiple games, Highguard faces layoffs and its website shuts down, Battlefield 6 Season 2 backlash from the community, and Slay the Spire 2 launches next month.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:54 – Deadlock
00:25:13 – Mewgenics
00:33:24 – Overwatch
00:40:35 – Roadside Research
00:45:36 – High on Life 2
00:52:16 – News
01:30:53 – Weekly Plugs
01:32:34 – End of Show
Saturday Feb 14, 2026
Saturday Feb 14, 2026
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about creating their own Olympics.
The Games they’ve been playing this week include YAPYAP, Mewgenics, The Quarantine Zone, Freefall 95, Deadlock, Dead by Daylight 2, and Monster Train 2.
Over in the news an AI mistakenly issues a DMCA against Minecraft-like game Allumeria, Horizon Hunters Gathering is revealed, and PlayStation announces a new State of Play presentation.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:05:53 – Monster Train 2
00:24:46 – Dead by Daylight 2
00:31:16 – Deadlock
00:47:49 – Freefall 95
00:51:37 – The Quarantine Zone
01:01:17 – Mewgenics
01:13:13 – YAPYAP
01:15:33 – News
01:25:36 – Questions
01:28:04 – Weekly Plugs
01:29:33 – End of Show
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
Saturday Feb 07, 2026
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the new movie based on a video game, Iron Lung.
The Games they’ve been playing this week include Highguard, YAPYAP, Absolum, Deadlock, Monster Train 2, Nullpoint Protocol, Dead by Daylight, Red Dead Redemption 2, and Arken Age.
Over in the news Take-Two provides an update on GTA VI and shuts down digital-only rumours, AMD teases next-gen Xbox hardware, Valve shares an update on new Steam hardware, and Overwatch 2 rebrands back to Overwatch.
This episode goes for 2 hours, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:04:03 – Iron Lung
00:12:06 – Arken Age
00:19:57 – Red Dead Redemption 2
00:25:58 – Dead by Daylight
00:31:52 – Nullpoint Protocol
00:37:23 – Monster Train 2
00:52:24 – Deadlock
01:10:21 – Absolum
01:15:41 – YAPYAP
01:22:21 – Highguard
01:37:02 – News
01:45:23 – Questions
01:53:52 – Weekly Plugs
01:56:55 – End of Show
Friday Jan 30, 2026
Friday Jan 30, 2026
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Nathan Lawrence talk about a couple of older games they've been revisiting.
The Games they’ve been playing this week include Dispatch, Red Dead Redemption 2, Batman: Arkham City (GOTY) / Batman: Arkham Origins, Highguard, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Metroid Prime 4, and Fallout 4 / Fallout: New Vegas.
Over in the news the Xbox Showcase shows off titles like Fable and Forza, Ubisoft announces a major restructure with layoffs and studio changes, and rumours suggest GTA VI may launch as digital-only.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:03:10 – Fallout 4 / Fallout: New Vegas
00:25:38 – Metroid Prime 4
00:33:35 – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
01:10:04 – Highguard
01:23:38 – Batman: Arkham City (GOTY) / Batman: Arkham Origins
01:44:15 – Red Dead Redemption 2
01:57:42 – Dispatch
02:13:42 – News
02:33:45 – Weekly Plugs
02:38:44 – End of Show
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy return for another year of talking about video games.
The Games they’ve been playing this week include Dispatch, Death Stranding 2, Hades II, Dying Light: The Beast, Nonolith, Hytale, Cubic Odyssey, The Séance of Blake Manor, Quarantine Zone, Patient Zero: Pandemic Simulator, and Magic: The Gathering – Lorwyn Eclipsed.
Over in the news Meta lays off over 1,000 staff and shuts three VR studios, a new expansion is reportedly in development for The Witcher 3, GPU prices may spike due to hardware shortages, and The Division director Julian Gerighty departs Massive for DICE.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 25 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:09 – Magic: The Gathering – Lorwyn Eclipsed
00:15:29 – Patient Zero: Pandemic Simulator
00:22:20 – Quarantine Zone
00:29:46 – The Séance of Blake Manor
00:36:26 – Cubic Odyssey
00:40:44 – Hytale
00:44:39 – Nonolith
00:46:18 – Dying Light: The Beast
00:58:44 – Hades II
01:11:43 – Death Stranding 2
01:24:35 – Dispatch
01:37:39 – News
01:59:17 – Questions
02:14:39 – Weekly Plugs
02:19:36 – End of Show
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