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 Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about how Halo Infinite hasn't been delayed into 2022.
The games they've been playing this week include It Takes Two, Rocket League Sideswipe, Satisfactory, Evil Genius 2, Hell Let Loose, Home Sweet Home Survive, Dead By Daylight, and more.
Over in the news a Ghost of Tsushima movie is in production, Back 4 Blood is pushed to October, details about the next Battlefield and Call of Duty are leaked, CD Projekt Red is reconsidering their Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer game, and Alan Wake 2 appears to be in the works by Remedy.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Zack Snyder's Justice League.
The games they've been playing this week include Hell Let Loose, PGA Tour 2K21, Magic: Legends, The King's Dilemma, Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace, Torchlight III, Doom Eternal, Undermine, Anthem, Need For Speed: Heat, and more.
Over in the news the new Nintendo Switch may take advantage of Nvidia's DLSS technology, Amazon Games opens a development studio in Montreal, Disco Elysium is refused classification in Australia, Gotham Knights is pushed to 2022, and PlayStation reveal their next VR controller.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:45 – Zack Snyder's Justice League
00:19:34 – Need For Speed: Heat
00:30:44 – Anthem
00:53:55 – Undermine
01:08:52 – Doom Eternal
01:12:53 – Torchlight III
01:17:36 – Magic: Legends
01:27:50 – Arkham Horror: Mother's Embrace
01:36:00 – PGA Tour 2K21
01:47:49 – The King's Dilemma
02:04:21 – Geoguessr
02:06:06 – Hell Let Loose
02:18:49 – News
02:30:04 – Questions
02:46:44 – End of Show
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Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about dumping ROMs and toilet gaming.
The games they've been playing this week include Hell Let Loose, Loop Hero, Catan, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Adios, Diablo III, Skyrim, The Outer Worlds, Slay The Spire, and more.
Over in the news Bethesda and Xbox detail some of their upcoming plans, Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick receives $200M bonus after laying off 200 employees this week, a GTA Online modder fixes the long loading times, and Outriders is coming to Xbox Game Pass.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 25 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:05:02 – Slay the Spire
00:11:28 – Skyrim
00:24:00 – The Outer Worlds
00:30:49 – Diablo III
00:39:55 – Adios
00:51:09 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
01:05:57 – Loop Hero
01:10:30 – Catan
01:17:17 – Hell Let Loose
01:51:26 – News
02:11:37 – Questions
02:19:26 – End of Show
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy revisit Chernarus in DayZ to find out things aren't like they used to be.
The games they've been playing this week include Hell Let Loose, Maquette, Loop Hero, Destiny 2, Dead By Daylight, Paradise Killer, Geoguessr, and more.
Over in the news Nintendo will start production on the next model for the Switch soon, Microsoft completes their acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Krieg in the Borderlands movie has been cast, and PAX Australia has been scheduled for October.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:20:00 – Destiny 2
00:46:36 – Geoguessr
00:51:28 – Paradise Killer
00:57:34 – Loop Hero
01:13:39 – Dead By Daylight
01:24:22 – Maquette
01:40:04 – Hell Let Loose
02:06:34 – DayZ
02:42:30 – News
02:57:03 – Questions
03:07:30 – End of Show
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy can't travel around the world so instead Joab sits on Google Maps guessing where he is.
The games they've been playing this week include Outriders, The Elder Scrolls Online - Flames of Ambition, Fights in Tight Spaces, Gorilla Tag, Curse of the Dead Gods, Slay The Spire, Dead By Daylight, and more.
Over in the news PlayStation has a few announcements at The State of Play, Criterion Games will be helping with the next Battlefield game as Need For Speed is delayed, Aliens: Fireteam is a new game by Cold Iron Studios, a new PUBG: New State is announced for Mobile, and there is drama around The Sinking City.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:00:55 – Geoguessr
00:33:17 – Curse of the Dead Gods
00:37:17 – Dead by Daylight
00:52:58 – Slay The Spire
00:58:56 – Gorilla Tag
01:04:14 – Fights in Tight Spaces
01:12:20 – The Elder Scrolls Online
01:24:06 – Outriders
01:39:03 – News
02:09:50 – Questions
02:29:40 – End of Show
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Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about beards, and why they are so itchy.
The games they've been playing Curse of the Dead Gods, Persona 5: Strikers, Rainbow Six: Siege, Hearthstone, Dungeon Faster, Bloons TD 6, and more.
Over in the news there are a few announcements from BlizzConline, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is 'delayed indefinitely after the developer is dropped from the project, EA has cancelled Anthem NEXT, and PlayStation has a few new things in the works.
This episode goes for 3 hours, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:08:21 – Bloons TD 6
00:15:46 – Dungeon Faster
00:24:18 – Hearthstone
00:43:25 – Persona 5: Strikers
01:06:11 – Rainbow Six: Siege
01:32:03 – Curse of the Dead Gods
02:07:43 – News
02:37:44 – Questions
02:55:18 – End of Show
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Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy aren't allowed to talk about video game news anymore, so instead they make up fictional stories about things that might have happened.
The games they've been playing include Valheim, The Room 4 - Old Sins, Midnight Ghost Hunt, Stardew Valley, Contraband Police: Prologue, Dead by Daylight, and more.
Over in the news Pedro Pascal is cast as Joel in HBO’s The Last of Us, Jack Black joins the Borderlands film, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart will launch in June, Nvidia and Epic Games have teamed up to add a DLSS plugin to Unreal Engine, and DOTA: Dragon's Blood is heading to Netflix next month.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 5 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:12:42 – Valheim
00:39:23 – Dead By Daylight
00:58:02 – Midnight Ghost Hunt
01:06:33 – Stardew Valley
01:16:26 – The Room 4 - Old Sins
01:25:55 – Contraband Police: Prologue
01:31:30 – News
01:53:01 – Questions
01:59:47 – End of Show
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Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about video games being turned into movies and tv shows.
The games they've been playing include Valheim, Spiritfarer, Magic The Gathering: Arena, Dead by Daylight, Roguebook, Hidden Deep, Builder Simulator, God of War, Idle Slayer, and more.
Over in the news Activision Blizzard says that Diablo IV and Overwatch 2 won't likely release this year, CD Projekt Red is impacted by a cyber attack, Warner Bros. patents the nemesis system from Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Jamie Lee Curtis has been cast in the Borderlands film, E3 2021 will be digital according to leaked documents, and The Last of Us tv show has officially found its Ellie.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 8 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:02:32 – Magic The Gathering: Arena
00:43:47 – Roguebook
00:56:37 – Builder Simulator
01:01:51 – Hidden Deep
01:11:26 – Idle Slayer
01:14:00 – God of War
01:16:15 – Dead By Daylight
01:37:24 – Spiritfarer
01:49:54 – Valheim
02:31:07 – News
02:56:48 – Questions
03:04:50 – End of Show
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Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy had to sell their brand new recording studio that they got last week because they lost all that GameStop money.
The games they've been playing include Everspace 2, Destruction AllStars, The Medium, Deep Rock Galactic, Magic The Gathering: Arena - Kaldheim, GoldenEye, Olija, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Idle Monster TD, and more.
Over in the news Xbox reverts their pricing plans for Xbox Live Gold after backlash, Google closes their internal gaming studios, Gearbox is acquired by Embracer Group for $1.3B, God of War gets a PS5 patch, EA says the next Battlefield game will be announced shortly, and Mass Effect: Legendary Edition will release in May.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 11 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:14 – Hardspace: Shipbreaker
00:22:40 – The Medium
00:34:15 – Idle Monster TD
00:41:50 – Destruction AllStars
01:06:39 – Yakuza: Like a Dragon
01:19:45 – GoldenEye
01:32:25 – Magic: The Gathering Arena - Kaldheim
01:57:16 – Olija
02:11:09 – Deep Rock Galactic
02:22:17 – Everspace 2
02:32:46 – News
02:59:11 – Questions
03:06:26 – End of Show
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Friday Jan 29, 2021
Friday Jan 29, 2021
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are in a brand new recording studio this week thanks to all the GameStop money that's rolling in.
To kick things off this week they talk to Blinch and Finlal from FourQuarters, two of the developers in a small team who are working on the upcoming game Loop Hero - a roguelike deckbuilder which has been talked about previously on the show.
The games they've been playing include Hitman 3, The Medium, Maiden, FIFA 21, Subnautica: Below Zero, Star Wars Battlefront II, Unrailed, Donut County, Hardspace: Shipbreaker, Idle Slayer, and more.
Over in the news Vicarious Visions is merged into Blizzard where they are possibly working on a Diablo 2 remake, and Kevin Hart is cast in the Borderlands film.
This episode goes for 3 hours and 6 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:24 – Loop Hero Interview
00:45:40 – Subnautica: Below Zero
00:59:31 – Star Wars Battlefront II
01:09:03 – Hardspace: Shipbreaker
01:17:44 – Donut County
01:21:14 – Maiden
01:32:14 – The Medium
01:41:38 – Unrailed
01:49:22 – FIFA 21
01:54:22 – Idle Slayer
02:03:55 – Hitman 3
02:35:53 – News
02:53:37 – Questions
03:02:00 – End of Show
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