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
Aug 8, 2025
Aug 8, 2025
1 hr 50 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Battlefield 6 and jumping back on the hype train.
The games they've been playing this week include Back to the Dawn, Donkey Kong Bananza, Achilles Survivor, Return of the Obra Dinn, Magic the Gather: Edge of Eternities, and more.
Over in the news Valve vs the credit card companies drama continues, Silent Hill f will have multiple endings, and Darksiders 4 is announced.
This episode goes for 1 hour and 50 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:30:10 – Hell Clock
00:36:00 – Magic the Gathering: Edge of Eternities
00:43:47 – Return of the Obra Dinn
00:54:43 – Achilles Survivor
01:04:04 – Donkey Kong Bananza
01:04:04 – Back to the Dawn
01:17:10 – News
01:32:29 – Questions
01:43:59 – Weekly Plugs
01:46:34 – End of Show
Aug 2, 2025
Aug 2, 2025
1 hr 43 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about triple J's hottest 100 for the biggest Australian songs of all time.
The games they've been playing this week include Donkey Kong Bananza, Peak, Abiotic Factor, Hell Clock and more.
Over in the news Battlefield 6 is revealed, Itch.io starts deleting adult games, Sony sues Tencent over a Horizon game ripoff, and Ubisoft scraps an Star Wars Outlaws sequel. .
This episode goes for 1 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:14:50 – Hell Clock
00:22:54 – Abiotic Factor
00:28:26 – Peak
00:42:22 – Donkey Kong Bananza
00:56:08 – News
01:20:52 – Questions
01:32:19 – Weekly Plugs
01:36:58 – End of Show
Jul 26, 2025
Jul 26, 2025
1 hr 56 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Karaoke.
The games they've been playing this week include Donkey Kong Bananza, Peak, Death Stranding 2, Shadow Labyrinth, Hell Clock, Waking Dreams, and more.
Over in the news Battlefield 6 is being teased, SkillUp announces a new video game website, Vavle is being pressured to ban certain video games from Steam, and Splitgate 2 returns to beta.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:11:05 – Waking Dreams
00:19:37 – Hell Clock
00:24:47 – Shadow Labyrinth
00:33:00 – Death Stranding 2
00:54:05 – Peak
01:04:59 – Donkey Kong Bananza
01:32:02 – News
01:45:44 – Questions
01:52:50 – Weekly Plugs
01:54:35 – End of Show
Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
1 hr 30 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the new Superman movie.
The games they've been playing this week include System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, Death Stranding 2, Rematch, Tower Wizard, and more.
Over in the news video game voice actors have reached an agreement for their strike, Subnautica 2 developers and Krafton are fighting, and Fallout 5 is under development.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:16:10 – Death Stranding 2
00:25:37 – Tower Wizard
00:29:21 – Rematch
00:38:34 – System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
00:57:07 – News
01:07:50 – Questions
01:25:04 – Weekly Plugs
01:26:38 – End of Show
Jul 11, 2025
Jul 11, 2025
1 hr 33 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk Joab's latest review and how he created it.
The games they've been playing this week include Death Stranding 2, Rematch, Tower Wizard, and more.
Over in the news more details about Xbox's layoffs come out, The Last of Us Part 2 gets a new mode, EA is shutting down Anthem, and Ghost of Yotei is getting a State of Play.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 35 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:10:09 – Rematch
00:15:48 – Rematch
00:19:52 – Death Stranding 2
00:53:40 – News
01:14:07 – Questions
01:26:19 – Weekly Plugs
01:29:42 – End of Show
Jul 5, 2025
Jul 5, 2025
1 hr 46 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about the long awaited sequel to Hideo Kojima's delivery game.
The games they've been playing this week include Death Stranding 2, Rematch, and more.
Over in the news Microsoft layoffs more staff at Xbox while hitting record profits, Neil Druckmann is stepping away from HBO's The Last of Us tv series, and The Alters developers address generative AI concerns.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 45 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:07:34 – Rematch
00:19:56 – Death Stranding 2
01:16:18 – News
01:38:57 – Questions
01:42:38 – Weekly Plugs
01:43:15 – End of Show
Jun 27, 2025
Jun 27, 2025
1 hr 53 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab's new TV he got to play video games on.
The games they've been playing this week include Rematch, The Alters, Soulstone Survivors, Monster Train 2, Tower Wizard, and more.
Over in the news Microsoft is preparing for another round of layoffs at Xbox, the Meta Quest 3S is revealed, and Darksiders 4 is teased.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 55 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's latest book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:14:06 – Tower Wizard
00:16:47 – Monster Train 2
00:21:03 – Soulstone Survivors
00:30:45 – The Alters
00:54:00 – Rematch
01:12:09 – News
01:30:15 – Questions
01:38:30 – Weekly Plugs
01:40:52 – End of Show
Jun 20, 2025
Jun 20, 2025
1 hr 37 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy talk about Joab's holiday.
The games they've been playing this week include The Alters, FBC: Firebreak, Mario Kart World, Void War, Ball x Pit, and more.
Over in the news Xbox announces plans for their next gen console, Bungie delays Marathon, Nexus Mods has been sold, Nintendo shows off Donkey Kong Bananza, and Borderlands 4's price surprises people.
This episode goes for 1 hours and 40 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:15:59 – Ball X Pit
00:19:43 – Void War
00:32:42 – Mario Kart World
00:38:44 – FBC: Firebreak
00:51:14 – The Alters
01:02:18 – News
01:20:20 – Questions
01:28:56 – Weekly Plugs
01:33:00 – End of Show
Jun 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025
2 hr 18 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie is joined by Jeremy "Junglist" Ray, and Andreas "Kleb" Klebo-Espe to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2.
The games they've been playing this week include Mario Kart World, Elden Ring Nightreign, Baby Steps, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, Mario Odyssey, and more.
Over in the news they talk about a bunch of things announced at Summer Game Fest, and Sony Bend laying off employees.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:02:52 – Elden Ring Nightreign
00:29:46 – Baby Steps
00:40:25 – Nintendo Switch 2
00:59:59 – Breath of the Wild
01:01:30 – Mario Odyssey
01:03:17 – Tears of the Kingdom
01:09:01 – Mario Kart World
01:24:48 – News
02:04:48 – Questions
02:13:45 – Weekly Plugs
02:16:10 – End of Show
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
2 hr 14 min
On this episode of The GAP Luke Lawrie and Joab Gilroy are joined by Jeremy "Junglist" Ray to talk about the Nintendo Switch 2 launching this week.
The games they've been playing this week include Elden Ring Nightreign, Deliver at all Costs, Shroom and Gloom, and more.
Over in the news EA cancels the Black Panther game, Xbox's handheld has been shelved, MindsEye executive team is causing drama, Unreal Engine shows off a tech demo with The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2 is now in pre-production, and Nintendo won't be sending out the Switch 2 early to reviewers.
This episode goes for 2 hours and 15 minutes, it also contains coarse language.
You can also check out Joab's book on Amazon.
Timestamps –
00:00:00 – Start
00:13:22 – Until Dawn
00:21:12 – Shroom and Gloom
00:28:43 – Deliver at all Costs
00:37:32 – Elden Ring Nightreign
01:29:15 – News
02:07:27 – Weekly Plugs
02:10:14 – End of Show