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Have we got the Hot Gaming Takes for you this week! But first the news! ...There's not much news. But we talk about Animal Crossing and Wizard of the Coast's new gaming studio. Matt went to a LAN party and got into Age of Empires 2, and Carly LOVES Celeste. Then we really deep dive into our topic this week: The Rise and Fall of Blizzard. Games Discussed: Animal Crossing, Age of Empires 2, Celeste, World of Warcraft, Diablo 3, Starcraft, OverwatchTwitter: @BlueItemRadioEmail: BlueItemRadio@gmail.com

There are a lot of game delays in the news this week, and Matt has a theory about what's causing the delays! Carly's putting on her detective hat and playing Judgement, and Matt is honing his organizational skills in Wilmot's Warehouse. Then we deep dive into our topic: heading into the new generation of consoles. Games Discussed: Judgement; Wilmot's WarehouseTwitter: @BlueitemradioEmail: blueitemradio@gmail.com 

Happy New Year, Gamers! This week in the news, we talk about The Witcher having a moment in pop culture right now--don't worry we stick to talking mostly about VIDEO GAMES. Matt's been playing Witcher 3 on Switch aka Switcher, Carly's been playing the visual novel Eliza and the new game by the creators of Katamari, Wattam. Since it's a new year, we then dive into games coming out in 2020. To make it interesting, we have a hype level rating you don't want to miss.Games Discussed: Witcher 3, Eliza, Wattam, and a truckload of 2020 games.Twitter: @BlueItemRadioEmail: BlueItemRadio@gmail.com

We're wrapping up the year...without our own GOTY list! How refreshing! Instead we're talking about the Game Awards Winners, games we've been playing, including Afterparty and Wolfenstein, and our 2020 Gaming Resolutions.Give us a follow; send us yer emails!: Twitter: @BlueItemRadioEmail: BlueItemRadio@gmail.com

Carly and Matt talk about this week's gaming news including the Nintendo Switch's fantastic Black Friday sales figures, Playstation 5 leaks, and Halo: Reach out on PC.Games Discussed:Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderCat LadyFFXIVHalo: ReachBaldur's GateWeekly Topic: Are Games Getting Better? 

It's our first episode! Carly and Matt talk about video game news including Half-Life Alyx and the launch of Stadia. We also pay tribute to EverQuest developer Brad McQuaid. We then deep dive into the Game Awards nominees for 2019. Games discussed: Half-Life, Control, Outer Worlds