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Wow, one more podcast and we get a free 6" sub! The gang is back once again to discuss the games out right now; Shanghai takes a bit of a dump on Beginner's Guide and can't stand killing the family pet in Sheltered, Quinn got hands on with a Steam controller for Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone expansion (one of these things are better than the other), while Gigi surprises no one with her continued "offer-they-can't-refuse" tactics with the citizens of her Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer town! [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)XXXX "SoapyWarpig" XXXX (@SoapyWarpig) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

The gang's all back again for some good ol' fashion madness; all three of them chat about their access to the Star Wars: Battlefront beta, Gigi gets her mafia style whacking of neighbors on again in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, while Quinn and Shanghai dance around the length and breadth of Metal Gear Solid 5 (it's really, really, really long).   Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)XXXX "SoapyWarpig" XXXX (@SoapyWarpig) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

It's been nearly a month since the last host filled Front Towards Gamer Radio, but don't worry, almost all of the hosts actually come out! SO much video game talk this week between Quinn and Shanghai as they get caught up from PAX Prime, talk about Quinn's hush hush new gig over at the Happiest Place on Earth, and then talk about the upcoming TwitchCon that Shanghai will be (or is currently) attending! Oh, and Gigi does make a quick appearance towards the end as we play everyone's favorite game to keep the week counter going, "Gigi: Have You Played Through the Walking Dead?" [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

Professional Twitch streamer Jackson "Bajheera" Bliton isn't your average gamer. No, Bajheera is also a world-class bodybuilder who recently took home 1st place in the legendary Mr. and Mrs. Muscle Beach for Men's Physique. If that is about the polar opposite of what the world thinks of video gamers, I'm not sure what is! We talk about his daily schedule between his weight lifting regimen, video compilation and World of Warcraft PVP streaming, and how his positive mental attitude is keeping him charging ahead in new directions! Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix) Guests: Jackson "Bajheera" Bliton (@BajheeraWoW) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by Dethklok

It's been five years since our last on-air conversation with Chris "Smells Like Pizza" Antista, and a lot has changed in his life. Having survived "The Harrowing" at Games Radar to eventually land over at Capcom for a few years, then striking out on his own on Patreon with the once-joke LaserTime podcast turned podcast network with a few of his other exiled "gamez jarnlaists" friends, Chris has turned his life around and is now out there, making uncomfortably bad dick and fart jokes for your hard earned dollar. We talk with him as to what it's like living on the Patreon teat, at what Patreon level they would have to be at for Henry Gilbert to change his obnoxious Twitter handle, and what the big plans are for 2016! [powerpress] Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix) Guests: Chris Antista (@Cantista)Laser Time Patreon Page! 

Gigi, Quinn and Shanghai bring the pre-PAX heat this week! Sorry for the delay in the show, obviously PAX Prime is the 5000-pound gorilla in the room. Gigi gets early hands on with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain for a preview event, Shanghai runs through both Party Hard and Until Dawn, while Quinn was continuing his grind through Metal Gear Solid Legacy Collection to prep for Phantom Pain!  [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)XXXXX "Soapy Warpig" XXXXX (@SoapyWarpig) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

We sit down with Operation Supply Drop ambassador Malik Forte to talk about his coming up through the ranks of Walmart to his becoming a music producer and what got him in the business of being a dork for a living as a Nerdist host! [powerpress] Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix) Guests: Malik Forte (@Malik4Play) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE

Quinn and Shanghai go a little off the rails this week talking about non-gaming stuff. Where do they think they are, on the Giant Bomb-cast? They do manage to handle the show deftly without Miss GamerGirl joining them again as she was called away by Scotland Yard to defuse a bomb in downtown NorthhampmansShine, as she normally does.  Shanghai gets some time in with Mike Bithell's new title Volume, while Quinn gets a hand-me-down PS3 and hands on with the Metal Gear Solid Legacy collection, which should get him up to speed with that ridiculous story. Make sure to leave a five-star review on iTunes if you want to be read on the show in the community segment! [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

Quinn and Shanghai swing in as the dynamic duo without Batgirl Gigi this week to discuss how World of Warcraft just ain't cuttin' the mustard any more as a game type (at least for them), while Shanghai talks about crawling simulator Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, tough-as-nails space shoot-em-up Galak-z, and brick jumping simulator The Swindle!  Make sure to leave a five-star review on iTunes if you want to be read on the show in the community segment!  [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

THIS PODCAST IS FULL OF HER STORY SPOILERS. DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED HER STORY! You have been warned. Shanghai sits down with Sam Barlow, the creative mind behind the full motion video throwback detective game, Her Story. We  discuss what exactly made him decide to break out a camera for video instead of 8-16 bit route that's so en vogue right now, what he's doing to deal with people complaining that Her Story is little more than a glorified search engine, and what the process of shooting video for a week straight with one other person, the actress Viva Seifert? [powerpress] Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix) Guests: Sam Barlow (@MrSamBarlow)

Some things, you're not supposed to talk about with folks: religion, salaries, and of course, furry conventions. Or something like that. This week, Gigi bails out leaving the boys to fend for themselves, meaning Shanghai talks about his "finishing" Her Story and learning a new trick in League of Legends, while Quinn knits us an ever-growing scarf in the Journey up-rez for PS4 and his misadventures as an asteroid miner in Eve: Online.  [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

When Russ Pitts asked, "Why would you want to interview me?", it came as a bit of a surprise. Who wouldn't want to interview a gaming industry staple who's helped change the landscape of games journalism? Between his co-founding the one-and-only Polygon.com, and oh, by the way, help co-found a pretty amazing charity dealing with mental health issues, Take This, Russ has been hooking and jabbing in video games for some time now. However, his recent departure from Polygon to start his own media firm, Flying Saucer, to help launch Rock Band 4 was a definite departure from what I was expecting from when I sat down with him! [powerpress] Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix) Guests: Russ Pitts (@russpitts)Flying Saucer MediaPolygon.comTakeThis.org

THE GANG IS BACK! Gigi, Quinn and Shanghai are back on the mic to play another round of "Gigi, Have You Played Through The Walking Dead" (you'll never BELIEVE what the answer is!). Quinn tells us harrowing tales of "LineCon" (aka San Diego Comic Con) and running into his BFF Bill Murray, while Gigi complains about Tenbo the Badass Elephant being a little tough to control...you know, like you're platforming with an elephant. Shanghai is in a crisis of conscience about having wasted the last two years of his life playing Udyr in League of Legends and having found a brand new champion to stomp faces with. [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)XXXXX "Soapy Warpig" XXXXX (@SoapyWarpig) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

The last ten years of Dean Hall's adult life sounds like he may have been the individual who inspired Dos Equis "The Most Interesting Man in the World" advertising campaign: climbed Mount Everest, New Zealand Army officer, created gaming industry changing video game series DayZ, survived a year in a Singapore Survival School exchange program...the list goes on and on.  There literally isn't enough to properly interview Dean Hall without a six-hour block of time. So we did the best we could in an hour! We do get a nibble on what is going on over at his new London studio, RocketWerkz, and Ion.  [powerpress] Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix) Guests: Dean Hall (@rocket2guns) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (

Okay, so apparently despite internet fandom, finding a max resolution picture of games-journalist-turned-game-designer Anthony Gallegos? Far harder than one would expect! Here's a picture of him from his IGN days, if you didn't know what he looked like. Anyway, I sit down with Anthony "Gallangas" to discuss his bizzare transition from going to school for religious studies to creating exploding doors in video games, to his equally strange inclusion to becoming a co-host of a popular comedy podcast, The Comedy Button! Like what you hear? Subscribe to Front Towards Gamer Radio here on iTunes! Hate iTunes? No problem!: Subscribe to our RSS Feed!Or listen to us on Stitcher!: Take a listen!  Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (

So funny story. E3 ended, then Shanghai picked up everything and moved to Pittsburgh, so this post E3 podcast completely missed getting published in a timely fashion. However, figured that content is content and the boys put together a solid show, so let's get it posted up! [powerpress] Hosts:Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)Robert Beach (@23Breach)Derrick Ford (@DeltaJFord) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE Missed last week's episode of Front Towards Gamer Radio? It's right here!

Everyone came out swinging at E3 on Monday, from Microsoft's backwards compatibility to Sony's finally announcing a Final Fantasy VII remake; it was a bloodbath! The Front Towards Gamer crew are there to go over the days highs and lows as far as press conferences go. Staffers include: Quinn Sullivan, Robert Beach, Derrick Ford, Morgan Park, Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga, and interlopers Parker Wilhelm and Lauren "Pink Assassin" discussing random events from the day. And HITMAN. [powerpress]

Well, the first shots of E3 2015 have been fired, and they left a high water mark for the rest of the week: Fallout 4 ridiculously incredible gameplay, Fallout Shelter announced AND released on iOS after the event, Doom actually looks fairly amazing, Dishonored 2 is a thing that's happening and no one still cares about Battlecry. What did the Front Towards Gamer and Operation Supply Drop teams think of the show? Joining us for a quick hipfire podcast with reaction are Front Towards Gamer staff Quinn Sullivan, Derrick Ford, Morgan Park, Stephen Machuga, Robert Beach and...associate...Parker Wilhelm. [powerpress]

That's right, gang, it's E3 week, and I'm currently writing this out from our Front Towards Gamer/Operation Supply Drop Los Angeles base of operations right across from the convention center (swanky!). Before the madness ensues for this week, Robert Beach comes back on to fill the ever rotating third chair for Gigi. Robert talks about being an adorable cat knocking things off shelves in the game Catlateral Damage (see what they did there?), Quinn refuses to stop stop STOP talking about The Witcher 3's Gwent card game and a little taste of some indie fun with Sunset, while Shanghai gets stuck on vacation, but not stuck enough to get some time in with You Must Build a Boat on iOS. Happy E3 week, y'all! [powerpress] Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)Robert Beach (@23Breach) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE

Sorry, no livestream this week as one of us didn't feel like putting on their face. I'm going to give you three guesses who that might be and your first two don't count. Anyway, this week, we continue to wade through the bog that is The Witcher 3, but this time, with a different angle. Gigi and Quinn chatter on about all things Gwent related, Gigi groans about having to do gameguides for Destiny's end game content, while Shanghai gets a little time in about Double Fine's Massive Chalice (check out our review here!) while trying to not fall asleep in a flurry of Gwent conversation. And GASP! Did we get an iTunes review? We slavishly read over it multiple times, trying to parse out meaning. Make sure to leave us a five-star review in iTunes and you'll be read on the show as well! Hosts:Stephen "Shanghai Six" Machuga (@ShanghaiSix)Quinn "Soulibon" Sullivan (@Soulibon)XXXXX "Soapy Warpig" XXXXX (@SoapyWarpig) Audio Editing: Brandon Parker (@ailerongame) Intro Music: “Bulls of Parade” (chiptune) by Dakota ClarkCommunity Segment Music: “Fansong” by DethklokOutro Music: "Man with the Gun" by PRESS PLAY ON TAPE