About this podcast
THiRD SHiFT is a weekly podcast hosted by Eric and Matt. Topics include everything Gearbox & Borderlands, along with weekly releases and the latest gaming news!
Episodes
The newest 50 of 627 episodes
- 164.9 | GTA VI, Nvidia, PS Plus, Fairgames · 59 min · Season 21 Episode 527This week Matt takes it back, Eric feels the quake, we look down our noses at GTA VI, the Nvidia CEO screws up, and PlayStation says goodbye to a PC feature and to Fairgames!…
- Cigarette Machine | Nagoshi Studio, God of War Laufey, GTAVI · 44 min · Season 21 Episode 526This week Matt goes broke, listens to Sister Sledge, and has a grand old time, then Nagoshi says goodbye, Laufey says see you later, and Rockstar can't spend 99 cents!Also, WHAT…
- Not Optimal | Mass Effect, EA, Gears of War, Xbox, Indie World · 1 h 5 min · Season 21 Episode 525This week Matt has a bad dream, Eric knows kung fu, Mass Effect items leak, we hate on EA, Gears of War doesn't change everything for Xbox, and we catch the latest Indie World…
- Our Billion Dollar Idea | BioWare, Project Helix & PS6, ID@Xbox, CRITICAL REFLEX Time · 59 min · Season 21 Episode 524This week Eric makes the finals, Matt acts stupid, BioWare says goodbye, we discuss the PlayStation 6 and Project Helix pricing rumors, IGN teams up with ID@Xbox, and Matt finds…
- You Can Stop Me | Bit Reactor, Zero Company, Control Resonant, game sales · 58 min · Season 21 Episode 523This week Matt remembers, Eric gets cursed, Bit Reactor brings back half their staff, and games are selling gangbusters...but what does that even mean? Releases: Forever Ago &…
- Big Fat Crocodile | Dawngazer, Xbox, Armed Fantasia, Nerial, Ninja Theory, PSVR2, Meta · 58 min · Season 21 Episode 522This week Eric finds a silver lining, Matt sinks low, a beautiful game gets announced, Xbox makes some good changes, we say farewell to Armed Fantasia, Nerial, and part of Ninja…
- What the Heart Wants | Ace Attorney, Persona, Destiny, Xbox · 1 h 3 min · Season 21 Episode 521This week Matt sticks to the shadows, Eric paints the town red, Ace Attorney goes virtual, we debate the future of Persona, Destiny returns, and Xbox continues its restructuring!…
- Ten Years | Marathon, Build a Rocket Boy, Heart Machine, Polyarc, BlizzCon 2026 · 54 min · Season 21 Episode 520This week Matt hits the books, Eric comes in second, Marathon promises some changes, there's tons of bad news in the games industry, and BlizzCon returns! Releases: Veritas…
- Poor of Spirit | Mark Cerny, The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo Direct · 1 h 0 min · Season 21 Episode 519This week Matt's feeling gloomy, Eric's feeling spooky, Mark Cerny may be stepping away, The Legend of Zelda gets its own Direct, and Nintendo shows off other games the very next…
- The Year of Mr. Chupon! | Double Fine Kickstarter, Konami Press Start, State of Play · 1 h 16 min · Season 21 Episode 518This week Eric takes a walk, Matt comes in for a landing, Double Fine teases everyone, and Konami and PlayStation show off the goods! Releases: The Blood of Dawnwalker & Sucker…
- End of Days | Horizon, Silent Hill Townfall, 2XKO, EDF 6.2, GTAVI, Disc to Digital, Gamescom ONL · 1 h 14 min · Season 21 Episode 517This week we return to zero, Horizon gets a rework, Townfall tunes in, 2XKO gets ready to say farewell, EDF comes skittering back, Netflix shows off GTAVI, Microsoft makes your…
- Perseid | GTAVI, Phantom Blade Zero, Tides of Annihilation · 1 h 3 min · Season 21 Episode 516This week Eric sinks down, Matt hides in his shell, GTAVI entices soldiers and makes all the money, Phantom Blade Zero gets another showcase, we get a look at Tides of…
- Pad Thai | Final Fantasy Resonance, Blood of the Dawnwalker, Phantom Blade Zero, Kinetic Publishing Showcase, Ghost of Yotei, 4:LOOP · 1 h 6 min · Season 21 Episode 515This week Matt calls his agent, Eric goes through hell, and we get news from Final Fantasy Resonance, Blood of the Dawnwalker, Phantom Blade Zero, Kinetic Publishing, Ghost of…
- Kirby Style | Ads, Ghost Recon, GTAVI, Indie Games, Fire Emblem Direct · 56 min · Season 21 Episode 514This week Eric puts up a fight, Matt learns to juggle, PlayStation and EA want to serve your more ads, Ghost Recon gets new content, GTAVI goes to Netflix, itch.io has a great…
- Miami Vice | Dragon Age, Steam, PlayStation, Xbox, GoG, God of War Laufey · 53 min · Season 21 Episode 513This week Matt brings the oddest two-pack you'll ever see, Eric tries to break his rule, Dragon Age may be dead for good, Steam upgrades its wishlists, PlayStation and Xbox both…
- Salisbury Steak | Witcher 3, Lawsuits, Marvel games · 1 h 4 min · Season 21 Episode 512This week, Eric goes splat, Matt gets retro, Gamescom plans to show off the new Witcher 3 expansion, Sony faces class action, Nintendo comments on their lawsuit, and we get new…
- Friend of a Friend | id Software, College Football 27, Monster Hunter Wilds, CEO Shenanigans, Mailbag! · 1 h 1 min · Season 21 Episode 511This week Matt gets bewitched, Eric goes mad, we don't know what's up with id Software, EA pulls an EA, Capcom comes in clutch, CEOs are doing CEO things, and we pop open the…
- Silver Linings | Xbox layoffs / studio departures, PlayStation · 1 h 3 min · Season 21 Episode 510This week Eric goes double anime, Matt gets fed, the Xbox layoffs hit everyone hard, some studios break free, and PlayStation doesn't care what you think (but please stick…
- Zoomin' In | GTAVI, RAMpocalypse, PlayStation, PS3/Vita, dbrand, Arkane, Blade, Blizzard · 1 h 5 min · Season 21 Episode 509This week Matt feels the groove, Eric sees shapes, GTAVI brings out Matt's tin foil hat, RAM makers get sued, PlayStation ruins everything twice over, dbrand drops the ball, the…
- 250 Years | Bungie, Steam Machine, Xbox, GTAVI · 1 h 6 min · Season 21 Episode 508This week Eric sees stars, Matt keeps scrolling, Bungie says goodbye to their Destiny 2 staff, the Steam Machine reveals its price, Xbox gets more expensive, and GTAVI ruins…
- Fireworks | Xbox, PlayStation · 1 h 9 min · Season 21 Episode 507This week Matt takes a bite, Eric tells a tale, Xbox is FINE, and PlayStation pushes back! Releases: Starbites & The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
- Stir Crazy | Summer Game Fest, Day of the Devs, Xbox Showcase, Nintendo Direct · 1 h 19 min · Season 23 Episode 506This week Matt pulls double duty in the releases, covers FOUR separate gaming showcases, AND edits the whole damn thing in record time! What a hero! Who even needs Eric?! Not me!…
- It's Over | Indie Quest 2026, PlayStation State of Play · 1 h 4 min · Season 21 Episode 505This week Matt hits the books, Eric keeps it tight, Indie Quest brings color and style, and PlayStation brings out the big guns! Releases: Burden Street Station & Fatekeeper
- Sunscream | Dragon Quest XII, Steam Deck, Witcher 3: Songs of the Past · 1 h 0 min · Season 21 Episode 504This week Eric sees the light, Matt hears an echo, Dragon Quest switches gears, Valve raises prices, and CD Projekt Red pulls a Gearbox! Releases: 007 First Light & Echo…
- Full of Lies | Quantic Dream, Destiny 2, Star Wars, Witchfire, State of Play, SGDQ, Chakan, Six One Indie Showcase · 58 min · Season 21 Episode 503This week Matt takes a sip, Eric gets wild and wooly, Quantic Dream does what we expected, Bungie stops development on Destiny 2, Sony announces their next State of Play, the Six…
- Not a Lie, Not a Truth | Phasmophobia / Alan Wake, Discord / Game Pass, Crimson Desert, Stellar Blade 2, Dead Space · 1 h 0 min · Season 21 Episode 502This week Eric goes under the sea, Matt drops the beat, and we're full of little news pieces, from Phasmophobia to Discord to Crimson Desert to Stellar Blade 2 to EA! Releases…
- Cat Ears | Summer Games Fest, Stranger Than Heaven, StarFox · 55 min · Season 21 Episode 501This week Matt puts you in check, Eric's in the mix, and we get a look at Summer Games Fest, Stranger Than Heaven, and...StarFox?! Releases: Gambonanza & Mixtape
- It Ain't Hard | Gamepass, "Microsoft Gaming", Dead Space, Nintendo, Spiders, Akira Yamaoka · 1 h 3 min · Season 21 Episode 500This week we both dodge bullets, Xbox makes lots of changes, Eric gets clickbaited, gamers want their money back, Spiders says goodbye [grammatically correct], and a master takes…
- A Simple Question | Mailbag! · 46 min · Season 21 Episode 499With Eric drowning in his basement and Matt busy almost every single night, THiRD SHiFT needs its bacon saved! Wait, who's that at the door?!
- Sonic | Amazon Luna, Meta Quest 3, Wild Arms 4, Xbox, Game Pass, Triple-i Initiative 2026 · 58 min · Season 21 Episode 498This week Eric acts pragmatic, Matt gets replaced, Luna is shutting down, Meta is raising prices, Wild Arms 4 comes to PS5, we wonder about Armed Fantasia and Penny Blood, Xbox…
- Trillions of Dollars | Yoshihisa Kishimoto, State of Play, The Playerbase, Koshmar: The Last Reverie, Quantic Dream, Cyberpunk 2077 · 57 min · Season 21 Episode 497This week Matt gets musical, Eric gets weird, a video game legend passes away, yet another unknown leaker makes a prediction, Sony wants to scan you in, a new game gets…
- Favorable Jesus | Eidos Montreal, Cinemersive Labs, PlayStation prices, next gen speculation · 55 min · Season 21 Episode 496This week Eric gets grimey, Matt goes aquatic, Eidos Montreal has hard times, Cinemersive Labs joins the fold, Sony hikes their prices, and a man(?) I've never heard of in my…
- Ugly Dudes [v2] | PlayStation price hike, AAA game costs, Epic Games, Xbox Partner Preview · 1 h 5 min · Season 21 Episode 495This week Matt gets greedy, Eric lets out a scream, PlayStation may be raising prices, AAA gaming is out of control, Epic Games says six billion isn't enough, and Xbox shows off…
- Alex | News Smorgasbord! [Wheel of Time, Future Games Show, Red Storm Entertainment, FBC Firebreak, PSSR, PS Portal, Switch 2, LRG, Atlus, Borderlands 4] · 60 min · Season 21 Episode 494This week Eric sees red, Matt's feeling froggy, we have the most news topics ever [just look at the title!] and Eric gets RED HOT over this week's trivia question! Releases…
- Interrupted | Borderlands 4 DLC, Nippon Ichi, Fortnite, Sega, Ghost of Yotei · 54 min · Season 21 Episode 493This week Matt gets esoteric, Eric gets twisted, Borderlands 4's first DLC is on its way, Nippon Ichi Software has a presentation, Fortnite raises prices and brings back the OGs…
- Hamster Wheel | Highguard, Echoes of Aincrad, Indie World, Capcom Spotlight, PlayStation · 1 h 1 min · Season 21 Episode 492This week Eric stays up late, Matt gets wild, Highguard says goodbye, a new RPG says hello, Nintendo and Capcom have showcases, and PlayStation doesn't want to play nice!…
- No More Accents | Marathon, Horizon, XBox · 1 h 0 min · Season 21 Episode 491This week Matt feels proud, Eric turns evil, we dogpile on two games in the first ever "Who Ya Got?", and what the hell is going on with Xbox?! Releases: Ys X: Proud Nordics &…
- Steamroller | Bluepoint, Highguard, State of Play · 59 min · Season 21 Episode 490This week Eric goes animal style, Matt gets high, Sony shutters Bluepoint, Highguard takes some hits, and we discuss the latest State of Play! Releases: Reanimal & High on Life 2
- The Worst One | Overwatch, FF7R Part 3, Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase · 1 h 2 min · Season 21 Episode 489This week Matt goes dark, Eric uses his imagination, Overwatch tries to redeem itself, Final Fantasy may go fully multiplatform, Nintendo has a Partner Showcase, and the episode…
- On A Watchlist | Dark Auction, Mario Galaxy, Tomodachi Life · 51 min · Season 21 Episode 488This week Eric gets serviced, Matt steeples his fingers, we discuss the Dark Auction controversy(?), and Nintendo has two separate Directs! Releases: CODE VEIN II & Earth Must Die
- Jackin' Horses | Ubisoft, Marathon, Xbox Developer Direct · 49 min · Season 21 Episode 487Get your mind out of the gutter - this week Matt gets launched into orbit, Eric (re-)joins a cult, and we discuss Ubisoft's reorganization, Marathon's preorders, and the four big…
- Devolve | Anthem, PSSR, Layoffs, Project AVA · 56 min · Season 21 Episode 486This week Eric goes one step beyond, Matt goes for a walk (man), Anthem shuts down, a PSSR announcement is leaked, Meta VR closes studios, Ubisoft lays off staff, and Razer wants…
- Word Salad | New Year's Resolutions! · 52 min · Season 21 Episode 485It's the first official THiRD SHiFT episode of 2026, and you know what that means - it's time for our New Year's Resolution special! Join us as we look back at the abject…
- 2006 | 2025 Games of the Year · 1 h 17 min · Season 21 Episode 484Recorded on New Year's Eve, it's our 2025 Games of the Year special! Thanks again to our friends Steve (aka Demented Wizard) and Gnomable for sending in their picks! See you…
- Magic Elf | TS Christmas Special · 32 min · Season 21 Episode 483This week Matt disappoints everyone, Eric shares some good news, and we give Santa our last-minute Christmas wish lists! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from your friends at…
- Never Go Outside | The Game Awards · 1 h 13 min · Season 21 Episode 482This week Eric feels divine, Matt knows now why you cry, and we give our thoughts on The Game Awards, their trailer prices, and which reveals we're actually excited for!…
- Bogus Journey | The Game Awards, Eidos Montreal, CDProjektRed, Netflix, John Romero · 46 min · Season 21 Episode 481This week Matt doesn't let out a Death Howl, Eric goes Beyond, and we've got a bunch of small news items to catch up on! Releases: Death Howl & Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
- Undefeatable | The Game Awards Nominees (part 2) · 52 min · Season 21 Episode 480This week we're wrapping up our TGA picks, giving thanks for some good things this year, and wishing you all the best! For our American listeners, have a Happy Thanksgiving!
- Housewife | The Game Awards Nominees (part 1) · 53 min · Season 21 Episode 479This week, Matt's on fire and down in the dumps, Eric goes back to school, and we start making our picks for The Game Awards! Releases: Neon Inferno, Kingdoms of the Dump, &…
- Happy Little Dude | State of Play, Super Mario Galaxy Movie · 47 min · Season 21 Episode 478This week Eric swings a sword, Matt gets in the groove, and Nintendo and Sony show off some new projects! Releases: GIGASWORD & Lumines Arise
