Episodes

One of the things that makes Elden Ring so great is that your character’s growth is based on you. The action you take actually matters. In this episode of the GZ Chop Shop, we dove right in and talked about Elden Ring’s well-...

“For me, it's that stuff that makes COD worth it—it's not so much about getting five kills or whatever. It’s about the experience and having fun doing silly stuff.” - TheBulletMaiden In this episode of the GZ Chop Shop, we di...

A lot of us think that major events in the world have a very small chance of affecting our lives. When in reality, a single change can turn our entire existence upside down. In this episode of the GZ Chop Shop, we talk about ...

Exploring the gaming lore

We dive into the ongoing tug-of-war between Sony and Microsoft over the acquisitions of major IPs and both companies push into the cloud gaming era despite the failure of services like Google Stadia. What does this all say fo...

NVIDIA has decided to charge $1.6k for their latest graphics card while also removing their original cheaper option. Warner Bros also continues to make terrible decisions with their restructuring plans as they dissolve Cartoo...

Not really but Rockstar themselves was hacked for over 50 minutes of GTA VI gameplay footage and confidential documents. The GPU crisis comes to an end as GPU mining loses all value forcing miners to sell their abundance of p...

Ubisoft wants you to pay $70 for their triple-A titles. Will this set a new cost standard across the board for gamers in the future? We also discuss D23 and Disney's strong reliance on Marvel. Nintendo Direct also put on a st...

Sony entertainment is in hot water over allegations that it has been overcharging the UK PlayStation community with its monopoly on digital game sales, causing digital titles to cost far more than their physical counterparts....

Do you truly own your tech?

Such a good episode as we talk about gaming icon shop GameStop and its post-COVID struggles as it begins to fade into obscurity and tries to find new footing. We also highlight our favorite upcoming games for the rest of 2022...

Technology continues to leap ahead at a rapid pace. But are we trying too hard to be more than human? This week we discuss Elon Musk's neural link and Ai's mimicking the deceased. One of our most thought-provoking episodes ye...

What has NVIDIA been keeping from its shareholders? Apple brings the era of IPods to an end, and why is famed developer SQUARE ENIX selling some of its best IPs? We cover it all in this week's episode. Support this show http:...

Elon Musk has purchased Twitter. Are his goals of free speech truly the only reason, or is there more he has yet to mention? We also cover Ads coming to console games in the near future. Support this show http://supporter.aca...

This week we cover the new Star Wars game in the works at Skydance Media, Nintendo of America's legal issues with unions, and an Elden Ring underwear hack that is seeing players banned. Support this show http://supporter.acas...

This episode shines a light on the one thing holding all anime and gaming fanbases back...the toxic noise. We also talk about the REAL reason why you can't get a PS5. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop . ...

This week we talk about the cancellation of major gaming expo E3 and what this means for the future of the once large gaming convention in the coming years. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/gzchopshop . Support us...

We get into this week's Apple event and their major tech announcements. Was this event a hit or miss? Sony may already be working on the PS5 pro, and Epic game's surprising purchase of music platform Bandcamp and how it spell...

With the launch of Amazon's Luna cloud gaming service, the continued march towards cloud-focused gaming takes another big step. We also talk about Sony's very direct response to the Xbox game pass as they continue to make bol...

Is company Tencent the Illuminati of gaming? The Chinese-owned juggernaut has more influence in the industry than we know and with their focus shifting to triple-A style games, we may soon see a shake-up in the industry. We a...

Game developer Ubisoft finds itself in similar waters as Activision-Blizzard and faces backlash from its workers that formed the organization "A better Ubisoft" in an attempt to rid the company of unfair treatment and judgmen...

Sony has responded to Microsofts recent gaming IP purchase by making a swift move of their own and buying former Halo creators BUNGIE. We discuss what this move means for the last few stand-alone studios, how it will affect s...

With Wild4Games

Microsoft continues to expand its gaming reach after acquiring longstanding developer Activision-Blizzard even during their tumultuous times of lawsuits. What does this mean for iconic titles such as WoW and Overwatch going f...