Good Gains, Well Played
Good Gains, Well Played is a gaming and fitness podcast. While none of the hosts are experts in either field, we do have over 9 years of podcasting experience. Join us each week to cover gaming news as well as our fitness journeys.
Episodes
240 episodes
More Potential Ubisoft Layoffs, Prince Of Persia DLC, And Balatro Struggles
We've got even more potential layoffs at Ubisoft, Highguard dropping a sudden 5v5 mode, and some fun voice packs for Space Marine 2.Then in the second half Isli gives his final thoughts on The Lost Crown and the DLC, Xya talks Chaos Rin...
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Season 1
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Episode 239
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47:07
PS5 Developer Direct And What Is Happening At Ubisoft?
This episode we cover the crazy decisions that Ubisoft is making, the "Coming To PS5" Xbox developer direct, and we discuss the Fallout TV series so far.Then in the back half Isli talks more about The Lost Crown and I continue my journe...
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Season 1
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Episode 238
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1:18:47
More Layoffs, Tomb Raider IV Remastered, And New World Has A Year Left
We've got more layoffs at Ubisoft impacting The Division team, who also lost their franchise boss who went to DICE. Amazon also announced they're shutting down New World in a year, and Games Workshop bans AI.Then in the back end Isli gi...
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Season 1
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Episode 237
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53:05
Xbox News, Sony's AI Assistant Patent, And Dead Letter Dept.
We've got the January Game Pass lineup, an Xbox developer direct announced, an AI assist patent, and more. Then in the back half Isli gives his thoughts on Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Xya plays more Chaos Rings, and I talk...
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Season 1
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Episode 236
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49:13
2026 Releases We're Interested In And Curious About
In this episode we go over every game that currently has a release date in 2026 that we're interested in. Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:44 2026 Releases We're Excited AboutWhat We're Playing
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Season 1
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Episode 235
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45:10
Pricing Mistakes, Delays, And The Loss Of An Industry Icon
It's unfortunate that during the holidays the big news is the tragic passing of Vince Zampella. Vince was of course a co-creator for Call of Duty, having co-founded both Infinity Ward and later Respawn Entertainment. Here are the t...
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Season 1
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Episode 234
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47:24
Departures, Delays, AI, Overtime, And My Thoughts On Routine
In this episode we discuss a co-founder leaving Sucker Punch, if the original Tomb Raider is actually hard by today's standards, Larian's comments on AI, and how sometimes you need to do overtime.Then in the back end I have some gripes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 233
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1:05:11
Lots Of Trailers, And Awards Sweeps, But The TGAs Are Too Long
We're back with a recap of all the trailers from The Game Awards, and there were lots of surprises. Afterwards we get into our usual critiques of the show, then we talk about what we've been playing. Here are the timestamps:
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Season 1
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Episode 232
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1:39:34
Arc Raiders' Hot Fix, Far Cry TV Show, And Silksong DLC Comfirmed
We've got a funny hot fix for Arc Raiders, a Far Cry TV show announced, and confirmation that Silksong will get DLC at some point. Then we quickly get into Xya's trip to Japan, some fun gaming items she came home with, and then I talk about a w...
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Season 1
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Episode 231
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59:49
Holiday Deals, Battlefield 6's Impressive Sales, Dispatch, And Is This Seat Taken
It's the episode before Thanksgiving and the news is light. We've got a lot of pre-Black Friday sales, impressive sales figures for Battlefield 6, and some interesting TGA news. Then in the back half Isli gives his final thoughts on Dispatch, I...
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Season 1
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Episode 230
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59:33
Valve's New Hardware, Layoffs, Horizon MMO, And Arc Raiders
This episode we quickly recap some news we missed from last week then we get into Valve's hardware announcements and the Horizon MMO. In the back half Isli talks about Dispatch, Xya talks more Necesse, and I share some stories from Arc Raiders....
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Season 1
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Episode 229
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1:22:31
Necesse 1.0, Alan Wake 2 The Lake House DLC, And Warhammer Painting
There wasn't much this week to go in depth on, so we just had a quick rapid fire highlight of some news before jumping straight into what everyone is playing. Xya talks about Necesse 1.0, I give my closing thoughts on The Lake House DLC, talk a...
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Season 1
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Episode 228
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39:57
Microsoft Wants More Out Of Xbox And Now We Have Halo On PS5
This episode we've got Microsoft wanting Xbox to have a higher profit margins, and now we've got a Halo CE remake coming to PS5. Borderlands 4 has made the most revenue of any previous title, though prices are higher, and Fallout 4 continues to...
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Season 1
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Episode 227
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56:56
Blue Protocol: Star Resonance, OBS Audio Drift, And Magnet Mistakes With Warhammer
It's another light week of news but Xya has a new MMO to talk about and Isli gives some updates on Silent Hill F. Then I talk about Battlefield 6, solving an annoying OBS audio issue, and some lessons learned doing my first magnetized bits for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 226
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1:31:32
Silent Hill f, Funny Easter Eggs, More Game Content, And A Weird Dev Message
We're light on news but we've got a fun easter egg, some games getting additional content, and dev's strange message after leaving 343. After that we get into closing thoughts on Silksong, Isli talks about Silent Hill f, and I try to figure out...
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Season 1
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Episode 225
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1:11:10
Silksong Is Great But Flawed, Game Pass Gets A Price Hike, And EA's Buyout
This week we cover some small bits of news before talking about the Game Pass price increase, Sony's SSD shrinkflation, and EA's crazy buyout. Then in the backend we have a spoiler discussion about Silksong in its entirety. Here ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 224
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1:36:31
PlayStation Secret Lair, Sony's State Of Play Recap, And More Silksong
This week we talk about the Magic The Gathering Secret Lair collab with PlayStation, Sony's impressive PS5 generation sales figures, and recapping the State of Play.Then the bulk of the episode is talking about what we're playing and th...
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Season 1
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Episode 223
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1:04:26
Borderlands 4's Grapple Is More Satisfying Than Silksong's
We've got a random smattering of news bits this episode, then in the back half I quickly give some updated thoughts on Borderlands 4 before we jump into Act 2 of Silksong. Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits
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Season 1
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Episode 222
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1:23:00
Silksong Early Game Impressions, Borderlands 4, And Nintendo Direct
It's the second time this year where all three of us are playing the same game, and that game is Silksong. Tune in while we recap some of the news, including the Nintendo Direct, and then in the back half we talk a lot about our early game thou...
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Season 1
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Episode 221
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1:38:57
Silksong, Hell Is Us, Tomb Raider Casting, And Pete Hines' Game Pass Issues
We've got casting for Amazon's Tomb Raider, devs explaining why game-key cards are good, layoffs, and Pete Hines' issues with Game Pass. Then in the back half we talk about Silksong and Hell is Us. Here are the timestamps:I...
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Season 1
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Episode 220
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52:03
Warhammer Miniatures, Metal Gear's Future, And Death Stranding 2 Spoilers
This week we cover a range of news from PS+ titles to Atari acquiring some games from Ubisoft. Then in the backend Xya talks about wanting to play Trails in the Sky, I talk Icarus, how an old reddit post helped me with Warhammer, and then we ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 219
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1:02:57
Silksong Release Date, Opening Night Live, And PS5 Price Hikes
We've got a bit of news as well as games we saw at Opening Night Live that have us interested. Then in the back half Isli talks about the Hell is Us demo, I talk Sword of the Sea, and my second ever eBay purchase.Here are the timestamps...
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Season 1
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Episode 218
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39:31
PUBG Ending Last Gen Support And My Final Death Stranding 2 Thoughts
After covering some small bits of news I get into my overall, spoiler free, thoughts on Death Stranding 2. Hopefully next week Xya and I can get into all the spoiler discussions.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits
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Season 1
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Episode 217
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1:11:22
PS5 Stats, Xbox News Blast, Battlefield 6 Beta, And FFXIV's New Raid
This episode we cover some updated PS5 stats and a spread of Xbox news. Then Isli talks about replaying Subnautica, Xya talks about the new raid in FFXIV, and I talk about the Battlefield 6 beta.Here are the timestamps:Intro&nbs...
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Season 1
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Episode 216
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52:59
Nintendo Switch US Price Hike And My Excitement For Battlefield 6
This episode we've got some game announcements, console sales and price hikes, release dates, rumors, and the Battlefield 6 multiplayer showcase.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:30 THQ Showcase- 01:14...
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Season 1
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Episode 215
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46:05