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
254 episodes
Amy Hennig's Version Of Uncharted 4
We've got quite the spread of news this week capped off with some interesting details about Amy Hennig's version of Uncharted 4.Then in the backend we haven't played much collectively this week, but I give some impressions of Escape Sim...
We Need A Third Review Tier On Steam
We've got some fun games coming to Game Pass this month, Pragmata has some good sales figures for Capcom, Double Fine is unionizing, and we need a third review tier for games on Steam. In the backend Isli just started Saros so he d...
Greedfall Developer Shutsdown, Subnautica 2 Early Access Date, Final Fantasy, And Saros
Subnautica 2 finally has a release date for early access, and it's right around the corner. We've got a lot of Final Fantasy news that we missed from FanFest, and we've got the unfortunate closer announcement for the developers of Greedfall.
Game Pass Price Drop, Black Flag Resynced, And Final Fantasy XIV Evercold
We've got the surprise price drop for Game Pass this week, the announcement of the well known AC Black Flag remaster, and the announcement of the next FFXIV expansion. Then in the back half Isli gives his final thoughts on Hades 2,...
Pete Hines Talks Xbox/Bethesda, And Isli And I Are All About Hades I & II
It's a light week of news but we have an interesting interview with Pete Hines where he talks about frustrations with Xbox after acquiring Bethesda. We also get the announcement of a new Metro game that comes out at the end of the year. Then Xy...
More No Man's Sky Updates, Extraction Shooter Rumors, And Final Thoughts On Dead Cells
It's a light week of news but we've got another update to No Man's Sky and rumors of a Disney extraction shooter. Then in the back Isli talks revisiting Dead Cells and I give my final thoughts. Here are the timestamps:Intro...
Layoffs, Acquisitions, And Revisiting Dead Cells
We've got more layoffs this week, as well as an acquisition, then some new info about the canceled TLoU Factions game. In the back half Isli talks about Nioh 3, and I go into my experience with Dead Cells so far.Here are the timestamps:...
Price Hikes, Epic Layoffs, Books, And WH40K 11th Edition Announced
We've got more unfortunate news with mass layoffs at Epic, PlayStation 5 price hikes, and Sony shutting down another studio. But on the positive side we have a free update for Dying Like The Beast, Rebellion announcing a new game, we take a big...
Returning To The Alters, Layoffs, Legal Battles, And RE9 Conspiracies
We're back after a week off and we quickly recap some of the news we missed before jumping into current news bits. Then in the back half Isli talks about his insane RE9 conspiracy theory, Xya has trouble buying physical games, and I return to T...
Highguard Shutting Down, Gang Of Dragon In Trouble, And Project Helix Confirmed
It's a big week of news with a heavy theme on game development troubles and rumor confirmations. Then in the back end we get into a spoiler discussion about Resident Evil Requiem now that Isli is here.Here are the timestamps:Int...
We Really Like Resident Evil Requiem
After recapping some news from this week we spend a good amount of time having a spoiler discussion about the new Resident Evil up until the RPD section.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:35 PS+ March Games...
What The Hell Was Sony Thinking? Plus Shake-ups At Xbox
We've got one hell of a week with Sony shutting down Bluepoint Games and Xbox having a major shakeup in leadership.Here are the timestamps:Intro News Bits- 00:37 Gamepass Wave 2- 01:12 Industry Losses- 02:19...
State Of Play Recap, Layoffs, And Release Dates.
This week we cover a mix of news, include unfortunate layoffs at Wildlight, before we jump into the recap of Sony's State of Play followed by a quick recap of what we've been playing.Here are the timestamps:Intro News B...
More Video Game Adaptations Announced And Sony Reveals The Horizon Co-op Game
We've got some interesting video game adaptations announced, a funny Resident Evil trailer conspiracy, and Sony reveals the Horizon co-op game.Then in the back Isli talks about Cairn, Xya complains about the relic grind in FFXIV, and I ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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 ...
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:
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...
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...
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....