What does AAA mean anymore? Is "COD" AA? How about "Cocoon"? Is "Brothers, A Tale of 2 Sons" considered AAA? Is AAA based on graphics, production 'value', or simply marketing budgets? Maybe AAA games are dead, and we don't know it. But some folks work on AAA games. How do you navigate that job, what does working on AAA games mean, now that the pot …

What a time for games, and being a game dev. Layoffs up the ying yang, failures, funding pulls, doom and gloom. The ebb and flow of the gaming industry. But why do these things happen? Maybe its part of something larger? Economics always plays a part. How did Palworld happen? Was the reward worth the risk? Am I missing out on the ultimate monster h…

Cigarettes are bad. Bad for your health, bad for your skin, bad for your clothes, but dang.....I'll leave it there in the description....listen to learn more... A long awaited solar update! 3 years in the making! This episode is barely about videogames, huh? I'm getting checks, and even though they're small, its one of those beautiful intangibles. …

GTA 6 has a trailer. The world is ablaze with speculation. Miami, its the best place ever. Taking 2 years to fix bugs and still slipping your release date. It happens. A lot. Alan Wake 2. One of Greasy's most anticipated. How's it looking? Head over to YouTube and subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@greasysays Write in with your questions and commen…

Greasy Says is moving to YouTube, and is changing. Change is good, keeps you frosty. Release time is a good time to reflect and take breaks, and breaks are good for replaying your favorite games, and re-traumatizing yourself! Head over to YouTube and subscribe before the podcast platform versions of Greasy Says disappear forever! https://www.youtub…

Learn how to say "no". "No" is a powerful word. It can protect you, it can injure you, it can work on CEOs and it can work on toddlers. Saying 'no' is a skill we all must learn, and Greasy is gonna show you how. It'll help you in your professional gaming life, and your non-gaming personal life. Diablo 4 nature Druid build is fire, regardless of wha…

Nintendo is winning the console war (if that's even a thing anymore). Are all of my most anticipated games, Nintendo games? Embracing going bald. Deathklok?! Please don't make 2023 suck! It's shaping up so nicely! Amnesia. A franchise that has had its ups and downs. Greasy contemplates purchases. write in to the show greasysays@gmail.com Don't forg…

Nobody's getting laid, nobody's going outside, Diablo IV is here to ruin your summer. Paying $80 for 4 days early access, you have to be joking me. Greasy coins a new term that you should totally use. Young devs, get your money up, but be smart with all this developer $$$ you're making. Pay attention to the brown nosers. This podcast isn't just abo…

Greasy gushes about Darkest Dungeon 2, awarding the first Award for Greasiest Voice Over. Making movies so that AI takes pity on us. Games have changed all other types of media. Zelda is out. Greasy makes a public apology to producers. Check out segments: Whatcha Playing? Reflections. AND you can write in to the show anonymously!! greasysays@gmail.…

Its Greasy Says, what you wanna do? Anyone play the Diablo beta? Kids who are vegetarians, except for bacon. Hate your landlord? Well, suck it up! That mattress on the floor looks super comfortable. Real-time game reactions. Take care of your body, because your body is on your body. Check out segments: Whatcha Playing? Medicate and meditate. AND yo…

Its May, and Greasy Says is finally back! I know.... Finally saw Nope. Cafeteria food will ruin your insides. ZA/UM case is almost unintelligible. The greatest game ever has come out, and its the greatest game ever. Greasy gets inspired by youth. Check out segments: Whatcha Playing? Remember that game AND you can write in to the show anonymously!! …

Recession is coming apparently! Layoffs across the tech industry! Sorry if you got hit... A.I. art is making y'all play yourselves. The tech is amazing but....its not a replacement for moisturizer. Can't follow Rafa Grasetti anymore, no spoilers on GOW: Ragnarok! I haven't played it yet! Greasy is double fisting games again....wait.... Greasy annou…

Gaming's standards are in the dumpster. Greasy says standards are important. In the way we treat others, the way we work as devs and business partners, and how we as devs should expect to be treated. Quiet Quitting infuriates. Perceiver trailer makes Greasy feel a way. Greasy has a terrible idea for a video game. Check out segments: Remember that t…

Greasy has been playing Spirit Farer and Amnesia: Rebirth at the same time. Texas is overrated. How many SUVs and unsustainable families do we need really? Will gaming move to Texas along with the rest of the great California migration? Chop it up, roll it up, do it up. Haters get on your cardio. A new game narrative that's never been told! It's al…

Stephen King isn't my dude, Moneyball had a very special sweater in it, Silent Hill f (is it 'eff' or 'forte'?) Thanksgiving can't come (and go) fast enough, and how Cooking Mama changed my life. Check out segments: Dope or Dumb, Remember that Game, and as always Medicate and Meditate Write in! greasysays@gmail.com Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on …

Happy Halloween! Spiders really deserve a better wrap. They didn't do nuthin! Hardspace: Shipbreaker, an opaque name for a game that is too much fun to ignore. Greasy is concerned about Steve Carell. Advice for marketing people! Greasy Says really is the bees knees. Check out segments: Reflections, Whatcha Playin, Dope or Dumb, Medicate and Meditat…

Religion, cults, doctrine, videogames, lambs. Greasy wants to road-trip and escape screens. EVs are crypto. Religion might be dumb, and a new email address for fans to write in! Oh yeah! Check out segments: Whatcha Playin, Dope or Dumb, Medicate and Meditate, Listener Comments Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a …

Greasy stumbles upon some thoughts about QA and their place in the gaming industry. Pacific Ride reminds me of another game, pulling a solid snake on my kid, mattress history lessons, A.I says 'night night', and more! Check out segments: Remember that game, Whatcha Playin, Medicate and Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choi…

Resident Evil Village. Where are you going? Who are you voting for? What are you up to? She-Hulk is incredible. The Kinect was extra picky. Check out segments: Medicate/Meditate, Listener Comments, Whatcha Playin Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow m…

We back in! Greasy has issue with Louises, Ezra Miller, green and blue bubbles, Annapurna Interactive and more. He's been playing a couple of games too. One that broke his brain for weeks. Don't be a Louis. Check out segments: Medicate/Meditate, Listener Comments, Whatcha Playing, Dope or Dumb Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choic…

Greasy talks about why Trini people are NEEDED in games, and why they're such great creatives. Chicken shops, terrible voice acting, Monkey Island, and love songs to Trinidad. Its all here on the halfway point episode of season 2 of Greasy Says. Check out segments: Medicate/Meditate, Listener Comments, Remember that Game (kinda) Don't forget to hit…

Ellie Musk getting out of pocket, Why you're flying those Ukraine flags, Witcher School, and all the ways triggers affect our lives. Greasy talks about VICES in games. Check out segments: Whatcha Playin'?, Medicate/Meditate, Listener Comments Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? …

Green juice, stand up comedian the game, baby cries and one of many embarrassing stories about Uncle Greasy. Its all here, people! Check out segments: Weed Notes Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Twitch.tv/greasysays Tiktok: @g…

Sequels have a limit and whistling gets creepy folks! Why is burnout so prevalent in game dev culture? Let's talk about how this is an important topic for black and brown folks and people who aren't white. #taketheday Check out segments: Remember that Game, Medicate Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a qu…

This episode of Greasy Says may be the best one ever. PAX, cosplay, babies, EV meetups, getting the name of Trek to Yomi wrong, and growing grass...for fun. Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Twitch.tv/greasysays Tiktok: @greasy…

Do women have qualities that make them better producers in the videogame industry? ActBlizzy pulling an Urkel? Greasy answers questions long asked. Check out segments: Listener Comments, Medicate Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and ge…

Watch out for Kleenex Push 2022. Have you seen #whatagamedevlookslike? Hey look at me! I'm a game dev…see me! Did you get caught up in the wave? Check out segments: Whatcha Playing, Reflections, Listener Comments, Medicate Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me …

Going back to school can be a wild, rejuvenating ride. Greasy expounds on drowning your brain and the duality of social media. Also, happy Women's History Month! Check out segments: Listener Comments, Medicate Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Fo…

Elden Ring is an amazing work of art that shouldn't be missed by anyone, anywhere 🙃 Interior decorating is kinda my thing. My kid has an alligator keyboard, oh boy this thing, wait until you hear about it. Check out segments: Weed Notes, Whatcha Playing, Medicate Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a quest…

The Great Acquisition continues…the question remains, “who will buy Nintendo??” In this episode we grapple with biting dental hygienists and even discuss the Winter Olympics. Have you seen curling?? Then we buckle in and remember a prized event for the younger M-Cue - Gaming Awards Show. Check out segments: Reflections, Listener Comments, Medicate …

I missed ya'll. Almost didn't make it back thanks to yet another plague. We dive right into an ActBlizzy update now part of the Great Consolidation. Shout out to Ken Gagne of Polygamer podcast for a fun interview. Please check it out. https://www.polygamer.net/ Check out segments: Listener Comments, Medicate Meditate Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE o…

Having kids = Being sick for the rest of your life. Depressing game industry news to end the year. Are quality ports a thing of the past, and have they always just been a cash grab? Has Greasy had too much acetaminophen? You be the judge in the SEASON 1 FINALE! Check out segments: Whatcha Playin, Listener Contributions, Medicate/Meditate. Don't for…

I'm watching the new Cowboy Bebop live action! Have your seen it yet? Ok, now for the meat of today's program...love in the workplace, a recipe for bliss or real life soap opera. Check out segments: Send Greasy some healing! To be continued... Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me?…

Update! ActBlizzy took a turn! Plumbers/Coders… I'm sorry, I get it, your job makes you an A**. On today's episode find out how respect is the key to work life balance. Not sure if you are headed down a path that neglects your life? I'll give you some red flags to watch out for. Check out segments: Dope or Dumb, Listener Contributions, Medicate/Med…

This week, Greasy gives you hints on how to talk to white folks in games. Consider this the strategy guide on navigating the mostly-white industry that is video games. Its infuriating that we have to change the way we talk to fit in as a game devs, and Greasy is gonna let you know that it still happens in this brave new 'woke' world. The island boy…

Ever doubt your own abilities as a game dev? Ever wish you could trust yourself more, to be the amazing, competent game developer that you know deep down you are? Let Uncle Greasy help you out in today's episode! Check out segments: Whatcha Playing, Dope or Dumb, Medicate/Meditate. Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE on your platform of choice! Do you ha…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Are old developers completely out of touch? Should they be taken to an isolated field and put down? Should young developers ever be trusted with the keys to the gaming industry, even though they're likely to wrap it around a tree, like daddy's BMW? Find out on this episode of Greasy Says! Check out segments: Dope …

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Exclusive insider behind the scenes rehearsal of my talk...mistakes, typos, etc in Side Hustles and Not Getting Bored. Thanks @BostonPostMort https://www.bostonpostmortem.org/ Check out segments: Listener Contributions, Medicate/Meditate. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follo…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE I have a story for you! Seriously, this is a next level bully story. AI (artificial intelligence) is a time saver and job stealer. What is AI's place in gaming? Check out segments: Whatcha Playing, Weed Notes, Medicate/Meditate. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and g…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE I'm back! I filled my time with TOKYO 2020 🏅🎯. Buckle up, I have some thoughts on the Activision Blizzard walkout. Is anyone surprised by the frat boy toxic gaming culture? Let's hash it out. Check out segments: Listener Contributions, Medicate/Meditate. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me …

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Let's talk Avatars and identity… How will avatars change as players and technology changes? Check out segments: Listener Voicemail Contributions, Medicate/Meditate. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Twitch.tv/greasysays Tiktok: @greasysays Instagram:…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE E3… Yes, I'm still catching up! Crunch, overtime or volunteering at your job? Job advancement or burnout? I'm mad and I'm starting a movement. Check out segments: Listener Contributions, Medicate/Meditate. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! TikTok: @g…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE E3 happened and I almost missed it! Damn! But not as crushing as your ideas, your brilliance being owned by a company. Check out segments: Remember that game, Dope or Dumb, Medicate/Meditate. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Inst…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE The gaming industry is wasteful from plastics to humans. I’m talking from companies that create the games to the Gamestops that sell them. Did you know there are microplastics in garden beds!? Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Ins…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE I address white culture's influence on the gaming industry. What it was like growing up searching for my identity and not seeing any characters that look like me. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Instagram: @greasysays Facebook: …

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE We touch on how to cope with the stages of game development and navigating game production as a black or brown person. Focus testing is an emotional process! Check out the new meditation exercise. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Message me on social. Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Pitching a game: kinda like speed dating with publishers...here is my take on ‘performing’ to get a game picked up. Success can mean a bunch of things when you make games… Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Instagram: @greasysays Listen to original musi…

WARNING CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WFH… How do you feel about it? Do you have any boundaries? Today I talk about all that has come with the new work from home culture and zoom snafus. Then we will dig into female protagonists. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Instagram: @greasysays Lis…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE This is the episode you have been waiting for… Today I dig into being a brown immigrant in this place and industry. And then I geek out on solar. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Instagram: @greasysays Listen to original music Spotify @ M-Cue Soundclo…

Warning CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE Join me, Greasy, as I begin my journey discussing the game industry from a brown game developer's perspective. Do you have a question? A 🎶 key to challenge me? Follow me and get involved! Tiktok: @greasysays Instagram: @greasysays Don't forget to hit subscribe for new podcasts! Support the show…