What They Play

Nicole and Dana discuss how what's deemed mature content can vary based on where you live, and talk about What They Play's recent appearance in Family Circle, share what they're playing, plus pore over the week's new releases. Also, Dana learns that carbonated drinks can kill you, but it's not stopping her Diet Coke habit.

Three weeks and running -- it's a hot streak. Dana and Nicole talk about the week's new titles, plus get into a discussion about how the most lightweight of games can inspire the most hardcore of behaviors (we're looking at you, Diner Dash and Bejeweled Blitz). Plus: our plea to developers on behalf of women everywhere.

Dana and Nicole are back for the second week in a row! Woot! Join them as they talk about the week's new releases (including a somewhat lengthy and somewhat spoiler-iffic discussion discussion about BioShock 2 from about 24:50 to 34:00, if you want to avoid finding out plot details), serious games and how they're used for good, and how mean announcers in videogames stink.

It's been a long time, but we weren't completely absent from the Internetz -- instead we were raising money for charity and holding our very first video podcast! Dana Jongewaard and Nicole Tanner talk about their special celeb guest from that adventure, discuss the week's (and last week's) new releases, and exult in the joys of Lego Harry Potter.

We're back from the holiday break! Did you miss us? Come on, just a little? Dana Jongewaard and Nicole Tanner talk about the week's new releases, their own excellent holiday gaming sessions, why it's hard out there for four-year-old wannabe gamers, and the evils of interlopers who use up all your stored New Super Mario Bros. powerups behind your back.

It's a rambler this week, as special guest Jeff Green joins host Dana Jongewaard and associate editor Nicole Tanner for the last podcast of 2009. In honor of a great year, the trio talk over some of their favorite games from the past 12 months, along the way getting side-tracked by some of their favorite movies and wondering why PR people keep pushing ocarinas on them.

Host Dana Jongewaard and associate editor Nicole Tanner talk over the week in game releases, plus they bemoan parents who hate video games, discuss how young is too young to start gaming, and celebrate how gaming gives back to kids.

Host Dana Jongewaard and associate editor Nicole Tanner talk over the week (and previous week) in game releases, plus Dana speculates on what system kids are first playing games on these days (hint: it rhymes with "tripod"), and Nicole talks about her experiences playing the most intense game ever, and why you may want to keep your kids away from it.

Host Dana Jongewaard is joined by What They Play's new associate editor, Nicole Tanner, and GameSpy's Ryan Scott, as they talk about the week's releases and why New Super Mario Bros. multiplayer is so awesome. Also, special guest appearance by a few actual children, who are the reason this site exists in the first place.

Host Dana Jongewaard is joined by guests (and former coworkers) Jeff Green and Amanda Ochsner, where they discuss the week's releases and digress on topics ranging from why teenage girls stop playing games to accidentally neglecting children and pets in pursuit of finishing that last level.

We're finally back -- but things are definitely different. New host Dana Jongewaard is here to explain just what the heck is going on. Plus, discussion of the week's new releases, including this year's crop of NBA games and Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes.

Madden NFL 10 is out this Friday, so who better to talk about it than a Brit? John discusses Madden on the Wii, plus the week's new releases – inlcuding three awesome iPhone games

First we enthuse about Wii Sports Resort, and then we dig into a nice juicy interview with the associate producer on Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes

Worms hit the iPhone this week, plus the revamped Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition. We discuss these, plus read a bunch of reader mail

A slow week for game releases, so instead we discuss how useless game reviews can be, plus Mrs D returns to talk about kicking butt at a certain iPhone game