This week, join Public House Theatre owner and friend Byron Hatfield to take on a list of random topics generated by Byron himself! Where will this conversation go? Only Byron knows...

This week, Second City's Matt Hovde joins us for a debate that spans the Atlantic Ocean: Ameritrash vs. Eurogames!

Join Max Temkin, one of the creators of Cards Against Humanity, to talk about why he thinks Spelunky is the best video game ever made.

Red Eye Chicago geek blogger Elliott Serrano's shown the Nerdologues that he has a thing or two to say about Star Wars. This week he joins us to talk about his favorite games set in a galaxy far, far away. From Rebel Assault to Lego Star Wars to Force Unleashed, we cover it all - plus there's a little bit of love for other LucasArts (RIP) properties for good measure.

Returning from the 2013 year-end episodelike a champ, guest and friend Kellen Terrett runs down some of his favorite underrated games with us this week. Get ready for some hardcore nostalgia as we discover sleepover games, franchise entries that didn't quite live up to their promise, and all the PS1 action-RPGs you can shake a stick at.

Welcome to the first episode of Talking Games under the Nerdologues podcast umbrella! To celebrate this merger, Tim and Clayton chat with founding Nerdologues members Kevin Reader and Chris Geiger (who was on this showlong ago). Things get appropriately introspective as they discuss this week's topic: how and why does one leave the world of gaming behind? Get ready for lots of talk aboutBioshock Infinite,The Last of Us, andTetris. And beware: the Nerdologues studio (actually a dressing room) is a SPOILER ALERT-FREE ZONE!

It had to happen eventually! Today we cover the biggest thing in gaming in the past decade, World of Warcraft. Sam Roos (IO's Attica, Evil) takes us through the process of being lured in, getting good, and eventually realizing it's just not important to you anymore. Along the way we talk Counterstrike, Devil Make Cry, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and Tim describes how the wind knocked a pizza slice out of his hand.

40 episodes in and today Kellen Terrett's back to talk about Grand Theft Auto 5, my silly fundraiser to buy it, the games we recommend from this console generation, and a little peek in to gaming as a dad!

Happy new year! We start 2014 off with a brand new guest, John Sabine (The Late 90's, Second City) discussing Gone Home (skip 8:00 - 12:00 if you haven't played it) and his love/addiction for Civilization 4: Beyond the Sword. Enjoy the episode; here's the link to the game's grammy winning soundtrack:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb-jk6Ftx7o

Hoo boy oh boy, episode 37! Today we're talking with Kevin Horst (IO's Trolley, Ben-Hur) about some of the best and worst examples of morality systems in gaming, and Clayton's shoes make weird noises. Enjoy!