Conversations that help modern games make sense.
Thoughtful, utility-first discussions about why games are made the way they are, how players experience them, and what industry trends actually mean once the noise fades.
Not news. Not reviews. Just perspective.
Episode archive
Quick jump into past conversations.
EP. 4 — Is the Gaming Industry Cooked?
Burnout, live service pressure, and why some games feel different even when they’re “good.”
EP. 3 — The Reset (We Back and Building)
A reset episode: where you’ve been, what’s changing, and what building looks like going forward.
EP. 2 — The OnThaSticks Podcast EP. 2
A content-packed episode covering recent gaming headlines (Switch 2, Gears 6, GTA 6, RE9 and more).
EP. 1 — The OnThaSticks Podcast EP. 1
The first episode—welcome back to OnThaSticks and the kind of conversations this pod is here to have.
Not news. Not reviews. Just clarity.
This podcast exists to cut through the hype and surface-level takes and talk honestly about how modern games actually feel — especially when something feels off but the headlines don’t explain why.
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