Alec and Paul are back in the studio this week! Let's break it down: the new Yu-Gi-Oh TCG banlist and the community backlash before and after it, plus some big gaming news developments.

Since there's still no Yu-Gi-Oh banlist as of the time of recording, we reflect on this and the other card games that have actually gotten them. Plus some scary takedowns of anime streaming sites and game cancellations.

It's a light week for Yu-Gi-Oh news as we review YCS Sacramento, updates to the Master Duel Shadow Duelist, and the Hello Kitty collab at McDonalds. Meanwhile, the Pokemon World Championship had a couple of controversies, Wizards of the Coast introduces the $50,000 Magic the Gathering Spotlight Seires, and we recap some of the biggest games shown at Gamescom this week.

In our longest episode yet, we discuss a bevy of news, from the updated Yu-Gi-Oh prize support and mysterious celebrity event to Google's monopoly on search, big movie and show announcements from Disney, an update to AI and the SAG-AFTRA strike, Twitch trying to make people be nice, Tinder struggling to engage people, and more!

Let's break down the conversation recently around pro players quitting Yu-Gi-Oh due to the situation around tournament prize support and game balance! We brought on our friend Chris for his insights, too!

Let's go over the latest news from the Yu-Gi-Oh EUWCQ and new figure announcements to a disturbing new development in CT scanning trading card packs! Oh yeah, and Marvel just dropped some bombshell MCU news! Meanwhile, the AI bubble might finally be bursting...

This week we're chatting about the results of the Yu-Gi-Oh North America WCQ, a bunch of cool new announcements from Japan, the new MTG Secret Lair set with Monty Python, Activision selling players AI assets, and a strange question: should men be reading more fiction books?

We talk about all of the different happenings from the last week, such as Konami finally hinting at a banlist update, MTG's art director talking about the new Bloomburrow set, AI stealing data from YouTube videos, and more. Plus of course some viewer questions!

There were some huge announcements and leaks in the Yu-Gi-Oh space this week! Plus we discuss some other card game developments like GameStop's $25,000 bounty on a sports card and some struggles in the anime industry.

It's our first remotely recorded Pod of Greed episode. We're catching up on the last two weeks of news! There's a lot of big Yu-Gi-Oh happenings, and some updates to AI stories. At least it's all mostly good!

We're answering a rally of viewer submitted questions from the Pot of Greed this week!

Paul and Alec discuss some of the European Yu-Gi-Oh National events and their unexpected results, a huge Pokémon AI art controversy, and of course review the latest Nintendo Direct! Plus a bunch of other news stories in between!

Let's talk about the controversial new card reveals for Battles of Legend Terminal Revenge, a huge recap of the Xbox Games Showcase from last weekend, and some more Twitter drama, because of course there is.

We discuss the worrying results of the latest Yu-Gi-Oh YCS event. Wizards of the Coast is back up to its AI antics. Neopets is actually getting a new trading card game. And social media sites have all gone off the rails. So just another Thursday morning on the Pod of Greed!

We have to discuss Sony's latest Playstation State of Play games showcase. And also talk about the current sentiments in the Yu-Gi-Oh community around prize support. Plus some unfortunate news about fan simulators for Lorcana and Digimon TCG.

This week, we discuss Konami's new controversial tournament policy updates around accessories like playmats and sleeves. We also run the gauntlet of troubling AI news around companies like OpenAI and Microsoft. But on the bright side, there are some pretty fun gaming news stories and plenty of viewer questions, too!

Lots to discuss this week with the new Rarity Collection reveals, PSA and GameStop's agreement to purchase graded Pokemon cards, news of the MCU, a frightening OpenAI update, and much more! And as always, viewer questions from the Pot of Greed!

Lots is happening and we have to talk about it!

We're celebrating a full year of podcasting by giving away a ceramic Pot of Greed just like the one we use on the video podcast! Plus, we talk Marvel MCU "superhero fatigue", the controversy around Stellar Blade's censorship, and a Magic the Gathering card selling for $3 million!

So many fun Yu-Gi-Oh stories to talk about this week! YCS Raleigh recap, a new Master Duel banlist, a huge Yu-Gi-Oh players' resource is unveiled, and Konami takes its first steps toward player communication! Oh yeah, and we examine the Top 15 most popular card games in terms of sales in Japan!

there's a lot of big Yu-Gi-Oh stuff to talk about this week and it's also our 50th episode so let's dive into the 3 hour long rally!

This podcast focuses on Yu-Gi-Oh news and card games in general. Paul and Alec discuss the upcoming Yu-Gi-Oh product Legacy of Destruction, revealing some of the cards included. They mention a recent influx of Yu-Gi-Oh news, including leaks, reveals, and even some negative news about a woman's bad tournament experience. The conversation broadens to include the new Magic the Gathering mascot and the divided opinions surrounding it. We're then asked about our pick for a card game, new or...

This week we discuss the new Yu-Gi-Oh tins with 400 cards, the stolen art controversy around Magic the Gathering's new Thunder Junction set, changes to the Twitch terms of service, Discord adding in game ads, social media messaging data being sold and more!

We talk about Yu-Gi-Oh players giving up games too quickly, the Phil Spencer Xbox interview, the Marvel Rivals reveal, and controversy over Star Wars Acolyte.