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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 17h

What are some of your favorite 1-player board games?

Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week: Ed talks about the games that kept him company while his wife was out of town: #DisneyDreamlightValley, #DisneyVillainous, #FinalGirl, and diving deeper into #ControlResonant. open.spotify.com/episode/1qsz...

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ESPRESSO: 1-Player Board Games

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This week: Ed talks about the bachelor life while his wife is out of town, his final thoughts on #Wolverine, revisiting #Avowed and #DisneyDreamlightValley, and his early thoughts on #ControlResonant bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

What’s your favorite DLC content you’ve played?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This week: Ed talks about his thoughts on The Blood of Dawnwalker, searching for a friend in Star Wars Zero Company, the new Borderlands 4 story pack, losing an excuse to be annoying in Overwatch, and looking forward to Marvel’s Wolverine, despite early reviews. bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This week, Josh Stapleton from the Fit Game Dad podcast sits down to talk about the origin of the show, navigating the world as an introvert, growing up a gamer, balancing games and adulting, theorizing why some adults game and others don’t, and just… being kind. bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This week: Ed talks about a trip to Hocking Hills OH, looking forward to the adventures of Dawn Walker, revisiting Everybody’s Golf, saying goodbye to Crimson Desert and Warframe and being impressed with the GTA VI extended look. bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

QUESTION: Is there a game from your past you’ve revisited and loved just as much as you did the first time around?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This week: Ed talks about #Overwatch matchmaking woes, returning to #CrimsonDesert, re-installing and diving into #Warframe after a long hiatus, lamenting the short DLC content of #Borderlands4, and being tempted to fire up the WiiU and revisit an old favorite. open.spotify.com/episode/16pY...

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ESPRESSO: An Oddly WiiU-Heavy Episode

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Is there a game you jumped into without knowing anything about it and you ended up loving it?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This week: A DOPPIO episode featuring Chris AKA CDubya719! Chris shares his approach to streaming, gaming, gaining confidence in the work put out there, and the work put in once the stream ends. bit.ly/m/g4g @cdubya719.bsky.social

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I've never gotten emotional while doing a review before. That's what I get for writing/recording shortly after rolling credits, I guess. Thanks, @dateeverything.bsky.social @seedubva.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2xfw...

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RISTRETTO: Date Everything!

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Is there a game you jumped into without knowing anything about it and you ended up loving it?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This week: Ed talks about being a bachelor for the week, wrapping up The Mermaid Mask @sfbdim.bsky.social @sfbtom.bsky.social, the new Overwatch season, discovering Is This Seat Taken @potipoti.studio, not taking a Big Walk (yet), and jumping back into @dateeverythinggame.bsky.social! bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

There are a lot of games about to be released in the next couple of months. Which ones have your attention?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

This week on the podcast: I talk about a suddenly-quiet house, NOT finishing #TangleTower with the fam, another #Overwatch Battle Pass update, giving away Overwatch merch, #HouseFlipper, my time with #Avowed, and looking forward to the games that are right around the corner. bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

This week: Ed talks about a night at the ballpark, introducing Denshattack! and Tangle Tower to the fam, house flipping (but not building), the final Overwatch Battle Pass update, and looking forward to the next new game. bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

This week: Ed talks about his double date mystery location, not escaping from rooms, Denshattack!, Tangle Tower, an Overwatch Battle Pass update, and revisiting House Flipper. @sfbtom.bsky.social @sfbdim.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/2bF1...

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ESPRESSO: Thank Goodness for Indie Games

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

What are your top games of 2026 so far? Reply today and your answer might be in this week's episode!

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

RISTRETTO is a quick, concentrated review from Grounds for Gaming. In 5–10 minutes, Ed Placencia breaks down what a game does well, where it stumbles, and whether it’s worth your time. No hype. Just the take. This time around: DENSHATTACK! open.spotify.com/episode/3ZiJ...

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RISTRETTO: DENSHATTACK!

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

In the new episode, I talk about a trip to Chicago, having friends who are family, finding a new favorite coffee shop, raving about Game Informer, the search for a game that won’t be sidetracked by Overwatch, and PlayStation making the move to all-digital. open.spotify.com/episode/0PXM...

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ESPRESSO: Life is Too Short for Internet Rage

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

A new episode is here! Ed talks about family in town, introducing games you love to people who have never played - or heard of! - them, and a quick Overwatch Battle Pass update. open.spotify.com/episode/0JbN...

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ESPRESSO: Gaming with the Fam

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This week on Grounds for Gaming, I talk about the price of the Steam Machine, the new season of Overwatch and the wonderful wonderful carrot at the end of the Level 200 stick. open.spotify.com/episode/3WcY...

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ESPRESSO: I Need to Let the World Know How Caffeinated I Am

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Has there ever been an in-game item/collectible/Battle Pass reward that you just HAD to have? If so, what did you chase down?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This week: Ed talks about his time with #Beastro and #Raccoin, #Overwatch’s Competitive Drive and upcoming new season, The Elder Scrolls Online, and games he just. Couldn’t Finish. open.spotify.com/episode/2u8d...

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ESPRESSO: I'd Like to Play More, But I Didn't Git Gud

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Is there a game you enjoyed but you didn’t have the skills to roll credits?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

What did you see in the past week's slew of game announcements that caught your eye?

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Chuck Zimmerheld @chucktowski.com · 02/06/2026

Ed is a very old friend of mine and we had an awesome talk about learning to code, quitting video games to impress girls, and how I got into rebuilding Giant Bomb Dot Com! Ed is the man.

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This week: @giantbomb.com Principal Site Engineer @chucktowski.com joins the table to talk about creating the video game click click bomb, being too chill for game shows, how he joined the GB crew, rebuilding the GB website, the year in games - so far, and the wonderful GB community! bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

In this week's episode of Grounds for Gaming, I talk about rolling credits on LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, looking forward to 007: First Light, commemorating a special day, and why I'm NOT finishing that cup of Square One Coffee. open.spotify.com/episode/4cO3...

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ESPRESSO: I'M Batman

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

A new episode of GROUNDS FOR GAMING is here! This week, I talk about uninstallling SAROS, anticipating LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, my review of Con Air (yes, I finally saw it!), and a weekend of puerco pibil. open.spotify.com/episode/2w6z...

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ESPRESSO: You Beat Me, SAROS, I Admit It

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

ed's deep in SAROS right now trying to figure out if they can actually pull this off... the atmosphere is incredible and we're all watching to see if they make it through. come hang with us, it's getting tense frostytools.com/stream/edpla...

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A new ESPRESSO episode of Grounds for Gaming is here. This week: Kiln, wrapping up Diablo IV’s Lord of Hatred story, a quick trip to Holland, Michigan, working through SAROS, the upcoming Overwatch Anniversary Event, and MIXTAPE. open.spotify.com/episode/3F2Z...

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ESPRESSO: Back from Holland... Michigan

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A conversation with Khaya Fraites ... @mixtapegame.bsky.social kinda blowing my mind with MIXTAPE... May's really been a good month so far, huh?

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

A new RISTRETTO episode is out. As soon as I rolled credits, I started writing this episode. What an experience! @mixtapegame.bsky.social @annapurna.com open.spotify.com/episode/7zET...

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RISTRETTO: MIXTAPE

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A new DOPPIO episode is here! Actor Khaya Fraites talks about the approach to voicing kids in animation, living in NYC, being cast as Orweyna in @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com and Sierra in @playoverwatch2.bsky.social, and where the real work of being an actor takes place. Check it out! bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

A new ESPRESSO episode is out now! This week, Ed talks about bed shuffling, catching up on Diablo IV, looking forward to Saros, an update on his Pragmata progression (or lack thereof), and getting complimented on video game merch. bit.ly/m/g4g

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Has a stranger ever commented on/complimented you for video game-related swag you were sporting? Tell me the story!

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Jeremy Pommier @jeremypommier.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

If you're looking for a super-chill gaming podcast, I can't recommend @grounds4gaming.bsky.social enough! You can always count on the steady, genuine voice of host, @edplacencia.bsky.social to create a warm and welcoming place to park your ears.

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Grounds for Gaming with Ed Placencia @grounds4gaming.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Am I pronouncing your name correctly? A new episode of Grounds for Gaming is available now! bit.ly/m/g4g

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