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  • Our Personal 2025 Highlights (and games!) - NQHS Podcast Episode 19

    Our Personal 2025 Highlights (and games!) - NQHS Podcast Episode 19
    Jan 7 2026
    This episode was recorded on December 28th 2025.

    In this special highlights episode, the cousins look back on 2025 using a 3×3 format—nine personal life moments and video game standouts each. From wins and lessons off-screen to the games that defined our year on the sticks, we break down what made 2025 memorable, surprising, and worth celebrating. Expect laughs, reflections, and plenty of gaming talk as we wrap up the year together and share the moments that mattered most.

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 41 min
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 18 - The Expedition 33 Awards

    NQHS Podcast Episode 18 - The Expedition 33 Awards
    Dec 18 2025
    This episode was recorded on December 14th 2025.

    On this week's episode, we’re diving headfirst into this year’s Video Game Awards — the surprises, the snubs, the hype trailers, and the moments that made us question reality. And yes… Expedition won. Again. And again. And somehow… again. At this point we’re just assuming Expedition showed up with a vacuum and sucked up every trophy in the building.

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 17 - AI Labels, Destiny 3 Leaked, RAM Prices Soaring

    NQHS Podcast Episode 17 - AI Labels, Destiny 3 Leaked, RAM Prices Soaring
    Dec 5 2025
    This episode was recorded on December 1st 2025

    In this week’s episode, we dive into the growing conversation around AI labels for video games and what they mean for transparency in development, unpack new reports claiming Destiny 3 is already in early production, and talk about why RAM prices are suddenly spiking and what that means for PC gamers. We also break down the surprising decision to pull the Monster Hunter x Magic: The Gathering Secret Lair drop and what it might signal for future crossover collabs. Settle in for a packed discussion that blends industry insight, news breakdowns, and our usual gaming banter.

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 29 min
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 16 - VGA Predictions

    NQHS Podcast Episode 16 - VGA Predictions
    Nov 22 2025
    This episode was recorded on November 18th 2025

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 36 min
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 14 - Video Game Awards Predictions and Pokémon Leaks

    NQHS Podcast Episode 14 - Video Game Awards Predictions and Pokémon Leaks
    Oct 24 2025
    This episode was recorded on October 19th 2025.

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 48 min
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 12 - Blind ranking our top 5

    NQHS Podcast Episode 12 - Blind ranking our top 5
    Aug 27 2025
    This episode was recorded on August 17th 2025.

    This week, we’re switching things up with a game about games! Each of us will have to blind rank games based on a list of categories! Who will nail their rankings? Who will instantly regret putting that game at #5?

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 26 min
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 11 - Destiny 2: Edge of Failure, MK2 trailer impressions

    NQHS Podcast Episode 11 - Destiny 2: Edge of Failure, MK2 trailer impressions
    Jul 23 2025
    This episode was recorded on July 20th 2025.

    This week, we’re talking about Microsoft’s latest layoffs and what they mean for the gaming industry, plus the FBI’s shutdown of ROM site NSw2u. We also break down the Mortal Kombat 2 movie trailer, discuss why Destiny 2: Edge of Fate isn’t hitting the mark, and dive into the newly greenlit Assassin’s Creed series coming to Netflix.

    Join the cousins for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 45 min
  • NQHS Podcast Episode 10 - Our 3x3 Favorite Video Games! (Because the Industry Is a Mess)

    NQHS Podcast Episode 10 - Our 3x3 Favorite Video Games! (Because the Industry Is a Mess)
    Jul 3 2025
    This episode was recorded on June 29th 2025.

    We know there's been a lot of tough news in the gaming world lately — layoffs, studio closures, project cancellations — and honestly, it's exhausting. So instead of diving into all that negativity, we’re switching gears. In this video, we're each sharing our 3x3 favorite video games — that's 9 games each — the ones that made us fall in love with gaming in the first place. From nostalgic classics to modern masterpieces, this is a celebration of the games that bring us joy.

    Join cousins Jaz, Manny, Taz AND NOW MANU for Not Quite High Score, a bi-weekly gaming podcast where we discuss what we're currently playing and current events in the world of video games. We also argue. A lot.

    Send us an e-mail at NotQuiteHighScore@gmail.com for topics you would like us to discuss in future episodes.
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    1 h et 52 min