Welcome to the Pining For Pixels podcast! This is my video game variety show podcast, part of the Red Rooster's Gaming Coop network where I talk gaming and gaming culture every week. Each episode will feature a subject or theme that interests me, and I will speak about what is on my mind in the world of video games!

With another quarter safely behind us, it is now time to reflect on the prior 3 months and talk about what games were the best over that period of time. It started out rather quiet in July, as the Summer months tend to be quiet on that front. In August we a ramped up as the holiday release season approached, and of course September, the first month of holiday rush releases kept things busy as expected. It seems even busier this year since many developers and publishers are trying to avoid November due to GTA 6. I will say though that this year so far has produced some very good games, and Q3 just added more notable titles to the mix. Game of the Year for 2026 is going to be tough! For now though, tune in and let's just focus on the best of Q3 2026.

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Welcome to the Saving Throes podcast! This is my Tabletop role-playing game podcast, part of the Red Rooster's Gaming Coop network where I talk gaming and gaming culture every week. Each episode will feature a topic or theme along with my take on current happenings in the world of tabletop role-playing games and semi regular updates on the games I am currently involved with, or new games or products I have come across.

This week I wanted to talk about one of the core components of running a long term D&D campaign - keeping track of all notes and records. At first it might seem easy enough, but after enough time, it quickly can become a herculean task. When I am talking about "long term" I am meaning multi-year. Some groups out there have been running their game world for over 40 years, almost as long as the hobby itself has existed! I envy those games. If you have ever read or seen anything about one of these legendary campaigns, it seems like it is all so magical, but behind all of that is someone, or a number of people putting in the hard work to maintain their living game world, which is no small task. Thankfully there is a lot of advice out there online and plenty of tools and resources you can use to better manage your world and even enjoy doing it. Tune in to hear what advice I discovered and some of the stuff to be mindful of if you are out there looking for something similar yourself.

If you would like to reach out, you can reach me at redroostersgamingcoop@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you!

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Welcome to the Pining For Pixels podcast! This is my video game variety show podcast, part of the Red Rooster's Gaming Coop network where I talk gaming and gaming culture every week. Each episode will feature a subject or theme that interests me, and I will speak about what is on my mind in the world of video games!

Time to talk about my progress with the Trails series. I have recently completed the original Trails in the Sky Second Chapter, and started into Trails in the Sky the 3rd. What a ride this series has been so far, and this is only the first official story arc! I wanted to be sure to complete Sky SC before the remake came out, and I did. In this episode I go over all my thoughts on this monumental entry in the series as I have experienced it for the first time, as well as what my first steps in Trails the 3rd have been like. I will warn though, that this episode has lots of spoilers, and since there is a recent well received remake of Trails SC, be wary if you don't want to be spoiled. Tune in if you have already played these classics or if you don't mind getting spoiled and you want to hear my thoughts on what makes these games so great (so far)!

If you would like to reach out, you can reach me at redroostersgamingcoop@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you!

Follow me on X: @RedRoosterGC