Former President and COO of Nintendo of America, Reggie Fils-Aimé, stops by to discuss his new book, “Disrupting the Game” and some of his favorite memories from his time at Nintendo. He also reveals he’s a Super Mario completionist and shares which character is his go-to in Mario Kart.

We turn the tables on this very special episode of GGNT, and for the first time ever, The Golden 3 (Sonja, Bley and Jen) record together in-person and give their own best and worst video games!

Actress Janina Gavankar stops by to chat with Sonja and Bley about the upcoming Borderlands movie and why she sympathizes with geek rage. She also shares what she’s currently playing and why she loves Portal.

Markiplier stops by this week to talk about his new interactive series “In Space With Markiplier” and getting his comedic inspiration from “Whose Line is it Anyway?” He also shares which game ending broke his heart and the importance of audio and sound design in horror games.

Expert of gaming psychiatry and co-founder of Healthy Gamer, Dr. K, joins Sonja and Bley to discuss the positive and negative impact gaming can have on mental health and how games like Tetris can help with trauma. He also shares how he’s built a healthier relationship around gaming in his own life.

Composer Jaroslav Beck stops by to chat with Sonja and Bley about what goes into mapping songs on Beat Saber and why he loves to work with the modding community to make the game even better. He also shares exciting Beat Saber news including a new EDM music pack!

100 Thieves streamer BrookeAB stops by to chat with Sonja and Bley about her video game start playing Freddi Fish as a kid and how just because she’s a Twitch streamer, doesn’t mean she’s actually good at video games. She also explains why she thinks the metaverse exists in GTA and what it’s like living in the 100 Thieves House.

Ben Schwartz aka Sonic himself is back on the pod to chat all things Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and why fans of the games are going to love the movie. He also reminisces on old video game instruction manuals and what characters he’d love to see in the Sonic Universe.