# What to do when gaming implodes

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Published: 2026-07-13T11:00:00+00:00
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Every day, every week, gaming headlines seem to hit us with yet another gut punch of terrible news. So...what should we do instead of spending our energy angry and sad while constantly taking in those headlines? MORE PLACES TO FIND US Crubscribe ► https://bit.ly/Crubcast Get the show early and get exclusive content at our Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/crub Our Crubcasts are recorded LIVE at https://www.twitch.tv/crub_official every Tuesday at 7pm Eastern, with EXCLUSIVE Pre- and Post-Shows Join our Discord ► https://crub.org/join BlueSky ► https://bsky.app/profile/crub.org Come join our Steam group ► https://steamcommunity.com/groups/crubclub Podcasts are available on Apple, Google, Spotify, and other platforms are available at ► https://crub.org SHOW NOTES Ethan Kairos https://timehollow.fandom.com/wiki/Ethan_Kairos Chris finally released a new video, talking about Yakuza and Kamurocho as a location. Go watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9OTTzTaEzA TODAY'S CRUBCAST HOSTS Brody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan Nicco: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl56kbl3tb-KiGEHT7MUGUg CHAPTERS 00:00 Come in, the water is fine 08:15 The water is also...fine with TCGs! Probably! 11:04 If you haven't been playing indies...what the heck! 21:29 So many games already exist, so many 27:13 On the walled garden console experience 32:51 Don't hate us, but other hobbies also exist 41:00 Don't forget to actively pursue some creativity too 51:23 In short, you don't gotta be a doomer 58:51 We're sorry for bullying you Xbox, but, 1:03:30 How far does Watto get in our last played game? (Urkman1) ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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