CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers
Hosted by podcasting vet, Scott Johnson, Jon Jagger and Beau Schwartz. Weekly, on the frogpants network. Video games and the issues around them every week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- Shane Maddox1 ep
- LIAM O'BRIEN1 ep
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- 🇺🇸United States · Video GamesHOME#25159K to 843K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Video Games#403.7K to 20K
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Video Games#543.7K to 20K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Video Games#412.8K to 15K
- 🇩🇰DK · Video Games#142.1K to 11K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
183K to 969K🎙 ~2x weekly·493 episodes·Last published 6d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
366K to 1.9M🇺🇸87%🇨🇦2%🇬🇧2%+5 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
201K to 1.1M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/22/26 |  CORE 542: Bloody Tears | That Bioware news really hurts. We get into it. Plus, everything from 40k Boltgun II done and dusted, to 100 percenting Belmont's Curse. Plus a load of other games, and a new Diablo board game that sounds super rad! All that and more on this week's CORE episode!VIDEO: https://youtu.be/sCPzaOfl5yw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2h 58m 21s | ||||||
| 10/15/26 | CORE 541: Scrib Doon! | A reminder to check out the latest articles on CORE.SHOW. Plus, Control Resonant is rad, so is Star Wars Galactic Racer, and boy howdy does Castlevania Belmont's Curse start out strong. Also some time with Gears of War E-Day, Pools, 9 Kings, Over the Hill, Dress Maker, Hellraiser, and TONS more. Also, you can play AAA games in a browser now and it's weird. Also, Squadron 42 is up for wishlisting on Steam and we are a little blown away.Video: https://youtu.be/QHe5csd9a4Q Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 3h 28m 19s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | CORE Crossover: Let’s Grind Some Gears | That’s right, Kyle and Garrett from Grinding Gears joins us for a special crossover!! All the details within! Hope you enjoy!VIDEO: https://youtu.be/lPM_IhE7oWk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2h 01m 38s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | CORE 540: A Good Curse | We talk about the games of October, and why the new Castlevania is likely the most exciting of the bunch. Plus, Uncharted 5 is real, and RE 9 gets even more confusing. Scott and Jon played the remastered Witcher III with mixed opinions. Scott played Hungry Horrors and TOEM 2. Jon giving Control Resonant a shot. Also he played more Fire Emblem: Fortune'ss Weave. Beau played more Valheim, RuneScape: Dragonwilds, Demo X D&D, Forbidden Solitaire, Heroes of the Storm, and a load of WoW Forever. And lots more!VIDEO: https://youtu.be/_s8O9fwev7c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2h 51m 41s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 | CORE 539: Good Fortune | We played a load of the WoW Forever beta and loved it. Also, the Resident Evil movie rocked. Also, Scott played NMS's update, Letters From The Past, beat Shadow Dungeon, played a bit of Control: Resonant, and can't wait to talk about Hungry Horrors. Jon played Fire Emblem Forturne's Weave and Silent Hill: Townfall. Beau got back into Valheim, and the world is better for it. We talk about Microsoft's new weird patent application that suchs really bad, Bungie saying they will fix things, Quake Champions going Pay to Play, and Nintendo turning 137 years this year! And some talk about games on rails!VIDEO: https://youtu.be/anOICAdtMrU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 3h 18m 03s | ||||||
| 9/21/26 | CORE Supplemental: Jon and the King | And important bonus bit of content this week from Jon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 22m 37s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | CORE 538: Something is Forever | New Warcraft? Check. Scott gets weird with old-school rogue-likes? Check. Onimusha was AWESOME? Check! Plus a ton more. This is our biggest episode of 2026 for some reason.VIDEO: https://youtu.be/erOnXsJf-qY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 3h 55m 11s | ||||||
| 9/12/26 | The Instance: 2026 Blizzcon Opening Ceremonies | WoW Forever, new Starfcraft shooters, Diablo V, and lots more! With Scott, Bobby, Jon, and Beau.VIDEO: https://youtu.be/7APXbF-qi3g Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2h 48m 59s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | CORE 537: Year of The Sword | Turns out, Capcom has YET another winner on it's hands with the Onimusha. Blood of the Dawn Walker might not really need that timer afterall. Scott played Security 51 and more Shadow Dungeon. Jon in addition to Oni, played a load of FFR, and more Vampire Survivors. Beau is all back in now that Valheim 1.0 is out. Slay the Spire 2 too. We breakdown the Nintendo stuff this week, as well as Playstation and Kojima breakup. And Shroom and Gloom is out. Emails and more!VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DJBsb2osG3s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | 2h 30m 16s | ||||||
| 9/3/26 | game reviewsgaming news+3 | — | Zero CompanyGTA6+5 | — | Zero CompanyGTA6+5 | — | 2h 36m 37s | ||
| 8/27/26 | September gamesGamescom recap+3 | — | Shape of DreamsSpinny Dungeon+4 | — | September gamesGamescom+4 | — | 3h 02m 25s | ||
| 8/20/26 | card gamesvideo games+3 | — | TCG Card Shop SimulatorXeno Tilt+8 | — | TCG Card Shop SimulatorXeno Tilt+3 | — | 2h 29m 45s | ||
| 8/13/26 | video gamesgame reviews+3 | — | RestoryGhost Recon Wildlands+11 | — | COREgaming+7 | — | 3h 27m 43s | ||
| 8/6/26 | Spider-Man influencegaming news+3 | — | GranblueAC Valhalla+6 | — | Spider-ManGranblue+4 | — | 2h 03m 10s | ||
| 7/30/26 | gaming newsvideo game reviews+3 | — | AC gamesAvatar: Frontiers of Pandora+11 | — | Frogpants ReplayAC games+3 | — | 2h 54m 24s | ||
| 7/25/26 | gamingvideo games+4 | — | Black Flag ResyncedFarcry 4+10 | — | power washingStar Wars+5 | — | 2h 29m 29s | ||
| 7/16/26 | gaming newsgame reviews+3 | — | Black Flag ResyncedPalworld 1.0+4 | — | ElliottBlack Flag Resynced+8 | — | 2h 54m 08s | ||
| 7/13/26 | Rock Bandgaming platforms+3 | — | Acast | — | Rock Bandgaming+3 | — | 6m 27s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Xbox issuesGames Done Quick+5 | — | GeForce NowJust Cause 3+8 | — | XboxGames Done Quick+5 | — | 3h 04m 07s | ||
| 7/8/26 | indie game developmentgame launch+3 | Shane Maddox | GyroSteam | — | indie gamegame development+3 | — | 40m 51s | ||
| 7/2/26 | cloud gaminghardware prices+4 | — | SonyXBOX+15 | — | cloud gamingSony+7 | — | 3h 29m 12s | ||
| 6/25/26 | Steam Machinegaming news+3 | — | Steam MachineGTA VI+13 | Canada | Steam MachineGTA VI+8 | — | 3h 10m 10s | ||
| 6/18/26 | video game announcementsgame reviews+3 | — | Magic the GatheringFinal Fantasy+18 | — | video gamesgame announcements+3 | — | 2h 59m 40s | ||
| 6/16/26 | live episodegaming+3 | LIAM O'BRIEN | — | — | Nerdtacularlive podcast+5 | — | 1h 47m 04s | ||
| 6/5/26 | Summer Games Festgaming commentary+3 | — | Acastyoutube.com/scottjohnson | — | Summer Games Festgaming+5 | — | 2h 11m 34s | ||
| 6/2/26 | Sony State of Playgaming news+3 | — | Acast | — | SonyState of Play+5 | — | 1h 29m 36s | ||
| 5/30/26 | preshowpreview+3 | — | Acast | — | COREpreshow+5 | — | 34m 36s | ||
| 5/30/26 | Witcher III expansiongame announcements+4 | — | Witcher IIIDragon Quest XII+13 | — | Witcher IIIDragon Quest XII+6 | — | 3h 16m 27s | ||
| 5/21/26 | Lego Batman gameSony PC ports+5 | — | Lego BatmanVirtua Fighter 6+20 | — | Lego BatmanSony+8 | — | 3h 10m 51s | ||
| 5/14/26 | OverwatchFortnite+5 | — | Steam ControllerOverwatch+16 | — | OverwatchFortnite+6 | — | 2h 59m 23s | ||
| 5/8/26 | gaming newsgame remakes+4 | — | Steam ControllerDiablo IV+5 | — | Star FoxSteam Controller+5 | — | 2h 37m 06s | ||
| 5/1/26 | gaming newsgame releases+3 | — | Diablo IV: Lord of HatredBlack Flag+15 | — | Diablo IVNerdtacular 2026+6 | — | 3h 39m 51s | ||
| 4/23/26 | triviagaming news+4 | — | Diablo IVVampire Crawlers+9 | LondonManchester | Nerdtaculartrivia team+4 | — | 3h 14m 57s | ||
| 4/16/26 | gaming newsgame development+5 | — | Baldurs Gate 3Microsoft+10 | — | WindroseBaldurs Gate 3+8 | — | 2h 45m 02s | ||
| 4/9/26 | gaming newsgame reviews+3 | — | No Man's SkyGraveyard Keeper+9 | — | No Man's SkyGraveyard Keeper+7 | — | 3h 00m 13s | ||
| 4/2/26 | gaming newsvideo game reviews+3 | — | PS5Resident Evil Requiem+5 | WoWCrimson Desert+1 | Nerdtacular 26PS5 price increase+6 | — | 2h 22m 52s | ||
| 3/26/26 | Nintendo pricingEverQuest relaunch+3 | — | Switch 2Street Fighter 6+11 | — | NintendoSwitch 2+5 | — | 2h 45m 08s | ||
| 3/19/26 | Crimson Desertgaming news+4 | — | Crimson DesertDLSS 5+5 | Disneyland | Crimson DesertNvidia+5 | — | 2h 17m 55s | ||
| 3/12/26 | gaming newsgame development+4 | — | NetEaseValve+8 | — | Nerdtacular 2026NetEase+8 | — | 2h 17m 08s | ||
| 3/5/26 | Sonygaming news+5 | — | Assassin’s Creed Black FlagWorld of Warcraft+9 | — | SonyAssassin’s Creed+5 | — | 2h 35m 13s | ||
| 2/28/26 | upcoming gamesgaming news+4 | — | Crimson DesertMarathon+34 | New York | gaming newsgame releases+5 | — | 3h 17m 31s | ||
| 2/20/26 | Ashes of CreationUnity+4 | — | Ashes of CreationDiablo 2 Resurrected+12 | — | Ashes of CreationUnity+5 | — | 3h 01m 43s | ||
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Chart history for CORE - Core Gaming for Core Gamers
Peaked at #14 in Denmark, currently #14 in Denmark.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| MY | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| Finland | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| BE | — | #18 | #18 | — |
| United States | — | #25 | #25 | — |
| PT | — | #27 | #27 | — |
| SG | — | #36 | #36 | — |
| Canada | — | #40 | #40 | — |
| Australia | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| Sweden | — | #44 | #44 | — |
| Norway | — | #51 | #51 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #54 | #54 | — |
| TW | — | #55 | #55 | — |
| Finland | — | #57 | #57 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| Japan | — | #80 | #80 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| PT | — | #84 | #84 | — |
| France | — | #92 | #92 | — |
| BE | — | #92 | #92 | — |
Chart Positions
29 placements across 23 markets.
Chart Positions
29 placements across 23 markets.