Janet Garcia
Host & Video Game Consultant 💫| Head of @PenToPixels 🖊 | @MinnMaxShow cohort ↘↗| @IndieCouncil_ cohost👩🏽⚖️| @GamesAndNot cohost🎮 | 📧janet@pentopixels.com
Appears in 56 Episodes
Bruce health updates, Game of the Year check-in, and developing anime tastes
Janet and Isaiah talk about their Game of the Year contenders so far. From indie driving strategy games to wacky split-screen adventures, they go over what they think ...
Switch 2 Preorders, Playing Clair Obscur Expedition 33, And Sinners Spoilercast
Janet and Isaiah talk about their journey trying to secure a preorder for the Nintendo Switch 2. Then they talk about their time playing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, w...
Switch 2 thoughts, are boat games in, and our unofficial sports week
Janet and Isaiah talk about all the latest info about the Nintendo Switch 2. They go over the price, launch window games, if its still a “must buy”, and even some of J...
Exploring puzzle architecture, deep south weaver powers, and fun blind rankings
Janet and Isaiah talk about what they’ve been playing. Isaiah recently finished Alan Wake II, Janet shares her thoughts on South of Midnight, and they both go over the...
Exploring The Best Dual Gamer Setup and How We’ve Learned to Budget Our Money
Janet and Isaiah talk about their various attempts at making the best dual gamer setup for them, what worked, what didn’t, and what their current setup is now (GAMES)....
Going to GDC 2025 and Running Our First 10k Together
Janet and Isaiah take a drive up to San Francisco to go to the 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC), attend the Game Developer Awards, take a look at some Xbox indie ...
Gaming Time Capsule Pt 4 and Getting Into Distance Running
Janet and Isaiah continue with part 4 of the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule”, coming together to choose games for the Wii U, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 4, PS Vita, PSVR, and...
Gaming Time Capsule Pt 3 and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Spoilercast
Janet and Isaiah continue with part 3 of the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule”, coming together to choose games for the Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, PSP, and Xbox 360 (GA...
Gaming Time Capsule Pt 2, Seeing The Lakers w/ Luka, and Watching Soccer at Goalchella
Janet and Isaiah continue with part 2 of the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule”, coming together to choose games for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Nintendo 64, Gamecube, Gam...
Building The GANG Gaming Time Capsule and Asking Each Other… “Why Bro?”
Janet and Isaiah come together to decide what video games they’d put into the “GANG Gaming Time Capsule” (GAMES). Then they go over the things the other does that make...
Nailing Infested Bugs, Sick Snow Jumps, and Time Management As Freelancers
Janet and Isaiah talk about what they’ve been playing so far this year, the games they’ve already beaten, and how they’re hoping to tackle games this year (GAMES). The...
Word Game Wins, Xbox Spring Hits, and Optimizing Our Apartment Layout
Janet and Isaiah talk about Isaiah’s first BANANAGRAMS win (according to him), keeping score of board game winners in the house, and what announcements at the Xbox Dev...
Switch 2 Official Reveal, TikTok going dark, and Celebrating Birthdays
Janet and Isaiah talk about the official reveal trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2, what they’re excited for, and what they want to see from Nintendo at launch. They al...
Our Final 2024 Shout Outs and Setting Our 2025 Resolutions
Janet and Isaiah say goodbye to 2024 with some final Game and Not Game shout outs! Then Janet and Isaiah say hello to 2025 with their New Year’s Resolutions!Timestamps...
2024's GANG of the Year
Janet and Isaiah go over the first annual GANG of the Year awards. For each of the 7 "Games and not games" categories, Janet and Isaiah talk about their top choices, d...
TGA Results, End of Year Stats, and the return of Trello
Janet and Isaiah go over the TGA winners, see which of their predictions were correct, and chat about this year’s announcements and trailers. They also go over their P...
Chasing Video Game Fun and Becoming MLS Cup Champions
Janet and Isaiah go over what they’ve been playing. Isaiah talks about the collection of games he’s started and beaten since the last episode while Janet gets into her...
Thanksgiving day gaming and knowing when to decorate for Christmas
Janet and Isaiah go over what they’ve been playing as well as their Thanksgiving day fun (GAMES). Then they go over their new Thanksgiving Day approach to food, chat a...
Our Game Awards Picks & Predictions, and Deadpool & Wolverine Spoilercast
Janet and Isaiah talk about platinuming LEGO Horizon Adventures and Isaiah finishing Lorelei and the Laser Eyes. Then they get into their predictions for The Game Awar...
Lorelei’s Laser Eyes, Lego Horizon Fun, The Intuit Dome, & Getting Fit for 2025
Janet and Isaiah talk about Lorelei and the Laser Eyes as well as Lego Horizon Adventures (GAMES). Then they discuss attending their first Clipper’s game at the brand ...