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Brenden and Mike talking about orbitals at summer game fest
Dragon ball Xenoverse 3 logo
Mike sitting down with a fake copy of control resonant ps2
Michael, Brenden, and Alex chatting Blood Dungeon at Summer Game Fest
Brenden holding up a Jell-O shot
PTC Podcast 527 Mike and Brenden standing in front of Remedy at SGF Play days
Brenden and Mike at summer game fest talking about lazy River
PTC Podcast episode 526 - Mike and Brenden at play days
Jesse and Brenden at Summer Game Fest talking about Clutch
Michael and Brenden at Summer Game Fest talking about Bub
Michael and Brenden talking about Saw Genesis at summer game fest
Brenden in a fake pool at summer game fest
Brenden and Mike standing in front of Super Nintendo World
Michael telling Brenden a very important anecdote at Caña Rum Bar
Brenden and Mike at Logan airport
PTC podcast #525 featuring Mina the hollower
Brenden making a Mina the hollower inspired cocktail in his kitchen
Mina The Hollower 10/10 Mina The Hollower is not just a love letter to the games it was inspired by, it’s an evolution, a reevaluation from the bones up.
First play: Mina the Hollower with a screenshot of Mina
PTC podcast episode 523 featuring bubsy 4D
PTC Podcast episode 522 cover featuring Mina the Hollower
PTC podcast 521 thumbnail featuring star fox
Brenden, Mike, and Dom at PAX East 2026 handing one of their “best of pax east” awards to Kiln in the Double Fine booth
Ptc podcast cover #515 “it’s like gaming but in person” says the sign in front of PAX East 2025
Wicked pissah games the most Boston game Thursday 3/26 @ 6pm in the condor theatre We have assembled a collection of expert massholes to debate what makes a game “Boston” and decide on the most “Boston” game Pictures and names of panelists Panelists: Bryan Lally, LSW (he/him) [Human Services Coordinator II] Michael O’Leary (he/him) [Social Coordinator, IGN] Brenden Groom (he/him) [Editor Host, Pass The Controller] Noris Sola (she/they) [Molecular Biologist and Researcher Pixel Artist] Steph Klimov (she/her) [VP of Media Relations Copy Editor, Boss Rush Media] Brian Thomas (he/him) [Social Creative Designer]
PTC Podcast card #514 featuring Resident Evil Requiem
Mike and Brenden at Super Nintendo world
Michael and Brenden at pax wast 2015 with a sonic statue
“Play more indies” in Pokemon pokopia font
Indie world 3/3/2026
PTC Podcast cover #510 - under the island
PTC Podcast cover #509 - spaceballs
Pass the controller podcast 508 featuring dragon quest
PTC Podcast cover 507 featuring dragon quest 7 reimagined
Ptc podcast episode cover 502 featuring GTA 6
Metroid prime cover for ptc podcast 500 best of 2025
Demonschool cover for pass the controller podcast #499
A photo of Ben Starr giving two thumbs up at the game awards 2025
Clip of Mike and Brenden playing Marvel Cosmic Invasion fighting against Silver Surfer
A screenshot of Pokemon Legends Z-A that has text added to it to say Play More Indies.
Mike and Brenden standing in front of a giant pumpkin in the Salem Common
Pass the controller podcast 487 featuring friendship
Pass the controller podcast 486 featuring hollow knight Silksong
Episode 484 of the pass the controller podcast featuring OFF
Key art for OFF the RPG
PTC podcast episode 480 featuring Wuchang Fallen Feathers
Ptc podcast 479 screenshot from To a T
Ptc podcast #478 Kevin smith as Batman
A love island meme about a dream date about playing indie games
PTC Podcast episode 477 card with Mike and Brenden standing next to the SGF logo
Episode 476 of the PTC Podcast featuring Gex standing on a TV with Donkey Kong Bananza Direct logo
Brenden and Michael standing in front of a Summer Game Fest banner
A man with a suit jacket, bow tie, and green pants on pointing a tv remote at the camera under the words Gex Education
Man at summer game fest looking for food and stumbles upon friend who is eating pizza and attempts to eat his pizza
Brenden saying what his favorite thing from SGF was followed by a video of Peely from Fortnite petting a dog
Kyle and Mike from Six One Indie with Brenden and Mike from Pass The Controller standing in front of Capcom
Brenden and Mike at SGF
Pass the controller waiting to board their flight
Episode card for # 474 of the PTC Podcast showing a Nintendo Switch 2 box