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Twinfinite named Gamertag Radio "15 Best Video Game Podcasts to Listen To"
Twinfinite named Gamertag Radio "15 Best Video Game Podcasts to Listen To"
By Danny Peña
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The CW South Florida: Top 5 Sports Video Games with Gamertag Radio
The CW South Florida: Top 5 Sports Video Games with Gamertag Radio
By Danny Peña
Activity
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Metaphor: ReFantazio previews are now live! Amazing media event in an equally amazing venue in NYC! Kudos to the entire team that took part in this…
Metaphor: ReFantazio previews are now live! Amazing media event in an equally amazing venue in NYC! Kudos to the entire team that took part in this…
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I'm THRILLED TO SHARE that I'll be a panelist at TwitchCon for 2nd year in a row! For the last few years, I've been an advocate on how full-time…
I'm THRILLED TO SHARE that I'll be a panelist at TwitchCon for 2nd year in a row! For the last few years, I've been an advocate on how full-time…
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Experience
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D&R Media Consulting
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Publications
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Gamertag Radio Founder and Host, Danny Pena Discusses St. Jude Play Live Summit
Cheddar
Host of Gamertag Radio, Danny Pena sits down with Jimmy Mondal at the St. Jude Play Live Summit in Memphis and discusses how his career got started and what he loves about the Play Live event.
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Meet Danny Peña of Gamertag Radio in Kendall
Voyagemia
"I’ve been able to get to where I am today because of perseverance, work ethic, and my love for connecting with people."
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Live since 2005: How passing out flyers on the streets of Miami turned Danny Pená in to a podcasting icon
Influencerupdate.biz
"When Peña launched GamerTag Radio back in 2005, there was no easy way to build an audience. There was no YouTube, Spotify or SoundCloud. Even iTunes didn't have a podcast section back then."
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Son of Dominican immigrants finds hard-won success in booming video game industry
WPLG Local 10
"Danny Peña builds a reputation as a trailblazer for video game journalists."
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The Ten Best Miami Podcasts
Miami New Times
"Gamertag Radio. Over the past 13 years, Gamertag Radio has been making a name for itself as one of the best gaming podcasts anywhere in the world. And if you think 13 years seems like a long time to have been in the podcasting game, you’re right. This show got its start in the earlier days of casting, before iPhones and iPads could stream episodes at any place and time, largely because the show’s founder, Danny Peña, has always had the kind of drive and curiosity to put him on the cutting…
"Gamertag Radio. Over the past 13 years, Gamertag Radio has been making a name for itself as one of the best gaming podcasts anywhere in the world. And if you think 13 years seems like a long time to have been in the podcasting game, you’re right. This show got its start in the earlier days of casting, before iPhones and iPads could stream episodes at any place and time, largely because the show’s founder, Danny Peña, has always had the kind of drive and curiosity to put him on the cutting edge. With almost 800 episodes and more than five million downloads of their podcast, Peña and his crew have amassed a repertoire of quality gaming content, from news and predictions to interviews and reviews, that’s just as impressive as their reputation."
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The Division 2: Multiple Raids Confirmed for Year One, First Raid Will Release Within Weeks of Launch
Twinfinite
In a recent podcast interview conducted by Gamertag Radio with The Division 2 creative director Julian Gerighty, details were confirmed that should be quite interesting to both casual, and especially hardcore fans of The Division. In the spot (see below), Gerighty goes in great detail about a wide range of topics ranging from why D.C. is a better setting than NYC, to how long they have been working on the game.
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Interview with Danny Peña, the first latino in the Podcast Hall of Fame
Adonde Media
"Yes, there’s a Podcast Hall of Fame. It may sound odd to many Latino podcasters who live in countries where this industry is just taking off. But in the United States, the Podcast Movement conference saw the need of recognizing pioneers in this medium and in 2015 Danny Peña — born in New York to Dominican parents — became the first Latino recognized with this honor. Recently, a documentary came out telling Danny’s story and how he created his gaming podcast, Gamertag Radio. If we find it…
"Yes, there’s a Podcast Hall of Fame. It may sound odd to many Latino podcasters who live in countries where this industry is just taking off. But in the United States, the Podcast Movement conference saw the need of recognizing pioneers in this medium and in 2015 Danny Peña — born in New York to Dominican parents — became the first Latino recognized with this honor. Recently, a documentary came out telling Danny’s story and how he created his gaming podcast, Gamertag Radio. If we find it difficult to build an audience for our podcasts today, imagine doing it with dial up internet! That’s how it worked when Danny launched Gamertag Radio, before broadband internet, iTunes, Twitter, or Spotify were on the map. "
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Gamertag Radio: A Podcast Story
SFLcw | WSFL-TV
"South Floridian Danny Peña hosts the successful Gametag Radio podcast. And we get a closer look on how it all began with the release of his documentary."
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Far Cry 5 Tells the Stories of Hope County in New Weekly Podcast Series
Dualshockers
"A new podcast series called “Hope Country Stories” has debuted from the long-running podcast Gamertag Radio, with a new episode coming each week from the podcasts’ hosts as they interview and get stories from the citizens of Far Cry 5‘s Hope County setting, including several characters that will be featured in the upcoming game. The show itself is fully produced by Gamertag Radio and highlights an intriguing way of telling the stories behind Ubisoft’s new title."
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Learn About The Legendary ‘Gamertag Radio’ Podcast In New Documentary Streaming On Twitch / YouTube
Okayplayer
"Danny Peña’s video gaming podcast Gamertag Radio has went from the show-that-could to one of the most successful podcasts on Earth."
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Q & Game with Danny Peña of Gamertag Radio
Video Game Voters
"Four years after playing Xbox with Bill Gates in 2001, Danny Peña launched Gamertag Radio (GTR), a podcast to help unite the gaming community. GTR covers everything from gaming news to interviews in weekly episodes. We sat down with Peña to see how GTR got started and what they’re all about."
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18 Black and Hispanic Podcasters leading Miami’s Podcast Movement
Huffington Post
"It’s a must-catch show for anyone interested in the hottest new video games, gaming systems and the coolest new technology."
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The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary Trailer
Nerd Reactor
Podcasting as an art is growing, yet, surprisingly, many people still do not even know what podcasting is. Well, that is what this new documentary hopes to change. The Messengers: A Podcasting Documentary. The film follows around several popular figures in the podcasting community, including the founder of the aforementioned Gamertag Radio, and Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee, Danny Peña.
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Money Comes And Goes, Give Back to the Community Instead
Podcast Junkies
Danny Peña has been podcasting for last 10+ years and has a ton of experience to bring to the table. He is the founder and host of GamerTagRadio and has received international media attention from Forbes, Gamespot, IGN, Wall Street Journal, and more. He also won the Microsoft MVP award both in ’05 and ’09 and hosted the first gaming show for Discovery Channel Latin America.
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Changing the Game with Danny “Godfree” Peña
Planted In Miami
Before he had a successful podcast with millions of downloads, an induction to the Podcast Hall of Fame, a feature in Forbes Magazine and a deal with Playit, a CBS affiliated company, Danny “Godfree” Peña was just an 80’s kid playing his Atari 2600, gifted to him by his grandmother. His introduction to the world of gaming captured his imagination and interest and instantly cemented a place in his heart.
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The Podcast Movement
Fort Worth Weekly
“I want to give a shout-out to Jennifer, the love of my life,” Peña said, referring to his girlfriend, Jennifer Diaz, who believed in his potential when he started his business more than 10 years ago.
After laughing at a few jokes, the crowd went silent when Peña talked about his earliest supporter, who is now battling cancer. Peña dedicated the award to Trixie, holding high the slender glass trophy adorned with a star that he was just given, tears in his eyes. -
The Podcast Academy Hall of Fame Ceremony
Medium
The event was also used to induct a number of famous podcasters from the community into the Academy’s Hall of Podcasting Fame. These honorees included Danny Pena of Gamertag Radio, Todd Cochrane of Geek News Central and Blubrry, Leo Laporte of TWIT.TV and This Week in Tech, Mur Lafferty of Geek Fu Action Grip and Angry Robot Podcast, Scott Sigler of Earthcore, Podshow and podiobooks.com, and Adam Curry of No Agenda, MTV and Daily Source Code.
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Xbox One-Exclusive Phantom Dust Doesn't Have a Developer
Gamespot
Xbox marketing head Aaron Greenberg has revealed that no one is currently working on the game. In an interview with Gamertag Radio, Greenberg said that the game does not have a developer, although it has not been officially canceled.
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Gamertag Radio: An Oral History – 10 years of video game podcasting
Game Crate
"The following is an oral history from Peña and his GTR colleagues about the ups, downs, the adventures, and the debates surrounding one of gaming’s most diverse and popular podcasts, Gamertag Radio."
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Videojugador llega a la fama con podcast
Nuevo Herald
Danny Peña, a.k.a. Godfree, es el anfitrión de Gamertag Radio, un programa de radio en formato podcast, cuya popularidad lo ha llevado a alcanzar la Academia de la Fama de los Podcasters.
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Play.It Launches New Partnership With Spotify
CBS Local
CBS Radio’s Play.It is part of an exciting new partnership with Spotify. Play.It will now be featuring select podcasts on the music-streaming service.
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Kendall gamer ‘Godfree’ hosts podcast heard by hundreds of thousands a year
Miami Herald
"Kendall resident Danny Peña, better known as Godfree, hosts the podcast Gamertag Radio. His podcast has been a top source for gamers. Peña’s success has led him into the Academy of Podcasters Hall of Fame."
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New Podcasts Join “Play.It®” Network
CBS Radio / Play.it
CBS RADIO and CBS Local Digital Media today announced the addition of new Podcasts to its Play.it® podcast network
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Commitment to Community: How Danny Peña Grew His Podcast Audience
School Of Podcasting
Danny Peña got his first video game console from his Grandmother and his life was forever changed. Little did Danny know (who goes by the name of Godfree on his show) that he would someday be getting paid to fly around the world and play video games on his podcast Gamertag Radio. Did he think he would end up working for CBS and be featured next to podcasts like 60 minutes on play.it? Probably not. Today you will learn how Danny started building his audience before there was podcasting. Danny…
Danny Peña got his first video game console from his Grandmother and his life was forever changed. Little did Danny know (who goes by the name of Godfree on his show) that he would someday be getting paid to fly around the world and play video games on his podcast Gamertag Radio. Did he think he would end up working for CBS and be featured next to podcasts like 60 minutes on play.it? Probably not. Today you will learn how Danny started building his audience before there was podcasting. Danny continued building his audience before there was iTunes. Through everything he does, Danny cares about one thing: the audience.
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Microsoft: Family Sharing On Xbox One Is 'On The Roadmap'
Forbes
Apparently, integrating that feature back into the Xbox One is still a priority for Xbox head Phil Spencer. He was fairly straightforward in an interview with Gamertag radio recently, and while he didn't provide a timeframe for bringing back sharing, it certainly seems like a distinct possibility
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Microsoft Exec Defends Xbox One's Frame Rate/ Resolution Problems
Forbes
We've seen it before, and now we're seeing it again. Another multiplatform game, in this case Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, performs with less impressive technical statistics on the Xbox One. In a long podcast with Gamertag radio, Microsoft MSFT -1.75% Director of Product Planning Albert Penello touched on some of those controversial topics for which his platform has been getting so much flak.
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UNICO touts it ruins Mafia II party, doesn't really
Destructoid
"To be honest, I didn't even think they were there," partygoer Mark Washington told us. "[Unico's] presence was not even recognized by anyone in attendance."
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Microsoft Dismisses Rumor of October Launch for Project Natal
Wired
Gamertag Radio posted video of a Saudi TV interview with a Microsoft vendor. “Project Natal will be launched in Saudi Arabia on the same [garbled] that it will be launched in the world,” Syed Bilal Tariq says in the video. “That is going to be sometime in October.”
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Microsoft's new gaming system goes on sale in October
CNN
Microsoft's Project Natal - a video game system that reads body movement and doesn't require remote controls - will go on sale in October, according to a video interview posted on the website Gamertag Radio.
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Gamertag Radio New Episodes!
Xbox Magazine UK
Gamertag Radio is the fastest growing Xbox 360 radio show.
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First Perfect Dark Zero Details?
IGN
Earlier today, Gamertagradio.com posted an audio interview with a few gamers -- including members of Xbox Live's all-girl PMS Clan -- lucky enough to have attended the taping of Microsoft's Xbox 360 MTV special.
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Perfect Dark Zero exposed
Games Radar
Rare's long-awaited Perfect Dark Zero have also seeped on to the web thanks to an interview by Gamertagradio.com.
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Gamertag Radio party
In The Qube (Sony Pictures)
Gamertag is a radio blog about everything to do with Gaming and Hip-Hop Music. We are at the 5th anniversary of the website when gaming tournaments are taking place as well as music performances from band such as Mayday!
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Microsoft's Project Natal to Launch in October
Mashable
Now, Project Natal has been confirmed for October launch by Marketing Manager E&D Microsoft Saudi Syed Bilal Tariq in an interview with GamertagRadio. "It is going to be somewhere in October. We will be in a position to confirm the date at E3, which is in June, but definitely it is going to be October 2010," he said.
Projects
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Backlogged
Podcast segment exclusively for Gamertag Radio app users. Featuring hosts Mandy Paez (ladyluck) and David Recore (David2SLY), each episode features a discussion of a game recently completed from their backlog.
Segment developed by Mandy Paez and executed with co-host David Recore and audio editor Danny Peña.Other creatorsSee project -
Mafia II Community Launch Party - Miami
Gamertag Radio partnered with 2K Games/Take Two Interactive to host a community launch party for the upcoming 2K Games' Mafia II. Co-sponsored with NVIDIA, the event was hosted at venue Grand Central in downtown Miami, Florida on August 22, 2010.
Special guest co-host was Miss Info from Hot97 (NYC). The event featured musical performances by local talents DJ Sharpsound, ¡MayDay!, and Garcia. It included demos of Mafia II on multiple systems, giveaways and a setup from NVIDIA with their…Gamertag Radio partnered with 2K Games/Take Two Interactive to host a community launch party for the upcoming 2K Games' Mafia II. Co-sponsored with NVIDIA, the event was hosted at venue Grand Central in downtown Miami, Florida on August 22, 2010.
Special guest co-host was Miss Info from Hot97 (NYC). The event featured musical performances by local talents DJ Sharpsound, ¡MayDay!, and Garcia. It included demos of Mafia II on multiple systems, giveaways and a setup from NVIDIA with their 3D Vision and 3D Vision Surround.Other creatorsSee project -
Mafia II Community Launch Party - New York City
Gamertag Radio partnered with 2K Games/Take Two Interactive to host community launch parties for the upcoming 2K Games' Mafia II. Co-sponsored with NVIDIA, this event was hosted at venue Digital Loung3 in the Bronx of New York on August 28, 2010.
Special guests and co-hosts were Miss Info from Hot97 (NYC) and Playboy's Jo Garcia (Playboy's Gamer Next Door). The event featured music by Miami talents DJ Sharpsound and ¡MayDay!. It included demos of Mafia II on multiple systems, giveaways…Gamertag Radio partnered with 2K Games/Take Two Interactive to host community launch parties for the upcoming 2K Games' Mafia II. Co-sponsored with NVIDIA, this event was hosted at venue Digital Loung3 in the Bronx of New York on August 28, 2010.
Special guests and co-hosts were Miss Info from Hot97 (NYC) and Playboy's Jo Garcia (Playboy's Gamer Next Door). The event featured music by Miami talents DJ Sharpsound and ¡MayDay!. It included demos of Mafia II on multiple systems, giveaways, and a setup from NVIDIA with their 3D Vision and 3D Vision Surround.Other creatorsSee project -
Community Vibes 5
Hosted February 6, 2010 during Super Bowl weekend at Ecco Lounge in downtown Miami, Florida, Community Vibes V celebrated 5 years of the independent gaming website.
It was also the first independent event to be sponsored by a major gaming company, 2K Games/Take Two Interactive. Community Vibes V was sponsored by 2K Games’ BioShock 2 and 2K Play’s The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom.
Also present was the EA Sports community team, who announced the EA Game Changers program and…Hosted February 6, 2010 during Super Bowl weekend at Ecco Lounge in downtown Miami, Florida, Community Vibes V celebrated 5 years of the independent gaming website.
It was also the first independent event to be sponsored by a major gaming company, 2K Games/Take Two Interactive. Community Vibes V was sponsored by 2K Games’ BioShock 2 and 2K Play’s The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom.
Also present was the EA Sports community team, who announced the EA Game Changers program and welcomed their first members. See: http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/396783.page.
The event was once again host to live music performances, giveaways, tournaments, and free play.Other creatorsSee project -
Community Vibes IV
Celebration for the community hosted at Club Ecco in downtown Miami, Florida on February 21, 2009 from 3-10PM to celebrate four years of Gamertag Radio. The event hosted hundreds of fans and gamers who got to enjoy the essence of GTR's philosophy to bring "a union of music and gaming." The event featured live music performances, gaming tournaments, free play, thousands of dollars in giveaways, and more.
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Honors & Awards
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Nominated Tecla Awards 2019 - "Best Podcast Content Creator"
Hispanicize
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Best Games and Hobbies Podcast
Latin Podcast Awards
The most influential LatinX digital, on-demand audio content creators will prove podcasting is a force for the future.
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Nominated LPA 2018 Podcast of The Year
Latin Podcast Awards
The LPA is the only world-wide LatinX digital audio competition awards honoring Spanish and English language podcasts from all corners of the world. As part of the process, content producers and podcast fans are able to nominate LatinX podcasts at LatinPodcastAwards.com. The most influential LatinX digital, on-demand audio content creators will prove podcasting is a force for the future.
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Best Feature Film Award
Florida Supercon 2018
'Gamertag Radio: A Podcast Story' wins Best Feature Film Award at Florida Supercon 2018 in Fort Laud, FL.
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Best Technology or Gaming Content Creator
TECLA Awards
Nominated as the "Best Technology or Gaming Content Creator" for the TECLA Awards.
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Nominated Best Games & Hobbies Podcast
Academy of Podcasters
The Academy is dedicated to not only honoring the top performers each year in the podcasting industry, but also to honoring those who have shaped and had an impact on the entire community.
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Inducted into the Podcaster Hall of Fame
Academy of Podcasters
The Academy is dedicated to not only honoring the top performers each year in the podcasting industry, but also to honoring those who have shaped and had an impact on the entire community.
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Nominated Best Gaming Podcast
Podcast Awards
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Nominated Best Gaming Podcast & Best Produced
Podcast Awards
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Nominated Best Gaming Podcast & Best Produced
Podcast Awards
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Nominated Best Gaming Podcast
Podcast Awards
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Microsoft Xbox MVP
Xbox
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Nominated Best Gaming Podcast
Podcast Awards
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Microsoft Xbox MVP
Microsoft
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Microsoft Xbox MVP
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Nominated Best Gaming Podcast
Podcast Awards
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Microsoft Xbox MVP
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