One of the side projects I work on every month is Battle Bards, the world’s first, best, and (weirdly) only music podcast. It’s a labor of love as my friend Syl and I explored several MMO soundtracks and themes this year, from the ancient Final Fantasy XIV days to the music of in-game shops and services.

If you missed out on any of these episodes in 2022 — or haven’t started listening yet! — here’s a roundup of all of the shows we created. Enjoy, and make sure that you turn on the music in your MMO once in a while, yeah?

Battle Bards Episode 220: Guild Wars 2 End of Dragons Battle Bards Episode 218: Peace and quiet Battle Bards Episode 217: Legend of Edda Battle Bards Episode 216: FFXIV Before Meteor Battle Bards Episode 215: Lineage W Battle Bards Episode 214: Thieves and rogues Battle Bards Episode 213: Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Battle Bards Episode 212: Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood Battle Bards Episode 211: Shops and services Battle Bards Episode 210: Warframe Battle Bards Episode 209: Superhero MMOs Battle Bards Episode 208: Valheim

Roundups from previous years:

The Battle Bards MMO music podcast: 2021 in review The definitive 2020 Battle Bards episode guide The definitive 2019 Battle Bards episode guide Battle Bards’ 2018 roundup of MMO soundtracks 2017: A year of Battle Bards and awesome MMO music MMO music podcast Battle Bards: 2016 in review