We've seen SO many games this week – so in the space of just one hour, we each try and narrow things down to a small handful of games that really stayed with us. Everything from big blockbusters like God of War to indies like Donut County and T

E3 2017: Call of Duty WWII, Skull & Bones, Monster Hunter and Shadow of War

Jun 15th, 2017 1h 23m

John enthuses about Call of Duty: WWII, Miguel recounts his experiences as a pirate in Skull & Bones, Simon realizes he actually really likes Shadow of War – in part thanks to the accents – and Luke describes his time with the new Monster Hunte

E3 2017: Super Mario Odyssey, Doom VFR, Spider-Man and more

Jun 14th, 2017 53m 9s

Luke enthuses about Mario + Rabbids, John and Miguel give their impressions of Super Mario Odyssey and Rachel fills us in on Doom VFR, Fallout 4 VR and her playthrough of the Wolfenstein 2 demo.

E3 2017: Wolfenstein, Spider-Man, Beyond Good & Evil 2 and More

Jun 13th, 2017 1h 16m

There's a lot to go over since last night's podcast, and tonight the usual crew is joined by our writer Luke Winkie. In a little over an hour we tackle Bethesda's quick 40 minute showcase that included VR versions of Doom and Fallout 4 as well

E3 2017: We talk Xbox One X and all the game announcements

Jun 12th, 2017 53m 16s

42 Xbox games at E3 – 22 of them are some flavor of "exclusive" for Xbox One (although Microsoft's interpretation of that word might be different than yours) – we go through the whole list on the second of our daily podcasts from E3 2017.

E3 2017: Star Wars Battlefront 2, Need for Speed Payback, Anthem and A Way Out

Jun 11th, 2017 56m 19s

We got to play Star Wars Battlefront 2, Need for Speed Payback, A Way Out and more at Electronic Arts' big pre-E3 shindig in Los Angeles today. We talk about our impressions of each, and particularly how impressed we were with the co-op only A

How Microsoft Can Save Xbox (and Scorpio)

Jun 3rd, 2017 1h 20m

Following last week's E3 predictions show, this week we dig into the challenges faced by Microsoft this year. If the big stories are going to be PlayStation's dominance and the quality of Nintendo's Switch lineup – how can the Xbox stand out? W

E3 2017 Predictions

May 27th, 2017 1h

In the first of two episodes ahead of E3, we ponder the biggest, most exciting announcements that will happen at the show. Will Electronic Arts show anything unexpected? Will the next Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer show up at the Sony media even

All Destiny 2, all the time

May 20th, 2017 1h 14m

This week we're joined by special guest Ryan O'Donnell from Area 5 to talk about the biggest announcement of the week: Destiny 2. Bungie showed a huge amount of the game this week, and Miguel was in Los Angeles at the showcase to see it live an

Yes, we're still talking about Prey. Also Farpoint, Forza Horizon Hot Wheels and more

May 13th, 2017 1h 7m

As promised, we've all been playing a lot of Prey over the past week and we have plenty to talk about. Also this week, Simon talks about his discussion with Sony R&D guru Richard Marks about PlayStation VR, we give our impressions of new VR "li

Prey first impressions. It's not quite what we were expecting

May 6th, 2017 1h

After a few weeks away (sorry about that) we're back, and ready to dig into today's release of Prey. Is it really what we thought it was going to be? Turns out it's not quite the "Dishonored in space" type game we were expecting, and borrows he

We Talk About the Xbox Scorpio Specs Announcement

Apr 7th, 2017 59m 51s

With Microsoft finally releasing the specs for its upcoming Xbox Scorpio super-console, we dig into what it might mean for games in the year ahead and speculate on when we might see the new console, how much it might cost, and whether virtual r

We Have Destiny 2 Things to Talk About

Apr 1st, 2017 59m 14s

The first trailer for Destiny 2 dropped earlier this week, and despite not showing any gameplay at all, there's plenty to learn from what little it showed. Significantly, it leans hard into jokier style thanks to Nathan Fillion's Cayde-6 that s

'Mass Effect: Andromeda' and Simon's Fake 'Zelda'

Mar 25th, 2017 58m 36s

On this week's podcast (episode 22 for those of you keeping count) John, Simon, Rachel and Miguel ponder what the future might hold for the Mass Effect series after the poor reception Andromeda received this week. While there's a good chance it

Mass Effect Andromeda, Ghost Recon and Miguel's Miniature Tackle Box

Mar 17th, 2017 1h 6m

In just a few short days we'll all have the pleasure of playing Mass Effect Andromeda and complaining about its weird animation and oddly scripted story, but for now you'll just have to make do with us moaning about it for 20 minutes. After we

Savoring the Wonders of Zelda

Mar 11th, 2017 1h 2m

With Simon out sick, this week we're joined by Area 5's Ryan O'Donnell to really dig into what we love most about the breathtaking The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Prepare yourself for a full-on blast of unbridled enthusiasm. Before we

It's the Switch Launchcast

Mar 4th, 2017 1h 7m

Between the four of us, we definitely have some mixed feelings about the Switch so far. We're all in agreement that Zelda is an incredible achievement, and probably one of the best games that Nintendo has ever made, but we definitely have some

We talk Horizon Zero Dawn, 98% spoiler-free

Feb 24th, 2017 1h

We manage to talk about the completely brilliant PlayStation 4-exclusive Horizon Zero Dawn for over an hour without really spoiling anything major. At least we hope so. Much as we were desperate to talk about some of the major story beats and c

We Talk PewDiePie, Prey and a little bit of Horizon Zero Dawn

Feb 18th, 2017 1h

We talk about the big news story of the week – as first reported by the Wall Street Journal – PewDiePie, AKA Felix Kjellberg – the most successful YouTube personality in the world – being dropped by Disney subsidiary Maker Studios after he rele

Destiny 2, New Call of Duty and $250 E3 2017 tickets

Feb 11th, 2017 1h

After we so confidently predicted on last week's podcast that Destiny 2 couldn't possibly be released this year, Activision went and announced that the game would be out before the end of the year. We talk about this, what the next "traditional

Fire Emblem Heroes and Nintendo Switch hands-on

Feb 4th, 2017 59m 10s

This week we're joined by Ethan Einhorn, the former creative director from Sega of America who is now at VR studio Midas Touch Games. Ethan tells us about his time with Steve Jobs back when the App Store first launched, and how Jobs accurately

For Honor, Mass Effect and the Future of Blockbuster Games

Jan 28th, 2017 59m 24s

In Keith Stuart's story about the importance of Mass Effect: Andromeda for us this week, he posits that "we’re seeing an exodus in the 'triple A' blockbuster sector, away from scripted experiences toward sprawling open-world adventures, where t

Halo Wars 2, Fire Emblem and the Nintendo Switch hangover

Jan 21st, 2017 1h 1m

Will Rachel be as grumpy about the Switch as she was last week? Has John changed his mind about it again? What did Miguel think of Halo Wars 2 when he played it? If Simon hates horror games so much, how is Rachel going to get him to play Reside

Will the Nintendo Switch be a hit or a miss?

Jan 13th, 2017 57m 59s

Immediately after Nintendo announced the March 3 launch date, $299 price point and first batch of games for its new Switch console, we gathered to discuss whether we think it'll be a hit or a miss. Is The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and

Big gaming trends for 2017

Jan 7th, 2017 1h 8m

This week we talk about our predictions for the year ahead and dig into why 2017 is such a pivotal year for so many aspects of video games. We'll see the death of the idea of conventional "console generations," we'll see new types of game emerg