Ahoy peeps! It has been a few weeks since the last podcast. The good news is that the podcast editor, Alan, has completed a move overseas safely and now we’re back on track. This will be the last podcast for the year, but we will be back in force come…
Read MoreFirst of all, a correction – we mention that we have used a MEIKO song in the podcast, but in editing we dropped the wrong one in – what you’ll hear for the customary voicaloid track is actually Kagamine Rin. Sorry about any confusion there! What’s not confusing is the…
Read MoreAhhh Halloween. That special time of year where it’s fun to be spooked. As is traditional for us, we take a look at some of the themed games you should be playing this year. As it’s also the last week of the month, we also talk about all the games…
Read MoreWe’ve got a bit of a themed episode going this week! It’s all about the retro! From watching let’s plays of difficult to find games, to the decline of arcades (even in Japan – sniff), and a new, gorgeous console that will play your Game Boy games, retro gaming is…
Read MoreThere have been a lot of great remasters over the past few years… but there have also been some horrible or misguided ones. What’s the difference, and what should a remaster do? We chat about that this week. We also muse over Nintendo’s next fitness game, which gives you a…
Read MoreIt’s been a really, really good couple of weeks. Not only was the Untitled Goose Game released, to become an instant revelation and something that every person with any taste whould play, but Apple Arcade launched and breathed some much-needed life back into mobile gaming. We also have a good…
Read MoreThis podcast was recorded two weeks ago, ahead of Matt heading off to Japan for TGS, but we’ve picked some pretty timeless topics that will never die for your listening pleasure. Game reviews: should they be objective (why this one won’t just die is beyond us)? Also Pokemon! And Matt…
Read MoreNintendo held a direct last week, and it impressed us that much that we decided to talk exclusively about it in the podcast this week. From Deadly Premonition to SNES classics on the Switch, the 40-minute show demonstrated how the Switch is going from strength to strength… and it is…
Read MoreWith the HD remaster of Final Fantasy VIII released this week, the DDNet team took the opportunity to look back at all the Final Fantasy (numbered) series, and talk about the good, the bad, and the way the series has evolved over time. That’s right. From Final Fantasy I through…
Read MoreThe big “art blockbuster” release this week is Control, from the makers of Max Payne and Alan Wake. We have a good chat about that one on this week’s podcast! We also take a look at all the big announcements from Gamescom, the “replacement E3”. And we chat through a…
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