List of Episodes
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Regular Episodes[edit | edit source]
*Episode title in italics indicates supporter-only episodes
2020 Episodes[edit | edit source]
Episode 001: PS5 vs. Xbox Series X link
Episode 002: Game Review Scores We Got Wrong link
Episode 003: James Bond games, from Goldeneye to IO Interactive link
Episode 004: The Best Games of 2006 link
Episode 005: Cyberpunk 2077 and How To Review Big Games link
Episode 006: The Best Games of 2020 link
2021 Episodes[edit | edit source]
Episode 007 - 21 wild gaming predictions about 2021 link
Episode 008 - Games Magazine Covers... From Hell! link
Episode 009 - Hitman 3 and the 10 best Hitman levels link
Episode 010 - Best Games of the Console Generation - Part 1 link
Episode 011 - Best Games of the Console Generation - Part 2 link
Episode 012 - Super Mario 3D World - the Best 3D Mario Game? (feat. Katharine Castle) link
Episode 013 - The big Nintendo Switch games of 2021 link
Episode 014 - The Best Games of 2007 link
Episode 015 - Bad eBay Games Court link
Episode 016 - Game Developer Interviews... From Hell! link
Episode 017 - The Best Nintendo 3DS Games (feat. Joe Skrebels) link
Episode 019 - PS3 and PS Vita Games Worth Saving From Oblivion link
Episode 020 - Games Magazine Covers... From Heaven! link
Episode 021 - The Best Yakuza Games (feat. Phil Savage) link
Episode 022 - Game Review Scores We Got Right link
Episode 023 - The Best Games of 2008 link
Episode 024 - Resident Evil Village and the best Resi games link
Episode 025 - The Mass Effect Trilogy and the Best Companions link
Episode 026 - The Best Detective Games (feat. Andy Kelly) link
Episode 027 - The Game Developer Draft link
Episode 028 - Mailbag Vol. 2 link
Episode 029 - Does E3 Still Matter? (feat. Keza MacDonald) link
Episode 030 - Let's Turn E3 2021 into a Games Magazine link
Episode 031 - The Best Sonic Games (feat. Jay Baylis) link
Episode 032 - Games Previews... From Hell! link
Episode 033 - The Best Games of 2009 link
Episode 034 - The Best Zelda Games link
Episode 035 - Steam Deck and Creating the Perfect Handheld link
Episode 036 - The Best Ace Attorney Games link
Episode 037 - Games We've Been Playing in 2021 link
Episode 038 - The PS2 Mini Draft link
Episode 039 - Games Magazine Rivalries (feat. Dan Dawkins) link
Episode 040 - The Indie Games Hall of Fame Vol. 1 (feat. Katharine Castle) link
Episode 041 - Bad eBay Games Court - The Retrial link
Episode 042 - The Best Games of 2010 link
Episode 043 - Deathloop and Immersive Sims (feat. Jeremy Peel) link
Episode 044 - The N64 Mini Draft link
Episode 045 - From GBA Reviews to The New Yorker (feat. Simon Parkin) link
Episode 046 - Bad eBay Games Court - Listener Edition link
Episode 047 - What Would Batman Do? (feat. Tamoor Hussain) link
Episode 048 - Grand Theft Auto 3 Turns 20 (feat. Steve Burns) link
Episode 049 - 15 Horror Games We Love (feat. Louise Blain) link
Episode 050 - How Games Magazines Get Made link
Episode 051 - Metal Gear Solid 2 Turns 20 (feat. Rich Stanton) link
Episode 052 - The Best Games of 2011 (except Dark Souls) link
Episode 053 - The Xbox vs GameCube Draft link
Episode 054 - The Best Halo Games link
Episode 055 - Games We've Been Playing In 2021 (From Previous Years) link
Episode 056 - 2021 Gaming Predictions Revisited link
Episode 057 - LOTR Games Revisited As Fellowship Turns 20 link
Episode 058 - The Best Games of 2021 link
2022 Episodes[edit | edit source]
Episode 059 - 22 Bold Gaming Predictions About 2022 link
Episode 060 - The Nintendo Wii Draft link
Episode 061 - 2022 Mailbag link
Episode 062 - Pokémon Games (feat. Jay Baylis) link
Episode 063 - What We've Been Playing (February 2022) link
Episode 064 - The Game Pass Competitor Draft link
Episode 065 - Xbox Through the Years (feat. John Hicks) link
Episode 066 - Uncharted Games (and the Mediocre Movie) link
Episode 067 - Two Giant Men Play Elden Ring link
Episode 068 - Bad eBay Games Court 2022 link
Episode 069 - The PS Vita Draft link
Episode 070 - Ghostwire: Tokyo, New Kirby, Tunic, and More Games We've Been Playing link
Episode 071 - The Best Kirby Games link
Episode 072 - The Best Games of 2012 link
Episode 073 - The Indie Games Hall of Fame Vol. 2 (feat. Joe Skrebels) link
Episode 074 - Max Payne 1-3 Revisited link
Episode 075 - Oh No, Another Mailbag (And Matthew Finishes Horizon Forbidden West) link
Episode 076 - From Edge to Media Molecule (feat. Jen Simpkins) link
Episode 077 - Best Star Wars Guilty Pleasure Games link
Episode 078 - From OPSM2 to PC Gamer (feat. Tim Clark) link
Episode 079 - What We've Been Playing (May 2022) link
Episode 080 - Top 5 Dreamcast Games (feat. Andy Kelly) link
Episode 081 - The '90s PC Games Draft link
Episode 082 - Top 10 Most Anticipated Games (feat. Jeremy Peel in for Matthew) link
Episode 083 - Why Destiny Is Good (feat. Phil Savage in for Matthew) link
Episode 084 - Games Court 4: A Few Pre-Owned Games More link
Episode 085 - What We've Been Playing (July 2022) link
Episode 086 - The Nintendo Switch Games Hall of Fame Vol. 1 link
Episode 087 - The Best Games of 2013 link
Episode 088 - Xenoblade Chronicles Special (feat. Katharine Castle in for Samuel) link
Episode 089 - Steam Deck Special link
Episode 090 - The '90s Games Mag Quiz and Mailbag link
Episode 091 - From Edge to Hit Points (feat. Nathan Brown) link
Episode 092 - The 2000-2005 PC Gaming Draft link
Episode 093 - What We've Been Playing (September 2022) link
Episode 094 - Splatoon 3 + Nintendo's New Series Explained link
Episode 095 - The Lucasarts Adventure Game Hall of Fame (feat. Ashley Day) link
Episode 096 - GTA Clones on Trial link
Episode 097 - Games Court - Judge Sammy's Garbage Barge link
Episode 098 - From MinnMax to Game Informer (feat. Ben Hanson) link
Episode 099 - Best Visual Novels (feat. Lucy Blundell) link
Episode 101 - Bayonetta 3 and Platinum link
Episode 102 - God of War Games Ranknarök link
Episode 103 - What We've Been Playing (November 2022) link
Episode 104 - Cyberpunk 2077 Revisited link
Episode 105 - Two Giant Men Play God of War Ragnarök link
Episode 106 - 2022 Gaming Predictions Revisited link
Episode 107 - Leaving Games Media (feat. Andy Kelly) link
Episode 108 - The RPG Companions Draft link
Episode 109 - The Best Games of 2022 link
2023 Episodes[edit | edit source]
Episode 110 - New Year Mailbag link
Episode 111 - 23 Wild Gaming Predictions About 2023 link
Episode 112 - Games Court 2023 link
Episode 113 - The Best Games of 2014 link
Episode 114 - What We've Been Playing (February 2023) link
Episode 115 - The Wii and DS Years of Official Nintendo Magazine (feat. Neil Long) link
Episode 116 - The Last of Us Revisited - and our Verdict on the TV Show link
Episode 117 - The Wii U Hall of Fame (feat. Ashley Day) link
Episode 118 - 3DS and Wii U Games Worth Grabbing Before The eShop Closes link
Episode 119 - The Capcom Games Draft link
Episode 120 - From PC Zone to Writing Games (feat. Will Porter) link
Episode 121 - Two El Gigantes Play Resident Evil 4 Remake link
Episode 122 - What We've Been Playing (Diablo 4, PSVR2, Tchia) link
Episode 123 - The Best Star Wars Games link
Episode 124 - The Best Games of 2015 link
Episode 125 - The Shinji Mikami Hall of Fame (feat. Rich Stanton in for Samuel) link
Episode 126 - How To Make A Video Game (feat. Jay Baylis) link
Episode 127 - What We've Been Playing (Jedi Survivor, Redfall, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC) link
Episode 128 - Two Giant Men Play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom link
Episode 129 - Regrettable, More Games Court link
Episode 130 - Xbox 360 Draft link
Episode 131 - The Edge 10 Episode (feat. Chris Schilling) link
Episode 132 - Our Ten Most Anticipated Games From Not-E3 2023 link
Episode 133 - Top 5 Final Fantasy Games link
Episode 134 - Two Giant Men Replay Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater link
Episode 135 - Nintendo in the '00s (feat. Wes Fenlon) link
Episode 136 - What We've Been Playing (Final Fantasy 16, Trepang2, Baldur's Gate 3) link
Episode 137 - The PS3 Draft link
Episode 138 - Edge in the '00s (feat. Margaret Robertson) link
Episode 139 - What We've Been Playing (Exoprimal, Pikmin 4, The Expanse: A Telltale Series) link
Episode 140 - Old RPGs and Baldur's Gate 3 (feat. Jeremy Peel) link
Episode 141 - The Best Games of 2016 link
Episode 142 - The Dreaded Mailbag link
Episode 143 - What We've Been Playing (Sea of Stars, Armored Core 6, My House, Dredge) link
Episode 144 - The Nintendo DS Draft link
Episode 145 - Dear God, More Games Court link
Episode 146 - Two Giant Men Play Starfield link
Episode 147 - Things You Only Realise When You Make Games (feat. Jamie Smith) link
Episode 148 - What We've Been Playing (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resi 4: Separate Ways, Cocoon) link
Episode 149 - The Best Games of 2001 link
Episode 150 - The Art of PlayStation List Making (feat. Rob Pearson) link
Episode 151 - Alan Wake 2 and the Games of Remedy (feat. Simon Cardy) link
Episode 152 - Three Giant Men Play Spiderman 2 (feat. Dave Scarborough) link
Episode 153 - Jak & Daxter to Eurogamer (feat. Ellie Gibson) link
Episode 154 - What We've Been Playing (Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Wonder, PS Portal, Oculus Quest 3) link
Episode 155 - The Licensed Games Draft link
Episode 156 - Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 (Disc 1) link
Episode 157 - The Back Page Holiday Special 2023 link
Episode 158 - The Best Games of 2023 link
2024 Episodes[edit | edit source]
Episode 159 - 24 Games Predictions About 2024 link
Episode 160 - Dubious Mailbag link
Episode 161 - What We've Been Playing (Suicide Squad, TLOU2 Remastered, Marvel's Midnight Suns) link
Episode 162 - Top 10 Sega Games (feat. Ashley Day) link
Episode 163 - The Best Games of 2002 link
Episode 164 - How To Write A Feature About Games (feat. Jeremy Peel) link
Episode 165 - The Cursed February Mailbag link
Episode 166 - The PlayStation Draft link
Episode 167 - What We've Been Playing (FF7 Rebirth, FF7 Remake, Balatro) link
Episode 168 - We Collected Another Edge Editor (feat. Alex Wiltshire) link
Episode 169 - Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth link
Episode 170 - The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (feat. Steven Messner) link
Episode 171 - What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2) link
Episode 172 - The Best Games of 2003 link
Episode 173 - Games Court 2024 link
Episode 174 - From OPN to Rolling Stone to IGN (feat. Rachel Weber) link
Episode 175 - From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (feat. Stuart Turton) link
Episode 176 - What We've Been Playing link
Episode 177 - The Game Soundtracks Draft link
Episode 178 - The '00s Games Magazine Quiz and Mailbag link
Episode 179 - From EGM To BitSummit (feat. James Mielke) link
Episode 180 - The PSP Draft link
Supporters-Only Content[edit | edit source]
XL Episodes[edit | edit source]
XL Episode 001 - Best Boss Battles link
XL Episode 002 - 20 Xbox Backwards Compatible Games Worth Revisiting link
XL Episode 003 - Best and Worst E3 Moments link
XL Episode 004 - Top 25 Metal Gear Solid Moments (feat. Rich Stanton) link
XL Episode 005 - The Hitman Re-Ranking link
XL Episode 006 - Best 7/10 Games link
XL Episode 007 - Top Zelda Moments (feat. Katharine Castle) link
XL Episode 008 - PS5 vs Xbox Series X Revisited link
XL Episode 009 - Best Video Game Levels Vol. 1 link
XL Episode 010 - Rockstar Open World Games Ranked link
XL Episode 011 - 50 Things That Makes Us Go 'Oooh Yeah!' in Video Games link
XL Episode 012 - 20 SNES and Mega Drive Games That Shaped Our Gaming Tastes link
XL Episode 013 - The Best Mario Moments Vol. 1 link
XL Episode 014 - 50 Things In Games That Make Us Go 'Oh No' link
XL Episode 015 - The Best Video Games Boss Battles Volume 2: The Surprise Second Health Bar link
XL Episode 016 - 20 Games That Deserve a Remake link
XL Episode 017 - The Best Video Game Levels Vol. 2 link
XL Episode 018 - Two Giant Men Solve An Escape Room - and the Best Gaming Prisons link
XL Episode 019 - The Best Resident Evil Moments link
XL Episode 020 - Best and Worst Console Launches link
XL Episode 021 - Samuel Bangs On About His Trip To Japan - Apologies In Advance link
XL Episode 022 - The Best and Worst Hangs In Video Games link
XL Episode 023 - Two Giant Men Play Hitman: Blood Money link
XL Episode 024 - GOTY Lists Revisited link
XXL Episodes[edit | edit source]
XXL Episode 001 - Japanese Crime Fiction - A 101 link
XXL Episode 002 - Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ranked link
XXL Episode 003 - Best TV Shows of the Century link
XXL Episode 004 - Best TV Shows of the Century (Part 2) link
XXL Episode 005 - 20 Thriller Movies We'd Recommend To Anyone link
XXL Episode 006 - Star Wars Movies Ranked (or, Star Wars: Good or Bad?) link
XXL Episode 007 - 20 Horror Movies We'd Recommend To Anyone link
XXL Episode 008 - James Bond Movies Ranked list
XXL Episode 009 - Best TV Shows of 2022 link
XXL Episode 010 - 30 Comic Books That Are Worth Reading link
XXL Episode 011 - Matthew's Korean Cinema Deep Dive link
XXL Episode 012 - Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked link
XXL Episode 013 - Guilty Pleasure Movies link
XXL Episode 014 - Our Favourite TV Episodes
XXL Episode 015 - The Indiana Jones Rankings link
XXL Episode 016 - Mission: Impossible Pod Rankening link
XXL Episode 017 - The 'Matthew Castle Productions and Big Sammy Holdings Launch Rival Streaming Services' Draft link
XXL Episode 018 - Matthew Is Back On His Asian Crime Fiction Bullshit link
XXL Episode 019 - Top 10 Martin Scorsese Movies link
XXL Episode 020 - David Fincher Movies Ranked link
XXL Episode 021 - The Best TV Shows of 2023 link
XXL Episode 022 - Back Page Film Club - Dazed and Confused + 21 Jump Street link
XXL Episode 023 - Two Baron Harkonnens Watch Dune Parts 1 and 2 link
XXL Episode 024 - Two Giant Anjin Watch Shogun link