Who can pick the best levels out of Samuel, Matthew, Dave and Ash? You decide.
XL Episode 48: Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned + The Ballad of Gay Tony
With GTA 4 done and dusted, we turn our attention to The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Episode 264: Writing the Book on Nintendo + the Top 10 Most Underrated Nintendo Games (with Keza MacDonald)
Five years later, The Guardian’s Keza MacDonald returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, Super Nintendo.
Episode 263: Three Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto IV (with Jeremy Peel)
Joining us to dissect the first HD GTA is beloved third host and freelance writer extraordinaire Jeremy Peel.
XXL Episode 43: Our 20 Most Anticipated TV Shows, Movies and Other Things in 2026
From The Odyssey to Matthew’s beloved Japanese crime novels, here’s what we’re each looking forward to in pop culture this year.
Episode 262: What We've Been Playing (Skate Story, TR-49, POPUCOM, Wheel World, The Case of the Worst Day Ever, The Berlin Apartment)
A mop up of some neat games we missed from 2025, plus Matthew’s thoughts on the newest game from Inkle.
Episode 261: 2026 Mailbag
Our first mailbag episode of 2026.
XL Episode 47: Two Giant Men Play GoldenEye 007
Samuel went over to Matthew’s house. They finished GoldenEye 007 on N64 in an afternoon.
Episode 260: 2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft
24 predictions about 2026, based on nothing whatsoever.
XXL Episode 42: Our Favourite Films and TV Shows from 2025
One more three-hour pod to see out 2025.