Episode 260: 2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft
24 predictions about 2026, based on nothing whatsoever.
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Episode 259: The Best Games of 2025
Two top 10 lists of the best games from 2025.
Episode 258: The Alternative GOTY Awards 2025
Need a video game awards show with dumb categories no company would ever sponsor? We’ve got your back, once again.
Episode 257: The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)
The games that hit players with emotional gut punches. Plus! A fansite exclusive! Some content that was cut from the episode! Worth Seven Pounds!
Episode 256: Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)
Jay Baylis joins us once again! In time for the release of Metroid Prime 4, Matthew and Jay each share their top 5 games in Nintendo’s series.
Episode 255: The Back Page Episode + ARC Raiders (with Phil Savage)
The podcast eats itself! The Back Page finally dedicates a whole episode to its namesake. How do back page jokes go wrong?
Episode 254: The 16-bit Games Mega Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)
Four giant men compete to pick the best games on the Mega Drive, SNES, Neo Geo and Amiga.
Episode 253: The Oral Histories of Video Games (with Matt Leone)
This week’s guest is Matt Leone, former Special Projects Editor at Polygon.
Episode 252: Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy
A deep dive into an all-time classic on Wii.
Episode 251: What We've Been Playing (Dispatch, Absolum, The Séance of Blake Manor, Ninja Gaiden 4), Mailbag + The Worst Zelda Quiz Ever
Samuel butchering a bunch of Zelda quiz questions. It has to be heard to be believed.