XL Episode 49: 50 More Truths About Games Journalism
A sequel to one of our favourite Patreon episodes – it’s 50 more truths on games media from the Two Giant Men.
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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.
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.
XL Episode 46: Our Top 5 Game Awards Trailers...and Some Cursed Xmas Panto Nonsense 2025
Things got weird in our latest Patreon episode. It’s better not to try and explain.
XL Episode 45: 50 Truths About Games Journalism
As the podcast turns 5 years old, it’s time for two blokes to offer advice no one asked for about working in games media.
XL Episode 44: Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy 2
The same thing we just did, only for 2010’s Super Mario Galaxy 2!
XL Episode 43: Two Giant Men Play Some Old NES Games
How much has playing a load of old Atari games in recent weeks changed our perception of the console?
XL Episode 42: Two Giant Men Play Some Old Atari Games
A fascinating (if sometimes cursed) deep dive into where things went wrong for the company that popularised home video game consoles.
XL Episode 41: One Giant Man Cranks the Playdate (and Some Other Chatter About Niche Handhelds)
Matthew has played around 40 games in the catalogue of the Playdate console – but are his hands just too big for the tiny handheld?
XL Episode 40: The Shuttered Studios Draft
The Two Giant Men compete to pick the best 10 games made by sadly departed studios – call this a tribute to their finest work.