Game Junk Podcast

We debate the possibility of Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory and Double Fine being cut loose from Microsoft plus we also catch up on some games we've been playing including The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales demo, Pragmata, Directive 8020, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, TR-49 and Pictonico.

We recap in painstaking detail all of the major announcements from Summer Game Fest 2026 and the latest Xbox Games Showcase and Nintendo Direct including Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Gears of War E-Day, Resident Evil Veronica, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake and much more.

We react to all of the big news from Sony's State of Play for June 2026 including the reveal of God of War Laufey, Rayman Legends Retold and Until Dawn 2 plus we also discuss our initial impressions of 007 First Light and Mina the Hollower.

We are back after a short hiatus with a full group review of Mixtape plus we also discuss Subnautica 2, Forza Horizon 6 and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book as Sean recaps a few gaming-related destinations from his recent trip to Japan.

We've been gaming hard and checking out more new releases including the highly-anticipated Saros (which might be someone's new GOTY), Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Titanium Court, Soul Quest and Gecko Gods plus Frank tries to push his Year of Capcom narrative with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.

We break down the Xbox Game Pass price cut and provide some unfiltered (and unhinged?) impressions of a ton of new games including Pragmata, Replaced, Vampire Crawlers, Mouse: P.I. for Hire, and Crimson Desert.

We discuss the latest price increases to hit the game industry and whether you should buy buy buy a PS5 Pro plus we also discuss Super Meat Boy 3D, Darwin's Paradox, NBA 2K26, Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike, Minishoot Adventures and Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War.

We wade into the scorching hot debate surrounding Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal and the future of A.I. in game development plus we also catch up on a bunch of games we've been playing including John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Under the Island, Ratcheteer DX, Death Howl and Frank's heartbreaking struggles with Marathon.

We discuss the recent rumours that Sony may no longer release PC ports of first-party games and speculate about the next Xbox console's chances plus we also talk Pokémon Pokopia, Scott Pilgrim EX, The Eternal Life of Goldman demo, Relooted, Under the Island, High on Life 2 and Frankie's continuing Marathon addiction.

We freak out over Resident Evil Requiem and settle in for the slow burn of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined plus we also discuss Marathon, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Reanimal, Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo and a handful of Steam Next Fest demos.

We discuss the major departures of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond from Xbox plus the announcement that Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games and we also check out Virtual Boy, Cairn, Neva: Prologue, God of War: Sons of Sparta, Lunar Remastered Collection and demos for Darwin's Paradox, Replaced and Mina the Hollower.

We recap all of the major announcements from the latest Sony State of Play including a new Castlevania game, Kena: Bridge of Spirits sequel and Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 plus we also discuss our first few hours with God of War: Sons of Sparta and whether there is a reason it was shadow dropped.

We dig into all of the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and discuss the newly announced Horizon Hunters Gathering plus we also talk Nioh 3, Cairn, MIO: Memories in Orbit and Zexion.

At long last, our 2025 year in review episode has arrived! We count down our individual top 10 lists for the year, discuss some of our honourable mentions and otherwise try to sum up another great year of video games.

We break down all of the games that were showcased during the latest Xbox Developer Direct and check out MIO: Memories in Orbit plus we also discuss Ghost of Yotei, Strange Jigsaws, And Roger, Your House and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

With the release of Nintendo's Year in Review we finally compare our annual gaming stats to see who geemed the hardest in 2025 plus we also discuss Sektori, Deadpool VR, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Terminator 2D: No Fate, Dispatch, False Skies and Despelote.

We're not quite ready to unveil our favourite games of 2025, so instead it's time to look ahead to 2026! We count down our most anticipated video games of 2026 plus we also catch up on a bunch of things we have been playing over the holidays including Terminator 2D: No Fate, Windswept, Arc Raiders, Once Upon a Katamari, Dispatch, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Earthbound and Nubby's Number Factory.

We convene immediately after The Game Awards to share our thoughts on this year's show and the fact that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won pretty much everything plus we also discuss all the big announcements and trailers including Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, Tomb Raider Catalyst and more.

We give our initial thoughts after a few hours with the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and indulge in some speculation about potential announcements at The Game Awards plus we also discuss Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Neon Inferno, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Dispatch and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.

We recap some of the announcements from the Xbox Partner Preview for November 2025 and discuss a bunch of games we've been playing recently including Silent Hill f, Kirby Air Riders, Voidtrain, Absolum, Hades II, Dispatch and Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked.

We get hyped for Steam's new hardware announcement as they shake up the console war and we react to The Game Awards nominations plus we also discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Egging On, Possessor(s), MotionRec, Herdling and more ARC Raiders.

With the nominations for The Game Awards just around the corner we speculate on this year's potential GOTY nominees and discuss the GTA VI delay plus we also run down quite a few new games we've been playing including ARC Raiders, The Seance of Blake Manor, Absolum, Death by Scrolling, The Rogue: Prince of Persia and The Outer Worlds 2.

Jay Cheel joins us to discuss the newly released PowerWash Simulator 2 and the Halo: Campaign Evolved announcement plus we also talk Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Look Outside, Demeo, Heroes of Might & Magic III, Ghost Town, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted and Space Quest IV.

We catch up on a LOT of geeming starting with group discussions on Keeper and Ball x Pit followed by individual thoughts on Battlefield 6, Absolum, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC and a handful of Steam Next Fest demos.

We react to the latest Xbox Game Pass pricing changes and offer up first impressions of Ghost of Yotei plus we also discuss Hell is Us, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Shadows of Doubt and Lego Voyagers.

We give our full rundown of the latest Sony State of Play including new trailers for Saros and Marvel's Wolverine plus we also touch on some other TGS news and discuss Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Baby Steps and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

We react to all of the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct including the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary festivities, Metroid Prime 4 release date and the shocking Virtual Boy reveal plus we also discuss Little Problems, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Dune: Awakening.

We unpack our initial thoughts on Hollow Knight: Silksong and examine the insane hype level for the game plus we also discuss Gears of War: Reloaded, Elsewhere Electric, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots and the Sony State of Play for 007 First Light.

We run down all of the major video game releases arriving before the end of 2025 and offer our gut instinct verdict on each one plus we also discuss Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Sword of the Sea, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Herdling and Path of Exile II.

Andrew and Sean are joined by a mystery guest to analyze all of the news and trailers from Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live as well as the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct plus we also discuss Time Flies, Is This Seat Taken?, The Roottrees Are Dead and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

We check out the demo for Hell is Us and speculate wildly about some of the upcoming 2025 games that still don't have a release date plus we also discuss Off and The Roottrees Are Dead.

We scrape together some highlights from the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Indie World Showcase, give our initial impressions of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, the Shinobi: Art of Vengeance demo and Is This Seat Taken?, plus we also discuss the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, Suikoden I + II HD Remaster and Hell Clock.

We check out the new AA soulslike WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers and open world biking game Wheel World plus we also dig deeper on Donkey Kong Bananza and talk Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 and The Drifter.

We break down the Ghost of Yotei Gameplay Deep Dive State of Play and discuss our initial impressions of the first few hours of Donkey Kong Bananza plus we also talk Shadow Labyrinth, Unicorn Overlord, MindsEye, Peak and Marvel Rivals.

We break down the latest round of Xbox layoffs and debate whether Game Pass is hurting the industry plus we also offer some initial impressions of MindsEye and talk Death Stranding, Trash Quest, Punch Club 2, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo and Doom: The Dark Ages.

We discuss the latest Nintendo Direct focusing on Donkey Kong Bananza and debate the game's chances for winning Geem of the Year plus we also discuss Rematch, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Unicorn Overlord, Blade Chimera and Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo.

We share our brutally honest thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and savour the excitement of a new console launch plus we discuss several launch titles including Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, Survival Kids, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Switch 2 Edition, Deltarune and more.

We count down our top 10 announcements from Summer Game Fest 2025, Sony's State of Play and the Xbox Games Showcase plus we also recap some of the other highlights from a big week of gaming news and touch on The State of Unreal 2025 and the use of A.I. tools in game development.

We answer all of your junk mail questions and tackle such hard-hitting topics as most satisfying / frustrating platinum trophies, dream game announcements, game studios we'd like to see switch it up, LAN party memories and whether unfinished games should be allowed on a top 10 list.

We mourn the end of the PlayStation Stars reward program and touch on the Epic Games vs. Apple lawsuit plus we also discuss Retro Classics arriving on Game Pass, Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny, Doom: The Dark Ages, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Mario & Luigi: Brothership, Bayonetta, Bionic Bay, Subnautica and Deliver at all Costs.

We rev up our shield saws and blast through some initial impressions of Doom: the Dark Ages plus we also discuss the new GTA 6 trailer, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Death Stranding, Inscryption and Utopia Must Fall.

We react to the Gears of War Reloaded bombshell announcement and what it means for the console war plus we also discuss Xbox price increases, GTA 6 delay and continue to chat about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Doom 2016, Death Stranding and Return of the Obra Dinn.

We discuss some big RPGs that just dropped on Xbox Game Pass with initial thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Oblivion Remastered plus we also talk Blue Prince, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and The Electrifying Incident: A Monster Mini-Expedition.

We explain our love / hate relationship with the roguelike puzzle game Blue Prince and discuss the Marathon gameplay reveal showcase plus we also talk South of Midnight, Atomfall, Crypt Custodian, Portal Revolution and Doom (2016).

We dive into all of the latest Nintendo Switch 2 announcements including the price and release date as well as the first look at games like Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza and The Duskbloods.

We reflect on the end of the Nintendo Switch and discuss some of the final Nintendo Direct announcements for the console including Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Virtual Game Cards and Marvel Cosmic Invasion plus we also talk Assassin's Creed Shadows, Khazan: The First Berserker, Atomfall and Your House.

We discuss Balatro cleaning up at the GDC Awards and count down our top 5 games from both the Future Games Show Spring Showcase and The MIX + Kinda Funny Spring Showcase plus we also discuss Assassin's Creed Shadows, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Card Shark and Ctrl Alt Ego.

Jay Cheel joins us to discuss the PowerWash Simulator 2 reveal, Star Fox spiritual successor and new Death Stranding 2 trailer plus we also talk Split Fiction, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Mainframes and Spike Volleyball.

Frank gives us his early impressions of Monster Hunter Wilds plus we all check out a handful of demos from Steam Next Fest including Skin Deep, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, Haste: Broken Worlds, Wanderstop, Wordatro, Twisted Tower, Bad Cheese and Dunk Dunk.

We quickly run down some of the announcements from the ID@Xbox Showcase before diving into initial impressions of Avowed, Lost Records: Rage & Bloom and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii plus we also discuss Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Detechtive 2112 and DuneCrawl.