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Phranchize Buys Games

by Phranchize Buys Games

With absolutely no previous games journalism experience, a shoddy past in reviewing and a failed YouTube career in the bank, join Old Phranchize on his quest to become... "The worlds premier, half decent influencer!"

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Episodes

  1. The Playstation Showcase

    Recorded 11th September. Old Phranchize and NGJ do away with “the norms” associated with the second best gaming podcast on the planet (uncontested), to boil the piss clean off the Playstation Showcase from the 9th...

  2. 1gotp1nk8c1dbootson

    Recorded 27th August. After a brief mental health break, Old Phranchize and NGJ are back where they belong, boiling the piss off another weeks worth of gaming news! On this weeks instalment of the second...

  3. Psychologically Satisfying

    Recorded 14th August. The beat goes on for the Second Best Gaming News Podcast On The Planet (uncontested), with Old Phranchize and NGJ boiling the piss of another weeks’ worth of gaming news! On this...

  4. Aviation, Bitches!

    Recorded 06th August. On this weeks episode of the Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested), Phranchize and NGJ take a deeper look into the cockpit of Flight Sim, ‘The Ascent’ impressions, the mass...

  5. Toxic Pockets

    Recorded 30th July. Old Phranch and NGJ are back at it with another instalment of the Second Best Gaming News Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)! On this weeks show; Microsoft Flight Sim has ‘landed’ on...

  6. Box Of Floppys

    Recorded 24th July. On this weeks instalment of “The Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)” Old Phranch and NGJ, fuelled by whiskey, dive into Mega Drive eBay shopping, the fallout from EA Play...

  7. Steam Deck?!

    Recorded 16th July. The Worlds Second best Gaming Podcast (uncontested) is back with another hearty serving of Gaming News Choice Cuts! On this weeks show; them damn sick kids getting their hands all over Old...

  8. Squishy Physics

    Recorded 09th July. Old Phranchize and Producer NGJ are back with another hearty serving of gaming news ‘Choice Cuts’. On this weeks show, a very quick rebrand of a new feature, Euro 2020 inspired dives...

  9. Dead Space Thing

    Recorded 02nd July. Producer Nice Guy Jonny and Titular Protagonist Old Phranchize are back with another instalment of the second best gaming podcast on the planet (uncontested)! On this weeks show, NGJ dives into the...

  10. E3 2021 Wrap Up

    Recorded 18th June. Lubricated and inebriated, Nice Guy Jonny and Old Phranch are back with a wrap-up of some of the best bits from E3 2021, the Wrestlemania of the gaming calendar. Hits, misses and...

  11. Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase

    Recorded 13th June. A special episode recorded live on Twitch, immediately following the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. Old Phranchize and NGJ run through the announcements of the show and add a little flavour… What...

  12. Who Believes In Generations?

    Recorded 05th June. For the first time since Nice Guy Jonny joined the podcast as Producer, this episode is the first to be recorded with both men in the same room. To celebrate the occasion,...

  13. Squid Face

    Recorded 28 May. E3 Season is upon us! Old Phranchize and Producer Nice Guy Jonny return after an alcohol induced week off to celebrate the start of that magical E3 window. On this weeks show,...

  14. Birthday VR

    Recorded 15 May. On this weeks episode, the safeword is ‘Banana’. Titular Protagonist ‘Old Phranchize’ and Producer Nice Guy Jonny are back at it, getting in amongst it with more talk of Resident Evil Village,...

  15. Citizen Science!

    Recorded 07 May. “The Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)” is back with a sombre episode in the wake of the First Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (Giant Bomb) undergoing massive changes....

  16. Left 4 Dinosaurs

    Recorded 30 April. NGJ and Old Phranchize are back on with another instalment of the “Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)”, celebrating the first ever LIVE show. On this weeks show, the gaming...

  17. Rounders 2021

    Recorded 24 April. Titular Protagonist Old Phranchize and Producer Nice Guy Jonny are back with another weeks worth of Gaming News Choice Cuts! On this weeks show; impressions on the Warzone “Destruction Of Verdansk” events,...

  18. Putting the “Survival” in “Survival Horror”

    Recorded 16 April. In amongst the gaming news Choice Cuts this week, Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny celebrate the long awaited arrival of NGJ’s Playstation 5! On this weeks show; Is NGJ poised to...

  19. TLOU…. Remake???

    Recorded 09 April. Old Phranchize and Producer NGJ are back for another instalment of “The Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)”. On this weeks show; a new Resident Evil Showcase and Demo incoming,...

  20. Mother Lovin’ Biscuits!

    Recorded 02 April. Phranchize and NGJ are back with another hearty platter of gaming news and more of those signature game bants! On this weeks show, size DOES matter, diving back into Apex Legends, early...

  21. You Do Not Have Enough Gold!

    Recorded 26 March. Old Phranchize and NGJ are back with another weeks worth of gaming news Choice Cuts, ribbed for your listening pleasure. On this weeks show, Old Phranchize dives back into nostalgia heavy Gamepass...

  22. THUMBSTICKS!

    Recorded 19 March. Titular Protagonist Old Phranchize and Producer Nice Guy Jonny are back with another fresh batch of hot, steamy Choice Cuts! On this weeks episode; NGJ (Pre-Loaded) finally plays Fortnite – serendipitously around...

  23. Bethes-Done Deal

    Recorded 12 March. Titular Protagonist Old Phranchize and Producer Nice Guy Jonny are back to help you navigate another weeks worth of Gaming News. On this weeks show, Old Phranchize is back on that Apex...

  24. We Need To Talk About Switch Pro…

    Recorded 05 March. Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny are back with another weeks worth of gaming news ‘Choice Cuts’! On this weeks show; NGJ dives back into Elite Dangerous, some light swooning over Eve Online,...

  25. Yuffie though?

    Recorded 26 February. Old ‘Titular Protagonist’ and the Ferret covered in Fairy Liquid are back with another instalment of “The Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (unconested)”. On this weeks show; dusting off some...

  26. The Embracer Group Hypothesis

    Recorded 19 February. Titular Protagonist “Old Phranchize” and Producer Nice Guy Jonny are back with another episode of “The Second best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)”, boiling the piss off another weeks worth of...

  27. Inside The Mind Of A ‘Casual Gamer’

    Recorded 12 February. “The Second best Gaming News Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)” returns in an all new (possibly temporary) timeslot with another weeks’ worth of gaming news ‘Choice Cuts’. The boys are joined this...

  28. Pump n’ Dump

    Recorded 26 January. “The Second best Gaming News Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)” is back with another weeks worth of gaming news ‘Choice Cuts’! On this weeks show; The Medium and Destruction Allstars impressions, Warzone...

  29. Fat, Furry, Kung-Fu Ferret

    Recorded 26 January. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny are back with another hefty instalment of “The Second best Gaming News Podcast On The Planet (uncontested)” with Old Phranchize back in the producer chair, running...

  30. Nostradamchize

    Recorded 19 January. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny kick off this weeks episode with the age old debate of Resolution vs Frame rate, incited by the new “Next Gen” patch for Jedi: Fallen Order....

  31. The Incredible Crimes Of NGJ.

    Recorded 12 January. The Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested) is back with another weeks worth of gaming news ‘Choice Cuts’! In a slow week for gaming, thanks to a fast week in...

  32. Most Anticipated Games of 2021

    Recorded 05 January. Titular Protagonist ‘Old Phranchize’ and Producer ‘Nice Guy Jonny’ are back with the first show of the new year; and what better way to kick it off than to run down the...

  33. GOTY 2020 and Game Of The Gen!

    Recorded 29 December. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny are back, on the cusp of the New Year, with their coveted ‘Game Of The Year 2020’ awards… ALSO the previously promised ‘Game Of The Gen’...

  34. Popping Jay Z’s Cherry

    Recorded 22 December. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny batten down the hatches as the Cyberpunk 2077 shitstorm continues! On this weeks episode; the CD Projekt Red dogpile gets ever bigger as Sony pulls Cyberpunk...

  35. Cyberfunk 2020

    Recorded 15 December. In a week shrouded by a storm of negativity for CD Projekt Red and Cyberpunk 2077… Nice Guy Jonny has been playing Call Of The Sea! Obviously, titular protagonist ‘Old Phranchize’ and...

  36. Thorskin

    Recorded 08 December. On this weeks instalment of “the second best gaming podcast on the planet, (uncontested)”; the Demons Souls grind, ‘Control’ has landed on Gamepass and Nice Guy Jonny is already in amongst it,...

  37. Less Fort, More Nite

    Recorded 01 December. Old Phranchize and ‘Metal Gear Jonny’ are back with another round-up of the choicest cuts of the weekly gaming news. On this weeks show; Assassins Creed Valhalla gets patched, PS5 defying the...

  38. Tick Piecin’

    Recorded 24 November. On this weeks instalment of the Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested), expect heavy Playstation 5 impressions! While Nice Guy Jonny has been “tick piecing” (?) his way around Assassins...

  39. Oxford Uni Never Played Bloodborne.

    Recorded 17 November. On this weeks show, both lads have had the pleasure of spending a decent amount of time on the Xbox Series X and are bringing some impressions on the hardware itself and...

  40. How Much Pork Knuckle?

    Recorded 10 November. On what should have been a momentous episode of Phranchize Buys Games; serendipitously recorded on the launch day of Xbox Series X/S, the birth of the Next Generation… Amazon step in and...

  41. The 4th K

    Recorded 03 November. PBG is back with another instalment of The Second Best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested). This week, Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny get in amongst the tastiest gaming news of...

  42. The Anomaly

    Recorded 27 October. In a week that saw Nice Guy Jonny breaking all laws of gaming and managing to play “The Witcher 3” as a Witcher (who knew), the lads are back with another bumper...

  43. MicroUbisoft?

    Recorded 20 October. On this weeks episode, arguably the best episode of the Second Best Gaming Podcast On the Planet (uncontested) yet, Old Phranchize and Producer Nice Guy Jonny get in amongst it on topics...

  44. Begun, The Cloud Wars Have…

    Recorded 14 October. On this weeks episode of the Second Best Gaming Podcast On the Planet (uncontested); Sky Panther branding ideas, Star Wars Squadrons game braking bugs, Playstation finally unveil its PS4 backwards compatibility functionality,...

  45. Triple-A IPA

    Recorded 06 October. The Second best Gaming Podcast On The Planet (uncontested) is back with your fix of weekly gaming news. On this weeks show, Old Phranchize and Producer of the show Nice Guy Jonny...

  46. The Starfox Paradox

    Recorded 29th September. With another smorgasbord of gaming news ripe for the old analysis, Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny, with their combined 60 years of experience in the industry, boil the piss off those ‘Choice...

  47. MIC(rosoft) DROP

    Recorded 22nd September. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny are back, in the wake of what can only described as the most significantly important week in gaming in recent memory; and that isn’t even that...

  48. The Playstation 5 Showcase

    Recorded 16th September. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny, hot off the heels of the Sony Playstation 5 Showcase, are here with those “hot reacts”. All the details of the showcase; including the games, the...

  49. An Acute Secret Identity Crisis?

    Recorded 15th September. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny are back in the saddle, defending their position as “the second best gaming news podcast on the planet (uncontested)”, with another weeks worth of gaming Choice...

  50. Xbox Series S “Leakveal”?!

    Recorded 08th September. Old Phranchize and Nice Guy Jonny are back after a much needed week off; serendipitous, given the news that broke this morning in regards the the Xbox Series S. Before the lads...

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With absolutely no previous games journalism experience, a shoddy past in reviewing and a failed YouTube career in the bank, join Old Phranchize on his quest to become... "The worlds premier, half decent influencer!"

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