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The Game Under Podcast

by Tom Towers & Phil Fogg

Tom Towers and Phil Fogg discuss the latest video game news, give impressions and reviews of the games they are playing and discuss issues in the video game industry, all from a unique Australian perspective in one of Australia's longest-running video game podcasts.

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  1. The Game Under Podcast Episode 174

    0:00:12 Intro 0:00:40 News - Mindseye Release 0:12:27 News - A New Xbox is an Xbox 0:15:52 News - Nintendo Hates Gays 0:21:39 Boomers Play Minecraft 0:42:45 Vampire Survivors 0:50:04 Spoilers Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 1:11:00 Best Console of PS3 S60 and Wii Episode 174 of The Game Under Podcast...

  2. The Game Under Podcast Episode 173

    0:00:07 Intro 0:00:18 Switch 2 Hands On Impressions 0:06:34 Sad State of Kids Gaming 0:11:33 Back to Switch 2 0:23:53 Mario Kart World and in General 0:35:31 Super Smash Sakurai 0:38:49 Back to Switch 2 0:51:41 Sophomore Slump? 0:58:52 Princess Peach Fired 1:04:04 Summer Games Fest 1:16:43 Leslie...

  3. The Game Under Podcast Episode 172

    0:00:08 Intro 0:00:55 Switch 2 Launch Imminent 0:03:27 Trademark Banter 0:04:53 Akira Remaster 0:08:14 Cinema Revival? 0:13:12 Darth Vader is Disturbed by Your Lack of V-Bucks 0:19:28 AI Talk 0:28:12 S*** Randy Pitchford Says 0:33:00 Doom Dark Ages Best Launch Ever for id 0:38:25 Sony Cuts EU...

  4. The Game Under Podcast Ep. 173

    0:00:07 Intro 0:00:57 Shuei Yoshida Saved Gran Turismo 0:03:56 GTA6 Delay and Implications 0:14:32 XB Price Hikes 0:19:09 Clair Obscure: Expedition 33 0:49:57 Case of the Golden Idol Final Impressions 0:54:36 Spoilers for Golden Idol 0:58:30 Spoiler End 0:58:51 Mice Maze Impressions 1:02:14 Early...

  5. Online Since 2009

    0:00:05 Intro 0:00:30 ANZAC Banter 0:01:47 Gamepass on Switch 2? 0:08:23 Are the Big 3 at a Gridlock? 0:17:35 Third Party Switch Games are Codes 0:21:00 Switch 2 Release Price 0:23:52 Oblivion Remake Launch 0:29:04 Tom's Played Oblivion Remake 0:46:36 Phil's Played Case of the Golden Idol 0:56:00...

  6. The Game Under Podcast Episode 169

    0:00:07 Intro 0:01:43 News - Switch 2 Cold Takes 0:24:25 News - BAFTA Most Influential Games 0:32:27 News - Game Informer is Back 0:36:51 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 0:53:56 There is No Game: Wrong Dimension 1:03:59 The Case of the Golden Idol 1:24:31 Feature - How it all started Tom and...

  7. The Game Under Podcast Episode 168

    0:00:23 Hardware Sales Down 0:07:45 PC Handheld Sales Pathetic 0:19:08 WB Closes Studios 0:24:21 Late Shift Impressions 0:30:12 Nice Boss Story 0:31:28 Gex Trilogy News 0:32:20 Spiritfarer Impressions 0:45:33 E-mails

  8. The Game Under Podcast Episode 167

    0:00:14 Intro 0:02:13 News - Steam Pricing Exploit 0:19:50 News - Spot the Scam 0:27:20 News - Valve Bans Ads 0:32:41 Hardware Review - Steamdeck 0:53:30 What Playing: Indiana Jones 1:07:53 What Playing Doki Doki Literature Club

  9. Indy & The Protractor

    00:00:04 Intro 00:02:24 Edge Magazine's Top 10 of '24 00:11:48 Switch 2 Reveal Trailer 00:15:53 Game Awards Games of Note 00:21:46 Aussie Game Industry is Fine 00:25:04 Shuei Yoshida Was Pushed 00:27:25 Tom Played Indiana Jones 00:49:58 Phil Played Pentiment 01:08:32 Games Phil Bought 01:18:52...

  10. The Game Under Podcast Episode 165

    In our last episode of 2024, we revisit a fun and short visit with some of our quizzes from the last few years. Tom and I hope you are enjoying some time off and with friends and family. Thanks for listening.

  11. Controversial

    0:00:27 Intro 0:00:45 UK & Russia Agree on Games 0:20:03 Sony Fire Shuhei Yoshida 0:23:30 My First Gran Turismo 0:25:55 Alarmo is not Launching on Time 0:27:04 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 0:33:09 STALKER 2 0:41:45 LaunchBox 0:46:05 Balatro 0:52:00 Poker on TV, HSC and Soap Operas 1:02:30 Crimson...

  12. The Game Under Podcast Episode 163

    0:00:11 Intro 0:00:22 Balatro 0:02:33 Solitaire and Magic the Gathering 0:03:40 RMIT VEGA Games and Animation Expo 0:07:22 But First - Off Topic Starts Here 0:09:36 Back to the RMIT for a Second 0:10:15 Chickpea by Loomi 0:10:52 Who Taught These Police to Drive by Feltlike 0:11:20 Off Topic…

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  13. The Game Under Podcast Episode 162

    0:00:09 Intro 0:00:42 Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs 0:27:07 The Mindful Minifig/ Fogg 0:28:45 Spoilers Here 0:42:45 SOMA - First Impressions 0:58:46 UFO 50 - First Impressions

  14. The Game Under Podcast Episode 161

    0:00:25 Intro 0:03:53 Halo Bungie and 343 Industry 0:23:19 Tom Plays Open Roads 0:26:29 Open Road is Pretty much Star Wars 0:39:45 Spoilers (but you really don't care) 0:41:49 Both Hosts play You Suck at Parking 0:58:48 Tom's Exhausting Story 1:14:33 Tom Plays Still Wakes the Deep 1:34:33...

  15. The Game Under Podcast Episode 160.5

    In this bonus episode we revisit Tom's review of Asobo's A Plague Tale: Innocence.

  16. The Game Under Podcast Episode 160

    00:00:11 Intro 00:00:51 News - Sony Sony Sony 00:01:55 Gran Turismo Memories 00:08:35 News - Astrobot reception 00:10:00 News - Concord's Crash Landing 00:16:45 News - PS5 Pro Detailed 00:26:46 News - Gearbox Bigger than Beatles? 00:30:55 News - Warhammer 40k Spacemarine 2 00:33:29 What Playing:...

  17. The Game Under Podcast Ep. 159

    0:00:22 Intro - Jaffle Talk 0:02:43 News - Game Pass Downgraded 0:10:57 News - Gamescom and New Valve Game 0:16:22 News - Black Myth Wukong Sells 0:20:30 What Playing - Doom + Doom2 0:29:38 What Playing - Thank Goodness You're Here 0:44:57 What Playing - The Good Time Garden 0:54:05 What Playing…

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  18. The Game Under Podcast Ep. 158

    0:00:16 Intro 0:01:10 Olympic Coverage 0:01:32 Chumpy Pullen Obituary 0:05:18 Best Shark Games 0:07:22 Olypic Skateboarding 0:08:49 News - Braid Remaster Sells Poorly 0:23:53 News - Game Informer Shuts Down 0:29:17 News - The PS4 Problem 0:41:25 What Playing - A Plague Tale Innocence 0:57:09 What...

  19. The Game Under Podcast Episode 157

    0:00:18 Intro 0:02:10 News - Valve Employee Levels and Pay Revealed 0:12:34 News - Sony Marketing Director Winges About Being Outspent 0:16:08 News - Dong Doom 0:19:46 News - Ubisoft Continues to Ruin Art 0:24:47 What Playing - Baldur's Gate 3 0:28:37 What Playing - Teardown 0:39:26 What Playing…

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  20. The Game Under Podcast Episode 156

    0:00:42 Tom has something to say about Episode 124 Obits 0:08:19 Phil's Summer Steam Sale Haul 0:13:17 News - MS Increases Game Pass Subscription costs 0:21:00 News - Man With 6 Inch Sword Gets Arrested 0:24:51 News - Ubisoft vs. Musk 0:30:09 News - Nintendo Clamping Down on IP Distortion 0:36:27...

  21. The Game Under Podcast Episode 155

    0:00:23 Criteria for Top 100 Retro Games List 0:03:24 Chapter Markers! 0:03:49 "Bridge Games" + Metroid Prime 4 0:08:46 NEWS - PlayStation Cutting PS2 Funding 0:11:37 Commentary The State of VR 0:18:05 NEWS - Max Booty on Tango Closure 0:20:58 NEWS - Banana Game is not a Scam? 0:27:35 Phil's New...

  22. The Game Under Podcast Episode 154

    0:00:10 Intro 0:01:15 Phil's new PC's 0:05:00 Escape from Tarkov 0:06:15 News: Not-E3 Wrap Up 0:49:24 News: Vale Cameron "Gazunta" Davis 0:51:35 News: Star Citizen Raises Over $700 Million 0:54:26 What We've Been Playing - Baldur's Gate 3 0:59:24 Retro Gamer's Top 100 Retro Games of All Time...

  23. The Game Under Podcast Episode 153

    0:00:09 Intro 0:00:51 Corrections 0:01:42 Tropical Diseases 0:07:06 News - Microsoft Backstories 0:15:43 Judging Phil Spencer 0:27:23 Pachterwatch 0:31:05 Nintendo Gets Physical - Media 0:35:58 Tom Plays Super Mario Odyssey 0:54:20 Phil Plays Dave the Diver 1:03:28 Questions for Tom from Other...

  24. The Game Under Podcast Episode 152

    0:00:23 Intro 0:01:05 Fallout Tv Series on Amazon Prime 0:03:44 Shinji Mikami Hated his Job 0:07:36 Xbox Outselling Sony on Playstation 0:09:45 Xbox Console Sales Crater, Gamepass Too 0:12:16 Facebook Losing $1 BN a MONTH on VR.

  25. The Game Under Podcast Episode 151

    0:00:26 Intro 0:01:02 News 0:13:28 Princess Peach: Showtime! 0:27:30 Suika Game 0:34:30 Balantro 1:07:24 Buldur's Gate 1:31:09:45 Outro

  26. Robloxing Day

    0:00:23 Intro 0:09:10 News 0:35:28 Roblox - A full analysis and review 1:23:22 Phil's Questions for Tom from Other People's Podcasts

  27. The Game Under Podcast Episode 149

  28. The Game Under Podcast Episode 148

    0:00:00 Intro 0:00:25 News 0:13:00 First Impressions - Palworld 0:21:08 Resident Evil 7 & 8 1:18:35 Trademark Banter & Gran Turismo Movie Impressions 1:32:47 Tom's Questions for Phil From Other People's Podcasts

  29. The Game Under Podcast Episode 147

    0:00:18 Intro 0:01:56 News 0:21:26 What We've Been Playing (Resident Evil Remakes) 1:05:45 Phil's Questions for Tom from Other People's Podcasts 1:22:03 Outro

  30. The Game Under Podcast Episode 146

    Tom and Phil talk about the latest gaming news, what they've been playing and answer listener's questions.

  31. The Game Under Podcast Episode 145

    0:00:08 Introduction 0:00:50 Play Magazine's 100 Top Playstation Games 0:13:58 Tom's Top Five Games of All Time 0:22:03 Phil's Top Five Games of All Time (from 2009) 0:24:51 Bayonetta 3 0:33:00 Omori 0:45:00 Jeff Gerstmann giantbomb.gone 0:51:23 GTA 6 0:59:55 Wandersong 1:11:37 Oculus Quest 2

  32. The Game Under Podcast Episode 144

    0:00:10 Introduction 0:00:49 Magazine Talk 0:04:40 Play Australia Magazine Review 0:11:00 COVID 2 (Sequel Impressions) 0:15:11 Collar Bone's Connected to... 0:26:47 Square Enix Sells Tomb Raider et al. 0:33:30 This War of Mine 0:38:38 All profits from this podcast will be going to Ukraine 0:41:00...

  33. The Game Under Podcast Episode 143

    0:00:04 Introduction 0:00:44 Max Payne 1 and 2 Remake 0:05:46 Tomb Raider Writer Reveals... 0:10:11 Tom Reviews COVID 0:24:20 Podcast Addict - Chapter Marks 0:26:37 Fever Talk 0:27:22 Tom Reviews Table Top Game Chocolate Monopoly 0:36:26 Phil Reviews Wall Street Kid for NES 0:50:13 Phil Reviews...

  34. The Game Under Podcast Episode 142

    A bonus episode to get us through Easter, a retrospective of the Grand Theft Auto franchise through GTA5.

  35. The Game Under Podcast Episode 141

    Intro 0:00:11 Muck Bang Style First Impressions - Tom Towers 0:02:05 Gran Turismo 7 0:02:17 Asphalt Legends 9, a brief mention. 0:04:30 Back to Gran Turismo 7 Final Impressions - Both Hosts 0:33:04 A Short Hike Featurette - Phil Fogg 0:42:04 Hakchi and Mini Consoles, the dark art of making...

  36. The Game Under Podcast Episode 140

    Intro 0:00:12 Definateley No Trademark Banter Trademark Banter 0:01:21 Fashion Talk 0:03:40 Tom's Got a Switch, and a Roland First Impressions - Phil 0:11:10 Kirby and the Forgotten Land - Nintendo Switch 0:17:00 Paper Mario The Origami King - Nintendo Switch Final Impressions - Tom 0:28:45 The...

  37. The Game Under Podcast Episode 139

    Since Phil is on assignment, Tom and Red recorded a short episode analyzing a tentacular genre of Japanese film. There are some slight technical difficulties that are corrected in future episodes of Slime Under Podcast. Thanks for listening to this (non-canon) episode of The Game Under Podcast.

  38. The Game Under Podcast Episode 138

    Since Phil is on assignment, Tom and Red recorded a short episode analyzing a unique genre of Japanese film. There are some slight technical difficulties that are corrected in future episodes of Slime Under Podcast.

  39. The Game Under Podcast Episode 137

    Tom and Phil discuss Art of Rally for Switch, Hot Shot Racing, Jason Schreier's new book Press Reset, Vegan Fish, Giantbomb, Omno, The Last Stand and The Ramp on Australia's longest running video game podcast.

  40. The Game Under Podcast Episode 136

    Tom and Phil discuss Valve's Steamdeck, Nintendo's Switch OLED, Sky Children of Light on Switch, The First Tree on PC, Before I Forget on PC, Yakuza: Like a Dragon and Not Tonight for Switch and PC.

  41. The Game Under Podcast Episode 135

    Tom and Phil review Ken Williams' book about Sierra Online, the beta of Sky: Season of Assembly, Super Hot, I Dream of You and Ice Cream and also talk about Phil's Trivia Quiz.

  42. The Game Under Podcast Episode 134

    Tom and Phil discuss Sony PSVR 2, Rocket League Season 2, Donut County, Super Hot, Game Dev Story, Magic the Gathering, The Gardens Between, Stubbs the Zombie and plenty more.

  43. The Game Under Podcast Episode 133

    Tom and Phil discuss Cyber Punk 2077, Space Court, The Medium, Coffee Talk and Mindscanners. Phil also talks about his PC upgrade.

  44. The Game Under Podcast Episode 132

    Tom and Phil discuss Tom's experience with the Oculus Quest 2. We also give our impressions of Super Mario 3D All-Stars, One Night Stand, Space Channel 5 VR Kinda Funky News Flash. Thanks for listening.

  45. Game Under Podcast Episode 131

    This episode Tom and Phil talk about the new consoles, Journey to a Savage Planet, Deadly Premonition 2, Project Warlord, Halo 3 and Halo 3 ODST, Kind Words, Art of Rally, Teardown and Perfect Vermin (the game).

  46. The Game Under Podcast Episode 130

    Tom and Phil talk about the latest gaming news and also about a new RTS (Iron Harvest) and what turns out to be there GOTY 2017 (Night in the Woods).

  47. The Game Under Podcast Episode 129

    Tom and Phil talk about Deadly Premonition 2, Five Nights at Freddy's, Project Warlock and much more.

  48. The Game Under Podcast Episode 128

    Trademark Banter 0:00:36 Wiper Sniper and Wide Stances 0:04:16 Internet Archive 0:05:34 Blinx is to Knack as... 0:10:39 Panducto 0:11:42 Narnia 0:16:28 A Trip back to 2003 0:25:19 Bad Boys: Miami Takedown First Impressions - Tom 0:29:38 Carrion from Devolver for Switch, XB, PC Final Impressions -...

  49. The Game Under Podcast Episode 127

    Tom and Phil discuss Sludge Life, Beat Cop, Death and Taxes, Metro Exodus and the new season of Sky: Children of Light.

  50. The Game Under Podcast Episode 126

    Tom and Phil discuss the itch.io bundle, Playstation 5 reveal and give impressions of Streets of Rage 4, The Morticians Tale and A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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Tom Towers and Phil Fogg discuss the latest video game news, give impressions and reviews of the games they are playing and discuss issues in the video game industry, all from a unique Australian perspective in one of Australia's longest-running video game podcasts.

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