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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast — 288 episodes

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1

What We've Been Playing (007 First Light, Pragmata, Vampire Crawlers, Tides of Tomorrow, Titanium Court, Replaced)

2

The Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and WiiWare Draft

3

Game Design Crimes (with Jamie Smith)

4

What We've Been Playing (Crimson Desert, PS5 Pro, Tomodachi Life, Raccoin, Returnal, The Ratline)

5

Mailbag

6

Unsung Aspects of Video Game Design (with Emma Kent)

7

The Best Games of 2018

8

Becoming Pals with Hideki Kamiya and Other Stories (with Andy Robinson)

9

What We've Been Playing (Reanimal, Marathon, Dark Auction, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Romeo is a Dead Man, PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse, Denshattack!)

10

Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil Requiem

11

Games Court 2026

12

The Video Game Levels Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)

13

Writing the Book on Nintendo + the Top 10 Most Underrated Nintendo Games (with Keza MacDonald)

14

Three Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto IV (with Jeremy Peel)

15

What We've Been Playing (Skate Story, TR-49, POPUCOM, Wheel World, The Case of the Worst Day Ever, The Berlin Apartment)

16

Mailbag 2026: Review Scores, the Death of VR Games, How Games End Up Bad, Favourite NPCs and More

17

2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft

18

The Best Games of 2025

19

The Alternative GOTY Awards 2025

20

The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)

21

Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)

22

The Back Page Episode + ARC Raiders (with Phil Savage)

23

The 16-bit Games Mega Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)

24

The Oral Histories of Video Games (with Matt Leone)

25

Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy

26

What We've Been Playing (Dispatch, Absolum, The Séance of Blake Manor, Ninja Gaiden 4), Mailbag + The Worst Zelda Quiz Ever

27

Episode 250: 10 Games We Enjoyed During Steam Next Fest – Plus a Handful of Duds

28

The 'Games Set in Japan' Hall of Fame (plus Absolum and Ball X Pit)

29

What We've Been Playing (Ghost of Yotei, Silent Hill f, Baby Steps, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Revisited)

30

Reassuringly Finite (with Jon Denton)

31

The Best Games of 2017

32

Mailbag

33

Two Giant Men Play Rockstar's Bully (Patreon Sampler)

34

007 First Light Reactions, Plus: What We've Been Playing (Mafia: The Old Country, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Hollow Knight, Kirby on Switch 2, MGS Delta: Snake Eater)

35

The All-Star Japanese Game Developer Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)

36

Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

37

The First Ever Metacritic Game

38

Three Games Court Episodes In One Year? In This Economy?

39

Ghostbusters Games and gamesTM Memories (with Dave Scarborough)

40

Two Giant Men Play Donkey Kong Bananza (which *has* to be better than Astro Bot)

41

gamesTM vs Edge (with Matthew Handrahan)

42

The Art of Video Game Character Customisation (with Jen Simpkins)

43

What We've Been Playing (Death Stranding 2, Rematch, Date Everything, MindsEye)

44

Two Giant Men Play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

45

Mailbag – Two Giant Ben Edition

46

Two Giant Men Play the Nintendo Switch 2

47

From N64 Magazine to Gamesmaster to Games Publishing (with Geraint Evans)

48

What We've Been Playing (Doom: The Dark Ages, Blades of Fire, The Hundred Line, The Siege and the Sandfox)

49

The Best Games of 2005

50

GOTY 2025 Check-In

51

Games Court – Castle Island x Blue Prince Edition

52

Mailbag (sandwich + game pairings, writing cover features, console launches, other nonsense)

53

What We've Been Playing (Blue Prince, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Promise Mascot Agency, Tempest Rising)

54

The Xbox 360 Games Mega Draft

55

Nintendo Switch 2 Games – Played!

56

Two Giant Men React to the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal

57

Atomfall and the Best, Worst and Most Iconic Games Set In Britain

58

What We've Been Playing (Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Avowed, Pirate Yakuza, Threshold)

59

The Nintendo Switch Draft (with Katharine Castle)

60

Mailbag

61

We Play Monster Hunter Wilds – and Dive into the Series' Massive Success (with Joe Skrebels)

62

Video Game Guns and the Best Warhammer Games (with Dave Jewitt)

63

The Best Games of 2004

64

From N64 Magazine to Crime Fiction (with Tim Weaver)

65

What We've Been Playing (Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Marvel Rivals)

66

Arcade Machine Collecting and Making Videos (with Mike Channell)

67

The PS2 Games Mega-Draft

68

Games Court Is Back For 2025!

69

2025 Gaming Predictions

70

The Best Games of 2024

71

The Alternative GOTY Awards 2024

72

The Sub-80 Metacritic Games Draft

73

Christmas Games Mag Quiz + Mailbag

74

Our Best Games on Every PlayStation Console – PlayStation Turns 30!

75

Episode 203: The Death and Life of Games Magazines (with Caspian Whistler)

76

What We've Been Playing (Dragon Age: The Veilguard, COD BLOPS 6, Batman: Arkham Shadow, Mario & Luigi: Brothership)

77

Episode 201: Backlogeddon (with Jay Baylis)

78

Episode 200: Behind The Back Page

79

Two Giant Men Play Perfect Dark (Patreon Sampler)

80

From Games Journalism to Blumhouse (with Louise Blain)

81

What We've Been Playing (Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)

82

The PS4 Draft

83

What We've Been Playing (UFO 50, Astro Bot with spoilers, Tactical Breach Wizards)

84

The PC Gaming Draft: 2010-2019 (with Jeremy Peel)

85

What We've Been Playing: Astro Bot, Space Marine 2, Star Wars: Outlaws, Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

86

Why Japanese Games Have Thrived Since the Xbox 360 Era (with Jay Baylis)

87

Star Wars Outlaws First Impressions, Gamescom 2024 and an Emergency Mailbag

88

Writing the Book on Alien: Isolation (with Andy Kelly)

89

What We've Been Playing (Anger Foot, Ace Attorney Investigations, Thank Goodness You're Here, Nobody Wants To Die)

90

Nintendo Top 50 Part 3 – The Final Countdown

91

Nintendo Top 50 Part 2: Assembling the Longlist

92

Nintendo Top 50 Part 1: The Art of List Making and ONM's Final Top 100

93

Mailbag (Best Metroidvanias, Square Enix Dinner Party, Cheese Draft)

94

Episode 185: From The Miller Report to Wrestling (with Simon Miller)

95

The Back Page Election – Whoever Wins, You Lose!

96

What We've Been Playing (Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, Still Wakes The Deep, Mullet Madjack)

97

Episode 182: Games Court – Big Sammy European Extreme Edition

98

Episode 181: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games

99

Episode 180: The PlayStation Portable Draft (with Retro Gamer's Darran Jones)

100

Episode 179: From EGM to BitSummit (with James Mielke)

101

Episode 178: The '00s Games Magazine Quiz and Mailbag

102

Episode 177: The Game Soundtracks Draft

103

What We've Been Playing (Stellar Blade, Animal Well, Pepper Grinder, Dark Forces Remaster)

104

Episode 175: From Mysteries To Metroidvanias (with Stuart Turton)

105

Episode 174: From OPM to Rolling Stone to IGN (with Rachel Weber)

106

Episode 173: Games Court Returns!

107

Episode 172: The Best Games of 2003

108

Episode 171: What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2)

109

Episode 170: The Time Samuel Wronged A Freelancer (with Steven Messner)

110

The Best 7/10 Games

111

Episode 169: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

112

Episode 168: We Collected Another Edge Editor (with Alex Wiltshire)

113

Episode 167: What We've Been Playing (FF7 Rebirth, FF7 Remake, Balatro, Tomb Raider)

114

Episode 166: The PlayStation Draft

115

Episode 165: The Cursed February Mailbag

116

Episode 164: How To Write A Feature About Games (with Jeremy Peel)

117

Episode 163: The Best Games of 2002

118

Episode 162: Top 10 Sega Games (with Ashley Day)

119

Episode 161: What We've Been Playing (Suicide Squad, TLOU2 Remastered, Marvel's Midnight Suns)

120

Episode 160: Dubious Mailbag

121

Episode 159: 24 Gaming Predictions About 2024

122

Episode 158: The Best Games of 2023

123

Episode 157: The Back Page Holiday Special

124

James Bond Movies Ranked (from the Patreon)

125

The Best Metal Gear Solid Moments

126

Episode 156: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 (Disc 1)

127

Episode 155: The Licensed Games Draft

128

Episode 154: What We've Been Playing (Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Wonder, PS Portal)

129

Episode 153: From Jak & Daxter to Eurogamer (with Ellie Gibson)

130

Episode 152: Three Giant Men Play Spider-Man 2 (with Dave Scarborough)

131

Episode 151: Alan Wake 2 and the Games of Remedy (with Simon Cardy)

132

Episode 150: The Art of PlayStation List Making (with Rob Pearson)

133

Episode 149: The Best Games of 2001

134

Episode 148: What We've Been Playing (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resi 4: Separate Ways, Cocoon)

135

Episode 147: Things You Only Realise When You Make Games

136

PC Gaming Classics Episode 6: Quake Vs Half-Life

137

PC Gaming Classics Episode 5: Jurassic Park: Trespasser

138

Episode 146: Two Giant Men Play Starfield

139

Episode 145: eBay Games Court: The Mediocre Return of a Dubious Podcast Format

140

Episode 144: The Nintendo DS Draft

141

Episode 143: What We've Been Playing (Sea of Stars, Armored Core 6, My House, Dredge)

142

Episode 142: The Dreaded Mailbag

143

Episode 141: The Best Games of 2016

144

Episode 140: Old RPGs and Baldur's Gate 3 (with Jeremy Peel)

145

Episode 139: What We've Been Playing (Exoprimal, Pikmin 4, The Expanse: A Telltale Series)

146

Episode 138: Edge in the '00s (with Margaret Robertson)

147

PC Gaming Classics Episode 4: X-Com: UFO Defense

148

Episode 137: The PlayStation 3 Draft

149

Episode 136: What We've Been Playing (Final Fantasy 16, Trepang2, Baldur's Gate 3)

150

Episode 135: Nintendo in the '00s (with Wes Fenlon)

151

Episode 134: Two Giant Men Replay Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

152

Episode 133: Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

153

PC Gaming Classics Episode 3: Fallout

154

Episode 132: Our 10 Most Anticipated Games From Not-E3 2023

155

Episode 131: The Edge 10 Episode (with Chris Schilling)

156

Episode 130: The Xbox 360 Draft

157

Episode 129: eBay Games Court is Back!

158

Episode 128: Two Giant Men Play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

159

Episode 127: What We've Been Playing (Jedi Survivor, Redfall, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 DLC)

160

PC Gaming Classics Episode 2: Blade Runner

161

Episode 126: How To Make A Video Game (with Jay Baylis)

162

Episode 125: The Shinji Mikami Hall of Fame (with Rich Stanton)

163

Episode 124: The Best Games of 2015

164

Episode 123: The Best Star Wars Games

165

PC Gaming Classics Episode 1: System Shock 2

166

Episode 122: What We've Been Playing (Diablo 4, PSVR2, Tchia)

167

Episode 121: Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil 4 Remake

168

Episode 120: From PC Zone to Writing Games (with Will Porter)

169

Episode 119: The Capcom Games Draft

170

Episode 118: Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Games Worth Grabbing Before The eShop Closes

171

Episode 117: The Wii U Hall of Fame (with Ashley Day)

172

Episode 116: The Last of Us Revisited – and our Verdict on the HBO Show

173

Episode 115: The Wii and DS Years of Official Nintendo Magazine

174

Episode 114: What We've Been Playing (GoldenEye, Hi-Fi Rush, Fire Emblem Engage)

175

Episode 113: The Best Games of 2014

176

Episode 112: Pre-Owned Games Court Returns

177

Episode 111: 23 Wild Gaming Predictions About 2023

178

Episode 110: New Year Mailbag

179

The Best Video Game Boss Battles

180

Episode 109: The Best Games of 2022

181

Episode 108: The RPG Companions Draft

182

Episode 107: Leaving Games Media (with Andy Kelly)

183

Episode 106: 2022 Gaming Predictions Revisited

184

Episode 105: Two Giant Men Play God of War Ragnarok

185

Episode 104: Cyberpunk 2077 Revisited

186

Episode 103: What We've Been Playing (November 2022)

187

Episode 102: God of War Games Ranked

188

Episode 101: Bayonetta 3 and the PlatinumGames Hall of Fame

189

Episode 100: Clip Show

190

Episode 99: Best Visual Novels (with Lucy Blundell)

191

Episode 98: From Game Informer to MinnMax (with Ben Hanson)

192

Episode 97: Games Court Returns – More Pre-Owned Purchases On Trial

193

Episode 96: GTA Clones on Trial (with Jeremy Peel)

194

Episode 95: The Lucasarts Adventure Games Hall of Fame (with Ashley Day)

195

Episode 94: Splatoon 3 + Nintendo's Newer Series Explained

196

Episode 93: What We've Been Playing (September 2022)

197

Episode 92: The 2000-2005 PC Gaming Draft

198

Episode 91: From Edge to Hit Points (with Nathan Brown)

199

Episode 90: The '90s Games Mag Quiz and Mailbag

200

Episode 89: Steam Deck Special

201

Episode 88: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Verdict and a Series Retrospective

202

Episode 87: The Best Games of 2013

203

Episode 86: The Nintendo Switch Games Hall of Fame Vol. 1

204

Episode 85: What We've Been Playing (July 2022)

205

Episode 84: Games Court Returns!

206

Episode 83: Why Destiny is Good (with Phil Savage)

207

Episode 82: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games (with Jeremy Peel)

208

Episode 81: The '90s PC Games Draft

209

Episode 80: Top 5 Dreamcast games (with Andy Kelly)

210

Episode 79: What We've Been Playing (May 2022)

211

Episode 78: From OPSM2 to PC Gamer (with Tim Clark)

212

Episode 77: Best Star Wars Guilty Pleasure Games

213

Episode 76: From Edge to Media Molecule (with Jen Simpkins)

214

Episode 75: Oh No, Another Mailbag (And Matthew Finishes Horizon Forbidden West)

215

Episode 74: Max Payne 1-3 Revisited

216

Episode 73: The Indie Games Hall of Fame Vol. 2 (with Joe Skrebels)

217

Episode 72: The Best Games of 2012

218

Episode 71: The Best Kirby Games

219

Episode 70: Ghostwire: Tokyo, New Kirby, Tunic and More Games We've Been Playing

220

Episode 69: The PS Vita Draft

221

Episode 68: Bad eBay Games Court 2022

222

Episode 67: Two Giant Men Play Elden Ring

223

Episode 66: Uncharted Games (and the Mediocre Movie)

224

Episode 65: Xbox Through The Years (with Jon Hicks)

225

Episode 64: The Game Pass Competitor Draft

226

Episode 63: What We've Been Playing (February 2022)

227

Episode 62: Pokémon Games (with Jay Baylis)

228

Episode 61: 2022 Mailbag

229

Episode 60: The Nintendo Wii Draft

230

Episode 59: 22 Bold Gaming Predictions About 2022

231

Episode 58: The Best Games of 2021

232

Episode 57: LOTR Games Revisited As Fellowship Turns 20

233

Episode 56: 2021 Gaming Predictions Revisited

234

Episode 55: Games We've Been Playing In 2021 (From Previous Years)

235

Episode 54: The Best Halo Games

236

Episode 53: The Xbox vs GameCube Draft

237

Episode 52: The Best Games of 2011 (except Dark Souls)

238

Episode 51: Metal Gear Solid 2 Turns 20 (with Rich Stanton)

239

Episode 50: How Games Magazines Get Made

240

Episode 49: 15 Horror Games We Love (with Louise Blain)

241

Episode 48: Grand Theft Auto 3 Turns 20 (with Steve Burns)

242

Episode 47: What Would Batman Do? (with Tamoor Hussain)

243

Episode 46: Bad eBay Games Court – Listener Edition

244

Episode 45: From GBA Reviews to The New Yorker (with Simon Parkin)

245

Episode 44: The N64 Mini Draft

246

Episode 43: Deathloop and Immersive Sims (with Jeremy Peel)

247

Episode 42: The Best Games of 2010

248

Episode 41: Bad eBay Games Court – The Retrial

249

Episode 40: The Indie Games Hall of Fame Vol 1 (with Katharine Castle)

250

Episode 39: Games Magazine Rivalries (with Dan Dawkins)

251

Episode 38: The PS2 Mini Draft

252

Episode 37: Games We've Been Playing in 2021

253

Episode 36: The Best Ace Attorney Games

254

Episode 35: Steam Deck and Creating the Perfect Handheld

255

Episode 34: The Best Zelda Games

256

Episode 33: The Best Games of 2009

257

Episode 32: Games Previews...From Hell!

258

Episode 31: The Best Sonic Games (with Jay Baylis)

259

Episode 30: Let's Turn E3 2021 into a Games Magazine

260

Episode 29: Does E3 Still Matter? (with Keza MacDonald)

261

Episode 28: Mailbag Vol. 2

262

Episode 27: The Game Developer Draft

263

Episode 26: The Best Detective Games (with Andy Kelly)

264

Episode 25: The Mass Effect Trilogy and the Best Companions

265

Episode 24: Resident Evil Village and the best Resi games

266

Episode 23: The Best Games of 2008

267

Episode 22: Game Review Scores We Got Right

268

Episode 21: The Best Yakuza Games (with Phil Savage)

269

Episode 20: Games Magazine Covers...From Heaven!

270

Episode 19: PS3 and PS Vita Games Worth Saving From Oblivion

271

Episode 18: Mailbag

272

Episode 17: The Best Nintendo 3DS Games (with Joe Skrebels)

273

Episode 16: Game Developer Interviews...From Hell!

274

Episode 15: Bad eBay Games Court

275

Episode 14: The Best Games of 2007

276

Episode 13: The big Nintendo Switch games of 2021

277

Episode 12: Super Mario 3D World – the best 3D Mario game? (with Katharine Castle)

278

Episode 11: Best Games of the Console Generation - Part 2

279

Episode 10: Best Games of the Console Generation - Part 1

280

Episode 9: Hitman 3 and the 10 best Hitman levels

281

Episode 8: Games Magazine Covers...From Hell!

282

Episode 7: 21 wild gaming predictions about 2021

283

Episode 6: The Best Games of 2020

284

Episode 5: Cyberpunk 2077 and How To Review Big Games

285

Episode 4: The Best Games of 2006

286

Episode 3: James Bond games, from GoldenEye to IO Interactive

287

Episode 2: Game Review Scores We Got Wrong

288

Episode 1: PS5 vs Xbox Series X