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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast — 299 episodes

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The Best Games of 1997

2

Mailbag

3

What We've Been Playing (Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Star Fox, Rhythm Heaven Groove)

4

Games Court – Judge Castle Decides Edition

5

Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto V

6

The First-Person Draft (with Jeremy Peel)

7

Our 10 Most Anticipated Games from Summer Games Fest 2026

8

Mina the Hollower, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight + Mailbag

9

Two Giant Men Play 007 First Light

10

Forza Horizon 6, Mixtape, Titanium Court + Mailbag

11

The N64 + GameCube Mega Draft

12

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

13

The Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and WiiWare Draft

14

Game Design Crimes (with Jamie Smith)

15

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

16

Mailbag

17

Unsung Aspects of Video Game Design (with Emma Kent)

18

The Best Games of 2018

19

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

20

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

21

Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil Requiem

22

Games Court 2026

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

2026 Gaming Predictions + Fantasy Critics Draft

29

The Best Games of 2025

30

The Alternative GOTY Awards 2025

31

The Top Emotional Moments in Games (with Lucy Blundell)

32

Top 5 Metroid Games (with Jay Baylis)

33

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

34

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

35

The Oral Histories of Video Games (with Matt Leone)

36

Two Giant Men Play Super Mario Galaxy

37

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

38

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

39

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

40

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

41

Reassuringly Finite (with Jon Denton)

42

The Best Games of 2017

43

Mailbag

44

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

45

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)

46

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

47

Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

48

The First Ever Metacritic Game

49

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

50

Ghostbusters Games and gamesTM Memories (with Dave Scarborough)

51

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

52

gamesTM vs Edge (with Matthew Handrahan)

53

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

54

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

55

Two Giant Men Play Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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Mailbag – Two Giant Ben Edition

57

Two Giant Men Play the Nintendo Switch 2

58

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

59

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

60

The Best Games of 2005

61

GOTY 2025 Check-In

62

Games Court – Castle Island x Blue Prince Edition

63

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

64

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

65

The Xbox 360 Games Mega Draft

66

Nintendo Switch 2 Games – Played!

67

Two Giant Men React to the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal

68

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

69

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

70

The Nintendo Switch Draft (with Katharine Castle)

71

Mailbag

72

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

73

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

74

The Best Games of 2004

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From N64 Magazine to Crime Fiction (with Tim Weaver)

76

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

77

Arcade Machine Collecting and Making Videos (with Mike Channell)

78

The PS2 Games Mega-Draft

79

Games Court Is Back For 2025!

80

2025 Gaming Predictions

81

The Best Games of 2024

82

The Alternative GOTY Awards 2024

83

The Sub-80 Metacritic Games Draft

84

Christmas Games Mag Quiz + Mailbag

85

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

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

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

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Episode 201: Backlogeddon (with Jay Baylis)

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Episode 200: Behind The Back Page

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Two Giant Men Play Perfect Dark (Patreon Sampler)

91

From Games Journalism to Blumhouse (with Louise Blain)

92

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

93

The PS4 Draft

94

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

95

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

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

97

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

98

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

99

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

100

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

101

Nintendo Top 50 Part 3 – The Final Countdown

102

Nintendo Top 50 Part 2: Assembling the Longlist

103

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

104

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

105

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

106

The Back Page Election – Whoever Wins, You Lose!

107

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

108

Episode 182: Games Court – Big Sammy European Extreme Edition

109

Episode 181: Top 10 Most Anticipated Games

110

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

111

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

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

113

Episode 177: The Game Soundtracks Draft

114

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

115

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

116

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

117

Episode 173: Games Court Returns!

118

Episode 172: The Best Games of 2003

119

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

120

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

121

The Best 7/10 Games

122

Episode 169: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

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

124

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

125

Episode 166: The PlayStation Draft

126

Episode 165: The Cursed February Mailbag

127

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

128

Episode 163: The Best Games of 2002

129

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

130

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

131

Episode 160: Dubious Mailbag

132

Episode 159: 24 Gaming Predictions About 2024

133

Episode 158: The Best Games of 2023

134

Episode 157: The Back Page Holiday Special

135

James Bond Movies Ranked (from the Patreon)

136

The Best Metal Gear Solid Moments

137

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

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Episode 155: The Licensed Games Draft

139

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

140

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

141

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

142

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

143

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

144

Episode 149: The Best Games of 2001

145

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

146

Episode 147: Things You Only Realise When You Make Games

147

PC Gaming Classics Episode 6: Quake Vs Half-Life

148

PC Gaming Classics Episode 5: Jurassic Park: Trespasser

149

Episode 146: Two Giant Men Play Starfield

150

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

151

Episode 144: The Nintendo DS Draft

152

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

153

Episode 142: The Dreaded Mailbag

154

Episode 141: The Best Games of 2016

155

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

156

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

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

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

159

Episode 137: The PlayStation 3 Draft

160

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

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

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

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Episode 133: Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

164

PC Gaming Classics Episode 3: Fallout

165

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

166

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

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Episode 130: The Xbox 360 Draft

168

Episode 129: eBay Games Court is Back!

169

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

170

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

171

PC Gaming Classics Episode 2: Blade Runner

172

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

173

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

174

Episode 124: The Best Games of 2015

175

Episode 123: The Best Star Wars Games

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PC Gaming Classics Episode 1: System Shock 2

177

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

178

Episode 121: Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil 4 Remake

179

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

180

Episode 119: The Capcom Games Draft

181

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

182

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

183

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

184

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

185

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

186

Episode 113: The Best Games of 2014

187

Episode 112: Pre-Owned Games Court Returns

188

Episode 111: 23 Wild Gaming Predictions About 2023

189

Episode 110: New Year Mailbag

190

The Best Video Game Boss Battles

191

Episode 109: The Best Games of 2022

192

Episode 108: The RPG Companions Draft

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Episode 107: Leaving Games Media (with Andy Kelly)

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Episode 106: 2022 Gaming Predictions Revisited

195

Episode 105: Two Giant Men Play God of War Ragnarok

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Episode 104: Cyberpunk 2077 Revisited

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

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Episode 102: God of War Games Ranked

199

Episode 101: Bayonetta 3 and the PlatinumGames Hall of Fame

200

Episode 100: Clip Show

201

Episode 99: Best Visual Novels (with Lucy Blundell)

202

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

203

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

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

205

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

206

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

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

208

Episode 92: The 2000-2005 PC Gaming Draft

209

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

210

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

211

Episode 89: Steam Deck Special

212

Episode 88: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Verdict and a Series Retrospective

213

Episode 87: The Best Games of 2013

214

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

215

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

216

Episode 84: Games Court Returns!

217

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

218

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

219

Episode 81: The '90s PC Games Draft

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

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

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

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Episode 77: Best Star Wars Guilty Pleasure Games

224

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

225

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

226

Episode 74: Max Payne 1-3 Revisited

227

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

228

Episode 72: The Best Games of 2012

229

Episode 71: The Best Kirby Games

230

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

231

Episode 69: The PS Vita Draft

232

Episode 68: Bad eBay Games Court 2022

233

Episode 67: Two Giant Men Play Elden Ring

234

Episode 66: Uncharted Games (and the Mediocre Movie)

235

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

236

Episode 64: The Game Pass Competitor Draft

237

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

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Episode 62: Pokémon Games (with Jay Baylis)

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Episode 61: 2022 Mailbag

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Episode 60: The Nintendo Wii Draft

241

Episode 59: 22 Bold Gaming Predictions About 2022

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Episode 58: The Best Games of 2021

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Episode 57: LOTR Games Revisited As Fellowship Turns 20

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Episode 56: 2021 Gaming Predictions Revisited

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

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Episode 54: The Best Halo Games

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Episode 53: The Xbox vs GameCube Draft

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

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

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Episode 50: How Games Magazines Get Made

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

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

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

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Episode 46: Bad eBay Games Court – Listener Edition

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

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Episode 44: The N64 Mini Draft

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

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Episode 42: The Best Games of 2010

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Episode 41: Bad eBay Games Court – The Retrial

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

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Episode 39: Games Magazine Rivalries (with Dan Dawkins)

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Episode 38: The PS2 Mini Draft

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Episode 37: Games We've Been Playing in 2021

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Episode 36: The Best Ace Attorney Games

265

Episode 35: Steam Deck and Creating the Perfect Handheld

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Episode 34: The Best Zelda Games

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Episode 33: The Best Games of 2009

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Episode 32: Games Previews...From Hell!

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

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

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

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Episode 28: Mailbag Vol. 2

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Episode 27: The Game Developer Draft

274

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

275

Episode 25: The Mass Effect Trilogy and the Best Companions

276

Episode 24: Resident Evil Village and the best Resi games

277

Episode 23: The Best Games of 2008

278

Episode 22: Game Review Scores We Got Right

279

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

280

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

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

282

Episode 18: Mailbag

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

284

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

285

Episode 15: Bad eBay Games Court

286

Episode 14: The Best Games of 2007

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Episode 13: The big Nintendo Switch games of 2021

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

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

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

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Episode 9: Hitman 3 and the 10 best Hitman levels

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

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Episode 7: 21 wild gaming predictions about 2021

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Episode 6: The Best Games of 2020

295

Episode 5: Cyberpunk 2077 and How To Review Big Games

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Episode 4: The Best Games of 2006

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

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Episode 2: Game Review Scores We Got Wrong

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Episode 1: PS5 vs Xbox Series X