The Free Cheese

This week on The Free Cheese, name your favorite 360 game, GO! We reflect on the Xbox Games Showcase and the surprise Nintendo Direct mini from the week. Matt shares his first thoughts on Ghost of Tsushima while Joe samples some of the Summer Game Fest demos.

This week on The Free Cheese, candy hurts. As we ready for the Xbox Games Showcase this week, we get back into The Master Chief Collection and bring along a new, old friend. Matt takes third place in Motorsport Manager while Joe heads West of Dead for a little while. We also talk about some news from the week and how Xbox is preparing for the future of video games. There's a lot of Xbox on this we...

This week on The Free Cheese, this generation sucks. We talk about how modern video games have fallen into a formula and how we're finding ways to break the formula. We also look back at the Game of the Year so far. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Satoru Iwata, recorded on the fifth anniversary of his death.

The Last of Us Part II is now a part of our memories but before we let it slip too far back we are here to talk openly about it. Inside, we'll explore the themes and plot of The Last of Us Part II, share our favorite moments from the game, and ponder how the series might continue in the future. Obviously, don't listen to this unless you've completed the game.

This week on The Free Cheese, please. It's okay. We gather here again to talk about the new price of video games, how the video game industry has changed in a decade, and what life is like on the other side of The Last of Us Part II. Matt goes into the Artifact 2.0 Beta while Joe plans a 2D version of Arms after playing Min Min in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

This week on The Free Cheese, keep yourself wet. After a week playing through two games that divided their audiences, we have some feelings about making your own opinions and approaching content with an open mind. We talk about Microsoft saying goodbye to Mixer, a new sequel to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon, and how rollback netcode is being implemented into a nineteen year old game.

This week on The Free Cheese, Matt predicts the utopian future of Pokémon. We hear the latest in the ongoing record keeping of Donkey Kong high scores and the status of one man of hot sauce. Matt shares his first impressions with The Last of Us 2 and how he ended up playing Motorsport Manager. Joe learns how much he agitated Matt while troubleshooting Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing.

This week on The Free Cheese, it's time to talk about the future of video games. We are in the wake of the PlayStation 5 event from the week and talk about what we saw, what we're excited about, and what we still want to see more of next. We also talk about the Destiny announcements from this week and where we both fall in with the future of Destiny. Matt has completed Witcher 3 and found himself...

This week on The Free Cheese, Go SEGA! We share our memories and feelings surrounding SEGA on its 60th anniversary as a company. We talk about the Game Gear Micro and "fog gaming". Matt continues to wander the lands as Geralt and reaches close to a complete Gwent deck. Joe continues the hunt for monsters and finds himself back in Tokyo as a soon-to-be pop idol.

This week on The Free Cheese, decades of development for Dreams. We ready ourselves for the first look at PlayStation 5 games with a few predictions of what we expect to see. We discuss the impact of EA releasing source code for Command & Conquer and get excited about Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. Matt finds solid footing within Witcher 3 as its narrative builds and he creates new stories to t...

This week on The Free Cheese, Oops!...I'm a skateboarder again! Matt enters the world of The Witcher as Joe meanders through Breath of the Wild again. We talk about what Rocksteady is actually working on, how you can get into the beta for Artifact 2.0, and a lot of Justice League Dark.

This week on The Free Cheese, a/s/l? We talk about the importance of emergent gameplay and its increasing importance in creating believable video game worlds, and how Unreal Engine 5 might help developers to create better worlds. We celebrate the announcement of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater being remastered and induct another game into our Hall of Fame. Matt closes the book on Gears Tactics and opens th...

We've played Final Fantasy VII. You've played Final Fantasy VII. Or you should have if you're going to listen to this episode. It's our full look into Final Fantasy VII Remake. We talk about what we loved, what we didn't, and what we want to see in the next parts of the story.

This week on The Free Cheese, we remember a Nintendo friend. Learn about Dwayne 'Tequila' Johnson and magical shopping carts that stop you dead in your tracks. We also talk about the potential of new skateboarding video games (again), the future of Call of Duty: Warzone, and how Mortal Kombat might go up against the DC Universe yet again. Matt has all of the details on Gears Tactics after a solid...

This week on The Free Cheese, no Vin Diesels allowed! We give our final word (spoiler-free) on Final Fantasy VII Remake and talk about the future of summer games announcements. We talk Gears Tactics and Gran Turismo for PSP, and wonder about what games we'll see at Inside Xbox this week.

This week on The Free Cheese, we find out Sunsoft still exists? We make recommendations for what to watch when you don't want to play video games and we talk about some games to play when you're looking for something different. Joe played some of The Curse of Rabenstein and checked out Sunsoft's Trip World for Game Boy. Matt stepped into the world of Picross with the latest Picross S4 from Jupiter...

This week on The Free Cheese, do you want a new robot friend? We both continue with Final Fantasy VII Remake and continue to find reasons to love it. We talk about its impact on the franchise history and where it will find its place amongst the other titles. Rumors of another Resident Evil remake kick off our news segment with stories of PS5 launch limits, eSports gambling, new tactics games and w...

This week on The Free Cheese, that cat ate my burrito! We commemorate the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake with our early impressions of the game and keep it spoiler-free. We talk a little Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and sprinkle in some Dreamcast after a documentary stole the show this week. Finally, we discuss the headlines from Inside Xbox, rumors of Resident Evil 8, and our feelings toward...

This week on The Free Cheese, why do people drink sparkling water? Matt and Joe discuss Doom Eternal after having both finished it and where it falls on the spectrum of Doom. We continue documenting our time with Animal Crossing: New Horizons as the eggs attack and Matt learns the Stalk Market. Matt played through The Foundation expansion of Control and talks about new gameplay mechanics. Joe defi...

This week on The Free Cheese, the juice that divides our darkness. We talk more Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons as we make our way through more of both. A surprise Nintendo Direct mini capitalizes a lot of our news cycle amidst Konami responses to Silent Hill rumors and Epic Games publishing deals that work in favor of the creator. We also catch up on Call of Duty: Warzone and the l...

This week on The Free Cheese, listen to the devil's interval. We gather to talk about Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as expected. We also talk about the new details of both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. We check in with new Game Pass Ultimate perks, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and broadcasting sports video games.

This week on The Free Cheese, it's the final stretch. Matt survives his worst fears as he edges closer to the sun and then straps his skates on to roll around the rink. Joe keeps circling the tops of the castle in a classic while discovering what he missed by not becoming a Belmont sooner. We talk about the future of GameStop, the potential of a new Tony Hawk game, Platinum Games' newest studio an...

This week on The Free Cheese, we learn the age of hedgehogs. Fresh from the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, we share our equal and opposite reactions to what we played. Matt becomes a detective in Hollywood with the greatest investigative tool: Picross. Joe takes control of Dracula in the last major release in a line of pachinko machines. We talk about Stadia a little longer than Google has this ca...

This week on The Free Cheese, we remember Miitomo friends. As the Nintendo Switch reaches its third anniversary, we look back on our favorite memories with the console, make recommendations for the best of the library, and look to its future. Matt is still swinging in the dark with no end in sight as he chases the shiny Dark Souls platinum. Joe gets back on the grind after a patch changes some of...

This week on The Free Cheese, your mama don't dance. We're here to get excited and get you excited about Animal Crossing. We recap the Direct and talk about everything there is to do on a faraway, desert, island after you've been kidnapped. Matt finds a victory and a bit of confidence as the third journey continues. Meanwhile, Joe rediscovers an old classic and finds new meaning in it. Read about...