Player One Podcast

This week! CJ's pharmacy delivery ends up in a stranger's groceries, GameStop starts scalping PS5 Pros, Nolan North is ready for more Uncharted, Ape Escape and Killzone revivals are rumored, and the GTA VI leaker escalates their threats. Then CJ and Greg dig into Star Wars Galactic Racer, which Greg hated his way into loving, before Blue Skies questions about medical-themed games, PSVR 2, and Vice...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/jGUhInr-Eto Heavy Week Aftershow MarkyMarg2 has decided to challenge us once again with a B-movie/TV genre quiz. We defeated his first attempt easily, and so he made it MORE...

This week! The Player One Podcast nears 20 years old (uh-oh), Greg's tires get worn down to the nub, Xbox insists it's not for sale, Naughty Dog is rumored to be working on Uncharted 5, and Intergalactic gets a full reveal in 2027. Plus CJ plays more Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter and starts Well Dweller, while Greg decides Castlevania: Belmont's Curse isn't for him and goes back to Ghost of Yotei...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/sWyVKEXJBeY M. Night Chalamet Aftershow  Since we're playing a lot of Zelda this week, we have a Zelda-related Jeopardy quiz from listener Adrian. Do we Hy-rule all the know...

This week! CJ's back after an unplanned trip to the ER. Plus: Netflix and Sega team up, the Steam Frame gets a price, Xbox hands Halo to Activision amid more layoffs, Meta reveals its VR Glasses, Tetris Effect goes mixed reality, and Castlevania turns 40. Then Greg wraps up Wolverine, CJ gets his RPG fix with Final Fantasy IX and Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, and we answer listener questions abou...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/GpgijA8gZ5U Handsome Aftershow This week's Aftershow game is a Jeopardy about Nintendo-published RPGs. How well do our hosts know role-playing games, nevermind those publish...

This week! CJ's out, so Benjamin Rivers of Bancyco steps in to cover shifting global game shows, thievery on the Gamescom floor, and Sony walking away from physical media. Then they dig into Wolverine, Onimusha, Resident Evil Requiem, Shining Wisdom, retro handhelds, liver and onions(?), and much, much more. Join us, won't you? https://youtube.com/live/mc0yUMTDjRo News PlayStation is the only cons...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/5O4Wr0aBZ-E Progressively Less Good Aftershow In this week's Aftershow we turn the time crystals back to October 1994 for an EGM Review Game! Can you guess the games being d...

This week! Nintendo drops not one but TWO Directs, headlined by the Ocarina of Time remake, the 40th anniversary Switch 2 and Pro controller, Metroid Ravenous, Kirby and the World Beyond, and a pile of Switch 2 upgrades and updates. Sony cuts Kojima's Physint loose only for Xbox to grab it (monkey's paw move?), Moss developer Polyarc shuts down, and IKEA releases a Skyrim mod starring a Kallax she...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/hwGhnR9YiUo Breaking Bad Picross Aftershow Welcome to the Aftershow. This week it's an EGM review quiz based upon the October 1999 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Guess...

This week! Two Nintendo Directs loom on the horizon, Sony's State of Play has some highlights, Double Fine launches their Kickstarter, and Sonic picks up a gun in Fortnite (but it's fine, because it's not actually Sonic). Then it's off to What'cha Been Playing, where Greg wraps up Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy and dives into the Final Fantasy Resonance demo, and CJ works through Onimusha, Blood...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/mSA0IEy2zn0 Lunar Waiting Room Aftershow It's an EGM Review Quiz, this time from the September 1999 issue. Will Greg and Phil be able to decipher which games are being descr...

This week! Rockstar finally shows GTA VI, The Wolf Among Us gets a remaster, Xbox announces disc-to-digital, Squadron 42 shenanigans. Plus Witcher III remaster, Crazy Taxi World Tour, Mega Man Dual Override, Terranigma finally hitting the US, and a farewell to Peter Cullen. Then CJ digs into Blood Dungeon and Greg into Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, before we go back and re-score a pile of our o...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/s6YzeDxVQPI Graphic Bot Nudity Aftershow We've got a Jeopardy game inspired by the band Steely Dan from listener Adrian—but wait! It's not what you're thinking. If you have...

This week! We dig into Hideo Kojima turning 63, Brick Shop's 3,509-piece original Xbox set, the reported overhaul of Horizon Hunter's Gathering, and the Golden Axe TV show. Then it's the games: Greg on F1 25 and Screamer, and CJ on Fortnite, 1000xRESIST, Splatoon Raiders, and Detroit: Become Human. Plus listener questions on fastest game drop-offs, imports we want localized, fixing old EGM scores,...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDD0Rdib0FU The Professionals Aftershow This aftershow goes deep into Deep Space 9 trivia—will our hosts escape alive and with points on the board? CJ has never seen the...

This week! CJ's back from a family trip and digs into Splatoon Raiders' post-game grind, Xenoblade Chronicles Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, Big Walk, and Froggy Hates Snow, while Greg wraps up F1 25's Braking Point, goes iRacing, and fights the camera in Super Mario Sunshine. Plus: Sam Neill's final film is the Zelda movie, leaked images of a 40th-anniversary Zelda Switch 2 and Pro Controller, a Ghos...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://youtube.com/live/Y8AzSz5X_tw Outlaw Bots Aftershow This week's aftershow continues the Potent Lyricals quiz we started two weeks ago! (So go listen to Episode 926's aftershow for that, then come...

This week! With CJ out, Greg welcomes games journalist Carli Velocci for a conversation that runs from GTA 6's baffling Netflix reveal to climbing console prices, the upheaval in games media, and whether the industry's biggest games need to shrink to survive. Then it's a stack of CJ's listener questions covering video game musicals, retro features worth reviving, and which genres deserve a comebac...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/4kvKyToZ5sk Schmuck Amok Aftershow In this week's aftershow we have a Same Name, Different Thing Jeopardy quiz from listener Adrian. They can begin racking their brains for...

This week! CJ finishes Splatoon Raiders and declares his love for it, while Greg plays the wet blanket and explains why the gameplay loop leaves him cold. Yoshi-P warns that remaking Final Fantasy VI could take four or five games, Double Fine lays off 23 after going independent, Mario Sunshine and unreleased Virtual Boy games hit NSO, and a LEGO PlayStation surfaces for October. Plus F1 23's Braki...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/live/KvwuuiBE30w Thank Goodness We're Back Aftershow We have a Potent Lyricals quiz from Zach Miller for this week's aftershow! See if our intrepid hosts can tell what song's lyr...

This week! Greg's back from an F1 pilgrimage to Spa, the Video Game History Foundation digs up a trove of E3 archives, Xbox tries ad-supported streaming and original Xbox games on PC, Atari signs a 10-franchise movie deal with Universal, and the LEGO Donkey Kong set goes up for pre-order. Plus: Splatoon Raiders (is awesome), F1 25's Breaking Point, Final Fight, and much, much more. Join us, won't...

If you  support us on Patreon , you may know that we have been doing Aftershows weekly for many years. We are releasing Aftershows from the past (two years old) on Fridays for everyone's enjoyment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrJa-W8uXI Pitfalls in the Past Aftershow For this week's Aftershow, CJ is joined by his daughter Charli as they discuss some of the news stories and trailers from the p...

This week! Phil returns while Greg's off catching an F1 race in Belgium, and the guys dig into Once Upon a Katamari rolling onto Switch 2, Teeto's launch trailer getting buried under anti-Sony pro-physical comments, and the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set. Plus: Picross S Konami Antiques, Ys Memoire, a Japan-only Ganbare Goemon collection, PowerWash Simulator 2's Star Wars pack, Assassin's Creed B...