Jake and Peter

Critical Error

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Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek talk about the things that they cannot possibly ignore. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership

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Jake and Peter

Episodes

The PlayStation Problem 30.04.2026 1:07:25

Is it ever going to end? -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huKsraU_Q -- Wr...

They Need To Pay More Attention 23.04.2026 1:04:34

What's going on with these trailers? -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huK...

You Are Not Independent 16.04.2026 1:05:56

What is the line between games journalist and gaming influencer? -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.you...

This Is Getting Bad 09.04.2026 1:09:19

Video games are too expensive! And that sucks!! But not for the reason you think. -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube...

DEFEND The Mario Galaxy Movie AT ALL COSTS 02.04.2026 1:07:25

Listen, I get cinema, it's the reviewers that don't get Mario, right? ...right? -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube:...

You Can Trust Me, I’m a YouTuber 26.03.2026 1:05:43

Gotta fight back on all those crooked games journalists, they've had it good for too long, you know, working for dirt wages and having to deal with weirdos online. -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Fol...

TOO MUCH VIDEO GAME 19.03.2026 1:09:06

"This is a video game-ass video game." -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1h...

Nintendo Adults 12.03.2026 1:05:31

Why do we treat Nintnedo like That™? -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1huK...

Remakes Are Good, Actually 05.03.2026 1:03:23

All aboard the video game remake train. -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 -- Follow Jake on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/jakenoseit Subscribe to Peter on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCoitk5TUppjIS1...

Xbox Is My Friend, Pikachu Is My Enemy 26.02.2026 1:03:28

For real though, is Xbox my friend? Is Pokemon real money? Does MTG exist? -- 0:00:00 START 0:00:32 Xbox Regime Change 0:21:37 Pokemon Price Panic 0:36:21 Game Key Cards on Switch 2 0:43:05 Live Service Games VS Preservation 0:48:33 Cursed Topic 0:52:10 Patreon Dot Com Slash Critical Error 0:54:18 Pre-written piece -- Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://o...

What Is Content? 19.02.2026 1:04:40

What part of a game are you supposed to review? What is content? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Stein...

You Don’t Want Criticism 12.02.2026 1:13:19

Is there a difference between a review and...a review? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and P...

You Don’t Like The Game, You Like Your Friends 05.02.2026 1:11:54

Is doing a podcast considered "friendslop"? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt S...

The Toxic Positivity Problem 29.01.2026 1:12:08

Is "let people enjoy things" the least helpful phrase of all time? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/c/criticalerror/membership Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Ste...

Who Decided These Games Suck? 22.01.2026 1:11:06

What's up with the way everyone is talking about Highguard? Do the fans know better than the developers of Life Is Strange? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Ja...

Books Are Better Than Video Games* 15.01.2026 1:11:12

*at being books. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

We Already Know How This Goes 08.01.2026 1:26:32

We know exactly what's going to happen in 2026. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Critical Error’s 2025 GOTY (feat. All of Our Favorites) 25.12.2025 2:26:12

Thanks for listening this year, we'll see you in 2026. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Start 4:00 Barrett Courtney's GOTY 40:46 Patron GOTYs 46:32 Autumn Wright's GOTY 1:33:01 More Patron GOTYs 1:43:09 Joshua Rivera's GOTY 2:21:43 Wrap Up Follow Barrett Courtney: https://bsky.app/profile/barrettcourtney.bsky.social Follow Autumn Wright: https://bsky.app/profile/theautumnwright.bsky.social Follow Joshua Rivera: h...

GAMERS NEED DISCOURSE 18.12.2025 1:06:20

Are the most important games of the year the ones that make everyone argue with each other? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created...

2025 Was a Bad Year For Games 12.12.2025 1:13:57

How do we even define what a "good year" is? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

GOTYs That Aged Like Milk 04.12.2025 1:03:45

Does GOTY mean anything? Or are we just going through the motions? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Pe...

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Review 27.11.2025 1:14:26

It's worth restating: these are not real Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

About The Game Awards... 20.11.2025 1:20:57

One more thing. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

About That ARC Raiders Review... 12.11.2025 1:02:42

Why are you booing him, he's right? Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter" Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek Arc Raiders re...

The Worst Kind of Video Game Review 05.11.2025 1:05:21

You don't need to like a series to review the latest entry, but you should, at the very least, write a good review. Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969 Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and P...