Focus on Gaming

On this week's episode, we give a hands on review of Like a Dragon : Infinite Wealth, as Duncan has started playing this epic on his Steam Deck, and he gives his views after just starting. Also, Duncan reviews his Anbernic RG35XX H retro handheld gaming machine. As his 6yo says, "It's like a mini Steam Deck"! (but for retro games) Playstation's State of Play happened recently, and we talk about th...

In this week's episode, we interview the artist Bill Harbison, who has worked on many iconic games, from Ocean Software's Daley Thompson's Challenge, to Robocop, then all the way to Lawn Mowing Simulator! We discuss the start of his career, the highs and the challenges and to be honest, this really could have been our first 4hr episode, but we thought we'd let him go! He's currently working on a g...

In this week's episode we talk about some mobile games we've been playing, and Nintendo's attempts at entering the cash cow that is IOS and Android gaming! Duncan found a retro game on Steam that he's sure he played years ago, involving an ant, dominos and Quaver crisps! We then have a discussion about TV shows as games, from Star Trek to Postman Pat, from Knight-Mare to CSI. There's been some gre...

In this week's episode we talk about games we've been playing, such as Hell Pie, Celeste and a free game on itch.io Robocop vs Predator, but not before we've chatted about the refuse collection in our towns, these things are important to a gaming Dad! Tom is back, so gives us his winners and losers from 2023, and yes he does mention Amstrad 😂 We have an updated chat about the future of gaming, is...

Happy New Year!!!!! How was your 2023? What games did YOU play this year? Tom had some technical issues tonight, so it is just Martin and Duncan discussing their games and hardware of 2023. Which games do you think they picked as their top? There's been some amazing games, from Baldur's Gate 3 to Starfield to Super Mario Bros Wonder to Zelda : ToTK We also discuss what we're looking forward to in...

A short episode for Christmas Day. From all 3 of us on the podcast, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! We chat about our Christmas gaming memories and some of the small pool of actual Christmas themed games.    Go to linktr.ee/TheGamingPubcast with your new devices and subscribe! Support us on Patreon !

On this episode we chat about what we've been playing, and playing games on handhelds such as all the Gameboys, Advance, Original and Color and the PSP. After the Day Before debacle, we chat about games that have redeemed poor releases and those that have been a buggy mess and remained so, think Cyberpunk or Superman64. Tom and Duncan record from the same room tonight! As always, like and subscrib...

Big week for gaming reveals! The biggest? GTA6, we chat about our thoughts for this behemoth, coming 2025! We chat about our thoughts about GTA as dads. There was also the reveals from the Game Awards, including ones from Sega, Hello Games, Hideo Kojima, Supermassive Games, and many, MANY more! Unfortunately Martin had to leave us halfway through, so Tom and Duncan chatted about a retro Sega magaz...

In this week's episode we chat about arcade games, some memories, some of the best, some of the best home conversions, and then compare our hometown piers - Which is best, Operation Wolf or Point Blank? Street Fighter 2 or Tekken? Southend or Weston? Let us know your opinions!   We also talk about Oddworld : Soulstorm and the original Abe games on PS1, the Alan Wake 2 ending, and Netflix have got...

In this episode we welcome back Martin and he updates us on what he's been playing! He also reveals about getting angry with games, and controller throwing....did he do it, and does he STILL do it? Listen to find out! Did Duncan EAT a controller in anger once? We discuss Game Awards again, and find out Martin's choices, and discuss the nominees. November is a big month for historical console relea...

Duncan and Tom chat about what we've been playing, including Axelay (SNES), Alan Wake 2 (again!) and also.....the Apple Vision Pro (no, really!). Hear Tom's opinion of his brief experience with the new Apple hardware! We have a long discussion about the recent game awards, Golden Joysticks, and the nominees for the Game Awards. Baldurs Gate 3, Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Wonder are all...

The Super Nintendo Special! We chat about what we've been playing, including EA FC 24, Amstrad game Lord of the Rings, Alan Wake 2. In the news, two announcements have made the headlines, GTA 6 announcement of their upcoming.....announcement? Also Steam Deck is going OLED! We chat about our excitement for these, but will we be buying them? Then we chat about everything SNES, some history, some gam...

This week's episode has Tom and Duncan reminiscing about gaming magazines from the 80s and 90s, did you read any growing up? From Your Sinclair to Super Play, we chat about how good and how bad they were. Hear about the games we've played, including Duncan choosing (for some unknown reason) a horror game when he won a free game! We discuss the Xbox plan to block unlicensed third party controllers,...

In this week's Halloween episode, Duncan and Tom talk about all things HORROR! We chat about the scariest games we've played, including the Silent Hill series, Outlast, Amnesia and Resident Evil. We discuss the best and worst of horror gaming and basically find out just how much of a massive wuss Duncan is. So what game would you make Duncan play to make him soil himself? Let us know and leave a r...

Martin and Duncan discuss their gaming over the past week, and have a lot to chat about, including The Callisto Protocol, Gotham Knights, Playstation 1&2 classics (and some not so classics) like Burnout 3 and Astro Boy. Super Mario Bros Wonder is out for the switch and we discuss the EXTREMELY positive reviews and possible inspiration for how the game plays. Some iconic releases in 'On This Da...

On this episode we start with what we've been playing, but then we bring you the Dreamcast Special. We discuss the history, the games, the hardware (including an unboxing of a pristine DC), and why it ultimately did not succeed. Did you have one? What games were the best? Do you agree with our top games? Find all the links you need at linktr.ee/thegamingpubcast Like and Subscribe, leave a review a...

In this week's episode we talk about the games we've been playing, including Cocoon, Terminator 2 (on the Amstrad), Callisto Protocol, some terrible PS2 games and more! We clarify our favourite Nintendo console, as last week we just stated a preference between 2, so does anyone have a Nintendo favourite out of all of them? There's a chat about handheld gaming, between the three of us we've owned p...

In this episode, (with all 3 hosts!) we discuss the future of gaming after the Microsoft leak, is it cloud, vr, streaming, portable? Tom has joined the Starfield journey, find out if he likes it! We've been playing some retro games, including Neo Geo (Magician Lord) and PS2. Duncan updates on his trying the Def Jam games, has he become a convert? We talk about games released this week in history,...

In this episode we swapped Tom for Martin! We chat about the Microsoft/Xbox 'gigaleak' where MS plans for Xbox were laid bare. Do you want their proposed mid-generation console refresh? Let us know! We discuss the latest Nintendo Direct games, like the Tomb Raider 1, 2 and 3 remasters, just how difficult are they? And will you just lock the butler in the freezer straight away (You must, it's the l...

Join Duncan and Tom (Martin wasn't able to join in this week!) as we chat about games we've been playing, Duncan is still playing Starfield, and would still recommend it! Tom talks Analogue Pocket, which is definitely NOT the Playdate console (the one with a crank!) We've been playing plenty of retro titles this week, including Super Mario Land (which is better, 1 or 2?), Duncan really didn't like...

Join Martin and Duncan in episode 9 where we talk about....hang on, who's that? Say hello to Tom, our newest podcast member! Tom goes through his (extensive) gaming history, and we all reminisce about....the Atari Jaguar? Basically, you name it, Tom has owned it at one point! Then Duncan natters on and on about Starfield, and whether or not he agrees with the positives and negatives from all the s...

Join Martin and Duncan as they talk about Starfield as all the reviews are in! We chat about Bethesda and our favourites BEFORE Starfield. We also get side-tracked talking about Game of Thrones and Sean Bean's many, maaaaaany deaths on-screen. Hear our usual look at the games that were released this day in the past, some classics this week! As usual, look at all our pages at linktr.ee/thegamingpub...

In Episode 7 we chat about Captain Toad, Age of Empires (as 4 is on Gamepass). Hear about Martin's friend's Cyberpunk 2077 saga playing it on PS4 at launch. We talk about The Sims and how it can be a life simulator, or a torture simulator - guess which way we played it...ahem, anyway....Starfield leaks and Playstation Portal details, all alongside this day in gaming where a classic game was releas...

Join Martin and Duncan as they chat about Baldur's Gate 3 (It's definitely NOT for children!). Remasters, remakes, reboots, are they worth it, which are the best, and which games SHOULD be remade? Let us know at all our socials   https://linktr.ee/thegamingpubcast And yes, you may be able to hear the debut of host #3, Martin's newborn  🤣 Support us on Patreon !

The slightly late episode 5 is here, and we talk about movies from video games and vice versa, which ones were actually any good, and which were the worst? Martin and Duncan talk about games that they've been playing, Baldur's Gate 3, Dreams and Dave the Diver. Let us know what you've been playing in the comments below! Find all our links at https://linktr.ee/thegamingpubcast Support us on Patreon...