Game Junk Podcast

We wade into the outrage over Sony ending physical game releases and dissect the official statement about Xbox layoffs and studio closures plus we also talk Rhythm Heaven Groove, Pragmata, Resident Evil: Requiem, Scritchy Scratchy, TMNT: Empire City and TMNT: Splintered Fate.

Jay Cheel joins us to discuss Star Fox on the Switch 2 plus we also dive into a few other games we've been playing including Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, 007 First Light, Echo Isle and Filmechanism.

We debate the possibility of Compulsion Games, Ninja Theory and Double Fine being cut loose from Microsoft plus we also catch up on some games we've been playing including The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales demo, Pragmata, Directive 8020, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, TR-49 and Pictonico.

We recap in painstaking detail all of the major announcements from Summer Game Fest 2026 and the latest Xbox Games Showcase and Nintendo Direct including Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Gears of War E-Day, Resident Evil Veronica, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake and much more.

We react to all of the big news from Sony's State of Play for June 2026 including the reveal of God of War Laufey, Rayman Legends Retold and Until Dawn 2 plus we also discuss our initial impressions of 007 First Light and Mina the Hollower.

We are back after a short hiatus with a full group review of Mixtape plus we also discuss Subnautica 2, Forza Horizon 6 and Yoshi and the Mysterious Book as Sean recaps a few gaming-related destinations from his recent trip to Japan.

We've been gaming hard and checking out more new releases including the highly-anticipated Saros (which might be someone's new GOTY), Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era, Titanium Court, Soul Quest and Gecko Gods plus Frank tries to push his Year of Capcom narrative with Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.

We break down the Xbox Game Pass price cut and provide some unfiltered (and unhinged?) impressions of a ton of new games including Pragmata, Replaced, Vampire Crawlers, Mouse: P.I. for Hire, and Crimson Desert.

We discuss the latest price increases to hit the game industry and whether you should buy buy buy a PS5 Pro plus we also discuss Super Meat Boy 3D, Darwin's Paradox, NBA 2K26, Raccoin: Coin Pusher Roguelike, Minishoot Adventures and Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War.

We wade into the scorching hot debate surrounding Nvidia's DLSS 5 reveal and the future of A.I. in game development plus we also catch up on a bunch of games we've been playing including John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, Under the Island, Ratcheteer DX, Death Howl and Frank's heartbreaking struggles with Marathon.

We discuss the recent rumours that Sony may no longer release PC ports of first-party games and speculate about the next Xbox console's chances plus we also talk Pokémon Pokopia, Scott Pilgrim EX, The Eternal Life of Goldman demo, Relooted, Under the Island, High on Life 2 and Frankie's continuing Marathon addiction.

We freak out over Resident Evil Requiem and settle in for the slow burn of Dragon Quest VII Reimagined plus we also discuss Marathon, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Reanimal, Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo and a handful of Steam Next Fest demos.

We discuss the major departures of Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond from Xbox plus the announcement that Sony is shutting down Bluepoint Games and we also check out Virtual Boy, Cairn, Neva: Prologue, God of War: Sons of Sparta, Lunar Remastered Collection and demos for Darwin's Paradox, Replaced and Mina the Hollower.

We recap all of the major announcements from the latest Sony State of Play including a new Castlevania game, Kena: Bridge of Spirits sequel and Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 plus we also discuss our first few hours with God of War: Sons of Sparta and whether there is a reason it was shadow dropped.

We dig into all of the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and discuss the newly announced Horizon Hunters Gathering plus we also talk Nioh 3, Cairn, MIO: Memories in Orbit and Zexion.

We break down all of the games that were showcased during the latest Xbox Developer Direct and check out MIO: Memories in Orbit plus we also discuss Ghost of Yotei, Strange Jigsaws, And Roger, Your House and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound.

At long last, our 2025 year in review episode has arrived! We count down our individual top 10 lists for the year, discuss some of our honourable mentions and otherwise try to sum up another great year of video games.

With the release of Nintendo's Year in Review we finally compare our annual gaming stats to see who geemed the hardest in 2025 plus we also discuss Sektori, Deadpool VR, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Terminator 2D: No Fate, Dispatch, False Skies and Despelote.

We're not quite ready to unveil our favourite games of 2025, so instead it's time to look ahead to 2026! We count down our most anticipated video games of 2026 plus we also catch up on a bunch of things we have been playing over the holidays including Terminator 2D: No Fate, Windswept, Arc Raiders, Once Upon a Katamari, Dispatch, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Earthbound and N...

We convene immediately after The Game Awards to share our thoughts on this year's show and the fact that Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 won pretty much everything plus we also discuss all the big announcements and trailers including Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, Tomb Raider Catalyst and more.

We give our initial thoughts after a few hours with the long-awaited Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and indulge in some speculation about potential announcements at The Game Awards plus we also discuss Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Neon Inferno, Metroid II: Return of Samus, Revenge of the Savage Planet, Dispatch and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.

We recap some of the announcements from the Xbox Partner Preview for November 2025 and discuss a bunch of games we've been playing recently including Silent Hill f, Kirby Air Riders, Voidtrain, Absolum, Hades II, Dispatch and Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked.

We get hyped for Steam's new hardware announcement as they shake up the console war and we react to The Game Awards nominations plus we also discuss Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, Egging On, Possessor(s), MotionRec, Herdling and more ARC Raiders.

With the nominations for The Game Awards just around the corner we speculate on this year's potential GOTY nominees and discuss the GTA VI delay plus we also run down quite a few new games we've been playing including ARC Raiders, The Seance of Blake Manor, Absolum, Death by Scrolling, The Rogue: Prince of Persia and The Outer Worlds 2.

Jay Cheel joins us to discuss the newly released PowerWash Simulator 2 and the Halo: Campaign Evolved announcement plus we also talk Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Look Outside, Demeo, Heroes of Might & Magic III, Ghost Town, Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted and Space Quest IV.