Game Junk Podcast

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.

We catch up on a LOT of geeming starting with group discussions on Keeper and Ball x Pit followed by individual thoughts on Battlefield 6, Absolum, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Donkey Kong Bananza, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: The Order of Giants DLC and a handful of Steam Next Fest demos.

We react to the latest Xbox Game Pass pricing changes and offer up first impressions of Ghost of Yotei plus we also discuss Hell is Us, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Shadows of Doubt and Lego Voyagers.

We give our full rundown of the latest Sony State of Play including new trailers for Saros and Marvel's Wolverine plus we also touch on some other TGS news and discuss Borderlands 4, Mafia: The Old Country, Baby Steps and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.

We react to all of the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct including the Super Mario Bros. 40th Anniversary festivities, Metroid Prime 4 release date and the shocking Virtual Boy reveal plus we also discuss Little Problems, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Dune: Awakening.

We unpack our initial thoughts on Hollow Knight: Silksong and examine the insane hype level for the game plus we also discuss Gears of War: Reloaded, Elsewhere Electric, Everybody's Golf Hot Shots and the Sony State of Play for 007 First Light.

We run down all of the major video game releases arriving before the end of 2025 and offer our gut instinct verdict on each one plus we also discuss Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Sword of the Sea, The Rogue Prince of Persia, Herdling and Path of Exile II.

Andrew and Sean are joined by a mystery guest to analyze all of the news and trailers from Gamescom 2025 Opening Night Live as well as the Kirby Air Riders Nintendo Direct plus we also discuss Time Flies, Is This Seat Taken?, The Roottrees Are Dead and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

We check out the demo for Hell is Us and speculate wildly about some of the upcoming 2025 games that still don't have a release date plus we also discuss Off and The Roottrees Are Dead.

We scrape together some highlights from the latest Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase and Indie World Showcase, give our initial impressions of Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, the Shinobi: Art of Vengeance demo and Is This Seat Taken?, plus we also discuss the Battlefield 6 Open Beta, Suikoden I + II HD Remaster and Hell Clock.

We check out the new AA soulslike WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers and open world biking game Wheel World plus we also dig deeper on Donkey Kong Bananza and talk Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 and The Drifter.

We break down the Ghost of Yotei Gameplay Deep Dive State of Play and discuss our initial impressions of the first few hours of Donkey Kong Bananza plus we also talk Shadow Labyrinth, Unicorn Overlord, MindsEye, Peak and Marvel Rivals.

We break down the latest round of Xbox layoffs and debate whether Game Pass is hurting the industry plus we also offer some initial impressions of MindsEye and talk Death Stranding, Trash Quest, Punch Club 2, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo and Doom: The Dark Ages.

We discuss the latest Nintendo Direct focusing on Donkey Kong Bananza and debate the game's chances for winning Geem of the Year plus we also discuss Rematch, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, Unicorn Overlord, Blade Chimera and Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo.

We share our brutally honest thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 and savour the excitement of a new console launch plus we discuss several launch titles including Mario Kart World, Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, Survival Kids, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Switch 2 Edition, Deltarune and more.

We count down our top 10 announcements from Summer Game Fest 2025, Sony's State of Play and the Xbox Games Showcase plus we also recap some of the other highlights from a big week of gaming news and touch on The State of Unreal 2025 and the use of A.I. tools in game development.