Game Junk Podcast

Frank gives us his early impressions of Monster Hunter Wilds plus we all check out a handful of demos from Steam Next Fest including Skin Deep, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, Haste: Broken Worlds, Wanderstop, Wordatro, Twisted Tower, Bad Cheese and Dunk Dunk.

We quickly run down some of the announcements from the ID@Xbox Showcase before diving into initial impressions of Avowed, Lost Records: Rage & Bloom and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii plus we also discuss Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, Detechtive 2112 and DuneCrawl.

We react to all of the announcements and trailers from Sony's latest State of Play including new Shinobi and Onimusha games and the Returnal spiritual successor Saros plus we also talk Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist, Guns of Fury and Eternal Strands.

In keeping with tradition, we're about a month late... but don't let that stop you from joining us as we finally unveil our favourite games of 2024! Which games did we all agree on and which ones were considered controversial picks? What are the hidden gems you need to add to your playlist? Did Frank break the rules by adding an eleventh game to his list?? You'll just have to listen to find out.

We run down all of the games that were shown during Xbox Developer Direct '25 plus we also discuss Nine Sols, Hyper Light Breaker, Lok Digital, Anno: Mutationem and Sean pays the price for being a hacker.

We react to the official first look teaser for the Nintendo Switch 2 and break down some of the theories about Mario Kart 9 plus we also discuss Proverbs, Beta Max and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

We count down the top 5 features we'd like to see in a Nintendo Switch successor and discuss some of the rumours regarding the upcoming console plus we also talk Still Wakes the Deep, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Duck Detective: The Secret Salami and Wobbly Life.

We kick off the new year by counting down our top 10 most anticipated video games of 2025 plus we also discuss Alien: Rogue Incursion, Walkabout Mini Golf, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore, Conscript and Dragon Quest III 2D HD Remake.

We compare our 2024 gaming stats from the Playstation Wrap-Up, Xbox Year in Review, Nintendo Year in Review and Steam Replay plus we also discuss Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Indika, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Ballionaire and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind.

We react to the winners of The Game Awards 2024 and count down each of our top 10 moments and announcements from the broadcast plus we also debate the value of the awards themselves and evaluate their place in the game industry.

We get gobsmacked by the first few hours of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle plus we also discuss Marvel Rivals, Skydance's Behemoth, Star Wars Outlaws and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Zombies.

We share our anomalous initial thoughts on S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl plus we also discuss Return of the Obra Dinn, The Rise of the Golden Idol, Hogwarts Legacy, Leap Year, Nine Sols and more.

We react to the The Game Awards 2024 nominations and tally up our predictions from last episode plus we also discuss The Rise of the Golden Idol, Mario & Luigi: Brothership and Batman: Arkham Shadow in VR.

We attempt to predict The Game Awards 2024 nominations and discuss all of the Game of the Year contenders plus we also play the Monster Hunter Wilds open beta and discuss Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Crow Country, My Friendly Neighborhood and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.

We give our initial thoughts on the campaign for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 plus we also discuss Balatro, Neva, Star Wars Outlaws, Home Safety Hotline and RetroRealms Arcade.

We get excited for Nintendo Alarmo and discuss all of the announcements from the latest Xbox Partner Preview including Subnautica 2 and FBC: Firebreak plus we also talk Neva, Gris, Indika, Visions of Mana, Metaphor: ReFantazio and Steam Next Fest.

Frank gives us his thoughts on the original Silent Hill and initial impressions of Silent Hill 2 Remake plus we also talk Nobody Wants to Die, The Crimson Diamond, Kill Knight and Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip.

We react to all of the announcements from the latest Sony State of Play including the Ghost of Yotei reveal trailer plus we also discuss the Assassin's Creed Shadows delay and air our grievances over the bed stacking mechanic in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

We give our initial thoughts after playing the first few hours of The Plucky Squire and discuss the Unity 6 Time Ghost demo and keynote plus we also talk UFO 50, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2, Astro Bot, Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds and Sea of Thieves.

We debate the value of Metacritic and how it can negatively impact the game industry and also discuss Unity's latest pricing structure changes plus we also talk more Astro Bot, Cat Quest 3, Crypt Custodian and Mafia: Definitive Edition.

We react to the PS5 Pro announcement and discuss the joy of Astro-Bot plus we also address the premature death of Concord and talk Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 and Pico Park 2.

We weigh in on all of the major video game releases coming out over the next four months with our annual Fall Game Preview plus we also give some updates on playthroughs of Red Dead Redemption 2, Cat Quest III and Star Wars Outlaws.

We discuss the announcement of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming to PS5 plus we also offer initial impressions of Star Wars Outlaws, Black Myth: Wukong, Concord, Deadlock and Thank Goodness You're Here.

We give our initial thoughts on the highly anticipated Cat Quest 3 and catch up on some other games we've been playing including EA Sports College Football 25, Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Super Catboy and the PSVR2 PC Adapter.

We give our initial thoughts on a handful of new games including Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn and Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess plus we also discuss Dungeons of Hinterberg, Stellar Blade and Tiny Lands and Frank finally gives Red Dead Redemption 2 another shot.