Game Junk Podcast

We debate whether The Game Awards 2023 were a success or a failure and recap all of the major announcements from the show plus we also talk Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Robocop: Rogue City and Dredge plus Frank goes on a rant about cooking mechanics in games.

We weren't going to record an episode this week but then Rockstar dropped this trailer and Frank dropped a deuce before demanding an emergency mini-podcast. So here is our honest reaction to the first official GTA VI trailer and some additional speculation about what the next Grand Theft Auto game might have in store.

We answer some of your junk mail questions about best years for video games, best arcade games and worst gaming peripherals plus we also discuss some games we've been playing including Astral Ascent, Laika: Aged Through Blood, Sea of Stars, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Killer Frequency.

We offer our thoughts on the new Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League extended story and gameplay video plus we also discuss several games we've been playing including Super Mario RPG, Assassin's Creed Nexus, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Red Matter, Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale and Alan Wake II.

We break down all of the nominations for The Game Awards 2023 and offer predictions for who will win in each category plus we also discuss The Legend of Zelda live-action movie announcement and talk Jusant, Risk of Rain Returns, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.

It's a two-man show this week as we discuss all of the games we've been playing including Dungeons of Eternity in VR, The Talos Principle II, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Frank finally weighs in on Alan Wake II.

We recap all of the announcements from the Xbox Partner Preview including the Metal Gear Solid 3 remake footage plus we also give our initial thoughts on the Meta Quest 3, Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord in VR and Alan Wake II.

The video game equivalent of Barbenheimer is here! We give our initial thoughts after playing the first few hours of two of the biggest releases of the year: Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2! Frank tells us why he hates bubbles but loves balloons plus we also discuss Spider-Man: Miles Morales, The Witness, Cat Quest, Cocoon and Inscryption.

Jay Cheel from Film Junk joins us to review the Gran Turismo movie plus we also discuss Lies of P, Lords of the Fallen, Hubris, Power Wash Simulator and either The Revenge of Shinobi or Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master.

We discuss some of the tech shown off at the Meta Connect 2023 keynote including the Quest 3 headset and Meta's AI Studio plus we also talk Cocoon, Sea of Stars, Storyteller and Inscryption.

We break down all of the things we learned from the Xbox FTC leak and re-evaluate the Unity pricing model changes plus we also talk Turbo Overkill, One Hand Clapping, Gunbrella and Party Animals.

Plenty of gaming news to sift through this week as we give some initial thoughts on the Unity pricing model change and discuss the reveals from the latest Nintendo Direct including Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake, Princess Peach Showtime! and Mario vs. Donkey Kong as well as the Sony State of Play with a new look at Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

We count down our favourite space-related video games of all time and talk more Starfield and Sea of Stars plus we also discuss Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis, Chants of Sennaar and the Playstation Plus price increase.

We give a live reaction and breakdown of the Nintendo Direct for Super Mario Bros. Wonder plus Frank offers some Starfield Early Access thoughts and we also discuss Sea of Stars and Venba.

We react to all of the major announcements and trailers from Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 and discuss the Playstation Portal price plus we also talk Immortals of Aveum, Crime O'Clock, Blasphemous 2, Pizza Tower and The Knight Witch.

We recap all of the announcements and trailers from the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase 2023 plus we also discuss Baldur's Gate 3, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Viewfinder, Islets and Disfigure.

We walk you through all of the major releases still ahead in 2023 and decide whether they are "game" or "junk" plus we also discuss Baldur's Gate 3, Remnant II, Disney Illusion Island, Cat Quest, Hollow Knight and more!

We plunge into the depths of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and debate whether it lives up to the hype plus we also conclude with a spoiler discussion touching on some endgame story and gameplay elements.

This week we catch up on a ton of games we've been playing including Dave the Diver, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Oxenfree II, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Hollow Knight, McPixel 3, Cat Quest and Teardown.

We are joined by Paul Caporicci from Creative Bytes Studios to discuss the development process on their new sci-fi adventure game Return to Grace.

We recap all of the announcements from the Annapurna Interactive Showcase 2023 including the new Blade Runner game plus we also discuss some of the "bombshells" from the Microsoft FTC Trial and talk The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy XVI, Pikmin 2 and the Pikmin 4 demo.

We discuss all of the announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct including Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Mythforce, Pikmin 4 and the Super Mario RPG remake plus we also talk a bit more Final Fantasy XVI.

We recap all of the announcements and videos from Ubisoft Forward 2023 and touch on the Capcom Showcase plus we also discuss the Final Fantasy XVI demo.

We walk through all of the major announcements from the Xbox Games Showcase and Summer Game Fest 2023 and offer some thoughts on the Starfield Deep Dive plus we also discuss a few demos we tried and a handful of other things we've been playing.

We react to Apple's newly unveiled AR / VR headset plus we also run down some of the announcements from the 2023 Meta Quest Gaming Showcase and discuss Diablo IV, System Shock and Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection.