Game Junk Podcast

We discuss the recently revealed list of nominees for The Game Awards 2022 plus we also talk Pentiment, Somerville and more God of War Ragnarok.

Ragnarok is upon us! We talk through our initial thoughts after playing through the first few hours of God of War: Ragnarok plus we also discuss Signalis, Trials of Mana and Ghost Song.

We discuss the recently announced PSVR2 launch details and compare it to the Meta Quest Pro plus we also talk Ghost Song, Valkyrie Elysium, Cult of the Lamb, The Looker, The DioField Chronicle and Vampire Survivors.

We break down all of the announcements from the Konami's Silent Hill press event and offer our initial impressions of Gotham Knights plus we also talk Vampire Survivors, A Plague Tale: Requiem and Tales of Vesperia.

We interrogate each other over our Top 5 Detective Games plus we also discuss The Case of the Golden Idol, Scorn and Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

We round up some of the standout demos from Steam NextFest including games like Gunbrella, Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Nine Years of Shadows and The Case of the Golden Idol plus Frank gives his first impressions of the Steam Deck and we talk Beacon Pines and Islets.

We discuss Google Stadia shutting down and what it means for the future of cloud gaming plus we also talk Moonscars, Tinykin, Critter Crunch, Octopath Traveler and the Turbo Kid demo.

We walk through the entire schedule of video game releases from now until the end of the year and judge whether each one is "game" or "junk" plus we also talk Steam Deck, Hades, Live A Live, Octopath Traveller, The Captain and Return to Monkey Island.

We catch up on several recent games showcases including the latest Sony State of Play and Nintendo Direct plus last week's Ubisoft Forward and the Disney / Marvel Games Showcase from D23 as well. We also address the GTA VI leak and dive into a full group critique of Immortality including a spoiler discussion.

We debate Sony's recent Playstation 5 price increase and the announcement that couch coop is being cut from Halo Infinite plus we also talk Immortality, Yakuza 0, Islets, Nonozle, Horizon Forbidden West and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection.

We discuss all of the biggest announcements and trailers from Gamescom Opening Night Live including Dead Island 2, Lies of P, Everywhere, The Callisto Protocol and High on Life plus we also touch on some of the indie showcases and talk Midnight Fight Express.

We discuss Microsoft's claims that Sony is paying publishers to keep games off Xbox Game Pass, the Embracer Group's latest acquisitions and some of the games revealed at the THQ Nordic Showcase plus we also talk Rollerdrome, Boyfriend Dungeon, Trover Saves the Universe, Escape Academy and Yakuza 0.

Find out if Stray is like catnip to the Game Junk crew with our full group review and a plot-specific spoiler discussion.

We bare our souls and reveal the top 10 games that we haven't beaten (or played at all) plus we also discuss As Dusk Falls, Multiversus, Boyfriend Dungeon and The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners.

We discuss The Last of Us Part I Features and Gameplay video and the news that the game is coming to PC plus we also offer our initial impressions of Stray and the new PS Plus plus we talk Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, Sifu, Pixel Puzzle Makeout League and the Live A Live demo.

We review the 2021 film Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City and discuss the Sega Genesis Mini 2 plus we also talk Yakuza 0, Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Freshly Frosted and Escape Academy.

We recap some of the major releases in 2022 up until now and count down our individual top 5 games of the year (so far) plus we also talk Nintendo Switch Sports, Risk of Rain 2, Persona 4 Golden, Elechead and Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course.

We discuss all of the major announcements and trailers from Nintendo's latest Partner Showcase including such games as Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Blanc and Return to Monkey Island plus we briefly touch on the God of War Ragnarok release date rumours and talk Pixel Puzzle Makeout League, Escape Simulator, Xenoblade Chronicles and Cuphead.

We dip into the mailbag to answer some of your junk mail questions about video game drinks, Nintendo's litigious nature, anticipation for new consoles, handling jump scares, controllers and the Steam Summer Sale plus we also discuss The Quarry, Neon White, Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishment, Moss, Resident Evil 2 and Gibbon: Beyond the Trees.

We tie up some loose ends from Summer Game Fest including the Capcom Showcase, Final Fantasy VII Anniversary Celebration and Sonic Frontiers trailer plus we also discuss TMNT: Shredder's Revenge, Card Shark, Neon White, Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion and Ninja Gaiden Sigma.

In this mega-sized episode, we run through all of the major announcements from the Summer Game Fest Showcase and Xbox / Bethesda Showcase including Starfield, Redfall, Diablo IV and The Last of Us: Part I plus we also discuss some of the indie highlights from the Devolver Digital Showcase and Day of the Devs.

We break down all of the announcements and trailers from the latest Sony State of Play including the Resident Evil 4 Remake, The Callisto Protocol, Street Fighter 6, Final Fantasy XVI and some PSVR2 stuff plus we also talk Diablo Immortal.

We discuss Playstation Plus Premium classic games getting trophy support and count down our top 5 PS1 games we want to revisit plus we also touch on the Star Wars Jedi: Survivor trailer and talk Risk of Rain 2, Huntdown, Titanfall 2, Horizon Chase Turbo, Loot River, Loop Hero and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair.

Special guest Nick Cooper from Drastic Games joins us to discuss their new game Soundfall and the challenges of developing a rhythm-based looter shooter.

We discuss some of the highlights from the latest Nintendo Indie World stream (including Soundfall, a game Huck worked on) and analyze the new Gotham Knights Gameplay Demo plus we also discuss the Starfield / Redfall delay and talk Citizen Sleeper, Peglin and Patrick's Parabox.