Game Junk Podcast

We do a deep dive into Metroid Dread with a full group review (spoilers included).

We count down our personal top 5 video game franchises of all time plus Frank and Sean give their initial impressions of Metroid Dread and Andrew discusses Tales of Arise.

We discuss the possibility of Konami reviving MGS, Silent Hill and Castlevania, as well as recent Netflix and Sony acquisitions plus we also answer your junk mail and discuss Sable, Paper Mario: The Origami King, Persona 5, Predator: Hunting Grounds and Night in the Woods.

We discuss most of the major announcements from the latest Nintendo Direct including the Super Mario animated movie voice cast, Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Bayonetta 3 plus we also talk Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Persona 5 Royal, Gorogoa, Night in the Woods and Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls.

We offer up our initial impressions of Deathloop and discuss The Artful Escape, Murder Mystery Machine and Lost in Random plus we also answer junk mail questions about DLSS and remakes vs remasters.

We discuss all of the big announcements from Sony’s Playstation Showcase 2021 including Spider-Man 2, Wolverine and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake plus we also talk F.I.S.T., Proteus, Dicey Dungeons, Myst and Superliminal.

We run down all of the big upcoming games for the fall / holiday season and rate our excitement level for each plus we also talk Psychonauts 2 and Recompile.

We count down our top 5 announcements from Gamescom 2021 (so far) and talk Dodgeball Academia, Toodee and Topdee, Axiom Verge 2 and Hades, plus we also dive into a deeper group discussion on Twelve Minutes.

Alex from PixelNAUTS joins us to talk about their new game Rocket Rumble and to help us breakdown the ID@Xbox Twitch Showcase and Nintendo Indie World Showcase plus we also talk Axiom Verge 2, Roki, Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster.

We dip into the Game Junk mailbag to answer some of your questions about indie game profitability, speedrunning, desert island games and favourite game soundtracks plus we also discuss Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster, Skyward Sword HD, the Fracked demo and more.

We get excited about the various indie game announcements and updates presented during the first ever Annapurna Interactive Showcase plus we also talk The Ascent, Paradise Killer, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Death's Door, Half-Life: Alyx and more.

We discuss all of the announcements from EA Play Live 2021 including the Dead Space remake plus we also talk The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, Death's Door, Horizon Zero Dawn and The Pedestrian.

We offer our initial opinions on Valve's Steam Deck handheld PC gaming console and speculate on what Netflix getting into video games might look like plus we also talk Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion, Mario Golf: Super Rush, CrossCode, Phantasy Star and Sam & Max: This Time It's Virtual!.

We run through all of the news from Sony's latest State of Play including the Deathloop extended gameplay trailer and react to the Nintendo Switch OLED announcement plus we also talk Mario Golf: Super Rush, Scarlet Nexus, Dark Alliance, CrossCode, Nier: Automata, Skyrim VR and Chicory: A Colorful Tale.

We fall down the rabbit hole of Abandoned / Silent Hill conspiracy theories and discuss the controversy over God of War: Ragnarok coming to PS4 plus we also talk Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Backbone, the NORCO demo, Maneater, Puzzle Bobble VR and Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade Intermission.

We run through all of the announcements from E3 2021 in an epic length show with a focus on the Microsoft and Nintendo press events plus we also discuss some of the interesting indie games revealed and try to answer that age old question, "Who won E3?".

We breakdown all of the announcements from the Summer Game Fest Kickoff livestream and the Day of the Devs event plus we also talk Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade, the Scarlet Nexus demo, Backbone and Biomutant.

We count down the top 5 E3 announcements we'd most like to see this month and discuss some of the rumours and predictions already out there plus we also talk Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Biomutant, Battlefield 1, Operation Tango and PHOGS!.

We react to the Sony State of Play gameplay video for Horizon Forbidden West plus we also discuss the latest Unreal Engine 5 tech demo and talk Biomutant, Resident Evil: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village.

We count down our top 5 horror games of all time and discuss The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword amiibo controversy plus we also talk Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Final Fantasy IX, Resident Evil: Village and 999.

We offer our thoughts on Resident Evil Village and discuss Manifold Garden and The Mosaic plus we also answer some questions from Discord covering topics like difficulty levels, DualSense design ideas, PC gaming and video game malaise.

Jay from Film Junk joins us to discuss Returnal, the roguelike genre and whether it matters if you beat a game plus we also talk Kaze and the Wild Masks, Control and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard.

We get into the debate over whether gamers should support their favourite games by paying full price for them and discuss Sony's latest State of Play with a Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart gameplay demo plus we also talk Genesis Noir, Kaze and the Wild Masks and Nier: Automata.

We break down all of the winners from the 24th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards and discuss some of the announcements from the Oculus Gaming Showcase plus we also talk MLB The Show 21, Fantasian, Little Nightmares, Nier: Automata and Xcloud beta on iOS and PC.

We try to figure out if The Last of Us remake story is actually news plus we discuss all of the announcements from the latest Resident Evil and Nintendo Indie World showcases and talk NieR: Automata, Hollow Knight, Clap Hanz Golf, Mini Motorways and A Monster's Expedition.