Gaming Lobby

Fancy a bit of loot? That’s the question facing Hannah, Matt and Steve, as they return for the latest episode of The Gaming Lobby podcast! Microtransactions, loot creates, and in game purchases have been attracting the ire of the team this time around. Where’s the line? What’s right, what’s wrong, and what state is in the industry in? Plus: are YouTubers part of the problem? All these are discusse...

Snobbery, snobbery, snobbery. That’s the topic in hand as Hannah, Matt and Steve return for the latest episode of The Gaming Lobby. Snobbishness in and towards videogames gets the trio talking: Matt takes on console gaming, Steve has some words about mobile games, Hannah has views on frame rates. Between them all, much to discuss. And then? There’s the small matter of their little quiz show at the...

The Gaming Lobby videogaming podcast is turning its attention towards movies and TV shows this month. After all, history has taught us that nothing works more seamlessly than turning a much-loved game into a movie. Gulp. Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor are your hosts, and obviously they amiably agree as always... They also round off the episode with one of the easier gami...

Get ready for blood, guts and corruptible minds in the latest episode of The Gaming Lobby podcast.   Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor are your hosts for another delve into the world of videogames.   In their crosshairs this time? Violence in videogames, a topic for which Hannah put on her Doom T-shirt. The trio look at some of history’s most notable violent games...

They’re back, and they’re arguing again! Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor are your hosts for another delve into the world of videogames.   This time, what starts as a straightforward debate about the merits of both physical and digital games goes down a rabbit hole of collectables and an unexpected Banjo Kazooie impression. Plus there’s the moment when Football Manage...

It's the latest episode of Gaming Lobby, Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor stop playing games for a while to listen to them instead! They celebrate the quality of videogame scores and salute some of their highlights, and there's a mandated mention too of the mighty Parappa The Rappa . Plus, Hannah's trip to listen to a video score concert, and not quite getting the music sh...

Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor - the Gaming Lobby team, - return to chat games, test their skills, and hope that producer Chris hasn't put an outtake in the mix as a post-credits sting. It's multiplayer games that they're turning their attention to this episode. What do they play? What are the multiplayer games they've enjoyed from yesteryear? And are they any good? Plus...

Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor - the Gaming Lobby team, - turn their brains and eyes towards gaming remakes. Obviously, as always, it's a very grown up and proper conversation, that in no way segues into, er, more 'off piste' moments. They lament gaming manuals. Matt offers a tenner (not a real one) to anyone who can beat him at Mario Kart . Producer Chris sighs, but get...

It's a time for The Gaming Lobby team to look ahead, as Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor start wrapping their head around preorders and preorder culture. It starts sensible of course, as they consider which games are on their radars for 2023. But then, predictably, the grumbles kick in and normal service resumes. They also end up getting into gaming awards, where indies fi...

The Gaming Lobby returns, with Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor knocking their heads back together for their latest dive into the world of videogaming. The topic? Well, in theory, it was supposed to be seasonal games, but that proves to be just the starting point. Along the way they cover Home Alone, a really rather moving game, a bit of God Of War , one or two complaints,...

We're at the third episode of Gaming Lobby, a podcast exploring the past, present and future of videogames! Your hosts? Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor are your guides, and obviously, they always agree on everything This time? Well, they're trying to scare each other. Which videogames are really scary? Which are the ones that get under the skin? Quite a few recommendation...

Welcome back to Gaming Lobby, a podcast exploring the past, present and future of videogames! Your hosts? Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor In this episode, our intrepid threesome head deep into the world of really difficult videogames. Which are the toughest? Are difficult games fun? Don't we all just want an easy life? Also, Steve manages to not tell anyone for at least a...

A very warm welcome to Gaming Lobby, a brand new podcast exploring the past, present and future of videogames! Your hosts? Hannah Rutherford (@lomadia), Steve Kelly and Matt Taylor In our debut episode, we’re marking the release of the final FIFA – until it changes name next year – by chatting sports games. Which would go better if, well, our hosts were particularly sporty. Still, they manage to g...