GrinCast - a podcast about videogaming and games from GameGrin

Happy New Year from the GrinCast! Now we turn our heads to the year yet to come... This week on the GrinCast we're looking forward to 2017 and what it might hold in store for gaming. Your regularly scheduled news is back as usual - we'll be chatting about the latest Mass Effect reveal and how the console wars are going as we move into the year of the PS4 Pro and the Scorpio. As always, you can com...

This is it. This is the big one. The 10 best games of the year. Which ones made it? Click to find out! This is it. This is the big one. We've been waiting all year to do this and it's finally come around. The GrinCast gets together to decide what game was the best of the year. We've got more than 30 games to talk about so strap in and get ready for debate, pros, cons, swearing, anger, gin, exasper...

The GrinCast takes on the games that fell flat in this strange year of 2016. So here we are. 2016, it's been weird. The GrinCast are here to guide you through the best and the worst that the year had to offer. In the first of our two-part end of year specials, the team will tackle the games that came out this year that simply didn't live up to the hype. We've dragged in as many of the gang as poss...

This week on the GrinCast we chat about the No Man's Sky lawsuit, YouTubers (shock) being assholes and the huge increase in games on the Steam Store. As usual we'll have our own… This week on the GrinCast we chat about the No Man's Sky lawsuit, YouTubers (shock) being assholes and the huge increase in games on the Steam Store. As usual we'll have our own outsider view on all things gaming w...

This week on the GrinCast we talk mod support for Saints Row IV and the inevitable arrival of rude and crude modding satisfaction. We also discuss Black Friday deals, the Steam… This week on the GrinCast we talk mod support for Saints Row IV and the inevitable arrival of rude and crude modding satisfaction. We also discuss Black Friday deals, the Steam Sale, and nominate our favourite games...

This week on the GrinCast we're talking about bad communities - or why developers need to encourage gamers to be nice to each other and team up properly. As well as that we'll be… This week on the GrinCast we're talking about bad communities - or why developers need to encourage gamers to be nice to each other and team up properly. As well as that we'll be chatting about Planet Coaster , Po...

This week on the GrinCast we're live on Twitch again! This week on the GrinCast it's stream week! That means we're bringing you a live, uncut episode of the show as it aired live on Twitch. Expect banter, in-jokes, some hiccups and extras. We're talking Dishonored 2 , Mass Effect Andromeda and much, much more! Remember, you can get in touch with the GrinCast on Twitter and find us on iTunes . Or l...

Sales, Bullshots and Steam rivals This week on the pod we say we've got two news pieces but that was a lie and we go completely off rails with the news. We go over the massive sales of both Grand Theft Auto V and Mafia III , talk about Steam's removal of bullshots from store pages and their supposedly new rival Facebook, with their new Gameroom client.  As usual you can get in touch with us on Twi...

Devolution, dishonour and strained vocal chords on this week's podcast! This week on the pod there's some hefty news to chew through. We go over how Turtle Rock studios have left development for Evolve , how Bethesda has started a new policy of sending out review copies a day before release and the voice actor's strike. We'll also be doing our regular monthly section on which games will suck next...

Wow, what a show we have for you this time! Three types of hype are full steam ahead as we talk about the imminent release of Battlefield 1, the announcement that Rockstar is… Wow, what a show we have for you this time! Three types of hype are full steam ahead as we talk about the imminent release of Battlefield 1 , the announcement that Rockstar is making a Read Dead Redemption sequel and...

We're live and uncut in a brand new streamcast recorded live on Twitch. [Warning: NSFW audio from the start] This week on the GrinCast we take to Twitch yet again to record the podcast live. What shenanigans will we get up to? Well we chat Mass Effect: Andromeda 's launch date being leaked, the new Pokémon evolutions, PlayStation VR, Steam Link and WiFi-enabled kettles. All that and the usual chao...

This week the pod talks about VR, football games and special editions. This week on the GrinCast we're talking about special editions and whether they're really relevant anymore, plus the gang go through what they'd like included if we made our very own special edition box set.  Other than that we'll go over the news that you need Infinite Warfare to play the remastered COD4 , a explosion of comme...

This week on the GrinCast we have a mini cast and talk about the rumour that, surprise! Battleborn is likely going free to play and talk about the upcoming games of October and… This week on the GrinCast we have a mini cast and talk about the rumour that, surprise! Battleborn is likely going free to play and talk about the upcoming games of October and which will suck.  Listen to the end to...

This week on the GrinCast the gang take on the emerging trend of "choices" in games and whether they're needed at all... This week on the GrinCast the gang take on the emerging trend of "impactful choices" in games and whether they're all that they're cracked up to be. We'll also be having a crack at the new Battlefield 1 specs, Elite Dangerous updates and the recently-released Telltale Batman cha...

This week on the GrinCast we have a mini cast and praise the consoles, dream of becoming stars of Mass Effect: Andromeda and talk about newbs. In this week's GrinCast we have a mini cast and discuss console mods, dream of becoming a star in Mass Effect: Andromeda and talk about newbs in gaming - which this week's host totally knew exactly what we were talking about.  Expect the usual gaffs, hilari...

In this week's GrinCast we're live on twitch so expect the usual amount of gaffs, laughs and outtakes... In this week's GrinCast we were live on Twitch so expect the usual amount of gaffs, laughs and outtakes that come with it. We discuss the new PS4 Pro and Mass Effect reveals plus how PETA is angrily commenting on one of our articles. Things take on a more serious tone in the second half where w...

This week on the GrinCast we're all about the riches, remasters and reveals. This week on the GrinCast we're going over how Eve is set to go free to play, a head honcho at EA slamming rumours about a Mass Effect remaster and CD Projekt Red being valued at $1bn. We're also talking about games revealing too much before release dates and have a little discussion about Battlefield 1 . Remember as alwa...

This week we're rounding up gamescom 2016 - the gossip, the games and the news! This week on the GrinCast we're rounding up gamescom 2016 with the four members of our cast who made the trip to Cologne last week. We'll be talking games, gossip and news from the show floor, as well as going over the games coming out next month and which will inevitably suck. Remember you can find us on iTunes and if...

This week we talk No Man's Sky and the hype that disappoints thousands of gamers each year - live on Twitch! This week on the GrinCast we tackle the big news of the week that everyone has been waiting for! That's right, Sirius Online has gone free to play ! Plus we'll be talking about that game nobody has heard of called No Man's Sky . We also have our usual off-topic fun and games - this time rev...

This week we're joined by developers SomaSim to talk about the NX, Ghostbusters and the best in simulation games! This week on the GrinCast we're delighted to be joined by developers of the upcoming Project Highrise : SomaSim. We'll be running down the new Nintendo NX news, the flop of the Ghostbusters game and the subsequent bankruptcy of its makers and the best simulation games of all time. You...

Wanna know what we said about No Man's Sky...? This week on the GrinCast we're getting down and dirty with the games coming out in August and deciding which ones just won't be worth the hassle. Will  No Man's Sky  be among them? You'll have to wait and see. On top of that we'll be talking about the  Life is Strange  live action adaptation as well remembering that there will be a film based on  The...

This week on the GrinCast we're covering changes to World of Warcraft, Valve answering CS:GO betting issues, Tomb Raider films and No Man's Sky. We're also talking about what… This week on the GrinCast we're covering changes to World of Warcraft , Valve answering CS:GO betting issues, Tomb Raider films and No Man's Sky . We're also talking about what games we bought changed our lives. As al...

The GrinCast takes to Twitch to discuss Pokemon Go some more, as well as PS4 specs and everything else! This week on the GrinCast we're back on Twitch for a livecast. We go over Pokémon Go  some more as it releases in the UK and takes the country by storm. We'll also be talking about Nintendo's new mini NES and the specs of the PS4 Neo. All that plus our usual mix of facts, jokes, banter, self-dep...

We're all a flutter over things with GO in their title on this week's podcast. We're all a flutter over things with GO in their title on today's podcast. We're talking about the CS:GO skin scandal with much wailing and gnashing of teeth over the state of YouTube and gaming in general. On top of that we're singing the praises of Pokémon GO  and Cal, Fouler and Hamilton try their best not too talk a...

This week on the GrinCast it's the end of the month so we take a look at July and wonder which games coming out will be awful. On top of that we're talking about the latest… This week on the GrinCast it's the end of the month so we take a look at July and wonder which games coming out will be awful. On top of that we're talking about the latest competitive release of  Overwatch , the Steam...