IGN UK Podcast

Another week, another major publisher showcase, so Cardy, Joe, and Matt are back with big discussion about Nintendo Direct and the wild casting choices for the Super Mario movie. Plus, big opinions on Denis Villeneuve's latest sci-fi epic, Dune, as well as a duo of great Netflix shows. Joe's also bemused over the absurd wealth that's going on in the latest intro to FIFA. There's also a classic edi...

Cardy, Matt and Emma are here to talk about the delight that is Deathloop. We also have impressions of the Call of Duty Vanguard beta which Emma has been playing, a lovely photo puzzle game called TOEM which Cardy enjoyed, and Matt's journey through the psychedelic rock coming of age tale, The Artful Escape. Want to submit your own Endless Search, food opinion, or a bit of other nonsense? Feel fre...

Not only did a PlayStation showcase happen this week packed with God of War, Marvel and Star Wars games, but the long-awaited trailer for The Matrix Resurrections dropped as well. Cardy, Matt and Joe are here to talk all about them as well as all of the films and games they've been enjoying over the past week. There's a lot, so buckle in for a long one. Want to submit your own Endless Search, food...

This week the IGN UK podcast heads to Yara, the setting of Far Cry 6. Matt's spent a few hours in its jungles, and so tells Dale and Jesse exactly what he thinks of it so far. There's also chat about House of Ashes, the next game in the Dark Pictures Anthology, as well as more thoughts on time loopers Twelve Minutes and The Forgotten City. All that doesn't mean that we don't have time for an Endle...

Cardy, Dale and Jesse are here to pick out a few highlights from gamescom's Opening Night Live, including Korean colour-fest DokeV. Lot's of games have been played this week as well, so why not sit back and hear all about Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Psychonauts 2, Riders Republic and The Forgotten City. If you have time for some TV as well, then why not book a stay at The White Lotus? This weeks Endle...

Cardy and Matt are joined by friend of the podcast, Gamespot's Lucy James, to discuss how they're all faring breaking out of the puzzling time loop that is 12 Minutes. But don't worry, this episode is far longer than just shy of a quarter of an hour. There's also chat about the newly-revealed Call of Duty: Vanguard, and Cardy's been playing Ghost of Tsushima again to explore the new island added a...

Cardy, Dale and Jesse are here to tell you all about the thousands of zombies they killed in Back 4 Blood. Cardy's also gone hands-on with Black Panther from the upcoming Marvel's Avengers: War for Wakanda expansion, while Dale has been playing Far Cry in VR and for some reason replaying Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order. Jesse also politely reminds us of the existence of the turn of the millennium chil...

Cardy, Joe and Emma are here to build out the ultimate roster for our hot new fighting game, British Sitcom Smash. Things get silly. Before that though, the return of Ted Lasso is discussed alongside the latest Apex Legends update and new sports RPG Dodgeball Academia. Plus, Cardy gives you a list of 1950s films you might want to watch if you haven't, because why not? Remember, if you want to get...

This week Simon, Emma, and Matt link up to discuss the plethora of wonderful games shown at the Annapurna Interactive showcase, including the delightful Stray and The Artful Escape. Beyond that, topics also include James Gunn's DC trip The Suicide Squad, Disney's Jungle Cruise, and new Xbox and PC exclusive The Ascent.  As usual, there's also a challenging edition of The Endless Search, and your f...

In the 602nd episode of the IGN UK Podcast, Simon Cardy is joined by Joe Skrebels and Matt Purslow to discuss the highlights (and a lowlight) from EA Play Live 2021. Then, by way of a little journey through Cardy's Mass Effect playthrough, the chat moves to games that are playable right now, namely The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and Death's Door. Is Skyward Sword as bad as people remember?...

It's time to welcome Emma. She joins Cardy and Al for a chat all about the new Valve Steam Deck handheld console. They also talk about how they felt about Loki now it's finished and Black Widow. Emma then shares her experiences playing the Metroid series for the first while Cardy tells everyone why they should be watching The Sopranos. Of course there's also an Endless Search as well as your feedb...

We've reached 600 episodes of the IGN UK podcast! To celebrate we gathered the full team for a watchalong of Green Street (or Green Street Hooligans in the US), a cult favourite movie of the IGN UK Podcast. To watchalong with us you can find Green Street on Netflix in the UK. Like previous landmark podcast episodes, we still plan to do a live show to celebrate when we feel it's safe to do so, but...

This is our 600th episode but we're not calling it that so deal with it. Cardy, Matt and Joe are here to talk about the few things that caught their eye from PlayStation's State of Play including yet another look at Deathloop, Lost Judgement and Jett: The Far Shore, a certified "Joe Game". We also dig into Netflix horror trilogy Fear Street and take a walk down memory lane with Gears of War, Halo...

Welcome to another Friday - please allow Joe, Matt, and Jesse to steer you down a relaxing, lazy river of cool games they've been playing recently, from Sea of Thieves to Wildermyth (which sounds so good that two of us bought it during the show). If you're up to date on Loki, we've also got a big spoiler-y chat right at the end. In the Endless Search this week we return to Jesse's unexpected area...

Simon and the JJs are here to provide the scat soundtrack to your weekend. Cardy reviewed Mario Golf: Super Rush and tells us all about it. Jesse has been playing with Lego and diving into hardcore WW2 simulations. While Joe has been playing a little bit of everything really, including the mysteriously titled New Football Game Online Performance Test. The Endless Search returns with a fantasticall...

Nothing can stop the summer of fun as Cardy, Joe and Dale are here to talk about all the games that caught their eye from E3. There's loads of astronauts, some rats, burger talk and Willem Dafoe. All the classics. We've got Nintendo, Xbox, Bethesda, Ubisoft and Square to cover so no time for an Endless Search again (sorry), but there is of course always time for your feedback. Remember, if you wan...

The Summer of Fun is here and Cardy, Matt and Dale are here to get it started. Firstly they react to what caught their eye from Geoff Keighley's big kick-off, then tell you all about how much a good time Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is. There's a bit of Battlefield 2042 speculation before diving into the joys of watching Loki, In The Heights and F9. Oh, and it's football day too. There's so much...

Cardy and Matt have been globetrotting as a spy and hacker respectively in new co-op puzzler Operation: Tango. They're joined by Jesse who has another indie horror game to put onto your radar. There's also numerous reasons given as to why you should be playing Griftlands and watching both Bo Burnham's Inside and Mare of Easttown. There's an Endless Search to sink your brain teeth into as well as s...

Cardy, Matt and Dale like what they saw from the new Horizon: Forbidden West gameplay so are here to tell you all about it. Cardy and Matt have also been having a mixed time with Biomutant and some fleeting fun with Knockout City. Oh, and Zack Snyder has made another film so Army of the Dead is also on the menu. There's of course an Endless Search to play as well as some URGENT feedback to respond...

Matt's had a good ol' look at Deathloop and won't stop banging on about it so we let him on the podcast despite it being his week off. Cardy has been continuing his Mass Effect journey and is joined by Joe to talk about how exciting being able to fight in Nakatomi Plaza in Warzone is. There's also three Netflix shows, Castlevania, Jupiter's Legacy and Love, Death and Robots that are recommended to...

Cardy and Matt are joined by two visitors from the GameSpot Galaxy, Lucy James and Tamoor Hussain, to talk everything Mass Effect. They also delve into what works and what doesn't in Apex Legends' new Arenas mode, as well as give their verdict on new animated movie, The Mitchells vs. The Machines. Plus, an epic three-way Endless Search and of course, your feedback. Remember, if you want to get in...

Resident Evil Village is finally out and our two local evil residents, Dale and Jesse have played and finished the game a collective 7 times, so they've got a lot to say! Boss man Alex Simmons also makes a triumphant return to the pod to talk about all the - somewhat disappointing - Star Wars announcements coming out of May 4th. We also discuss The Bad Batch, Sound of Metal and how much we'd pay f...

Greetings from The Big Boy Flapjack Squad. Cardy, Matt and Joe are back to unpack the gorgeous gameplay from the Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart State of Play this week as well as indulging in the gory delights of Mortal Kombat. But the blood explosions don't stop there as early impressions of dino-blaster Second Extinction are shared alongside the ultra-violent Invincible. Excitement for Steven Spi...

Cardy, Joe and Jesse are here to talk about all things time loops and time travel and having the time of their lives doing so. Returnal is coming out soon and we've got our hot of the press impressions on why you should be excited. Jesse finally got some hands-on time with Resident Evil Village while Joe and Cardy were busy setting off nukes in Verdansk in Call of Duty Warzone. All of this plus an...

The Firm™ are back and here to talk all about the Resident Evil announcements from this week. Cardy, Joe and Dale discuss Resident Evil Village, the return of the Mercenaries mode and Resident Evil 4 being remade for VR. Plus, we talk about which games we'd like to see get the "Snyder Cut" treatment as well as Cardy telling you why you should watch Judas and the Black Messiah. Last week's Endless...