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With Mark away on assignment, the inmates are running the asylum, so tune in as Dave and Jack run down the week in gaming and shoot the breeze: *New Jack in 'not a nice man' shocker. *Big Randy Pitchford in 'even worse man than previously thought' shocker *The DOOM and Warzone obsessions deepen *An in depth chat about notable acting in video games. We forgot timestamps until we were already upload...

A truly chaotic show that hits all emotions, as we discuss everything from the recent Chris Benoit documentary to the whimsical world of Ori and the Will of the Wisps. We also started what will be a reoccurring segment (till we get bored and move onto something else)- a video game quiz! Listen in as Dave and Mark scratch their heads trying to decipher Jack's cryptic clues. 07:20 - Dark Side of the...

Hello everyone, once your hands are thoroughly washed, come join us for another instalment of Link to the Cast, where this week we will be talking about our favourite original and licensed compositions in video games. Please be sure to follow us on twitter @linktothecast and let us know favourites! 03:15 - Final Fantasy 7/8 15:32 - Fifa / Be A Pro 23:35 - Tetris Effect 25:55 - Ori and the Will of...

Hello, so.... you're probably stuck at home and quite bored at the moment. Good news! We have a full recap of wXw 16 Carat Gold, AEW Revolution, WWE Elimination Chamber, and our recommended matches for February to keep you distracted for 2 hours. 02:23 - wXw 16 Carat Gold 01:16:30 - Elimination Chamber 01:21:45 - Revolution 01:37:00 - Recommended matches for February Stay safe everyone! ----------...

With Dave on assignment, Jack and Mark take a trip down memory lane to talk about the Playstation 2 in all its glory. Elsewhere we do a deep dive on the Final Fantasy VII Remaster demo, talk about Sherlock (BBC) and yes, there’s plenty of coronavirus chatter. 10:30 - The PS2 turns 20 41:37 - Final Fantasy 7 Demo 54:37 - Mega Man Zero Collection 1:05:21 - Dark Waters 1:10:15 - Sherlock 1:16:52 - Be...

Your late Valentine's Day gift is here, discussing what is arguably the most important theatrical release of the year (we also talk about Parasite), plus we make time for some listener questions! 17:15 - Parasite (and general film award chatter) 27:45 - Sonic The Hedgehog 36:50 - A day in the Neighbourhood 44:00 - O Brother Where Art Thou? 51:15 - Aggretsuko 55:55 - Ken Byrne’s Civil War 01:05:05...

Dave and Mark make their triumphant return to talk about the absurdity that is professional wrestling. There will be a look at all the major companies and how they’ve started the new year, before diving into their recommended matches for the month. It’s most likely an excellent show but you should check it out just to be safe! 09:25 - WWE 22:39 - Royal Rumble 49:20 Takeover UK / Worlds Collide 54:...

After an extended break we are finally back! We took a little time off to think about the show and whether we needed to change things up - what with the realisation that we end up talking about more than just video games (and have a couple of failed podcasts as a result) and that we’ve done over 150 book club specials. Because of this, the book club feature has been put on the shelf for the time b...

*sings everybody cries to the tune of Lance Archer's theme* It's the start of a new year, which can only mean one thing: It's WrestleKingom season! Bryan Rose (@br26)returns to help Mark review both nights of WrestleKingdom 14 *spoiler* we thought they were good. We look at everything from Naito finally raising his hand at the Dome as IWGP champ, to the emotional farewell for the greatest Jr Heavy...

And it all comes down to this. Two hours, four men, a whole mess of games, one Game of the Year. Tune in as Dave ( @thedaytodave ), Mark ( @lithiumproject ), Jack ( @JackLayzell ) and Barry ( @TheBarrylad ) fight it out for 2019’s Game of the Year! Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Ca...

Round 2, seconds out! Dave ( @thedaytodave ), Mark ( @lithiumproject ), Jack ( @JackLayzell ) and Barry ( @TheBarrylad ) are back for more as they thrash out some more awards: *Best Music (Score or Soundtrack * The Peter Willington Memorial ‘It’s like a ham sandwich or Keane’ Award for Okayest Game *2019’s Game of…not 2019 (A game released prior to January 1 2019 that got either a new port, HD rem...

Back with one hell of a bang, Link to the Cast’s GOTY extravaganza is here with the first of THREE episodes thrashing out the best and worst of the year that was. Join Dave ( @thedaytodave ), Mark ( @lithiumproject ), Jack ( @JackLayzell ) and Barry ( @TheBarrylad ) in part one as they chat: *The Konami Korner Award for Video Game People Being Trash *Disappointment of The Year *Gaming Moment of th...

We're kicking it again, big willy style with another edition of Link to the Cast! - At the movies with Jack and Mark - Mark looks at Apple Arcade - Bethesda continues to be peak Bethesda - The sexiest Game Boy you've ever seen - WWE 2K20 is a broken mess And finally, we head back to the original Playstation for our book club feature this week as Mark talks about one of his favourites, the often ov...

We have an absolute unit of an episode as we are once again joined by friend of the show, Peter Willington (@xeroxeroxero) to chat about all of the following: - JOKER - Untitled Goose Game - Sayonara Wild Hearts - Link's Awakening - Control - Wilmot's Warehouse - Truck Driver *breathes* We also look at Blizzard's decision to punish a pro-Hong Kong Hearthstone player, plus discuss the rather grim M...

*HONK* Oh yeah and we talk about Final Fantasy VII. _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just search ‘Link to The Cast’. iTunes: itunes.apple.com/ie/podcast/link-…d1041159027?mt=2 Now on Spotify!: open.spotify.com/show/2QWaUsReOViuacpts1HcSI Soundcloud: @link-to-the-cast Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podc...

[Insert meme here] - Jack is internet famous - Mark and Dave clash over Devil May Cry V - Dave gives us his thoughts on Control - The tragic events surrounding Alec Holowka - Mark explains Untitled Goose Game On this week's book club we start our journey through Final Fantasy month, taking a look back through a series that is much loved across the gaming community. To start us off we are joined by...

Hey yo, it's time for another round of LTTC. - A mini Popcorn Social chatting about Stranger Things 3 & The Lion King - Blazing Chrome & Donut County - All the talk about Insomniac, Spider-Man, Disney/Marvel - How much Kojima is too much Kojima? A full rundown of the Google Stadia back catalogue And on our book club this week we are getting extreme, except we're switching the skateboard for roller...

Your weekly Harry Potter-centric fancast is here! - Mark watched every Potter film in a row - Original DOOM is on the Switch - but it's not perfect - Juventus sign an exclusive deal with Konami/PES - Nintendo accept a lot of Joycons are borked - Rockstar North are a bunch of bastards And on our book club feature this week, we go nu-wave retro as we head back to 2014 and discuss one of the best, Sh...

Hey! It's another instalment of the longest-running episodic podcast in podcasting history (maybe), it's Link to the Cast! There's a full-on review of Spiderman: Far From Home. If you want to avoid any spoilers skip from 2:35 to 18:00. - Mario Maker 2 - The Nintendo Switch Lite - Netflix announces a Cuphead animated series - Belle Delphine - Alcremie.... And in your Book Club feature this week, we...

The gang is back together! - Thoughts on Toy Story 4 and Spiderman: Far From Home - Reviews on My Friend Pedro and Cadence of Hyrule - Cuphead DLC delayed until next year - Epic vows to cover Kickstarter refunds for exclusive titles following Shenmue III mess - Dr Disrespect is back on Twitch, to the surprise of no one And in our book club this week we're only going back to 2017, but it is for the...

Yeah, we goofed. Owing to a technical snafu Dave wasn't able to get the show edited, but now he's back and the dust has long since settled, why not drop our e3 post-show anyway? Sit back as Dave and Jackory sift through the good and bad of e3 2019 and settle which host is the most clairvoyant of them all? _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We...

Get ready for more thrills and spills with another instalment of LTTC! On the show this week: - Cats in mech suits - You can no longer catch them all in Pokemon Sword and Shield - Of course Watch Dogs Legion made it onto the BBC - The last ever splatfest is coming this July And this week we're looking ahead to the release of an upcoming remake by going back to 1993 and exploring Koholint Island in...

It's that time of year again my friends, where we dust off our crystal ball ahead of next week's E3 conference. Listen in as Dave, Mark and Jack give their annual predictions that are slightly more reserved than last year's absurd attempts. Listen in and join us next week with our post-E3 analysis podcast as we attempt to cover all the announcements and see which one of us is the true gaming Nostr...

Well hello there friends, fancy a cast? The lads reconvene on the airwaves to get caught up: *Dave's dispatches from the Cuphead frontline *What's Randy at now? *Yes, but what IS Death Stranding Our book club this week is an inky affair as we get in the painted trenches with Splatoon! _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most...

The P̶o̶p̶c̶o̶r̶n̶ ̶S̶o̶c̶i̶a̶l̶ has returned! Mark and Jack are back with a new LTTC to talk all the happenings in the past week. *The greatest sporting event in the world - Eurovision *John Wick 3 *Bastion *Mini Metro *Mario Maker 2 And in our book club, we're travelling all the way back to last week, as we talk about the recently released Pokemon Detective Pikachu and see if it is any good (spo...