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Link to the Cast is back and coming at you like a mighty bazooka, as all three hosts of our fine program convene to discuss many a thing: *Pitchford is on one. *Walkouts at Riot Games *Dave’s trials and tribulations trying to Deal with the Devil And in our book club, maybe the apex of the Smackdown series as we talk Here Comes The Pain! _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate an...

With Jack now a fully fledged member of the LTTC crew, Mark and Dave can slack more often! But until then... We talk all things Avengers Endgame *SPOILERS AHEAD* Skip ahead to 24:50 to avoid. - Baba is You - Cuphead - Hook - All things 90s with that Sonic trailer - A new Earthworm Jim trailer with a twist - Notch is not on Microsoft's Christmas Card list And in our bookclub feature this week, we g...

Ahoy chums, fancy a Cast? Dave and Mark are back, and there is much to discuss *Mark crafts some impression *An announcement that will shake LTTC to its very core! *Censorship in China hits a new nadir? *Nintendo removing a raft of stages from Smash, and it’s not all genitals and swastikas! In our Book Club, Mark attempts the big sell as he tries to convince Dave to play off-beat cult RPG Undertal...

The dust has settled, the wrestles have been wrestled, and the lads have just about recovered. Recorded the Tuesday after Wrestlemania, listen in as Dave, Mark, Jack and Barry run down the highs and lows of Mania week, of which there were generous helpings of both. Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are available on most podcast platforms, just searc...

Oh boy, here we go. It’s only fitting that on the most packed Wrestlemania Week yet, yer boys return with their most exhaustive preview show yet. Join Dave (LTTC, Days of Thunder), Mark (LTTC, The Honor Roll), Jack (The Popcorn Social, Chelsea FC, Former Brexit Secretary) and Barry (Chairshot Podcast, Journey Through Guerilla Island) in an Iron Man performance running down Mania week: *A whistlest...

When the Robinson’s away, the lads will play as the world’s greatest guest host Jack Layzell makes his return to LTTC this week. Up for discussion on the pod: *More Ape Out gushing *Dave’s verdict on Devil May Cry 5 *Google are making waves in gaming And in the book club this week we have a relatively recent entry as we talk what was our 2016 Game of The Year: Hitman! _________ Like, listen, share...

The only thing tastier than pancakes is a fresh new slice of LTTC! *Mark has been hittin' dem trials *Dave talks about a game where you are an Ape... that has to Escape (it's called Ape Out) *Anthem can brick your PS4 *Steam is wrapped up in its latest PR fiasco *Academics want game companies to share details on lootboxes (good luck with that And in our book club feature, we're talking about a dam...

Hello. Video Games. *Mark saw a film *Dave heaps more praise on Resident Evil 2 and we discuss which category it would be applicable come GOTY season *THQ Nordic with the single most boneheaded unforced PR error in YEARS *Anthem has bombed critically, what now? *Detective Pikachu gets quite the trailer. Our book club feature this week is on a game that unfortunately is now unavailable, but it's st...

A day late and a dollar short, Link to the Cast eases you into the weekend in characteristic style by talking all the latest and greatest in video games: *Wargroove-cast Week 2 *A sin tax on violent games? *Chernobyl Chat *Division 2 is hopefully ironing the kinks out of its Beta Our book club this week is a tower defence phenomenon that took over the world: Plants vs. Zombies! _________ Like, lis...

A new Link to the Cast is here to soothe the savage soul. On the show this week:  *Mark journeys to new realities *WAR-GODDAMN-GROOVE *A studio staffing story that's actually good? In our book club this week, a divisive but memorable one from the N64, the collectathon on cocaine: it's Donkey Kong 64! _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from you fine people. We are a...

Well fancy seeing you here! We have a special mini Grap Up as a surprise for you all! Recorded in a car somewhere in deepest darkest Monaghan, join Dave, Days of Thunder's Lee Malone ( @Malone_913 on Twitter) and Johnny ( @Bohsjohnny ) as they break down the highs and lows of OTT Unfinished Business in Belfast and where it leaves us on the road to Scrappermania V in March. _________ Like, listen,...

Feels like it's been forever, but your regularly scheduled Link to the Cast is back! Listen in as Dave and Mark get all caught up: *What the hell have we been up to? *Resident Evil 2 Remake and Into The Breach *Oh Randy, oh no... *UK Parliament, who definitely aren't busy with anything else right now, begin looking into gambling in video games Our book club looks at a game that tried to make the G...

Hello you lovely folks, and welcome back to the Grap Up. Recorded in two parts (before and after the Royal Rumble), Dave, Mark, and first time guest Friend of The Show Keith Broni ( @KeithBroni on Twitter) sit around to talk NXT Takeover Phoenix, Rumble predictions, and post Rumble thoughts. A fun show. Now I must sleep forever.  _________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love...

We're back! This time with something a little different! Mark is joined by special guest Rich Kraetsch from Voices of Wrestling to look at not only one wrestling game, but all of them! (Ok, we may have missed a few on purpose). We go through all the big hitters, some of the lesser known titles, and, of course, discuss some of the very worst games of all time. You can follow Voices of Wrestling at...

Pop the giant coke zero, cos the film boys are back! After a long time away, the popcorn social is here to chat about: *The best and worst of what we've seen in the last few months *Our deep dives into films from the past where Jack begins by picking heart-wrenching documentary Amy. *Then Dave goes an entirely different way by picking The Greatest Film of All Time Gone in 60 Seconds *The return of...

And we are back with our first Grap Up of 2019! We kinda had to as every January 4th we get the other Granddaddy of them all, Wrestle Kindom. New Japan Pro Wrestling offered us another stacked card this year, so Mark and special guest Bryan Rose @br26 sat down to discuss all the happenings from the Tokyo Dome, plus the fallout from the next night's New Years' Dash as well as wondering where the co...

We're back for more arguments! Listen in for part 2 as the usual GOTY panel of Dave, Mark, Jack and Barry and our trusty listener vote attempt to determine winners in the following categories: Best Music (Score or Soundtrack) The Peter Willington Memorial ‘It’s like a ham sandwich or Keane’ Award for Okayest Game 2018's Game of...not 2018 (A game released prior to January 1 2018 that got either a...

This one is for all the marbles folks, as a new year brings about our traditional season finale- the Game of the Year extravaganza! Listen in for this part as the usual GOTY panel of Dave, Mark, Jack and Barry and our trusty listener vote attempt to determine winners in the following categories: The Konami Korner Award for Video Game people being Trash Disappointment of the Year Gaming Moment of T...

Ahoy-hoy, Link to the Cast is back, and it's beginning to look a lot like Game of the Year. With preparations will underway, the lads take some time to catch up: *Dave has his recording space back, huzzah! *Mark has been playing Donut County, Dave is exploring new realities. *Sonic movie posters are nightmare fuel. *Epic Games making moves on the PC gaming market Our book club this week continues...

December already? Link to the Cast is back to start counting out the year, as Dave and Mark catch up and have much to gab about: *Hitman 2 and Guacamelee 2 provide more of the same, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. *Sony pulls out of E3 *Cliffy B takes his chainsaw and goes home *Some early rumours of what we might see at The Game Awards aka The Keighleys this year? Our Book Club this week cas...

Hey, remember this show? That's right, the Grap off has been dusted off as Dave, Mark and Barry have quite a chunk to talk about: *Becky Lynch holding up an entire company of fallen stars *An NXT roundup *The NXT UK contract bomb that dropped this week. *Assessing OTT's phenomenal 2018. *Anything else we're watching *One month out from the end of the year, what would win our match/wrestler of the...

Oh hey! Thanks for stopping by. It's Dave's turn to a do a disappearing act this week, but don't worry, as usual, Jack is here to keep the ship steady. - Detective Pikachu is kind of amazing - Stan Lee RIP - Mega Man 11 is destroying Mark - Nintendo sue for $12 million about some ROMs - We discuss the latest controversy surrounding YouTube and RDR2 Finally, for a book club this week, we take a cha...

Howdy all,  Link to the Cast here, saddling up for yet another adventure. Tip your ha.....never mind. Jack Layzell stands in for Mark this week as he and Dave talk about all the latest and greatest in video games, including: repeated attempts to derail ourselves into a Popcorn Social episode with a big TV catch up. Some new game about the Old West? Ever think those Pokémon needed some Jesus? And i...

Greetings traveller, and welcome to another edition of Link to the Cast! The boys return for a much less problematic recording session where they discuss: Mark's thoughts on Spider-Man Dave's early Tomb Raider impressions. PS4 name changes finally on the way. Rockstar put foot in mouth over crunch issues. Our books club this week certainly dates our hosts as 90s kids, as we go back to a time where...

Dave is off to Germany this weekend, but the lads make sure the pod train keeps on a rollin' with this week's ep: *Some tv chat as Mark actually remembers what the box his furniture points at does. *Dave's revisiting some stuff before jumping into Tomb Raider soon *A Harry Potter RPG is on the way *Seattle PD attempt to tackle the serious issue of swatting. Our book club tackles the game that got...