Link To The Cast

In true cast fashion, a day late and a dollar short, but here we are! Mark and his laptop charger return to the show to discuss a hectic week: *Telltale Games collapses abruptly *Dave's FIFA 19 first impressions *The pissbabies are at it again Our book club this week is an absolute classic as we cast our minds back to childhood fun and platforming (and some light kidnapping in the case of one of o...

Laptop cords tremble in terror, for here cometh the Cast! Without the chargerless Mark Robinson, Mr. Jack Layzell hops aboard the show to talk about all the latest and greatest: *Our visit to the London Podcast Festival *How god damn great is Spider-Man? *Nintendo Switch Online rolls out *Suddenly Toad is super gross Our book club this week is a really interesting discussion as Dave and Jack talk...

Well shiver me timbers, it's a new Link to the Cast just in time for the weekend! Hop on board as we discuss all the latest in video games: *Dave's final thoughts on the charming and funny Donut County *Mark is having a hoot with Owlboy *The end of the PS2 *Famous moustache enthusiast Henry Cavill cast in Netflix' Witcher series Our book club this week talks one of the better entries in an obscene...

Another week, another gremlin in the recording software at Link to the Cast HQ, but let's not dwell on that, because Dave and Mark have returned with a packed lineup: *Both of our hosts wax lyrical on Dead Cells and Minit *Dave has been looking at Ben Esposito's charming Donut County *It seems like dozens of games have been announced *2K and Blizzard are ticked off with Belgium and The Netherlands...

You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you? Mark has returned to the show and we have plenty to catch up on *Mark shares his tales of the Great White North, Dave shares his on OTT Wrestlerama 2 *Dave attempts the very easy task of selling Mark on Dead Cells, Mark tackles Tropical Freeze *The latest in the Miucin plagiarism debacle. *More Dying Light? That's good! It's a Battle Royale? That's bad...

Aaaaaand thhrrrooouugghhh iiitttt aaaaaaallllll, Link to the Cast has managed to return in a fortnight beleaguered by technical problems. With Mark away on assignment looking for Lance Storm, Dave and Jack wade into the latest in video games: *Dave got mauled by his cat, and attempts a hard sell of Picross S 2 *Jack is let down by Mario tennis *Quantic Dream loses in court *A Smash Bros Nintendo d...

In Mark's last show before a trip to the Great White North, we have plenty to chat about on a brand new Link to the Cast: *No Man's Sky is Good now? *A Quiet update for MGS V *Valve goes on a Robinsonesque banning spree *Onrush dev suffers layoffs Our book club game this week tackles one of the most bizarre and meta games of recent years: The Stanley Parable! _______ Like, listen, share and subscr...

Rejoice as yer box office bois return with a new Popcorn Social talking movies galore. On the schedule this month: *The lads give impressions on some of summer's offerings: Skyscraper, Incredibles, Tag, Jurassic DumbAss World 2, Oceans 8. *Deep dives into Goodfellas and Black Dynamite *The return of the RT prediction game! __________ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from y...

What a month it's been, and what a tournament we all enjoyed in this summer's World Cup. Kick back and enjoy as Dave and Jack break down the World Cup round by round, grading the participants and discussing some of our highlights. And stay tuned right to the end, as the lads give their awards and tournament XI. Liquid football. _______ Like, listen, share and subscribe, we appreciate any love from...

Back from the football abyss and ready to babble, Link to the Cast is here and boy we have a lot to talk about. *A dire situation at ArenaNet brings out the garbage boys. *Age ratings on games: guideline or rule? A new survey suggests the former. *Time for another look at No Man's Sky? *LABO contest winners boggle the mind. And in our Book Club this week a game that tested the friendship and sanit...

SOMEONE PLEASE TURN OFF THE SUN. Link to the Cast returns amidst tropical conditions on the Emerald Isle , and in spite of your hosts audibly melting, there is much to talk about: *A brief but legally mandated mention of VAR. *Dave stews on the possibility Detroit isn't SUPER terrible. *Mark finds Hollow Knight to be lacking inside....if only there was a word for that. *The PUBG/Fortnite lawsuit i...

With E3 in the rear view mirror, Link to the Cast returns to your regularly scheduled programming with a bumper show: *Mark has been toying around with Yoku's Island Express *Dave has a bone to pick with The Hut *Street Fighter 5 tries to make things better with lootboxes *The WHO is trying to clamp down on those gosh darned videogames And in the book club for this week, Drinkbox's colourful Lucha...

Aaaaaaaaaand breathe. E3 is over, and Dave and Mark have had time to rest and reflect before hitting you with an Extra Large dose of scoops from Nerd Christmas. Sit back and relax as we review every major E3 conference and talk about how they stood up as a live stage show compared to the others, and what were the major games you should have on your radar for the next year. We'll return to a regula...

On the eve of the World Cup, the lads are back to round off our World Cup Preview. In this show, we will go through groups E-H, as well as make some predictions on outright winner, golden boot winner, dark horse team, breakout player, biggest group stage scalp, and how long England can last! We at Link to the Cast hope everyone has an absolutely brilliant World Cup, and we'll see you in a month to...

Say goodbye to the sun and hello to your tv for the next month, the World Cup is finally upon us! Listen in as your hosts Dave, Mark and Jack break down groups A-D ahead of this week's tournament kick off. We'll have the second half with Groups E-H and our predictions on Wednesday when excitement will be at fever pitch, so keep an eye on your podcast feed or subscribe now! _______ Like, listen, sh...

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 and Mark go over all the big conferences, what we can expect, and the annual prediction game (and believe me, some of this year's predictions are off the goddamn reservation). Listen in and join us next week with our post-E3 analysis podcast as we realise how many miles...

All death metal, all the time. Time for more LTTC! *Just what is Pokemon Quest? *Oh no, it's time to talk about a David Cage game. *John Bain dead at 33. *Wolf Among Us Season 2 delayed till 2019. *Mega Man 11 gets an official release! Finally, for our Book Club feature this week, we're going back to the safe, warm, glowing tenderness of the N64 to discuss the under-appreciated ying to Mario Kart...

Near, far, wherever you are, get your ears ready for more LTTC! *We talk about Deadpool 2 *God of More *There's a new Leisure Suit Larry because of course there is *The PS5 is a thing? Kinda? Maybe? *Devolver will make a welcome return to E3 Finally, this week we talk about the finest party game of the 21st Century, as we discuss the utterly addictive and fiendishly creative Jackbox Party Pack. __...

The boys are back in town as both Dave and Mark appear on the same show again at last! This week, there is much to discuss: *Why the combined forces of Jack Layzell and the mighty Poseidon cost Dave a cool €300 *Dave's God of War takes *E3 approaches, so Leak Season is in full flow *Stardew Valley comes to Vita...I know right? The book club this week talks about a game that went relatively under t...

Jack is back with a brand new track. *We discuss Infinity War *We discuss God of War *We discuss the tabloids at war (with video games) *We discuss cowboys at war (Red Dead Redemption 2) *We discuss PUBG developer at war (with hackers) And in our book club this week, we look at the true meaning of war (between the palm of our hands and the N64 analog stick) as we talk about the sheer unrelenting h...

Because variety continues to be the spice of life, Jack has returned to sit down and talk about the Video Games: *Jack gives his final thoughts on Far Cry 5 *God of War is Good of War. *All the games for PS Plus and Games with Gold in May are announced. *Splatoon 3.0 goes live. *David Cage sues the French Media. *There's another DOOM movie on the way. And our book club covers the many, many lost h...

It's that time of the month again as we dust off our snooty critic hats and talk about some movies. Join hosts Dave Ryan ( twitter.com/daveryaniv ) and Jack Layzell ( twitter.com/JackLayzell )for another packed show! __________ 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.a...

In the most ambitious crossover in podcast history, the two actual hosts of the program are on together for the first time in a while, and Dave and Mark have much to catch up on: *Dave's ongoing progress in Far Cry 5 and home repair. *Blossom Tales is Mark's Link-to-the-past-iest game in a while. *COD abandons single player to the surprise of no one *The King of Kong dethroned. And our book club c...

The Cast giveth, and the Cast taketh away as Dave returns but Mark is away on assignment for this week's brand spanking new Link to the Cast. Stepping into this variable breach is our constant (In a reliable mate sort of way, not in a 'We've done an Inception and need a totem' sort of way) Jack Layzell to chat about them video games: *Far Cry 5: Does the dumb fun outweigh the narrative punches pul...

Oh it's that time of year friends, where once more your brave panelists wade through the strange world of the pro graps. In this show Dave, Mark,  Jack, and Barry preview all shows big and small over Wrestlemania weekend, from Matt Riddle's Bloodsport all the way to the big show itself (Not Paul Wight). Tune in next week for our recap of an insanely busy week. ___________ Like, listen, share and s...