Noob Talk Radio

The Boys have come together for an occasion both bitter and sweet. We’ve decided to put the podcast to bed for the time being, which doesn’t mean we’ll never be back, but it does mean that we will be taking a break from podcasting for at least the near future. For this love letter to all of our loyal and dedicated fans, we’ve concocted a delightful (and secret!) list of games for Noob Talk Radio’s...

Your favorite co-host Tieg Henderson is on vacation, but fear not, loyal noobs, for it is our great pleasure to bring you a very special, just-in-time-for-Christmas collaboration with our esteemed friend Escape Vector from the Escape Vector Podcast! One thing we have in common is our mutual love of indie gaming, so we each brought a list of the titles we are most excited for in 2026, discuss relea...

We take a break from our regularly scheduled news episodes to bring you an extra special, just-in-time-for-the-holidays Arc Raiders discussion cast. It’s a rare gaming occurence indeed when both of your friendly neighborhood Noob Talk Radio hosts are playing the same game at the same time and loving every second of it. We sit down to chat about all the things that make Arc Raiders perhaps the show...

Arc Raiders has released and seems to have been met with a delightfully surprising amount of commercial, critical, and consumer acclaim. The Boys discuss sales numbers, the game, and the company’s roadmap. Meanwhile, Elden Right Nightreign has announced the imminent arrival of DLC for its multiplayer hit revealed out of Sony’s State of Play Japan, GTA VI’s delay surprises no one, and Sony’s dynami...

Are the end days upon us? Is the rapture near? Or has Microsoft just finally announced Halo’s imminent arrival on PlayStation? We discuss. Meanwhile, Mexico announces sin tax on violent video games, storied developer Quantic Dream reveals free-to-play multiplayer game Spellcasters Chronicles while doubling-down on Star Wars Eclipse’s continued development. In other news, Arc Raiders developer Emba...

The Boys are back with a breakdown of Sony’s recent State of Play (spoilers, Saros is looking great), as well as some news! The government turns to Pokemon in a divisive move to promote its interests, creating much shock, some horror, and also a not-inconsequential level of laughs, while we discuss a recent report from gamesindustry.biz regarding the impact of television adaptations on video game...

Where would we all be without a little Gamescom in our lives? In a typically incomplete yet heartfelt attempt to answer this age-old question, the Boys are back to discuss all the hottest new titles from our favorite video games showcase. Mina The Hollower, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Valor Mortis, Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, Project Spectrum, Neo Berlin 2087, Resident Evil 9 Requiem, and m...

The Boys return from hiatus to discuss the most important news of the entire year in gaming, which is by virtue of clear and democratic unanimous vote the announcement of Stalker 2’s imminent release on PlayStation platforms this very fall in the glorious year of 2025. In other, much more unimportant news, Circana reporting for the month of May and June indicate massive success for Elden Ring Nigh...

In a charmingly enthusiastic yet inevitably dangerously incomplete fashion, your Noob Talk Radio hosts are here to try and make sense of the cornucopia of games advertised and announced at this year’s Summer Games Fest. Pioner, Holstin, Mina the Hollower, ILL, Dying Light The Beast, Onimusha, Resident Evil 9, System Shock 2 Remaster, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Marvel Tōkon Fighting Souls, and more! P...

It would appear Warhammer 40K Space Marine 2 developer Games Workshop is both highly-profitable and nice to its employees? We discuss. Newswhile, Sony is struggling to get its fledgling live-service forays to come to fruition with Marathon’s marketing allegedly canceled alongside art theft fiasco, and Jade Raymond abandons ship at Fairgames. In other news, revisionism in the Stalker ports, Anatine...

Doom: The Dark Ages is out and with new inside baseball details emerging regarding Elden Ring: Nightreign’s character development, the boys sit down for a nice fireside chat. In other news, new information regarding Microsoft’s dominance of the PlayStation world, Sony announces new studio teamLFG, Gears of War Reloaded has an actual PS5 release date, and GTA VI has been delayed. Meanwhile, Ecco th...

After taking a sick day, Noob Talk circles back to you for a conversation on the recently released Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered and Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree, as well as titles we are eagerly anticipating such as Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, and indie weirdness Labyrinth of The Demon King. Newswhile, Sony does a Borderlands 4 focused State of Play, privacy firm sues Ubi...

Monster Hunter Wilds does numbers while Ubisoft seems to be on the verge of change by securing its most valuable IP behind a new subsidiary funded largely by Tencent. Newswhile, two tantalizing Nintendo Directs have brought new information to light regarding Switch 2 and Miyazaki's next magnum opus in the form of Switch 2 exclusive Duskbloods. Also new Dune Awakening release details, Vampire the M...

While having a chat about recent events in the video game world, the Boys discuss Dragon Age: The Veilguard going free on PS+, the release of AC Shadows, and Atomfall on the horizon. Newswhile, Star Wars Hunters plug is pulled, Indiana Jones imminent on PS5, Death Stranding 2 gets a proper banana pancakes release date trailer, Ark: Survival Ascended receives an expansion, Sony rebooting Starship T...

Multimedia giant Warner Brothers gets cold feet, cancelling in-development Wonder Woman property and closing three studios, including storied Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions and MultiVersus developer Player First Games. In other news, Bloober Team signs another deal with Konami after successful Silent Hill 2 collaboration, Monster Hunter Wilds is out, Terminator 2D: No Fate turns h...

In a minor deviation from our usual routine, Noob Talk is very happy to bring you some hands-on impressions from the recent Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test. In other news, the Boys discuss Sony’s February State of Play, whether or not the largest PSN outage since 2011 really matters, Marvel Rivals experiencing dev layoffs, System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition release date details, Sony removing low...

As recent financial reports emerge, what exactly will 64% of Microsoft’s total December game sales occurring on PlayStation mean for the future? We discuss. Otherwise, Warhammer Space Marine 2 publisher prepares for tomorrow, Sony back-pedals again on required PSN account linking on PC, more details for Dune Awakening emerge, Capcom Spotlight, Momodora looks neat, Baldur’s Gate 3 patch troubles, a...

Sony is cancelling live-service projects like it's going out of style, meanwhile more Xbox games appear to be on their way to PlayStation, the Marvel Rivals bot controversy, and Nintendo Switch 2 is finally revealed (for real!). In other news, Beyond the Ice Palace is the 27-years-later sequel you’ve never heard of, Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s creator jumps ship, Forest Reigns looks like Stalker i...

The Boys ring in the new year with a delightful discussion about what is sure to be another fantastic year in the world of video games. Please do enjoy a sure-to-be riveting amalgamation of Noob Talk Radio’s ten most anticipated games of 2025.

In this Super Special Holiday Bonus Episode, the Boys go through their respective lists of the Top Five Games of This Year That We Wish We Could Play But Can’t. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and please do enjoy. We’ll see you in 2025.

The Boys discuss Ubisoft’s uncertain future with a buyout from Tencent under consideration, while Diablo IV competitor Path of Exile 2 launches into Early Access with alarmingly high player counts, Sony’s foray into the portable space rumored to be a PS5 console on-the-go, Cyberpunk still getting updates, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle launches, Chained Echoes DLC incoming, Baby’s First Gran T...

As Sony contemplates an acquisition of FromSoftware parent company Kadokawa, the boys discuss the potential implications of such a deal on our beloved and dare I say favorite studio. In other news, we speculate on what a PlayStation Portal cloud streaming update could mean for the portable gaming space, Stalker 2 has finally released (Josh is excited), huge Baldur’s Gate 3 patch to add 12 new subc...

What the heck is going on with Dragon Age: The Veilguard? No one seems to be able to agree! We discuss. Newswhile, Last of Us Season 2 release date solidified, GTA VI release window confirmed, Private Division gets sold, Switch 2 is backwards compatible, Stalker 2 approaches, Death Stranding spreads its wings, and Primal Planet looks like an excellent indie game. Please do enjoy.

Kamala Harris’s campaign advertises to Fortnite while juicy details immediately emerged regarding Nintendo’s mysterious online playtest that the company very politely asked everyone not to discuss. In other news, The Day Before attempts a comeback, Call of Duty adds “Pay to Hear” to its latest magnus opus, and many games were shown at this year’s Indie Horror Showcase and Xbox Partner Preview, som...

A wandering news episode draws near! After US court ruling, Microsoft boldly goes directly on to Google’s Android store, Nintendo asks players to please not discuss their super secret online playtest, Alien: Isolation 2 in development, Six Days In Fallujah releases its first documentary story missions, your regularly scheduled Star Wars KOTOR “still in development” update, and more! Please do enjo...