Player One Podcast

This week! DQXI gets a date, PSVR gets a price drop, we played a buncha hot new games like Sea of Thieves and Far Cry 5 (don't worry, no spoilers outside of the intro), and lotsa old-school magazine deadline talk. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Final Fantasy III Hayaku Kaku guide Rose Colored Gaming Phil Game & Watches PSVR gets permanent $100 price drop Dragon Quest XI coming out in Septe...

This week! Some Nindies are announced, Vivendi stops trying to buy Ubi, the Wii Shop Channel is shuttering, Sea of Thieves is a fun time (without a lot of content and no tutorial), and a lot more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Nintendo Switch Nindies Showcase Spring 2018 Every Game And Release Date Announced In Today's Nindies Showcase Pool Panic Pinball Quest Wizorb Ubisoft Avoids Vivend...

This week! We mourn the closure of Toys R Us by sharing our (and our listeners') memories of the debt-straddled merchant's brighter days. Then we talk a little Sega, a little Sonic, a little Microsoft, lament how old we are that we don't know what words mean in the age of influencers, and we chat about Kirby Star Allies, LEGO Dimensions and more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Toys 'R' Us...

This week! Video game violence is back in the headlines, Nintendo announced a whole buncha stuff via a Direct, Fortnite goes mobile, Microsoft tries to do their own Direct, and we talk about Crackdown, Metal Gear Solid Game Boy Color, Burnout Remastered and a whole bunch more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Ready Player One promo posters White House Video Game Violence Video Report: Here's...

This week! Phil buys an Xbox One S, Crackdown added to Xbox One back compat, we talk about the year of Switch and what we want to see in the future, then discuss the games we've been playing - Dragon Quest Builders, Burnout 3 Takedown, Radiant Silvergun, Rare Replay and more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Microsoft adds Fable, Witcher 2, Crackdown and Forza Horizon to back compat Xbox Upd...

We normally reserve these Aftershows for $5/month Patreon backers . But...because maybe you're the type who wants a demo/sample before you commit, it's your lucky day! This is the Aftershow audio from Episode 590: I Had a Huge Collection. We talk a little bit more about Phil and Greg selling off some of their games, then we delve into CJ's horrific first steps in writing about video games (he was...

This week! Phil gets rid of a lot of video games, we chat about old school game magazine stuff, our kids ask us about the naughty things media has taught them, and CJ & Phil tell Greg which Parks & Rec season to start with. The answer is Season 2. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Unofficial SNES/SFC Compendium Burnout Paradise Remaster Nintendo allowing user reviews for eShop games Sonic You...

This week! CJ goes all-in on 4K, we discuss pirate pets (in the context of Sea of Thieves' microtransactions), Bayonettas, and a whole buncha other stuff. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Black Panther Ready Player One Pure Imagination trailer Tommy Tallarico "Cybertek" Cheer Up Charlie Xbox One party chat via smartphones Rumor: Spyro Remaster Collection coming THQ Nordic buys Koch Media (De...

This week! Friend of the show Chris Baker joins CJ and Greg to talk about Metroid Prime 4 rumors, Activision making a whole lotta money on microtransactions, Switch ownership, arcade classics, comic book games, PlayStation VR, audio design in games with shooty-shoot, and so much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Superhero Video Games with cbake76 CBake on Twitter Bandai Namco is working...

This week! This week! In this Super Bowl Special, we talk about who Microsoft is buying (aka EA maybe?), Nintendo's save troubles, world record score fabrications, Sea of Thieves, Xbox One X, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Join us, won't you? Links of interest: The Cloverfield Paradox Solo trailer Microsoft buying EA? (Probably not) Greg's shelf of Sega fun Switch officially outsells Wii...

This week! Set sails for Xbox talk, mateys. We chat about the changes coming to Xbox Game Pass, PSN having issues, Paragon and Miitomo shutting down, Anthem being delayed, Dragon Ball Fighterz, the Sea of Thieves Closed Beta, and so much more. Y'arr. Join us, won't ye? Links of interest: Game Pass to include first party games Muppet Babies is coming back God of War releasing on April 20 New God of...

This week! SpaceKappa Joe Walker joins us to chat about Nintendo introducing gamers to cardboard, PlayStation immortalized as figures and shoes, Fortnite killing it, Xbox doing really well in December and a whole lot more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Joe Walker on Twitter Space Kappa on YouTube/The Backlog Did Pornhub Actually Plow Snow In Boston? Hawaii's Porn Usage Tanked After Missil...

This week! Retro controllers coming back, Remaster/ports aplenty, Nintendo Direct Minis, more on Doki Doki Literature Club, Ethan buys a new micro SD card for the Switch, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Howard the Duck trailer Lea Thompson IMDB Helen Slater IMDB Retro-Bit doing Sega peripherals Duke coming back Disturbing Secret of the Original Xbox GameCube Menu Music...

This week! Burnout's a-coming, Kinect's a-dead, buncha Nintendo speculation about an upcoming Direct, Greg gets lost in the moé world of Doki Doki Literature Club, and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Burnout Paradise Remake Coming in March? Burnout Dominator (PSP) PlayStation Top Downloads of 2017 Microsoft stops making Kinect adapter Revert to Xbox commands on Kinect Switc...

This week! We kick off the new year talking about some heavy duty stuff, like personal pan pizzas, McJordan Specials, our favorite Chicago foods...Oh wait this is a video game podcast? We also discussed the return of Nintendo Power (as a podcast), Vs Super Mario Bros., Gorogoa, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, 80's Overdrive, Enter the Gungeon and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Nin...

This week! It's a year-end celebration of our favorite games of the year, hosted this time by Rich Grisham . What will make our lists? This was a great year for video games so it was very difficult to narrow things down. Join us, won't you? Link of interest: The Computer Game Show GOTY 2017 episode Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Chann...

This week! Ten million Switches, 30th Street Fighter Anniversaries, 11 Mega Mans, and one heckuva buggy time in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Plus some Pinball FX3, Zelda DLC, Gitarooman, Never Stop Sneakin' and much, much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Switch hit 10 million units Mega Man 11 announced for everything Street Fighter 30th collection PUBG free w/Xbox One X purchase Dig...

This week! We chat w/guest Kevin Larrabee about The Game Awards 2017, PlayStation Experience, Mega Man 11, a boatload of PSVR announcements, Mario Odyssey, Evil Within 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, and much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest:  Mega Man 11 announced for everything Mega Man Legacy Collections coming to Switch Ryan Reynolds is Detective Pikachu Josef Fares says f*** the Oscars...

This week! We briefly chat about video game cereals now that Super Mario Cereal is a thing. Then we spend some time talking about what we want to see from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft next year. After that, some what'cha been playing where we discuss UNO, Injustice 2, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Gear. Club, Grid Autosport (iOS), the trouble with Mujo, and so much more. Join us, won't you? Links of in...

This week! We discuss our black friday hauls, the Game Awards and its PUBG nom, Switch being awesome, Rocket League, Battle Chef Brigade, RIME, Skyrim and more. Oh, and Ethan bought Battlefront II so we talk about that for a bit too! Join us, won't you? Links of interest: CJ found a nice Gamestop Daily Affirmations w/Stuart Smalley It's Pat movie trailer Lowered Expectations: Marilyn Manson "The D...

This week! We talk for like an hour about the bad week Electronic Arts/DICE have had with Battlefront II. Then we go into other things like ESRB ratings on small batch physical games and the next awesome video game movie - Rampage. Oh yeah and we played some stuff too and do some tweets. You know, the usual. Join us, won't you? Links of Interest: How Progression Works in Battlefront II Waypoint ar...

This week! We finally do some Mario Odyssey spoiler talk (if your podcast client has chapter stops, use them! Or, it begins at 22:13 and ends at 38:54). Plus: Hulu on Switch, Switch game file sizes, EA buys Respawn, layoffs at Telltale, Doom, Bubsy, Sonic Forces, and so much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: Night Trap auction for Extra Life EA buys Respawn Telltale layoffs/restructurin...

This week! Two trailers take the top talk on Paris Games Week, the Xbox One X is out this week, Mario Odyssey remains super awesome (spoiler chat up to the end of New Donk City and some post-game generalities - marked in chapters but starts at 1:00:19 and ends at 1:20:23), and so. Much. More. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: ONRUSH from former Motorstorm/Drive Club devs Guacamelee 2 announce...

This week! We've been doing this for 11 years, so - new theme song, new album art! Plus: a follow-up on the EA/Visceral Star Wars stuff, Kinect ends production, Animal Crossing goes mobile, LEGO Dimensions is dead, Super Mario Odyssey is awesome (no spoilers in our chat about it), some Assassin's Creed game came out too and much more. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: The Player One Podcast t...

This week! We look back on the Nintendo Switch reveal video, the OG Xbox backward compatibility on the One, the Super NT Super NES retro clone console, Fire Emblem Warriors, Destiny 2, Ethan says Axiom Verge is better than a very classic game and...oh yeah - the EA/Visceral Star Wars news too. Join us, won't you? Links of interest: WWF Toy Commercial from the '80s Angry Video Game Nerd: Wrestling...