Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games

On this week’s episode we talk about the new trailer for The Super Mario Bros. movie, some of the latest game releases and everything we have been playing and watching lately! [News of the Week] God of War Ragnarok becomes Sony's fastest selling first party game ever Nintendo issues refunds for Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Second trailer for Mario movie The Witcher 1 remake will be open-world Overwatch...

On this week’s podcast, we go through the Game Awards nominations and predict the winners. Then we dive into our thoughts on God of War Ragnarok so far. We haven’t finished the game yet, but we do give some minor spoilers for up to about halfway through the game. [News of the Week] Horizon MMO in the works from the makers of Guild Wars New character in Dome Keeper Yuji Naka arrested for inside tra...

On this week’s episode, we go over some of the latest news before talking about our early impressions of God of War Ragnarok! We also talk briefly about Sonic Frontiers (neither of us have played it) and Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (one of us has finished it!) and A Plague Tale Requiem (one of us has started it!). [News of the Week] Game Awards set for December 8 Sony announces PlayStation VR 2...

Welcome to a very spooky, Halloween edition of Starside Chat! On this week’s episode, we talk about some of the Halloween-themed movies and games we’re into. Then we talk about some of the latest news. But the highlight this week is more impressions on Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, and all the big news coming happening lately for fans of the Fallout franchise. [News of the Week] The latest on th...

On this week's episode, tons of new games are out, several were announced, and there are previews of upcoming games to be excited about. We talk go over some of the latest gaming news and get into early impressions of Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope. Zach gives final thoughts after finishing Ghostwire Tokyo. And we discuss the very mixed reviews of Gotham Knights. [News of the Week] Bayonetta 3 voi...

On this week's episode we've really just been playing more Dome Keeper (and Zach talks more about Ghostwire Tokyo), so we cover some of the latest gaming news, including some recent releases. Then Aaron gives some recommendations for some new anime shows to watch this fall! [News of the Week] Switch Sports update Update to Dome Keeper adds new modifier No Man's Sky switch launch coincides with Way...

On this week's episode we have to talk about the Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer Nintendo released. But first we get into the news about CD Projekt Red announcing new games in the Witcher and Cyberpunk franchises. We have also both been playing Dome Keeper, so we talk more about that game. And Zach has started playing the hidden gem Ghostwire Tokyo, and Aaron has found a new favorite menu item at...

It's officially fall! That means fall games season is upon us. So, this week we talk about some of the latest game releases and look ahead to what's coming in October. But first, we have to talk about Google's decision to shut down Stadia and even more GTA 6 leaks! [News of the Week] Stadia to shut down, Google to refund hardware and software purchases GTA 6 leak Overwatch announces new character,...

We're back after a couple of weeks off, so this week's episode is jam packed! We briefly cover some news and the latest game releases, then we get into the Ubisoft Forward, Nintendo Direct and the PlayStation State of Play! Oh, and while we were away, we've been busy playing games that we're excited to talk about as well! [News of the Week] Rayman joining the cast of Mario +Rabbids Sparks of Hope...

On this week's episode, we talk pizza, the latest gaming news and get way too distracted talking about whether we should talk about Destiny 2 again. Then we finally get into the 2022 Gamescom Opening Night Live! [News of the Week] New Steam mobile app coming Free ebook share’s Valve’s long term outlook for the Steam Deck Saints Row’s bad reviews Sakurai created a YouTube channel Netflix announces...

On this week's episode, we reminisce about the good ol days of Destiny 1 and lament that we never quite got as into Destiny 2. Then we talk about some of the latest gaming news and releases before looking ahead to the Fall video game release schedule.  We have also been playing a lot of No Man's Sky and Minecraft, so we talk about our adventures in those games as well! [News of the Week] Embr...

In this week's episode we talk about some interesting gaming-related news before talking about the hot new releases. Then we finally get around to giving our full thoughts on Stray. Zach is also recently obsessed with No Man's Sky, so he tries to pitch Aaron on why he should be playing it. Then Aaron teases Zach with a mystery movie he watched recently (spoilers it's Chungking Express), and they g...

We kick off this week's episode talking about games we wish we had finished, and reminiscing about games that have stuck with us. Then we get into some of the recent games industry news. Aaron gives a brief overview of his thoughts on Stray. Then talk about Into the Breach and No Man's Sky in the section on what we've been playing lately! [News of the Week] Bloomberg reports the Star Wars Knights...

This week it's all news and discussion of the latest trailers and gameplay reveals! [News of the Week] E3 officially coming back in 2023 according to ESA God of War Ragnarok gets release date of 11/9 Forespoken delayed until January Bayonetta 3 gets October 28 release date Sega Genesis Mini 2 (exclusive to Amazon) goes up for preorder, with October 27 launch Nintendo buys Dynamo Pictures Skull and...

We recorded this episode before the long holiday weekend, but it's a fun one! We go over Nintendo's latest Direct in which they showed off a good lineup of games coming to the Switch! [News of the Week] Xbox outsells PS5 in Japan for the first time SGDQ Highlights Sea of Stars - Delayed to 2023 DoomRPG - Ported to Windows [Games out this week] Cuphead DLC [Features] Nintendo Direct Mini Partner Sh...

This week we talk about SGDQ, the latest game releases and how to get your hands on classic Hong Kong films that are hard to find in the west! [News of the Week] From Software’s next project is in the final stages Chris Pratt describes his take on Mario as “Unlike anything you’ve heard in the Mario world before.” Into the Breach Advanced Edition coming July 19 Diluvian Ultra Trailer SGDQ Launches...

This week we talk about some of the smaller games we thought were interesting from "Fake E3." [News of the Week] Mossbag Silksong Analysis vid More Starfield thoughts [Games out this week] 20 Minutes Till Dawn ~ Early Access [Fake E3 Recap] Time on frog island Passpartout 2 Snacko Entropy centre The last faith Beyond sunset Snufkin Gloomwood Agent 64: Spies Never Die System Shock FF7: Rebirth [Wha...

In this episode we recap everything shown at the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase! We get hyped for Silksong and Starfield, two of our most anticipated games!

In this episode we talk about day one of Summer Games Fest!

On this week's episode we talk about the pre-Summer Games Fest announcements, including going over everything in the Sony State of Play, and we give our predictions of what we think we'll see announced once Summer Games Fest kicks off! [News of the Week] Super Nintendo World to open in the US in early 2023 Sonic Frontiers trailer and 7 minutes of gameplay Pokemon Scarlet and Violet gets a new trai...

On this week's episode, we talk about the latest gaming news and get excited for Summer Games Fest! [News of the Week] NPD group reveals the most played games from Q1 2022 Sony announces upcoming TV show s Sony to bring more games to PC Summer Games Fest latest Preview of the upcoming Gollum game makes it sound not great Releasing on September 1, switch version planned for later Star Wars Jedi: Su...

In this episode we finally have our hands on a Steam Deck, so we give our initial impressions on it. But before that we go over some interesting news items. We also delve into a number of games we've been playing! [News of the Week] Microsoft making a Chromecast-like streaming stick for games Gotham Knights canceled PS4, Xbox One versions, releases gameplay demo video Shepard back in Mass Effect 4...

On this week's episode we finally talk about Vampire Survivors, plus Aaron has played Haiku the Robot, so he gives his initial impressions of that game. But first, there's a bunch of interesting video game news items to talk about! [News of the Week] Sifu gets roadmap, adding difficulty settings, to coincide with physical release in May Xbox and Bethesda showcase set for June 12 Souls-like action...

This week we talk about the latest gaming-related headlines, plus recent releases MythForce and Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King. But before that, I (Zach) have finished Elden Ring and started Tunic, so we talk about both of those games! [News of the Week] Sony invests $1 billion in Epic Games Sony/Microsoft to add ads to free to play games CD Project Red says there’s still working on Cyberpu...

This week we talk about Sony's new subscription service tiers. But before that we talk about some of the more interesting video game-related news over the last couple of weeks, including Nintendo delaying the sequel to Breath of the Wild, the announcement of a new Monkey Island game and a new game in the Hyper Light Drifter universe. [News of the Week] PlayStation buys Jade Raymond’s new studio Ha...