The Cardboard Box Podcast

We took a bit of a break to do some grown-up things. Back now to laugh way too much at our own jokes. Did you miss our stupid bloody banter and our stupid little opinions about video games? First, Michael treats us to a rapid-fire review session of games that are, or are not, suitable for new parents. Then Sean and Steve talk about the three most interesting games they've played over the past...

Hey baby. Pour yourself a nice glass of Alpaca Sauvignon Blanc and pull your chair up to the headphones resting on your IKEA desk unit. It's video games o' clock, and you have nowhere to be on this stormy Wednesday night. Relax, get your slippies on and fall into a dream world of unironic nerd guff. For those who don't like surprises, we talk about the future of Xbox and the closure of Bluepoint g...

Happy new year Gents (and ladies, maybe?! One lady even? Not sure what our demographic is, but fair to say it skews in one direction!) It's 2026, and you know what that means! We are ranking our top 5 games of 2025 (that is, games WE played in 2025. Tetris might find it's way in here, that's the kind of cutting edge commentary you've all come to expect here.) So sit back and listen...

This week, we did a little Game Awards predicting, in a year when it seems fairly damn obvious what's going to win pretty much everything. (Sure hope we don't eat those words when Donkey Kong Bananza cleans up...) Also, this marks the debut of Steve's crazy corner, trademark pending/pender. Theme music is the character select screen from Streets of Rage, but because of copyright issues, we ask you...

Guns, death and panties. The lesser-known prequel of Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll. We nattered on about the adventures of Hideo Kojima, which was playfully nuts, and the Xbox price hikes, which are just depressingly nuts. Might be the kind of stuff you've heard before, but we do it all on the back of a donkey in order to stand out from the crowd! Games we talked about this month: Silksong (1:3...

There we are now. A lovely little podcast to go along with that grand stretch in the evening. In case you didn't know, we're all Irish. We talk a little bit about the most recent Nintendo Direct and it's hilarious Virtual Boy revival. Oh, and what has that scamp Randy Pitchford has been up to? (hint, he's taking the ball and going home). And finally, some tragic news regarding the...

Don't you dare read this description and not recommend us to your entire extended family! We do this because we care, dammit! Since our last check-in, Gamescom has happened and one member of our pod essentially proposed to Silksong, when the release date was finally revealed. The Battlefield 6 beta teases us with the possibility of making war fun again, and there were camels on the loose at a...

It's a super serious episode, talking about super serious things. Plus a laugh track, provided by our giddy hosts, which we apologise for, but it's our nature. There's nothing funny about the layoffs experienced at Microsoft, or the bricking of Switch 2's by Nintendo. That said, we also talk about the progress being made by the Stop Killing Games movement, and the Final Fantasy IX...

We talked about some videogames we played and then we VENTED about the absolute state of summer of game fest. Still, one or two things to look forward to. This podcast in your ears, for one! In this months episode, we talked about: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (1:17) Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (6:36) PUBG (15:09) Final Fantasy (20:38) Doom: The Dark Ages (27:15) ANATOMY (36:14) Suite 776 (39:25) I...

Welcome to our new Boxcast! A complete re-tooling of our previous episodes, from here on out, we'll simply be talking about the games we played each month and chatting about gaming news. Frankly, we don't much care if you're interested, but feel free to tune in if you are! In this months episode, we talked about: South of Midnight (2:40) Klonoa 2 (9:30) Trials of Mana (15:12) 12 minute...

The final (great pun there) part of our Rebirth review series - time to play something that doesn't have dog rocket league in it.

Its an open world smorgasbord, as we continue our review of FFVII Rebirth.

We continue our deep dive into FF7 Rebirth, and maybe learn a few lessons along the way too...

Join us for a review podcast series on FFVII Rebirth, where we run through the entire game, beat by beat, and complain about the lack of minigames.

We count down our favourite games we have played this year, and mercilessly trash our least favourite.

Its been a stellar year for games, so we take a look at the highs, lows and list our personal picks for game of the year. Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@thecardboardboxitem601Twitter - https://twitter.com/cardboardbxitem

With the glut of horror remakes coming soon, we take a look at the two biggest ones, and compare the spookys!

'Why must man kill his fellow man, when he could simply play Cooking Mama instead?'   We answer this age old question and more, on this month's episode!

Join us as we discuss all the gaming news coming out about the upcoming E3 conference, and what games we would like to see. Outside of the usual contenders - Halo, Call of Duty, Gex - we discuss each publishers future releases and the state of E3 itself. 

In this episode we are going back to our horror roots - Steve and Sean debate the merits of The Evil Within as a Survival Horror experience. Truly a question that has tortured the greatest minds of our time.

Join us as we discuss Sony's recent decision to kill it's online store for the PS3, PSP and Vita. We'll also be discussing games preservation, and why we all should care about it. But don't worry, its not all doom and gloom -  we'll also laugh at some funny game titles too. 

In this very special episode, we chat to Aoife O'Friel about her work on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, her role as a narrative designer and her favourite games on the past year. She also lets us know about her pet rabbit named Professor Floof!  Twitter: https://twitter.com/cardboardbxitem Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmKbLblYoAQdGsy6IwPGZw

Join us as we count down our personal Top 5 games of the decade. You'll be surprised by how often we mention Cooking Mama! Check out the full playlist of analysis videos we made for our choices here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtKTIlTaYhYCOLP-BQEeB010yiWSuNfTT

Like the Godfather, the squeal to the first part of our 2020 Year in review is a darker and more morally ambiguous affair.  If you like this, please subscribe to our youtube! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDmKbLblYoAQdGsy6IwPGZw

As this cluster f**k of a year draws to an end, we look back at some of the big gaming stories of 2020 and we take a gander at some of games announced this year. Part 2 coming in hot tomorrow!