The Casual Hour

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s back and now that the full crew has PS5s, there are a ton of games to talk about. Chase is digging Astro, Bobby’s snacking on Bugsnax and Johnny is has sold his soul to Demon’s Souls. We also mourn the loss of Flash and remember some of our favorite animations and games. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour. Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We ring in the new year with a look at the handful of interesting games coming out in January. And both Bobby and Chase are ready to talk about the games they binged after our post-GOTY break. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gmail.com You can follow our show on Twitter at: @thecasualhour E...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With our category episodes complete, all that’s left is to share our favorite games of the year, count up the points and see what comes out on top. It’s all been leading up to this as we wave goodbye to 2020 (and kick its ass out the door) on this GOTY edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gmail.com You can follow our sh...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Part two of three Casual Hour GOTY podcasts sees the crew get into some fiery (and occasionally tearful) debates in our categories, including Best Style and Best Moment. We also share the games that helped us get through this hell of a year and look forward to the games we’re most excited about for 2021. Make sure to check out part three for our definitive games of 20...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s time for The Casual Hour’s 2020 GOTY episodes! In part one, Johnny, Bobby and Chase share their picks the games that surprised us most, as well as the ones that disappointed. We also talk about our favorite early access titles and the games we’re most excited to get off our backlogs in 2021. Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gmail.com You...

This Week on The Casual Hour… As in Cyberpunk 2077, everyone at The Casual Hour is asking “Where’s Johnny?” Unfortunately, our third chair is sitting this one out, so Bobby and Chase pick up the slack and give our early (and buggy) Cyberpunk impressions. Chase is also going ga-ga over Monster Sanctuary, Bobby is struggling with the PS5’s UI and we attempt to cover some of the news at the Game Awar...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s cram time on The Casual Hour and everyone’s trying to get things finished for GOTY. Chase is hacking away at Kentucky Route Zero, Bobby is testing out Amazon Luna and Johnny is crashing with Call of Duty. Plus, we go over the games of December. Maybe Cyberpunk will actually release this month! All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We l...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s GOTY cram mode as we all try to play and/or finish as much as we can before the end of the year. We’ve got a ton of new things to talk about on the show, from Destiny raids to Yakuza, Hyrule Warriors to The Game Awards, and lots of things in-between. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gm...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Chase takes the reins for a Casual Hour Deep Dive into the world of the Super Game Boy, plus other devices that bring your favorite handheld video games from your portable devices to your TV screens. Take a listen as we delve into the excess of the '90s and try to answer the question "Who is this actually for?" Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasua...

This Week on The Casual Hour… The next generation of gaming is here…and we haven’t played any of it. Instead, we’ve been playing a lot of new games. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Yakuza: Like A Dragon, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered and Seven Knights: Time Wanderer. Oh, and a little game called Destiny 2. Maybe you’ve heard about it. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour. Let’s...

This Week on The Casual Hour… There may not be Cyberpunk anymore, but we’re still taking a look at the games (and consoles) coming out in November. We also get down with Holedown, Huntdown and Teardown as well watch some dogs and ash some wolves. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gmail.com You can follow our show on Twit...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’ve got some late breaking news as Nintendo’s Mini Direct Partner Showcase moved back our recording time. We cover everything that came out of that, as well as yet another Cyberpunk delay. Meanwhile we’ve been playing some new games as well, including the new Pokemon DLC, Captain Tsubasa and Watch Dogs: Legion. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! L...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We catch up on the games we’ve been playing for the last couple of weeks. Chase has poisoned the minds of Bobby and Johnny, getting them to play Genshin Impact. And they…like it? Meanwhile, Chase has beaten Hades, Bobby is going wire-free on the Oculus Quest 2, and Johnny continues to dig into the secrets of Spelunky 2 with his son. All that and the latest game news o...

This Week on The Casual Hour… This week on The Casual Hour, Chase brings another obscure relic of gaming's past to the show as he talks about Mattel's less than stellar peripheral, the Power Glove. Like they say in The Wizard "It's so bad." But it does make for an interesting story on this edition of The Casual Hour. Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gmail.com You can follo...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby and Chase hold down the fort and talk about a few new games on this week’s episode. Chase is pretty disappointed by Super Mario 35 and Nexomon: Extinction while Bobby gushes about Baldur’s Gate III and Star Wars: Squadrons. Then we balance things out with news about Smash, Minecraft, Need For Speed and Assassin’s Creed. All that and more on this edition of The C...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Weebtember is sadly coming to an end, but we’re going out with a bang. Chase has been playing the double whammy of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim and Genshin Impact, much to his co-hosts dismay. Fortunately, he’s also been playing Hades, which we can all agree on. We’ve also got talk on Spelunky 2, Deep Rock Galactic and Mario 3D All-Stars as well as a look at the rather thi...

This Week on The Casual Hour… On this Deep Dive, we talk about why launch lineups are the most important thing in gaming (they're not) and how they determine the long-term success of new consoles (they don't). We each bring a generation to the table to discuss and why we feel it was the best. Console launches are an exciting time, but sometimes that excitement carries the weight of disappointing g...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s off doing…something, so it’s up to Chase and Bobby to talk about all the new PS5 news of the day. We also go back to 2018 to talk about Deep Rock Galactic, back to 2016 for SD Gundam G Generation Genesis and all the way back to 2012 to discuss Kingdoms of Amalur (and its 2020 “Re-Reckoning” remaster). All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour. Let’...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s back and there’s a lot to talk about. From discussions on new games like Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1+2, Crusader Kings III and Wasteland 3 to big news on Xbox console leaks, Mario’s 35th anniversary and Cyberpunk updates. Oh, and hot wings. We talk at length about hot wings. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send u...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With Johnny on assignment, Bobby and Chase take a look at the most interesting games coming out in September, including hugely anticipated titles like Tony Hawk and Spelunky 2, as well as more under the radar gems like 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim. Plus, we’ve got thoughts on Spiritfarer, Marvel’s Avengers, Windbound and more. All that on this edition of The Casual Hour. L...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’ve got an episode packed with new old games and new new news. Nintendo’s recent Indie World and Direct Mini events dropped a ton of exciting titles that have everyone at The Casual Hour playing Switch games (or PC demos of games that will eventually comes to the Switch. We also chat about new consoles, the DC Fandome and Summer Games Done Quick. All that and more o...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Tonight on The Casual Hour: Deep Dive it’s all about the Birdman himself, Tony Hawk, and the video games that inspired an entire generation of kids to get on a skateboard. Games that made pro skaters like Bob Burnquist and Rodney Mullen household names. From the revolutionary Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater to the derided Tony Hawk Ride, and right up to the upcoming Tony Hawk’...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny needed a little more time to get his deep dive ready, so instead, we’re having another episode of news and recent game playing, and there was a lot of it. It’s all about 2020 this week as we talk about Marvel’s Avengers, Evan’s Remains, Grounded, Roundguard, Fae Tactics, Ooblets, Skater XL and more. And we touch on the big news concerning Xbox, Halo Infinite, C...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’ve made it August, and the gaming is good. Kennedy Rodgers of the Mexico City Wild Wings is turning up the heat on his Blaseball pitches and his wing sauce. Everyone’s falling down and having a ball in Fall Guys and Chase and Johnny are proud (eventual) owners of Analogue’s new Pocket console. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour. Let’s Talk! We lov...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We preview the (relatively thin) month of August and also check back in with some of our favorite games from July including Carrion, Paper Mario and Ghost of Tsushima. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! Let’s Talk! We love fan mail, send us some! thecasualhour@gmail.com You can follow our show on Twitter at: @thecasualhour Enjoy what we have to say?...