The Casual Hour

This Week on The Casual Hour… It's hard to believe we're already talking about games coming out at the halfway point of the year, but here we are! The Casual Crew is still loving Tears of the Kingdom, Bobby discovered Miasma, and Johnny takes to the streets for fighting, leading up to our June games showcase, tune in!  // T W I T C H --------------------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… While Zelda is very much still on the brain, the Casual Crew has been branching out to some other new releases this week. Chase tried out Destiny’s new Season of the Deep, Bobby’s hooked on Humanity and Johnny’s boomer shooting back to the 90s with Warhammer 40K: Boltgun. Plus we run down all the announcements from the PlayStation Showcase. All that on this edition of...

This Week on The Casual Hour… The second dip of our double Deep dive this month, the crew puts Xbox aside as we instead talk about the history and current state of video game news coverage, and what we are look to get from it these days. Plus, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been out less than a week, and everyone’s excited to share their adventures from the land of Hyrule (in a semi-spoilery fash...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Xbox head Phil Spencer recently went on Kinda Funny’s Xbox-themed podcast to do the “toughest” of interviews and discuss both the UK blocking their acquisition of Activision and the disappointing reaction to Redfall. We talk about the implications of this interview and what it might mean for the future of the green brand. In addition, Johnny continues to develop his m...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s gonna be May, so we take a look at all the games coming out this month, including Redfall, Humanity and some game called Tearing My Kingdom? Teaching The Quinoa? I don’t know, but Zelda’s in it, so it’ll probably be good. While we wait for those games, Chase has finished the 1 in Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp while Johnny and Bobby have become one with the Force...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Bobby’s up for the Deep Dive this week, as we take a time machine back to the wild world of video game TV and print ads from the late ‘80s to the early ‘00s. Meanwhile, back in 2023, the whole crew has been playing Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp, and we share our thoughts. All that plus Bobby’s review of the Horizon Forbidden West DLC on this edition of The Casual Hour...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With Nintendo Indie World and gamers leaking US military secrets, we decided to have another whatcha been playing epiosde to cover all the news going on in the gaming space. We’ve got a few new games to talk about too, including Island Maker and Minecraft Legends. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s back, and just in time to hear Bobby’s thoughts on the new Super Mario Bros Movie. Plus, Chase checked out the recently released Pokemon Stadium on Nintendo Switch Online while Bobby and Johnny explore the stars in Everspace 2. All that as well as news from Media Molecule, Redfall and Nintendo’s new event on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ---...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s on assignment, which means Bobby and Chase have even more time to talk about the games we’ve been playing. Chase did some detective work around The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog and Bobby plumbed all the depths Dredge had to offer. We also discuss the big news from the last couple of weeks, from Zelda trailers to E3’s cancellation, plus a rumored new Sony hand...

This Week on The Casual Hour… We’re previewing the month of April, and there are a ton of new, exciting games to talk about including Everspace 2, Minecraft Legends and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor. In the meantime, we’re still playing some games from March. Johnny finished one horror remake (Dead Space) and has moved onto another (Resident Evil 4). Bobby’s healing the planet in Terra Nil. And Chase c...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s on assignment, so Bobby and Chase are just chilling and talking about the games we’ve been playing (or in Chase’s case, the sports we’ve been watching). Diablo IV, Exoprimal and Sons of the Forest all get covered. And we also talk about some of the news of the day, including a new Respawn studio, Counter-Strike 2’s announcement and the unfortunate news of Lan...

This Week on The Casual Hour… It’s time for another Casual Hour Deep Dive! First the boys talk about the games they’ve been playing this week, and the. join us as we journey through the king and strange history of some of the funniest and oddest video game promos and tie ins. // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F @ 10:30 PM CST tw...

This Week on The Casual Hour… t’s a whatcha been playing episode and we’ve got a lot of new things to talk about. Chase has returned to Castlevania in the new Dead Cells DLC, Bobby’s taken his Steam Deck on a Patch Quest and Johnny’s Fallen for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Plus news on Elden Ring, Starfield and Rocksteady in our Casual Report. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Chase is back and just in time for our March preview episode. Let’s check out the games of the month, including a new Resident Evil remake, a new Soulslike and maybe System Shock? Maybe? Plus, Johnny and Chase have tried out the new Destiny expansion and Bobby joined the Phantom Brigade. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Chase unfortunately couldn't join us due to COVID, but Bobby and Johnny take us back to the origins of the podcast. Bobby shares his excitement about beating Hi-Fi Rush, and talks about how he's digging Atomic Heart while Johnny suffered from the writing. They both gush over Wild Hearts, and discuss the recent news about Microsoft courting Nintendo and Nvidia. All tha...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Chase dives deep again and comes up with another piece of old and obscure tech: 2014’s PlayStation TV. Get a history lesson on the microconsole fad and how Sony got so close to making a Switch years before Nintendo, but ended up releasing an absolute flop. Also, Chase finished The Last Guardian and Bobby and Johnny are feasting on EA and Koei Tecmo’s new monster hunti...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s back from (a potentially messy) vacation, and he’s just in time for a bevy of news from the Nintendo Direct. We’ve also all been dipping back into our comfort zones: Chase finished the new Fire Emblem, Bobby’s city building in Industries of Titan and Johnny’s gone full merc in Hitman 3: Freelancer Mode. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! //...

This Week on The Casual Hour… With Johnny out on assignment, the crew calls on the ultimate sub, Giggysan, to join us for our February preview episode. In addition to the games coming out this month, we also have more Fire Emblem talk, a chat about Okami and Bobby’s early impressions of the Dead Space remake. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H --------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Fire Emblem Engage has finally released and the whole crew has gotten in on the turn-based strategy action (though Chase may have played just a bit more than everyone else.) Bobby’s also checked out a pair of extraction games in The Cycle and ZERO Sievert. And Johnny’s tested the waters in SteamWorld Build as well as nodded along with Hi-Fi Rush. Plus, in addition to...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny’s back from his COVID vacation, and just in time to join in on the discussion around the new The Last Of Us TV show. And as the whole crew waits for the upcoming Fire Emblem game, we’re playing games like Chained Echoes, Curse of the Golden Idol and Forest Fire. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H -------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Johnny is sick (or we’re sick of Johnny: either or), so it’s up to Chase and Bobby to talk about their recent game exploits as well as the news of the week. Chase already made a dent in his backlog by finishing the Legend of the River King, Bobby’s building something in the free prologue of Outpath: First Journey and we both have put a bunch of hours into Chained Echo...

This Week on The Casual Hour… While we wait for the big 2023 releases to start coming out, we’re all still chilling out with some old favorites like Risk of Rain 2, Chained Echoes and Minecraft. And for our deep dive, we’ve chosen to talk about our gaming (and gaming-adjacent) resolutions for 2023. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H -------------------------------...

http://bit.ly/3jFhfJA This Week on The Casual Hour… GOTY has come and gone, so it’s about time we start looking ahead to 2023 and the slate of games debuting in January. We also reconvene from our vacations and talk about the games we’ve been playing over the break, both new and old. All that and more on this edition of The Casual Hour! // T W I T C H ----------------------------------------------...

This Week on The Casual Hour… Our Game of the Year coverage comes to an end with Bobby, Chase and Johnny's personal top 10 games lists, all culminating in our collective show-wide list. Lets enjoy one final look at the games of 2022 and we look forward to talking about 2023's games very soon! // T W I T C H ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ M W F...

This Week on The Casual Hour… The second and final part of our category podcasts sees Bobby, Chase and Johnny debating on eight new topics including Best Debut, Overachiever of the Year and the spoiler-filled Best Moment or Sequence. And make sure you come back for our last GOTY episode, where we'll discuss our personal top 10 lists and build our collective show's top 10 games of 2022! // T W I T...