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This week on The Free Cheese, no Vin Diesels allowed! We give our final word (spoiler-free) on Final Fantasy VII Remake and talk about the future of summer games announcements. We talk Gears Tactics and Gran Turismo for PSP, and wonder about what games we'll see at Inside Xbox this week.

This week on The Free Cheese, we find out Sunsoft still exists? We make recommendations for what to watch when you don't want to play video games and we talk about some games to play when you're looking for something different. Joe played some of The Curse of Rabenstein and checked out Sunsoft's Trip World for Game Boy. Matt stepped into the world of Picross with the latest Picross S4 from Jupiter...

This week on The Free Cheese, do you want a new robot friend? We both continue with Final Fantasy VII Remake and continue to find reasons to love it. We talk about its impact on the franchise history and where it will find its place amongst the other titles. Rumors of another Resident Evil remake kick off our news segment with stories of PS5 launch limits, eSports gambling, new tactics games and w...

This week on The Free Cheese, that cat ate my burrito! We commemorate the launch of Final Fantasy VII Remake with our early impressions of the game and keep it spoiler-free. We talk a little Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and sprinkle in some Dreamcast after a documentary stole the show this week. Finally, we discuss the headlines from Inside Xbox, rumors of Resident Evil 8, and our feelings toward...

This week on The Free Cheese, why do people drink sparkling water? Matt and Joe discuss Doom Eternal after having both finished it and where it falls on the spectrum of Doom. We continue documenting our time with Animal Crossing: New Horizons as the eggs attack and Matt learns the Stalk Market. Matt played through The Foundation expansion of Control and talks about new gameplay mechanics. Joe defi...

This week on The Free Cheese, the juice that divides our darkness. We talk more Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons as we make our way through more of both. A surprise Nintendo Direct mini capitalizes a lot of our news cycle amidst Konami responses to Silent Hill rumors and Epic Games publishing deals that work in favor of the creator. We also catch up on Call of Duty: Warzone and the l...

This week on The Free Cheese, listen to the devil's interval. We gather to talk about Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons, as expected. We also talk about the new details of both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5. We check in with new Game Pass Ultimate perks, the Sonic the Hedgehog movie, and broadcasting sports video games.

This week on The Free Cheese, it's the final stretch. Matt survives his worst fears as he edges closer to the sun and then straps his skates on to roll around the rink. Joe keeps circling the tops of the castle in a classic while discovering what he missed by not becoming a Belmont sooner. We talk about the future of GameStop, the potential of a new Tony Hawk game, Platinum Games' newest studio an...

This week on The Free Cheese, we learn the age of hedgehogs. Fresh from the Final Fantasy VII Remake demo, we share our equal and opposite reactions to what we played. Matt becomes a detective in Hollywood with the greatest investigative tool: Picross. Joe takes control of Dracula in the last major release in a line of pachinko machines. We talk about Stadia a little longer than Google has this ca...

This week on The Free Cheese, we remember Miitomo friends. As the Nintendo Switch reaches its third anniversary, we look back on our favorite memories with the console, make recommendations for the best of the library, and look to its future. Matt is still swinging in the dark with no end in sight as he chases the shiny Dark Souls platinum. Joe gets back on the grind after a patch changes some of...

This week on The Free Cheese, your mama don't dance. We're here to get excited and get you excited about Animal Crossing. We recap the Direct and talk about everything there is to do on a faraway, desert, island after you've been kidnapped. Matt finds a victory and a bit of confidence as the third journey continues. Meanwhile, Joe rediscovers an old classic and finds new meaning in it. Read about...

This week on The Free Cheese, which ports are left? Matt cracks open another round for celebration after becoming a full ninja, plays some Xtreme football, and cuts to Camera 2. Joe slashes his way through a sequel spin-off to a game he never finished and finds a new anime puzzle game to get lost in. We talk about the future of E3 without its past, changes to Rockstar and The Coalition, and the lo...

This week on The Free Cheese, Syndicate mobile. Matt edges closer to the platinum trophy in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and spends a few hours creating religion in Frostpunk. Joe feels the beat in Patapon 2 and finds himself deep in the streets of Kamurocho in Yakuza Kiwami. We talk about rumors of Silent Hill games and a new horror IP at Sony, check in with Nintendo's financial briefing, and predic...

This week on The Free Cheese, can I finish first? Matt and Joe talk about Ninja Theory's new projects and celebrate #Sonic2020 right along with you. Joe failed to keep things going for long in Frostpunk but found better luck in Shin Megami Tensei: Liberation Dx2. Matt figured out the best way to get over finishing Sekiro is to play more Sekiro.

This week on The Free Cheese, we need a vowel. We talk about the latest addition to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster along with a recap of the recent string of game delays that struck this week. Matt beat Sekiro and finds himself lost looking for the next thing. Marc pulls out the purple to play Phantasy Star Online while waiting on its sequel. Joe enters the depths of hell in Sigil after the...

This week on The Free Cheese, keep rollin'. We have another week of GTA Online stories to share along with the debut of a new game that you can play along with at home. Matt got through the wall in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Marc plays as someone else in Onimusha, and Joe got into Shovel Knight: King of Cards. We hit some headlines from the week and recap the Pokémon Direct.

This week on The Free Cheese, learn the history of the year 2020. We fell back into Grand Theft Auto Online and started to build our digital empire on the backs of Steve Winwood songs. Marc learns the ways of Onimusha while Matt takes his special friend to the championship and Joe rolls credits on the world of dreams. We tally up the scores of our 2019 predictions and etch in stone our declaration...

This week on The Free Cheese, it's all about games. With Game of the Year behind us we spend the podcast talking about everything we've been playing in the last few weeks. We touch on Code Vein, Madden 20, Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes, Wattam, Shadows of the Damned, Demon's Tilt, and so much more. We learn some new phrases and prepare for our annual predictions show next week.

The conclusion to our Game of the Year 2019 Awards arrives with the induction of another game into The Free Cheese Hall of Fame and of course, our Game of the Year. Listen in to hear our final day of deliberations and read below to see the winners. Thank you for spending your time with us this year. Enjoy your video games! Hall of Fame - Super Metroid We started inducting games into The Free Chees...

The fourth day of Game of the Year 2019 has arrived and with it another round of awards. Listen in to hear us deliberate and select our winners as we reminisce on the moments throughout the year in gaming. Read on below for the list of winners. Don't forget to vote for Reader's Choice Game of the Year 2019 ! Most Surprising This game came out of nowhere. Sometimes this is actually true in the even...

Welcome to or third day of awards for 2019. Today we debut some categories and celebrate the best games that don't stop. Listen in for our deliberations and read below for the winners. Don't forget to vote for Reader's Choice Game of the Year 2019! Best Gameplay We're debuting this category despite the obvious need for it in previous years. What we do in a game is ultimately what hooks us in the f...

2019's awards continue with our next wave of awards. Once again we are gathered on a podcast to deliberate each award and grant one winner with two runners up. Listen in for the full debates and surprises, then read below for the winners. You can also still vote for your Game of the Year 2019 in our Reader's Choice Award. Best Multiplayer This category awards the best use of multiplayer in a game...

Welcome to the beginning of our Game of the Year 2019 awards. Each day this week, we'll have a new podcast episode where we worked out the details of every award and agreed upon a winner and two runners up. You can listen in to go on the journey with us and read on to see the winners. You can also vote for your Game of the Year 2019 right now ! Out of Time We wish we could play everything and that...

This week on The Free Cheese, a city above the sea. Marc and Joe reconvene after The Game Awards to talk mostly about the Xbox Series X and what a new BioShock game could be. We recap the State of Play and highlight our favorite headlines of the week. We also talk about Resident Evil 2, Magic: The Gathering Arena, Death Road to Canada, and Shovel Knight. We check in with a ™ game based on some cre...

This week on The Free Cheese, we celebrate 25 years of PlayStation. With our Game of the Year awards looming in the near future, Matt spends a week beating every game that came out this year. Marc plays a Kojima game about wandering in the woods and fighting monsters. Joe finally found the pinball game. Our topic of the week has us thinking about what happens when creators lose control of their cr...