The Free Cheese

The Free Cheese

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The Free Cheese is a weekly video game podcast about video games, brought to you once a week by The Free Cheese dot com. Hosted by Joe Dix and Matt Soellner. Opening theme The Origin by Legna Zeg.

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Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

The Free Cheese E3 2019: The End 12.06.2019

We bring E3 2019 to a close with Nintendo's presentation and what we loved from it. We talk about everything we saw in the Direct and some of the things we learned from the subsequent Treehouse stream afterward. We talk about Banjo & Kazooie joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate along with The Hero from Dragon Quest. We check in with Luigi's Mansion 3 and Astral Chain, while taking our first look at...

The Free Cheese E3 2019: The Middle 11.06.2019

E3 2019 continues as Ubisoft and Square Enix introduce the next year and beyond in video games. We talk about where we fall after the pair of press conferences have aired and the highlights of each show. We fell in love with Final Fantasy VII all over again and are eager to take over London in Watch Dogs Legion. We find ourselves curious of what else Ubisoft is up to besides Tom Clancy's game and...

The Free Cheese E3 2019 Special: The Beginning 10.06.2019

It's the start of E3 2019 and we've watched Xbox, Bethesda, and Devolver Digital show off some video games. We each share a bit of what we found most interesting from each presentation. We talk about the next generation of Xbox and what that means for what we're currently playing on as well as what surprised us most out from the first day of E3 2019.

The Free Cheese Episode 303: Track Burger 09.06.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we welcome back that classic taste. We're recording this episode just hours before Xbox goes live with its E3 2019 announcements so we keep it a little light this time. We talk about what we've played this last week. Marc takes a trip to the swamp with Hunt: Showdown and tries World War Z's approach to the Left 4 Dead style of survival games. Matt climbs a few more le...

The Free Cheese Episode 302: May or May Not Be 03.06.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we give you 45 reasons why this E3 will be the best E3. We switch things up a bit this time as we start the show with a bit of news from the last week before moving into what we've all been playing. Matt set sail in space as he completed Observation. Marc tried to find the meaning of life and how to escape it in Transference. Joe learned about biology and New York Cit...

The Free Cheese Episode 301: It's Getting Closer 27.05.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we talk about movies for a while. Matt spent some time fixing a PC this week so we could all play Sea of Thieves. Marc looked into the goggles again to take Astro Bot on a little adventure. Joe found a team of Sonic characters to go racing with in the latest in the series of Sonic kart racing games. We talk about what Jack Tretton has to say about PlayStation 5, how l...

The Free Cheese Episode 300: What Happens When We Die? 20.05.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, the waffles might be burning. We induct another game into The Free Cheese Hall of Fame, bringing our total to three. We also talk about Sony and Microsoft's partnership in the cloud and what it probably actually means. We find out what The Video Game History Foundation is doing at Game Informer. Additionally, we get the latest details on Treyarch's Black Ops IIIII. Ma...

The Free Cheese Episode 299: Family Crime 13.05.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we bring back the dead. Marc teaches you how to rig the arcade so you and your family can get switchblade combs. Matt maintains his status on Xbox Live without compromising his trash talking. Joe checks out a bunch of video tapes. Without a lot that we've been playing recently to talk about, we instead look backwards and forwards in time to talk about video game remak...

The Free Cheese Episode 298: Sonic the Vampire 06.05.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we're not slowing down. Marc and Joe are excited for the future of Sonic the Hedgehog cinema and talk about our favorite live-action Pokémon so far. We also talk about how Microsoft thinks you should trash talk appropriately and how crunch is affecting the video game industry. Marc spent some time this week waving a tiny ball at his screen while Joe continued to learn...

The Free Cheese Episode 297: Capri Sun is Top Priority 29.04.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, should you go into someone's van? We finally find out that Persona 5 is coming to Nintendo Switch and we talk about how you can make your own Overwatch games. Matt spent the week being sad on ice, Marc took a sword to the 1980s, and Joe found a way to build a deck. With Mortal Kombat 11's release, we detail a lot of what has changed since the last iteration of the gam...

The Free Cheese Episode 296: Ferrero Rocher's Virtual Reality 22.04.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we get the good ones before they're gone. Matt and Joe gather to discuss the next generation of PlayStation and what to expect from Xbox at E3. We also talk about updates to Mario Tennis Aces and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, as well as what we think of the full lineup coming to the Castlevania collection next month. We've played a bit of Sekiro and some other games as...

The Free Cheese Episode 295: Big Bang 15.04.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, can you smell blood? Marc travels through time going to Colorado and back, with his Switch and Undertale. Matt plays all the Matt games plus Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. We touch on what Sony name changes, what Respawn's been up to, and Twitch getting karaoke. Plus much more.

The Free Cheese Episode 294: Global Helium Shortage 08.04.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we realize we're basically a TV news program. Marc is slicing his way through Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance while Matt continues to find his footing in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Joe tries to start a cult with cards. We talk about the potential Switch releases coming out of a Best Buy listing, getting refunds on PlayStation Network, and the final big changes comin...

The Free Cheese Episode 293: You'll Get Used to It 01.04.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, That High Quality. There's a lot packed into this week as we catch up on rumors around not one but two new Nintendo Switch models. We also talk about Arcade, changes to Artifact, and the future of the Final Fantasy series. Matt continues his journey into becoming a ninja as he works his way through the dead ends of Sekiro. Marc gets in touch with his first-person sho...

The Free Cheese Episode 292: Sleeves 25.03.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, obey and consume. There's a lot of news out of the Game Developer's Conference this year to unpack. We talk about the latest Nindies showcase and all about Google's Stadia platform. We also hear about changes coming to Steam and the details of the Apex Legend's Battle Pass. Then, we talk about how we would fix GameStop. Matt finally played something other than Auto Ch...

The Free Cheese Episode 291: How's the Wi-Fi at Pauly D's? 18.03.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, breathe in that whipped cream. Our journey through the Master Chief Collection continues, this time together. Marc finally received his Flip Grip and found himself falling in love with falling in Downwell. Matt_auto_chess.exe. Joe tried out the Mortal Kombat 11 beta and then started playing the greatest game ever made. We talk about Halo coming to PC along with all of...

The Free Cheese Episode 290: Nebraska 11.03.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, is everyone okay? We talk about Nintendo Labo VR and EA's new plans for E3 2019. We also talk about The Master Chief Collection as we each make our way through some Halo campaigns and await whatever surprise is coming with Inside Xbox this week. Marc makes his GameCube high definition and finishes a game Classic style. Matt forgot what Super Metroid was but slowly bec...

The Free Cheese Episode 289: Pokémon Pepper Pachinko 04.03.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, Alien Ant Farm has more than two songs. There's a new Pokémon game to talk about and three new starters to choose from. We also talk about this year's EVO lineup and Konami arcade games. Matt bought an Xbox and instead of playing it, played more Auto Chess. Marc returns to 2010 to get to Hell one layer at a time. Joe jumps to the top of buildings and then builds a bun...

The Free Cheese Episode 288: My Body is Not Ready... For You to Go 25.02.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, are you kidding me? We played some weird games this week amidst news of changes at Nintendo of America and rumors of Game Pass coming to everything.  

The Free Cheese Episode 287: Polly Wants a Molly 18.02.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, Joe was right. Told you, Matt. We've been playing two of the hottest new takes on that battle royale genre. We also check out Daemon X Machina and Yoshi's Crafted World in the wake of the recent Nintendo Direct. We talk about some changes to PlayStation's executive team and how that might impact cross-play and backwards compatibility for the platform. Our topic of the...

The Free Cheese Episode 286: Bone Up 11.02.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, surprise video games! Marc returns from the thretch with a return to tank controls beneath the streets. Matt gets on the grid when three lanes become one board. Joe finally sees the light but it might not be enough. We talk a lot about Apex Legends and what it means for the future of Titanfall. Additionally, you can catalogue your Pokémon cards on your phone and play...

The Free Cheese Episode 285: Welcome to Wendy's 04.02.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, we teach you how to really search the internet. Someone left Joe and Matt together so there's a lot of Destiny talk in this week's podcast. We also hear about Matt's latest attempts to make progress in Resident Evil 2 and Joe finds the best use for his Flip Grip . Further, Joe nears the end of Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and is finding a sense of coalescence to the enemie...

The Free Cheese Episode 284: She's Waiting 28.01.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, Cheetos and White Russians. Matt has accepted his new second job as he continues checking off quests in Destiny 2. Marc returns to the scene of the crime and sees what Leon Kennedy looks like after twenty years in Resident Evil 2. Joe practiced a bunch of combos and had someone show off gear for a real long while online in Injustice 2. Metroid Prime 4 is restarting it...

The Free Cheese Episode 283: What DID Happen to Shannon Elizabeth? 21.01.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, e-Sports? More like cheese-Sports! Marc returns to the nightmare to change the way he looks, Matt signs up to compete in 2019's first on-ice flossing competition, Ben kills his friends and finds new ones in customer support, and Joe hears the call of the wolves as the banner waves. We talk about EA's newest cancellation, SNES games coming to Nintendo Switch, and detai...

The Free Cheese Episode 282: Slim Jim Tacos 14.01.2019

This week on The Free Cheese, let us in the boardroom! With the Nintendo Direct on its way tomorrow again, we've been playing games to keep us distracted. Marc demonstrates his excitement for a Capcom release later this month while Matt does a bit more of the same and Joe slips back into his own fate. We talk about why Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice won't have multiplayer, which comic book franchise is...

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