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This is the one we've been waiting to record for a whole year. We came together to talk about the best games that were released in the year 2015 and decide as a team which would earn the spot at the top of our list. Listen as Joe, Marc, Mike, James, and Jeff share their individual top five lists and why each game deserves some discussion as Game of the Year. Finally, we tally up the votes for each...

Let's slow down this week and listen just a little bit to 2015.  As we wrap up the year and begin to discuss the best games of 2015, Joe sits down to give you a taste of the best music in video games of 2015. Hear selections from Shovel Knight: Plague of Shadows, Super Mario Maker, Batman: Arkham Knight, and more in this special episode dedicated to the subtleties that make our games that much bet...

On the latest episode of our thrilling podcast, we discuss slumber party movies and legitimate uses of chloroform.  Joe, James, and Mike gather to talk about why someone would comb the ocean floors in Fallout 4 or what the PlayStation VR will cost. We share our thoughts on the final Super Smash Bros. presentation and what to make of a new controller patent from Nintendo. We're not too surprised to...

We travel through time and realize that nothing we thought would happen at PSX actually happened. Joe, James, and Mike discuss the floundering of Lara Croft and how vapid Battlefront truly is. We talk about what its like to wander aimlessly through the wastelands of Boston and the glorious feeling of defeating a giant spider and all of its sixteen babies. Join us as we prepare for our game of the...

Listen along as Joe and James make some predictions for this weekend's PlayStation Experience. What games will get announced? What new PlayStation features are on the way?  First, we talk about why Joe woke up at 5 in the morning and why James feels like he's 16 again. We discuss our favorite games of all time, WB Montreal and the ever expanding DC Universe in video games, and of course: Shaq Fu 2...

Joe and Kyle are joined on this week's episode by our good friend James to find out if The Legend of Zelda for Wii U is really just a horse riding simulator. We talk about why Fallout 4 is so divisive and what it takes to get EA to pay you for your opinion. Joe has been trying to kill a giant spider in Bloodborne, Kyle hates the Star Wars: Battlefront haters, and James spent thirty hours building...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We figure out how Bethesda makes video games.  Joe and Kyle run down all things Nintendo by recapping the latest Nintendo Direct. Joe gets excited for things he shouldn't, and Kyle is tired of Animal Crossing spinoffs. We're both excited to see Twilight Princess remade for Wii U and think that Pokken Tournament and Star Fox Zero are coming along nicely. Kyle t...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We buy Fallout 4 and forget to play it. Learn which star of Bio-Dome is Kyle's favorite Disney character and what happens when Joe drops nicotine for a week. We play a little bit more of Batman: Arkham Knight, talk (again) about the Justice League game that we hope to see and hear how Kyle fought a shark.  Have you downloaded  AmiiboHunt on the App Store  yet?...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We're nominated for  Baltimore's Best Podcast  by the Baltimore Sun! Kyle and Joe talk about our recent nomination and how you can vote for us. We learn that "art is fantastic" and we picture the future with virtual reality. Kyle eats a bunch of crabs and fights sharks in the early-access survival game, Stranded Deep. Meanwhile, Joe returns to Gotham to drive...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Joe and Kyle celebrate two years of The Free Cheese. We share our memories of the website and the podcast, and Joe identifies Kyle's most common outbursts.  We discuss Nintendo's first mobile game and the new My Nintendo points program coming in March. We talk PlayStation at Paris Games Week, PlayStation VR, and Pokemon Happy Meals. Finally, we share what we'v...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We aren't sure if Kojima has left Konami or if he's just on vacation but we find out a little more about  Nintendo NX . Haylie has completed most of Destiny: The Taken King but still has more to do. In the meantime, we start suggesting what to play next. Kyle and Joe stopped being scared of Until Dawn when it stopped trying to scare them. Kyle's been playing (...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We find out that no one has played Uncharted and why Star Fox Zero was really delayed. Kyle tells the journey of his first time with Bloodborne and why he's excited about Until Dawn. On her first appearance, Haylie celebrates her new PS4 with a marathon of Destiny and we give her a list of games to play once the king has been taken. Joe turned on his Vita for...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We determine which movies are made by Pixar and which movie is definitely not a Pixar movie. Kyle spent a little bit of time with Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and shares his thoughts on how the game is shaping up. He's also been playing too much Super Mario Maker lately, continuing to create the world's most hated levels. Joe says goodbye to Animal C...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Kyle cries for Pokemon GO, Joe reveals The Last of Us 2, and Mike can't go home in Rare Replay. We open the show discussing Nintendo's new president, PlayStation's TGS press conference, and the future of Nintendo Directs. After a Naughty Dog livestream took place, we may have further confirmation of The Last of Us 2, and we talk about what that game should be...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We celebrate PlayStation's 20th anniversary in North America.  For the first time in a long time, we open the show with a rundown of some news in the past week. We discuss our hopes and dreams for Pikmin 4, Kyle's disdain for Mario, and why Joe is excited for Sonic Spinball. We talk more about the excitement we have for Super Mario Maker coming this Friday, in...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Joe and Kyle discover the wereworm and accidentally create the cug.  It's been a month since we've sat down, so we had a lot to catch up on. Kyle really wants to play Mad Max after watching 70 minutes of footage for the game. Joe needs to figure out how to get a Shovel Knight amiibo into his hands. Both of us have been playing the Pokemon Trading Card Game Onl...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast:   We get really excited about Sonic Boom: Fire and Ice. Well, one of us does.  Marc plays a little bit of The Escapists and a lot a bit of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.  Joe tries to play this month's pick for The Free Cheese Game Club, but ends up playing a lot of Rocket League instead.  We also talk about how much fun Splatoon is and the new content coming up...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We talk more about Batman: Arkham Knight. Joe finally reviews the game and the newly released DLC, "A Matter of Family." We take a break from the Batman chatter to go a bit deeper into EarthBound Beginnings and explore the insides of Shigesato Itoi's mind. Marc returns to the basics and enjoys some Super Smash Bros. for his birthday, and tells us a bit about h...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We remember Satoru Iwata. We went to the arcade and played some of gaming's greatest games, and we fill in the week with our usual Super Smash Bros. sessions. Joe explores a bit more of EarthBound Beginnings, slowly begins to understand Splatoon, and continues to wonder why Warner Bros. hates Arkham Knight. This podcast, our passion for video games, and everyt...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Joe and Marc are joined by a very special guest, Joe's nephew Jake, to talk all about Rocket League. Since we last met, Marc wakes up inside of the Wii U eShop to find himself inside the world of F-Zero. Jake rides elephants and blows stuff up in Far Cry 4, and Joe really doesn't like #DRIVECLUB. The common thread in this week's show is our love for the recent...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Marc makes a serious investment but still can't paint the world. Kyle is annoyed with the recording schedule. Joe still loves Arkham Knight, even after the grueling endgame. We determine which cheese is the best cheese, although Kyle is still wrong.  We discuss the difficulty of reviewing a game based on something you love, and then we talk about comic books a...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: Joe and Kyle sit down to talk about Batman: Arkham Knight. Joe finished the game and provides some overall thoughts on the experience. Kyle is just getting started, but he somehow knows everything. We don't go into any spoiler territory, so if you haven't played yet, feel free to listen all the way through. We open the show by discussing how video games have c...

We gather to talk about E3 from our excitements to our disappointments.  We get really happy about a lot, and sad about a lot more. We also forget to post the show for a week!

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: MOTHER IS COMING HOME! We talk about the recently announced and released EarthBound Beginnings, the first ever North American release of 1989's Mother from Nintendo and Shigesato Itoi. We also discuss the Nintendo World Championships 2015, and how the event turned out. Most of our week involved Super Smash Bros., so conveniently there was a Super Smash Bros. D...

This week on The Free Cheese Podcast: We try to get better in Smash Bros. in anticipation of Lucas arriving in one week. Why can't Animal Crossing be perfect? Marc wants to fall back in love with Zelda, but he's scared of commitment. Kyle burns himself. We discuss the difference between scaring and startling, and why video games seldomly get it right. Finally, we make our predictions for PlayStati...