The Game Under Podcast

In what is possibly our biggest non-BIG SHOW yet we talk about WWE2K14, Driver: San Francisco, Journey of a Roach, Enslaved, Pigsy's Perfect Ten and the week's news.​

Tom wraps up the Saints Row franchise with his aural review of Saints Row 4, but before that we go over our thoughts of The Stanley Parable Demo and Back to the Future Episodes 2,3 and 4.  We go over the news of the week and go off on our usual tangents, thanks for listening! 

Tom and Phil return with game impressions galore. Dragon's Crown, Back to the Future Ep.1 and Goodbye Deponia get shown the door, while Ni No Kuni is ushered in with the week's news.  Another Tom Towers Aural Review ends the show, this week the subject is Saints Row: The Third.  Thanks for Listening. 

This week, after some Trademark Banter (where Phil buys some new Nintendo hardware), the didactic duo give first impressions of GTA V and Dragon's Crown. Tom closes out his thoughts on The Raven, we go over the week's news and end it all with an Aural Review of Saints Row 2. 

It's time again for another BIG SHOW, and for BIG SHOW 5, what better game to give first impressions of than GTAV.  It is all anyone can talk about this week, but we find time to talk about some other games as well, including GTA V, Saints Row 4, Saints Row 2, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief and because we have not talked enough about open-world crimes games we c...

Tom Towers gives his Aural Review of Max Payne 3.  Note, there are spoilers for the entire Max Payne series.

We are back to our regular format this week with first impressions galore, news and some Final Thoughts.   We give our final verdict on Papers, Please and Left4Dead1 DLC for L4D2.  We also give first impressions on Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Saints Row 4.

In a light news (post-PAX) week Phil gives his final impressions of two That Game Company games; Flower and Journey and Tom playes Killzone 2, yet again. Hilarity Ensues, Thanks for listening,  

Tom Towers and Phil Fogg go over all the new console and pricing news of the week. Tom also finishes out the Max Payne franchise and gives an Aural Review of Max Payne 3. 

It's our fourth BIG SHOW, and so we go all out with first impressions of Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, Papers Please, Earthbound and Game and Wario.  A feature on third-person shooters can be found as well as an Aural Review of Max Payne 2​ from Tom Towers. We cover the latest news from Gamescom and around the gaming world, thanks for listening.​

Phil Fogg returns to talk NPD's, Microsoft's latest reversal and some first and final impressions of games new and old, including Bastion, Max Payne, Thomas Was Alone and Vanquish. This week we not only give our best and worst gaming experiences of the week, but also lengthy discourses on Microsoft's strategy, Nintendo's woes and the plight of the modern writer (and history of when writers had it...

This week we have first impressions of PayDay 2 and some Final Summations of Thomas Was Alone, Vanquish, Red Faction, Another World and Worms Revolution (as well as the week's biggest news).  Thank you for listening, and please, share our show if you like it.

We have one of our best shows ever.  The explaination for the image below is in the show, as well as our impressions of Zeno Blade 2, Retro City Rampage and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine along with Pikmin 3 and the week's other news.

This week we've both played Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Bioshock Infinite, and Tom has a few views of his own on Worms Revolution and Mystery Game. We also go over the week's news.  Thanks for listening.

It's our BIG SHOW, with Bioshock 2, Hotline Miami and Walking Dead: 400 Days reviews. Also, two features, some news and an insider's tale about game P.R.

Tom previews The Raven: Confessions of a Master Theif, we talk about Killzone 3 for the last time ever and Phil gives his first impressions of Halo:CE HD and Activision Hits.  We also cover the week's news, give an aural review fo Bioshock and have a discussion about direction in games and the best and worst gaming collections in history. Thanks for listening - Phil

Despite Phil's best efforts to derail the show Tom Towers forges on and gives his impressions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl.  Phil also goes on and on about Killzone 3 and FIFA 13 (what is this, Freaky Friday?).  We also talk about used games and piracy. Anyway, if you are in Africa or Western Australia, please give us a listen.

This week we continue (and end) our Naughty Dog obsession with Tom's completion of Uncharted 3 (he reveals his score as well).    Phil Fogg is joined for the second half of our show by Dave Ader, were they discuss Last of Us with plenty of gameplay and story spoilers.

Trademark Banter 0:01:45 Australia Dominates Iraq, is now on par with Iran 0:04:53 Phil Has a Kindle/ Book Suggestion  0:06:25 Tom's Deadly Premonition Review is up, we talk about his review Ongoing Impressions 0:08:40 Phil comments on one week with last of Us 0:14:15 Splinter Cell Discussion (on stealth) News 0:15:15 Aussie Prices for the Next Gen & NZ Wii U for $200! 0:19:45 Xbox ONE-80. Microso...

It's our BIG Show with an E3 and Naughty Dog Explosion. First impressions of Last of Us, Tom plays Uncharted for the first time and we go through our highlights of E3 as well as final impressions of Metro 2033. 0:00:58 Trademark Banter - We score our E3 Predictions from Last Week E3 Reactions Microsoft 0:07:25 Microsoft Apologizes for Rape 0:09:50 The Price - Would we buy it? 0:16:00 The Games - M...

Tom Towers and Phil Fogg give analysis of the latest news, E3 hype and predictions and somehands-on impressions of Remember Me and a mystery game.

Tom and I put together a real humdinger this weekend.  We clear the decks with final impressions of several games, and give you a back-end Deadly Premonition treat. Thanks for listening, and if you like the show tell a friend.

Tom and Phil talk about the Xbox One launch event and also give their first impressions of Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut as well as final thoughts on Resistance 3, Tomb Raider 2013 and Malacious. Also, Ford Falcons and pogo sticks are mentioned.

00:15 Tribute to Aarny 00:27 Introduction 00:45 Phil's new games this week. 02:06 Halloween and ANZAC Day. 04:41 Tom talks about games he has gotten. 05:28 Resident Evil Revelations Impressions from Tom and Sub-discussion about limited resources and pacing. News 27:30 NPD - A Big Downturn. 36:45 Nintendo Shuts Down Playthrough Tutorials on YouTube 43:30 EA Abandons Online Passes (coded DRM for Mul...

It's our horror special where we talk about our favorite (and most recent) horror gaming experiences including games like Cursed Mountain, the Alan Wakes, Condemned, Rule of Rose, Left 4 Dead 2 and an Australian-exclusive (at least for the next few days)... impressions of Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut. We also landed an interview with a horror gaming expert.