The HGO Podcast

This week on the show, we are half way through 2026 so we're giving you our games of the year so far, and also diving into what awesome games the rest of the year has to offer. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - January-February 00:27:00 - March-April 00:57:00 - May-June 01:26:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video...

This week, we're diving into the new Star Fox remake, Deltarune returns with another chapter, and we discuss GTA 6 being $80 and the current state of price increases. Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:06:00 - Star Fox Returns00:29:00 - Deltarune Chapter 5 is Excellent00:44:00 - GTA 6 is $80 and XBOX prices soar...01:10:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to...

This week, we're reviewing the first year of Nintendo Switch 2! Join us as we go game by game to see if its worth getting a Switch 2 one year later! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:10:00 - June: Mario Kart, Delta Rune, etc 00:29:00 - July: Donkey Kong Bananza  00:38:00 - August: Drag X Drive scarred Ethan's chair 00:43:00 - September: HADES 2 00:49:00 - October: Pokemon I think  00:54:00 -...

This week we're diving head first into the latest Nintendo direct. Let's discuss the biggest announcements from the show, Xenoblade Genesis, and if it was enough to convince people to climb aboard the Switch 2 train! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:30 - Nintendo Direct Thoughts and Leak Culture 00:20:30 - Nintendo Direct Review 02:11:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotga...

This week, we're diving into the biggest reveals of this Summer Game Fest season. From Final Fantasy 7, Persona 6 and much more, let's dive into the highlights of this awesome week for game reveals! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - State Of Play 00:54:00 - Summer Game Fest 01:40:00 - Xbox Showcase 01:57:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to o...

This week, we bring you our predictions for Summer Game Fest 2026! From the State of Play, Xbox Showcase to the main show itself, come see our hopes and predictions for the summer game reveal season! Oh, and we're talking about 007 First Light too! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - Our State of Play/Summer Game Fest/Xbox Predictions 00:44:00 - SGF 01:00:30 - XBOX 01:26:30 - 007 First Lig...

This week, we have a bunch of new games to review! We're giving you our first thoughts on Forza Horizon 6, Coffee Talk Tokyo, the new Lego Batman and Motorslice too! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:05:00 - Forza Horizon 6 is Incredible 00:22:00 - Coffee Talk Tokyo is Comfy 00:37:30 - Lego Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight is Fantastic 00:54:00 - Should you play Motorslice?  01:03:00 - Outro Rem...

This week, we're wondering who the best side characters are in gaming history? We'll discuss our picks for our favourite gaming sidekicks, on this week's HGO Podcast! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:08:00 - What is a Side Character?  00:11:00 - Hades 00:15:00 - Assassin’s Creed  00:18:30 - AI the Somnium Files 00:21:00 - Legend of Zelda 00:27:00 - Persona 00:35:00 - Kingdom Hearts 00:3...

Is Mixtape worth the hype? We discuss the new indie darling, Star Fox's new designs, and a couple more games we've recently been playing, all on this week's HGO Podcast! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:04:00 - Mixtape First Impressions00:25:30 - StarFox is here and people don’t like him00:43:00 - Ereban: Shadow Legacy Review00:50:30 - AC Unity 12 Years Later01:04:00 - Outro Remember to f...

This week, we're giving you our first impressions of Saros. Is it a worthy successor to Returnal? We discuss our first few hours with the game, along with our thoughts on Vampire Crawlers and Raccoin to boot! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:05:00 - Saros First Impressions00:54:00 - Vampire Crawlers & Raccoin are Great!01:06:30 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and su...

This week, we're taking another look at Returnal five years later. Join us as we give you our updated thoughts, and talk about everything we love about this incredible game five years on! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:03:30 - Returnal Review: 5 years later00:58:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube.co...

This week, Ethan's diving head first into Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, we have Pragmata demo impressions, and we give you our final Spoilerly thoughts on Life is Strange Reunion! Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:05:00 - We're Living the Tomodachi Life!00:25:30 - Pragmata Demo impressions00:35:00 - Life is Strange Reunion Final Impressions (SPOILERS)01:09:30 - Outro Remember to follow us...

This week, we're giving you our predictions for the second year of Nintendo Switch 2. Join us as we take a look at the what the future has in store, and what games we'd like to see in the next year of Switch 2, on this week's HGO Podcast. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:00- The rest of Year 1 00:13:00- June, July 00:21:00- August, September 00:26:00- October ,November 00:31:00- Dece...

This week, we're giving you our dream roster for a PlayStation Smash Bros game. Join us as we take a look at the extensive library of playstation franchises, and determine who would be worthy of a spot on the team, on this week's HGO Podcast. Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - PlayStation Smash Bros Roster: First Party 00:35:00 - PlayStation Smash Bros Roster: Guest Characters 00:47:00...

Life is Strange Reunion is here! Join Ethan and Hunter as they give their spoiler-free impressions on the new entry in the beloved franchise. Was it worth the wait? Let's dive in! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:00 - Life Is Strange: Reunion Early Review 01:00:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube channel for the video version at youtube....

This week, we're ranking every single character in the Life is Strange franchise. Join us as we lead up to reunion by reviewing and ranking every character in the Life is Strange Saga so far, on this week's HGO Podcast. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:00 - Life Is Strange 00:42:00 - Life is Strange: Before The Storm 00:56:00 - Life Is Strange 2 01:23:00 - Life is Strange: True Colors 01...

This week, Ethan and Hunter are deciding the best Nintendo Switch exclusive of all time! Join us as we but sixteen games head to head and determine which Switch games rises above all! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:00 - Bracket Introduction and Round 1 01:08:00 - Round 2 01:13:00 - Semi Final 01:31:00 - Final Round 01:35:00 - Outro and 6 Years of HGO Remember to follow us on twitter or bluesky...

This week, we're talking Pokémon Pokopia! Does it live up to the hype? We also discuss Scarlett Hollow, the Life is Strange TV show casting, and more indie game goodness! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - Pokémon Pokopia First Impressions 00:27:30 - You Should Play Scarlett Hollow 00:45:00 - The Life is Strange TV Show has Potential 00:55:30 - Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania is Fantast...

This week, we're discussing our first 8 hours with Resident Evil Requiem! We'll give you our early review, as well as discussing Pokemon Winds and Waves, the state of Xbox and the closure of Bluepoint Games... Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - Resident Evil Requiem First Impressions 00:43:00 - Pokemon Presents and Gen 10 Reveal Reactions 01:00:00 - Xbox and PlayStation Drama Continue...

This week we're giving you a Resident Evil Retrospective. Join us and our special guest Gaige as we dive into our history with Resident Evil, and all of our favourite moments from the original to present day! Big thanks to Gaige for joining us for this episode. You can find him here: https://www.twitch.tv/sheikah_arts https://bsky.app/profile/sheikaharts.bsky.social Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intr...

This week, we're diving into last Thursday's amazing State of Play. Join us as we discuss all the big reveals, highlights, and discuss the overall future of PlayStation, on this week's HGO Podcast! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:07:00 - State Of Play February 2026 Reactions 01:31:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter or bluesky at @hotgamersonly and subscribe to our youtube chan...

This week, we're giving you our big gaming predictions for 2026. Join us as we give you our biggest and weirdest predictions, and discuss everything the latest Nintendo Direct had to offer, on this week's HGO Podcast. Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:30 - Our BIG Predictions For Games in 2026 01:06:30 - February Nintendo Partner Direct Review 01:25:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twit...

This week, we're giving you more tales from the backlog! Join us as we go through the highs, the lows, and tell you which of these games you need to play. Timestamps below! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:06:00 - Final Fantasy 15 00:30:00 - Dark Souls  00:46:00 - Persona 5 Tactica 00:54:00 - Far Cry 4 01:02:30 - Hyrule Warriors Age of Imprisonment 01:12:30 - Ethan’s Rapid Fire 01:21:30 - Urban...

This week, we're diving in to our reactions to the announcement of Life is Strange: Reunion. Join us for our predictions, hopes and dreams for the final entry in the Life is Strange Saga! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:00 - Life is Strange: Reunion Reactions 00:22:30 - Life Is Strange: Reunion Hopes and dreams 01:00:00 - Outro Remember to follow us on twitter at @hotgamersonly and subscrib...

This week, we're discussing morbid curiosity games, those games you've always wanted to try but haven't dared to do so. From the broken, bad to the baleful, let's discuss them all! Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:30 - Morbid Curiosity Games 00:04:00 - Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7 00:06:30 - Persona 5 X 00:10:00 - Danganronpa 00:15:00 - Zero Escape 00:18:00 - Chaos Legion 0...