The PopCulturists

Another game has been hit by the proverbial ban-hammer as The Australian Classification Board has refused classification for DayZ. With the use of an illicit substance for a positive gain in-game the Bohemia Interactive almost-fovever-in-early-access title will simply not be accepted. Now granted, The Classification Board is well within their rights to do this as […]

E3 just cannot go without leaks, now can it? Well, this time it was a little bit more than just Ubisoft’s latest plans for Assassin’s Creed. This time it was the personal details of over 2000 YouTubers, Influencers, and Journalists. That’s right. The EMAILS, HOME ADDRESSES, and PERSONAL PHONE NUMBERS of some of the biggest […]

Wolfenstein returns this week with a bit of a twist and has you seeing double. Wolfenstein: Youngblood changes things up compared to it’s 2017 predecessor Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus by bringing in co-op, an in-game economy, faux-pen worlds, and some Destiny/The Division style gameplay. But are all these changes any good? With thanks to […]

The gaming industry seems to be so quiet lately, at least on the PlayStation front. Each week Ryan and Josh feel they have to scrap the bottom of the news barrel each week to get the show together. Let alone find something substational enough for a main topic. But why is that? Ryan and Josh […]

Look, Days Gone came out in April and we are now getting our review out there. Well the game is super long okay. It’s good however but it is just long. During Ryan’s sickness filled week on the couch he finally chipped his way through Bend Studio’s latest endeavour. Has it deserved the internet backlash […]

It’s that time of year. Something that comes around once a year. TAX TIME! Nah, we are halfway through the year so Ryan and Josh collect their 2019 gaming experiences to chat about their Games of the Years for 2019… so far. Now granted some of the games mentioned are what you would expect from […]

Since it’s launch Anthem has been a laughing stock of the games business. With allegations of a bland world, poor gameplay, and literally no story Josh was intrigued. After playing the Beta neither Ryan or Josh were too interested, however with EB Games practically giving away copies Josh took it onto himself to actually give […]

Rev those N.Gins! Crash Team Racing Nitro Fuelled has finally arrived. This week Ryan made a pit stop to his local video game store and grabbed a copy of kart racing remake and is ready to drop some impressions. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro Music 0:18 Intro 1:53 How have we been? 5:11 What have we […]

As E3 2019 comes to a close Ryan and Josh look back at the week, it’s news, it’s reveals, and it’s announcements. With no PlayStation conference this year E3 may not have been as huge and important for the likes of a PlayStation Podcast, however by assessing what the likes of Microsoft, Bethesda, and Ubisoft […]

It is that time of the year again. E3 is here. Gaming’s Superbowl where viewers, fans, enthusiasts, and press all lose their collective minds at any form of news, leak, or announcement for upcoming titles. Ryan and Josh run through the Pre E3 leaks and throwdown what predictions they can. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro Music […]

In a CRAZY turn of events Hideo Kojima surprised the world by releasing not just a new trailer for Death Stranding but a RELEASE DATE!!! Saying that though… We still really have no idea what Death Stranding is… This week Ryan is joined by AteBit and Puttin’ In Work’s Jono Pech to try understand what […]

This week Sony announced that they will be taking PlayStation and their IPs into the movie and TV business with PlayStation Productions. By keeping the rights for God of War, The Last of Us, and Horizon: Zero Dawn in house PlayStation will presumably be able to create the best video game movies ever… right? Ryan […]

After going hands on with Rage to at PAX AUS 2018, Ryan had a feeling it was going to be something awesome. Well, the latest from Bethesda has dropped and is it as good as we all hoped? Ryan and Josh break down their time with this id Software and Avalanche joint project. TIME STAMPS […]

Sony returns with a second State of Play. This time they announced a direct focus on the MediEvil remake and some select new titles. Although nothing was really different from the first, the new expectation level really helped them deliver something great. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro Music 0:18 Intro 1:43 How have we been? 3:35 […]

With Days Gone dropping last week, and receiving a Metacritic average of 72, the internet has erupted and declared the game as garbage. But a 7/10 is good, yeah? If its a 10 point scale an average game should be a 5, anything below that would certainly be considered bad but anything higher has to […]

The latest Sony First Party Exclusive, Days Gone, is finally here! Sony Bend Studio returns to consoles for the first time since the PlayStation 2 for a new open world, post-apocalyptic, motorbike riding experience. The reviews for the game however have been a little bit mixed. But never fear! Ryan and Josh are here to […]

It is hard to believe that For The Players – The PopCulturists’ PlayStation Podcast has released 100 episodes. It is kinda astounding. To celebrate PlayStation has kindly dropped some MASSIVE PS5 news. Mark Cerny has recently sat down with Wired to share the internal specs of the next gen beast. So Ryan and Josh break […]

It seems to be a repeating occurrence that whenever a Soulsbourne game (or Souls-Like) is released the internet debates on whether it should have an “Easy Mode”. In this weeks episode Josh and Ryan discuss Easy Modes and whether they use them, should they be implemented in Soulsbourne style games like Sekiro, or will you […]

Borderlands 3 is real! Feels weird to finally talk about Borderlands 3. It is almost like this white whale that we would only THINK exists and only had been seen by a handful of people. And it is coming THIS YEAR! Ryan and Josh sift through the latest trailer and pull out the important information […]

On a lovely Tuesday morning we were all woken to the first ever PlayStation State of Play Showcase, where they would be sharing new and updated announcements for a handful of PlayStation and PSVR titles. However, it appears that many weren’t happy with what was shown. Many calling it lacklustre, slow, and something that didn;t […]

Sony are ready to break their PlayStation silence! After months of literally nothing Sony have lined up the PlayStation State of Play Showcase, an online direct style video that will be a new platform to announce upcoming PlayStation 4 and PSVR titles. So of course we get to speculate like crazy! Ryan and Josh pull […]

After spending time in the Public and Private Beta for The Division 2 Ryan and Josh were simply not sold. They were both pretty confident that they were unimpressed and wouldn’t be picking up the game…. Well that was until Josh did. And here we are, admitting that we were wrong. The Division 2 is […]

Another day, another publisher stepping away from E3 2019. Is this the beginning of an industry change? Is E3 losing its lustre? Is the hyperbole of E3 being dead true? Ryan and Josh sit down in the PopC Studio to discuss just that. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro Music 0:18 Introduction 1:42 How Have We Been? […]

Leaving the CHAOS of February behind them, Ryan and Josh head into March with joy in their hearts and new games in their hands. One of these new games is Ubisoft’s Trials Rising. A side scrolling racing platformer where your motorcross skills get put to the test. Ryan delivers his thoughts on the latest in […]

Thanks to Universal Pictures Australia, Ryan and Jem were lucky enough to be invited to attend the Melbourne premiere for Fighting with My Family ahead of it’s March 21 release date. Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the […]