The PopCulturists

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 […]

Thanks to Ubisoft Australia, Ryan has been having a damn good time in what remains of Hope County in Far Cry New Dawn. But does the newish setting work? What about the additional RPG mechanics? How about the overall story? That and other questions from Josh get answered in this weeks episode. TIME STAMPS 0:00 […]

THERE ARE JUST SO MANY GAMES! The impending doom of February 2019 has finally hit. With 5 games dropping on the 15th, Ryan and Josh had to pick 2 of the best to give their first impressions on. Thanks to Ubisoft Australia, Ryan has been able to spend some time with Far Cry New Dawn […]

Josh has been keen as all hell for Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. So when the Private Beta was announced he ran out to EB Games and placed that pre-order down! Ryan on the other hand wasn’t as excited. But he too put down a pre-order too to get on this Private Beta. After getting […]

EA and Bioware’s latest release, Anthem, has now released two “Demos” but is it any good? Ryan and Josh spent some time with the new destiny-like shared world online shooter thing, on both the VIP and Open Demo. They also reached out to The PopC Community for their thoughts on the title. TIME STAMPS 0:00 […]

Complete creative freedom is often amazing, and with Dreams it is certainly the case. However when you give players the full keys to the kingdom it is incredibly likely that rules, and potentially laws, will be broken. This week a number of Dreams Beta players have broken the Beta NDA to show off their levels, […]

Many people place the original Resident Evil 2 as their favourite game of all time. So with Capcom taking the time to not just re-release the acclaimed game, but remake it from the ground up, will it be any good? Thanks to Capcom and Turn Left Distribution, Ryan and Dylan have been able to spend […]

“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened”. What the actual hell is going on with EA and the Star Wars license? In the space of 6 years EA have only been able to release […]

In an astounding turn of events, 8 years into a decade long deal, Activision and Bungie have separated ways! So in short Bungie are free to leave the SHACKLES of Activision and take the Destiny IP with them. This now makes them one of the largest independent developers around. Ryan and Josh return to the […]

The holidays are here. School and work are done, leaving all this free time to see the end of the year out with games. But which ones?!?! How can you maximise your time off game times? Never fear! Ryan and Josh are here with a list of some of the most PERFECT games to invest […]

2018 is wrapping up and 2019 is coming up FAST! With every new year comes a tonne of new games to play. So Ryan and Josh scrub the video game databases and collected the definitive list (to them anyway) of the Must Have Games in 2019. Will Sony bring the thunder with it’s first party […]

It is official! The 2018 Game of the Year is OFFICIALLY God of War! Ryan and Josh are ecstatic with this result. After what seemed like a potential upset with Red Dead Redemption 2 quickly collecting awards, it was fantastic to see the Game Awards getting it right! The pair also chat about the Kinda […]

It is that time of the year. Where everyone with a YouTube channel talks about their Best Games of the Year. We are no different! Ryan and Josh scourer through their back catalogue and determine what they believe is the Best Game of 2018. TIME STAMPS 0:00 Intro and Catch Up 7:17 What Have We […]

The internet seems to be just wanting to BLAST on Fallout 76. But what if there is some fun to have? This week Josh returns to gush about his time with Bethesda’s new release. Ryan also shares his experience but also throws in his thoughts on Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and the latest PlayLink titles. […]

For the first time in the entire 24 year run of E3 Sony, and the PlayStation brand, will not be attending. Ryan and community member Max sit down and ask what this will mean for PlayStation? Especially on the back of them cancelling PSX 2019. Is this a sign of weakness? Do they not have […]

With no PlayStation Experience this year it seems as if Microsoft have come in to fill the void with X018. Ryan is joined by Player2.net.au’s Paul James to answer the question: Should PlayStation be worried after Xbox’s XO18? Have Microsoft out Sony’d Sony? Have they swooped in and taken over? The guys also chat about […]

With PAX Aus 2018 all out of the way Ryan has FINALLY been able to dive into Red Dead Redemption 2. And joining Ryan to chat about Rockstar Games’ latest release is Jessi “Rockamummy” Stevenson! The pair chat about the incomplete Spyro remaster, PlayStation classic, Kinda Funny’s Game Showcase, a tonne of Red Dead record […]

PAX Aus 2018 has been and gone! But did we play some amazing games or what! Joining Ryan this week is Joel from Ani-Game (www.ani-game.com) to talk about all the games of video they spent some time with at the LARGEST GAMING CONVENTION IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE! Dreams. Days Gone. Resident Evil 2 Remake. Spyro: […]

Red Dead Redemption 2 is literally days away and there has been SO MUCH info spiralling around the gaming sphere since it’s announcement two years back. So Ryan has attempted to collate as much information as he possibly can for this week’s episode so you can be as informed (or potentially uninformed) for release day! […]

Previews are coming out for Fallout 76 from all the big gaming outlets, and results are…. mixed. Ryan and special guest Atebit and Puttin’ In Work’s Jono Pech sit down and chat about what is getting them excited for Bethesda’s newest release. They also chat about Red Dead Redemption 2, world record trophies, PS5, Bully […]

Wouldn’t it be amazing to explore the Magical world of Harry Potter on your PlayStation 4? Well maybe you could! With the leaked footage of an upcoming Harry Potter RPG, Ryan and Josh discuss what they’d like to see and who they think could be developing it. Will it be Rocksteady? Avalanche? or some other […]

After months and months of community pressure regarding the lack of crossplay, Sony have finally cracked and allowed crossplay functionality for Fortnite. Shawn Layden also announced that there will be no PSX this year, TIMESTAMPS! 5:20 – What We’ve Been Playing 15:40 – Inform the Players (News) 30:04 – Chat to the Players (Main Topic) […]

As you may have come to realise, we love games. With the current gen heading to a close (presumably), we take a look back at this generation and pick out our favourite titles. TIMESTAMPS! 1:26 – What We’ve Been Playing 11:02 – Inform the Players (News) 33:05 – Chat to the Players (Main Topic) – […]

Call of Duty comes in swinging to the Battle Royale genre with Blackout. Initially a controversial decision to the gaming public, the mode has been getting glowing reviews and almost universal praise from gamers and critics alike. Ryan enjoyed it so much, he streamed it. Twice! Ryan and Josh sit down and talk about their […]