One Life Left

In this podcast episode of your favourite, longest running English language, video game radio show we see Ste getting invited into a Moomin's dressing room while Simon gets Charlesbot into hot water at the Houses of Parliament! We also cover the latest Nintendo Direct/Thumb Wrestling, Steam axing physical gift cards and EA making up World Cup winner predictions again (Ste predicts the loser).

Meanwhile Simon continues his War On Players, we give out SECRET GAME DESIGN TIPS and consider who/what is Indie?! And it won't cost you a penny. Promise.

We got three letters this week!!! Thank you!! Can we get four for the next episode?? Fire them to us at [email protected] or skip across to our Discord and pop a letter in there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The OLL Discord Link!
https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

007 First Light
TR-49

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Hello! We've got a Super Special Guest this week! It's James Parker from Ground Shatter and he's here to talk about new game 2 Fights in 2 Tight Spaces! It's not just shadow dropped but it's shadow dropped into early access and he's here to tell us all about it!

Meanwhile Simon gets dragged to the Houses of Parliament for beers with Kier, Ste doesn't go to the cricket and we all talk about Summer Game Fest 2026, another ROG Ally, David Yarnton spinning a yarn about Gizmondo, Wolverine being a bit stabby and Tifa? Tifa! I dunno...

We managed to get two letters this week - can we get three for next week from you? Come on, we know you can do it, dear listeners!! Send them to us at [email protected] or slide into our Discord and post a letter there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The OLL Discord Link!
https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

LinkedIn Queens
Gambonanza
TR-49
eFootball

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Welcome to another episode of One Life Left, dear listeners! This week Simon recognised his children for the first time in ages while Ste killed the games industry YET AGAIN! Yet he's still allowed to walk around as a free man! The police do nothing these days, etc etc...

We also discuss GTA6 still being 'on course', the Steamdeck price hike, Soccer Kid returning in time for the World Cup and Geralt returning in time for... erm... in time to remind people that Witcher 3 is still a game you can purchase, probably.

Meanwhile Ste gives us a run down of his recent trip to Nordic Gamer and we all battle with Simon's mic issues - sorry, listeners!

Come on, write us some more letters! Please! Send them to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and drop us a letter there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link (that might currently be broken!)
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The OLL Discord Link!
https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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The boys are back from Japan and are here to tell you all about it in what is possibly multi-part episodic content! This week they cover buying stuff they didn't even want and/or need, including Virtual Boys and gachas as well as discussing the Nex Playground finally coming to the UK, Virtuos dreaming of other ports, Mixtape not being delisted (but, after only 3 years, LEGO 2K Drive is), Asha Sharma breaking her Caps Lock button and the Sega Super/Mega Game is finally not coming!

Simon also gives us an update on his new game, 52!, and how he's planning on going to war against his own players! Is this directly my fault? Possibly... If YOU want to play 52! then join our Discord - link below!

The next episode will be in 2 weeks time - enough time for either Stockport (Ste's team) or Bolton (my team) to have beaten the other at Wembley and be in the Championship - Drama! Excitement! Overpaid footballers even at this level!! It also gives you plenty of time, and not many excuses, to write us a letter!! Send it to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and drop us a line on there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The OLL Discord Link!
https://discord.gg/pdtGYvFx8r

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

Mario Tennis Fever
Back to the Dawn
South of Midnight
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
Game Builder Garage

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This week is mainly brought to you by excitement from our intrepid duo over their impending trip to Japan! The boys still make time to talk about video games, though, including (but not limited to) Xbox exclusives being exclusively exclusive, May the Fourth be with the new Steam controller and what happened to the Sega Mega Game?

We also talk about video game pricing (courtesy of a listener's letter!!), there's an update on vanity projects and yet more Japan trip excite!

Friday 15th May is still the date for our next Maraoke. Will you be there? Come on, you know it makes sense! Get your tickets HERE!

What gaming paraphernalia would you take on a long flight? Have you ever been in a wine cave?? Tell us all about it at [email protected] or join our Discord and join in the bants on there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

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Resident Evil 7

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HEALTH WARNING: Do not use these show notes as any kind of official and/or legal record. Or even life guidance. Heck, no.

With that in mind, this week we see that Simon can't be improved while Ste went to Wembley but, as always with football, it's the hope that kills you. The intrepid duo also, yet again, carefully say "egg hunt" as is the tradition at this time of year.

Video game wise we wax lyrical about the GTA6 leak/Rockstar share price hike, the 2026 BAFTA Game Awards, the PlayStation sales soar, Lana Del Ray x Bond game and the state of arcades in Skegness!

There has been a Maraoke and there will be another Maraoke! It will be on Friday 15th May and will possibly involve free drinks! Oh boy!! You can get your tickets HERE!

Has anyone ever played GTA Online?! Let us know about that and anything else game related at [email protected] or join our Discord and drop us a letter there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

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Derelict Star

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Well, good lord... I mean... wow... I wrote two things down for what Ste got up to this week and, dear listener, they're both TRUE: Ste becomes a hacker AND Ste behaves questionably in a gym! The two are indeed one and you will find out all about it in this episode! Our dynamic duo also recount past 'bad boy' school exploits whilst wondering if kids do any work these days and pondering over who to bully next! (We don't bully people, it's bad. This will all make sense when you listen to the episode. Again: bullying is bad. Do not bully.)

Meanwhile there is actual gaming stuff to mull over including Epic axing employees, Sony hiking prices, Nintendo dabbling with their prices, Starfox making a Summer 2026 appearance (maybe), it's still always never F-Zero and this is no longer an Xbox!

We're off for two weeks after this episode so this is the last chance I'll have to pitch the next Maraoke to YOU! It's on Friday 10th April at Loading Bar, Stoke Newington, you really should go to it, alone or with friends/colleagues/acquaintances/family members/neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours, and you can get your tickets HERE!

Having some time off over Easter? Planning a Bank Holiday gaming marathon, maybe? Tell us all about it at [email protected] or join our Discord and brag about all your free time and gaming extravaganzas on there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

Songs of Silence

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This week there's no SSG but Charlesbot has had his meeting with HR and realised it's in his best interests to return to work and read about Nintendo planning a new Switch 2 already, as well as boosting the current one, Minecraft coming to Chessington, Cyberpunk getting a trading card game and Nvidia angering everyone with DLSS 5. Remember when Nvidia was typed out like nVidia? No? Just me? Ok then.

Meanwhile we're all publishers, we're all on panels and we're all digital. Apparently. According to my notes, anyway.

It'll be here sooner than you think! "What would that be?" I hear you cry?!? The next Maraoke event, that's what! It's on Friday 10th April at Loading Bar, Stoke Newington and you can get your tickets HERE!

Have you been on a developer's yacht? Write in and tell us all about it to [email protected] or join our Discord and tell us about it there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

Portal 2

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This week Ste talks to a woman at a bus stop and Simon goes out with Bingo Dave. We discover that we arrived very early, Parko has 'people' and Keza MacDonald is The Guardian, apparently!

We also tackle the news without Charlesbot who proves that AI is evolving even quicker than previously thought by pulling a Monday sickie! We battle on regardless, however, and still manage to cover a Pokemon spin-off selling well, MS releasing next Xbox details, LEGO pondering PSX and the possibility of Starfield being regarded as a good game at some point in the future. Will that be in our lifetimes, though? Who knows.

Roll up, roll up! Get your tickets for the next Maraoke event here! It's on Friday 10th April at Loading Bar, Stoke Newington. Grab your tickets HERE!

If you are reading this then thank you, for starters, but more importantly PLEASE WRITE A LETTER TO US!!! Type it out then send it to us at [email protected] OR join our Discord and pop a letter in the mailbag on there! Link below!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

Atomfall

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Well well..... RHELL! This week we're joined by Alice from Slugglove talking all things Rhell and the joys of solo dev working as well as joining in on the rest of the show! Along with our trusty newsbot we cover Highguard going bye bye, the PS PC strategy fail, MS patenting a player lifeline system, a Rogue City mix up and Steam launch pressures amongst many other things.

We also get threats from listeners, discover that Simon looked great last Thursday and how Ste almost missed a thing because of Gandalf's hair! See?! Now the episode title makes sense and it's not just me using the first idea I scrambled together due to lack of sleep or anything, honest!

QUICK!! There may still be time for you to get to Maraoke this week!! It's on Friday 13th March at Loading Bar, Stoke Newington. Get your tickets HERE!

MOAR!!! Send us MOAR LETTERS!!! And, yes, I know there's at least one in the box that hasn't been read yet - sorry about that - but the more the merrier! Send them to us at [email protected] or join our Discord and write to us there! Link below!

Let the players play!!!

TTFN,
Team OLL x

Links:

The OLL Everything Link!
http://hello.onelifeleft.com/

The Maraoke Everything Link!
https://hello.maraoke.com

Mindset GO! Link!
https://mindset.game/

Block Words Link!
https://blockwords.app/

The Shure link!
https://tag.gs/OneLifeLeft_Shure

Reviews:

LEGO The Hobbit
Deadlock
Slay the Spire 2

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