Pixel Parents | A Video Game Podcast

On this week’s episode it’s our Halloween special, as we bring you our most horrific gaming takes to shock and terrify you! We also discuss what makes a good horror game, and on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we name the best Halloween game. All this and more on the Pixel Parents Podcast!

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Weekly topic: Most Horrific Gaming Takes

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Halloween game

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Music and Production by Sean Murray 

On this episode we share all the gaming characters and IP we think are well overdue a comeback. And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, it’s a slobber knocker as we name the best wrestling game. All this and more on the Pixel Parents Podcast

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Weekly topic: Games overdue a comeback

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Wrestling game

Follow us on Twitter (X) @Pixel_Parents and write to us to be part of the show - [email protected]

Music and Production by Sean Murray 

This week on the show we chat about why being a streamer is the top ambition for kids today, what it means for parents, and how the games media has paved the way for this. And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, teamwork makes the dream work as we crown the best co-op game!

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Weekly topic: Game Careers: Why Streaming?

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Co-op game

Follow us on Twitter (X) @Pixel_Parents and write to us to be part of the show - [email protected]

Music and Production by Sean Murray 

On this week's podcast we ask if it’s time for a shake-up in annually released games, and discuss what the best game soundtrack is and why. And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we crown the best football game. All this and more on the Pixel Parents Podcast

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Listener Mail: Best Video Game Soundtrack

- Weekly topic: Annual Releases: Time For Change?

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Football game (non-hand egg)

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Music and Production by Sean Murray 

On this week’s podcast we are celebrating the Legend of Zelda and ask what still makes the series so special after all these years. And we try to name the best game in the Zelda series on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown. All this and more on the Pixel Parents Podcast

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Weekly topic: Zelda: What Makes It Legend?

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Zelda game

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Music and Production by Sean Murray 

The Pixel Parents crew reacts to all the reveals and announcements from PlayStation State of Play (September 2024)! 

Produced by Sean Murray

Music by Sean Murray

This week on the podcast we discuss our changing tastes in gaming as we get older, and ask why this is the case. And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we light the bonfires and crown the best Soulsborne game. All this and more on the Pixel Parent Podcast.

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Liam’s Fantastic Pokemon Card Voyage

- Weekly topic: Changing Gaming Tastes

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Soulsborne game

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Music and Production by Sean Murray 

On this week’s podcast we review Astro Bot and ask if the cute little mascot can kickstart a change in the industry for us… and our kids. We also react to the PS5 Pro announcement. And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we crown the best Nintendo 64 game.. All this and more on the Pixel Parent Podcast.

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- PS5 Pro announcement: Reaction and what you need to know

- Astro Bot Review

- Weekly topic: Astro Bot, the Champion we deserve?

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Nintendo 64 game

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Music and Production by Sean Murray 

On this week’s episode Alex from Cross Button VR returns! We talk about the games that made us the gamers we are today, and what ones might shape our kids' love for them… will it be the same? And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we name the best 2D fighting game. All this and more on the Pixel Parent Podcast.

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Concord is dead: What next?

- Weekly topic: What Made Us Gamers And Will It Be The Same For Our Kids?

- Pixel Picks Showdown: 2D Fighting game

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Music and Production by Sean Murray 

On this week’s episode we review both Star Wars: Outlaws and Black Myth Wukong. We also discuss Star Wars’ very long legacy in gaming. And on this week’s Pixel Picks Showdown, we use the force to decide the best Star Wars game. All this and more on the Pixel Parent Podcast.

Show order:

- Kick-off

- What you playing?

- Black Myth Wukong Review

- Star Wars Outlaws Review

- Weekly topic: The Gaming Legacy of Star Wars

- Pixel Picks Showdown: Star Wars game

Follow us on Twitter (X) @Pixel_Parents and write to us to be part of the show - [email protected]

Music and Production by Sean Murray