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Red Barrel Report episodes
- EP 23: Zero Company, Kojima, Netflix (and 70's pop stars!)
Mike and Matt discuss Star Wars Zero Company and Control; Netflix's gaming strategy; Xbox doing a (Metal Gear?) solid for Hideo Kojima; and among other things, The Bee Gees and Neil Diamond (!?)
40 min - EP 22: Xbox stuns industry by making smart move
Mike and Matt play The Division 2, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and Danganronpa. They also discuss their favourite games from Gamescom and the elephant in the room that is GTA VI. And they're impressed (and a little surprised) that Xbox is starting to get some things right. Enjoy!
42 min - EP 21: Halo: Complaints Evolved
Mike and Matt discuss quite a few games, including the new/old Halo (good buy or goodbye?), Splatoon Raiders, Denshattack and The Mound: Omen of Cthulu. They then move on to review some good and not so good financial results from Sony, Microsoft and Capcom. They end with rants and raves about Keigo Higashino, the SuperStation One, good and cheap audio gear, and why some videogame companies are not always good at listening to their customers. Enjoy!
1 hr 4 min - EP 20: All News is Bad News
Mike and Matt survey the steaming pile of wreckage that is the game industry in 2026.
Please note that we recorded this after the leaks of the Microsoft job cuts but before the official announcements.
We also both thought that the new Star Fox game was really quite good.
1 hr 9 min - EP 19: Together alone
Things are a bit different this week but we manage to talk about First Light and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, and why games are expensive. And, as per usual, we rant and rave.
23 min - EP 18: 90's yearnings and year end earnings
Mike and Matt talk about many things, including Mixtape and Pragmata; financial and pricing updates from the Big 3; and Kurosawa, Legends (TV series) and more!
43 min - EP 17: Can I have a $350 controller to go with my $1,400 console, please ?
In which Mike and Matt ponder how much more can be charged for a games console; discuss what the Epic layoffs might mean for the industry; and give their views on Paper Mario, Yotei, Project Hail Mary, PS5 controllers and more!
35 min - EP 16: Helix, Pokemon, Yotei and more!
Mike and Matt discuss a busy week of news and gaming, kicking off with Microsoft's Helix project, before moving on to Yotei and Pokopia, and then giving a call out to Konami's SNES classic The Legend of the Mystical Ninja ...
35 min - EP 15: Xbox upheaval and Marathon impressions
In which Mike and Matt consider Phil Spencer’s legacy, discuss Xbox Helix and give at least one person’s considered opinion on Marathon
40 min - EP 14: Replaying Firewatch and remembering Hideki Sato
Mike and Matt look afresh at Firewatch, celebrate the achievements of Sega's Hideki Sato and discuss possible next-gen delays
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About Red Barrel Report
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No holds barred discussion of the business of videogames and how that business impacts what you play and how much you pay