We're joined by gaming industry journalist Issy Van Der Velde for the first in our special episodes over the next couple of weeks. We chat about what we've been playing, including Dragon Age The Veilguard, F1 Manager 24, and a whole movie section. We also chat with Issy about his top games of 2024 and what he'll be playing over the festive break.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:09:15 - Wicked Movie

00:43:00 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Movie

00:53:05 - Hot Frosty

00:59:24 - F1 Manager 24

01:03:37 - Dragon Age The Veilguard

01:19:32 - What you've been playing

01:36:38 - Issy's favourite games of 2024

02:09:25 - Outro

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Ed can finally talk about Fantasian Neo Dimension, the game he reviewed, and Ben's actually finished Dragon's Dogma 2. We also chat about Infinity Nikki and gacha games, and we finish with a PS1 quiz for its 30th anniversary.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

Ben's CALM fundraiser: https://tiltify.com/@biggusbennus/biggus-bennus-jingle-jam-2024 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:23:43 - Fantasian Neo Dimenson

00:48:28 - Infinity Nikki & gacha games

01:05:05 - Dragon's Dogma II

01:30:45 - What You've Been Playing

01:39:34 - The PlayStation 1 30th Anniversary Quiz

01:51:48 - Outro

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Ed's been playing a game for a review so can't talk about that, but Ben's been getting lost in No Man's Sky (literally) and Dragon's Dogma 2 on the PS5 Pro. There's also a return to Musical Corner.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:14:39 - PS5 Pro update

00:17:15 - No Man's Sky

00:30:33 - Dragon's Dogma II

00:46:53 - What You've Been Playing

00:54:55 - The News Quiz: Music Edition

01:16:41 - Outro

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We've got a PS5 Pro and played a bunch of PS4, PS5 & PS5 Pro enhanced games to test out its capabilities. Ed's also finally got time to chat about Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Ben does a nice DanTDM name drop. And, as always - The News Quiz!

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:02:20 - PS5 Pro

00:29:27 - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

00:42:47 - What you've been playing

01:05:10 - Weekly Gaming Quiz!

01:16:41 - Outro

#PS5Pro #EchoesofWisdom 

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We're sadly back from Japan and in the spirit of an aunt who's just walked the Inca Trail, we've got a lot of stuff to show and tell. We chat about our time at the Godzilla hotel, Super Nintendo World at Universal, a traditional ryokan, Ben's embarrassing toilet moment, and a whoooole lot more.

Let us know in the comments if you've been, or if you have any questions!

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Recorded just after Ben completed the first two episodes of Life is Strange: Double Exposure and minutes after the Xbox Partner Preview, this podcast is certified fresh! ...if people still use that phrase.

Also, it's the return of musical corner, as Ben and Ed went to see MJ the musical last night.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:45 - MJ the Musical

00:25:51 - Xbox Partner Preview

00:42:12 - Life is Strange Double Exposure

01:05:25 - What you've been playing

01:11:24 - Weekly Gaming Quiz!

01:18:05 - Outro

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Ed's 5* review of Metaphor: ReFantazio is out on Eurogamer, but what does he REALLY think about it? We have an in depth discussion as I've also played it for more than a dozen hours. We also chat about Lord of the Rings Online and have a brand new feature, THE NEWS QUIZ!

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:07:48 - Peter Kay Live at The O2

00:21:03 - Metaphor: ReFantazio

00:54:44 - What you've been playing

01:10:39 - News Quiz! **NEW**

01:24:03 - Outro

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Ed's been playing a game for review this week so can't talk about it just yet! However, both Ben & Ed have been hooked to their phones playing Balatro at every opportunity and Ben's also hooked on TCG Card Shop Simulator. They also played the incredible Synapse.

Plus, we talk bout what you’ve been playing, which seems to be a lot of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:15:26 - Balatro on mobile

00:25:47 - TCG Card Shop Simulator

00:37:02 - Synapse

00:41:42 - What you've been playing

00:54:24 - Top Zelda games of all time

01:01:37 - News including Tokyo Game Show

01:15:00 - Outro

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Recorded the day after the PlayStation State of Play, we chat about everything revealed there. We've also finished The Plucky Squire and Ben's finally got bored of Elder Scrolls Castles.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro

00:05:58 - PlayStation State of Play

00:46:29 - Ghost of Yōtei

00:53:53 - The Plucky Squire

01:01:55 - Elder Scrolls Castles & Marvel Snap

01:17:07 - Black Myth Wukong

01:21:21 - What you've been playing

01:30:36 - Outro

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Another week off between episodes (we won't make a habit of this) and we're back with the long-promised FFXIV Dawntrail review. We also have a long discussion about the incredible Astro Bot and the PS5 Pro.

Plus, we talk about what you’ve been playing!

00:00:00 - Intro &  @FinalFantasyUnion  Pub Quiz

00:14:14 - FFXIV Dawntrail

00:50:03 - ASTRO BOT

01:03:58 - PS5 Pro

01:32:33 - What you've been playing

01:52:54 - Outro

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