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Midlife Gamer Podcast

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A mature and blatantly honest weekly Podcast that's akin to going round your mates house and talking about the gaming world, but without the dancing girls and all that messy business with biscuits and beverages. Hosts Matt and Daren bring you an adult perspective, personal views and opinions of the gaming world. Regular features include, but not limited to, the weekly round-up of news, new releases, games played and even a quiz to test your knowlegde, all peppered with their unique brand of humour. So whether its PCs, consoles or those little things you put in your pocket.. get some of this in your ears and feel the love. No matter how old you are, it's okay to be a gamer... because thumbs last longer than hips!
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Episodes

Episode 215 – Dirty Colossus

Highlights from the Gadget Show Live man-date, the completion of Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry, more Dark Souls 2, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, Hearthstone for iPad, World of Tanks and Euro Truck Simulator 2. News – Sony wave their d**k with console sales numbers, Xbox One UK retailer price drops, details of The Last of US for the PS4, Infamous: Second Son allows users to tweak settings post completion, Hearthstone due to add single player adventure mode, Rock Band & Dance Central to ret...

Apr 19, 20142 hr 4 min

Episode 214 - Three in a Bed

The high and low lights from EGX Rezzed, Tilt to Live 2, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Infested Planet, Dark Souls 2, Titanfall and Luftrausers News - Kindle Fire TV is a thing that plays games, GTA Online co-op heists coming this Spring, Xbox gets a new boss, Facebook buys Oculus, Alien: Isolation gets a release date, the latest on Games with Gold and PlayStaion Plus, Watch Dogs gets a super special edition, Minecraft on the Xbox One has all the bells, FTL gets an advanced update and comes to...

Apr 03, 20141 hr 53 min

Episode 213 - Window Licker

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry, South Park: The Stick of Truth, The Swapper and Game of Watchcraft. News - Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8 get confirmed release dates, PlayStation Plus updates for March, Batman: Arkham Knight announced, Titanfall gets a season pass and hopes to increase its P's post release, Twitch finally launches on Xbox One, The Witcher 3 delayed until next year, Assassin's Creed 4 gets a balls deep edition, COD: Ghosts gets DLC and South Park is delayed in Austria and Germany....

Mar 13, 20141 hr 46 min

Episode 212 - Seal Clubber

Flappy Bird, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Titanfall beta and Steel Diver: Sub Wars. News - Irrational Games are no longer, the latest Nintendo Direct details, Forza 5 getting further DLC, numerous XBox 360 digital discounts and a toe in water for XBox One digital discounts, even more Skylanders incoming, Harmonix working on an FPS called Chroma, beta hackers suggest the scope of Titanfall, The Evil Within hoping to bring back survival horror akin to Resident Evil, Twitch chatroom controlling Pokemon....

Feb 22, 20141 hr 36 min

Episode 211 - Grind Pants

Matt embraces the future with new tech, Killzone Shadowfall, Don't Starve, Outlast, Live from PlayStation, Warframe, War Thunder, Rogue Legacy, Super Mario 3D World, Serena, The Ship and unsurprisingly... World of Tanks. News - Xbox One gets its first system update, Assassin's Creed DLC being released as a standalone title, Watch Dogs trademark removal fears, Sony reveal their official wireless headset, Games with Gold updates, and Xbox One rumours, South Park pre orders available on Steam, Forz...

Feb 06, 20141 hr 52 min

Episode 210 - Double Bagger

Jetpack Joyride, Halo 4, Rogue Legacy, Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD and Broken Age News - Retailer price drops for Xbox One and Wii U as Nintendo prepare for a drop is sales, RESOGUN due to get DLC, Dead Rising 3 receives a whopping title update, Fable Anniversary coming along with a trilogy bundle, a possible PlayStation Now release window for EU, The Last of Us DLC dated, dedicated devs means no delays for No Man's Sky, Rayman Legends coming to Next-Gen platforms, Twitch looking to allow user...

Jan 24, 20142 hr 3 min

Episode 209 - Meat Shield

Christmas gaming with World of Tanks, Dark Souls, Rogue Legacy, The Pinball Arcade, Borderlands 2, Beers and Gears, GTA Online and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. News - PlayStation Now announced, also new games Alien: Isolation & Evolve, cum-guzzling hackers targeting gaming services, next wave of the Hearthstone closed beta delayed, Hello Games at the mercy of the elements, Pachter making fresh Xbox One predictions, The next bout of Games with Gold, Killer Instinct changing up its free trial...

Jan 09, 20142 hr 6 min

Midlife Gamer Podcast - Christmas Bonus 2013

Matt & Daren seize a rare opportunity to record together in the same room to bring you a little extra for your ears during the Holiday period. Matt gets his hands on Daren's shiny gear, including next gen consoles Xbox One & PlayStation 4. The games they played together were Rogue Legacy, Forza Motorsport 5, RESOGUN and of course some knobbing about in Playroom. Merry Christmas everyone! The Midlife Gamer Podcast will return in 2014.

Dec 24, 201332 min

Episode 208 - Tough Love

Dark Souls, Forza Motorsport 5, Twitching with Playroom, Peggle 2, Some Zelda game Legend of Zela: A Link to the Past and Rogue Legacy. News - VGX 2013, with new announcement trailers for No Man's Sky, Tails From the Borderlands and Game of Thrones. The latest Nintendo Direct brings us a new Zelda game "Hyrule Warriors", more characters coming to Super Smash Brothers, Wii Sports Club get golf, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze gets a release date, a new level for Mario Kart 8, Dr Luigi is out...

Dec 20, 20132 hr 25 min

Episode 207 - First Impressions: PlayStation 4

Ni no Kuni, World of Tanks, an in depth discussion around Daren's early experience with the PlayStation 4 hardware with Killzone Shadowfall, Assassin's Creed IV, Resogun and Contrast.

Dec 06, 20131 hr 20 min

Episode 206 - First Impressions: Xbox One

All sorts of new shiny including the Xbox One, GTA V, Forza Motorsport 5 and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds News - PlayStation 4 strong sales numbers along with reported hardware issues and Twitch banning users due to sexy video time. Xbox One TV playback, no Twitch broadcasting at launch and disc drive issues. Nintendo offering free copies of Super Mario 3D land, GTA Online Beach Bum DLC now available, Assassin's Creed 4 on the PS4 gets an update with more P's, Final Fantasy X/X-2 H...

Nov 27, 20132 hr 4 min

Episode 205 - Meat Spin

Sir, You Are Being Hunted, Final Fantasy 7, Device 6, Deer Hunter 2014, Bejewled and the new jam - Anime. News - PlayStation 4 and its day one patch, pixel counters analyse Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4, Batman: Arkham Origins causing users some headaches, South Park The Stick of Truth delayed, The Walking Dead season 2 is confirmed and coming later this year, Halo Spartan Assault coming to consoles, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z coming out this year, Soul Caliber 2 HD online dated, Games with ...

Nov 08, 20132 hr 12 min

Episode 204 - Noob Tuber

Diablo 3, Thomas was Alone, The Stanley Parable, more World of Tanks and a new addiction. News - Delays for Watch Dogs, The Crew and Driveclub, GAME locking you in for next gen hands on time, some choice PS3 games being remastered for PS4, Microsoft extend their Games with Gold program, Titanfall release dated and GTA Online players get a cash injection.

Oct 25, 20131 hr 47 min

Episode 203 - Big Spoon

Tales of Eurogamer , GTA V, GTA Online, World of Tanks and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft. News - Steam Machine announced along with Steam Controller with beta details, Watch Dogs requires a 64bit version of Windows, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition coming to further platforms, Microsoft secures timed exclusivity for Battlefield 4 DLC, all previous Assassin's Creed games coming out as a single Heritage edition, PS4 controllers to work at launch with PC's and Star Wars: Tiny Death Star ...

Oct 12, 20131 hr 28 min

Episode 202 - Double Dipping

Grand Theft Auto V, Card Hunter and Ribbon Hero 2. News - Valve reveal their new Operating System and detail the Steam Family Sharing program. GTAV breaks all sales records, Sony announce their PS3 to PS4 game upgrade plan, PS4 to support HDMI gameplay capture, Wii Sports HD coming to Wii U, Phoenix Wright: Dual Destinies coming to 3DS, Blizzard are to cull the Diablo 3 auction house and Wii Karaoke U comes to Europe.

Sep 25, 20131 hr 49 min

Episode 201 - Lego Haircut

World of Tanks, the completion of Saints Row 4 and One Finger Death Punch News - PS Vita TV is a thing, Sony releasing a PS Vita 2000 in Japan, Nintendo announce the 2DS, Xbox One gets a release date, Microsoft updates their Xbox Live rewards program, Dark Souls 2 beta coming to PS3, Sony looking to give us a VR headset, PS Vita version of Rayman Legends missing content, Deadly Premonition Directors Cut heading to Steam and Apple announce their new iPhones.

Sep 13, 20131 hr 48 min

Episode 200 - Balls Deeper

Join us as we celebrate the milestone 200th numbered episode. We're joined by Community Manager Adam Edwards (Adamski_UK). We look back across the last 5 years and into the future, while we spread/feel the love the only way Midlife Gamers can. Some things change, some stay the same. But we won't spoil anything here, just kick back, relax, and enjoy the show. We've been playing Plants vs. Zombies 2, Saints Row 4, Second Life, Borderlands 2, Bioshock Infinite, Starborn Wanderers, Picross, World of...

Aug 26, 20132 hr 15 min

Episode 199 - Hot Lunch

Assassin’s Creed 3, Zombies, Run!, Spartacus, World of Tanks, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded and Starborn Wanderers. News - Next Gen Tomb Raider confirmed, Ace Combat Infinity revealed as free to play exclusively on PS3, Xbox One peripherals confirmed, Xbox Enforcement United enrols Xbox Live community members, this month’s free Xbox Games With Gold, Eve Online sees its biggest battle yet, Sony limit UK PS4 pre orders, Take Two have big plans for Red Dead franchise, Bioshock Infinite DLC detailed a...

Aug 08, 20131 hr 48 min

Episode 198 - Hodor

We’ve been playing FTL, Zombies Run and World of Tanks. News - Microsoft giving a 12m Xbox LIVE subscription away with Office 365, Pikmin 3 digital purchase kick back, PS3 version of Everybody’s Golf is coming and cross platform, State of Decay sees great success paves way for a PC version later this year, Forza 5 requires a day one title download for full content, new Soul Calibur HD, Strider, Street Fighter 4 and Ace Combat games announced, Angry Birds Star Wars 2 is coming and will use scanna...

Jul 23, 20131 hr 20 min

Episode 197 - For Ryan

Assassin’s Creed 3, FTL, The Last of Us, Wake-Up Club, Motorstorm RC, Sine Mora, Gravity Rush and World of Tanks. News – GTA V requiring mandatory install, LOVEFiLM to stop game rentals, Microsoft exec Don Mattrick leaves for Zynga, Ubisoft lose customer data via a recent hack, Microsoft allowing additional developer updates for their XBLA titles, the next Xbox Live ‘Games With Gold’ game, Karaoke app coming to Wii U and a survey details the "average British gamer"

Jul 09, 20131 hr 38 min

Episode 196 - The Swingers

Highlights from Rezzed 2013 including hands-on with Oculus Rift, Surgeon Simulator 2013, The Chaos Engine, Montague's Mount, Worms: Clan Wars and Luftrausers. FTL, Guardians of Middle Earth, Remember Me, The Last of Us and PlayStation Vita love with Everybody's Golf. News - Microsoft revise their Xbox One DRM stance, first suggestion of the PS4 release date, the latest PlayStation 3 firmware update pulled, the rumoured future of State of Decay, FEZ 2 not coming to any Microsoft platforms, Hotlin...

Jun 24, 20131 hr 48 min

Episode 195 - Ten Grand Deeper

Gears of War: Judgement, CSR Racing, the completion of Sleeping Dogs, Defiance, Scrabble, Running With Friends and Uno & Friends. News - Metal Gear Solid 5 voice actor announced, Fable Anniversary getting the HD treatment, no less than a god cracks the final cube of Curiosity with GodUs, Saints Row 4's collectors edition detailed, Harmonix reveal Fantasia: Music Evolved, Plants vs. Zombies 2: Its About Time announced, Beyond: Two Souls gets a UK release date, Star Wars Knights of the Old Rep...

Jun 08, 20131 hr 58 min

Episode 194 -  Xbox One

The Walking Dead, Gears of War: Judgement, Hill Climb Racer, The Starship Damrey, Super Metroid and Scrabble HD. News - The Xbox One reveal is dissected and discussed at length with reactions from your hosts and the community.

May 24, 20131 hr 30 min

Episode 193 - A Stench of Geeks

Gears of War: Judgement, The Walking Dead, Papers Please, Defiance and Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse. News - GTA V trailers, this year's Call of Duty given a title and release date, EA to exclusively rattle out Star Wars games, Resident Evil: Revelations demo dated, World of Warcraft drops subscribers, Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate coming soon, Gran Turismo has a 15 year anniversary party, Wolfenstein: The New Order announced and ShopTo decide not to sell the next Call of Duty....

May 13, 20132 hr 2 min

Episode 192 - Guyliner

Halo 4, Full House Poker, the completion of Bioshock Infinite, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Rayman Legends Challenge mode and Defiance. News - Microsoft due to announce the next Xbox, Skyrim gets a Legendary Edition, Rayman Legends release date confirmed, Nintendo announce many things in their latest Direct presentation including Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2.

Apr 29, 20131 hr 38 min

Episode 191 - Stroke 'Em Up

DOTA 2, Halo 4, Forza Horizon, Injustice: Gods Among Us, the completion of Tomb Raider, Bioshock Infinite, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and Lego City Undercover. News - LucasArts no longer as we know and love them, Nintendo apologies for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate shortages, Eidos are reviving Thief, EA announce Battlefield 4, every chance of seeing DayZ on consoles, Ouya being shipped and retail taking pre orders, further talk of an Apple iOS gamepad and good news as HMV is saved....

Apr 08, 20131 hr 45 min

Episode 190 - Smell The Glove.mp3

The completion of Tomb Raider and Far Cry 3. Also DOTA:2, Kinect, The Year Walk, Ridiculous Fishing, Skylanders games on mobile devices, Punch Out and Slender: The Arrival News - EA compensate Sim City users, Steam launch an Early Access service, Blizzard announce F2P digital card game, Final Fantasy X and X-2 getting a HD remake, Fire Emblem Awakening gets an eShop demo, release date for Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins on 3DS, Fez making its way to Steam, PlayStation Plus April details, ...

Mar 25, 20132 hr

Episode 189 - Portal Master

Matt goes balls deep into Tomb Raider and Daren does the same with a parents guide to Skylanders, Sim City runs into launch issues, Assassins Creed IV: Black Flag revealed, Lord British launches a Kickstarter campaign for Ultima, Tomb Raider gets exclusive DLC, Lost Planet 3, Company of Heroes 2 and The Walking Dead Season 2 release dates

Mar 11, 20131 hr 27 min

Episode 188 - Splosh!

Farcry 3, Sleeping Dogs, Tank! Tank! Tank!, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Demo, F-Zero, The Silent Age and Rayman Jungle Run. News - Playstation 4 is a thing & we discuss the event in detail, all signs point to a pre E3 console announcement from Microsoft , Nintendo Direct reveals more upcoming titles and Hardware bundles for Wii U and 3DS, Devil May Cry gets new DLC, Ubisoft respond to the Rayman delay outcry and the end of an era for Harmonix.

Feb 27, 20132 hr 1 min
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