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Player One Podcast

Player One Podcastwww.playeronepodcast.com
Join ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.
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BONUS: Ep.708: Sandman and the Rhino Go Wine Tasting Aftershow (6/2/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 708: Sandman and the Rhino Go Wine Tasting Aftershow Patrons! We are back once again with a quiz. This time, it’s from hacker alias KSO_514 who put together a selection of quotes from our previous podcasts and made the hosts guess which other host said them. ...

Mar 25, 202224 min

Let’s Get Angry About Video Games

This week! Gran Turismo 7 problems, Hogwarts Legacy, The Quarry, no building in Fortnite, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe DLC, Tunic, Stranger of Paradise demo, Dawn of the Monsters, Chex Quest, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you. Links of interest: GT7 has some online troubles Hogwarts Legacy State of Play Supermassive’s The Quarry coming soon New Fortnite season launches with no building Gran Turismo 7 Stranger of Paradise Tunic Dawn of the Monsters Chex Quest Steamworld Dig 2 Sea of Thieves Secondpl...

Mar 22, 20221 hr 38 minEp. 802

BONUS: Ep.707: What Happens When Collision Is On? Aftershow (5/26/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 707: What Happens When Collision Is On? Aftershow Patrons! This week, an EGM review quiz for your earholes. This one is from the May 2000 issue, and features games from retro consoles like the original PlayStation, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo 64, Game Boy ...

Mar 18, 202225 min

Demo Ver

This week! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles take over State of Play, F-Zero X is awesome, Resident Evil 4 VR, Nock, Kirby and the Forgotten Land (demo), Horizon Forbidden West, Gran Turismo 7, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony’s State of Play presentation roundup State of Play presentation Dead Space coming early 2023 F-Zero X is out on NSO Resident Evil 4 VR Nock Kirby and the Forgotten Land Horizon Forbidden West Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart...

Mar 14, 202259 minEp. 801

BONUS: Ep.706: Bunch of Brown Rocks Aftershow (5/19/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 706: Bunch of Brown Rocks Aftershow The hosts team up to take on a harder Jeopardy quiz from listener Zach Miller. Will the hosts survive long enough to squeak out a positive score? Listen and find out!! If you have an idea for a game we can play in the After...

Mar 11, 202233 min

Doing This For How Long?

This week! It’s our 800th episode! Guest host Rich Grisham grills the hosts about the start of the show, various eras and fourth chairs, and much more. It’s a stroll down memory lane of the last 15+ years of the podcast. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: My Favorite Moments of the Player One Podcast Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast Discord Greg S...

Mar 08, 20221 hr 50 minEp. 800

BONUS: Ep.705: Next-Gen Is Harder to Quantify Via YouTube Aftershow (5/12/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 705: Next-Gen Is Harder to Quantify via YouTube Video Aftershow Patrons! We thank you for your support and celebrate your dedication to our podcast. Thank you so much. This week, a Jeopardy game inspired by Animal Crossing New Horizons from hacker alias A Hin...

Mar 04, 202225 min

Tastes Like Starlight

This week! Street Fighter 6, Capcom Fighting Collection, PSVR2 headset reveal, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Hot Wheels Unleashed, Horizon Forbidden West, Trover Saves the Universe, Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster, Cyberpunk 2077, Jurassic Park for Genesis, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Street Fighter 6 announced Capcom Fighting Collection announced PSVR2 headset and more features revealed Valve to release a playable short for Steam Deck’s launch Pokémon Scarlet and V...

Mar 01, 20221 hr 41 minEp. 799

BONUS: Ep.704: Get to the Cranny Aftershow (5/5/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 704: Get to the Cranny Aftershow Here is part TWO of our April 2020 EGM Review quiz. Can you guess which games are being described by the review text CJ reads? Phil and Greg are gonna try! If you have an idea for a game we can play on the Aftershow please ema...

Feb 25, 202225 min

When A Game’s Not Easy Enough

This week! So much gaming movie/TV series news, Nintendo shuttering Wii U/3DS eShops but not before walking you down memory lane, Horizon gets a LEGO set. Plus we all played Horizon Forbidden West, Metroid Dread on Rookie, T2: The Arcade Game, River City Girls Zero, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Bioshock movie for Netflix Third Sonic movie, live-action series Halo Paramount+ series already renewed for a second season Walton Goggins starring in Fallout series Nintend...

Feb 22, 20221 hr 52 minEp. 798

BONUS: Ep.703: The Fourth Year of April Aftershow (4/28/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 703: The Fourth Year of April Aftershow Hiya there, patrons! This week we’ve got another Review Crew game for you, this time from the April 2020 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Put yourself in an early aughts state of mind and see if you can guess which g...

Feb 18, 202222 min

Fore!

This week! Nintendo has a great Direct, Master Splinter joins the playable cast of Shredder’s Revenge, Wolf Among Us 2, CJ gets sick in VR, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, Grapple Dog, Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Wolf Among Us 2 coming in 2023 Master Splinter playable in TMNT Shredder’s Revenge Nintendo Direct 2.9.22 Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Mario Kart 8 Deluxe—Booster Course Pass DLC Splatoon 3 Salmon Run Ninte...

Feb 15, 20221 hr 40 minEp. 797

BONUS: Ep.702: They All Know Who Pennyworth Is Aftershow (4/21/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 702: They All Know Who Pennyworth Is Aftershow Hello there, Patreons. We thank you again for your support of our little podcast. This week, an aftershow with a Jeopardy quiz from hacker alias zmiller1902. Will the hosts get out of this with a positive score? ...

Feb 11, 202232 min

Scope Out These Creeps

This week - Sony acquires Bungie, Yacht Club throws a Kickstarter for their next game, Switch surpasses PS1/Wii in sales, the next GTA is well underway, Gran Turismo speeds towards release, CJ gets an Oculus Quest 2, Greg played Yakuza Kiwami, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony buys Bungie Bungie deal is about multiplatform, live service games 10 live service games before 2026 NYT buys Wordle Yacht Club Kickstarter Switch has outsold PS1 and Wii Mario Kart 8 is stil...

Feb 08, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 796

BONUS: Ep.701: Feeling the Tension of Our Actions Aftershow (4/14/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 701: Feeling the Tension of Our Actions Aftershow Patrons! Welcome! We have an Aftershow Jeopardy for you from hacker alias ScoopJessica. Warm up those noggins as we attempt to achieve a positive score. Thanks for your support! If you have an idea for a game ...

Feb 04, 202222 min

Cortana Gets Her Blue Back

This week! The cruel tale of what happened to CJ’s storage unit, Steam Deck launch date, Sega selling off its remaining interest in its arcade business, It Takes Two, Mega Man 11, Oculus Quest stuff, Vampire Survivors, Pokémon Legends Arceus and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Steam Deck launches Feb. 25 Pocky & Rocky Reshrined English Trailer EA working on 3 new Star Wars titles Sega bowing out of the arcade business It Takes Two Mega Man 11 Beat Saber Space Channel ...

Feb 01, 20221 hr 30 minEp. 795

BONUS: Ep.699: Hell’s Lumberjack Aftershow

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 699: Hell’s Lumberjack Aftershow Patrons! Welcome. Hope you’re having a good start to your week. Here we have a timely virus-themed Jeopardy game submitted by listener Zach Miller (aka hacker alias zmiller1902). Play along and be sure to maintain the appropri...

Jan 28, 202225 min

Preordering Your Activision

This week! Bill Tucker from the A Gamer Looks At 40 podcast joins Greg and Phil to talk Microsoft/Activision, Shenmue anime, LEGO Star Wars’ new date, Fatal Frame 2, Deathloop, The Coin Game, Bioshock Infinite, Hopping Mappy, Picross S7, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Bill Tucker on Twitter A Gamer Looks At 40 podcast A Gamer Looks At 40 on Twitter Microsoft buys Activision/Blizzard for $68.7b Simon Carless’ analysis of the acquisition Dean Takahashi interviews Kotic...

Jan 25, 20221 hr 29 minEp. 794

BONUS: Ep.698: MC Social Distance Aftershow

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 698: MC Social Distance Aftershow Patrons! Welcome! Hope you, your family, and everyone around you are doing well. We have an aftershow for you again this week. This is a team game where Phil, Greg, and guest Patrick Hickey Jr. try to guess the games being de...

Jan 21, 202224 min

Better Than The Activator

This week! New Kirby, Hitman 1/2/3 to Game Pass, Picross S7 (is awesome), GT Sport, The Pedestrian, SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash, Phil gets an Oculus Quest 2, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Kirby and the Forgotten Land coming March 25 Hitman 1/2/3 package coming to Game Pass January 20 Picross S7 The Anacrusis Gran Turismo Sport The Pedestrian SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters Clash Oculus Quest 2 Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Pag...

Jan 18, 20221 hr 31 minEp. 793

BONUS: Ep.697: Do Me Turtle Aftershow

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 697: Do Me Turtle Aftershow Hello there patrons! Thank you so much for your support of our show. This week, an EGM Review Crew Quiz using the games from the March 2000 issue of the magazine. Can you guess what names are being described by this review text? Th...

Jan 14, 202223 min

Chi-Town Kombat

This week! PSVR2, E3 2022 ditches the in-person show, Mario Kart 9 speculation heats up, Arcade 1UP is doing a Pro line, Judgement, It Takes Two, Cuphead, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony announces PSVR2 Horizon PSVR2 title announced E3 2022 not gonna be an in-person event Mario Kart 9 speculation heats up Arcade 1up is doing a Pro series, starting with Killer Instinct Judgment It Takes Two Cuphead Sea of Thieves Propnight Hypercharge Unboxed Secondplayer.net Seco...

Jan 11, 20221 hr 27 minEp. 792

BONUS: Ep.696: Viral Voltron Aftershow (3/10/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 696: Viral Voltron Aftershow Patrons! A large aftershow just for you. It’s a quiz submitted by hacker alias Mister Mr. Nelson where the hosts try to guess the names of games being described by the Google Translate output from Tilt Consoles + magazine’s July 1...

Jan 07, 20221 hr

Winter Breakin'

This week! Sonic LEGO, eShop Xmas troubles, Top 100 video game lists, Goldeneye 007 Xbox achievements, and much, much more! Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sonic LEGO Set eShop was down on Christmas Day TV Asahi’s top 100 games IGN’s Top 100 Video Games Achievement list for Xbox Goldeneye 007 appears Cruis’n Blast Metroid: Samus Returns Pokémon Snap Cave Story's Secret Santa Cotton Rock’n’Roll Propnight Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Po...

Jan 04, 20221 hr 25 minEp. 791

BONUS: Ep.695 What With the End of Days and All Aftershow (3/3/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 695: What With the End of Days and All Aftershow Patrons! We hope you are doing well. In this Aftershow we’ve got a Jeopardy game sent in by hacker alias zmiller1902. Can you beat the hosts in this trivia challenge? (Probably. At least one of them. Maybe two....

Dec 31, 202124 min

Games of the Year 2021

This week! We talk all about our favorite games of the year just passed, 2021. Sprinkled throughout we also discuss our biggest disappointments, surprises, favorite game not from 2021 that we played this year, and our most anticipated games going into 2022. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: “Do the Thing” trailer Secondplayer.net Second Player podcast Greg Sewart’s Extra Life Page The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player One Podcast Topic Player One Podcast ...

Dec 27, 20211 hr 49 minEp. 790

BONUS: Ep.694 They Do Still Barf Aftershow (2/25/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 694: They Do Still Barf Aftershow Hello patrons! Sonic. He’s blue. He’s a blur. He’s also the main topic of this week’s quiz, a team test formulated by potential mad scientist A_Hind_D. Listen or watch as the crew gets put through the wringer on their Hedgeho...

Dec 24, 202146 min

Red Rings And Purple Dual Senses

This week! Microsoft looks back at its past in documentary and poster form, Sony offers some more PS5 color options, Splinter Cell getting a remake, some Indie World news, Propnight, The Gunk, Baba Is You, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Xbox documentary series Microsoft offering poster of red ring of death Sony launching PS5 cover colors/new Dual Sense colors Splinter Cell remake announced Indie World presentation Propnight Baba Is You Let’s Play! Oink Games The Gunk...

Dec 21, 20211 hr 35 minEp. 789

BONUS: Ep.693 When the Nacho Cheese Dust Turns to Cool Ranch Aftershow (2/18/20)

If you support us on Patreon you may know that we have been doing Aftershows each week for ~2 years. During this time of working from home and social distancing, we are releasing Aftershows from the past on Fridays for everyone’s enjoyment. 693: When the Nacho Cheese Dust Turns to Cool Ranch Aftershow Backers! We have been challenged once again by hacker alias A_Hind_D. Can we all team up and defeat his quiz? You’ll have to listen to find out. We are joined this week by guest Luke Lohr of the Xb...

Dec 17, 202139 min

Showcase Show-off Showpiece

This week! Ubisoft starts in with NFTs, The Game Awards trailers we liked the most, oh yeah and there were some awards given out too. Plus - The Matrix Awakens Unreal 5 demo, Nobody Saves The World, Polymega, Spellcasting 101, some casual Halo talk, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Ubisoft launches in-game NFTs with Ubisoft Quartz Ubisoft’s first NFT plans make no sense Peter Molyneux's Next Game Is A 'Blockchain Business Sim' Featuring NFTs Because The Future Sucks Th...

Dec 14, 20211 hr 47 minEp. 788
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