This week! Phil takes the week off but the rest of the crew carries on to talk about the interactive entertainment they have partaken in over the past week. First we start with news - Activision bringing back the Sierra Online brand, HD reduxes of Resident Evil and Sleeping Dogs, Assassin’s Creed Rogue, Hyrule Warriors pre-order bonuses, Evolve delayed into 2015 and the ‘closure(?)’ of Studio Ghibli. Plus: Metrico, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Rogue Legacy, Rules!, 80 Days and so muc...
Aug 11, 2014•1 hr 27 min
This week! The band is back together for the first time since episode 400. Discussed this week: The Last of Us: One Night Live ( SPOILERS 7:10-9:58 ), Adblock/journalist layoffs, indie games, “X” game was never good, EA Access, PS Now. Plus: The Last of Us Remastered, The Wolf Among Us Episode 5 ( SPOILERS 52:10-55:00 ), The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 4 ( SPOILERS 55:00-1:02:00 ), Rogue Legacy, Kirby Triple Deluxe, and Ocarina of Time 3D. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode...
Aug 03, 2014•1 hr 29 min
This week! Brandon Kraemer of Jump Kick Punch joins us to talk about games played on televisions and portable electronic devices. News topics discussed include: Sony's The Last of Us announcement blitz, another season of The Walking Dead game, NES Remix retail, Gamestop's comments on their customer base, and The Mysterious Murasame Castle coming to virtual console in the US. Plus: Destiny, Kim Kardashian, One Piece Pirate Warriors 2, Super Mario Land, Blaster Master, and much more. Listen to it!...
Jul 28, 2014•1 hr 49 min
This week! Jonathan Metts from Nintendo World Report's Radio Free Nintendo joins the fray to chat about games. Topics include the Destiny beta, Club Nintendo Elite Rewards (and surveys), NPDs/Xbox One Kinectless SKU, Jonny’s gaming origin story, Pokémon X and Y, Rogue Leader, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, virtual console recommendations, and playing video games in SPACE. You can listen to Jonny on Radio Free Nintendo , Box Office Poison and Discover Music Project at crosstawk.com , and @jonnym...
Jul 20, 2014•2 hr 11 min
This week! Phil and CJ are joined by Back In My Play’s Josh Hillyer. We talk pre-orders, Sony contemplating an “Early Access” program, the term “console exclusive,” Vita sales, new-gen button icons, Shovel Knight, Retron 5, X-Men: Children of the Atom, Mario Kart 8, StarFox, Q*Bert Rebooted, One Piece: Unlimited World Red and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links to Josh Hillyer - Back In My Play podcast, Train of Thought book on Amazon , Bonus Star Consulting Thanks and congratulations to con...
Jul 14, 2014•1 hr 55 min
This week! Super-fan and super-excellent host Rich Grisham takes the reins for a discussion of the Player One Podcast’s past, present and future. Plus some awesome audio shout-outs from longtime fans of the show. You might be a little confused if this is the first episode you’re listening to, so maybe go back to episode 399 instead. If you’ve been listening for a while, please enjoy! Be sure to check out the other shows Rich is on - the Press Row Podcast and the Doddcast . And check out Greg's w...
Jul 07, 2014•1 hr 28 min
This week! Botcon, Shovel Knight, speed runs, Wolfenstein, games we associate with vacations, Retron 5s, Duke Nukem Forever/Last Guardian, the July drought, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 12 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read ...
Jun 30, 2014•1 hr 27 min
This week! Mike gives us his thoughts on E3, then we talk about games such as The Wolf Among Us Episode 4, Tomodachi Life, Pushmo World, Mario Kart 8, video game rentals, PS Now, importing games and oh so much more. Please join us! And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 12 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is availab...
Jun 22, 2014•1 hr 25 min
This week! A little E3 wrap-up, Greg’s preorders, Project STEAM, Mario Maker, Mario Kart 8, Tomodachi Life, Destiny Alpha, Broken Age, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 12 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the...
Jun 16, 2014•1 hr 22 min
This week! Join us for a recap/not-live-snarking and commentary on the E3 press conferences from the big three hardware manufacturers - Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 12 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show T...
Jun 11, 2014•1 hr 46 min
Sega Vs. Nintendo. The video game landscape was dominated by this battle back in the early ‘90s. Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation is a new book by author Blake J. Harris that covers this “war” like never before. It's a fascinating read and enlightening chronicle of the inner workings of Genesis-era Sega of America and its struggle against not only Nintendo but their Japanese parent company. Greg and CJ had the opportunity to sit down over Skype and speak to ...
Jun 06, 2014•58 min
This week! Sony brings E3 to you and indie game debs to TGS, everything’s delayed to 2015, PS+ changes, Nintendo doing a GC controller adapter for Wii U, Mario Kart 8, Watch_Dogs, Marvel games, favorite controllers and so much more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast ...
Jun 02, 2014•1 hr 28 min
This week! Graphical downgrades, YouTube buys Twitch, Hyrule Warriors gets busty, Harmonix makes their Kickstarter, Far Cry 4 backlash, The Order 1886 livestreaming. Plus: The Walking Dead S2 E3 (Spoilers 34:20-42:05) , Arcadecraft, Transistor, MLB 14 The Show, Game Boy Mega Man games, offensive gaming terms, Kinect and much more! Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some a...
May 26, 2014•1 hr 29 min
This week! Mario Kart 8 to tank, Microsoft pulls the trap door on Kinect, Ubisoft announces Far Cry 4, Microsoft re-affirms Halo 5 coming in 2015 and says we’ll get “something” this year. Plus: Mario Golf World Tour, The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 3 (SPOILERS 40:45 - 50:30) , the new Console Wars book by Blake J. Harris and so much more. Join us, won't you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to ...
May 19, 2014•1 hr 24 min
This week! Rich Grisham of the Press Row Podcast and the Doddcast joins us to talk about games. That includes: the Amplitude kickstarter, the $500 Analogue NT NES/Famicom box, Pokemon remakes, favorite pinball games, Nintendo’s financials and terrible responses in the Tomodachi Life saga, Driveclub PS+, Sunset Overdrive, Mario Golf World Tour, Sportsfriends, Octodad, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, MLB 14: The Show, Contrast and so much more! Join us, won't you? And check out Greg's web series Generat...
May 11, 2014•1 hr 52 min
This week! Nintendo preps for E3, Sony lays the indie games on thick, Bob Hoskins passes, a variety of Gran Turismo-related things, Mario Golf World Tour, Child of Light, NES Remix 2, Octodad, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Deluxe Edition, and Drowning in Problems. Plus! Digital games, oddest swag, arcade racers, best Star Wars games, and gaming-related habits or rituals. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip ...
May 05, 2014•1 hr 40 min
This week! Microsoft turns an ET cartridge excavation into a press event, Nintendo launches a “Season Pass”, Mario Golf World Tour (demo), Super Mario Bros. 3, NES Remix 2, Crazy Climber and Hearthstone. PLUS: Nintendo handheld future, new music games this gen, resolution-gate, marathoning games, Jurassic Park/dinosaur games, microtransactions in PvZ: Garden Warfare and much, much more. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to...
Apr 27, 2014•1 hr 42 min
This week! NPDs (sorta), iOS/3DS, Loco Motors, Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (SPOILERS 26:10 - 39:30) , Smash Cat Heroes, Metroid Fusion, Tomb Raider Definitive, Super Mario Bros. 3, Xbox One upgrades, IPs gone game, mock reviews, Retron5, PS2 RPGs/Horror games, and the most prized possession in our gaming collections. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome ret...
Apr 22, 2014•1 hr 47 min
This week! Topics include Social Media, Peter Molyneux, the return of Milo, Titanfall 360, Nintendo Direct, the 3DO and EvanTube. Plus! Batman, The LEGO Movie Game, Gran Turismo 6, Forza Motorsport 5, Crazy Taxi: City Rush, Monument Valley, The Wolf of Mungus and more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an ...
Apr 14, 2014•1 hr 26 min
This week! Topics include April Fools, Phil Spencer becoming Xbox’s top guy, Metacritic on Amazon, Fire TV, Amy Hennig gone to Visceral, new footage of Mario Kart 8. Plus! Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball, Mercenary Kings, South Park The Stick of Truth, Metroid Fusion, InFamous Second Son and more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/i...
Apr 06, 2014•1 hr 30 min
This week! We talk about such topics as Facebook buying Oculus, Microsoft and discounts on the Xbox One, The Last of Us coming to PS4, Rare making a new Viva Piñata, local-only multiplayer, F2P press coverage, arcade ports we like better, backlogs, and when rumors attack. Plus Infamous: Second Son, Steamworld Dig, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc, Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea Part 2 (44:40-54:00 contains SPOILERS) , Elite: Dangerous, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground ...
Mar 31, 2014•1 hr 29 min
This week! A rare live episode where 3 of the hosts are in the same room (and the other is relaxing at his home in Utah, not on this episode). We talk about GDC stuff including Project Morpheus, VR headsets, Yumi’s Odd Odyssey, Rayman Legends, Steamworld Dig, Street Passes, Trigger Happy Havoc Danganronpa, Pokemon Battle Trozei, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Chann...
Mar 24, 2014•53 min
This week! Titanfall launches, PS4 price goes up in Canada, NPDs, Twitch streaming, South Park, Rayman Legends, Hatsune Miku Project Diva f, official game guides, Sierra/LucasArts, multiplayer communities and more! And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play show...
Mar 16, 2014•1 hr 31 min
This week! Connection troubles, Amy Hennig/Naughty Dog part ways, Free Forza 5, Watch_Dogs, Jack Tretton, Arkham Knight, Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Quiz Up and The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 2 (not a spoilercast). Plus! Nintendo handheld franchises on console, Titanfall reviews, collections on Vita, and much, much more. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel t...
Mar 10, 2014•1 hr 22 min
This week! Tappingo, Joust Legend, Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2, Dead Rising 3, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare and The Last of Us Left Behind (spoilers at 55:40 - 58:30). Plus Nintendo and new IP, fave 2D platformers, what we drive, VR headsets, 3D games and so much more. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 11 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/i...
Mar 03, 2014•1 hr 31 min
This week! Irrational downsizes, Deep Down no girls allowed, new Forza track, Assassin’s Creed IV, Titanfall (beta), Bravely Default, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Earth Defense Force 2025, Strider, The Last of Us: Left Behind (some small scenario spoilers at 59:30-1:02:05), Lords of Shadow 2 and more. Plus: Neo-Geo Pocket Color, Chroma, handing down your Steam library, and much much more! And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 10 now available) - click here. And take a tr...
Feb 24, 2014•1 hr 43 min
This week! News out of the Nintendo Direct, Mike ALMOST gets a Wii U, a non-spoilery discussion of The Last of Us Left Behind, and some talk about the Titanfall beta. Plus! TxK, Steel Diver Sub Wars, Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2 (demo), Inazuma Eleven, Lightning Returns FFXIII, and a short update on Mike’s Madden 25 prowess. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 10 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. O...
Feb 17, 2014•1 hr 27 min
This week! A new Sonic game, Amazon buys Double Helix, Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes, next-gen system updates, Flappy Bird, Outlast, Threes, Ace Combat Infinity beta, The LEGO Movie Videogame, The Wolf Among Us, Bravely Default and so much more. Kick off your shoes, put your headphones on and enjoy. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 10 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? W...
Feb 09, 2014•1 hr 26 min
This week! Snow in Atlanta, Microsoft buys Gears of War IP, trading in your PS3 for an Xbox One, Sly Cooper movie teaser, broadband data caps, and Nintendo’s investor meeting. Plus: The Banner Saga, Broken Age, Madden 25, Super Mario 3D World, Gran Turismo 6, Toki Tori 2+ and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Yes, you will. And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 10 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vids. Own...
Feb 03, 2014•1 hr 31 min
This week! The band is (mostly) back together for discussion of PlayStation Now, Nintendo, games journalism, The Banner Saga, OlliOlli, FFXIII Lightning Returns (demo), DmC, LEGO Marvel Superheroes, and Slayin. Plus! Favorite things-other-than-games of the year 2013, equivalent PCs to consoles and so much more. Join us, won’t you? And check out Greg's web series Generation 16 (Episode 10 now available) - click here. And take a trip over to Phil's YouTube Channel to see some awesome retro game vi...
Jan 27, 2014•1 hr 40 min
