This week! Mike Phillips joins us to talk Wii Shop closure, Anthem demo troubles, Nomura reconsidering worldwide releases, Metroid Prime 4 rebooting development, the amount of “Stuf” in Oreo cookies, the things in CJ’s office, what games our kids are playing and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Development Update on Metroid Prime 4 for Nintendo Switch Anthem demo has server issues in opening weekend Nomura reconsidering worldwide releases after Kingdom Hearts leak The Wii ...
Jan 29, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week! CJ shares some news and the tale of his gaming PC, EA cancels more Star Wars, possible SNES games on Switch, Ace Combat 7, Horizon Chase Turbo, Onimusha: Warlords, Maniac Mansion, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: EA Cancels Open-World Star Wars Game [UPDATE] Here's Everything From The Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Event Modder Datamine From Nintendo Switch Online Hints At Possible SNES Games For The Service Cross-Play For Rocket League Is Now Live Dog.jpg in Ace Comb...
Jan 22, 2019•1 hr 17 min
This week! Listener Matthew Hall who contributed to Extra Life, please message Greg. Also: Bungie splits with Activision, Ubi brings games to Epic’s store, Sony sells a lot of Spidey, and there’s some salacious goings-on in Gearbox-land. Also: Smash Bros., the RE2 1-Shot Demo, Out Run, Ninja Gaiden, Below and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Great Molasses Flood Bungie splits with Activision, keeps Destiny Ubisoft to launch The Division 2 on Epic’s store Nintendo Switch Onlin...
Jan 15, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week! We talk new year’s eve, boy bands, spin-offs of boy bands, boy band brothers, Earth Defense Force 5, Starlink, Quantum Break, Smash Bros., and a lot of other stuff too. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: New Kids on the Block New Years Rockin Eve Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch Earth Defense Force 5 Starlink: Battle for Atlas Quantum Break Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Greg’s Out of the Park Developments stream The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra Player ...
Jan 08, 2019•1 hr 6 min
This week! We take a look at our favorite games of 2018. These are not the games that sold the most, nor had the most hype, nor garnered widespread critical acclaim (though there are some of those in there too). These are merely our favorite games that we played this year. Buckle up and join us, won’t you? Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - 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-...
Dec 31, 2018•1 hr 58 min
This week! Christmas cheer, Xbox stats, Raimi suits, Fallout gifts, Donkey Kong Jrs., Monster Boys, Seas of Thieves, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Fallout Classic gifted to 76 players Raimi suit arrives in Spider-Man Check your Xbox 2018 stats Donkey Kong Jr. Puzzle Bobble Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Leisure Suit Larry A Boy and His Blob Sea of Thieves Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas George and the Christmas Star The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One ...
Dec 25, 2018•1 hr 37 min
This week! A weird Sonic shows up at movie theaters, Monster Boy is awesome, Phil expands his VR gaming collection, Greg opens a game he bought years ago and plays some of it, CJ is still playing Sea of Thieves, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Worlds of Power books Epic Removes Infinity Blade from app stores Discord store to offer 90/10 rev split Sonic the Hedgehog movie teaser poster thing Panzer Dragoon I & II remakes coming(?) Tenacious D “Wonderboy” Monster Bo...
Dec 18, 2018•1 hr 28 min
This week! We watched The Game Awards and it was pretty good! Also: Smash Bros., Katamari Reroll, Phil is triggered by Astro Bot, Greg loves him some Monster Boy in the Cursed Kingdom, and much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Ding Fries Are Done Celozzi-Ettleson Epic Games Store Valve Adjusts Rev Share for Biggest games The Game Awards New Gameplay Today – The Outer Worlds Last Campfire trailer Mortal Kombat 11 trailer Joker from Persona in Smash Operencia the Stolen Sun (Zen Studio...
Dec 11, 2018•1 hr 22 min
This week! Loot boxes, PlayStation Classic reviews, Al Lowe’s auctions, Fallout 76 struggles, Sea of Thieves’ best update yet, Phil gets PlayStation VR, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Phil’s tweets about Pixel Blast Arcade Pixel Blast Arcade PlayStation Classic reviews not so good DF Retro: PlayStation Classic Review - Great Games, Poor Emulation Red Dead Online Beta Starts FTC will investigate loot boxes IGDA: Call to Action: Loot Boxes The Game Awards are this week...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 35 min
This week! Jeff Solomon from Chive Gaming joins us to talk Thanksgiving, Black Friday purchases, Fallout 76, Astro Bot, Hitman 2, the next generation of controllers, Bubsy 3D box quotes, and a whole lot more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Jeff Solomon on Twitter Chive Gaming Spider-Man Spoilercast Fallout 76 Fallout 76 Open Critic Pokémon Let's Go Is The Fastest-Selling Switch Title Ever Hitman 2 Jackbox Party Pack 5 Donut County Tetris Effect Astro Bot Rescue Mission Return of the Obra...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Join host Greg Sewart as he reminisces about ropin' around NYC with with Phil Theobald, Mike Phillips, Chris Baker and Jeff Solomon in this spoiler-riffic spoilercast. Happy American Thanksgiving everyone!
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr 43 min
This week! Sony says goodbye to E3, a new Xbox One is rumored to say goodbye to discs, Telltale’s games say goodbye to stores, and we say hello to games including Tetris Effect, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu, Hitman 2, Fallout 76, and Split/Second. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Sony Not Attending E3 in 2019 Microsoft doing a disc-less Xbox One Older Telltale Games Being Removed From Store PUBG Coming to PS4 in December Fans Add Music to Smash Bros. Commercial The Player One Podcast t-shirt T...
Nov 20, 2018•1 hr 41 min
This week! Microsoft announced a bunch of stuff at XO18, YouTube and Urban Champion are out on Nintendo Switch, Prima Games shutting down, and we discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, Tetris Effect, Return of the Obra Dinn, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: X018 - Crackdown 3 Wrecking Zone Gameplay Trailer Sea of Thieves: The Arena Official Announce Trailer Microsoft acquires Obsidian and InExile Everything Xbox Announced During XO18 Strategy Guide Company Prima Games Is Shutting...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 51 min
This week! The PlayStation Classic’s lineup, comparing a mobile device to an Xbox, getting mad over a mobile version of Diablo, walking back to camp in Red Dead 2 (why?), ropin’ through Spidey, drummin’ on the Switch, playing good old fashioned Tetris, and much, much more. Join us, won’t you? Check out Greg's web series Generation 16 - 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 On...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 30 min
This week! We spend most of the time talking about Rockstar Games’ new cowboy adventure game, Red Dead Redemption. If you’re worried about spoilers, don’t, because none of us got all that far into chapter 2—maybe about 4 hours or so into the game. But we also talk a little bit about Spider-Man (no spoilers, really), Halloween stuff, arcade obscurities and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Nerf doing Fortnite guns Luigi’s Mansion Home Castlevania Symphony of the Night Marvel Sp...
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr 56 min
This week! We recap some old news, talk about special versions of Zelda, the streaming future, new Sega Genesis hardware, old McDonald’s glasses, Sqoon, Sengoku, oh and Forza Horizon 4, Spider-Man (there’s some spoiler talk at 25:54 - 29:30) and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Analogue announces the Analogue Sg Microsoft announces Project xCloud Nintendo Switch Online Subscribers Get Special Zelda Spider-Man Update adds puddle stickers LEGO Overwatch Bastion Great Muppet Cap...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 31 min
Please enjoy this bonus episode containing the show we did at Scoopfest '18 and the Aftershow of episode 623 recorded in Las Vegas with guest Paul Mattingly . Check out heyscoops.com and Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social and thanks to Matt, Paul and Jacob for having us at Scoopfest. Thanks to the Scoops for being such great people! And thank you, listeners, for supporting the show. If you like the Aftershow game we did with Paul, we do games like that every week in our Aftershows and you c...
Oct 19, 2018•1 hr 31 min
This week! Paul Mattingly of Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social joins us for an episode recorded in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this one we wax nostalgic - the games that impacted us, games that impact culture now, and games that bring us together. Not the usual format this week but we think you’ll enjoy the discussion inside. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Paul Mattingly on Twitter Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social The Player One Podcast t-shirt The Player One Podcast mug ResetEra ...
Oct 16, 2018•1 hr 29 min
This week! Mannequins, the final Telltale layoffs, Nintendo prepping new Switch, name changes coming to PSN(?), Red Dead is a complicated game, Mega Man 11, Forza Horizon 4, Mario Party and so much more. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 12-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com/playerone . It’s going to be a great time. And if you book your ...
Oct 07, 2018•1 hr 25 min
This week! Depictions of horses, Castlevanias coming to PS4, Fortnite cross play and bundles, Friday the 13th for free, Oculus Quest, Spider-Man (watch out for spoilers from 26:05 to 35:24), Dragalia Lost and much, much more. But no Bowsette. Because Bowsette is lame. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 12-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com...
Oct 02, 2018•1 hr 20 min
This week! CJ went to Japan, Phil goes Metal Slug crazy, Greg still loves the Spider-Mans, Capcom Vancouver and Telltale close, Nintendo launches their online service (and NES game library), and Sony announces the PlayStation Classic. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 12-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com/playerone . Early bird tickets ar...
Sep 25, 2018•1 hr 34 min
This week! Mike Phillips joins us to chat about the news from the Nintendo Direct, Forza Horizon 4, Spider-Man, Far Cry 5, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 11-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com/playerone . Early bird tickets are on sale now. It’s going to be a great time. And if you book your hotel at the Orleans Hotel ...
Sep 16, 2018•1 hr 36 min
This week! Guest Anthony Vaughn joins us to talk video games and the Fig campaign he’s helping to run/fund Starflight 3 (go support that now!) . Plus: Our Spider-senses tingle as we shoot ropes all over the web-slinger’s new game. Wait...that didn’t come out right. But hey we have a non-spoiler discussion of Spider-Man towards the end of the show (if your podcast client supports chapters you can skip it!). And we also talk about the Mega Man 11 demo/boss door-gate thing, Donut County and much, m...
Sep 11, 2018•2 hr
This week! A classic duo-host show. CJ and Sewart talk about Xbox All Access, Nindies, Game Pass stuff, Streets of Rage 4, outrage over puddles, and a lot of other stuff. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 11-14, 2018. You can get more information and a nice discount at heyscoops.com/playerone . Early bird tickets are on sale now. It’s going to be a great time...
Sep 04, 2018•1 hr 25 min
This week! Canada still has Toys R Us, Grandia is perfect for Switch, preorder discounts are ending, the reviews they are a-changing, CJ became a pirate legend, Greg is on his way to becoming an F1 2018 legend, and Phil spins a yarn about a legendary encounter with Gallagher. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 11-14, 2018. You can get more information at heysc...
Aug 28, 2018•1 hr 32 min
This week! We welcome Logun Keller (aka Captain Logun) of the Keelhauled Podcast to talk about video games! (Including, yes, Sea of Thieves.) But we also chat about PSVR, Diablo 3 Switch, more plagiarism, a new Xbox Elite controller, World of Warcraft, The Portopia Serial Murder Incident, and Mega Man & Bass. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Logun Keller on Twitter (Capt_Logun) Keelhauled Podcast PSVR sells 3m Diablo 3 on Switch is real THQ Nordic acquires TimeSplitters and Second Sigh...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 31 min
This week! We talk about writing video game reviews and needing to ‘research’ what to write. In other words we kick things off by talking about the recent plagiarism of a Dead Cells review by ex-IGN staffer Filip Miucin. We also chat about SMB2 boss Wart’s absence in Smash Bros., Fortnite’s Google Play juke, Red Dead Redemption 2 hype, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream So...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 40 min
This week! Guest Bill Mudron joins CJ and Phil to talk about things such as - Danny Elfman, Duelin Firemen, Yakov Smirnoff, Wesley Willis, LEGO and oh wait this is a video game podcast so we also talked about Pinball Arcade, Picross games, WarioWare Gold, Sea of Thieves, and so much more. Join us, won’t you? Links of interest: Bill Mudron on Twitter Tardy to the Party podcast Bill Mudron’s website Nintendo weighs in on pronunciation of NES Capcom looking at more remakes after RE2 Spyro Reignited...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 42 min
This week! Drum Master comes to the US, Sega Classics get a VR update, a C64 Mini appears, more LABO, No Man’s Sky, Mega Man stuff, Voltron LEGO and so much more. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 11-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com/scoopfestvegas . Early bird tickets are on sale now. It’s going to be a great time. And if you book your ...
Jul 31, 2018•1 hr 31 min
This week! Not much happening on the news front so instead we talk about first concerts and concert-going experiences. Then briefly talk No Man’s Sky, the Uncharted fan film, Bomb Chicken, Hollow Knight, Sonic Mania Plus and more. Join us, won’t you? ALSO! We are happy to have been invited back to Scoopfest this year by the fine folks at Matt & Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social. It takes place October 11-14, 2018. You can get more information at heyscoops.com/scoopfestvegas . Early bird tickets a...
Jul 24, 2018•1 hr 29 min
