The Big Topics: Sony, Xbox and Nintendo E3 2018 predictions. Further Discussion: EA, Bethesda, Square Enix, Capcom and more. *We appreciate we’re posting this ‘predictions’ podcast during E3. This podcast originally appeared on gamesradar.com but we experienced problems with our FTP server so we’re making it live on this blog and iTunes now. Thanks for your patience. The GamesRadar podcast – variously known as TalkRadar, RadioRadar and the GR UK podcast over the last few millennia – is back for ...
Jun 11, 2018
The Big Topic: Not buying an NES Classic Further Discussion: What Remains of Edith Finch, Tumbleseed, Kingdom Hearts 1.5 What we’re into: Games you should play to bring joy into your life Well, this is it – we’ve come to the end of the road. Thank you for joining us on our wild and stupid ride, thank you for your emails, tweets, and feedback, and thank you all so much for listening to RadioRadar+. The podcast might be going on hiatus, but we’re here for one last hurrah, talking about the NES Cla...
Apr 24, 2017
The Big Topic: The Xbox Scorpio’s official specs unveiling Further Discussion: Horizon: Zero Dawn’s wonderful open world What we’re into: Makoto Shinkai’s latest animated masterpiece, Your Name. (yes, the period is part of the title) Microsoft officially released the technical specs for its upcoming console update, Xbox Scorpio, which is great – but are the teraflops enough to get us to come back into the Xbox fold after enjoying the bounty of PlayStation exclusives? We also dive back into Horiz...
Apr 10, 2017
The Big Topic: Destiny 2’s big reveal What we’re into: Snake Pass, Elder Scrolls Legends, and TypeShift are all wonderful Destiny 2 is coming (surprising basically no-one) and will arrive on PS4, Xbox One, and PC this September. And you know what? We’re into it. We gather round to share our thoughts on the reveal trailer’s colorful, humorous tone and its box art’s bland, monochromatic cover. We also discuss a few games we’ve been playing over the last week or so, including serpentine platformer ...
Apr 03, 2017
The Big Topic: Persona 5’s long development yielded proper results. Further discussion: Living through your Switch bricking and other dead console experiences. Persona 5. It is here. A full four years after its original proposed release date, two months after the GamesRadar crew finally started playing it, and just in time for the game’s release comes a podcast where we talk about the brilliant Atlus RPG’s story, style, and perfectly executed battle system. Fear not: WE ARE SPOILER FREE! One spo...
Mar 28, 2017
The Big Topic: Mass Effect: Andro-meh-da Further discussion: The many games of PAX East Pardon the minor, uh, home invasion (and subsequent digression about The Big Lebowski), and permit us some discussion about Mass Effect “My Face Is Tired” Andromeda and our own perceptions about the game based on the weekend’s EA Access preview and our own review. We also discuss the many things we saw at PAX East, including Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Kingsway, Final Fantasy 15: Episode Gladiolus, and much, much mo...
Mar 20, 2017
The Big Topic: A week with the Nintendo Switch Further discussion: Breath of the Wild’s interlocking systems and expansive world What we’re into: GDC is a ton of fun, you guys Half of the team is hanging out at PAX East this weekend, so David took over hosting duties and ran the podcast right off a cliff. While they careened into the air Thelma and Lousie-style, Anna talked about her week at GDC, David and Connor talked about their week living with the Nintendo Switch, and everyone discussed Zel...
Mar 14, 2017
The Big Topic: The Switch is here! We chat about the games we’ve been playing on it Further discussion: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is majestic What we’re into: Nier: Automata is weird and great The Nintendo Switch is officially in the wild and we spent the past weekend putting it through its paces. Spoilers: we like it a lot! We run through our experiences and the handful of launch games we’ve gotten a chance to play, including Snipperclips, Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment, Blaste...
Mar 07, 2017
The Big Topic: What the hell are you doing, Nintendo? What we’re into: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, Slayaway Camp, and Night in the Woods No, we didn’t skip a number. I don’t know what you’re talking about. In episode 70, we get together to chat about some games that are near and dear to our hearts this week: Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, Slayaway Camp, and Night in the Woods. We also discuss the Switch’s imminent launch, and ask that all important question: What the hell are you do...
Feb 27, 2017
The Big Topic: Spoiling Resident Evil 7, Final Fantasy 15, and The Last Guardian Further Discussion: E3 is officially open to the public What we’re into: Horizon: Zero Dawn’s big, beautiful open world To the victor go the spoils. Er, spoilers. This joke made more sense in my head. ANYWAY. 2017’s video game onslaught continues apace, as David dives right into Horizon: Zero Dawn’s sprawling ‘post-post-apocalyptic’ world and talks about its magnificent, um, horizons. We also talk about E3’s recent,...
Feb 20, 2017
The Big Topic: Fire Emblem Heroes is pretty good, actually Further Discussion: Backwards compatibility and the games you should play before they disappear What we’re into: Dissecting Zelda’s totally unnecessary timeline Let us hypnotize you with another week of fabulous video game discussion. Fire Emblem Heroes is Nintendo’s latest mobile title, and we have our resident Fire Emblem expert Connor Sheridan walk us through it. We also talk about how Sony isn’t doing enough to preserve its back cata...
Feb 13, 2017
The Big Topic: You oughta Nioh Further Discussion: Hands on with Nintendo Switch, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Breath of the Wild and more. What we’re into: Gorogoa and What Became of Edith Finch amaze at PAX South. Impossible things are happening every week in 2017. Last week it was a legitimately great new Resident Evil game, and this week it’s the return of Team Ninja with Nioh. Fans of Dark Souls and Bloodborne may love the new action RPG–with some reservations as described by Lucas Sullivan–but fan...
Feb 06, 2017
The Big Topic: Reeling from the resurrection of good Resident Evil. Further Discussion: Did you know that Dragon Quest 8 is an amazing game? Also: here’s what’s up at PAX South. What we’re into: Seriously. Dragon Quest 8 and Resident Evil 7 are good. The impossible has happened: Capcom has made a big budget game that feels like a bold piece of the future rather than an exercise in high quality but still old ideas. This isn’t the Capcom that botched Street Fighter 5’s single-player options and on...
Jan 30, 2017
The Big Topic: Yakuza 0’s brazen weirdness Further Discussion: Our relationship to the Resident Evil series What we’re into: Quick hits for January games We are not a Wild Wild West podcast, despite how this episode starts out. We are a video game podcast. And there are lots of those to talk about. Anthony and David try to explain what makes Yakuza 0 special to Sam and Susan. It gets weird. We also talk about Resident Evil 7 and our own connections to the series. We close the show with some quic...
Jan 23, 2017
The Big Topic: Our thoughts on the Nintendo Switch’s price, tech, and launch lineup. After a surprisingly strong teaser back in October, all eyes have been on Nintendo and it’s upcoming console/handheld hybrid Switch. Nintendo revealed the price ($299!), the release date (March 3!) and the launch games (Zelda and… a cow milking thing?), and our feelings are… complicated. We spend the entire podcast talking all things Switch, digging into our thoughts about the tech, its lineup of games for 2017,...
Jan 16, 2017
The Big Topic: Super Mario Run and the state of mobile games Further Discussion: The games that inspired us What we’re into: 2016 still has more games! This is the last RadioRadar+ for 2016, and we’re so, so sorry for the Paul McCartney references right out of the gate. But if you stick with today’s podcast past that nonsense, you’ll find some delightful discussion of the last few big games of the year. Nintendo’s Super Mario Run is taking mobile by storm, and we all think it’s varying degrees o...
Dec 19, 2016
The Big Topic: Discussing the state of Star Wars before Rogue One. Further Discussion: Debating the merits of The Last of Us Part 2. What we’re into: Picking through the best of PSX. If it seems weird to you guys that there’s already a brand new Star Wars movie, know this: you’re not alone! This week on the podcast we search our feelings for what we know to be true about Rogue One, the first Star Wars spin-off since 1985’s Ewoks: Battle for Endor. (Forgot about that one, didn’t you. Too bad. It ...
Dec 12, 2016
The Big Topic: The Game Awards let us look at Death Stranding, Mass Effect Andromeda, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Further Discussion: Finally playing The Last Guardian What we’re into: Fighting about Prince of Persia 2008 It’s not the best awards show of all time, but at least it’s something! The Game Awards came and went, and while we didn’t actually see many awards given on stage we did at least get a fresh look at a number of anticipated games. Kojima tore our minds apart with...
Dec 06, 2016
The Big Topic: Final Fantasy 15 is here, and it’s great Further Discussion: No Man’s Sky’s latest patch What we’re into: Endings that stick the landing Ten years and a change in directors, platforms, and title later, and Final Fantasy 15 is finally out and ready for the world. It’s kind of a mess, but it’s a beautiful mess, and we explain why it’s such an enchanting game to play, even when its story doesn’t hold up under any amount of scrutiny. We also head back into No Man’s Sky with an investi...
Nov 30, 2016
The Big Topic: Dishonored 2’s devilish level design Further Discussion: Watch Dogs 2 is… fine? What we’re into: Nier: Automata is looking hot Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We show our thanks to some nice-looking sequels by talking about them for about ninety minutes. We open with another (slightly spoilery) dive into Dishonored 2 and its incredible level design. We also played a little bit of Watch Dogs 2 and… actually liked it? Weird. Last, we have Lucas onboard to chat about Nier: Automata, Sq...
Nov 21, 2016
The Big Topic: Puzzle games to help refocus your mind Further Discussion: Dishonored 2’s prescient and entertaining stealth What we’re into: Infinite Warfare is the best Call of Duty game in years What a week, huh? We’re here to help get you back on track though, as we discuss a handful of our favorite puzzle games to help soothe shattered nerves, to help you refocus and re-center in these trying times. Then we dive headfirst into Dishonored 2 and its satisfying stealth gameplay and surprisingly...
Nov 14, 2016
The Big Topic: Titanfall 2’s surprisingly ingenious and inventive campaign Further Discussion: The games that excite us in the last two months of 2016 What we’re into: The forgotten games of the past ten months That sound you hear? That low hum growing in explosive crescendo until finally landing with a loud thud? That’s the sound of the holiday season rapidly approaching – and, interestingly enough, the same sound as a giant mech falling from the sky. We take a good long while exploring what ma...
Nov 07, 2016
The Big Topic: World of Final Fantasy’s bizarre charms and off-putting repetition Further Discussion: Gears of War 4 and the changing gaming landscape What we’re into: Unusually scary games and movies Happy Halloween, everyone! We celebrate the spookiest of holidays with some recommendations of our favorite games and movies with unconventional scares. David also talks about his review of World of Final Fantasy, a game which attempts to introduce new players to all of the series’ strange manneris...
Oct 31, 2016
The Big Topic: The reveal of Switch, Nintendo’s upcoming console/handheld hybrid Further Discussion: Final Fantasy 15 is a real video game What we’re into: Red Dead Redemption 2 and Logan reveal trailers, and Rusty Lake Hotel After months of speculation and leaks, Nintendo finally revealed its Wii U successor Switch in a wordless three-minute sizzle reel. And it looks pretty great? We all weigh in with our thoughts on the console/handheld hybrid, our price point predictions, and what we think it...
Oct 24, 2016
The Big Topic: Battlefield 1’s historical approach to multiplayer shooters Further Discussion: Dragon Quest Builders’ scripted creativity What we’re into: Hooking up 14 video game consoles to a single TV and Westworld’s interesting ethical quandaries Can love bloom on a battlefield? How about Monster branded energy drinks? Find out on this week’s podcast, as we explore the most recent entry into EA’s beloved shooter franchise and how it explores and tackles the Great War while trying to be a fun...
Oct 17, 2016
The Big Topic: Exploring the social politics of Mafia 3’s version of the American South in the 1960s Further Discussion: Diving deep into PSVR line-up What we’re into: Gears of War 4 and River City: Tokyo Rumble Hey, did you know video games are happening? Because we’re officially in it right now. We open the show (after our obligatory slow jam), with an exploration of Mafia 3, and how it infuses the racial dynamics of 1960s America into its gameplay (when it’s not bugging out). Also, the final ...
Oct 11, 2016
The Big Topic: Comparing the PS4 Pro and Xbox’s Project Scorpio, and examining the current TV hellscape Further Discussion: All things Dragon Quest What we’re into: Hate-watching Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. We don’t normally get into the tech weeds like this, but we brought along news expert Connor Sheridan to guide us through a comparison between the PS4 Pro and Microsoft’s Project Scorpio, as well as the current consumer television hellscape. If you’re confused about the difference between 4K and H...
Oct 03, 2016
The Big Topic: Destiny’s new expansion, Rise of Iron Further Discussion: What World of Warcraft looks like 12 years later What we’re into: Forza Horizon 3’s… uh… horizons It’s an MMO bonanza this week, as we dig into not one, but two big online games released in this. First up is Rise of Iron, Destiny’s (ostensibly) final bit of content before it’s replaced by whatever the heck Destiny 2 is. We then tap resident World of Warcraft fiends Sam Prell and Anna Washenko to discuss recent expansion Leg...
Sep 26, 2016
The Big Topic: For Honor’s surprisingly good alpha Further Discussion: Lucas’ preview of The Last Guardian and Sam’s review of Recore What we’re into: Tokyo Game Show! Alright, folks, now the moment you’ve been waiting for: an in-depth discussion of Drive Girls, the game from the makers of Bushido Blade where anime girls turn into cars! Wait, no. No-one wants that. Well, speaking of Bushido Blade, we do talk about the impression For Honor’s recent closed alpha left on us. We’ve also got some han...
Sep 19, 2016
The Big Topic: The PlayStation 4 Pro and Super Mario Run Further Discussion: Hands-on with Final Fantasy 15 and World of Final Fantasy What we’re into: Patchwork, Picross 3D Round 2 After the lull of Labor Day weekend, video games are back with a vengeance, baby. In a single day we got announcements for the PS4 Pro, Sony’s new console meant to cater to hardcore videophiles and tech obsessives, and Super Mario Run, an endless-ish runner designed by Nintendo for mobile devices – and we dig into th...
Sep 12, 2016
