It’s Nintendo time! https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-016/tired-old-hack-podcast-016.mp3 In episode 16 of the Tired Old Hack podcast yer man Scullion is joined again by Louise, as we break down Nintendo’s E3 conference and also look at what was shown in the first few hours of its subsequent Treehouse Live show. I’ve now recorded podcasts for the five biggest E3 conferences. There’s one to go at the end of the week, summing up the week as a whole and discussing stuff I’ve missed...
Jun 13, 2017
There aren’t many website peeps who’d stay up until 2am to watch an E3 conference, then stay up for another hour recording a podcast for you. But here we are. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-015/tired-old-hack-podcast-015.mp3 Episode 15 of the Tired Old Hack podcast sees yer man Scullion breaking down Sony’s E3 conference, discussing every announcement and game reveal in the order they were made. As the week progresses, I’ll be recording more podcasts after many of the big co...
Jun 13, 2017
Another E3 podcast, you say? About Ubisoft this time? Well, I’m only happy to oblige, good sir/madam (delete as applicable). https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-014/tired-old-hack-podcast-014.mp3 In Episode 14 of the Tired Old Hack podcast yer man Scullion talks you through the entire Ubisoft conference and every single announcement, along with my immediate verdict on what I saw. As the week progresses, I’ll be recording more podcasts after many of the big conferences. They’ll ea...
Jun 12, 2017
Microsoft’s just finished its E3 2017 conference, so here’s yer man Scullion’s full game-by-game analysis. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-013/tired-old-hack-podcast-013.mp3 In Episode 13 of the Tired Old Hack podcast I go it alone for the first time, talking you through the entire Xbox conference and every single announcement, along with my immediate verdict on what I saw. As the week progresses, I’ll be recording more podcasts after many of the big conferences. They’ll each...
Jun 12, 2017
It’s E3 time! And to celebrate yer man Scullion is putting together not one, not two, but SIX episodes of the Tired Old Hack podcast. Here’s the first. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-012/tired-old-hack-podcast-012.mp3 In Episode 12 of the Tired Old Hack podcast I and my E3-newcomer wife Louise react to EA’s ‘EA Play’ conference immediately after its conclusion. We talk through every announcement in the order it was made, and give our views on what worked and what didn’t. As ...
Jun 10, 2017
Oh ma gawd we’re back agaaaaain (as sung in a Backstreet Boys voice). https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-011/tired-old-hack-podcast-011.mp3 In Episode 11 of the Tired Old Hack podcast I’m once again joined by my lovely gaming-indifferent wife Louise as we discuss the latest goings-on the gaming world, including: • Bethesda and the Prey vs ‘Prey For The Gods’ saga • Diego Maradona vs Konami • Louise’s take on the Brash Games nonsense • Which games we’d want to play for 24 hours s...
May 10, 2017
Well, well, well. Look what we have here. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-010/tired-old-hack-podcast-010.mp3 Yes, after years of ‘joke’ references to Night Trap (like adding it to my 30 Best DS games article even though it was never on DS), yer man Scullion has finally been vindicated with the incredible news that a brand new, remastered version of the niche ’90s FMV game is coming to PS4 and Xbox One to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Even better than that, I’ve known about ...
Apr 25, 2017
Let’s get casting that pod again. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-009/tired-old-hack-podcast-009.mp3 Episode 9 of the Tired Old Hack podcast is part two of my two-part special with my awesome pal Kate Gray. If you haven’t heard the first part (episode 8) yet, you might want to give it a listen here first, just for the sake of completion. In this second part we answer more reader questions, before we get to the important matter of finding out which five games mean the most to ...
Apr 16, 2017
You asked for it, so you’re getting it: https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-008/tired-old-hack-podcast-008.mp3 Episode 8 of the Tired Old Hack podcast is part one of a two-part special in which I’m once again joined by my awesome pal Kate Gray. The episode opens with me giving my thoughts on today’s Scorpio specs announcement. After that it’s onto the first part of my chat with Kate in which we talk about (among other things) the current state of indie gaming and what it’s like w...
Apr 06, 2017
It’s been a month. A month! Quickly, fill your ears: https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-007/tired-old-hack-podcast-007.mp3 Episode 7 of the Tired Old Hack podcast is here, as I take a rare one-night break from my mission to review every Switch launch game. In this episode I’m once again joined by my wife Louise as we talk about the Switch again (sorry haters), but then go on to discuss other non-Nintendo matters like PlayStation Now, ToeJam & Earl and achievement systems. Ha...
Mar 15, 2017
Put this in your ears and smoke it. or something. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-006/tired-old-hack-podcast-006.mp3 Episode 6 of the Tired Old Hack podcast features the conclusion of my two-part interview with former ONM, OXM and CVG journalist Mike Jackson. If you haven’t heard episode 5 (which had part 1) yet, you’d best listen to that first. This time we properly get into the Switch, discussing the launch games and what we think of the software line-up in general. Ultimat...
Feb 16, 2017
A podcast, you say? Get stuck into this one. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-005/tired-old-hack-podcast-005.mp3 Episode 5 of the Tired Old Hack podcast is the first in a two-part special in which I’m joined by my lovely friend Mike Jackson. Mike and I go back over a decade: he was a writer on Nintendo: The Official Magazine, which was the UK’s official Nintendo publication before it moved to Future Publishing and became ONM (which is when I joined). Over the years he worked f...
Feb 08, 2017
It sounds to me like you could do with some video game chattery. Indulge, human. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-004/tired-old-hack-podcast-004.mp3 In episode 4 of the Tired Old Hack podcast I’m once again joined by my non-gaming wife Louise as we look at the week’s gaming news and answer listener questions. Topics this week include: • Resident Evil VII DLC – is it fair enough or a bit of a cash-in? • Nintendo’s financial reports – looking good or time to worry? • Will PS VR ...
Jan 31, 2017
Still craving Switch discussion? Good gravy, you insatiable fiends. Fine, here’s some more. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-003/tired-old-hack-podcast-003.mp3 Following the second episode with Kate Gray, I got a load more Switch questions over Twitter, so I decided to extend my Switch coverage over to a second podcast. This time, to dispense with the frivolities, we go pure Q&A and kick things off right away with your questions. By ‘we’ I’m referring to myself and this we...
Jan 23, 2017
Well, that first podcast went well. So well, in fact, that here’s another one for your beautiful earholes. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-002/tired-old-hack-podcast-002.mp3 Episode 1 eventually pushed the Tired Old Hack podcast into the iTunes Top 10 Video Game Podcasts chart for a brief moment: given the relative small size of the site compared to other well-established publications (and the fact that at the time of writing it’s still up there at number 11) I’m delighted wi...
Jan 17, 2017
For a while, folk have been asking me to do a Tired Old Hack podcast. Well, get your gums wrapped around this wee bastard. https://archive.org/download/tired-old-hack-podcast-001-final/tired-old-hack-podcast-001-final.mp3 What you see above you is the pilot episode of the Tired Old Hack podcast. An hour and 20 minutes of gaming goodness (hopefully) recorded just for your lovely earholes. And they’re looking particularly lovely today, if I do say so myself. Within the confines of episode 1, you c...
Jan 09, 2017
