Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and whether AAA game development is unsustainable? What about Twitch streamer Karma apparently being struck by lightning during a Rocket League stream? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 11:59 WEIRD NEWS: 34:45 Big Discussion: 51:49 LINKS: - https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/hacked-roblox-accounts-are-telling-people-to-vote-for-trump/ - https://www.ign.com/art...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 71
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and can YouTube and Twitch do more to fight spoiler culture? What about The Simpsons' Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge now existing as a browser game? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 12:51 WEIRD NEWS: 27:20 Big Discussion: 40:31 LINKS: - https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/06/the_last_of_us_2_petition_demands_dramatic_story_alterations - https://www...
Jun 27, 2020•59 min•Ep. 70
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what's going to happen to Warner Bros. Interactive now AT&T have reportedly put them up for sale? What about KFC launching their own console? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 13:49 WEIRD NEWS: 34:09 Big Discussion: 48:09 LINKS: - https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/the-sims-4-peeing-fire/ - https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/kfc-trolls-playstation-xbox-u...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 69
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what happened at the PS5/PlayStation 5 reveal event? What about Sky Sports using FIFA crowd noises for the Premier League’s return later this month? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 12:38 WEIRD NEWS: 34:44 Big Discussion: 48:45 LINKS: - https://bit.ly/30vU8W5 - https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/06/fifa_crowd_noise_will_be_used_for_premier_leagu...
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 68
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and why aren't there more video game protagonists of colour? What about the Sonic fan site that shut down after an exceptionally bad tweet? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. This week we're supporting charity Color of Change. The donation link will be live until Monday the 8th of June: tripleju.mp/blm What We Playin': 15:12 WEIRD NEWS: 40:52 Big Discussion: 1:01:22 LIN...
Jun 06, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 67
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what are your thoughts on seasons of additional content/battle passes? What about the Dreams user who created a game based on Dominic Cummings' infamous lockdown jaunt to Barnard Castle? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 10:20 WEIRD NEWS: 31:33 Big Discussion: 54:07 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/05/26/guinness-world-records-issues-copyrigh...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 66
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what are the long term mental health effects of increased video game playing during this increased time at home? What about the PS3 build of Xbox 360 exclusive Gears of War 3 that surfaced this week? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. UK & ROI Samaritans: 116 123 UK Papyrus: 0800 068 41 41 USA Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-8255 Lifeline Australia: 13 11...
May 23, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 65
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and Xbox debuted several new "gameplay" demos last week, but were they any good? What about Tony Hawk texting fans about the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 and 2 remakes before the official announcement? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 11:41 WEIRD NEWS: 31:14 Big Discussion: 52:42 LINKS: - https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/tony-hawk-pro-skater-remaster-ann...
May 16, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 64
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and do you get put off by dense, open world games with loads to do? What about Nintendo's HUGE blunder of a dinosaur fossil being proven incorrect? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:32 WEIRD NEWS: 42:30 Big Discussion: 1:01:22 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/30/new-fossil-discovery-renders-animal-crossing-exhibit-inaccurate - https://www.n...
May 09, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 63
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what's all this about The Last of Us Part II leaks? What about Elijah Wood visiting a fan's island to sell turnips? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 16:01 WEIRD NEWS: 37:06 Big Discussion: 54:19 LINKS: - https://kotaku.com/elijah-wood-visits-girls-animal-crossing-island-has-be-1843031275 - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/27/fallout-76-robot-wont-...
May 02, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 62
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what games do you play to unwind? What about Selena Gomez filing a $10 million lawsuit against game developers for stealing her likeness? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 11:54 WEIRD NEWS: 32:45 Big Discussion: 46:54 LINKS: - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-04-22-fallout-76-npcs-are-looting-player-corpses-stealing-their-weapons-and-refusin...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 61
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and what's the best choice of game to stream on Twitch? What about Cooking Mama: Cookstar being released without authorisation by the license holder? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 15:00 WEIRD NEWS: 38:12 Big Discussion: 57:44 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/14/activision-blizzard-ceo-bobby-kotick-gave-10000-employees-his-personal-mobile-n...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 60
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and should Switch owners be mad that they might have to buy additional storage to play The BioShock Collection? What about a dodgy Casino site rendering what they think a gaming addict will look like? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 13:12 WEIRD NEWS: 34:01 Big Discussion: 1:00:30 LINKS: - https://www.ladbible.com/technology/gaming-terrifying-model-sh...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 59
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and how will the current situation impact physical game stores? What about Lowcost Cosplay using body paint and his anatomy to recreate Tom Nook? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:32 WEIRD NEWS: 40:21 Big Discussion: 58:28 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/04/01/best-cosplay-ever - https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/accidental-crossplay-between-star-wa...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 58
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and with everyone stuck at home and looking for things to do, what kind of impact will it have on the games industry? What about the Formula One season continuing in F1 2019 with celebrities and sports personalities? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:32 WEIRD NEWS: 40:21 Big Discussion: 58:28 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/03/23/f1-is-cancel...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 57
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and that PS5 deep dive stream! A mistake on Sony's part? What about the White House health official who said youths should take the C-Virus more seriously because they can speedrun games? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:14 WEIRD NEWS: 32:04 Big Discussion: 52:42 LINKS: - https://screenrant.com/gamestop-coronavirus-vaccine-rumor/ - https://kotaku.c...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 56
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and E3's been cancelled! What happens now? What about the pro FIFA player who scored a penalty that the game disallowed, causing him to lose a qualifying match? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:55 WEIRD NEWS: 28:40 Big Discussion: 47:26 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/03/05/fifa-pro-loses-after-game-disallows-goal-that-clearly-went-in - http...
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 55
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and as Covid-19 continues to spread, how will it affect the games industry? What about the 11 year-old who was caught driving a car after playing GTA? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 12:17 WEIRD NEWS: 36:58 Big Discussion: 50:49 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/03/04/11-year-old-grand-theft-auto-fan-caught-driving-real-car - https://www.pushsqu...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 54
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and as technology advances, will we see gaming genres start to disappear? What about the 95-year-old grandma who was sent a new Game boy by Nintendo after hers broke? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 16:40 WEIRD NEWS: 32:27 Big Discussion: 49:34 LINKS: - http://bit.ly/32xMCJo - http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/02/nintendo_customer_support_goes_ab...
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 53
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and in with Geoff Keighley staying away from E3 this year, is the game industry's biggest show in even more trouble? What about the Fallout 76 players deliberately crashing servers to duplicate rare raid armour? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 10:06 WEIRD NEWS: 27:22 Big Discussion: 49:14 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/02/19/steams-google-des...
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 52
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and in light of Anthem's promised overhaul, what other games would you like to see improved? What about the hackers who've dropped aggressive, two-headed skeletons into Red Dead Online to attack unsuspecting players? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 18:36 WEIRD NEWS: 37:11 Big Discussion: 58:00 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/02/10/mother-reuni...
Feb 15, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 51
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and review bombing: is it the right way to protest bad business practices? What about the Coronavirus potentially inspiring a surge of Plague Inc. sales? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 20:18 WEIRD NEWS: 36:00 Big Discussion: 57:09 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2020/02/04/pandemics-arrival-on-the-epic-games-store-has-been-delayed - https://gamera...
Feb 08, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 50
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and it's another round of game pitches: what would our plan for the next Dark Pictures Anthology game be after Man of Medan? What about the Japanese go-karting company that was sued by Nintendo for ripping of Mario Kart? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 12:56 WEIRD NEWS: 26:51 Big Discussion: 48:54 LINKS: - https://inews.co.uk/culture/gaming/game-stor...
Feb 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 49
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and DELAYMAGEDDON: what can we make of the Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy 7 Remake, and Marvel's Avengers delays? What about the man who plugged his PS4 into airport monitors to play a round of Apex Legends? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 16:18 WEIRD NEWS: 37:29 Big Discussion: 52:56 LINKS: - https://kotaku.com/man-hijacks-airport-monitor-to-play-ps4...
Jan 25, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 48
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and Sony's approach to the PS5 reveal: should we be worried? Who will "win" the new console launch? What about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order letting you destroy missiles by abusing the photo mode? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:12 WEIRD NEWS: 37:42 Big Discussion: 53:34 LINKS: - https://www.polygon.com/2020/1/15/21067746/star-wars-jedi-fallen-orde...
Jan 18, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 47
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through their top picks for game of the year 2019, as well as the listener-voted 5 best games of the year. This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. #UntitledGooseGame #Resi2Remake #StarWarsJediFallenOrder -------------------------- Subscribe for more wonderful video game content from Ben Potter and Peter Austin! TripleJump provides video coverage of video games - including top ten lists featuring current gen platforms (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and...
Jan 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 46
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and festive updates for live service games: which are the best, and which are the worst? What about Activision charging Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players $20 for an in-game watch that tells you what your kill-to-death ratio is? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 13:44 WEIRD NEWS: 31:55 Big Discussion: 49:16 LINKS: - https://kotaku.com/microsoft-cance...
Dec 21, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 45
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and PlayStation's State Of Play: what does the future hold for Resident Evil 3? What about Amazon UK accidentally sending Nintendo Switch purchasers tambourines and personal hygiene equipment? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 18:06 WEIRD NEWS: 45:08 Big Discussion: 1:01:48 LINKS: - https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-12-09-bioshock-in-development-...
Dec 14, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 44
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and PlayStation's 25th anniversary: what are the boys' fondest (and least fond) memories? What about UK retailer GAME bringing back the horrifying Christmas Tinner for vegetarians and vegans? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 14:27 WEIRD NEWS: 35:56 Big Discussion: 51:11 LINKS: - https://www.kotaku.co.uk/2019/12/03/games-christmas-tinner-now-comes-with...
Dec 07, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 43
Join Ben Potter and Peter Austin as they run through some listener questions, what they're playing, some weird gaming news, and creating your own mascot video game: what would you design for the PS5 launch? What about the guy who sold his friend’s $1.4 million Justice Online character for just $552? This is the TripleJump gaming podcast. What We Playin': 11:39 WEIRD NEWS: 33:09 Big Discussion: 43:07 LINKS: - https://kotaku.com/some-fallout-76-players-are-griefing-pacifists-with-nuk-1840035172 - ...
Nov 30, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 42
