We love to have a beer down the pub, and we love to talk about games. Like early man combing some dry twigs with a bit of sparking flint and discovering fire, we worked out that if you put these things together you get a pubcast. And so we have done one, in August, at the height of the summer. Only it’s not. We waited too long and now the heatwave is gone. It’s tipping it down, and frankly being indoors playing games is the best thing any of us could possibly be doing, apart from having a drink ...
Aug 13, 2019
So, we’ve been a little lax with the pubcast (I say ‘we’ when I mean ‘I’) but we’ve dusted off our microphones, picked up our beer-drinking glasses and sat down to talk about a little thing called E3. Maybe you’ve heard of it? Anyway, it gave us the chance to break down the conferences and pick out a few of our favourite things – as well as some things that were definitely not our favourites – all the while sounding like we’re sat in a tavern in The Witcher thanks to some lovely Irish folk music...
Jun 13, 2019
It’s time for a drink! Or at least it was a few days ago when we sat down to talk about lots of sad things, oh, and Soul Calibur VI’s lizard penises. We even had some cake this time to help line our stomachs, but it was at the end of the recording so perhaps we did that wrong. Anyhoo, we hope you enjoy! Note, we recorded this before any Red Dead shenanigans had time to occur. If you’re not into living out cowboy fantasies, then you can consider this a safe space. This podcast features strong lan...
Oct 26, 2018
Another month, another pubcast. It’s a tad late in being delivered to you, but we’ve taken yet another tough month to task by having some drinks and putting the world to rights, with some major things going on in the gaming world for us to sink our teeth into. We also tried to work out why everyone still loves Crash Bandicoot, though I don’t think we found the answer. It’s funny how alcohol makes you forget things. This podcast may feature strong language, jokes in poor taste and adult themes. I...
Sep 03, 2018
It feels as though we end up apologising in this intro every month. Who knew that the idea of drinking and doing the site’s podcast would prove to be so challenging? A big thank-you to Kris for putting up with this inane rambling every month while he wrestles it into some kind of listenable shape, and thank you, the listeners, for letting it anywhere near your ears. This month we started off with a serious subject while we discussed gamer entitlement and then slowly devolved into talking about o...
Jul 16, 2018
What could be better than drinking [insert favourite beverage], heading down to [insert favourite venue], and talking about [insert favourite subject]? Nothing right? And if you think that’s wonderfully specific to you, this month’s pubcast is all about guessing what’s going to happen at E3. Some of that guesswork is vaguely based on the fact that we think we know about games, while some of it is based on the number of beers we’ve consumed. Either way, you can look forward to us hanging our head...
May 25, 2018
I’ll be honest. It’s not exactly a hardship recording our pubcast, (though we still managed to skip the month of March). Getting a bunch of friends together, drinking beer, and talking about computer games is what the pub should be for, though this time out we were without the academic grounding of Steve to keep us above board. As such don’t be offended by the rude words that some of us use (mainly Cael), or get upset when Ade says he writes for The Sixth Access, and try not to get too angry whe...
Apr 12, 2018
OK, OK, so the February pubcast is coming out in March. Blame the drink and the bad weather. You can imagine the hardships we’ve had to face by going to the nice warm pub, drinking beer, and talking about games. Still, it’s finally here, and the next one will probably only be a couple of weeks away so that’s a bonus right? Right?! This time round we talked about the Switch’s one year anniversary, how gaming is seen by people outside of gaming, the best/worst snow levels in games and our top indi...
Mar 08, 2018
New year, new podcast! Except that we’ve decided in our infinite wisdom to turn it into a “pubcast”. So if you hear the clinking of glasses and folk music in the background, it’s because we’re down the pub, drinking a few pints of Oakham Citra, and nattering about games. This is the pilot episode so it overran a bit, please do let us know what works, what doesn’t, and what you want us to be talking about! It’s going to be every month for now, but if you want more then tell us! This podcast may f...
Jan 26, 2018
The first half of 2017 has really highlighted the shifting sands that indie developers face in trying to turn their passions into a living. The landscape is constantly evolving, from Steam’s replacement of Greenlight with a more direct system, Xbox touting numerous impactful indie games as (timed) exclusives at E3, Nintendo courting their so-called Nindies, and then Jim Ryan’s statements about a decreasing importance of indie games for PlayStation. Today marks the release of Unbox: Newbie’s Adve...
Jul 26, 2017
As you may be able to tell from some of our recent preview coverage, EGX Rezzed took place this past weekend. I was lucky enough to be there every day alongside Dave, while Tef and Jake made their way to the show for a short while as well. At the end of the Friday, after we’d all seen plenty of games, we all sat down together and decided to record a podcast covering a few of our highlights. We were lucky enough to be given some quiet space to record the podcast, although it was oddly a huge room...
Apr 03, 2017
Christmas is always a good time for reflection, and as many of us relax on Boxing Day, it seems only right that we take the time to look back over what 2016 has been like in gaming. Sure, we’ve got the Review of the Year series going up at the moment, but a podcast seemed like it fit the bill just as well. It’s a bumper crop of guests too, as I managed to squeeze in four guests to talk to me about their views on 2016, and pick out some of their biggest games of the year. Tuffcub freed himself fr...
Dec 26, 2016
Do you feel like you missed something from this week’s press conferences? Well never fear, Tuffcub, Tef and I have got you covered, as the podcast briefly breaks its hiatus so we can talk about this year’s E3. Between the three of us we manage to break down everything from EA, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Microsoft and Sony. It does end up as a fairly hefty podcast in length terms, but with so many games to take a look at, as well as Microsoft’s new hardware announcements, there was just an awful lot to d...
Jun 17, 2016
It’s time for a change regarding the podcast. Unfortunately, Kev has decided to leave the show, leaving me as the sole regular host. As I doubt you want to hear me talking to myself all that much, the podcast is going on a brief hiatus while I work out what’s next. It’s not actually the end of the show though, just a bit of a break. The podcast will be back in the near future, but it may be in a different format, or with a different focus. I might even try out a few different ideas. If you’ve go...
Apr 25, 2016
After we changed things up a little with last week’s episode from Rezzed, this week we return to our usual setup. Alas, Kev wasn’t available to make the recording this week as he was too busy sunning himself in the Mediterranean, but I was able to find two great guests to bolster the numbers. Firstly I was joined by our very own Dave, who had plenty to say about Dark Souls III and Eisenhorn: Xenos. The first seemed rather positive, while the latter didn’t quite impress in the same way. Alongside...
Apr 18, 2016
This week’s podcast sees us take a break from our normal format to stray out into the wider world. I was at the Rezzed gaming show in London this past weekend, and as Teflon was also there he kindly joined me to record a special from the press room at the show. This does mean that, unfortunately, the audio quality isn’t the best, but you can still here what we’re talking about. It’s safe to say that we covered quite a lot in a reasonably short podcast, but highlights include a discussion on Tef’...
Apr 11, 2016
Kev and I were joined by TSA’s very own Aran for this week’s episode, so you should, of course, expect the news to be of a higher quality with TSA’s Co-News Editor on board. Most of the news talk actually focuses around the continuing PS4K rumours, but there’s some other bit mixed in to. As well as contributing to the news, Aran’s been playing République for review , and he was kind enough to share his views on the PS4 port of the mobile game. He’s also watched Batman vs Superman, which lead to ...
Apr 04, 2016
With the era of Lewis now behind us, we kick off our new epoch by talking about The Division at length. I’m joined by Tef and Dom for that very purpose, while Kev couldn’t make the recording as he’d already departed on an Easter break. Before The Division chat, however, we talked about the week’s news for a while, covering the now debunked NX controller rumours , the possibility of a PS4.5 , and plenty more. As for what else we’ve been playing, Tef has spent a bit of time with LEGO Star Wars: Th...
Mar 28, 2016
It’s the end of an era, as Lewis is moving on from the podcast. While this won’t be his last ever episode, he’s not going to be on the podcast as regularly now, leaving me as the final member of the original crew. Tuffcub joined us to mourn Lewis on this special “in memoriam” episode, as well giving us his thoughts on Heavy Rain after he completed his PS4 playthrough, while Kev has been playing the programming based Screeps, which I feel we’ll have more about in the future. For Lewis’ final cont...
Mar 21, 2016
You may have noticed that we’ve been very guest heavy on the podcast for a while, mostly because I like having a guest to round things out. This week is no exception, as we’re joined by long time friend of the show, Vaughn Highfield. He brings with him his views on the mobile game Merged, as well as general fun. Kev is here for this week’s episode too, and he’s been playing a fair bit of Nova-111. He’s also been dipping his toes into Clash Royale, a game that I’ve been spending a fair bit of tim...
Mar 14, 2016
We finally managed to get all of the regular crew on this week’s podcast, and as an extra treat we were joined by TSA Co-News Editor, Tuffcub. He was actually lucky enough to spend a little bit of time playing No Man’s Sky , and was more than happy to share his opinions on what he played with us. Tuffcub was also very interested in hearing my views on Dino Dini’s Kick Off Revival, which I got a look at during Sony’s Digital Showcase . I also shared my thoughts on a few other games from that even...
Mar 07, 2016
Fans of Kev will be sad to know that he is, once again, missing from this week’s podcast. To be fair his excuse this week was rather good, as he suffered a power cut, somewhat limiting his podcasting options. We did, however, have a guest in the form of my brother, Carl Lipscombe. Long time fans of the podcast will know him as Mini Mini Lipscombe, and he’s also the host of the Nerdface podcast . As for his contributions to the podcast, he combined with Lewis to discuss Firewatch, and also helped...
Feb 22, 2016
We’ve got a whole bundle of goodness for you in this week’s podcast! Although Kev was away, Lewis and I were joined by TSA’s Reviews Editor, Dom, to go over all of the week’s news. From there it strayed into what we’ve been up to recently. Dom’s mostly been focussed on LEGO Avengers recently, which makes a nice break from playing LEGO Jurassic Park with his son for the thousandth time. He’s also been playing Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, although once you’re onto the fourth Ninja Sto...
Feb 15, 2016
Alas, there’s no Lewis for you on this week’s podcast. Don’t worry, he’d just double booked himself, and should be back next week. However, as promised on last week’s podcast , we were joined by a special guest for this week’s episode – long time friend of the show, Peter Willington. Last time Peter was on the show he was still working at Pocket Gamer, but he’s since moved to the other side of the industry and is working over at Auroch Digital as a producer. He spent a little bit of time on the ...
Feb 08, 2016
While Kev, Lewis and I weren’t joined by any guests this week, we still had plenty of stuff to chat about. After our usual meander through the week’s news, Lewis kicked things off by telling us all about his time with Jonathan Blow’s The Witness, a game it sounds like you’ll be hearing more on in the future. Lewis has also been watching Mr. Robot via Amazon Instant Video, a show I’ve been meaning to get around to for a while now. As for Kev, his focus has been on preparing for the Global Game Ja...
Feb 01, 2016
This week sees the return of one of our favourite guests, Vikki Blake. If you don’t know Vikki from her previous appearances, she’s a regular contributor for sites like IGN and Destructoid, as well as the head honcho over at GGS Gamer . She’s also possibly addicted to Destiny, a game that we discussed at length on the podcast. Vikki also gave us her thoughts on the PS4 version of Beyond: Two Souls. Joining Vikki and me were Kev and Lewis. Lewis has been spending his time staring at virtual bears...
Jan 25, 2016
After an extended Christmas and New Year break, the podcast has made a triumphant return! Yes, we’re back and we’ve got a lot to say about Star Wars: The Force Awakens. From about the 28 minute mark this podcast turns into a Star Wars spoilercast, so if you haven’t seen the film yet maybe give everything after that a miss. However, there’s plenty of good stuff before we get to Star Wars! We’ve got Dave’s views on Undertale, which do feature some spoilers unfortunately, and more of Lewis’ adventu...
Jan 18, 2016
It’s time for the final entry in our Year According To series for 2015. It’s a been a long old road, and I hope you’ve enjoyed all of the interviews. I’d just like to take a minute to thank everyone who took the time out of their day to talk to me, and to Teflon for helping me set things up. In a small twist, this final episode sees Teflon interviewing me. We actually started things off by getting introspective and talking about the process of putting The Year According To podcasts together, bef...
Dec 31, 2015
We’re almost at the end of this year’s run of Year According To podcasts now. We’ve got one more coming your way in a couple of days, but rounding out our collection of developer interviews this year is Mike Bithell, the man behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. Both of these games got a fair amount of time in our conversation, although that did lead to spoilers for the ending of Thomas Was Alone at about the 14 minute mark. Don’t worry, I warn you in the podcast too. We also spent a little time t...
Dec 29, 2015
Those of you who have been hanging around TSA for more than a year will remember Blair Inglis from his stint as a writer and, eventually, our editor in chief. I can actually remember being asked to take him under my wing and show him the ropes when he first started writing for TSA. However, Blair left TSA earlier this year so he could go and dedicate his time to the game he’s in the process of building, Membrain . Over the course of our interview we spent a fair amount of time discussing Membrai...
Dec 26, 2015
