x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle

Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry "Epoch" Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

leisure video games

All Episodes

3:06:37

Episode 124: The Best Games of 2015

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/04/21

Our popular series of best of lists returns with the 2015 edition, featuring two top 10s of the year's best games. Hear about Matthew and Samuel's burgeoning friendship during a press trip to Germany, and forgive us as we get tired towards the end of this episode since we recorded it on a Sunday night. This week's music is from the Fallout 4 soundtrack by Inon Zur and the Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number soundtrack by The Green Kingdom (aka Mike Cottone). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

en

2:08:23

Episode 123: The Best Star Wars Games

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/04/14

Samuel assembles a power ranking of the video games based on the Star Wars movies, and Matthew politely humours him. This week's music is from the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic soundtrack by Jeremy Soule and The Force Unleashed soundtrack by Mark Griskey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:55:43

PC Gaming Classics Episode 1: System Shock 2

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/04/07

We're taking a week off, but we're pleased to present free feed listeners with PC Gaming Classics, a miniseries funded by our kind Patreon supporters. Co-hosted by Phil Iwaniuk and Jeremy Peel, this first episode focuses on System Shock 2. We'll roll out the rest of the episodes each month, and we'll be back next Friday with an episode on the best Star Wars games. This week's music is from the System Shock 2 soundtrack by Josh Randall, Ramin Djawadi and Eric Brosius. Hosted on Acast. See

en

2:00:12

Episode 122: What We've Been Playing (Diablo 4,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/03/31

In this week's episode, Samuel suffers from jetlag and Matthew suffers from living as we recount what we've been playing lately – everything except Resident Evil 4 Remake, anyway. Games discussed this week include Celeste, Diablo 4, Tchia, Resident Evil 1 Remake and a slew of PSVR 2 stuff. We'll return with our next regular episode on April 14th, though Patreon folk will get a new XL episode in the meantime on the best Mario moments.This week's music is from the Final Fantasy X soundtrack by Nobuo

en

1:57:08

Episode 121: Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil 4 Remake

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/03/24

We've both finished Resident Evil 4 Remake, which is out now! The original was an era-defining game for us, so what's the deal with this one? There are two parts here: a non-spoilery section then a more spoiler-y one. We hope you like it. This week's music is from the Resident Evil 4 soundtrack by Misao Senbongi and Shusaku Uchiyama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:30:11

Episode 120: From PC Zone to Writing Games (with Will...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/03/17

Will Porter, former PC Zone editor turned game developer, is our guest this week. Hear about Zone's epic rivalry with PC Gamer and how it gradually died down over time, and learn about how Will ended writing for games like Alien: Isolation and Mafia: Definitive Edition. This week's music is from the Mafia: Definitive Edition soundtrack by Jesse Harlin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:54:35

Episode 119: The Capcom Games Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/03/10

The draft is back! Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the 10 best Capcom games from the developer/publisher's extensive and dazzling library. If you like fighting games, apologies in advance. Samuel won this draft.This week's music is from the Devil May Cry 5 soundtrack by Casey Edwards and Ali Edwards, and the Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny soundtrack by Taro Iwashiro. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:24:13

Episode 118: Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Games Worth...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/03/03

On this week's shorter episode, Matthew fires through a whole bunch of recommendations to check out on 3DS and Wii U before their respective eShops close on March 27th. The full list can be found on Patreon.com/backpagepod if you miss any of it.This week's music is from the Affordable Space Adventures soundtrack by Harry Damm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

2:34:52

Episode 117: The Wii U Hall of Fame (with Ashley Day)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/02/24

Our task this week is to construct a 10-game hall of fame (or perhaps hall of infamy?) for the Nintendo Wii U. Joining us to assemble the list is Team17's Ashley Day, formerly of Nintendo UK and gamesTM magazine. It's a good episode, and hopefully fair to a weird console that's rightly been mined to form the backbone of the Nintendo Switch's killer library. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:50:20

Episode 116: The Last of Us Revisited – and our...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/02/17

On this week's episode, we go deep on The Last of Us. We recall our original thoughts on the game from back in 2013 and give our verdict on the HBO show so far. Plus, Matthew talks us through his thoughts on the PS5 remake of the game. Apologies for the half-remembered bits. We'll explain the spoiler rules in the episode. This week's music is from The Last of Us soundtrack by GustavoSantaolalla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:39:40

Episode 115: The Wii and DS Years of Official...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/02/10

Former ONM editor and Mobilegamer.biz founder Neil Long is this week's guest. Learn what it was like to run the official UK magazine during the dominance of the Wii and DS era – including a few horror stories he'd probably rather forget. This week's music is from the Dragon Quest 6 soundtrack by Koichi Sugiyama. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:56:44

Episode 114: What We've Been Playing (GoldenEye,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/02/03

Hi-Fi Rush, GoldenEye 007 and Fire Emblem: Engage are among the games we've been playing lately – those are the focus of this episode, along with a barrage of listeners questions that vary between insightful and nonsensical. This week's music is from the GoldenEye 007 soundtrack by Graeme Norgate, Grant Kirkhope and Robin Beanland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

2:56:04

Episode 113: The Best Games of 2014

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/01/27

After a long break, we're back with two top 10 lists from a year gone by – this time, 2014. Expect a mixture of mag recollections and deep analysis of the games that mattered (and some that didn't). This week's music is from the Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney soundtrack by Tomohito Nishiura and Yasumasa Kitagawa, the Kalimba soundtrack by Magnus Damgaard, Lennart Kiel and Asger Kirkemann Strandby, and the Mario Kart 8 soundtrack by Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki

en

1:43:26

Episode 112: Pre-Owned Games Court Returns

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/01/20

Our most interminable podcast format, Games Court, returns! 18 listeners' pre-owned games purchases go on trial in front of the corrupt Judge Castle, who delivers shaky justice from the courtroom of his dubious island nation. From Zelda on the CD-i to Jasper Carrott's Golden Balls on Wii and DS, it's an absolute treasure trove of nonsense this week. Sorry again for the continued existence of Games Court. This week's music is from the No More Heroes soundtrack by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda

en

1:43:34

Episode 111: 23 Wild Gaming Predictions About 2023

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/01/13

From Indiana Jones to a Nintendo Switch successor, it's time for 23 more ridiculous predictions founded on no basis of fact whatsoever.This week's music is from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild soundtrack by Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata and Hajime Wakai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

2:04:10

Episode 110: New Year Mailbag

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2023/01/06

Easing ourselves back in to another year of podcasting, we tackle more than 20 listener questions – from our favourite videogame box art to the best games we never finished. Samuel was suffering with Covid during this episode, so it's a slightly gentler one than normal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

2:14:06

The Best Video Game Boss Battles

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2022/12/30

On this week's episode, we're taking a bit of time off! So enjoy this sample of our Patreon content – one of 18 additional episodes funded by our supporters at Patreon.com/BackPagePod. See you next week when regular service resumes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

2:51:02

Episode 109: The Best Games of 2022

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2022/12/23

2022 was undoubtedly a blockbuster-deprived year, but it was still a strong 12 months for games in many other ways. Our two top 10 lists reflect that state of affairs. Enjoy this nearly 3-hour rundown of our favourites from 2022, which is our last new games pod of the year as we take a short break ahead of January's episodes (though free feed listeners still have something cool to look forward to next week). Thank you for your support, and happy holidays! This week's music is from the Norco

en

2:00:13

Episode 108: The RPG Companions Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2022/12/16

On this week's episode, we each try to assemble the 'dream' RPG party across 14 categories. Predictably, we each created nightmares instead. Matthew won this draft, if you're coming to this episode late.This week's music is from the Final Fantasy VIII soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

1:17:52

Episode 107: Leaving Games Media (with Andy Kelly)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2022/12/09

Three-time special guest Andy Kelly is back to discuss his exit from games media after 18 years – and to share eight review scores he feels he got slightly wrong from his time working on PSM2/3, PC Gamer and The Gamer.Matthew and Samuel, meanwhile, shed some light on their own decisions to move on in years past.This week's music is from the Disco Elysium soundtrack by British Sea Power. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

en

266 results

Similar Podcasts

Expres Ráno

Expres FM

詭哭郎嚎

郎祖筠 & FMTaiwan製作團隊

Ron en Erik Podcast

Ron en Erik

Poor Man"s Pinball Podcast

Poor Men Ian and Drew

WeAreChange on Odysee

WeAreChange