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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.

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All Episodes

1:50:16

Mailbag – Two Giant Ben Edition

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/06/20

It's a bloody mailbag! Please save your shrugs for the end. Thanks for all the questions, as ever.This week's music is from the Hotline Miami soundtrack by Perturbator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:03:37

Two Giant Men Play the Nintendo Switch 2

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/06/12

A new Nintendo console is here. Matthew is truly submerged in the Switch 2 experience, while Samuel has merely dipped a toe in the water. Here's how we're finding it so far.This week's music is from the Mario Kart World soundtrack by Atsuko Asahi, Maasa Miyoshi, Takuhiro Honda and Yutaro Takakuwa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:11:27

From N64 Magazine to Gamesmaster to Games Publishing...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/06/06

It's Matthew hosting the pod solo this week, and his guest is Geraint Evans, formerly of N64 magazine, NGC and Gamesmaster. These days, he's working at the publisher PQube.This week's music is from the Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 + 2 soundtracks by Hideaki Kobayashi and Fumie Kumatani. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:23:28

What We've Been Playing (Doom: The Dark Ages, Blades...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/05/30

Matthew has almost finished the new Doom game, while Samuel has done about half of it – so that's the focus of this week's episode. Matthew also explains his appreciation of the new MercurySteam game, Blades of Fire, and digs deep into his never-ending playthrough of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy on Switch.This week's music is from The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy soundtrack by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:30:14

The Best Games of 2005

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/05/23

57 minutes and 13 seconds – that's the timestamp you want for all the game chatter, including two top 10 lists of the best games of 2005. Skip all the bullshit!For everyone else? Enjoy tales of college woes and secret freezer politics. Nonsense podcasting awaits.This week's music is from the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater soundtrack by Harry Gregson-Williams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:19:59

GOTY 2025 Check-In

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/05/16

Our guest cancelled! Gah. Well, here's an episode we airlifted out of our collective asses. Hopefully it's not too bad with two days' notice to plan it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:55:20

Games Court – Castle Island x Blue Prince Edition

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/05/09

20ish listeners' pre-owned purchases go on trial before Judge Castle, as Games Court returns!We also talk about this week's GTA 6 trailer, with a brief section on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, too. Do get in touch if you have any future Games Court entries, and we'll keep making them.This week's music is from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 by Lorien Testard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:40:10

Mailbag (sandwich + game pairings, writing cover...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/05/02

It's time for another round of listener questions as we each recover from the 50 hours of games we played for last week's episode.Did anyone need 100 minutes of mailbag questions? Probably not, but as ever: it happened.Note: we recorded this week's episode before the Polygon and Giant Bomb layoffs if the tone around the games media chatter seems off. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:50:42

What We've Been Playing (Blue Prince, Clair Obscur:...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/04/24

It's catch-up time, as a spring wave of fantastic games hit at once! All of the above, plus Bionic Bay and some Metroid series chatter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:57:02

The Xbox 360 Games Mega Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/04/18

Much to the chagrin of Matthew, who had to edit it, the four-person draft is back! This time, Samuel, Matthew, Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough are fighting over the best games on Xbox 360 (note: some of them may not be the best, but that's for you to decide).This week's music is from the Fable 2 soundtrack by Danny Elfman and Russell Shaw, plus the the Bayonetta soundtrack by Helena Noguerra, Bart Howard, as well as Norihiko Hibino, Takahiro Izutani, Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh,

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1:35:29

Nintendo Switch 2 Games – Played!

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/04/11

Later than usual, but hopefully worth it: Matthew plays all the Nintendo Switch 2 demos (except some ports no one cares about). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:40:38

Two Giant Men React to the Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/04/03

Here are our thoughts on the new Nintendo console so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:56:20

Atomfall and the Best, Worst and Most Iconic Games...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/03/28

After 30 minutes of chatter about Rebellion's new Game Pass survival game Atomfall, we try to pick the 10 games that best represent Britain as a virtual setting. Finally, we cap things off with a low-nutrition awards ceremony of British 'stuff' in computer games past and present.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.

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1:38:03

Episode 220: What We've Been Playing (Assassin's...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/03/21

Matthew has played 20+ hours of Assassin's Creed for this episode, while Samuel turned it off after three and played Avowed instead. It's another 'what we've been playing' extravaganza! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:24:31

Episode 219: The Nintendo Switch Draft (with...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/03/14

Who can pick the best 10 games on the Nintendo Switch?Eurogamer's Katharine Castle joins us to help figure this out, and to celebrate the hybrid console's healthy lifespan in our latest draft episode. Vote for the winner in our Discord's announcement channel.This week's music is from the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe soundtrack by Shiho Fujii, Atsuko Asahi, Ryo Nagamatsu, Yasuaki Iwata and Kenta Nagata. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:35:51

Mailbag

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/03/07

We answer a heap more of your questions, including a really daft one about HP sauce on a pizza. Thanks for sending them in! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:27:29

We Play Monster Hunter Wilds – and Dive into the...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/02/28

Matthew finished Monster Hunter Wilds! Samuel didn't. This week we're joined by returning guest Joe Skrebels to discuss the newest game in Capcom's idiosyncratic series, as well as its meteoric rise in the West over the past decade plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:46:41

Video Game Guns and the Best Warhammer Games (with...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/02/21

This week's guest is Dave Jewitt, formerly of GameSpot's brilliant Firearms Expert Reactsseries, and newly of the channel EXP. He joins us to talk about how this great series of videos came to be...and ends by sharing his favourite 10 Warhammer video games (to the 15 sickos who kept asking for this, please enjoy). Find them at Patreon.com/watchEXPif you'd like to support the work of Dave and his collaborators, Chris and Adam.This week's music is from the Warhammer 40,000: Darktide soundtrack by

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2:41:46

The Best Games of 2004

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/02/14

We rewind the clock to 2004, and discuss some of the most important and influential games ever made (plus the demo of Mashed) across two top 10 lists.This week's music is from the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack by Michael Hunter, and the Final Fantasy X-2 soundtrack by Noriko Matsueda and Takahito Eguchi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:06:37

From N64 Magazine to Crime Fiction (with Tim Weaver)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/02/07

Bestselling crime fiction author Tim Weaver is our guest this week. Of course, long-time print readers will know him best for his work on the magazines N64 and NGC! This is a Matthew-only episode, as the pair have known each other for years. Enjoy our deepest dive into '90s games mags yet.This week's music is from the Mario Kart 64 soundtrack by Kenta Nagata. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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