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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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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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1:33:13

What We've Been Playing (Dynasty Warriors: Origins,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/01/31

Our first 'now playing' episode of the year covers Dynasty Warriors: Origins, The Roottrees Are Dead, Neva, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Marvel Rivals and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 2.This week's music is from the Dynasty Warriors: Origins soundtrack by Masato Koike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:39:21

Arcade Machine Collecting and Making Videos (with...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/01/24

Outside Xbox's Mike Channell joins us this week to discuss his journey from magazines like PC Format and OXM to being very well-known on the internet. Plus, in the second part, hear about Mike's more recent hobby of acquiring and maintaining old arcade machines!This week's music is from the Daytona USA soundtrack by Takenobu Mitsuyoshi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:45:59

The PS2 Games Mega-Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/01/17

The PlayStation 2 is arguably the greatest video games console of all time. Over 44 competing picks for the system's best games, Matthew, Samuel and two other Giant Men – Dave Scarborough and Ashley Day – will prove why. Vote for the winner in the announcements channel of the Back Page Discord. This week's music is from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack by Yuu Miyake, Asuka Sakai, Akitaka Tohyama, Hideki Tobeta, Yoshihito Yano and Yuri Misumi, as well as the Gitaroo Man soundtrack by COIL, Tomohiro

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1:54:45

Games Court Is Back For 2025!

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/01/10

Games Court is back! 23 listeners' pre-owned purchases go on trial in front of Judge Castle. Only the pathetic attorney Samuel Roberts can save them (or help send them to their deaths).This one is strong in the first half, drags for its third quarter, but brings the energy back for the final part. A net gain, for our great podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:19:45

2025 Gaming Predictions

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2025/01/03

One hour of totally unfounded waffle and pointless commentary. This week's music is from the Super Mario Odyssey soundtrack by Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii and Koji Kondo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:50:14

The Best Games of 2024

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/12/27

Two top 10 lists of our favourite games from 2024. This week's music is from the Balatro soundtrack by LouisF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:18:28

The Alternative GOTY Awards 2024

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/12/20

Silly awards from silly men, ahead of the real GOTY pod next week. Thanks to this year's guests, too, for providing insights on their favourite games of 2024.This week's music is from the FF7 Rebirth soundtrack by Mitsuto Suzuki and Masashi Hamauzu and the Helldivers 2 soundtrack by Wilbert Roget II. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:47:08

The Sub-80 Metacritic Games Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/12/13

Each host must pick the best 10 games that have a score of 79 or less on Metacritic! But who will win out with that tricky criteria in mind? And what gold (if any) lies within the amber ranks of the reviews aggregator? Vote for the winning selection in the Discord announcements channel for the next week.Some rules that might be handy to know:A game needs to have scored below 80 on at least one of its original launch formats to be eligible (so if it got 79 on Xbox 360 but 80 on PS3, it would

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1:57:10

Episode 205: Christmas Games Mag Quiz + Mailbag

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/12/06

The quiz part goes on for far too long. The mailbag bit has some low energy answers. But: it is an episode of this podcast.This week's music is from the No More Heroes soundtrack by Masafumi Takada and Jun Fukuda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:01:58

Our Best Games on Every PlayStation Console –...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/11/29

Our favourite first and third party games on every PlayStation console, just in time for its 30th anniversary. This week's music is from the Final Fantasy XV soundtrack by Yoko Shimomura. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:59:46

Episode 203: The Death and Life of Games Magazines...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/11/22

In part one, hear us discuss what it's like to work on a games magazine when it's closing down, the rise of prestige games mags, and why crowdfunded independent media is so hard to get off the ground.A Profound Waste of Time founder Caspian Whistler joins us for part two. Hear about the creation of this successful prestige print project – and check out APWOT issue 5's Kickstarter here, which ends in a couple of weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:25:15

What We've Been Playing (Dragon Age: The Veilguard,...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/11/15

Beefy games chat this week on all of the above – plus The Rise of the Golden Idol, FF7 Rebirth and Apex Legends.Thanks to Matthew 'Big Matty C' Castle for the edits this week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:18:58

Episode 201: Backlogeddon (with Jay Baylis)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/11/08

We all have too many games to play. One of our favourite guests, Jay Baylis, joins us to discuss how we all gathered massive backlogs – and what can be done to cure it.Matthew had a cold for this one. But he still went through and edited out all his coughs, bless him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:37:34

Episode 200: Behind The Back Page

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/11/01

Only Jeremy Peel can save The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:02:03

Two Giant Men Play Perfect Dark (Patreon Sampler)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/10/25

We need an extra week to work on episode 200, so enjoy this great episode we made for our wonderful Patreon subscribers earlier this year. Support us at Patreon.com/BackPagePod, and get more great episodes like this one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From Games Journalism to Blumhouse (with Louise Blain)

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/10/18

One of our favourite returning guests, Louise Blain (last on the pod in October 2021), discusses her current role as Creative Lead at Blumhouse Games. Their first published game, Fear the Spotlight, is out on October 22nd. It's short but sweet! But next week probably won't be... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:16:43

What We've Been Playing (Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent...

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/10/11

Matthew is zagging on the new Atlus RPG, is surprised at how much he's enjoying Silent Hill 2, and is at odds with Samuel on the merits of the newest Zelda game, Echoes of Wisdom.You'll laugh when you get to our predictions of the critical response to Metaphor... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2:21:44

The PS4 Draft

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast ·

2024/10/04

Returning guest Dave Scarborough (who?) joins us for our next three-person draft, focused on the PlayStation 4. Vote for the winner in our pinned tweet.This week's music is from the Persona 5: Royal soundtrack by Shoji Meguro. Thank you to Matthew 'Mr Basil Pesto' Castle for the edits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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