XXL Episode 23: Two Baron Harkonnens Watch Dune Parts 1 and 2

Two men who know nothing about the Dune books talk about Denis Villeneuve’s two Dune movies!

March 24, 2024

Episode 169: Two Giant Men Play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Matthew played 70 hours of FF7 Rebirth, while Samuel played a measly 14 hours. How’s it going so far?

March 15, 2024

XL Episode 23: Two Giant Men Play Hitman: Blood Money

We went back and played an older, extremely influential Hitman game – but how does it hold up?

March 11, 2024

Episode 168: We Collected Another Edge Editor (with Alex Wiltshire)

This week’s guest is former Edge editor Alex Wiltshire. Hear about his era of the magazine, as well as his time working at Hello Games and Mojang.

March 8, 2024

Episode 167: What We've Been Playing (FF7 Rebirth, FF7 Remake, Balatro)

Matthew has finally become a big FF7 head, ploughing through Remake in January and now being 50 hours deep into Rebirth.

March 1, 2024

XXL Episode 22: Back Page Film Club – Dazed and Confused + 21 Jump Street

Hear about why Dazed and Confused is one of Matthew’s favourite movies, then hear about Samuel’s eternal affection for Lord and Miller’s 21 Jump Street.

February 26, 2024

Episode 166: The PlayStation Draft

Time for our first draft episode of 2024! It’s the turn of the PlayStation, one of the most important consoles in history.

February 23, 2024

Episode 165: The Cursed February Mailbag

After some dense episodes, allow us this brief respite to answer a slew of listener questions.

February 16, 2024

XL Episode 22: The Best and Worst Hangs in Video Games

Who’s a good hang? Who’s a bad hang? From Tails to Cole Phelps, let’s figure it out.

February 12, 2024

Episode 164: How To Write A Feature About Games (with Jeremy Peel)

Beloved guest Jeremy Peel drops by.

February 9, 2024