Episode 268: What We've Been Playing (Reanimal, Marathon, Dark Auction, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Romeo is a Dead Man, PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse, Denshattack!)
What we’ve been playing lately that doesn’t feature Leon S Kennedy.
Episode 267: Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil Requiem
A deep dive into the year’s first big game (sorry, Mario Tennis).
XXL Episode 44: 2026 Oscar Best Picture Nominees, Ranked
With apologies to Emerald Fennell, who catches some strays.
Episode 266: Games Court 2026
Judge Castle tackles listeners’ moral dilemmas in the return of podcasting’s worst format.
Episode 265: The Video Game Levels Draft (with Ashley Day and Dave Scarborough)
Who can pick the best levels out of Samuel, Matthew, Dave and Ash? You decide.
XL Episode 48: Two Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned + The Ballad of Gay Tony
With GTA 4 done and dusted, we turn our attention to The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Episode 264: Writing the Book on Nintendo + the Top 10 Most Underrated Nintendo Games (with Keza MacDonald)
Five years later, The Guardian’s Keza MacDonald returns to the podcast to talk about her new book, Super Nintendo.
Episode 263: Three Giant Men Play Grand Theft Auto IV (with Jeremy Peel)
Joining us to dissect the first HD GTA is beloved third host and freelance writer extraordinaire Jeremy Peel.
XXL Episode 43: Our 20 Most Anticipated TV Shows, Movies and Other Things in 2026
From The Odyssey to Matthew’s beloved Japanese crime novels, here’s what we’re each looking forward to in pop culture this year.
Episode 262: What We've Been Playing (Skate Story, TR-49, POPUCOM, Wheel World, The Case of the Worst Day Ever, The Berlin Apartment)
A mop up of some neat games we missed from 2025, plus Matthew’s thoughts on the newest game from Inkle.