Episode 192: Star Wars Outlaws First Impressions, Gamescom 2024 and Emergency Mailbag

Matthew talks about the first few hours of Star Wars Outlaws, Samuel explains what he ate at Gamescom 2024, and both of us answer questions from the listeners.

August 30, 2024

Episode 186: Mailbag (July 2024)

From great Metroidvanias to an impromptu Cheese Draft, it’s time for another mailbag episode.

July 19, 2024

Episode 178: The '00s Games Magazine Quiz and Mailbag

We each try and guess five mystery games based on snippets from their reviews in ’00s games magazines. Feel free to play along!

May 24, 2024

Episode 171: What We've Been Playing (Dragon's Dogma 2, Rise of the Ronin, Helldivers 2)

What we’ve been playing lately, including Dragon’s Dogma 2, Helldivers 2, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade and some old Command & Conquer nonsense.

April 5, 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

Episode 160: Dubious Mailbag

After several solid episodes in a row, The Back Page crashes down to Earth. But you do get to hear about the famous person Matthew went to school with…

January 12, 2024

Episode 157: The Back Page Holiday Special 2023

A fun holiday special to see out the year – featuring special guests, our favourite Christmas-themed games and the Back Page alternative GOTY awards.

December 22, 2023

Episode 154: What We've Been Playing (Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Wonder, PS Portal, Oculus Quest 3)

The latest on what we’ve been playing, featuring Alan Wake 2, Chants of Sennaar, Super Mario Wonder and more.

November 17, 2023

Episode 148: What We've Been Playing (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Assassin's Creed Mirage, Resi 4: Separate Ways, Cocoon)

We’ve firmly entered silly season, and Matthew has finished Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Does it change his take on the CD Projekt RED FPS/RPG?

October 6, 2023

Episode 143: What We've Been Playing (Sea of Stars, Armored Core 6, My House, Dredge)

Matthew has played 10 hours of Sea of Stars, so we discuss that, the Doom mod My House, Armored Core 6, Paranormasight and Dredge.

September 1, 2023