The Back Page Starter Pack on Bluesky

Matthew, where could people find you on social media?

November 23, 2024

Episode 203: The Death and Life of Games Magazines (with Caspian Whistler)

What it’s like to work on a games magazine when it’s closing down and the rise of prestige games mags with A Profound Waste of Time founder Caspian Whistler.

November 22, 2024

Episode 202: What We've Been Playing (Dragon Age: The Veilguard, COD BLOPS 6, Batman: Arkham Shadow, Mario & Luigi: Brothership)

Beefy games chat this week on all of the above – plus The Rise of the Golden Idol, FF7 Rebirth and Apex Legends.

November 15, 2024

Episode 201: Backlogeddon (with Jay Baylis)

We all have too many games to play. Jay Baylis joins us to discuss how we all gathered massive backlogs – and what can be done to cure it.

November 8, 2024

Episode 200: Behind The Back Page

Only Jeremy Peel can save us now.

November 1, 2024

Episode 199: From Games Journalism to Blumhouse (with Louise Blain)

One of our favourite returning guests, Louise Blain, discusses her current role as Creative Lead at Blumhouse Games.

October 18, 2024

Episode 198: What We've Been Playing (Metaphor: ReFantazio, Silent Hill 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)

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 newest Zelda game.

October 11, 2024

Episode 197: The PS4 Draft (with Dave Scarborough)

Returning guest Dave Scarborough (who?) joins us for our next three-person draft, focused on the PlayStation 4.

October 3, 2024

Episode 196: What We've Been Playing (UFO 50, Astro Bot with spoilers, Tactical Breach Wizards)

A true mix of stuff this week, right up until the final minutes: UFO 50, Astro Bot, Tactical Breach Wizards, Peglin and Marvel Vs Capcom: Fighting Collection.

September 27, 2024

Episode 195: PC Gaming Draft 2010-2019 (with Jeremy Peel)

The draft is back, this time with unofficial third host and PC gaming expert Jeremy Peel!

September 20, 2024