Thu, 26 December 2013
Big Show 7 has come around, and rather than go big in length, this week we go big in philosophy when we discuss the very nature of gaming, and why different people are drawn to it. |
Sun, 22 December 2013
A year ago today, Tom Towers and John Aarny (notorious Irishman) challanegd each other in a drunken bet to beat 104 games in 52 weeks. In today's episode they recount their sexually charged journey through as many games as they could in a single year. Did they make it? Listen to find out. |
Sun, 15 December 2013
Rob from second-generation.com comes on to give Nintendo impressions and Tom and Phil talk about Steamworld Dig, Antichamber and Metro 2033, along with the week's news. |
Sun, 8 December 2013
Dave Ader Guest Co-Hosts with Tom Towers in this PS4 Impressions special. |
Wed, 27 November 2013
Well, well well. Tom Towers reviews The Last of Us. Should be interesting right? We also talk about the latest indy darling, The Swapper and Phil gives his final thoughts on Papo and Yo. If you'd like to hear Phil's impressions of The Last of Us check out Episode 12. |
Sat, 16 November 2013
In wake of the PS4 launch we decided to give you some counter-programming with our sixth BIG SHOW. It's an FPS blow-out where we talk about nothing but FPS games including the mechanics, best and worst trends of the genre as well as the most influential FPS of all time. We also give our five best and worst FPS games of the generation in addition to full reviews of both Modern Warfare games (which should surprise most). Tom Towers also revisits Killzone 3 in light of having recently beaten the original Killzone. Thanks for Listening (listen responsibly, it's a BIG SHOW). |
Mon, 11 November 2013
In what is possibly our biggest non-BIG SHOW yet we talk about WWE2K14, Driver: San Francisco, Journey of a Roach, Enslaved, Pigsy's Perfect Ten and the week's news. |
Sat, 2 November 2013
Tom wraps up the Saints Row franchise with his aural review of Saints Row 4, but before that we go over our thoughts of The Stanley Parable Demo and Back to the Future Episodes 2,3 and 4. We go over the news of the week and go off on our usual tangents, thanks for listening! |
Sun, 27 October 2013
Tom and Phil return with game impressions galore. Dragon's Crown, Back to the Future Ep.1 and Goodbye Deponia get shown the door, while Ni No Kuni is ushered in with the week's news. Another Tom Towers Aural Review ends the show, this week the subject is Saints Row: The Third. Thanks for Listening. |
Fri, 4 October 2013
This week, after some Trademark Banter (where Phil buys some new Nintendo hardware), the didactic duo give first impressions of GTA V and Dragon's Crown. Tom closes out his thoughts on The Raven, we go over the week's news and end it all with an Aural Review of Saints Row 2. |
Fri, 20 September 2013
It's time again for another BIG SHOW, and for BIG SHOW 5, what better game to give first impressions of than GTAV. It is all anyone can talk about this week, but we find time to talk about some other games as well, including GTA V, Saints Row 4, Saints Row 2, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief and because we have not talked enough about open-world crimes games we cram in a Tom Towers Aural Review of Mafia II. Oh and the news. |
Wed, 18 September 2013
Tom Towers gives his Aural Review of Max Payne 3. Note, there are spoilers for the entire Max Payne series. |
Sat, 14 September 2013
We are back to our regular format this week with first impressions galore, news and some Final Thoughts. We give our final verdict on Papers, Please and Left4Dead1 DLC for L4D2. We also give first impressions on Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and Saints Row 4. |
Sun, 8 September 2013
In a light news (post-PAX) week Phil gives his final impressions of two That Game Company games; Flower and Journey and Tom playes Killzone 2, yet again. Hilarity Ensues, Thanks for listening, |
Sun, 1 September 2013
Tom Towers and Phil Fogg go over all the new console and pricing news of the week. Tom also finishes out the Max Payne franchise and gives an Aural Review of Max Payne 3. |
Sun, 25 August 2013
It's our fourth BIG SHOW, and so we go all out with first impressions of Wonderful 101, Pikmin 3, Papers Please, Earthbound and Game and Wario. A feature on third-person shooters can be found as well as an Aural Review of Max Payne 2 from Tom Towers. We cover the latest news from Gamescom and around the gaming world, thanks for listening. |
Sun, 18 August 2013
Phil Fogg returns to talk NPD's, Microsoft's latest reversal and some first and final impressions of games new and old, including Bastion, Max Payne, Thomas Was Alone and Vanquish. This week we not only give our best and worst gaming experiences of the week, but also lengthy discourses on Microsoft's strategy, Nintendo's woes and the plight of the modern writer (and history of when writers had it good). Thank you for listening, and please, if you enjoy or hate our show, tell a friend. |
Mon, 12 August 2013
This week we have first impressions of PayDay 2 and some Final Summations of Thomas Was Alone, Vanquish, Red Faction, Another World and Worms Revolution (as well as the week's biggest news). Thank you for listening, and please, share our show if you like it. |
Sat, 3 August 2013
We have one of our best shows ever. The explaination for the image below is in the show, as well as our impressions of Zeno Blade 2, Retro City Rampage and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine along with Pikmin 3 and the week's other news. |
Sat, 27 July 2013
This week we've both played Warhammer 40K: Space Marine, Bioshock Infinite, and Tom has a few views of his own on Worms Revolution and Mystery Game. We also go over the week's news. Thanks for listening. |
Sat, 20 July 2013
It's our BIG SHOW, with Bioshock 2, Hotline Miami and Walking Dead: 400 Days reviews. Also, two features, some news and an insider's tale about game P.R. |
Sun, 14 July 2013
Tom previews The Raven: Confessions of a Master Theif, we talk about Killzone 3 for the last time ever and Phil gives his first impressions of Halo:CE HD and Activision Hits. We also cover the week's news, give an aural review fo Bioshock and have a discussion about direction in games and the best and worst gaming collections in history. Thanks for listening - Phil |
Sun, 7 July 2013
Despite Phil's best efforts to derail the show Tom Towers forges on and gives his impressions of S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl. Phil also goes on and on about Killzone 3 and FIFA 13 (what is this, Freaky Friday?). We also talk about used games and piracy. Anyway, if you are in Africa or Western Australia, please give us a listen. |
Sun, 30 June 2013
This week we continue (and end) our Naughty Dog obsession with Tom's completion of Uncharted 3 (he reveals his score as well). Phil Fogg is joined for the second half of our show by Dave Ader, were they discuss Last of Us with plenty of gameplay and story spoilers. |
Sat, 22 June 2013
Trademark Banter |
Fri, 14 June 2013
It's our BIG Show with an E3 and Naughty Dog Explosion. First impressions of Last of Us, Tom plays Uncharted for the first time and we go through our highlights of E3 as well as final impressions of Metro 2033. |
Sun, 9 June 2013
Tom Towers and Phil Fogg give analysis of the latest news, E3 hype and predictions |
Tue, 4 June 2013
Tom and I put together a real humdinger this weekend. We clear the decks with final impressions of several games, and give you a back-end Deadly Premonition treat. Thanks for listening, and if you like the show tell a friend. |
Sun, 26 May 2013
Tom and Phil talk about the Xbox One launch event and also give their first impressions of Deadly Premonition: Directors Cut as well as final thoughts on Resistance 3, Tomb Raider 2013 and Malacious. Also, Ford Falcons and pogo sticks are mentioned. |
Sun, 19 May 2013
00:15 Tribute to Aarny News |
Mon, 13 May 2013
It's our horror special where we talk about our favorite (and most recent) horror gaming experiences including games like Cursed Mountain, the Alan Wakes, Condemned, Rule of Rose, Left 4 Dead 2 and an Australian-exclusive (at least for the next few days)... impressions of Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut. We also landed an interview with a horror gaming expert. |
Mon, 6 May 2013
Before getting into the news of the week Tom and Phil go over all the latest GTA5 news and focus on the evolution of the popular franchise GTA Special Introduction
Game Impressions |
Mon, 29 April 2013
Tom Towers and Phil Fogg break from their monthly podcasting schedule go over the week's news and anything else gaming related in their lives. Stream Above or Download Directly Here (right-click then save as). You may also listen to our shows using Stitcher. Also, please subscribe to our podcast using RSS by clicking here. Or Subscribe with iTunes. NEWS 3:29 Nintendo Skipping Keynote at E3 2013 11:20 EA Shuts Down EA Partners 22:51 XCOM FPS is Alive and Has a New Name 27:55 HOTD iOS 31:05 Durango Details Coming May 21 35:35 Shinji Mikami's New Game 43:33 Dragon's Crown Controversy 51:59 Thomas Was Alone Might Come to 360 YakuzaKillzONE MINUTE 54:50 Tom Goes There (points out how Killzone is better than Call of Duty) 1:21:21 The Tiny Yakuza Section of Tom's 28 minute Killzone Feature Final Thoughts (Games we finished this week) 1:23:40 Spec Ops: The Line (Multiplayer impressions) 1:32:33 Serious Sam 3 1:33:45 Bully |
Sun, 21 April 2013
Tom Towers and Phil Fogg break from their monthly podcasting schedule go over the week's news and anything else gaming related in their lives. Stream Above or Download Directly Here (right-click then save as). Also, please subscribe to our podcast using RSS by clicking here. Or Subscribe with iTunes. YakuzaKillzONE MINUTE 4:04 Killzone Director Says PS4 is Not Just a High End PC NEWS 7:29 Nintendo Direct Conference 40:25 March 2013 NPD |
Sun, 14 April 2013
Tom Towers and Phil Fogg bring their act to a new stage. 3:31 Evoland Impressions and talk about referecial humour and impresonation. 10:45 Zeno Clsh and review processes at big websites. 27:15 Serious Sam 3 and how Phil would fix it. 40:45 Killzone 1 with some Yakuza talk. 51:00 Bull and soap opera talk. 1:05:45 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army FEATURE 1:17:25 Spec Ops: The Line SPOILERS BEGIN AT 1:33:00 and end at 2:30:55 NEWS 2:30:55 GTA Tracks Now on Spotify and iTunes followed by discussion of favorite GTA songs. 2:36:40 Brain Training is Culturally Insentitive as are the Japanese. 2:39:23 Bioware Says Jade Empire Would Have Been Huge 360 Launch Game. 2:42:50 Oculus Rift and discussion of virtual reality. 2:46:12 PC Shipments Down and analysis. 2:51:15 Mega Man FPS FEATURE 2 2:53:28 Square Enix Problems WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE VGPRESS.COM and LASERLEMMING.COM 3:00:50 Dvader's Backlog and his Gaming Malaise 3:08:28 Discussion of the history of QTE's and Boss Battles from LaserLemming.com |
Thu, 11 April 2013
Tom "Foolz" Towers of Laserlemming.com and friend Aarny return to host the 136th episode of The Pressroom (while playing Left4Dead). On hand impressions of Left4Dead 2 (PC), God of War Collection (PS3), A Virus Named Tom (PC), |