NPC Gaming Podcast

The FBI found a list worth investigating... a ROM list! Free/inexpensive games live on as Microsoft backs down from premium pricing. We have updates on the Zelda movie casting, new Donkey Kong movie leaks... in fact A LOT of gaming media is on topic for this episode. Fuen also gives his take on Donkey Kong Bananza and Tony Hawk remakes, while Cordova hones his Wolfenstein pronunciation!

Microsoft makes major cuts to Xbox across the board, with huge shake-ups for most of their studios and A LOT of game cancellations—we break down the destruction and leak a whole lot of last-minute stuff (Naughty Dog's latest, Marvel goodness, and Fallout) in this week's episode! For fun stuff, we have a finalized Street Fighter movie cast we're MOSTLY excited for... figure out who doesn't make...

You ready for Sony to own Harry Potter? How about 50 Cent in the new Street Fighter movie, that's cool... right? Oh, we got takes! This week, we recover from the Summer Games Fest hangover and the Switch 2 launch with updates on Switch 2's software woes, and Capcom celebrates a huge success... and earns the ire of PC players worldwide! BIG episode yet again, gaming's moving quickly... enjoy!

Somehow, James has returned for possibly our biggest episode yet! All our previous leaks and rumors have come to fruition right in time for the release of the Switch 2. Resident Evil 9 makes its debut at Summer Games Fest, Sony and Xbox have competing conferences with some big (and mid) announcements, and we have hands-on impressions of the Switch 2! There's so much more, including updates on ...

Star Wars Battlefront 2 makes the comeback of a century, we have Last of Us season 2 finale spoiler free thoughts, news on who is directing the Elden Ring movie, and we say goodbye to the Switch in its last week of relevancy. That's right, quick turnaround on this one since Fuen will be obsessing over his Switch 2 next week. Until then, ENJOY!

GTA 6 has been delayed, Microsoft continues to make the worst business decisions in the world, and publishers are getting real aggressive with their game prices... at least we got Doom The Dark Ages? Randy Pitchford can't convince us to buy Borderlands 4, but you can always use some of that attention to listen to your NPC boys! Also, WTF is happening with Bungie? OUR TAKES!

Oblivion is back in all its janky glory with an amazing coat of paint, EA goes on a firing spree, and Nintendo's Switch 2 pre-orders are just as crazy as you thought they'd be (and Fuen secured one!) The fellas talk through this month's highs and lows in the gaming industry as the calm before Summer Game Fest (*cough E3 lite*) begins! Listen, share, enjoy!

Episode 50 time! We celebrate two years of non-stop (bi-weekly) gaming news with EVERYTHING Switch 2, from features to software and... pricing. We look at Minecraft's insane success at the box office and eat our own words, BIG Zelda movie news and a ton more. It's a big episode. Fuen and Cordova include a very special "Did They Get it Right?" looking at the console launches of every generation...

It's Fuen's Birthday and as a gift to YOU... we're dropping some big gaming news (okay, we do that every two weeks but it's still pretty good). The team uncovers covert hints that indicate Half-Life 3 is on the way, they lament the death of Halo's 10-year plan, a NEW Resident Evil Remake is on the way and it's one you definitely didn't ask for, the Tony Hawk Remake situation gets complicated, ...

Major pokeleaks, the return of Tony Hawk AGAIN, and so many gaming layoffs... we got a lot to get through. We got a big dive into the latest Playstation State of Play and have our own outlook on the console's future, and we have discovered the next biggest game adaptation... can it top its 90s counterpart? Audio issues aside (It was Fuen), this is a big one to top off February!

The team has A LOT of news for this one: Xbox Developer Direct review, possible Bloodborne Remaster, the future of EA's Battlefield Franchise, and the totally... expected death of Multi-versus (RIP 2024-2025) Fuen also continues his Sonic journey while Cordova discovers the joys of Hogwarts Legacy. And they BOTH got big takes on the latest listicle: Top 5 Most Stressful Games EVER!

The Nintendo Switch 2 is officially announced, and with that even more leaks for the new system are LIVE. We go through what Nintendo chose to reveal, leaked software, official specs, and pricing info, and take some time to talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows and more! Can the Switch 2 stack up to the PS5/Xbox Series consoles for this generation? We got takes!

First episode of the new year and we have LIVE Switch 2 leaks happening in the middle of recording... and our takes on SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 3. We also look at some major CES announcements, Microsoft dropping the ball again, and a whole lot more. Hello 2025!

It's awards show season! Yes, we're gonna cover the game awards and some juicy end-of-the-year rumors and announcements BUT... we got our own trophies to give out! What are OUR games of the year? How about the biggest gaming wins and fails of 2024? Oh, we got takes, so listen as we run host the only entertainment awards show that actually counts: The NPC GAME AWARDS SPECTACULAR 2024

Turns out Black Ops 6 is a gigantic hit, Nintendo has no patience for pirates, and the Mass Effect TV show at Amazon is shaping up to be... interesting. We say so long to the legendary Tony Todd, got a BIG update for Fallout season 2, and another for Donkey Kong Country at Universal... big news week for a November, right?

One of the biggest leaks of all time (Pokemon), one of the most tumultuous gaming show productions (God of War), and the spookiest Did They Get it Right YET! Plus... yeah like a lot more. Enjoy a little gaming news this Halloween!

What sucks worse than Spectrum Internet while trying to record this episode? Very possibly scalpers and Sony's latest State of Play. The team looks at Ubisoft's financial woes, Nintendo's latest fight with Palworld, a desperate move by Warner Bros gaming division, and Fuen is still really hyped about emulators. Also can California save people from getting ripped off by digital media? Probably ...

Sony has had a pretty bad September, with Concord dying, the PS5 Pro turning into a total disappointment, and some controversial comments from a former manager... and we don't hold back. New Switch 2 leaks about, Ubisoft takes a nosedive in more ways than one, and something new from Tony Hawk is brewing— we got a ALOT to talk about. Fuen also discovers the power of emulation and Cordova has hi...

Deadpool game possibly revived by Microsoft AND Assassin's Creed on the Switch 2? We got A LOT to cover Take a trip with us through the highs of August (Gamescom announcements) and the lows (Last of US 2 superfans are still weird). We even take a long trip down Nostalgia Lane with the Nintendo DS in the 2000s. Trust us, PictoChat made movie premieres amazing. Enjoy!

Game Informer shuts down, Bungie CEO buys a lot of vintage cars while laying off employees, SAG-AFTRA is ready to strike for gaming actors, and Zazlov about to fatality Warner Bros gaming division? As wild as this is, we also have a Cody Rhodes gaming tier list... it's a fun one!

This week the crew dive into the recent Emmy noms for Fallout, Halos' cancelation, BIG changes to Xbox Game Pass, info on the newest Bioshock, and... of course... Deadpool butt controllers. Gaming was pretty absurd past couple weeks, our takes here along with Cordova's pitch for a Retired Mosher Podcast episode (stay till very end or see thumbnail/post image).

We're back with your bi-weekly dose of gaming news! This week we find a ton of backward compatibility rumours for Sony and Nintendo (PS3 and GC, anyone?) run through the Dr. Disrespect drama, and look at how Rockstar has avoided Hollywood... for now. We're also playing A LOT of games this week, our thoughts here!

This week we follow up on Nintendo's June Direct for 2024, and consider us surprised... this one was BIG. We also break down new info on Resident Evil 9, Guerilla Games being a little over-ambitious, and our wins of the month! How did the former E3 season finale go? Our thoughts here!

E3 may be dead, but June is still the time for big game announcements, and we have A LOT to talk about. We break down Summer Game Fest, Xbox's big showcase, and Ubisoft's plans for the next year. Can 2024 follow up the insane gaming year that was 2023? How will titles like Doom: The Dark Ages and Fable shape 2025? We got takes!

This week the team gets early Summer Games Fest and Xbox Showcase rumors, reviews a very mid Playstation State of Play, and covers the botched re-launch of MultiVersus!  But most importantly, we get our Nintendo remakes on with a look back at Mario RPG and a look forward at Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door on Switch (one of our most hyped games since the show's inception). Alex is out t...

Boy was that a week in gaming, eh? Xbox goes full Thrones as multiple studios receive the axe fit for a Stark, EA is attempting to put the "Ad" in the adventure genre, along with many others, and we even got a full Switch 2 spec leak. Oh, and full Fallout TV SPOILER thoughts, for our caught-up listeners (after the news, of course). We'll be back in a couple of weeks in the lead-up to Summer Ga...

Fallout is more popular than ever, Cordova finally finished season one, and we are all on that next gen update.... We got thoughts (along with some info on Fallout 5)! In other news, Nintendo ninjas target beloved modders, Bobby KOTICK is somehow back in the news, and Far Cry 7 rumors get messy. ENJOY!

Did Bethesda and Amazon get it right with the new Fallout series? We talk Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog in Sonic 3, more Ubisoft madness (with Star Wars), and a whole lot more in this week's very packed episode! Go ahead and give us a vault boy style thumbs up on Apple and Spotify, yeah?

Resident Evil 1 is getting ANOTHER Remake and Resident Evil 9 is going open world? Find out what we know while we dog on, well Dragon's Dogma 2 in a VERY Capcom-centric episode. Juicy quick bits await as well as a Mario Top 10 list (Wendy's approved, not kidding). Listen, rate, enjoy!

We got one of the biggest launch crashes of 2024... So far! This week we breakdown the Battlefront Remaster woes, check out some major announcements from Mar10 Day (new movie, Paper Mario Remaster... all that good stuff), and actually get a legit scoop on the PS5 Pro (hold on to your wallets ladies and gentlemen). The new Fallout TV show trailer shows us promise as does the antics of the Flori...

Is the gaming industry about to crash? Has Nintendo destroyed emulation as we know it? WTF is a Pokemon Z-A anyway? The team celebrates two big Star Wars game announcements and breaks down the new Borderlands movie trailer in this week's episode! Give it a listen, and Krossplay with the other shows on The Horrorble People's Network

Helldivers 2, Prince of Persia, Suicide Squad still sucks... your team is putting in some WORK! We talk about the upcoming Sonic 3 movie, Xbox potentially going 3rd party for real this time, heck divers, and news that brings at tear to James' eye... you'll have to wait and see what provokes it! ENJOY!

Your boys are back in full force with A LOT to talk about, including: Record-breaking Palworld numbers... has Pokemon met its match? State of Play with some big announcements and an absurd Death Stranding 2 trailer (only Kojima could get away with this). And an absolutely terrible Star Wars game tier list. This is a supersized one for a lot of supersized announcements. Enjoy!

We got hard on Microsoft this episode as we talk about the new Indiana Jones game and the Developer Direct in general, a canceled Halo game, the possible return of Gears of War, and an Xbox Series Toaster (Yes, it's real). Also, some Switch 2 stuff and Last of Us season 2 casting for good measure. January already starting big!

Welcome to our first episode of 2024! The chaos starts as the Florida Joker ferociously (or futilely) goes after Rockstar for GTA 6 😂 We take a deep dive into the big leak from Insomniac, a potential Smash Bros Universe, and even MORE remaster leaks. Big start to the new year, enjoy!

The Game Awards may be over but the REAL Game Awards begin right now... NPC style! After some not-so-quick quick bits that cover the last major stories of 2023 we're giving your a HUGE awards extravaganza with hot takes from your hosts! Who was the most out of touch CEO? Most absurd headline? Oh yeah and Game of the Year?! Check out our nominees, winners, and predictions for 2024 in our last e...

GTA 6 trailer has premiered, after some chaos in the lead-up, and we have THOUGHTS. Our usual host Alex takes a break this week to joust through the Middle Ages (we'll explain) but we have guest host Ruben of Turning Tables pod to fill in! We talk the new Fallout TV series, Nintendo World's insane new addition (terrifying really), major closures from Embracer Group, Spider-man 2's missing scen...

An extra large episode just for you this Thanksgiving week! We make major predictions for the upcoming Game Awards, speculate how The Legend of Zelda movie is going to turn out (complete with casting), review the latest meltdowns in live service games, HUGE leaks for the Assassins Creed franchise, and hype ourselves for the new Steam Deck OLED... try this one on your Thanksgiving commute cause ...

James loses it over IGN's Spider-man 2 review, Nintendo spikes the Smash Bros Community yet again, Microsoft employees almost lose a big employee perk, and Shadow Moses Cologne is on the way! The gaming industry is just straight WEIRD this week, and we got a lot to say!

This week we give a well-deserved goodbye to Activision's own Bobby KOTICK and lament the inevitable death of physical media (Thanks, Best Buy). We judge whether IG's latest list is accurate or clickbait in a brand new segment, and we find the best Star Wars game deal around. A lot more trash talk throughout, it is a KOTICK-centric episode after all!

Layoffs are hitting the gaming industry right before its most profitable time of the year... sound familiar? We take a look at the massive layoffs at Epic, Jim Ryan riding off into the sunset, Sony's hilarious free movie selection (it's pretty bad), and nerds rioting at the Van Gogh museum for Pokemon merch. Yeah, it's a weird one. ENJOY!

We're back after a long break and woke up to Phill Spencer's nightmare! Microsoft accidentally leaks their entire playbook, Nintendo goes wild with remakes to send off the Switch's lifecycle, and Sony's State of Play shows just why they win. We also look at Mortal Kombat's hilariously bad Switch port, our updated thoughts on Starfield, and we break down the Unity fiasco that nearly upended gam...

Playstation Price Hikes hit the boys hard, Call of Duty is trying AI voice moderation and we speculate how it'll fail, and rumors of multiple Nintendo remasters are abound. Also, major Mortal Kombat 1 reveals and more! The episode will be early this week since Anthony will be on vacation, but we'll be back in a couple of weeks to run through September's biggest news and the hype going into the...

We say goodbye to the legendary Charles Martinet, explore the early controversies for Starfield, wonder just who in the hell the PlayStation Portal is designed for, and send off the Xbox 360 store, the latest in digital game casualties. It's a big one!

So Read Dead "Remaster" was way worse than we thought, right? Cause we dig into this conversion pretty hard. In other news, the Last of Us show may have found its next major character, Activision's latest moves actually make sense and we don't know how to handle it, and James is protesting Diablo 4 by fighting alongside a rooster named Chicharron. It makes sense, trust us!

Wait, Twisted Metal is actually good? Yeah... we're surprised too! This week we take a look at some HUGE updates for the Nintendo Switch 2, Catch up on all the news from James' trip to Comic-Con, new leaks from Ubisoft and Rockstar, and much more! We also discover the 44th President's Smash Bros main, so you know we gotta talk about it. ENJOY!

Microsoft did it! Is that good news for gamers? We try to answer as we take a deep dive into their first steps post-Activision acquisition. We say goodbye to Xbox Live Gold, hello the recently revived classic Call of Duty servers, and run through our seemingly weekly Ubisoft leaks!

Microsoft reveals the Playstation 5 Slim and Next Gen Switch? AND the remake-athon continues with the likes of Red Dead Redemption, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, and... GTA IV?! What a week! The team tears down the new Twisted Metal trailer, explores the future of Bethesda with new Fallout 5 news, and more! Lot of rumors in this one, but guess who's got a good track record? YEAH.

Nintendo had a direct, and Elephant Mario is a thing— we have thoughts! We lose our minds at the Mario RPG remake, detail all the latest backhand tactics between Microsoft and Sony, and rejoice in the return of Metal Gear Solid 4... supposedly. It's a big one, and we didn't even get into the latest Nintendo shareholder shenanigans, enjoy!

Summer Game Fest continues as we wrap up our coverage with a tremendous amount of trash-talking and the occasional insight! We cover: Microsoft conference STARFIELD Ubisoft Capcom Disappointments And EVEN MORE. Check it out for all the info you need to know about the latest developments in gaming. 5 STARS YEAH?