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Nov 13, 2026 · 1:16:19
This week Claire is chatting about Castlevania: Belmont's Curse. Sean plays Wolverine and Thronefall. Paul finishes up with Ocarina of Time. During news we discuss Fairgame$…
Nov 6, 2026 · 55:37
This week we're dissecting the difference between one and two-handed games. In order to do this properly, Nathan joins us. He's trying out Vampire Crawlers and continues with 13…
Oct 30, 2026 · 55:26
Sean is back from some travels to talk about Gears of War E-Day, Forever Ago, and continues through Control Resonant. Paul tries out Azeroth Survivors. In news we discuss more…
Oct 23, 2026 · 1:17:41
Nathan is back this week while Sean still is abroad somewhere with spotty internet. That's OK though because he wrote down what he was playing so Paul guesses what he will say…
Oct 16, 2026 · 1:17:58
Sean is abroad again so Nathan comes back to fill his shoes! And boy, does he ever! Lots of weird tech issues in this one, but when we DO get to talk, Nathan has been attempting…
Oct 9, 2026 · 1:14:29
David Lumb is back to talk to us about Ace Combat 8 and Control Resonant. Paul is playing End of Abyss and the At Fate's End demo. Sean finishes Big Walk and starts into Star…
Oct 2, 2026 · 1:05:22
Everyone is playing Control Resonant this week. Sean also chills out with Woodo while Paul starts Minecraft Dungeons 2. A bit of a sporadic news section this week as we discuss…
Sep 25, 2026 · 1:20:05
Paul is talking about Silent Hill Townfall this week as well as the WoW Forever beta. Sean continues with Onimusha and Fire Emblem. News is rough this week as we rundown…
Sep 18, 2026 · 56:58
Claire is here and talking about Wolverine while Sean dips his toe into the ocean that is Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave. In news we discuss a Rockstar mole in the union discord…
Sep 11, 2026 · 58:15
This week Sean and Paul are discussing Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Paul also tries out Orbitals and Halloween: The Game. We start news off with Nintendo's Customer Appreciation…
Sep 4, 2026 · 52:56
We swap Claire for Sean this week so he can talk about playing through all of Hades 2 and most of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. Paul finishes Mortal Shell 2. News starts off…
Aug 28, 2026 · 1:17:44
Sean is away again on assignment so the rest of us get together to talk some gaming. Claire has been playing retro Arnold Schwarzenegger games, particularly Total Recall,…
Aug 21, 2026 · 47:01
Sean had to call out last minute but Claire is back from the Colosseum and spends some time talking about how that went. While she wasn't playing much for free time, some Marvel…
Aug 14, 2026 · 58:42
We start off with Paul's non-spoiler thoughts of Spider-Man Brand New Day. Sean has been playing Big Walk. Paul is playing Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls and Mistfall Hunter. During…
Aug 7, 2026 · 1:07:04
CNET's David Lumb joins us this week to talk Onimusha: Way of the Sword and Marathon. Paul is playing Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations and Beast of Reincarnation. Sean plays…
Jul 31, 2026 · 1:30:58
Claire is back to talk about her last couple of conventions and the various games she bought. Paul is playing Dino Blade and torturing himself with Mega Man and Bass. Sean plays…
Jul 17, 2026 · 56:39
The main game the boys have been playing this week is Denshattack. Paul is also enjoying a bunch of multiplayer stuff while Sean goes through Deer & Boy. During news we discuss…
Jul 10, 2026 · 1:15:48
Paul and Sean are both enjoying Rhythm Heaven Groove this week. Paul also checks out Unhinged while Sean can talk about his last Summer Game Fest embargo: Orbitals. News is once…
Jun 26, 2026 · 1:03:56
Sean gets to talk about his favorite game from SGF: Star Wars Galactic Racer as well as starting up Star Fox. Paul is going through some Dave the Diver DLC. We begin news by…
Jun 17, 2026 · 53:36
More embargos have past from SGF so Sean can talk about Erosion. Paul is playing a ton of Marvel Rivals again. News is a huge bummer (again) this week as we discuss Xbox's…
Jun 12, 2026 · 1:27:01
Once again we're here to celebrate Gamer Christmas. Sean spent the weekend at Summer Game Fest's Play Days event playing upcoming games. Claire is playing Mina the Hollower. News…
Jun 5, 2026 · 1:15:33
We're in the midst of Keigh3 and the boys are playing games. Paul and Sean finally check out Mina the Hollower. Sean also continues with 007 First Light and starts Coffee Talk…
May 29, 2026 · 56:59
Sean dives into 007 First Light while Paul checks out Luna Abyss and Subnautica 2. Claire joins us later on to talk Paw Patrol. During news we discuss the announcement of Unreal…
May 22, 2026 · 1:18:45
We share some non-spoiler thoughts on the series finale of The Boys to start things off. Sean then talks about watching Mortal Kombat 2 and playing Forza Horizon 6. Paul…
May 15, 2026 · 1:16:59
It's our 800th episode and we're officially the Longest Running Podcast You've Never Heard Of! Paul is playing Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library and Mixtape. Sean dives into…
May 8, 2026 · 46:32
We're back on a different day this week so we could all be here and catch up. Sean has been playing Mouse P.I. for Hire. Claire runs through some recent stream games such as Dead…
May 1, 2026 · 1:04:38
It's party time here at the end of April. Paul finishes up Pragmata and is really bad at Counter Strike. Sean is playing Kiln and Aphelion. In news we talk about the Steam…
Apr 24, 2026 · 1:22:07
It's another busy week of releases around here. Sean is really enjoying People of Note and Paul is playing Tomodachi Life. They're both going through Pragmata and Vampire…
Apr 10, 2026 · 45:25
Sean is back to recap his time watching Monster Trucks and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Paul continues his way through Super Meat Boy 3D and every MegaMan. News is brief but we…
Apr 3, 2026 · 1:32:24
Claire is back and has been playing a ton of games including Resident Evil 9, Raccoin, and Scritchy Scratchy. Paul tries out Pokemon Pokopia and goes back to Resident Evil 6 and…
Mar 27, 2026 · 1:11:27
Sean recounts his time at GDC a couple weeks ago and talks about At Fate's End, Screenbound, and Mixtape. Paul tries out Minishoot Adventures and Marathon. News is turbulent as…
Mar 20, 2026 · 1:22:10
The big games are coming out! Paul checks out Slay the Spire 2 and John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Sean is playing Marathon, Planet of Lana 2, and Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime.…
Mar 6, 2026 · 1:37:44
There are too many games coming out! Sean wraps up Cairn and High on Life 2 and starts into Minishoot Adventures and Pokemon Pokopia. Paul plays through Resident Evil Requiem and…
Feb 27, 2026 · 1:21:22
We're talking about hard AF platformers this week since Sean and Paul are working through Love Eternal. Paul also checks out the Eternal Life of Goldman demo and Marathon's…
Feb 20, 2026 · 55:25
We're back with another week of games. Sean is playing through Cairn, Drop Shot, and goes to the SF Nintendo Store to see what's up with My Mario. Paul continues with Diablo 2…
Feb 13, 2026 · 1:18:57
It's almost Valentine's Day and everyone is eating steak! Claire continues with some Castlevania while Paul tries out a bunch of the GameBoy Mega Mans as well as Romeo is a Dead…
Feb 6, 2026 · 1:16:04
Sean is back from Asia and is finally not sweating nonstop. He's been playing Highguard, Black Myth: Wukong, and Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles. Paul is playing…
Jan 23, 2026 · 1:05:44
Claire is back and we take some time to talk about where she's been and how MAGfest was. Claire has been playing a bunch of idle games, especially Melvor Idle which is…
Jan 9, 2026 · 1:01:36
It's a new year and the releases haven't started yet so it's free time! Sean is playing through the first Hades and Little Nightmares. Paul continues, seemingly forever, with…
Jan 2, 2026 · 3:05:25
Another year has passed and that means we've come together (including Nathan) to share our Game of the Year lists. Once again we've swapped some categories to make room for new…
Dec 18, 2025 · 1:13:26
Reminder to fill out the TDP Community GotY survey ! Sean is travelling back home for the holidays and is playing Absolum and Öoo while Paul finished off Shinobi: Art of…
Dec 5, 2025 · 1:14:56
We're quickly approaching Game of the Year time so make sure to fill out our annual TDP Community GotY survey ! Paul is playing Horses and Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Sean's back to…
Nov 28, 2025 · 53:54
Sean is away this week so Paul and Claire hold down the fort. Claire has been playing some newer releases such as Bubble Bobble Sugar Dungeons, Identifile: Desktop Dungeon and a…
Nov 21, 2025 · 1:20:10
Sean is neck deep into Moonlighter 2's early access, he also plays Call of Duty Black Ops 7 and Goodnight Universe. Claire is going through Everhood. The Game Award nominees are…
Nov 17, 2025 · 1:06:57
Paul's played it, Sean is almost done his second run, time to discuss Dispatch. We go way into spoilers and compare all the decisions we made. Do not listen to this if you don't…
Nov 14, 2025 · 1:16:00
Claire returns to talk Hal-Con. She's been playing Ball x Pit, Pac-Man World 2: Re-Pac, and Once Upon a Katamari. Sean plays through ElecHead and Before Your Eyes. Paul is…
Nov 7, 2025 · 1:35:22
We've got a lot to talk about which includes Arc Raiders, Dispatch, Pokemon Legends Z-A, and Lego Voyagers. As for news: GTA6 got delayed again and Rockstar might be union…
Oct 24, 2025 · 1:21:25
This week Paul is trying out Keeper and Power Wash Simulator 2. Sean jumps into The Outer Worlds 2 and Pokemon Legends Z-A. As for news, we discuss a wild report regarding Xbox…
Oct 17, 2025 · 1:38:21
We're in Vegas for episode 777...right? Sean has been using the ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X for the last week. Claire tries out Absolum, Unfair Flips, and Gauntlet Dark Legacy.…
Oct 10, 2025 · 1:04:17
Paul continues to work through Silent Hill f while Sean plays some Battlefield 6 and gets real into Ghost of Yotei. In news we discuss Heart Machine having layoffs, the second…
Oct 3, 2025 · 1:48:07
We are drowning in games now. Paul is playing Hotel Barcelona, Silent Hill f, and Megabonk. Sean returns and talks about Ghost of Yotei, Baby Steps, and Hades 2. We catch up on…
Sep 19, 2025 · 1:12:21
Claire and Paul discuss the crazy amount of TV shows out right now and how they have issues always sitting down watching things before going into some physical collecting woes…
Sep 12, 2025 · 1:27:51
Claire is back and we chat for hours about all the games, including Donkey Kong Bananza, Pokemon Friends, "Mosaic" games, Zexion, Robocop 3, Shinobi and Bubsy 4D. Oh, she also…
Sep 5, 2025 · 1:13:13
It's Silksong day so we're chatting about the first couple hours of that. Sean also finishes up The Rogue Prince of Persia and plays some Mario Paint. Nathan is here to talk…
Aug 29, 2025 · 1:02:42
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater is out and Sean's spent some time with that. He also finished Hollow Knight and tried out Kill the Brickman. Paul continues to play random…
Aug 22, 2025 · 1:01:08
We're just about at September's crazy release schedule but for now Sean is playing The Rogue Prince of Persia and Paul revisits Metroid Fusion. Lots of news this week including…
Aug 15, 2025 · 1:19:15
Let's catch up with Sean post-New York. He's been playing Time Flies, Is This Seat Taken?, and Drag X Drive. Paul is playing a ton of the Battlefield 6 beta. During news we…
Aug 8, 2025 · 1:51:37
The regular crew is out so Paul holds it down with Nathan, who at the last minute asked if we could do a show. Little did we know, it would be almost 2 hours long! Nathan has…
Aug 1, 2025 · 1:31:19
Nathan joins us this week to talk about Space Jam: A New Legacy and Resident Evil 3 Remake. Sean tries out Eriksholm and Shadow Labyrinth. Paul continues with DK Bananza. During…
Jul 25, 2025 · 1:23:36
They said it couldn't be done but we're all here this week. Claire has been playing Donkey Kong Bananza, Pokemon Friends, and Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion 3. Paul is into The…
Jul 18, 2025 · 1:11:12
It's Bananza week here as we talk about the latest Switch 2 exclusive. Sean plays through Lies of P's Overture DLC and Paul has been enjoying Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4. News is…
Jul 11, 2025 · 58:54
Claire is back to talk about some horrible plane trouble on her way to and from Too Many Games. She's been playing Mario Kart World, SteamWorld Dig, and Pinball Spire. Sean…
Jul 4, 2025 · 56:22
We got together a day early this week to discuss the breaking news of Microsoft laying off a full town's population worth of employees in multiple studios and positions. On the…
Jun 27, 2025 · 1:21:56
This week we're talking about our feelings around FBC Firebreak. Sean has also played through Death Stranding 2 and tries out Mindseye. Paul finishes Clair Obscure, Doom The Dark…
Jun 13, 2025 · 1:23:48
Paul now has his own Switch 2 so he shares his thoughts on that as well as Welcome Tour and Mario Kart World. We run through all the major news from Summer Game Fest including…
Jun 5, 2025 · 40:47
Just before the Summer Game Fest weekend, we got together to talk about what we expect and hope to see at the event. Sean also just got his Switch 2 and has been testing that our…
May 29, 2025 · 54:41
Sean returns to tell us about his time in Europe and his new tattoo. He's been playing Doom the Dark Ages, Nightreign, and to a T. News is scarce but we discuss EA canceling…
May 23, 2025 · 57:21
Nathan joins this week as Claire had a potential previous engagement but shows up as well! Nathan is reaching for the stars in Wario's Woods, looking for a good speedrun time,…
May 16, 2025 · 1:11:12
Sean is somewhere in the world so it's up to the other two to hold down the fort. Paul has been enjoying the end-game stuff in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and has some thoughts…
May 2, 2025 · 1:09:34
Paul is officially hooked on Clair Obscur and Sean dives into Blue Prince. News is quite a bummer this week as we talk about the recent layoffs at EA, Polygon, and Giant Bomb.…
Apr 25, 2025 · 1:17:02
Clair Obscur is out and Sean can finally talk about it after weeks of holding his tongue. Claire finishes up both Mortal Kombat 11 and 1. Paul gets into Crime Scene Cleaner and…
Apr 18, 2025 · 1:07:18
Sean has played the Nintendo Switch 2 and is here to talk Mario Kart World, Donkey Kong Bananza, and Metroid Prime 4 Beyond. Paul finishes up South of Midnight. In news we…
Apr 11, 2025 · 1:13:45
Sean and Jon are back! We begin getting out some of their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 announcements last week and use that to talk about the news that's broken since about…
Apr 4, 2025 · 1:59:36
This week Paul is joined by former co-host Nathan for a nostalgia-fueled episode. Nathan’s been spending time with Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Burnout Paradise Remastered,…
Mar 28, 2025 · 1:11:57
This week Paul is talking about Assassin's Creed Shadows and returns to Avowed. Sean can finally talk about The First Berserker Khazan and where he's stuck (although, at the time…
Mar 21, 2025 · 1:00:18
Sean is here with tales from GDC, including Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Hotel Barcelona. He can also finally talk about Assassin's Creed Shadows. Paul tries out 33 Immortals…
Mar 14, 2025 · 57:08
This week Jon's talking to us about Sly Cooper 2 and the end of Shinobi. Paul continues with Monster Hunter Wilds and Sean finishes Split Fiction. In news we discuss a possible…
Mar 7, 2025 · 1:05:20
Sean starts us off by talking about Split Fiction, he also brings up his time with Lost Records. Paul has been playing the other big release this week, Monster Hunter Wilds. In…
Feb 28, 2025 · 1:09:39
This week Paul is checking out some Steam Next Fest Demos. Sean tries out Keep Driving. Jon is playing through Shinobi on the PS2. Big news this time is WB Games closing three…
Feb 21, 2025 · 1:16:51
Jon finishes up Spirit Tracks and Harvey Birdman this week. Paul is playing Castle Crashers and Avowed. Sean talks about Citizen Sleeper 2 and Lost Records. We start news off…
Feb 14, 2025 · 1:03:00
We've assembled together once again to discuss video games. Paul continues with Ender Lilies and Sean gets into Avowed. During news we discuss the latest Sony State of Play,…
Feb 7, 2025 · 39:36
Everyone is busy but Sean returns from overseas to talk about some games. He's been playing (and not talking) about Avowed, so instead he brings up Lonely Mountain Snow Riders…
Jan 17, 2025 · 1:01:54
The Switch 2 is finally real and we spend most of this show running through that trailer and talking about everything we noticed and have heard about the new console. Jon's also…
Jan 10, 2025 · 3:18:57
It's time to celebrate the video games of 2024! We're joined once again by original TDPer Nathan Rohr to run down our favorite and least favorite games that came out last year.…
Jan 3, 2025 · 1:10:00
We're back from the holiday break and talking about what we got up to and the games we played. Paul enjoyed Thank Goodness You're Here and Indika. Sean is playing through…
Dec 20, 2024 · 1:05:40
Sean is back from last week's Game Awards with tales of the event. We also run through all the announcements and winners of the show and see how our predictions compared. In…
Dec 6, 2024 · 1:07:29
This week starts off with a big discussion about Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. We also chat about Infinity Nikki and Marvel Rivals. In news we talk about the PlayStation…
Dec 1, 2024 · 1:23:27
This week Sean is playing/watching Tetris Forever, Paul tries out Metaphor ReFantazio, and Jon continues with Mario & Luigi Brothership. News is full of PlayStation updates,…
Nov 22, 2024 · 1:08:44
This week Sean is trying out Lego Horizon Adventures while Jon is playing Super Mario Party Jamboree and Mario and Luigi Brothership. In news we chat about cloud streaming…
Nov 15, 2024 · 1:22:47
This week we get an amazing submission to Jon's PO box that we share during the question segment! Jon checks out Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake, Paul is playing some gacha game…
Nov 8, 2024 · 59:24
Episode 735 Sean attempts to put a solo show together, having never set up the livestream before. Then he has to figure out how to patch Paul in when he joins shortly later. It…
Nov 1, 2024 · 1:14:57
Happy Halloween! This week Paul dives into the Monster Hunter Wilds beta, Shadows of the Damned Remastered, and Mouthwashing. Sean can finally talk about Dragon Age: The…
Oct 25, 2024 · 1:13:32
Jon's back to talk to us about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Paul's Nikoderiko and Alan Wake 2's Lake House DLC. Sean talks about the…
Oct 18, 2024 · 1:07:12
Paul's here to talk all about the Silent Hill 2 Remake while Sean finally gets to dive deep in conversation about Metaphor: ReFantazio. We have two weeks worth of news to get…
Oct 4, 2024 · 1:06:18
It's another big update on the movies and show we're watching. As for games, Paul is deep into UFO 50 and begins a Silent Hill replay in anticipation of the upcoming release.…
Sep 27, 2024 · 1:14:53
There's a new Zelda out, Echoes of Wisdom, and Sean has been playing it. He also tries out Metaphor: ReFantazio and Prince of Perisa: The Lost Crown: Mask of Darkness. Jon is…
Sep 20, 2024 · 1:16:30
Episode 729 Paul wraps up Space Marine 2 and dives into the Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. Sean gets his platinum in Astro Bot, starts up Star War Outlaws, and can finally talk…
Sep 13, 2024 · 1:20:37
Sean has played the PlayStation 5 Pro! He's also checking out Tactical Breach Wizard, Jon is playing more Ys, and Paul continues with Space Marine 2. They're all loving Astro…
Sep 6, 2024 · 1:52:03
Sean is back from Europe with many tales of his time at this year's Gamescom in Germany. He played games like The First Berserker: Khazan and Life is Strange: Double Exposure,…
Aug 23, 2024 · 1:31:28
Sean is in Europe covering Gamescom this week, which leaves Paul and Jon to discuss a whole bunch of old games! Jon has been playing through the Ys games, especially Ys: The Oath…
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