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The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Samuel Roberts and Matthew Castle
The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast
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  • The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

    Episode 270: The Best Games of 2018

    20/03/2026 | 3h 3 mins.
    Two top 10 lists from an amazing year for video games.

    This week's music is from the Tetris Effect soundtrack by Hydelic.
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  • The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

    Becoming Pals with Hideki Kamiya and Other Stories (with Andy Robinson)

    13/03/2026 | 1h 58 mins.
    VGC's Andy Robinson is this week's guest. Andy discusses his days on PC Zone and CVG, and why he's made the effort to built relationships with Japanese game developers in the last few years.

    This week's music is from the Yooka-Laylee soundtrack by Grant Kirkhope, David Wise and Steve Burke.
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  • The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

    What We've Been Playing (Reanimal, Marathon, Dark Auction, Yakuza Kiwami 3, Romeo is a Dead Man, PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse, Denshattack!)

    06/03/2026 | 1h 54 mins.
    What we've been playing lately that doesn't feature Leon S Kennedy. Games discussed: Reanimal, Dark Auction, Marathon, Yakuza Kiwami 3 + Dark Ties, Pokémon LeafGreen, Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse, Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined, Romeo is a Dead Man, Wild Blue Skies, Denshattack!, Dusk Index Gion.

    The two Pokémon-themed media projects mentioned in this episode – Matt Reynolds' One More Catch and James Batchelor's history of the series.
    Music in this week's episode is from the Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen soundtrack by Go Ichinose, Junichi Masuda and Morikazu Aoki, and the Dark Auction soundtrack by Yuko Komiyama, Tsukasa Masuko and others.
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  • The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

    Two Giant Men Play Resident Evil Requiem

    27/02/2026 | 2h
    A deep dive into the year's first big game (sorry, Mario Tennis). Section one is spoiler-free, and the much shorter section two has clearly marked spoilers. But, you still might want to listen to this after you've played the game if you want to experience everything fresh.

    Pretty much everything discussed in the first hour is in Capcom's marketing materials for the game.
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  • The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

    Games Court 2026

    20/02/2026 | 1h 52 mins.
    Judge Castle tackles listeners' moral dilemmas in the return of podcasting's worst format. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast

Games media writers Matthew Castle (NGamer, Rock Paper Shotgun) and Samuel Roberts (PC Gamer, gamesTM, TechRadar) talk about video games and their years covering them professionally. Our logo is by John Strike, and our theme tune is by Barry 'Epoch' Topping (@nostoppingepoch on Twitter). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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