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#CRTWR: It's not a loop, it's a spiral. Illuminate us with your Three-Word Reviews of Alan Wake II before Mr Scratch calls at 20:00 BST.

#CRTWR: It's not a loop, it's a spiral. Illuminate us with your Three-Word Reviews of Alan Wake II before Mr Scratch calls at 20:00 BST.

#CRTWR: It's not a loop, it's a spiral. Illuminate us wuth your Three-Word Reviews of Alan Wake II before Mr Scratch calls at 20:00 BST.

New podcast: Metroid: Samus Returns Leon, Brian, Darren and Rich lock 3D sliders to full, and consider what this version of Metroid II: Return of Samus brings to the pest-popping party. Available now for free from podcast outlets, our website, or Spotify.

New podcast: Inscryption (early access) Brian, Chris O'Regan, Jesse and Sean lay down their cards and discuss Inscryption by Daniel Mullins Games. Will they take down Leshy or will they spend another night in the cabin? Help us out with just $2 (or equiv.) per month for early and extended shows!

New podcast is live! Put it in your ears! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7...

@caneandrinse.com discussed both them Super Mario Galaga games that’s being rereleased for Switch next month. Good stuff as always. caneandrinse.com/super-mario-...

Light your match and fire over to us your three-word reviews of Amnesia: Rebirth by 8pm (BST) today.

Light your match and fire over to us your three-word reviews of Amnesia: Rebirth by 8pm (BST) today.

New podcast: Exclusive monthly for August '25 Leon and Jay look back at the month that was. Includes talk of Alien: Earth, Superman, The Life of Chuck, Thunderbolts*, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers and much more! Back Cane and Rinse for just $2 per month and join us, do.

New podcast: Contra: The Hard Corps “DON’T SCREW THIS ONE UP!” Leon, Dan and Sean tackle this uncompromising and relentless 16-bit run and gunner, taking on its myriad characters, weapons, stages and ultimately endings. Available now for free from podcast providers, our website, or Spotify!

New podcast: Bayonetta 3 (early access) Leon, Brian, Leah, community contributors and a menagerie of infernal demon puppets dance through this kitchen sink included trilogy-topper. As little as $2 per month supports the show - and gets you access to each new podcast four weeks early!

New podcast: Bayonetta 3 (early access) Leon, Brian, Leah, community contributors and a menagerie of infernal demon puppets dance through this kitchen sink included trilogy-topper. As little as $2 per month supports the show - and gets you access to each new podcast four weeks early!

@caneandrinse.com look what you made me do

Listening to @caneandrinse.com talk about Demon's Souls only to hear @cartercommaj.bsky.social give my old podcast a name drop for giving it GOTY two years in a row. The embarrassment lives on 😂

#CRTWR: Put down whatever cursed piece of software you're using and give us your Three-Word Review of Inscryption by 20:00 BST today (Saturday)! If you don't, Leshy will find you...

Getting all the happy nostalgic feels from the latest @caneandrinse.com show. Thanks, you lovely folks!

Our Hollow Knight podcast James, Jon, Josh and Tom venture into the depths of Hallownest to uncover the secrets and shocking truths behind the creation of the Hollow Knight. Available now for free. The perfect accompaniment to Hollow Knight: Silksong!

New podcast: Astro Bot Joy, creativity, and PlayStation memories abound in Team Asobi’s post-Playroom tour de force. Join Tom, Chris O’Regan and Karl as they laser-jump their way through the riotous robotic antics of Astro and his 300+ friends. Out now and free from podcast purveyors.

New podcast: Wipeout series (early access) Leon, Darren, Karl and Ryan slipstream back in time to the space year 1995, and follow the neon trace and pumping beats of Psygnosis/Sony's stylishly futuristic vision of motorsport. Extended edition (+45 minutes) available now for $2 Patreon supporters!

#CRTWR: Put us under a spell with your betwitching Three-Word Reviews of Bayonetta 3 (by 20:00 BST today, Monday 1st September)!

Our Shinobi podcast: caneandrinse.com/shinobi/ Leon, Michiel, Rich and returning guest Ben Cartlidge shimmy to the Shinobi groove, examining AM1’s walk and slice platforming action. The perfect accompaniment to SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance!

Our Metal Gear Solid 3 podcast. Leon, Tony, Darren, Josh and Paul Rooney are inserted into the Soviet jungle via HALO jump to talk turkey, tree frog and several taxa of fungi. Is 2004’s Bond-tinged, 60s-set Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater the green sheep of the Metal Gear family or The Big Boss?

New podcast out now (early access): Sonic 3D Blast (Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island) Leon, Darren, Leah, Ryan and community correspondents ponder whether this Traveller's Tales tilt into isometric suited SEGA's speedy mascot. Please support the podcast for US $2 per month to get each new show early!

Our Chibi-Robo podcast! Leon is joined by a trio of diminutive automaton helpers, Jeff Cork, Susan Marmito and Simon Cole to dissect every element of this unusual and quirky third-person adventure. Get your earbuds out and Plug Into Adventure!

also it was cool to see that the site this video essay was adapted from, @caneandrinse.com, still exists and is still chugging along. that's not so common for things that are seven-plus years old anymore

New podcast: EarthBound (Mother 2: : Gīgu no Gyakushū) Join host Rich with Jon, Leah and Eddie Inzauto of the Smashing Bricks as we get to the bottom of this beloved title, from its peculiar launch, divisive marketing campaign, and underwhelming sales to what has become a darling for SNES fans.

The best $2 you will spend each month.

New early access podcast: Metroid: Samus Returns Leon, Brian, Darren and Rich lock 3D sliders to full, and consider what this version of Metroid II: Return of Samus brings to - or steals from - the pest-popping party. Support Cane and Rinse for just US$2 (or equiv.) and get every podcast early!

#CRTWR: Can you encapsulate your opinion of Sonic's final Mega Drive/Genesis outing (and Saturn debut) - Sonic 3D Blast (aka Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island) in just three words?

Yeahhhh

Check out the recent episode on this over at @caneandrinse.com

New monthly podcast: Steamboy / Leviathan 28 Years Later Jurassic World: Rebirth Safe Ironheart Light & Magic S2 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Wuchang: Fallen Feathers Donkey Kong Bananza Gradius Origins With Leon and Jay. Support Cane and Rinse for just $2 per month!

New podcast: Chrono Cross Brian, Chris W, Leah and Rich dissect Chrono Cross, the much discussed sequel/follow-up to legendary JRPG Chrono Trigger. Available now, for free, from the usual podcast places (unless Pocket Casts is playing up yet again), our website and evil Spotify.

And my #TWR for #ContraHardCorps @caneandrinse.com

I stand by my intended pun. 😎 @caneandrinse.com #ContraHardCorps

New early access podcast: Contra: The Hard Corps Leon, Dan and Sean tackle this uncompromising and relentless 16-but run and gunner, taking in and on its myriad characters, weapons, stages and - ultimately - endings. Support the podcast for $2 per month and get every new show four weeks early.

Games for username letters C ave Story A sura's Wrath N ier E verybody’s Gone to the Rapture A ctual Sunlight N ex Machina D ream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator R esident Evil I co N ioh S onic the Hedgehog E l Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron All games that we have covered on the podcast.

#CRTWR: Our third podcast on the second Metroid, sort of. Can you sum up Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS, 2017) in three words?

New podcast: Pikmin 3 Leon, Chris O and Darren once again round up the little creatures, consider this game’s changes and refinements, as well as indulge in a little speculation about the ‘science’ that lead to their existence. Available now for free from wherever you get your podcasts.

New early-access podcast: Astro Bot Tom, Chris O'Regan and Karl laser-jump their way through the riotous robotic antics of Astro and his 300+ friends. Support Cane and Rinse for just $2 per month to get every new edition four weeks early.

#CRTWR: Send us your hardcore Three-Word Reviews of contra: (The) Hard Corps aka Contra 5 aka 'Probotector' for Mega Drive/Genesis.

New podcast: Pseudoregalia Leon, Brian, Ryan and Sean get figuratively and literally lost in the dreamlike world of Pseudoregalia. Out now for free on podcast platforms.

Early access podcast: Earthbound (Mother 2) Jon, Leah and Eddie Inzauto of Smashing Bricks Podcast as we get to the bottom of this beloved title, from its peculiar launch and underwhelming sales to what has become a darling for fans. Listen now and support the show for just $2 per month.

NB: Podcast issue 678: Black Myth: Wukong will be released later in 2025!

Well, Pikmin 3 is proving aggressively delightful. @caneandrinse.com once again bang on target

Thanks for another episode of this brilliant podcast! I'm heading to Sheffield to visit the national video game museum, so I'll save it for then, but I'm looking forward to listening to it!

New podcast: RoboCop How could an old film about a dystopia in which capitalism has run amok while the overreach and militarisation of the police combined with fears of increased automation and A.I. be relevant today? Leon and Dan plod through the best-selling home computer game of the 1980s.

#CRTWR: Give us your finest Three-Word Reviews of EarthBound (Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū) today (Sunday 20th July 2025) by 20:00 BST (UK) time, for potential inclusion in our podcast!