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Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @rockstargames.com, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

We're back! We did it! Our housing hassle is over (for now) and we're back on our podcast bullshit. And with a big one! It's news and Alex goes all in on Keighley's SGF, Ed maintains consistency with bad Xbox news, and Sofie has good (?!) news from Rockstar and the IWGB. Back! ⬇️

Unfortunately! No podcast this week, due to hosts moving house. Or next week! Because we record them in pairs. The week after?! Maybe? There's still stuff happening. But regular service will soon resume, we promise! SGF is coming and we can't miss Keighleychat!

We're late! But here! And it's a big one - we finally talk about DISCO ELYSIUM! We're doing it! The spectre haunting the podcast has finally arrived! Also - Sofie examines hallway tiles in Exit 8, and Ed experiences "Twilight For Boys" in Dispatch. Big times! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Incredible scenes in ep 38 as we are joined by @gameworkers.co.uk's Chair, Spring McparlinJones! We talk corporate skullduggery, worker uprisings, and of course, ZA/UM. Also, Ed and Sofie hear Alex gripe about Starfox. Great for fans of tone shifts! And good podcasts! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

The rifts grow ever-wider in ep 37, live now! The co-hosts are at each others' throats - will all three somehow be purged?? Before they are, Sofie plays Tomodachi Life and Flock Around, Ed revisits Blue Prince, and Alex finds a Marxist werewolf in Resident Evil: Village! LINKS⬇️

Episode 36 has arrived and the cracks are forming! Listen in to hear the beginnings of the invitable sectarian split. Also news! Sofie talks Xbox climbdowns, Ed relays a Build A Rocket Boy deep-dive and Alex explains Halo's recent link to fascism. Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 35! It's here at last! Alex hangs outside of Whitechapel station to declare that London has fallen (to fascism tho) in Watch Dogs: Legion, Ed wakes with élan in Alan Wake, and Sofie nostalgiamaxxes in Retro Rewind. News next week! LINKS ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 34 ominously looms over us all - a clear sign that this is a news one! Ed updates us on Stop Killing Games, Sofie finds an unlikely ally against payment processors, and Alex has a big old rant about the Triple I Initiative. Join us! Games next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

It's episode 33! No Clobbers chat though unfortunately. Instead, Ed proves himself to be an insufferable hipster in Dark Souls 2, and Alex hangs around floozies in Mafia: Definitive Edition. Sofie's just taking it all in. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 32 has dawned, and despite the game industry's suspicious timing, we have no choice but to talk about the inappropriately glammed up DLSS 5. Also, Sofie tells us about PS5 price gouging and Ed mourns Fortnite layoffs. Games chat next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Episode 31 is here! We're talking about games we've played this time, and Sofie Kojimafies her life finishing Death Stranding, Alex is chased by hillbillies in Resident Evil 7 and Ed rebuilds Rome on Marxist principles in Assassins' Creed Broho. News next week! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Banger episode alert: we have Meghna Jayanth on as a guest! She's here to talk about her upcoming game All Will Rise, and their very cool decision to break a contract with Microsoft over BDS. More news too - new Xbox (don't buy it) and more Mindseye mysteries! LINKS⬇️⬇️⬇️

Hello again! Episode 29! It's a games one! Ed Crashes his Bandicoot, Sofie Strands her Death and Alex Counts his Donuts (in Donut County). It's good stuff! News next week - plus a special guest??!? LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

News episode! Ed delves into the corporate skullduggery (and all other forms of duggery) at Xbox. and Alex mourns the loss of Bluepoint. Plus Sofie too, don't worry! See you next week for the GAMES LINKS BELOW⬇️⬇️⬇️

The New Podcast Order continues, and we're back on games. Alex endorses regime change in Latin America in Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Ed visits Cyberville again in Journey of the Gods, and Sofie is wary of Kojima in Death Stranding. News next week! Links!⬇️⬇️⬇️

Weekly podcasts continue - and we're back on news! Ed breaks down the AI-pocalypse, Sofie reads a maybe-obituary for service games, and of course Alex goes over the big PlayStation showcase. And we're back with games next week! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ LINKS

The weekly revolution of Red Barrels continues! It's a dedicated games ep - and after Alex gets all NATOy in Battlefield 6, we move onto the main event: CLOBBERGEDDON. That's right, we've all finished it, so it's time for an Expedition 33 spoilercast! News next week! Links! ⬇️

Incredible news comrades! RED BARRELS IS GOING WEEKLY! From now on, we will be splitting the podcast in half, making the games and news sections their own episodes, posted on alternate weeks. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Ep 23 is here! The Dead Rise (ing), Stardew Valleys and then the Factors io (kind of ran away from me there). Plus Anthem is maybe preserved, Runescape astonishingly continues and INCREDIBLE GTA VI SECRETS ARE REVEALED! They can't even sue us for this.

New year, new episode! Ep 22 is here with a rubbish terf game, a cool cowboy game, and an unexpectedly sensual Metroid game. Plus, some sad news, and some less sad news: the downfall of Xbox. 2026 is the year of the revolution! But, in like, games. ⬇️ Links!

Ep 21 and it's time to award the most important trophy possible: Most Ideologically Correct Game of the Year 2025! Also we talk about the far less important and far more reactionary Keighleygasm Game Awards. ⬇️

This is the plot of Hollow Knight

Where's the podcast? Since we're taking Xmas off (sorry) we've delayed the pod to next Monday so that we can span the gap a bit better. Also we can talk about the Game Awards. Also we can issue our own awards! Also, we have Sara from @nogamesforgenocide.com! It'll be a big one!

It's ep 20, and the 1-year anniversary of the podcast! To celebrate we went all-out and had a Friendslop special episode with the incredible @littlebear.bsky.social! We friend! We slop! And we even do the news as usual. Onwards to year two! Links! ⏬

Sofie returns! For episode 19! And talks about vampires! And Alex finished Silksong! And Ed's played Stray! And we have solidarity with @gameworkers.co.uk's members being strikebroken at Rockstar! And even more news! Right now!

Sofie's still out due to the plague but Ed and Alex manage a banger episode anyway! The eighteenth one! Ed revives a controversial ending with Mass Effect 3 and Alex roams feudal Japan again with Ghost of Yōtei. Plus news!

Where’s the next episode? Unfortunately, all three of our hosts managed to catch the flu that’s going around! For your own sake, we thought we’d spare you the three of us coughing and sniffling though the whole thing. Hopefully, we’ll be back on 3 November!

It's episode 17 baby! Ed gets obscure with Dark Souls, Alex faces choice paralysis with UFO 50 and Sofie gets a lot off her chest with The Sims. Meanwhile we talk EA getting snagged by the Saudis. Tokyo Game Show, and actually good news about the whole ZA/UM thing?? It's true!

A super-special episode because 1) Sofie's back (thank god) and 2) we've all played Silksong! It's a Silkstravaganza! And after we're all silked out, it's onto the news, with Nintendo chat, loud-shirted knobheads, and some nonsense going on in America. They call it: Episode 16

We're back, but not all of us! Unfortunately Sofie is off swanning in South Africa, so we've got a duo episode with just Alex and Ed. But when the cat's away, the mice will play - and so we've got a full Nintendo episode about Majora's Mask and DK Bananza! Plus news!

The deep state defeated! Fresh from hospital, the gang are back to discuss Expedition 33, Dave the Diver and to Unleash the Force on us all. PLUS! Another Keighleygasm, and less fun news about censorship and opposition to genocide. The grave failed to claim us!

Where's the new episode? Unfortunately, the deep state rose again and whisked Alex into A&E and trapped him in hospital for a week. He's fine, but also too lazy to record and edit a podcast from a hospital bed. So, a class traitor. Next episode (🤞hopefully!) on 25 Aug as usual!

We're back! Again! And with a dark portent: the 13th episode. In a rebuke to fate itself, we carry on as normal. Ed reminisces about God of War (2005), Sofie talks Animal Crossing and Alex talks for far, far too long about Death Stranding 2, for all you Kojima heads. Links!⬇️

A few days late (due to illness and the insane heat), but episode 12 is here! And it's a big one - we're doing a full Mouthwashing spoilercast! Come hang out with Alex, Ed and Sofie, along with Daisuke, Swansea and Anya (not the other two)! Also the news!

Where's the podcast? Unfortunately the twin terrors of illness and the unbareable heat have led to a delay in the editing - so it'll be a few days late. The ep's coming though - it's already in the bag, and was great!

Episode 11 is live! And (some audio issues aside), it's a great one. We have Switch 2 and Summer Game Fest blowouts from Alex, Ed fiancés it up with Split Fiction and Sofie raises her brow as high as it gets with Kentucky Route Zero. We can't be stopped!

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 We're pleased to reveal the lineup poster for Games Transformed 2025! We’ll be joined by Meg Jayanth, Chris Bratt, Gareth Damian Martin, Clapton CFC, Innuendo Studios & many more! Join us on Saturday 12 July for Games Transformed 2025. TICKETS: www.tickettailor.com/events/games...

We're back! And with a banger of tenth episode: we're joined by the colossus of YouTube (and Nebula), @tomnicholas.bsky.social! Ahead of his appearance at next month's @gamestransformed.bsky.social festival, he joins us to prove his gamer cred. Turns out he's got loads!

Bad news - due to illness (administered by the deep state?! Investigations are ongoing) there will be no episode of the Red Barrels Podcast today. Keep an eye on our socials though because we’ll be back soon - and have some special treats coming in a forthcoming episode!

🚨 TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🚨 How do we kick the fash out of gaming? Join devs, players & organisers (and @chrisbratt.bsky.social!) July 11–12 at Pelican House , London to find out. Tickets on sale now → buytickets.at/gamestransfo... #SmashTheFash #GamesTransformedFestival

Ep 9 is here! After a BRAND NEW mystery segment, Alex unlocks the many mysteries of Blue Prince, and Ed takes aim at the clergy in Cult of the Lamb. News: we talk about the implosion of games media, prices going up as well as GTA 6 and finish up laughing at billionaires as usual.

Ep 8 - this time we're recording remotely, and the sound quality actually worked out! Ed plunges into the soulsborne genre with Demon Souls, Alex finishes up Assassins' Creed Shadows, and Sofie ascends into the unknown in Outer Wilds. Also the news!

Ep 7 is upon us, and of course we're talking about the big reveal of the Switch 2 - oh and the financial collapse too, can't forget about that. But before that, we discuss Ed's Survival of Vampires, Sofie talks REPO, and Alex revives the discourse of 2013 with Bioshock Infinite!

Ep 6! This time, Alex hits up Assassin's Creed, wedding bells ring for Ed in It Takes Two, and Sofie submits to the allures of colonialism in Monster Hunter Wilds. Also! Saudi Arabia, Unions and more ZA/UMageddon! Don't forget we're also on Soundcloud and Amazon now! vvvvvvvv

And more! We're also now on Amazon Music & Audible! music.amazon.com/podcasts/65c...

We're now on Soundcloud! Give us a follow on there, and check out all of our episodes! soundcloud.com/red-barrels-...

We're back! Due to deep-state malfeasance, we had a brief hiatus, but now we return with Sofie finishing up Pentiment, Alex uncovering shocking secrets about the Yakuza series, and Ed enters the cyberrealm with Death Horizon: Reloaded.

Here's another fantastic podcast from some comrades, also recorded at May Day Rooms - give it a listen!