#CRTWR: It's time for a show! Hit us up with your Three-Word Reviews of the much discussed and unforgettable Square Enix/Yuji Naka collaboration Balan Wonderworld by 3PM GMT for potential use in the recording!

Everything is awful all the time but at least we can now see how all of these shitheads interact and the idea of them having a supremely bad time right now brings me joy.

Podcast: Rayman Leon, Jesse, Michiel and Tony remember the fun highs and the frustrating lows of this notoriously uncompromising adventure. Your perfect accompaniment to Rayman 30th Anniversary Edition. Download or stream from podcast feed providers, Spotify or our website.

New Character Issues News Network for News is up now everywhere, including our new YouTube Channel. Link is below. Go watch it and subscribe, I guess? I dont know how YouTube works. youtu.be/U4wrelM3p5Y?...

Yeah, so, Nioh 3's first act is maybe the strongest first impression a video game has made on me in a long time. Once you're past the tutorial and get into the open world-y sections it really shows its sophistication. Hope it continues but so far this one has the sauce.

Just beat the first true boss ass boss in Nioh 3 and I'm pretty sure I've ascended to a higher consciousness.

New episode of the Character Issues News Network for News is in the can and it is a banger. Get it on Monday.

Post a rabbit

#CRTWR: Both a prequel and a director's cut, can you encapsulate the curiosity of Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness in but three haunting words? By 20:00 GMT (UK) today (Friday), if you please...

Banger

New podcast: January 2026 Monthly Two hours and fifteen minutes of such densely-packed waffle that even a Breville would struggle. Leon and Jay talk TV, films and - of course - videogames as thanks for you folks supporting the podcast. Join us for a brand new season of episodes for just $2!

All time banger. Stacking.....hell of a thing.

This is a shame but also unsurprising. I enjoyed Avowed but really bounced off Outer Worlds 2 hard. Not sure what it is but they didnt seem to have the x factor that makes me feel compelled to play them. I hope Obsidian can find their way back to something a little more interesting.

New podcast: Defender and Stargate (early access) @jazrignall.bsky.social joins us as special guest for this 45th anniversary celebration of Williams' Defender, and its sequel, Stargate. Available now via our great value $2 Patreon, or buy just this one pod. Support the podcast and listen today!

New podcast is available! Lets talk about Metal Gear weirdos! Also available on YouTube! Exclamation points! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

#CRTWR: Up, down, who cares? Facing forward, driving fast, taking out fellow racers and enjoying the in-car entertainment is all that matters. Give us your Three-Word Reviews for Rollcage and Rollcage Stage II.

I already miss her

This is a great idea and incredibly important. If you support our podcast you should support this stream.

Banger. My (Brian) personal favorite game of 2021.

Minneapolis has been hurting for weeks, and Giant Bomb is joining forces with @minnmax.com to help families that have been affected. On Friday, January 30th at 5pm Central please join us and help raise funds during our ICE OUT charity stream. Donation link is LIVE: www.givemn.org/story/qexfdf

New podcast: Black Myth Wukong Concluding our 2025 roster with a 25+ million seller because, well, why not? Leon, Jay and Tony hop aboard their magic flying clouds to batter their way through Game Science’s mighty smash, Black Myth: Wukong. Available right now from your podcast platform.

This is kind of the only discourse that matters when it comes to Highguard.

Hey! I reviewed MiO: Memories in Orbit. It was good! www.brianbabbleson.com/post/review-...

New podcast: Please, Touch The Artwork (early access) Leon, Chris W, Ryan and James (who selected these games for the podcast) head to the gallery for post-impressionist puzzles in these digital explorations of Mondrian and Ensor. Extended podcast available now on our $2 Patreon.

Good morning! Our new news show is live so go get it. Also, we started a YouTube channel and will be putting up future podcasts there. Link to that version is below. Come subscribe to our new channel and watch us not know how to use it! youtu.be/6jjiy_wp1Mg?...

#CRTWR: Can you encapsulate the intensity of arcade Golden-Era classics Defender (or its sequel Stargate) into just three words?

New podcast: Turrican Leon, Chris W, Dan and Karl discuss this once highly-rated European product’s aspirations towards more elegant, Japanese-style design and sensibilities, as well as that legendary musical accompaniment. Available now for free from productive podcast pumps.

Fuck these ghouls. And not because they canceled a remake, who gives a shit about that. It's the irresponsible corporate practices that led to hundreds of talented people being out of work in a field that has been decimated in the last 3-5 years. Yet I'm sure Yves didnt lose any sleep. Fuck them.

I'd like to draw a Venn diagram of NFT weirdos and AI weirdos but drawing a perfect circle is very hard.

New podcast! New monday! New pessimistic outlook on the future of society!!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

#CRTWR: Please, touch us with your Three-Word Reviews of Please, Touch The Artwork (or its sequel) by 1800 UK today.

Baller

You guys have a bad game from your childhood that you played relentlessly just because you had it? One of my favorites was Les Manley in The Search for the King, a point and click adventure game where you are looking for Elvis.

Support NoClip and Danny if you can. Incredible content for very low investment. They do amazing work.

Its cool though, Yves Guillemot took a pay cut last year. Now he ONLY makes $665,000.00 a year so he's feeling it too.

In this case "some reason" translates to predatory financial practices that lead to poor products that consumers are disinterested in and bleak artistic vision that leads to developer burnout and mass exodus of talented staff from the industry. But yeah, for "some reason" people are frustrated.

The only news source that matters is live with episode 2! Get it in your ears! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

In case you missed it, football.

We had a device in my childhood home whose purpose was specifically rewinding VHS tapes.

Turns out it is literally this simple

Recording the next issue of Character Issues News Network....for News tonight. I asked ChatGPT for topics and it suggested...... Lol just kidding, fuck that shit and the Troy Baker it rode in on

New podcast: Rescue on Fractalus! Leon, Chris O’Regan, Chris Worthington and Jesse clamber aboard their Valkyrie-class rescue ships to see if, 40 years on, there’s anything worthy of note that remains. Beware of Jaggis in disguise. Available now from your podcast provider/RSS feed/Spotify.

A man made of bees shot his bee bullets at me. One of them got lodged in my chest so I dug it out with a knife and applied first aid while underwater. Then I set him on fire. Metal Gear Solid 3 is a good video game.

Hey, NFT'S own Troy Baker thinks AI can be a good thing. Weird. Weird Weird Weird.

Hey, get fucked forever. No one wants this shit.

New show is up and ready for them ears of yours. Them cute little shingles hanging off the side of that head of yours....why not fill them with filth? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...

Football is good

I have finished Metal Gear Solid 2 and am now an expert. Ask me anything. (I understood about 10% of what happened)

Important look into the process

I regret to inform you, dear listener, that 2026 is the year I get way too into Metal Gear