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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 Jo... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Old RPGs and Baldur's Gate 3 (with Jeremy Peel)

Old RPGs and Baldur's Gate 3 (with Jeremy Peel)

With Baldur's Gate 3 taking over the world, genre expert Jeremy Peel returns to discuss how RPGs have evolved since the ... Read more

11 Aug 2023

1hr 54mins

Ranked #2

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What We've Been Playing (Exoprimal, Pikmin 4, The Expanse: A Telltale Series)

What We've Been Playing (Exoprimal, Pikmin 4, The Expanse: A Telltale Series)

A simple but cheerful 'what we've been playing' joint this week, featuring Exoprimal, Telltale's comeback game The Expan... Read more

4 Aug 2023

1hr 54mins

Ranked #3

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Edge in the '00s (with Margaret Robertson)

Edge in the '00s (with Margaret Robertson)

Former Edge editor Margaret Robertson joins us to discuss working on the magazine from 2003-2007 and her career in game ... Read more

28 Jul 2023

1hr 35mins

Ranked #4

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PC Gaming Classics Episode 4: X-Com: UFO Defense

PC Gaming Classics Episode 4: X-Com: UFO Defense

Jeremy Peel and Phil Iwaniuk take on the original X-Com: UFO Defense – or UFO: Enemy Unknown – as it was known in Europe... Read more

24 Jul 2023

1hr 27mins

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Ranked #5

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Episode 137: The PlayStation 3 Draft

Episode 137: The PlayStation 3 Draft

Matthew and Samuel compete to pick the best 10 games (and one HD collection) that represent the PS3's somewhat inconsist... Read more

21 Jul 2023

2hr 13mins

Ranked #6

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Episode 136: What We've Been Playing (Final Fantasy 16, Trepang2, Baldur's Gate 3)

Episode 136: What We've Been Playing (Final Fantasy 16, Trepang2, Baldur's Gate 3)

Kick back, take a seat! Pour yourself a tall glass of water. It's a simple update on what we've been playing lately, fea... Read more

14 Jul 2023

2hr

Ranked #7

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Episode 135: Nintendo in the '00s (with Wes Fenlon)

Episode 135: Nintendo in the '00s (with Wes Fenlon)

Our guest this week is PC Gamer Senior Editor Wes Fenlon, who talks to us about his career in games media, his newslette... Read more

7 Jul 2023

2hr 12mins

Ranked #8

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Episode 134: Two Giant Men Replay Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Episode 134: Two Giant Men Replay Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Two large gentlemen replay MGS3 and discuss where the upcoming remake could make improvements. Then, in section 2, we ra... Read more

30 Jun 2023

2hr 3mins

Ranked #9

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Episode 133: Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

Episode 133: Top 5 Final Fantasy Games

Samuel and Matthew revisit the classic Square Enix/Squaresoft RPG series this week. Well, the bits they know about, anyw... Read more

23 Jun 2023

2hr 9mins

Ranked #10

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PC Gaming Classics Episode 3: Fallout

PC Gaming Classics Episode 3: Fallout

On this month's PC Gaming Classics pod, Jeremy and Phil tackle 1997's Fallout, arguably the most important PC RPG of tha... Read more

19 Jun 2023

1hr 49mins

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